SOS Children's Villages

Medina Aitieva, conducted investigations and research in a small village in Kyrgyz that was large enough to provide a representative sample and small enough so that all women in the village could be surveyed (Kleinback, Ablezova, Aitieva, 2005). Other factors that determined why the north-eastern region village was chosen included strong ties between the researchers and the residents and the existence of current census data on the village—this provided the most accurate data for the research at…

removed from their families for neglect. About 19% of all children who are maltreated are physically abused, 10% are sexually abused, and 7% psychologically abused. The remaining 6% of maltreated children experience educational or medical neglect.” (Children's Voice, Dec 2005 – Child Welfare League…

In recent years, researchers have been focused on the relationships of children with their siblings and peers. The children’s relation with siblings has been shown to have intellectual advancement. These relationships with siblings and peers help the development of social interaction, relationships and moral development. At an early age, children start to interact with peers. According to Smith et al, peers seem to be interested in each other with in the first year of birth. For children of…

fum, I smell wolf scum”. Fang knew exactly who it was, they were approaching the village, and quickly Fang decided he wasn’t going to attempt to persuade them to let him in through the door again as he had already failed twice. He needed to come up with another option to hide. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a chimney on the top of the roof. He’d heard stories as a kid about a guy who would climb down children’s chimneys at night time and give them…

Seuss Geisel on American Culture “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” (Seuss, 1990). Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is a well known children's author. Dr. Seuss wrote children's books during the years 1937 - 1990, but during that time he also was a political cartoonist. For two years, 1941-1943, Theodor Geisel was the chief editorial cartoonist for a New York newspaper (Minear, 2012). Theodor…

Introduction: According to a study made my Birdlife international, the number of birds that are being shot dead illegally is increasing along the years to reach many millions in 2017 and a huge part of these million birds is in the Mediterranean according to this study. Since Lebanon is located in the Mediterranean, we will focus on studying how hunting in this country affects enormously the birds and partly the environment and the population. Problems caused by hunting:…

is a short story. From the beginning, the author paints a picture of the day June 27th as being beautiful and sunny. Children are playing, and the town is gathering for the lottery to take place in the town square. Three hundred people live in the village, and all gather together in excitement. Everyone seems eager to see who will win this year. The story takes an unexpected turn once the truth begins to surface. People are coming to the realization that whoever wins will be stoned to death.…

Roman culture is a beautiful and exquisite culture that has define characteristics that we still apply today in the modern times. When we step outside our houses and into the public, we can easily spot some ways that has been influenced by roman culture. The thought of past cultures integrated with our cultures today can easily slip one’s mind because of everyday living and the uneducated. But if we can concentrate for a bit in our surroundings we can find a piece of each culture around us.…

attracted to medicine. However, when a physician that I shadowed in high school asked me why I aspired to be a doctor instead of designing children’s car seats, which would use science and help people, I could not articulate a response. Now, from my time spent volunteering in various health care settings and shadowing physicians, I understand what draws me to medicine so strongly. I have witnessed the unique and irreplaceable role that health care can have in a person’s life and this has…

Nathaniel Hawthorne is possibly one of the greatest authors of all time. Hawthorne was born and worked in the nineteenth century. He had a large collection of literature that ranged from children’s stories, nonfiction sketches, a presidential campaign biography of Franklin, essays, and four major novels (Alexander 3). This large background of different types of literature helped him become the Hawthorne that people know today. Hawthorne believed that sin and evil are present in people, that…