Series of children's books

Introduction This study investigates the effect of divorce and children’s mental health. In this research I mainly used secondary sources, for example books, scholarly journals and newspaper articles. Previous researchers have found that children are all different and some understand divorce and handle it better than others and age makes a difference on how a person handles it. While others argue that all kids are affected by divorce even if you don 't realize it, with some kids sheltering…

Particular functional aspects pertaining to the family in the film, Winter’s Bone and the book include; socialization, cooperation in satisfying economical needs, and health care (Kaakinen, 2010). The Dolly family struggles in many functional aspects that affect their daily lifestyles. Negative outcomes from all of these factors can greatly…

explains how childhood trauma affects mental development, which connects back to the correlation between body-image and PTSD. Important aspects of trauma include: experiences, sources, and signs of trauma. Not only are these aspects reviewed in the book, but also in an article by Annika Lejonclou. “Variants of Potentially Traumatizing Life Events in Eating Disorder Patients” builds a bridge between Monahon’s ideas and eating disorders. Trauma is defined as “the occurrence of the unthinkable” and…

One of Man’s strongest instincts is that to protect and provide for himself. In doing so however, he has created nuclear weapons and energy. From experiments with radium in the late 1800s, to the creation of weapons of mass destruction during World War Two and finally the more recent disasters from nuclear power plant meltdowns. Man has started out with good intentions, but in so doing, he may have doomed himself. In 1896, radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel (Nobelprize.org). Upon…

Technology: The 1960s was a time of conformity but also a time of innovation in the area of electronics and communications. In the 1960s, cars saw a massive growth in the popularity of muscle cars, marked by the most popular Ford Mustang. Another popular innovation of the time was the hatchback, with the Renault 16; a design model that has lasted into modern cars such as the Prius. This time in the industry also saw a significant acceptance of Japanese cars, as seen in the popular Toyota…

able to create dishes for the children as well as adults. Going forward Define Body will provide its own organic food supply, as well as pre-seasoned meats for convenient healthy cooking. This section will also include Define Body cook books and slow cooker books to assist customers. Therefore, customers may have the unique taste of fresh organic food in the privacy of their own home. Later in the future, Define body will have a grill where meals are prepared in front of the customers. Once a…

child is often thought to need protection from the harsh realities of the world around them: violence, poverty, sickness, and death. This protection, affords them innocence, to be “oblivious to worldly concerns”, as stated by Robin Bernstein in her book Racial Innocence. A child’s ignorance of the outside world, in effect, is part of their innocence. Yet, a child’s innocence depends on their family’s social class, their parents, and in particular: their race. In Mildred D. Taylor’s novel Roll of…

We will be exploring the theme of “Childhood Dreams” through various mediums of art. Each piece in the exhibit has been chosen to represent the theme and provide a profound experience. Our personal childhood may be far from our mind, as many of us no longer have the time to think about it as we rush through our everyday lives. Perhaps some of us have forgotten our childhood dreams; or maybe some of us are living them, but have forgotten the thrill we once found in them. These works of art will…

power a name holds. The exact opposite happens with the hero of the series, Harry Potter. From the moment he defeats “You-Know-Who,” Harry’s name becomes a source of hope for the people of the story and his name becomes an…

leave his country, admitting that he would have remained in the Soviet Union “forever if perestroika hadn 't come”. Nonetheless, this was not due to any deep patriotism to the Soviet Union. Though he still retained his official position as a children’s book illustrator, he was seen as an unofficial artist and continued to quietly produce his own work in his spare time. Additionally, Kabakov emigrated at the close of the Cold War in 1987, almost a decade after Komar and Melamid. Subsequently, he…