A. INTRODUCTION B. Today I am here to talk to you all about a problem that is sweeping the nation. 1. Attention-Getter: a. 500‚000 to 1‚000‚000 cases of Elderly abuse or neglect are recorded every year by authorities. Most of them are true‚ but the saddest thing is for every one of those cases there are between 12 and 15 cases that are not reported to proper authorities. ( Video ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgl8MkjHcPk 2. Bond: Link-to Audience: a. I recently had the misfortune of having
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Lauren Arnold 3rd hour Mrs. Williams Effects of Abuse on Babies‚ Infants‚ and Toddlers Later in Life The causes of child abuse on infants‚ babies‚ and toddlers are catastrophic. There are several people who get abused from infancy to adultance. Each person who gets abused and survives the trauma is left with devastating memories. Many abused children come from homes that are disturbed‚ chaotic‚ and violent. (Markham). A child who has been abused is more likely to grow up into an angry teenager
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children dying from child abuse ( ). Besides the obvious effects of physical damage‚ child abuse leaves emotional scars that last long after bruises have healed and bones have mended. Child abuse is a devastating epidemic that affects millions of Americans. Adults who have suffered from child abuse as children are much more likely to be abusers themselves. Because parents learn how to parent from their parents the vicious cycle of child abuse continues generation after generation. In fact according
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you treat animal abuse as a $50 fine and a slap on the wrist‚ people won’t take it very seriously” (Kenna 1). Charging the abusers only a small fine is just not strict enough. This form of punishment does not fit the crime or prevent it from happening again. American people need to recognize animal abuse as the serious crime that it is and the consequences of these actions. The United States should establish a national animal abuse registry in order to decrease acts of animal abuse. Household pets
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Abstract This paper will discuss child abuse and neglect and the lasting effects left on a child. The main types of abuse and neglect explained are emotional abuse‚ psychological abuse‚ physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ medical neglect‚ educational neglect‚ emotional neglect‚ and physical neglect. Included are some warning signs of these different types of abuse and neglect and the legal definitions of each. It is important to understand that all of these forms of abuse and neglect are different and contain
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Margot Phillips Instructor John Wright English 101 1 March 2011 Living After Almost Dying The word miracle is a word that is rarely awarded to a human being. Even when the word has been used‚ it may not be appropriate for the situation. However‚ the story of Tommy Smith and his battle for life‚ as well as his rejuvenation‚ proudly deserves the title. Tommy had the courage to keep fighting against all odds to overcome a drug overdose‚ along with several other challenges while being treated
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Annotated Bibliography-Substance Abusing Adolescents Afrah F. Hassan Texas A&M University-Commerce Victor C. Strasburger‚ MD‚ The Council on Communications and Media (2010) Children‚ Adolescents‚ Substance Abuse‚ and the Media pg. 791 -799 In the journal the author causes of adolescent substance use are multifactorial‚ but the media can play a key role. Tobacco and alcohol represent the 2 most significant drug threats to adolescents. More than $25 billion per year is spent on advertising
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Child Abuse By: Goddess Johnson The term emotional child abuse didn’t even exist when I was growing up. But that didn’t change the devastating outcome--the effects were severe‚ ever-present‚ and followed me into adulthood. Emotional abuse is the cornerstone of all the abuses because emotional abuse is always present during physical child abuse‚ child neglect‚ and sexual child abuse‚ and it is the only abuse that can stand on its own. It does not have to accompany any of the other abuses. What
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at risk to abuse. It is therefore our responsibility as carers to ensure there are safeguarding procedures in place to protect all individuals from any form of abuse at all times. In order to effectively safeguard against abuse within health and social care settings it is first important to identify types of abuse so as to see how the risk of abuse can be restricted and also ensure staff are able to identify any typical signs of abuse as quickly as possible. Types of Abuse Abuse can be categorised
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depend on parents and caregivers to look after them through childhood. Being protective is considered natural and instinctive and most children are well cared for by their parents. However‚ there are some children for whom a parents instinctive desire to protect is unrealized and children are thereby exposed to the risk of child abuse. Thus begins the cycle of abuse‚ which‚ once started‚ cannot be stopped. Determining and moderating the causes of child abuse have been central objectives in all research
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