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The vivid memory of the Nebraska plains never leaves me. I can return to this place at any moment. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. My lungs are filled with the clean and pure air, a welcome change from the thick hazy air of the outside world. I am alone with only…

Sean NelsonSW320J. JuarezChild NeglectThis quarter at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, I am taking a class called “Family Violence. ” In this class, one of the most disturbing types of abuse that I have learned about is the neglect of children. Hard to detect and even harder to prove, it is the most common form…

Boy – Tales Of ChildhoodBy Roald DahlChapter 1Roald tells about his dad, how he was nearly seven feet tall, how he became one of the richest men in town by starting up a shipyard business with a friend, and how his wife, Marie, died from her second birth. After his wife died, Harald Dahl (Roald’s…

Nike has been accused of using child labor in the production of its soccer balls and shoes for Nike in Pakistan. While Pakistan has laws against child labor, the government has taken very little action to terminate it. It is said that only a boycott by the United States and other nations will have any…

Some of the most preventable diseases known to humans is hate and gender differences along with emotional distress which continues to breed hunger and infect humankind. There will be a time when we will have to have a respect for all humans and provide equal access to food and the resources by which to be…

What is the meaning of life? I always asked myself this very same question every day because I often wonder what is the reason for my existence in this world. I have never learned to appreciate all the things I enjoy in life, such as health, friendship, and love. I have always taken them for…

Water Imagery in “Children of the City”Rain has always been an important symbol in life. It is one of very few actions that can be both destructive and harsh, but at the same time constructive and life-giving. Throughout literature the visual image of rain is usually connected to feelings of sorrow, death, and despair. The…

We no longer live in a society where kids run around actively throughout the neighborhood. The sandlot baseball games, pick up games in the park, and innocence in the children are gone in sports. Today children are more interested in television, computers, and video games and parents are afraid of letting their children run around…

The children of today are becoming more obese because they are becoming lazier. They spend more time in front of the television than getting their daily exercise. Their growing bodies need exercise to lose baby fat before it becomes a serious problem. The growth of technology has had a major impact on the obesity of…

I built with my big brother on our wooded property up north near a cedar swamp. Back in those days I would play all sorts of games there with friends that I would bring up to our cabin. Behind the island there is a swamp with little islands that we give nicknames to. It is…