.... houses and stores. One reason why I think kids are becoming more violent and committing crimes is because, they sit in front of the stupid TV all day long. They don't spend enough time outdoors, hunting, fishing, surfing, and doing all those fun exciting things. The outdoors offers so much to do and takes your mind off reality and into the fun world. When you are outdoors you are free as a bird and there aren't too many rules. The one rule I go by is; “have fun.” When you're outdoors you don't have to think about being robbed or hurt by crazy people because, they stay in the city. If you are outdoors you can't watch TV. That means that there would b .....

.... they get more revenue. According to Competitive Media Reporting, “Network TV earned $393.3 million through November 1998 compared with $156.2 million through November 1997. On the other hand, through November 1998, magazines took in $458.5 million in pharmaceutical advertising compared with $521.7 million during the same time period in 1997.” Gradually, TV had taken over magazines and newspapers through November of last year. As the result, magazines' numbers were declining, such as Rodale Press’ Prevention and Men’s Health, which are health-related books. Moreover, large consumers' books, such as Time Inc.’s Time and People and Washington Post Co.’s Ne .....

.... in types of video games. Forty two percent responded in the fantasy violence category, followed by the sports, entertainment, human violence, and education categories. This study also showed that the boys who liked to play the fantasy violence games tended to have a lower academic ability and peer acceptance. It was also mentioned in this survey that the students felt as if they were releasing their aggression in these games in a fantasy like way. It stated that the students would not kill in real life, but would kill over the Internet in a multi player situation and gave them aggression relief (Video Game Violence 1). In another survey done by the Inte .....

.... from the hospital cradling her newborn daughter, the men in the family slipped out of her mud hut while her mother- in- law mashed poisonous oleander seeds into a dollop of oil and forced it down the infant’s throat (John Anderson, 1993, p. 6). After the infants death, under the cover of nightfall, Rani buried the infant in a nearby field in an unmarked grave. “I never felt any sorrow,” Rani , a farm laborer with a weather beaten face, said through a interpreter. “ There was a lot of bitterness in my heart toward the baby because the gods should have given me a son.”(John Anderson, 1993, p. 6) Each year thousands of newborn girls are murdered by their .....

.... 15% of families are with same sex parents who are raising one or more children. Legally, homosexual marriages are not binding, thus causing difficulty in adopting or fostering children. Due to society it is often difficult to birth a child, as well, without a "husband" or a "father" in a mother's life. Therefore, those who have children, via pregnancy, foster, or adoption have conquered a very difficult task. So, is this family an abnormal family because there are no opposite sex parents. Or is it a normal family because of the love its' members share? Can we say what it is that makes a family. Perhaps, if we can answer these questions, we will find .....

.... World Dictionary abuse is to hurt by treating badly. There are three main types of abuse that children suffer when abused by their parents or guardian, they are emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Sexual abuse is an act of a sexual nature upon or within a child. Emotional abuse is a chronic attitude or acts which interfere with the psychological and social development of a child (U.S. 11). Physical abuse is the injury of a child, not accidental. Though all three types of abuse are serious and deserve attention, physical abuse is the only one that is going to be addressed. There are many causes for child abuse. The most common are isolation, generat .....

.... and I screamed. "Dad!" I shouted. "You can scratch the CD doing that!" My parents and I very seldom, if ever, agree on our ideas of good music. My parents think my music is "just noise," but as long as they don't have to hear it, they tolerate it. On the other hand, they notice some things that have changed a great deal since there generation. My parents have no problems with the way I dress, but they are very surprised at the large change that took place between our generations. Long hair, mopcuts, bellbottoms and more are the appearance my parents remember. I think, as a change for the better, my generation mostly keeps their hair neat and trim. We ha .....

.... other countries. In 1994, 8,200 children were adopted internationally by residents of the United States. Many adoptive parents decide to adopt from other countries because of the greater flexibility and because they are not eligible to adopt from the U.S. Unlike agencies in the U.S., many foreign adoption agencies accept adoptive parents over the age of forty and allow parents to adopt more than one child. Also many agencies in foreign countries are more willing to accept single adoptive parents. One of the most important reasons for adopting internationally is that it can be quite fast; sometimes placements occur within one year. International adoptio .....