...How does the author define “child soldier”? When examining the use of child soldiers and children in warfare it is important to know what exactly defines a child soldier. The author of Children at War, Peter Singer, defines a child soldier as any person under eighteen years of age who is engaged in deadly combat or combat support as part of an armed force or group This definition may be acceptable for certain cultures, but in many others, the eighteen-year cut-off is simply the upper limit and the number of soldiers whose ages range from ten to seventeen is a much larger percentage. This barbaric war technique not only takes away the adolescence of the kids, but it also changes the scope of their remaining adulthood life. One boy from Sierra...
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...No child left behind is a federal legislation put into effect by President George W. Bush. This plan is messed up, the funding stinks, it is not developmentally appropriate, and it leaves many children behind. Our schools are made to teach to the test making the students as well as the teachers frustrated. Students that are in poverty, minorities, children with special needs, and those that are merely learning English are being put at a major disadvantage. Testing has gone on for years. It started during World War I when the army was testing the recruits to see what kind of job was suitable for each soldier. It worked well for the army, so the government decided to use it to test students in school. Politicians have been trying to raise standards since 1983. Now, students are tested every year for promotion and retention and even have to pass a certain test to graduate. In the event that the students do poorly on these tests, the teacher’s salary is at stake as well as school funding. Teaching to the test hurts the students as well as the teacher. The students fear failing the test, which causes anxiety and the teacher is no longer teaching higher order thinking. This leaves the teachers very frustrated and may even leave the teacher to decide to leave the profession because of de-professionalization due to the teacher no longer having any decisions to make regarding teaching their class. After many years of testing, state officials are finally realizing that high stakes...
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...meanings. Additionally the terms refer to different types of individuals with or without exceptional learning needs. For example, the term impairment refers to the loss or reduced function of a particular body part or limb (Heward, 2009). Such as a soldier who may has a missing limb due to the current war or a child losing their leg after an accident. Handicap is a term that refers to a problem or disadvantage that a person with a disability or impairment encounters when interacting with the environment (2009). Children who may not have an identified disability but have a greater chance of developing a disability are considered at risk (2009). When an educator apply this term to infants, preschoolers, and young school age children because of biological, the home environment, or developmental problems. 2. Explain how each of the six major principles of IDEA will guide your thinking about working with young children as a child development professional. Based on what you learned in the first 2 weeks of the course, if you could recommend a change to IDEA in its next authorization that would do more to positively affect children ages 0–5, what would it be, and why? The IDEA’s six major components have opened my eyes and mind as a child development professional. Although there are six major principles, I believe the first three are the most important. First, the no reject ensures children, youth, and adults receive...
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...dynamics of the American family have changed. No longer is a working father, stay at home mother, and kids considered the norm. Even the definition of “family” has changed dramatically. Changes in the American “norm” raise an important question, “Should the Family and Medical Leave Act be changed?” to meet our communities evolving needs. In the United States, the current Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) only provides up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave, but compared to other counties with similar policies the act does not have enough coverage to protect the average worker and should be changed. A woman walks into her human resources office crying, asking to speak to someone. She is currently on FMLA leave to care for her sick child who has been diagnosed with leukemia. She is a single parent with two other children at home to care for as well. Even with insurance coverage, the bills are mounting because FMLA is unpaid and she has exhausted all of her personal time off (PTO). With her steady income cut-off, she is concerned how she will pay her bills. She has no close family to turn to for support and does not qualify for government assistance. Her story is just one example. According to the United State Census, in 2010 single parent households comprised about 9.6 percent of the total U.S. household population. There are about 10.4 million single-mother families and 2.5 million single father families. About 5.7 million, or 8 percent of the total, live in a...
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...where French Protestants known as Huguenots. “Among them were two sisters and their husbands – Judith and Benjamin Marion and Ester and Anthony Cordes.” (Miller 3) Marion was the youngest of six children from St. Johns parish. “Born undersized, with malformed ankles and knees, Francis did not look like a future hero.” (Miller 4) As a child, Francis Marion enjoyed the outdoors. He spent his time hunting, fishing, and farming. Marion also spent a great deal of his time in the swamps around his home. He became very knowledgeable about the local swamps and how to survive in them. “In boyhood he had shown a great desire for the sea, and had been allowed to go as a sailor on a trail trip to the West Indies”. (Ravenel 208)...
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...SHOULD WOMEN BE IN COMBAT? Doris Gantt ENG 102 Research Writing Date: August 27, 2013 For decades, there have been countless debates over the issue of women and their involvement in the United States Armed Forces. One of the hot-button issues involves their participation in combat, an issue which has resulted in extremely divided opinions. To this day, it continues to be a Left-versus-Right, Feminists-versus-Traditionalists debate. As a woman with experience serving in the United States Armed Forces, I am positive women can participate in all facets of military duty. From clerical, technical, medical, supply, and general support to more combative field and rescue scenarios, women can be as reliable as their male counterparts. The current sentiments regarding gender indicate that women are no longer viewed as incapable of taking on responsibilities that have been traditionally dominated by men. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, women started to deviate from the customary homemaker lifestyles and began finding success in furthering their education as well as their professional careers. Women have viewed themselves simply as more successful because of their abilities to manage both their professional and personal lives. However, this does not mean the mindset of women and their inabilities to carry out male-dominated roles has been completely eradicated. As with all things, there is always going to be an opposition. Every opinion has its detractor. In this case women...
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...Introduction Design Patterns In Software Engineering we use different design pattern as a general solution to commonly occurring design problems. Originally 23 design patterns were introduced by 4 authors in their book, who came to be known as “Gang of four.” The 3 Basic types of design patterns are: Creational patterns Structural patterns Behavioural patterns In this term paper we’ll discuss about structural design patterns. Structural patterns Structural Design Patterns are design patterns that deals with Class and Object composition. It does the following things: 1. It uses the concept of interface by using inheritance. 2. It defines object in such ways as to use them for multiple purpose. 3. It helps to relate various entities using different means by finding their relationship with each other. Various types of Structural Design Patterns are given below: Adapter: It acts as a translator to match interface between two incompatible classes. Bridge: Separates abstract interface from its implementation, which provides a cleaner implementation of real-world objects and allows the implementation details to be changed easily. Composite: used when creating hierarchical object models, this allows clients to treat individual objects uniformly. Decorator: It extends the functionality of individual objects by wrapping them with one or more decorator classes. These decorators can modify existing members and add new methods and properties at run-time. Facade: It...
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...and Services………………………………………………………………..8 Section 4.0 Market Analysis Summary…………………………………………………………..8 4.1 Market Segmentation………………………………………………………………………8 4.1.1 Family Consumers……………………………………………………………………….9 4.1.2 Channel Sales to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)…………………………9 4.1.3 Businesses……………………………………………………………………………….9 4.1.4 The Military……………………………………………………………………………..9 4.1.5 The Political Market…………………………………………………………………….9 4.1.6 Maritime Market………………………………………………………………………...9 4.1.7 Pet Supply Chain Stores………………………………………………………………..10 Section 5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary………………………………………….…10 5.1 Competitive Edge………………………………………………………………………….10 5.2 Competitors' Disadvantages………………………..……………………………………..11 5.2.1 Effectiveness……………………………………………………………………………11 5.2.2 Price………………………………………………………………………………….…11 5.3 Marketing Strategy………………………………………………………………….…....11 5.4 Sales...
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...Ronald Hammer EVAN 101-B19 October 5, 2011 “Methods of Evangelism Paper” Part ONE - Evangelistic Method #1 - The “Intellectual Method” that I have chosen is the Roman road. The Roman Road method is a very simple method that utilizes seven verses of salvation taken from the book of Romans in the New Testament. While many people believe they will go to heaven because they have done charity work, been baptized as a child, attended church, or treated others fairly, the Bible declares that none of us can live up to God’s standards of righteousness. Therefore, we need a road to God that doesn’t rely on anything we do, but rather, relies on the gift of His grace alone. The bible verses that are utilized are Romans 1:20-21 “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.” Roman 2:23 “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Romans 5:8 “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 10:9-10 “If you confess...
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...Social Impact Report Document Author: John Doe Submission Date: 9/04/2013 Executive Summary: Cyborgs, seen in the ‘sci-fi world’ as humans with robotic parts on the outside of the body, have become a topic of great interest in the real world. Short for "cybernetic organism", the actual definition of a cyborg is a being whose physiological functioning is aided by or dependent upon a mechanical or electronic device, regardless of whether this device is within the body or an external component. A shorter, easier to remember definition is “a being who is made up of both biological and cybernetic parts. After a thorough analysis of Cybernetics, it was found that: * Cybernetics will continue to be used to increase human efficiency * Cyborg technology will get cheaper and more common as more technologies are discovered * Humans rely on technology to such an extent that they could not live without it * There will always be people who dispute Cyborg use, but that won’t stop them from being used Contents Executive Summary: 2 Introduction: 4 Part 1: A Critical argument of the use of Cyborgs in society 5 Part 2: An evaluation of the potential social impact of current and emerging technologies in my area 7 Part 3: A description of the role of technology from a personal perspective and a future scenario where this technology is evident 8 Conclusion: 10 Reference List: 11 Appendix: 12 Introduction: The purpose of this report is to critically...
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...introduced in a home version, the game was in arcades where children and adults would come and play (Winter, 2010). And ever since the video game was created, it would be surrounded by controversies where people always pointed out the negative effects of it just to get their kids off video games. Today, the video game has evolved rapidly and there are games developed for adults and games are played worldwide. Game consoles have evolved through the years and now can be found in all forms such as mobile phones and tablet computers. With the rapid evolution and growth of video games, people have also evolved the perspectives towards video games and its disadvantages. People are coming up with dissonant views with every new video game that comes out in the market. Although many people are convinced that videogames is only a disadvantage...
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...Name Instructor Course Date Civics - Final Project Summary An Amendment calling for mandatory military service after high school graduation should be passed to help all students be successful upon graduation. Military services should be allowed to recruit in high schools which would give high risk students an opportunity to be successful. Besides, it offers students who will not attend college a way to gain skills as well as provide an opportunity for low-income students a way to pay for college. If the government does not allow military services to help educate students about their options after graduation, it will be doing an injustice to the future generations leaving a child left behind. Make a difference in the future and someone’s life and allow the military services to recruit in high schools. There are many benefits that people take for granted daily that many would do not worry about in the military. Health care is not a topic many 18-year-olds think about because the majority are still covered by their parents to the age of 21 and sometimes further than that with the right plan (Simon and Lovrich 372). Enrolling in the military service is a feasible option to earn money, gain technical skills and training as well as leadership skill that will assist one for the rest of his or her life. One of the difficulties in getting a job fresh out of college is lack of experience consistent with the working knowledge in their field. After the compulsory military service...
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...would ostracize me because I am an American,“ (Reyes). As one can see, language is the main issue in the Filipino American society that needs to be resolved in order to reserve history and traditions. Throughout the interview with Brian, I found that he went through hardships because he could not speak Tagalog. His early lifestyle of growing up in New Jersey gave Brian a disadvantage because he did not have a real reason why a Filipino dialect would be important to learn. His situation occurred during the 80’s and, since then, the number of Filipino and Filipino Americans not knowing a Filipino dialect increased. There can be many rationalizations as to why, year-by-year, the population amongst young Filipino and Filipina Americans retain from learning a part of their heritage. For example, in the book Homebound, by Yen Le Espiritu, there is a reference as to why some immigrant parents refrain from teaching their children how to speak a Filipino dialect. Similar opinions also occur in the section “Filipino American Identity: Transcending the Crisis,” by Linda A. Revilla, and how Filipino soldiers stationed in Hawaii were called a “disgracia,” or a disgrace, because they did not know a Filipino language. Both books correlate to what my brother went through when he was living in the Philippines for two years. In his early days of living in the Philippines, he was ridiculed for being a foreigner with a New Jersey accent. Ironically, after finally learning how to speak...
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...“Forgotten Patriots who supported the American Struggle for Independence” Elizabeth Zane, better known as “Betty Zane,” is hailed as a heroine of the Revolutionary War for her defense of Fort Henry in the wilderness of West Virginia. She was born near the Potomac River in Berkeley County, Virginia on July 19, but the year is indefinite, with historians placing it between 1759 and 1766. In any case, Betty moved with her family at an early age to the area that now is Wheeling, West Virginia. The Zane family and a few others established Fort Henry in 1774. Living there was a testament to the family's boldness. Betty's older brother, the famous Ebenezer Zane, pioneered this area in the turbulent Ohio Valley, and the land was hardly “child-friendly.” Surrounded by thick woods, it was the home of Native Americans who became increasingly hostile because of encroachment on their lands. Beyond that, their move was illegal, as the colonists were defying a royal order that reserved land west of the Appalachian Mountains for natives. The treat of attack increased as the American Revolution Began back east. The tribes who lived beyond the Appalachians understandably wanted the British to put down the rebellion, and almost all of them allied themselves with the British.While living with the daily reality of a terrifying attack, the women of Wheeling also were busy with cooking, washing, sewing, weaving, and other household tasks without the supplies that most housewives could take for...
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...stories that sometimes weigh heavy on the heart, or just let us laugh our hearts out, although some stories were nonsensical such as “The story of Grandfather’s Old Ram” to the heart wrenching “True Story.” Twain was not only an author, but a great lecturer. With his “shows”, people from all over would come in and enjoy Twain storytelling/lecturing, all the while either knowing or not knowing Twain’s messages behind his stories. Twain, having been born during the Civil War times, had a lot of experience with war. Though, he did not participate in any battles, Twain still lived in an era, where brother fought brother and his tales reflect that era and the way people were living in those times. In “War Prayer,” we see a group of unknown soldiers gather together and prepare for the oncoming battle. They...
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