Essays on Family Page 186

The process of communicating and having conversation about a specific topic is what we humans love to do, whether with an individual or a group. Similarly, I felt really mature and true when I interviewed Dr. Jack Holcomb, Director of Center for Academic Excellence at Truman State University. According to Dr. Jack, his father was…

Effects of Overpopulation in India Since the last decade, many countries are faced with the problem of a rapidly growing population. Particularly, India is one of the countries with highest population in the world. India is currently encountered with the issue of overpopulation all year round. In this essay I will discuss the causes and…

Scribbles are named, moves from kinesthesia thinking to imaginative thinking. Use of color is unrealistic and random. Children are egocentric. Attention span of children at this stage is limited to 5 minutes. C) Naming of scribbles. Moves from kinesthesia thinking to imaginative thinking. Not much difference between controlled scribbles and naming scribbles. Naming scribbles relates…

Marietta, aka Taylor, was raised in a small town in Kentucky. When she became an adult, she decided she needed a change and wanted to leave her hometown and overall her current life. This initially sparked the idea of growth because with change always comes some type of growth. She wanted a different name and…

During a parent-teacher meeting at my sons’ school, I shared a powerful story about my son that has had a profound impact on his life and is bound to evoke strong emotions from myself, as well as other parents and students present. Unlike typical fourteen-year-old boys, Jake faced challenges resulting from a disorder affecting his…

Enjo kosai, also known as “subsidized dating”, “compensated dating”, or “dating for assistance”, is a new phenomenon in contemporary Japan. Young Japanese girls, some still in high school or even junior high, engage in arrangements with older men who provide financial compensation in exchange for dates. These arrangements typically take place through telekura (telephone clubs)…

The prevalence of overweight children is on the rise, surpassing previous rates. This escalation can be ascribed to multiple factors, including parental indifference towards their children’s dietary preferences, substantial portion sizes, and insufficient physical activity among youngsters. Concrete evidence substantiates these assertions: statistics reveal that 30.7% of Caucasian children, 30% of African American children, and…

With Christmas quickly approaching once again, children all across the United States begin to write letters to a fictional jolly bearded man in a red suit known as Santa Claus. Most parents think nothing of teaching their children to believe in this character. Tradition seems to call for it. What kind of parents would deny…

Cosi is a play by Louis Nowra in the 1970’s. It tells the story of an inexperienced director named Lewis, who chooses to work with a group of mental patients in Melbourne. His goal is to earn money and gain professional experience by directing a play for them. Although the play is a comedy, it…

Anne Bradstreet, an England-born poet, was a pioneering female poet of her time. In around 1630, she and her family were among the first puritans to immigrate to America. Despite coming from a prominent family, Anne possessed a rare quality for a woman in her era – a good education. She married Simon Bradstreet at…