.... more than just race and social status that can determine whether or not certain children are at risk. It will also show that the outcomes for the victims are very similar. Risk Factors In the words of Gerbner, Ross, and Zigler (1980) "Malnourishment, sexual abuse, failure to feed and clothe a child, beating a child, torturing a child, withholding medical care from a child, allowing a child to live in a "deprived or depraved" environment, and keeping a child out of school have all been defined at various times and in various laws as "child abuse"(p. 82). The definition of child abuse varies over time, across cultures, and between different social and cultural groups. Many ....

.... he called her an asshole. Let's remember this boy is five years old. He most likely doesn't even know what that word means. The woman left for work acting as if nothing major had occurred and I was left with a little boy with a huge bruise on his face for his first day at a new school. I immediately reported the incident to my chain of command, wrote up my observations, then had to wait patiently to see what would happen. The result - nothing. Child Protective Services said the report was not submitted within 24 hours, so they couldn't do anything. We had another case that we reported just two weeks ago to Child Protective Services. Another five- year old was involved. Th ....

.... in every single sport there is. Whether it is professional football or the local little league, players on each team should have a certain respect for the other team. Yet, many people still question the ethics of professional sports. Do these men and women who get paid for their talent still have respect for themselves, the fans, and the opposing team? Sports such as Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey are prime examples of how some athletes display their sportsmanship. These signs of bad sportsmanship are sometimes fighting or acting irrational just because the team lost the game, missed a catch or block, dropped the ball, or simply not doing better than they tho ....

.... aggression and television viewing do go hand in hand. The truth about television violence and children has been shown. Some are trying to fight this problem. Others are ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Still others don’t even seem to care. However, the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out and all the results point to one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be life-long. The information can’t be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In New York, a 16-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police caught him and asked him why he was ....

.... acquaintances go through relationships and difficult times in these relationships. These people always seem to grow from these relationships, although at the end of each one, they always asked me “Where is my true love? I thought that this one was it.” During these times, I have come to formulate my own feelings on what separates a good relationship from the one that is destined to fail from the start. These observations have come from watching my friends, my own experience, and the movies and books that I have read. Call me a hopeless romantic, but I am a firm believer in lightning or bells sounding when you meet the “right one”. My ex-boyfriend and I started ....

.... by whites and other blacks through an examination of: 1)white people thinking blacks cannot do an adequate job, 2)lower class blacks who criticize middle and upper class blacks, and 3)victimization. Racism today exists in many different forms. There are many people who, all their lives, were brought up to believe that black people are of a lesser standard. It is no wonder that many people think African Americans perform inadequately even though these African Americans produce a high quality satisfaction. The people that doubt the work of an African American can obviously be seeing only the skin color. Lenita McClain states, "I am burdened daily with showing whites that ....

.... it. The problems facing our success in this area of society are simply stated but are near impossible to correct. The lack of education, communication and the lack of action by society as a whole is causing our self-destruction. First, the lack of education is the beginning of the end. When people stop learning they stop growing. As history goes people are afraid of what they don’t understand, and are unwilling to learn more about it. This ignorance breeds disease and death. Racism, H.I.V., teen pregnancy, homophobia, and criminal activity in general are spawned through lack of education, or unwillingness to recognize our responsibilities. Second, I feel that communicatio ....

.... Early surfers rode 14 to 18 foot wooden boards that weighed over 150 pounds (Tomalin1). Duke Kahanamoka introduced surfing to the United States in 1912 (Weir3). If you asked someone who is the father of surfing, they would probably say, "Duke who?" But mention Kelly Slater and they will not stop talking. Robert Kelly Slater was born February 11, 1912 in Cocoa Beach Florida (Tomlin1). He went to high school and actually graduated. The reason I say this is because most people like Kelly (surfers knowing they are going to go professional) never graduate high school. Kelly grew up in Florida all his life. He was a local hero in central Florida, because everyone knew he was desti ....