...The Single Mom NURS 440 April 26, 2015 Deanna Radford There are a lot of assumptions out there about single parents and particularly single moms. For example, there are people who believe that most single moms choose to raise their kids solo, are unemployed, and receive government assistance. While every story is different, most don’t support these assumptions. Once largely limited to poor women and minorities, single motherhood is now becoming the new “norm”. This prevalence is due in part to the growing trend of children born outside marriage, a societal trend that was virtually unheard of decades ago. When you examine U.S. Census data, the actual single parent statistics may surprise you. Single Parents by the Numbers According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are approximately 13.7 million single parents in the United States today, and those parents are responsible for raising 22 million children. This number represents approximately 26% of children under 21 in the U. S. today. Despite negative assumptions that most single moms “selfishly” chose to raise their kids solo, the majority of individuals raising children alone started out in committed relationships and never expected to be single parents. Of all single-parent families in the U.S., single mothers make up the majority. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, out of about 12 million single parent families in 2014, more that 80% were headed by single mothers. Today...
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...So I've been talking to this single mom for a while now, and today she admitted to me that she been having an affair with a married man not too long ago. When I started talking to this girl I thought she was a pretty good and understanding person. Now I'm not so sure about her. I didn't mind she is a single mom as long as she is a good person I was willing to take chance with her. But her story about her affair threw me off. I am glad she told me about it. I know she want me to feel sorry for her, and be here to comfort her. i didnt what said to her so i just told her some man aren't man, and she shouldn't waste on a married man. I try my best not judge her but me, being a hmong man, with my own understanding and perspective, I think she...
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...Challenges Single Moms Face Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to inform our society of the significant challenges single mom face. Raising children in this era is a very difficult task for couples and it brings greater challenges when is done by a single parent. This paper explores the emotional, psychological and financial aspect of raising children as a single mom as well as the main reasons why. It will review the causes and consequences in which it affects children, parents and entire families. There is data that has been collected where it indicates the reasons why there has been an increase and the impact that it has on children and adolescents. There are ways single moms overcome challenges. II. Introduction to Challenges Single Mom Face According to DeBell( 2008), about half of American children will spend part of their childhood in a single- parent family. DeBell stated that the absence of a father in a child’s home, the most consequential trend of our time, leads to social disaster(Pg. 427). Goldenberg (2008), states that a dysfunctional family, by definition, has failed to fulfill its purpose of nurturing the growth of its members. Single-parent families are more common in today’s society and are...
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...more livable if we have many friends.Getting a friend is easy and you can choose someone who can be your friend,but getting a best friend is too difficult to find.Best friend is different from a friend in every way.Because she/he is not only our friend but also she/he is our mirror.We share our private problems with them. Everyone has a best friend in their life. They can be from his/her school or they can be neighbour.But my best friend is a bit different from them.My mum is my best friend.In my short eighteen years I realized that friends come and go but there is just one person who has always stayed by my side through and thin is my mom.Whatever I do,she always be by my side and love me jus the same as before.I know,I can always trust my mom in my whole life.She has lived with me since I was born and she will stay with me forever. Firstly,you could see that her clothes are basic and formal;but if you know her as I do,you could realize that she has every kind of clothes; cheap,expensive,basic,formal,sportive,informal,soft and whatever you know.She has all of them. Her clothes are so different that I like them and sometimes she dresses my clothes because of our similarities.Her clothes are fit and casual.But there is just one coat that I don't like at all,it is too tall and heavy.And its colour is a bit different that I don't like this colour.But in generally,she dresses fit well with the way she looks. Moving to her appearance,my mother has always her hair cut a bit short.Now...
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...In The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls, Liz is an exceptionally intelligent and independent child for someone her age, of only fifteen years old. Because of her extreme responsibility and compassion for those around her, she is a great role model for Bean, her little sister. Other than being a role model, Liz's main purpose is to serve as the maternal figure for Bean since their birth mother leaves for weeks at a time, and is not around to support them. Liz shows her role by always taking care of Bean when their mom decides to leave. To begin, Liz achieved her maternal role to Bean, by getting a job of her own, "Liz had been doing some babysitting, but after Mom had been gone a week, she decided to take on extra work, and I got a job delivering Grit, a newspaper with useful stories..." (Walls 15). Liz knows that if she is not independent and got a job then there was no way that her and Bean could survive without their mother. Also it was her idea to leave for Byler so that the bandersnatchers, which is the girls word for the police, would not be able to take them away to Child Protective Services. Liz always knew what to do in these kind of situations, as we are told by Bean, which makes Liz very dependable. Also, Liz is remarkably intelligent, which we know because she is always complimented by teachers, parents and other adults about how outstanding she is. But not only is Liz considered to be smart in school, or "book smart", she also knows how to deal with the...
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...Family Systems How can one discern a healthy family system? Within a healthy family system, the children will be the main concern. It is very important that children get the required vaccinations. If a child doesn’t obtain their immunization shots, it could be fatal. The immunizations are to fight off diseases. Before a child can enter school, their vaccinations must be completed. Parents make sure they go to the doctor for routine check up to ensure proper development. According to Feldman, as children grow the intake of food can be lessened. Children should not be made to eat more than they actually want. By making them eat more, may expand their level of intake. When it comes to mealtime, children should be given the opportunity to pick nutritional foods that they enjoy. Although they may choose certain foods, it’s the parent job to get them to try new things (Feldman 205-207). What are the determining factors that distinguish healthy family systems? The determining factors would be the parenting that the child receives. What a child faces at home has a lot to do with how they act outwardly. Children may face so many different things in the home. If a child has a loving, supportive, and nurturing home, he or she can accomplish anything. There are many different types of parenting in this chapter. According to Feldman, authoritarian parents respond as in the first alternative. “They are controlling, punitive, rigid, and cold. Their word is law, and they value strict...
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...Fan Funded Labels This article, written by Damien Chaney, was published in International Journal of Arts Management the 2 of December 2010. It is untitled “What Future for Fan-Funded Labels in the Music Recording Industry? The case of MyMajorComapny and ArtistShare”. It deals with the apparition of Fan-Funded Labels. With two examples, the writer explain us how these companies are working and why they have grown up. First of all, since the arrival of the Internet, the cultural world of music has been changed due to dematerialization of media such as MP3 music. Indeed, sales of CDs were the center of the music recording industry in the past. Nowadays, people don’t have to buy CDs to listen to music. They can buy music directly via the Internet, or listen to music Through this revolution, artists and labels face a real crisis because of illegal downloading. The history of these labels began to rapidly changing rule of the consumer in the society. Indeed, the role has grown in importance over the years to be more active in the process of consumption. These companies take a website form allowing users to select and to fund artists to see their environmental record albums. The consumer becomes a kind of producer of the artist, by involving directly in the musical project. It’s like a cultural and artistic sponsorship. In return, users don’t expect a return on investment only financially but also in terms of communication, with some recognition on the fact of participating...
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...can be used by all of the centers in order to maintain the inventory across the board so the managers are able to see what is in high demand in specific locations. Having an overall view of the inventory will be beneficial to the entire company. If the marketing department has he ability to see the inventory usage then they will know where they need to market certain products better. We need to develop a way for them to be able to have visibility to all application, servers and networks that are available. This will give Riordan a technical advantage in the business world. Microsoft, Intel and HP all have different programs that will allow Riordan to monitor their applications, servers and networks from a single location. By creating, a Data Center Riordian will have a single...
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...Information Systems Proposal Vince Wainwright BIS/220 2/16/2014 Instructor Alizadeh Scenario: Imagine that you and a business partner are considering starting a small, brick & mortar, nostalgic record store. Your friend does not have much experience with information systems or technology, and needs a basic understanding of the different types of information systems available to businesses. Write a 350 to 700 word proposal of the types of information systems that would work well for your chosen business, and their benefits and drawbacks. A brick and mortar record store must rely on its information systems for the smooth operation of daily operations. The types of information systems that are critical to a record store are Office Information System (employee tasking and email), Transaction Processing System (buying), and a Management Office System (tracking). These three systems are the key components for day to day operation of a successfully ran record store. Employees run the store thereby communication and work hours are important to log on a daily basis. An Office Information System will enable the managers and employees to engage in communications of daily activities, send emails, create reminders, maintain work hours and schedules. Communications of daily activities range from tasking to weekly schedules. Emails are used for fast communication and storing a paper trial of previous conversations and tasking. The maintenance of a weekly schedule...
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...Marga fuerte, que fue aceptada por el mercado. Lo anterior fue complementado con las fortalezas en la distribución que ya tenía Roustam Tariko, y con una estrategia de merchandising adecuada, enfocada en que el producto estuviese disponible en los lugares de compra y de consumo. Todos estos factores se combinaron para dar lugar a un rápido crecimiento en el mercado ruso. Considero entonces que los orígenes de su brand equity están sumamente relacionados con la identidad de marca que se logró construir, la cual se apoya fundamentalmente en las tradiciones rusas y en la calidad, y con la estratégica distribución del producto. 2- The value of horizontal brand extensions: Are the banking and vodka businesses compatible with a single brand? Can a single brand offer a common promise to such seemingly different categories? Is the brand getting diluted or can it benefit from synergies? En principio la estrategia de marca única para distintos negocios, como el de las bebidas y los negocios financieros, parecería no del todo adecuada. Sin embargo por lo visto en el caso, no considero que sea desventajoso para ninguno de los dos negocios las asociaciones que puedan establecerse entre los mismos. La marca Russian Standard se enfoca en demostrar a los rusos que la marca sabe como estar a la altura de sus...
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...Russian Standard Vodka 1) Understanding the sources of brand equity: What are the sources of the brand equity of the Russian Standard brand? Why was the brand able to enjoy such rapid success in Russia? 2) The value of horizontal brand extensions: Are the banking and vodka business compatible with a single brand? Can a single brand offer a common promise to such seemingly different categories? Is the brand getting diluted or can it benefit from synergies? 3) Managing global branding: Should Russian Standard adapt the positioning of the brand and its marketing mix (name, price, packaging, distribution, communication) or should it try to keep the positioning and marketing that have been successful in Russia, in order to create a consistent global brand? 1) El dueño de la marca Russian Standard tenía en claro 2 objetivos: a) desarrollar una línea original de productos y servicios en múltiples categorías que puedan cubrir calidades y standares internacionales; b) crearía una marca donde los rusos se sintieran identificados tanto localmente como internacionalmente, y convirtiéndola de esta manera en la primer marca Premium de Rusia. Quería que los Rusos se identificaran con la marca y también puedan ser identificados en el mundo con el claim de Made in Rusia. Quería que asocien el vodka en el mundo como originariamente de Rusia, como lo es Coca con USA o Chanel en Francia. Por ende la estrategia de la marca estaba orientada a captar la atención (brand...
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...In the early 2000’s, the genre of pop punk/emo pop was widely popular with the teen generation. Earlier bands, such as Green Day, Blink 182, and Fall Out Boy all set the stage for Panic! At the Disco to release their first album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out on September 27, 2005. The lyrics on the album were composed by the band’s lead guitarist, Ryan Ross. Other main members of the band include lead singer, Brendon Urie, and drummer, Spencer Smith. Even though Panic! At the Disco has continued to release several albums, none of them have ever come close to having the same effect their first album had on the music community. This particular album has a different but catchy sound to it, story-like lyrics, and unique vocalization. To begin, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out definitely has a different but catchy sound to say the least. The album starts off with a song titled “Introduction.” The song itself has no lyrics; it is merely there to introduce the listener to the music they should expect to hear. One of the most interesting parts of this song is, when listening to the tracks in the correct order, the ending of the song fades out into the beginning of the next song, creating a seamless transition. The entire album is very well put together and sounds very much like a play or musical in the way it is assembled. The first seven songs of the album are heavily techno induced and introduce drum machines and synths. After the first seven songs, there is a song appropriately titled “Intermission...
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...Spilling every lie you've spilled before, still I'm not forgiving you. What's happened between us? What can I give to save us? Being righteous isn't quite enough! What's happened between us? What can I give to save me? ~A Single Moment Of Sincerity Album: Stand Up And Scream Asking Alexandria, a band that started in Dubai actually by lead guitarist Ben Bruce and his friends. They weren’t called Asking Alexandria at first, but they later changed their name to AA and then disbanded. Ben moved back to the U.K and was looking for bandmates where he saw Danny Worsnop’s cover of a song from the band Alesana. Ben contacted Danny and they started the band Asking Alexandria. They recruited other members such as Cameron Liddell (guitarist) and James Cassells (drummer) and finally Sam Bettley (bassist). The gang flew out to the U.S and started looking for a studio and record label – which they found shortly after their arrival. They recorded their first album Stand Up And Scream with producer Joey Sturgis and under the record label Sumerian Records. (Grand record label if I might add) Their debut album was released Sep. 15th 2009. They started touring and endured in countless interviews. *Interview time children* Interviewer: So guys, can I have you personally introduce yourself and your role in the band? Danny: Hi I’m Danny and I play the voice thing. Ben: I’m Ben and I play guitar and sometimes backing vocals. James: Hi I’m James and I play the drooms. (Drums) Cam: I’m Cam and...
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...Task 1 1. Graph the points (1,0,-6,3/4,1.7) in single number line. 2. Graph the following points on a single coordinate plane. Make sure to include labels for each quadrant of the coordinate plane. • Point 1: (3, –2) • Point 2: (0, 0) • Point 3: (–1, 7) • Point 4: (3, 5) • Point 5: (–4, –5) 3. Graph the following functions on separate coordinate planes. Function 1: y= 2x − 1 If x = 0 y= 2x − 1 y= 2(0) − 1 y= − 1 If x = 1 y= 2x − 1 y= 2(1) − 1 y= 2 − 1 y= 1 If x = 2 y= 2x − 1 y= 2(2) − 1 y= 4 − 1 y= 3 If x = 3 y= 2x − 1 y= 2(3) − 1 y= 6 − 1 y= 5 If x = 4 y= 2x − 1 y= 2(4) − 1 y= 8 − 1 y= 7 Function 2: y= (–3/4)x+ 5 If x = 0 y= (–3/4)x+ 5 y= (–3/4)(0)+ 5 y= 5 If x = 1 y= (–3/4)x+ 5 y= (–3/4)(1)+ 5 y= –3/4 + 5 y= 4 1/4 If x = 2 y= (–3/4)x+ 5 y= (–3/4)(2)+ 5 y= –1 1/2 + 5 y= 3 1/2 If x = 3 y= (–3/4)x+ 5 y= (–3/4)(3)+ 5 y= –2 1/4 + 5 y= 2 3/4 If x = 4 y= (–3/4)x+ 5 y= (–3/4)(4)+ 5 y= –3 + 5 y= 2 Function 3: y= x2 – 4 If x = 0 y= x2 – 4 y= (0)2 – 4 y= -4 If x = 1 y= x2 – 4 y= (1)2 – 4 y= 1 – 4 y= -3 If x = 2 y= x2 – 4 y= (2)2 – 4 y= 4 – 4 y= 0 If x = 3 y= x2 – 4 y= (3)2 – 4 y= 9 – 4 y= 5 If x = 4 y= x2 – 4 y= (4)2 – 4 y= 16 – 4 y= 12 Function 4: y= –3x2 − 6x – 5 If x =...
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...drug and alcohol addiction. He was homeless for a period of time and bounced around from place to place. He ended up at a downtown Detroit shelter but things got worse and he was eventually sleeping outside on the streets. However, after being tired of going nowhere in life, he decided to make a chamge. He wrote, produced, and financed his self-released debut album, Kemistry, with his American Express card. He wrote, produced, and financed his self-released debut album, Kemistry, with his American Express and singing top 40 cover tunes in a wedding band and waiting tables. He was later signed by Motown Records in November 2001, who re-released the album on February 25, 2003, and sold more than 500,000 copies nationwide. The album's first single, "Love...
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