... to their children. This is the process of transferring one's anger and sentiments from another threatening person to someone who is easier to throw in furies (Freud, 1965). The frustrations and hostility of parents usually came from economic situations like not earning enough money to provide food and shelter for their children. By doing harsh punishments to children, they ... are enabling to displace their anger and frustrations with them (Arnold, 1982; Sharpe, 1997). Those parent who has experienced lesser difficulty in life seems to have moderate punishment prepared for their children...

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... required to unlearn previous sets of workplace behaviors completely and begin a whole new process. New technology and diversity in the workplace may a pose different challenges for workers, requiring new skill sets in the form of additional education, as well. So, it is of no surprise that these workplace trends directly mirror trends in adult education, whether it be through, traditional ... university classes, workplace specific programs, distance learning, or a myriad of other programs that are required to stay current and competitive in the constantly changing workplace. Intellectual...

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... to understand such illegitimate deals could cost them their entire fortune." Xianding also commented, "The strictest punishment used to be seven-years in prison. Now it's ten" (China Digital Times). In a notice on Friday, the Supreme People's Court urged harsher penalties for both corrupt manufacturers and food inspectors. "Those food safety crimes leading to fatalities or any other serious aftermath should be sentenced to death ... in accordance with the law," the notice said (China Digital Times). "The overall food safety situation is stable and improving, but incidents that still occ...

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A landlord of a Philadelphian apartment discovered four mentally handicapped people chained in the basement when he went to investigate a short circuit on October 15th. Turgut Gozleveli discovered dogs locked inside of the boiler room and four adults hiding underneath a blanket. They were hunched together in a space not tall enough for an adult to stand, surrounded in human waste with only a jug of orange juice (Hoye). He unchained them while asking questions about their identity, but he didn't receive any answers. Believing them to be illegal immigrants, Gosleveli called in the police who qui...

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Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a ch...

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... are, also, traded just as commodities in the world of human trafficking and the latter two examples should give pause to any person in favor of globalization and the extent of actions taken to compete and cash-in in countries throughout the world. Hyper-consumption and the spread of mega-chains locally and globally have similar devastating effects on individuals, communities, and countries. Individuals and countries are increasingly moving into situations of ... disparity due to increasing debt from hyper-consumption and the Imperialistic spread of chains, such as ... ...

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... Law Center (Levey). Judge Martin, who took the lead on the decision in Thomas More Law Center v. Obama said, "The minimum coverage provision regulates activity that is decidedly economic. Consumption of health care falls squarely within (Supreme Court precedent's) definition of economics, and virtually every individual in this country consumes these services. Congress had a rational basis for concluding that ... the minimum coverage provision is essential to the Affordable Care Act's larger reforms to the national markets in health care delivery and health insurance" (Biskupic). ... fe...

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... not performed their obligation to the clientele as "advocate's for social injustice" (Burger, Youkeles, 2004). Many times health and human service workers have to put their obligations in order and ensure that they are following laws while working toward the overall purpose of the organization while continuing to be an advocate ... for the clientele they are working to serve. An example of a health and human service worker being an advocate for the social justice in relation the poverty stricken children could relate to an issue of health care needs within a poor family. A child may ... ...

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... curve infers that rates will continue to be dispirited in the anticipated future. Likewise, unemployment levels are anticipated to stay low in the upcoming years. Several industry specialists project numerous significant elements to keep housing demand strong over the next decade, including aging baby boomers who are entering peak income and wealth years; strong immigration trends resulting to new household formations; increasing homeownership rates ... ; an aging housing stock (approximately 36% of existing home were built before 1960); and better financing options for buyers. The Homeo...

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... consumers are educated on what the effects of their collective actions are on international trade, that they will make the ethical decision, and in this case, purchase the coffee that was produced through "Fair Trade" practices. Although the success of these enterprises is yet to be determined ... example of a group of people taking a goal-oriented collective action. The oil companies are not trying to help the consumer out and lower their gas-consumption prices. Instead, they are taking advantage of the overwhelming demand for petroleum products to increase their profits all over the glo...

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The Occupy movement that began months ago in New York and has since grasped hold of the rest of the country turned violent for the first time on November 2nd in Oakland when a small group of protestors smashed the windows of a Wells Fargo bank branch during a protest of wealth inequalities. The Occupy Oakland movement scheduled a noon rally in front of City Hall and then a free lunch afterward. The day's events were planned to wrap up with a "general strike mass convergence, rally, and labor cookout." Each of these were intended to be peaceful protests, but a small faction began passing out fl...

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... the Gulf, although The Huffington Post believes the damage is dramatically underestimated. They estimate that the storage tank had a capacity of 27.7 million gallons and had just refilled. According to them, more oil has been collected in the cleanup process than was reported to have been leaked. The explosion occurred after workers continually injected an agent to strip sulfur from oil after ... international waters. Straw mats were also placed along the beach to help soak up the oil. Thousands of officials, oil company workers, and volunteers flooded the beaches with nothing more than...

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... president pitted against the possibility of an African-American president - both potential history-making moments. Voting turnouts broke some records, and with the election of Senator Barack Obama, the United States allowed a new era of American politics to be ushered in. And the way it all happened was revolutionary, too. The Internet has, it seems, forever changed the way Americans experience their ... political lives. The Internet has infiltrated our everyday lives in countless ways: We bank online, we shop online, we work online, and we form social relationships online. And, in the p...

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... is scheduled for release on Wednesday. The new plan, constructed by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, is a revised draft of the plan proposed earlier this month, that also resulted in great controversy. Changes to the second draft include higher domestic cuts than the original version, as well as a decrease in the health care savings from overhauling the medical malpractice system. Unlike the original ... proposal, the revised version does not call for a cap on medical malpractice awards, but instead recommends a change in how awards are made (Andrew and Kuhnhenn). The proposals that did...

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... sour when Barak forced Olmert into resignation as prime minister when accusations of financial and administrative impropriety began to flood in (Kalman). According to some recently published excerpts, Olmert revealed many state secrets in his books, many of which concern Barak. Olmert accuses Barak of being indecisive and timid, as well as trying to prevent "daring security operations" while Olmert ... such close ties with Iran. "They were trying the beginnings of a nuclear weapons program, that's pretty clear. Any nuclear facility built by Israel's declared enemies -- and by that I don'...

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... , during an interview with Nation's Restaurant News, Cain described himself as "pro-life with exceptions, and people want you to be all or nothing" (McCaffrey). However, Cain changed his position during a recent interview with CNN, where he said the government should play no role in guiding a woman in what to do after rape or incest. His campaign then announced he was "100 percent ... aren't built within their neighborhoods, abortion rates for African-American women is almost five times that of white women and twice the rate for Hispanics (Fox News). Sanger, who died in 1966 long before ...

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... Mike Coffman of Colorado admitted that the cuts would be "ugly" for the Defense Department, although Representative Howard McKeon of California and also the committee's chairman said he would not accept any cuts over $350 billion (Alexander). "There is no scenario in the second phase of this proposal that does not turn a debt crisis into a national security crisis," McKeon argued, refusing to ... defaulting on its loans, it was very vague on where exactly the spending cuts will be made. Because of this, many Republicans feared they would be taken advantage of in the future and withheld ...

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... crucial additions, the most important of which is you," Rowling said in her announcement on YouTube that ran simultaneously with her news conference in London. "Just as the experiences of reading requires that the imaginations of the author and the reader work together to create the story, so Pottermore will be built, in part, by you, the reader. The digital generation will be able ... to enjoy a safe, unique online reading experience built around the Harry Potter books. Pottermore will be the place where fans of any age can share, participate in, and rediscover the stories" (Clark). Ro...

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... group of disgruntled citizens from nine different cities banded together to protest President Obama's massive stimulus bill (Spillius). In such a short time, this group has become a powerful force to be reckoned with, playing a vital role in the primary elections and, ultimately, who controls Congress after the November 2nd midterm elections. Although this network of groups lacks a centralized ... structure, lacks clear leadership, and vehemently resists becoming a third political party, they typically support the Republican Party (Barstow). These conservatives favor ... views, one mai...

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... fashion he wants. Absolute majority of these programs comes free of charge, but without support from the vendors. The open-source software has recently gained popularity in governmental and commercial sector, especially in some European countries. Apart from the obvious advantage it has over the programs you need to pay for - that it comes free of charge, open-source software has other good ... your systems. Of course, you should not forget that open source software does not always have all features (or sometimes cannot save files in some formats so your partners and friends may have pr...

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... Central Bank chief Agustin Carstens. Lagarde was backed by the United Kingdom, Germany, and most European powers, as well as some Asian and African nations. The United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner joined the group of supporters right before Lagarde was voted in (Rooney) "Minister Lagarde's exceptional talent and broad experience will provide invaluable leadership for this indispensable institution at a critical time ... ). The global financial institution desperately needed a new leader because of their involvement with the European Union and the European Central Bank to provide...

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... it even reaches Israel (Weiss). "As the Director of the Government Press Office, I would like to make it clear to you and to the media that you represent that participation in the flotilla is an intentional violation of Israeli law and is liable to lead to participant being denied entry into the State of Israel for ten years, to the impoundment of their ... equipment and to additional sanctions," the letter read. "I implore you to avoid taking part in this provocative and dangerous event, the purpose of which is to undermine Israel's right do defend itself and to knowingly violate Israe...

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... of the most liberal members of the House. However, many leaders fear that his measure would pass with backing from an unlikely coalition of liberals and conservatives. This would send the wrong message to allies engaged in other conflicts with the United States. The other option was proposed by Speaker John A. Boehner, which called for President Obama to paint a clearer picture ... for Americans on why we are engaged in the Libya mission (Steinhauer). "The president really does need to step up and help the American people understand why these missions are vital to the national security ...

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... transport defaced firearms across state lines, conspiracy to sell firearms across state lines, and conspiracy to transport and receive stolen property across state lines (Rashbaum). Ironically, the men's plot was uncovered after an FBI confidential informant received a traffic ticket and tried to have it erased in exchange for payment. During this, he developed a relationship with Officer William Masso, ... who proposed that the two work together to illegally obtain and sell contraband in the form of cigarettes. From there, a yearlong undercover operation began that wiretapped the ... ...

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... terms, median wealth - assets minus debts - greatly differed for the three ethnic groups. Black households had $5,677 in wealth on average, Hispanic households had $6,325, and white households average $113,149 in wealth. Furthermore, unemployment rates for blacks and Hispanics rose at a faster pace than for whites, according to a study by the Center for American Progress. At the same time, median family income ... the state of the housing market because they rely less on housing as an asset. In fact, the richest households garner much of their wealth from stock, while middle and lower cl...

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