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    Tucked at the end of a long dirt road, framed with cacti, sat the low profile block building. Surrounded by a wire fence, I later learned it to be the men’s facility. My new home, the women’s quarters, sat in the open paved lot. “Phoenix Prison Camp,” read the sign. Joe opened the chicken wire embedded glass door and led us into the administration building. Dragging their feet, my kids accompanied us inside. We had few words to say. No one acknowledged us. We waited, huddled together on a wooden

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    Judgment “She asked for my forgiveness, Rosie. And I gave it. But I’d forgiven everything she’d done, and everything she could do long before then.” Anora stood before the mirror, adjusting the loose curls of her hair while watching her lips as she worked her way through the words again and again. She took her time, worked out the shakiness in her voice – she focused on keeping her gaze steady. She tried to stop the tremble in her hands but she just couldn’t. She was the leader. Unworthy of such

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    Developmental theory, with Piaget as the most prominent theorist, presents the idea that children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore the world around them. Development is seen to take place in broad stages from birth through to adulthood, with each stage characterized by qualitatively distinct ways of thinking. However, some developmental theorists, in contrast to Piaget, place more emphasis on personal, social and emotional development rather than cognitive development

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    Calum Arthur Amundson was born September 1st, 2016 at 8:13 in the morning at the Central Cass Library Hospital. After a total of eight hours of labor, which caused Calum to become distressed, the doctors decided to do a C-section taking only ten minutes. One minute after birth, the Apgar test was presented to him; he scored a seven, but when the test was done again at five minutes, he scored an eight. Proceeding on through his first hours of life, I made the decision that he shall be breastfed; thankfully

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    “It only seems fair, one article for another. Take off your shorts.” Theo’s blue eyes glazed over, on the verge of tears. A deep ocean of pain simmering on the surface. They stared at one another, drawing strength from each other. He tucked his thumbs inside the waistband and drew his shorts down. His backside was on display to them, as he kicked the clothing aside. “Now what?” Theo asked. Hanz came up behind him and slapped Theo’s ass. The sound bounced off the walls so loud Carly could feel

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    The Unconscious Conscious: The Psychodynamic Approach Psychodynamics is an umbrella term, specifically an approach to psychology which highlights personality through unconscious psychological processes. The underlying cause of psychodynamics is to understand why many people act in ways that may not make sense as well as to identify the relationship between unconscious motivation and conscious motivation. The psychodynamic approach is made up of different theories and therapies founded by various

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    Child abuse is when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child. There are many forms of child maltreatment, including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, exploitation, and emotional abuse Child neglect is a very common type of child abuse is a pattern of failing to provide for a child 's basic needs, whether it be adequate food, clothing, hygiene, or supervision. Child neglect is not

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    For many people, selling their house is a once or twice in a lifetime event. It is a huge hassle for many reasons. This is one of the largest financial transactions that most people make in their life, so there is a lot at stake financially, which can be quite stressful. But, it also is their home. Selling it can be very emotional. People can have a very hard time trying to be objective about the process. In part because most people don't do this all that often, in part because a lot is at stake

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    Tin Soldier, and The Nightingale. A fifth person is Joseph Jacobs he was an Australian folklorist. His fairy tales are The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the three bears, Jack and the Giant Killer, and The History of Tom Thumb. Finally the last person is Andrew Lang. He was a scottish poet who published 25 illustrated fairy tales between 1889 and 1913. Some of them are Aladdin, The seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, Beauty and the Beast, The 40 Thieves, and The Rat

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    school; another girl with medium brown hair and brown eyes; a guy with brown hair with blonde streaks and blue grey eyes, he was tall; and one other little girl, in his arms, with brown hair to about the middle of her back and grey eyes, she was sucking her thumb and clinging to the guy. “Girl Scout Cookies in season

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