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  • Child Abuse: Causes and Underreporting

    Child Abuse: Causes and Underreporting

    Child abuse is a rampant problem in America. The numbers of reported cases have risen the past few years. However, there are still problems getting school counselors and emergency room medical workers to report abuse because it often goes unnoticed. A school counselor might not have a good enough relationship with their students to report. The students will most likely not report abuse to a counselor with whom they do not have a good relationship

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    Essay Length: 467 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Max
  • Aging and Sexuality

    Aging and Sexuality

    Many researchers often ask the question, “Is sex more important than life itself?” In my opinion, I think it could very well be. The procreation and continuation of our species and it’ s evolution in life will play powerful roles in our development of our lifespan, health and well-being. The desire and intimacy intinct of a male and a female also contribute to the species success. The measures we take to advertise ourselves to the

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    Essay Length: 2,569 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Computer Abuse

    Computer Abuse

    Computer Abuse Written by: mary_jane The use of computers within the business and government sector has said to have ‘rapidly increased over the last fifteen years’; this therefore provides a whole new prospect for a distinctive criminal to prosper, and in most cases, to go utterly undiscovered. It has been anticipated that, unless this particular problem is tackled head on, losses from the computer crime may eventually reach $50 billion per year. One expert in

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    Essay Length: 1,101 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Edward
  • Drug Abuse Among Youth

    Drug Abuse Among Youth

    Drug Abuse among Youth Being young, beautiful and naive is something that can be ruined so easily by using drugs. Experimentation with drugs during adolescence has become very common. Adolescents tend to feel immune to the problems that other people experience with using drugs. Drugs can have many physiological and psychological effects. In addition, drug abusers lose what makes humans unique and admirable. Finally, consuming drugs can create a dependency. Due to these consequences,

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    Essay Length: 413 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Immigration and Sexuality

    Immigration and Sexuality

    There is an intangible bond between mother and offspring, a bond that has been commented on by everyone from Sigmund Freud to Leonardo Da Vinci. This bond is apparent in any species, and is an invaluable ideal in understanding the dichotomy that is the human being and its processes. The current immigration debate can be better understood if placed into the theoretical parameters that America is the mother to the millions of citizens that call

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    Essay Length: 1,279 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Edward
  • Child Abuse

    Child Abuse

    Child Abuse “Help me!” This is the plea of many children in America. As you read this, one little girl is crying out in pain, one little boy is begging not to be touched anymore. Many children live through everyday being abused sexually, physically, and emotionally. “More than two million cases of neglect and physical abuse are reported annually. Studies have shown that most parents who abuse their children were once abused as a child”

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Psychosexual Development and Human Sexuality

    Psychosexual Development and Human Sexuality

    Throughout the history of the human race, and even more so today, our own sexuality has become topic for hot debate. Questions of why people prefer on gender over the other, or why some people take pleasure in activities others consider strange. To understand how and why people display certain sexual tendencies it is important to look at how they developed and the type of history a person has. Despite popular belief, not all gay

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    Essay Length: 1,549 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Jon
  • Abusive Relationship

    Abusive Relationship

    Abusive Everyone has heard the songs about how much love can hurt. But that does not mean physical harm. Someone who loves you should never abuse you. Healthy relationships involve respect, trust, and consideration for the other person. Abuse can sometimes be mistaken for intense feelings of caring or concern. Sometimes abuse can even seem flattering. For instance when you thought that Ben and Sally really cared about each other, but actually excessive jealousy and

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    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Sexual Harassment

    Sexual Harassment

    Jen Thibeault Mrs. Saloman Grade 12 Business January 11, 2006 Research Assignment: Essay Sexual harassment is a crime in the workplace that should be stopped. People should not be hired for a job because they have good looks, or they should not get a promotion because they are having sexual relations with their boss. People should be hired by the skills they have and their intelligence. Sexual harassment is defined as under a theory constitutes

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    Essay Length: 328 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Top
  • Substance Abuse and Child Welfare

    Substance Abuse and Child Welfare

    There are many different problems present in the child welfare system these days. Each individual family has it own set of unique circumstances that effect its members individually. Problems of abuse and neglect are often what the public hears the most about. However, there are other issues that can have an effect a child’s home. Substance abuse is one of those troublesome issues. Child abuse and substance abuse are almost interrelated. Various studies and reports

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    Essay Length: 1,281 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Child Abuse Is Underreported

    Child Abuse Is Underreported

    Child abuse is underreported. According to The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, there were 1,054,000 cases of child abuse and neglect reported and confirmed in the year 2000 (Hopper, 2005). That number seems high, but in congruence to how many cases aren't reported each year the figure is small. There is no known number of how many child abuse cases there are in the United States, because figures are only based on what is

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    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Monika
  • Drug Abuse and the Family

    Drug Abuse and the Family

    When growing up as a teenager, I would always get upset with my parents and how strict they were when it came to hanging out wit my friends. Whether it was having to talk to my friend's mother or father to make sure they were going to be home, or having to be home before midnight, I never understood why they didn't trust me. After reading the journal article by Joseph Califano Jr., called Parent

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Cult Leaders and Their Abuse of Power

    Cult Leaders and Their Abuse of Power

    Cult leaders and their abuse of power By: Anonymous Although power should be used with virtue by those with those with good intentions, many of the world's most powerful people use power in ways that purposefully harm other people, the most famous example of this case being Adolf Hitler during World War II. More generally, this includes some past (and present) members of the Royal families, some political leaders as well as a few religious

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    Essay Length: 539 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Child Abuse

    Child Abuse

    The Rate of child abuse has been increasing over the years. It has become a serious problem in our country and something needs to be done about it. There are many things that could be done to reduce the amount of child abuse and neglect each year. But for changes to be made the government needs to get involved and more serious laws need to be made. Everyone can somehow make a difference on the

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • Article Review on Workplace Substance Abuse

    Article Review on Workplace Substance Abuse

    Article Review: Everyone Must Not Get Stoned This review will look at the problem outlined in the article, the issues related to the problem, the implications of the article to employees, employers, and society, the ramifications if the problem is not addressed, the benefits of resolving the problem and finally, solutions provided in the article. The United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducted a workplace drug abuse survey on 14 different

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common infectious diseases in the United States today. More than 20 different STDs have been identified, and 13 million men and women are infected each year in the United States. Depending on the disease, the infection can be spread through any type of sexual activity involving the sex organs or the mouth; the infection can also be spread through contact with blood during sexual activity. STDs affect

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Anna
  • Sexual Harassment Definitions

    Sexual Harassment Definitions

    Sexual Harassment Definitions What exactly is sexual harassment? Many People can not actually define the term properly. Many misconceptions of harassment have been conceived. The term sexual harassment can be defined as "a speech and or/conduct of a sexually discriminatory can nature, which was neither welcomed nor encouraged." Moreover, three authors have written about the definition of sexual harassment in the text book "current issues and enduring questions." (P. 741-747). Their statements, describe sexual harassment

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

    Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

    Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Sexual harassment in the workplace is a very serious problem that needs to be dealt with effectively. What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is defined as a form of sex discrimination, which is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, especially when submission to this conduct

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Anna
  • Family Alcohol Abuse

    Family Alcohol Abuse

    Family Alcohol Abuse Brief Introduction to the Report: The specific stressor we focused on in developing our FCS and related threads posted for our CRCP week was alcoholism in the family. The FCS family consisted of a 46 year old mother, 48 year old father, 21 year old brother, and a 17 year old sister. The ethnicity and cultural background of the family was predominately African American. This family has an alcoholic family identity. Although

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    Essay Length: 767 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Jack
  • Teenage Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

    Teenage Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

    For millions of teenagers working in the American workforce, being sexually harassed is not an uncommon occurrence in their daily work environment. Unfortunately, teenagers in the workforce become particularly vulnerable to acts of harassment because they lack awareness about their rights as an employee and do not have enough work experience or maturity to address situations that arise in the work environment. These teenagers are usually part-time workers, overlooked for training, view their supervisors as

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    Essay Length: 1,643 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Sexuality - Shaped by Biology and Society

    Sexuality - Shaped by Biology and Society

    Amanda Gardner 1/10 154:130 SCA Queer Global Sexualities 9 May 2005 Sexuality: Shaped by Biology and Society The term sexuality, is described by The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology (Abercrombie et al. 2000:313) as ‘the mode by which sexual interests and sexual preferences are expressed’. Sexuality is described by biologist David Buss, (Myers 2001) as the instinctive and innate behavioral tendencies that increase the likelihood of sending ones genes into future offspring. Sexuality is not one’s

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    Submitted: February 28, 2010 By: regina
  • Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Teenage sexual activity is under looked by many people in today's society. Sexual activity at a young age is bad because many teenagers are unaware of the results that may occur. Results that could are the transfer of sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, gonorrhea, AIDS, and Chlamydia. These results can affect the lives of people in great ways. These are mainly transmitted through teenagers because they are simply

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    Essay Length: 1,438 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Substance Abuse

    Substance Abuse

    In today’s society drug and alcohol use seems to be apart of everyday life. It is common to hear a brand of liquor or a type of drug in most of today’s music. The presence of drugs and alcohol is also present in many of today’s most popular movies. The youth in our communities have to deal with a lot these days. By utilizing protective factors, we can help steer our youth in the right

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    Submitted: March 2, 2010 By: Max
  • Theorise on Child Abuse

    Theorise on Child Abuse

    READ EACH SENTENCE SLOWLY AND THINK ABOUT IT. Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear. Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you. Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. Don't let the past hold you back, you're missing the good stuff. BEST FRIENDS are the siblings God forgot to give us. When it hurts to look back, and you're

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Gang Violence and Substance Abuse

    Gang Violence and Substance Abuse

    Gangs in the United States are becoming more violent and deadly than ever. Thousand of people are dying each year from these ill-mannered thugs. In today's societies gang activity is an everyday occurrence whether it includes violence, drugs, death or any illegal activity in which they participate. The research that I have conducted will focus on how the selling of drugs by gangs members can lead to violence/death and how turf wars between rival gang

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    Essay Length: 1,203 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Anna

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