Estetisk-Filosofiska Fakulteten Engelska Jenny Karlsson Alice’s Vacillation between Childhood and Adolescence in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland C-uppsats Engelska Termin: Handledare: Examinator: Karlstads universitet 651 88 Karlstad Tfn 054-700 10 00 Fax 054-700 14 60 0 Information@kau.se www.kau.se VT - 11 Åke Bergvall Anna Linzie In the novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll‚ the protagonist Alice is a seven year-old girl. She
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development‚ language development and social development amongst others. Gross motor skills include activities such as running‚ skipping and jumping. They involve the use of the body’s larger muscle groups. Gross motor skills greatly improve in middle childhood due to increased muscle mass‚ strength and coordination (McDevitt and & Ormrod‚ 2010). These skills also improve with practice and repetition which can be provided by participation in the conventional childhood games of “chasey”‚ hide and seek
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What is Adolescence? The term adolescence is commonly used to describe the transition stage between childhood and adulthood. Adolescence is also equated to both the terms “teenage years” and “puberty.” However adolescence is not exclusive to either of these terms. Puberty refers to the hormonal changes that occur in early youth; and the period of adolescence can extend well beyond the teenage years. In fact‚ there is no one scientific definition of adolescence or set age boundary. There are key
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Adolescence‚ these years from puberty to adulthood‚ may be roughly divided into three stages: early adolescence‚ generally ages eleven to fourteen; middle adolescence‚ ages fifteen to seventeen; and late adolescence‚ ages eighteen to twenty-one. In addition to physiological growth‚ seven key intellectual‚ psychological and social developmental tasks are squeezed into these years. The fundamental purpose of these tasks is to form one’s own identity and to prepare for adulthood. Physical Development
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students aged in their middle childhood (6-10 years) and planning curriculum. During this time the student’s physical development is changing dramatically and as teachers we need to understand the changes they are going through so we can adjust the learning environment accordingly. By “physical” I of course mean the development of the body‚ brain and motor skills. I will now explain the importance of all factors needed for excellent physical growth and development in the middle childhood years. One important
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University of Phoenix Material Development Matrix – Childhood and Adolescence Part I – Developmental Stages For each developmental domain‚ physical‚ cognitive‚ and social‚ identify two major changes or challenges associated with the following stages: childhood‚ adolescence‚ and adulthood. Stage of Development Physical Development Cognitive Development Social Development Childhood Steady growth at least three to four inches per year. Uses physical activities to develop gross and fine motor skills
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Chapter 4 – Adolescence – Psychology I Name ______________________________ Section 1 – Physical and Sexual Development Adolescence is the transition… Some define it in psychological terms… In some societies… In our own society… Initiation rites = The end of adolescence and the beginning of adulthood is often blurry because… Theories of Adolescence Stanley G. Hall Theory of Adolescence = Margaret Mead Theory of Adolescence = 1988 report on adolescence 11 % =
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Introduction Childhood trauma effects children worldwide in different ways in regards of their mental status‚ attention‚ and memory. There have been astounding amount of evidence in regards of the effects of childhood trauma in regards to impairment in cognition. Children who experience sexual‚ physical‚ or psychological abuse research have indicated the child will demonstrate psychiatric symptoms‚ neurodevelopment deficiencies and physical health consequences (Szanto et al‚ ). According to Hovens
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Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that occurs when the weight of a child is unequal to the child’s age and height. The problem of obesity in children is worldwide. Obesity can lead to many diseases such as high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ Stroke‚ Type 2 diabetes sleep apnea‚ abnormal bone growth and joint pain. Obesity can also cause problems such as depression‚ low self- esteem‚ discrimination‚ and fear of being bullied. Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to find out if someone
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(MacDonald‚ 2010‚ p. 176). Unfortunately no one‚ including children and adolescents‚ is immune to cancer so it is not uncommon to see children as young as newborns to as old as late teens develop cancer (MacDonald‚ 2010). While there are is not a set list of childhood cancers versus adulthood cancers‚ there are types of cancer that are more prevalent in children than adults and also types of cancer that are more prevalent in either young children or adolescents (MacDonald‚ 2010). One thing is for certain;
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