Street children

choose to fight to support their country, but were forced to fight or stolen from their families to become a soldier. In the article Child Soldiers, Prosecution, some say that “children are often forced into fighting and have little choice over whether or not the enlist.” Many towns are destroyed by an army and take the children with them for fighting. They have no say in this cause, and if they do, death is upon their short lived lives. But why would people want…

earth, Nepal. Human trafficking especially, young women and children for prostitution and underground sex industry across the border has become one of major social and…

Child Soldiers were once just like other children: friendly, joyous, and unaware of the dangers of the world. That is until they were exposed to the outside world, where they lost their true selves. For example, one child soldier described how he was under his commanders control. “....I had three [injections]. After these injections and eating the rice mixed with powder, I would turn like a motor vehicle, I could do anything for my masters. I perceived our enemies like they were dogs and all…

Exit Through the Gift Shop is an experimental film that tries to disguise itself as a documentary. Experimental films are those that “actively seek to defy categorization and convention” (Barsam and Monahan, p. 77), and Exit Through the Gift Shop most certainly does that. Experimental films can also be recognized by their subject matter (which is generally non-mainstream), they do not conform to conventional expectations of film, are usually made by independent filmmakers, they draw attention…

Banksy was a graffiti artist in the early 1990’s characterized by striking images, often combined with slogans. Occasionally creating his art freehand, Bansky’s most common form of street art are stencils. These are often multi-layered stencils combined with other media sources, such as spray-paint. He furthermore includes street signs and other objects to convey his message. Artist Banksy explains, “stencil graffiti are produced quickly, inexpensively, and for an immediate purpose; they are…

In Marcia Brown’s article “Maine’s First Graffiti Artist,” Mike Rich was inspired by the beauty, creativity, and anonymity of graffiti. He has dedicated his life to this art form to allow people to see the beauty behind graffiti by using it for “positive messaging.” When Mike was 11, he was creating traditional art, but started painting graffiti to get away from the simplistic traditional art. Mike’s first most recognized mural was done with a team of 7 other artists that came together to paint…

As a child, I was extremely active and participated in many sports, however, there is no question that my main source of physical activity was hockey. Like many other children from my community in Kingston, hockey has been a true passion of mine for as long as I can remember. My father was the one who introduced hockey into my life at a young age, as he did for my older brother Andrew as well. Growing up, my father would dedicate many winter days and nights building and maintaining an outdoor…

The decades following the Civil War were a time of explosive growth for the United States, by the end of the Nineteenth century American economic wealth dwarfed that of its former colonial overseers. With this growth came challenges, the growing disparity between the wealthy and the poor led to deplorable and unsafe working conditions as the demand for production and more wealth for business owners became a more powerful motivator than human life and safety. This increase in economic success had…

and education book by penny Tassoni. ‘The principle of Positive Relationships is that children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person. The principle of Enabling Environments is that the environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning. The principle of Learning and Development is that children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of learning…

Wood Green, London that depicts a child working in a factory like setting working on a sewing machine (Battersby). Several have interpreted the piece as a sort of commentary on the Diamond Jubilee celebration for the Queen; in order to save money, children were being put to work in factories for outrageously low wages producing decorations and souvenirs for the grand celebration (Battersby). What makes the meaning of the piece even more convincing is the location of the piece: a “bargain goods…