"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" By Joyce Carol Oates A short story titled "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" tells a tale of an adolescent girl who suffers consequences of growing up in the unsupportive environment and the society preoccupied by the media. It is considered to be the most famous work of Joyce Carol Oates‚ an American writer‚ the winner of many significant literary awards and a two- time candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The story was first
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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the children to the mothers who were out working in the factories of offices etc. However when the men came home because the war had ended and they wanted their jobs back‚ the nurseries where then closed. Then in the second half of the twentieth century‚ public expenditure on early year’s provision focused on families who presented social needs and difficulties. The local authority day nurseries which were called later called family centres and nursery schools mainly catered for children at risk
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Animals Deserve Rights Not Abuse Brandie Killgore DeVry University Animals have been seen as a lower species for decades. They have little to no rights and are sometimes treated inhumanely. No rights are given to them‚ so when they are abused there is little to no consequences. Hit an animal‚ make them live in dirty environments‚ forgot to feed them‚ leave them in the hot temperatures with no water‚ or torture them and the consequences are minor compared to the cruelty forced on that animal
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“People should have the right to choose when they die” This statement creates many interesting points. It is written about taking your own life‚ be it suicide or euthanasia. On that subject it has clearly been written by a person with pro-choice ideals because it states “should have the right to choose.” This gives the meaning that they believe it is a basic human right to have a choice. A further meaning behind this wording is in the phrase “should have” this shows that the subject of choosing
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety Children Act 1989 This Act identifies the responsibilities of parents and professionals who must work to ensure the safety of the child. This Act includes two important sections which focus specifically on child protection. Section 47 states that the Local Authority has ‘a duty to investigate when there is a reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering‚ or likely to suffer‚ significant harm’. Section 17 states that services
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guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people‚ compile a folder to include the following documents: an outline of current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people. Question 1b (Weighting: 0) An explanation of child protection within the wider concept of safeguarding children and young people. Child protection is specifically about abuse but it comes under an umbrella term called safeguarding
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the issue. Have similar issues been dealt with in the past? How has it been solved‚ or has it? In this amazing world that we live in people are unfortunately treated unfairly everyday. Although a list of Human Rights have been developed a lot of people don’t receive the respect that we all deserve‚ including children. Child abuse is a worldwide issue that has been going on for many years. Here in the United States over 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year. Child abuse occurs at every
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Throughout American history‚ there have been groups of people that have been denied something. African American people were treated like slaves and denied all rights. At one point a U.S. Supreme court case ruled Black people as property. They had no rights. Only some people saw this as wrong. They were abolitionists and they wanted the immediate removal of slavery. Some people were participated in the Underground railroad‚ people who gave their help to others trying to escape slavery. It was called
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Principles and Values of working with young children Principles 1. The welfare of the child is paramount. Within my role I have to support children and help them achieve their goals‚ from tying their shoe laces to providing skills to help young people to live in the community. I have to make sure all staff promotes a warm‚ caring‚ supportive‚ positive and tolerant atmosphere. This is to help work on raising the child’s self-esteem‚ self-confidence and self-worth. I have to be very creative in my role
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