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Survey Proves We Still Really Need To Talk About Photoshop - 0 views

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Angela Walz

The Only Child | Natural Parents Network - 0 views

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  • Disadvantages of Being an Only Child Attention – Only children do not get away with much, so there is a little fun lost in trying to see if you can put one over on mom or dad. Parents of only children are very aware of what their child is up to, even if the child believes otherwise. Opportunity to teach – Only children do not get the opportunity to teach their younger siblings how to do things. This is not necessarily a disadvantage that I view as critical, but there certainly is a sense of pride and even joy in being a model and a teacher to a younger sibling. In my case, I took on this role with younger children in the neighborhood and was fulfilled. Blame game – There is no one to blame when you are an only child and do something you shouldn’t. I tried to blame the dog constantly. It never worked! (But on the flip side, not having anyone else to serve as a scapegoat teaches a child to take responsibility for their actions).
  • Over Reliance – Some only children may become overly reliant on their parents, depending on how they are parented. Only children may get very used to mom doing everything (or a lot of things) for them. This is not a case of only children being spoiled, but rather a case of workload. Parents of only children do not have nearly the amount of laundry, cooking, cleaning, shopping and the like to do as, say, a parent of six children. Therefore, they may do most of those tasks themselves instead of having the child pitch in. Stereotypes – Only children are subject to numerous stereotypes, all of which are pretty negative. They are viewed as spoiled, overprotected, unable to share, lonely, domineering/pushy, and bratty to name a few. I was constantly under review for being an only child. It seemed like every adult that I came in contact with wanted me to fit the mold that they saw only children fitting into
  • Pressure – There is often a lot of pressure placed on only children. This pressure comes from a variety of sources: parents, family members, teachers, friends, and yourself. Parents and family can pressure their only child to get straight A’s, as they are afforded the opportunity of increased parental involvement with schoolwork. Parents and family can also pressure only children to participate in and excel at extracurricular activities. Teachers expect only children to serve as better role models for their peers. I personally never understood this; however, I was subject to it. Friends pressure the only child to convince his or her parents to buy a particular item, take them all somewhere, etc., since they have nothing better to do or spend their money on. But worst of all is the pressure an only child will put on his or herself. Only children have a tendency to become perfectionists and type “A” personalities. Every only child I know fit one or both of these categories. Not having siblings to hide behind or blend in with can make it tough for an only child to just be “average.” There is a strong desire to please other people, and unfortunately most “other people” will have you think that pleasing comes in the form of perfection. I grew up placing a lot of pressure on myself in a variety of areas. I have let some of this go as an adult but for the most part, I am still very much the only child putting all kinds of pressure on myself to be better than my best.
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  • One last thought before I leave you to ponder life as an only child. Growing up, everyone (except for my parents) asked me if I wanted a sibling. My parents were chastised for not giving me a playmate. All children need a sibling to play with, right? No, children do not. Children need love, affection, and good role models as parents. Children then need the opportunity to engage in play either by themselves or with other children (siblings or friends). Only children often have imaginary friends, which are very healthy. No harm is done by not having a built in playmate in the house. What if there is a 15 year age difference between siblings? Not the ideal playmate for a toddler, right? I absolutely loved being an only child, as did my husband. This is why we have decided to only have one child. We know the pros and are aware of the cons, but we feel strongly that this is right for our family. Raising an only child is no easier or harder than raising four children. It is just a different journey. Stay tuned for part two (posting tomorrow) where I look at what I call “parenting nuances” as they relate to the only child.
Aaron Stanoch

Early Theories of Evolution: Darwin and Natural Selection - 0 views

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  • Most educated people in Europe and the Americas during the 19th century had their first full exposure to the concept of evolution through the writings of Charles Darwin
  • the idea of evolution had been strongly associated with radical scientific and political views coming out of post-revolutionary France
  • He became very interested in the scientific ideas of the geologist Adam Sedgwick and the naturalist John Henslow with whom he spent considerable time collecting specimens from the countryside around the university
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  •   Especially important was his 5 weeks long visit to the Galápagos Islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.  It was there that he made the observations that eventually led him to comprehend what causes plants and animals to evolve, but he apparently did not clearly formulate his views on this until 1837.
  • Darwin was struck by the fact that the birds were slightly different from one island to another.
  • He realized that the key to why this difference existed was connected with the fact that the various species live in different kinds of environments.
  • On returning to England, Darwin and an ornithologist associate identified 13 species of finches that he had collected on the Galápagos Islands.  This was puzzling since he knew of only one species of this bird on the mainland of South America, nearly 600 miles to the east, where they had all presumably originated.  He observed that the Galápagos species differed from each other in beak size and shape.  He also noted that the beak varieties were associated with diets based on different foods.  He concluded that when the original South American finches reached the islands, they dispersed to different environments where they had to adapt to different conditions.  Over many generations, they changed anatomically in ways that allowed them to get enough food and survive to reproduce.  This observation was verified by intensive field research in the last quarter of the 20th century.
  • Those individuals having a variation that gives them an advantage in staying alive long enough to successfully reproduce are the ones that pass on their traits more frequently to the next generation.  Subsequently, their traits become more common and the population evolves.  Darwin called this "descent with modification."
  • An example of evolution resulting from natural selection was discovered among "peppered" moths living near English industrial cities.  These insects have varieties that vary in wing and body coloration from light to dark.  During the 19th century, sooty smoke from coal burning furnaces killed the lichen on trees and darkened the bark.  When moths landed on these trees and other blackened surfaces, the dark colored ones were harder to spot by birds who ate them and, subsequently, they more often lived long enough to reproduce.  Over generations, the environment continued to favor darker moths.  As a result, they progressively became more common.  By 1895, 98% of the moths in the vicinity of English cities like Manchester were mostly black.  Since the 1950's, air pollution controls have significantly reduced the amount of heavy particulate air pollutants reaching the trees, buildings, and other objects in the environment.   As a result, lichen has grown back, making trees lighter in color.  In addition, once blackened buildings were cleaned making them lighter in color.  Now, natural selection favors lighter moth varieties so they have become the most common.  This trend has been well documented by field studies undertaken between 1959 and 1995 by Sir Cyril Clarke from the University of Liverpool.  The same pattern of moth wing color evolutionary change in response to increased and later decreased air pollution has been carefully documented by other researchers for the countryside around Detroit, Michigan.  While it is abundantly clear that there has been an evolution in peppered moth coloration due to the advantage of camouflage over the last two centuries, it is important to keep in mind that this story of natural selection in action is incomplete.  There may have been additional natural selection factors involved.
  • The Galápagos finches provide an excellent example of this process.  Among the birds that ended up in arid environments, the ones with beaks better suited for eating cactus got more food.  As a result, they were in better condition to mate.  Similarly, those with beak shapes that were better suited to getting nectar from flowers or eating hard seeds in other environments were at an advantage there.  In a very real sense, nature selected the best adapted varieties to survive and to reproduce.  This process has come to be known as natural selection.
  • evolution occurs as a result of natural selection implied that chance plays a major role
  • He understood that it is a matter of luck whether any individuals in a population have variations that will allow them to survive and reproduce.  If no such variations exist, the population rapidly goes extinct because it cannot adapt to a changing environment
  • It was not until he was 50 years old, in 1859, that Darwin finally published his theory of evolution in full for his fellow scientists and for the public at large.  He did so in a 490 page book entitled On the Origin of Species
  • If natural selection were the only process occurring, each generation should have less variation until all members of a population are essentially identical, or clones of each other.  That does not happen.  Each new generation has new variations
chelseysue13

Spencer West's Autobiography: Motivational Speaker And Climber On Overcoming Obstacles - 0 views

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    "Spencer West, motivational speaker and partner of Me to We, uses his personal struggles to encourage young people to look beyond their own circumstances and see how they can make a difference to others. In this excerpt from his book, "Standing Tall, My Journey," West offers insight into how he developed his own path when feeling lost in life. I wheeled myself to my computer and began searching websites for information on Joseph Campbell's idea of the hero's journey. One site listed a summary of the steps the hero takes, with the first being the "call to adventure." I realized that was what happened to me with cheerleading, and then again in New York. The call to adventure. "Oh, geez," I gasped aloud, as I read the descriptions of some of the other steps. "I am right in the middle of the hero's journey." I became so engrossed in my reading that I completely missed dinner that night. At about midnight, I shut off the computer, lay down on my bed and contemplated everything. I was at the stages that Campbell calls "refusing the call" and "in the belly of the whale." I knew, for example, that I wanted to do theater of some sort. I wanted to entertain people. But I had let my depression stop me from even going to a play on campus. I had refused the call. I'd let obstacles hold me back. "In the belly of the whale" is the point in the hero's journey when he or she is transiting between worlds and selves. I, of course, was moving from Rock Springs and my comfortable, sheltered life to having to take responsibility for myself and my own happiness. Mom was right, like usual. I needed to stop feeling sorry for myself. I needed to fight for what I wanted. One small problem: everything around me showed me what I didn't want. Before falling asleep, I racked my brain, reliving memories of my past, summing up those moments when I was truly at peace with myself, and asking myself the same question over and over again: "What is it I am mean
Matthew Maciej

Astrobiology - The Hunt for Life Beyond Earth - 0 views

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  • The Drake equation, formulated in 1961, estimates the number of alien civilizations we could detect. Recent discoveries of ­numerous planets in the Milky Way have raised the odds.
  • These two sites—a frozen Arctic lake and a to­xic tropical cave—could provide clues to one of the oldest, most compelling mysteries on Earth: Is there life beyond our planet? Life on other worlds, whether in our own solar system or orbiting distant stars, might well have to survive in ice-covered oceans, like those on Jupiter's moon Europa, or in sealed, gas-filled caves, which could be plentiful on Mars. If you can figure out how to isolate and identify life-forms that thrive in similarly extreme surroundings on Earth, you're a step ahead in searching for life elsewhere.
  • These two sites—a frozen Arctic lake and a to­xic tropical cave—could provide clues to one of the oldest, most compelling mysteries on Earth: Is there life beyond our planet? Life on other worlds, whether in our own solar system or orbiting distant stars, might well have to survive in ice-covered oceans, like those on Jupiter's moon Europa, or in sealed, gas-filled caves, which could be plentiful on Mars.
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    Perfect, a quantifiable equation that determines alien civilization numbers.
chelseysue13

Spencer West - Me to We - 0 views

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    "Full Biography The life of visionary and activist Spencer West has been marked by both obstacles and triumph. After losing both legs from the pelvis down at the age of five, he entered a world that might have easily defeated him. Instead, he tackled challenge after challenge, learning to navigate in a world set against those with disabilities. His many accomplishments, played out on the global stage, led him to discover the techniques business leaders, professionals, educators and young people can use to redefine possible in their own lives and careers. Whether headlining corporate conferences, filling stadiums, or leading volunteer excursions for youth and adults in Kenya, Ghana and India, Spencer's words have encouraged millions to stand up to difficult times, face challenges, embrace change, and learn the tangible skills each one of us can use to redefine what is possible both for organizations and individuals. Spencer's journey was featured in the documentary Redefine Possible: The Story of Spencer West, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. He is also the author of Standing Tall: My Journey, in which he shares his incredible story with the world. As a global speaker, Spencer has captivated hundreds of thousands with his keynote addresses on Redefining Possible. He has appeared countless times in the media (ABC News, 60 Minutes, CTV, BBC, TMZ and CNN) and shared the stage with luminaries such as former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore, Dr. Jane Goodall, Rick Hansen, Mia Farrow, Martin Sheen and Nobel Peace Laureate Betty Williams, Martin Luther King III, Ex-President Gorbachev, General Romeo Dallaire, Justin Trudeau, JR Martinez and musicians such as Macklemore, Jason Mraz, Hedley, the Kenyan Boys Choir, Jennifer Hudson and Nelly Furtado. Spencer has received rave reviews from corporate and nonprofit audiences such as BlackBerry, KPMG, Microsoft, Campbell's, Virgin, YPO, WPO, Business Leadership Network, Royal Bank of Canada, Un
Billie Jo Czeck

The adolescent only child | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • Usually the child feels a comparable obligation to do right by the parents. This is not a laid back family because everyone is trying extremely hard to do their best by each other.
  • They expect the child to turn out well. As one parent once memorably told me: "No one who has an only child is content to have an average child, or at least to believe they do." In response, only children tend to want to perform well for their parents.
  • From what I have seen, only children tend to be powerfully parented. Well attached to parents and well nurtured by them, the only child receives a lot of parental attention, affection, acceptance, and approval
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  • Toni Falbo, at the University of Texas, reports about only children - they tend to develop high self-esteem. Well thought of by parents, they think well of themselves.
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  • el socially self-conscious, and value privacy, from growing up being the sole focus of unrelenting parental scrutiny;To be sensitive to disapproval and be self-critical when evelvated standards of conduct and performance are not met;To like social attention from being the center of family attention at home;To be emotionally sensitive from being used to the emotionally sensitive and sensitized relationship with parents;To prefer order and constancy to surprise and change from parents who often organize family life based on planning and predictability;To prefer the company of a "family" of a few close friends to being a social butterfly, from being used to the close and satisfying companionship of parents;To be strong-willed (stubborn and persistent) from being given to and being given into from parents who want to support and empower the child when they responsibly can;
  • To be deeply knowing of parents from the family intimacy they have shared, their good sides and not so goodl;To feel strongly attached to parents, often carrying a sense of obligation and responsibility for their care;To be uncomfortable with conflict from not having the rough and tumble, push and shove competition with siblings, or much serious disharmony with parents;To have a strong sense of what is "right" and "wrong" from closely identifying with parental standards and values;To be ambitious to achieve from wanting to live up to parental expectations and to invest in themselves to do well for themselves;To be as seriousy responsible and conscientious and careful as the parents who, in their parenting, have been that way with the child;To be possessive of significant belongings (from not having to share) but also possessive of sufficient space and time alone for themselves;To have a low susceptibility to peer pressure from being highly commited to self-interest;To have and pursue a strong sense of personal agenda for themselves and be independent in that way;To be obedient to social authority from the mattering of parental approval and from learning early ho
  • w to get on well with adults;To be dependent on parents for their emotional support, and also being dependable for parents to rely on;To be prone to stress from self-imposed pressure for right conduct, responsible behavior, and high accomplishment, not being relaxed and laid back on that account;To be high controlling from being anxious about making mistakes and not measuring up to high performance standards she or he has set.To be reluctant to share joint decision-making in relationships where the outcome could effect his or her well being;To know how to be content with his or her own company from spending a lot of time in the family alone.To be comfortable communicating with adults from learning how to socialize on adult terms with parents and parental friends.To have a sense of future from parental concerns for the future of their only child, a sense that keeps
  • growth directed through the immediate temptations and multi
  • ple distractions of adolescence.
  • Because adolescence involves separation from parents, opposition to parents, and differentiation from parents, these developmental changes can be quite painful for a highly attached only child to do. Also, with conditions of childhood so comfortable at home, the only child can be reluctant to alter them.
Emily Wolter

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  • NATIONAL CONCERNS HAVE BEEN raised about the number of children who do not have supervised activities after school. The U.S. Department of Justice (1999) reported that the peak time for juvenile crime is between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. on school days, the period after school until parents typically return from work.
  • esults of the Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report suggest that after-school programs have greater potential for reducing juvenile crime than imposition of a juvenile curfew.
  • student participation in structured activities, religious activities, and time with adults during 10th grade had a significant positive impact on educational outcomes for those same students in 12th grade. Conversely
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  • that academic outcomes of this program were mediated by changes in the student's self-confidence as well as changes in teacher perceptions of the student's efforts.
  • Participation in an after-school program designed to build self-esteem had positive effects on standardized test scores in math and reading, while receiving extended school time to complete homework did not have the same positive effects on self-esteem or achievement.
  • studies indicate that after-school academic support may play a protective role by helping to prevent a loss of school engagement even if it doesn't result in higher levels of functioning.
  • The Gevirtz Homework Project
  • Most researchers believe that involvement in extracurricular activities has an indirect impact on achievement by increasing connectedness to the school and by helping to build student strengths, thereby increasing self-esteem and positive social networks
  • At the end of sixth grade, teachers rated English language learner participants in the homework project higher in academic effort and study skills than English language learners in the control group.
  • Studies have shown that involvement in extracurricular activities is associated with school engagement and achievement
  • Rather than divert students from meeting their academic goals, studies find that students engaged in extracurricular activities--including sports, service clubs, and art activities--are less likely to drop out
  • and more likely to have higher academic achievement
  • All fourth-grade students in three participating schools were engaged in the project, with students randomly assigned to treatment (Homework Project) and non-treatment after their stratification into high, medium, and low achievement groups at school. Students were also stratified on the basis of ethnicity and English proficiency, with equal numbers assigned to the homework project and to the non-treatment control group.
  • For example, while "no play" rules that prohibit students with low GPAs from participating in extracurricular activities may provide a needed incentive to some students,
Angela Walz

One Child Families: Advantages and Disadvantages of Having an Only Child - 0 views

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  • He/she is lonely. He/she is self-centred. He/she is a spoiled brat He/she is selfish. He/she always wants attention. He/she has a greater tendency of playing with imaginary friends. He/she has difficulty socialising. He/she is more prone to get sick.
  • 1. An only child may grow up lonely. 2. An only child has no one to grow up with. 3. An only child may get too much pressure from parents, to perform well or excel in school and other activities 4. The parents of an only child tend to be overprotective. 5. An only child may get bored of parental involvement 6. An only child may have a harder time making friends. 7. An only child may be pressure to have children in order to carry on the family name. 8. An only child may become burdened about being the sole caregivers of elderly parents. 9. An only child will never have the experience of having nephews and nieces.
  • they are able to give more to their child in terms of material things as well as their love and attention.
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  • Parents of only children get strange looks or rude remarks from people when they say they have only one child. Family and friends tend to pressure them to have more children. Parents of only children sometimes feel guilty for not giving their child a sibling. Parents of only children are worried about their child being alone after they die.
Kelly Scegrua

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  • Most other animals stay in their cages all the time except when they are being used in experiments.
  • They can become tremendously lonely
  • 1.4 million animals counted by the USDA
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  • that are used in research do not feel pain from the experiments.
  • no way of knowing how many rats and mice do not feel pain in research.
  • 489,262 animals that were used in research last year
  • ) were used in research that was either painful, distressful
  • 103,764 of the animals made to feel pain were not given anything
  • 100,000 animals were made to feel pain and fear in 2002
  • ittle pain now will prevent a lot of pain later.
  • e animals are only used in one experiment,
  • more than a hundred years to help prevent cruelty
  • The Act requires that animals receive veterinary care; adequate, clean food and water; protection from the elements and extreme temperatures; and adequate, clean housing. The Animal Welfare Act also covers animals in zoos, aquaria, and circuses, as well as animals transported to and from places overseas. Any place that wishes to do research on animals must register with the USDA
  • For example, much of the beginning work showing the link between smoking and heart disease was done by seeing how many people who smoke have heart attacks and strokes versus how many people who don't smoke.
  • Replacement - Whenever possible, we should replace living, feeling animals with other things like tissue cultures and computer simulations.
  • We should use as few animals in an experiment as we can. We should be very careful to be sure that experiments on animals are necessary.
  • Edward Jenner, the man who created the first vaccination ever, developed it on humans. The father of genetics, Brother Gregor Mendel, explored inheritance very peacefully in pea plants.
  • Currently, 14 states have passed laws making it illegal for animals in shelters to be sold for research.
  • It is illegal in all 50 states for stolen animals to be sold or used in research.
  • unusual for an animal in the lab to live out its full life
  • Scientists must have stronger reasons to do research on animals now than they used to if they want the IACUC to let them do the research.
  • IACUC, which stands for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees.
  • Scientists are now able to do experiments without animals that they couldn't do before.
  • For example, skin cells can be kept alive in a dish and studied without hurting the animal beyond first taking the skin cells
  • Improving the lives of animals used in research.
  • The Animal Welfare Act mostly addresses refinement.
  • concerned voices of caring people who are not themselves scientists
  • (not including mice, rats, and birds—no one knows how many of these animals are used in research
samantha maciej

Do the Olympics Boost the Economy? Studies Show the Impact is Likely Negative - The Dai... - 0 views

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  • Twenty-one out of 22 of the stadiums, arenas, sports halls and swimming pools built for the Games are either derelict, in a state of disrepair, boarded up or unable to find a buyer and underused.
  • Athens faced a bill estimated at $784 million simply to maintain this ghost town of Olympian extravagance
  • “Immediately following the Games, the positive employment effect moved into reverse. In the three months after the Games, September–November 2004, Greek industry lost 70,000 jobs, the majority in construction.
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  • A Lasting Legacy for London? Assessing the Legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games,
  • “In terms of purely measurable economic variables the Sydney Olympics had a negative effect on New South Wales and Australia as a whole.” According to Giesecke and Madde
  • “Diverting scarce capital and other resources from more productive uses to the Olympics very likely translates into slower rates of economic growth than that which could be realized in the absence of hosting the Olympic Games.” 
  • There appears to be little evidence of any benefit to tourism of hosting an Olympic Games, and considerable evidence of damage
  • But except for a dedicated few, there will be little desire to visit them subsequently. Instead, within a few months, all eyes will be on Rio de Janeiro, host of the 2016 Games
  • In 1996 in Georgia, home state of host city Atlanta, hotel occupancy rates fell from 73 percent in the previous year to 68 percent.
  • Sydney 2000 saw hotel occupancy fall steadily as the Games approached, from 83 percent in March to 68 percent in July and August, before a modest recovery to 80 percent during the Games themselves
  • “Olympic visitors effectively scare other visitors away. Regular tourists assume that congestion and increased prices are a feature of Mega-Events.”
  • “During the Olympic period, the entire bed-stock of a destination is devoted to the travelling officials, the press and spectators. These visitors are unlike “regular” tourists, having different spending and behavior patterns. They are not interested in “tourism”—they are interested in sport. They tend not to spend money on leisure and entertainment, and when not in the stadia they watch events on TV rather than engaging in other activities.”
  • Any financial benefit from Olympic tourism is almost exclusively short-term and hotel-specific, jacking up the room prices for a few weeks for a clientele who are unlikely ever to visit again, as they move on to the next major sporting event.
  • Spend billions that should go to schools, roads and other infrastructure?
bonnievouk

The Good Things About Television | MediaSmarts - 0 views

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  • A 2009 study of Canadian TV aimed at youth found that among shows aimed at preschoolers, nearly half focused on social relationships, while a third focused on learning, with none focusing on fighting or violence.
  • With more and more ways of viewing TV available we now have access to a plethora of both good quality and inappropriate TV content. In this crowded television environment, the key is to provide young children with a guided viewing experience and to model and teach them the critical thinking skills they need to be active, engaged viewers. Television  offers lots of benefits to kids: Because of its ability to create powerful touchstones, TV enables young people to share cultural experiences with others. TV can act as a catalyst to get kids reading—following up on TV programs by getting books on the same subjects or reading authors whose work was adapted for the programs. Television can teach kids important values and life lessons. Educational programming can develop young children’s socialization and learning skills. News, current events and historical programming can help make young people more aware of other cultures and people. Documentaries can help develop critical thinking about society and the world. TV can help introduce youth to classic Hollywood films and foreign movies that they might not otherwise see. Cultural programming can open up the world of music and art for young people.
  • These themes did appear in Canadian programs aimed at kids ages 6-12, but represented only one in 10 shows: social relationships, adventure and learning were all found much more often.
Kelly Scegrua

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  • Studies published in prestigious medical journals have shown time and again that animal experimenters are often wasting lives—both animal and human
  • medical historians report that improved nutrition, sanitation, and other behavioral and environmental factors—rather than anything learned from animal experiments—
  • The fact is that we already do test new drugs on people.
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  • someone will always be the first human to be tested on.Because animal tests are so unreliable, they make those human trials all the more risky
  • 92 percent of all drugs that are shown to be safe and effective in animal tests fail in human trials because they don’t work or are dangerous.
  • half are relabeled because of side effects that were not identified in animal tests. 
  • prescription drugs kill 100,000 people each year, making them our nation's fourth-biggest killer.
  • The only U.S. law that governs the use of animals in laboratories—the Animal Welfare Act—allows animals to be burned, shocked, poisoned, isolated, starved, forcibly restrained, addicted to drugs, and brain-damaged
  • pain-killers are not even required. 
  • Because the Act specifically excludes rats, mice, birds and cold-blooded animals, more than 95 percent of the animals used in laboratories are not subject to the minimal protections provided by federal laws
  • scientists have used human brain cells to develop a model "microbrain," which can be used to study tumors, as well as artificial skin and bone marrow. We can now test irritancy on protein membranes, produce and test vaccines using human tissues, and perform pregnancy tests using blood samples instead of killing rabbits
  • Today, one can even become a board-certified surgeon without harming any animals.
  • In the United Kingdom , it's against the law for medical (and veterinary) students to practice surgery on animals.
  • They believe it is acceptable to harm animals because they are weaker, they look different and because their pain is less important than humans’.
Karlee Verhaagh

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  • inclusion is a relationship between two classes that
  • exists when all members of the first class are also members of the second
  • nclusion in a classroom setting is considered placing a child in a classroom with the least
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  • restrictive environment that is most appropriate to the particular child
  • getting a lot of
  • attentio
  • th mainstreaming students with disabilities into standard
  • n because it is dealing wi
  • having them participate in specialty classes that are in separate rooms from
  • the rest of their peers
  • classrooms instead of
  • There are laws protecting children that have disabilities and there are many rules and regulations that need to be taken into account in order to meet the requirements of mainstreaming children with disabilities in the classroom and for school-related activities.
  • The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) was passed in 1975 and became effective in 1977. This act was the first of its kind to protect all eligible students of school age who had disabilities that affected classroom performance. The law is now called the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act (IDEA) and was recently amended in
  • 2004. It is now considered the foundation for special education practice and policy (ACA Encyclopedia of Counseling, 2008).
  • IDEA (2004) requires that all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 receive a free, appropriate public education based on their individual educational needs.
  • There are two types of parents in this situation. First, there is the group of parents who have children that have some fOim of cognitive or physical disability that may limit their educational functioning. The second group of parents includes those who have children that are deemed non-disabled. Both groups of parents have been questioned about how they feel about inclusion in the classroom.
  • Parents have expressed concerns about their child being in a classroom with children who have disabilities. However, research has shown that non-disabled children being in a classroom with disabled children can provide them with an opportunity to learn about disabilities, capabilities of people with disabilities, and how important integration is
  • The parents of children with disabilities already have so much to worry about when it comes to the needs of their child. In many cases, these parents have been dealing with issues from the disability of their child since the day their child was born.
  • to inclusion may include smaller class sizes for more one-on-one attention available for the child or access to specialized equipment that is readily available in the classroom to assist the child with the task at hand.
  • Since each case is circumstantial, the voice of the parents can be an important paIi of their child's success in the classroom. From the perspective that they provide, educators might determine the critical information that can better assist in helping the child with disabilities.
  • Parent observations, opinions and input are all critical to the development of the plan for inclusion in traditional classroom settings.
  • The most important factors parents are often wOlTied about for ensuring their child's success in a mainstreamed setting is the support that the teacher offers the child when they need it, and the level of training that the teacher has received to work with their child
  • Assumptions and Limitations
  • Inclusion:
  • Mainstreaming:
  • Physical Disability:
  • Cognitive Disability:
  • Special Needs:
  • Standard Classroom/Traditional Classroom Setting:
  • Social Aspect:
  • The laws that protect children with disabilities, clearly states parents have the right to be involved in planning for the best education for their child.
  • History and Legal Mandates
  • Least Restrictive Environment
  • Concerns Regarding Mainstreaming Children
  • Parents Positive Perspectives of Mainstreaming
  • Parents Negative Viewpoints on Inclusion
  • Chapter III: Summary and Recommendations
Billie Jo Czeck

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  • Absolutely, and one of the most profound effects siblings have on you is that area of conflict resolution skills, that area of relationship formation and maintenance.
  • Absolutely, and one of the points I make, one of the most salient points I make, is that siblings are the longest relationships we'll ever have in our lives. Our parents leave us too soon, our spouses and our kids come along too late. As baby boomers age, a lot of us are getting into our 80s and our 90s and beyond, and by definition one spouse is going to outlive another.
samantha maciej

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  • Instead of luring money to the city, it actually drives out the usual spenders and decreases tourism, drastically reducing revenue for local businesses. That means host cities hardly ever recoup the costs it takes to prepare for holding the Olympic Games. 
  • Montreal, which hosted the 1976 Olympics, is the best example of the negative economic side effects of the Olympics. 
  • Mismanagement and unexpected costs left the city's citizens with a $1.5 billion debt that took three decades to erase. The final payment on the debt was made in 2006.
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  • 58% said the Games would have no impact on business,
  • "Our business is down by about 20-40 percent depending on the time of day," Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, told the AFP. "Normally about 90 percent of our customers are Londoners but they've all left the city and haven't been replaced by tourists.
  • Not only is a tourism decline hurting the city's revenue; London is already in debt because the cost of Olympics hosting starts with the bidding process.
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  • This process is driven by private interest groups supporting construction, architecture, bankers and lawyers who care little for London's fiscal well-being and more for their own pockets. That means they pressure the city to overbid.
  • host cities tend to be captured by private interests who end up promising much more than the city can afford." 
  • Chicago, during its three-year bid process, spent $100 million on advertising, preparing venues for inspection, and promotions
  • The British government has raised its 2012 London Olympics budget estimate to nearly $15 billion - almost four times the initial amount of $4 billion.
  • And each year, the cost of hosting gets higher.
  • It is a common trend for host cities to understate budgets.
  • Atlanta spent $2.4 billion in 1996. Sydney spent $6.8 billion in 2000 and is still trying to fill the rooms it built. Athens, which spent $16 billion in 2004, has venues that are in disrepair because it cost hundreds of millions to maintain them. 
  • Then there's always the fear the exposure will cast an unappealing light on the city, driving away future tourists.
  • "Should the Games be plagued by disorganization (e.g., the current security snafu in London), the pervasive pollution of Beijing, the violence of Munich, Mexico City or Atlanta, or the corruption scandals of Salt Lake City and Nagano, then the PR effect might be negative," said Zimbalist.
  • Bottom Line: "I think the Olympics is and should be a great sporting event, but it is not and should not be considered a major economic event," said University of Michigan's Szymanski.  "It's a lot like having a party. It's a good time but it doesn't make you rich."
  • The only instances of success have been Barcelona, which did enjoy a significant tourism boom following the 1992 games, and Los Angeles, which hosted the 1984 games and already had the infrastructure and venues needed. But two examples of success are hardly anything to brag about.
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  • Leading British, French, German, Italian and Spanish newspapers have blamed the United States for listening to Charlton Heston and the National Rifle Assn. Many of their claims are a little strange. At least two papers said we should ban semiautomatic assault weapons (even though the killer did not use one); another said that buying a machine gun is easier than getting a driver's license (even though no one can legally buy a machine gun); a third wrote that gun violence is becoming more common (when in fact the U.S. homicide rate has fallen dramatically over the last dozen years).
  • There are federally required background checks on purchasing weapons; many states (including Virginia) limit gun purchases to one a month, and juveniles may not buy them at all. But even if there were even tougher limits, access to guns would remain relatively easy. Not the least because, as is true today, many would be stolen and others would be obtained through straw purchases made by a willing confederate. It is virtually impossible to use new background check or waiting-period laws to prevent dangerous people from getting guns. Those that they cannot buy, they will steal or borrow.
  • There are many compelling cases. In one Mississippi high school, an armed administrator apprehended a school shooter. In a Pennsylvania high school, an armed merchant prevented further deaths. Would an armed teacher have prevented some of the deaths at Virginia Tech? We cannot know, but it is not unlikely.
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  • AS FOR THE European disdain for our criminal culture, many of those countries should not spend too much time congratulating themselves. In 2000, the rate at which people were robbed or assaulted was higher in England, Scotland, Finland, Poland, Denmark and Sweden than it was in the United States. The assault rate in England was twice that in the United States. In the decade since England banned all private possession of handguns, the BBC reported that the number of gun crimes has gone up sharply.
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  • (1) children’s learning of aggressive attitudes and behaviors; (2) desensitization, or an increased callousness towards victims of violence; and (3) increased or exaggerated fear of being victimized by violence.
  • 1. Violence is widespread across the television landscape.
  • 2. Most violence on television is presented in a manner that increases its risk of harmful effects on child-viewers.
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  • 3. The overall presentation of violence on television has remained remarkably stable over time.
  • Turn on a television set and pick a channel at random; the odds are better than 50-50 that the program you encounter will contain violent material. To be more precise, 60% of approximately 10,000 programs sampled for the National Television Violence Study contained violent material.
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  • peer instructors may be more effective than adults
  • peer teaching is an effective teaching tool for inclusive classrooms
  • Students can also be of great service in reinforcing appropriate behaviors (Stainback, Integration of Students 88-89).
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  • His mother commented that he came home every day humming with a huge smile on his face
  • Students in an inclusion classroom learn to be patient with others.  They learn directly that every person has different needs as well as strengths (“Mainstreaming”)
  • They, as well as their parents, also show a diminished fear of human differences (“Special Education Inclusion”)
  • Even the parents of these students have positive feelings regarding the experience.  One survey discovered that 89% of parents would enroll their child in an inclusive classroom again (Staub)
  • Helping someone else teaches a child things not generally taught in the classroom.  Many students have reported that, “for the first time, they had a real reason to thoroughly learn the material they were studying in the classroom and, as a result, got better grades” (Stainback, Inclusion 215).
  • One important element for success is the approach towards diversity
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  • Darwin's Theory of Evolution - The Premise
  • Darwin's Theory of Evolution - Natural Selection
  • arwin's Theory of Evolution - A Theory In Crisis
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  • Darwin's Theory of Evolution - Slowly But Surely...
  • a plausible mechanism called "natural selection." Natural selection acts to preserve and accumulate minor advantageous genetic mutations
  • Suppose a member of a species developed a functional advantage (it grew wings and learned to fly). Its offspring would inherit that advantage and pass it on to their offspring. The inferior (disadvantaged) members of the same species would gradually die out, leaving only the superior (advantaged) members of the species.
  • [1] Thus, Darwin conceded that, "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." [2] Such a complex organ would be known as an "irreducibly complex system". An irreducibly complex system is one composed of multiple parts, all of which are necessary for the system to function. If even one part is missing, the entire system will fail to function. Every individual part is integral. [3] Thus, such a system could not have evolved slowly, piece by piece. The common mousetrap is an everyday non-biological example of irreducible complexity. It is composed of five basic parts: a catch (to hold the bait), a powerful spring, a thin rod called "the hammer," a holding bar to secure the hammer in place, and a platform to mount the trap. If any one of these parts is missing, the mechanism will not work. Each individual part is integral. The mousetrap is irreducibly complex.
  • Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor:
  • Ancient Greek philosophers such as Anaximander postulated the development of life from non-life and the evolutionary descent of man from animal.
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