Child care and education

Youngster care and instruction Presentation Play is key to the advancement of youngsters which causes them understand the world they live in and they learn by playing, investigating and giving things a shot. From 2008, kid minders, nurseries, pre-schools and gathering classes are required to seek after the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and will be checked under this system by OfSTED. The EYFS has been intended to offer help and course to each one of those working with youngsters up to the age of 5 in how best to empower kids to have a sense of security and upheld and to broaden their learning and improvement. In EYFS, stress is set after understanding that every youngster and their family are one of a kind, with various needs and concerns. Compelling experts ought to solicit themselves What sort from youngster is this and how am I going to help their turn of events and learning? The EYFS has appropriately set the connection among professional and youngster at its center since we have an extraordinary, powerful and imperatively significant job as we support, encourage, model, reflect, assess and draw in with kids along their learning venture. www.foundation-stage.info Childrens taking in and improvement is from 6 regions individual social enthusiastic turn of events; correspondence, language and proficiency; critical thinking, thinking and numeracy; information and comprehension of the world; imaginative turn of events; physical turn of events They unite the aptitudes, comprehension and encounters suitable for infants and kids as they grow up, get the hang of thing and create. Childrens advancement happens for the most part in six covering stages birth 11 months, 8 20 months, 16 26 months, 22 three years, 30 50 months also, 40 60 months. The cover is wanted to underline the way that are contrasts between the improvement of kids in various differing of learning, and between offspring of comparable ages. It reinforces the rule that youngsters learn and create in various manners and at various rates yet in addition that all regions of learning and improvement are similarly significant and are interconnected. There are various current impacts on play and a couple are featured beneath. Timberland Schools Their are various focuses where Forest Schools support and rouse offspring of all ages through positive open air encounters. Backwoods Schools mean to create: The self-improvement of the youngsters so that there individual certainty, confidence, mindfulness, and social abilities improve A more extensive scope of physical abilities Comprehension of characteristic and man made situations Comprehension of natural issues Self Regulation, Intrinsic Motivation, Empathy, Good social relational abilities, Independence and a positive mental disposition. Backwoods School make an exceptional learning condition they are utilized to help a scope of people, local gatherings and bigger associations to utilize their neighborhood open space for play, wellbeing, action and self-awareness employments. The kids would be urged to learn through play in the woods and build up their creative mind through play Woods Schools began in Sweden during the 1950s when youngsters were educated outside. They found out about the world and nature and the earth through stories, tunes and exercises with forest materials. The primary Forest School in Britain was started by Bridgwater College 10 years back. Backwoods Schools utilize the open space to assist youngsters with learning viable and social abilities just as opportunity. From as youthful as 5 years of age, kids can lounge around a fire and figure out the fact that it is so critical to treat fire deferentially. Youngster Care and Education pg 289 Reggio Emilia Begun in Italy in the late 1940s after the war. The point depends on the thoughts that a youngster is innovative equipped student who find in a joint effort with grown-ups and other kids so they create social learning. The essential thought of Reggio is having confidence in the significance of revelation, both indoor and open air, learning conditions are animating and that kids ought to ponder their learning and archive their own learning. There are seven focuses that Reggio depends on Innovative reasoning/utilizing their creative mind Investigating and revelation/discovering things out all alone Free play Following childrens interests/doing what they appreciate Esteeming, empowering all ways youngsters communicate Getting some information about thoughts and to develop them Asking youngsters to return to their thoughts There are likewise some focal ways to deal with the Reggio Emelia approach Low grown-up to youngsters proportions Educators as students and intelligent practioners. Youngster Care and Education pg 289 Youngster Development pg 155 What is youngster improvement hypotheses? There are numerous speculations and exploration , national and nearby activities just as approaches, physical, intellectural, feeling and social just as mental reasons, for example, security and safety,lifestyle,play . Mechanical reasons likewise influence youngster improvement Kid improvement hypotheses are sets of rules that are intended to foresee and clarify something. Throughout the years, analysts and researchers had concocted numerous hypotheses which help clarify perceptions and disclosures about youngster improvement. Likewise, giving a more extensive system of understanding, a decent hypothesis permits instructed surmises about parts of improvement that are not yet obviously comprehended. These thoughts give the premise to investigate. A hypothesis likewise has down to earth esteem. At the point when a parent, instructor, advisor, or policymaker settles on choices that influence the lives of kids, an all around established hypothesis can manage them in mindful manners. Kid improvement hypotheses can likewise restrict seeing, for example, when a poor hypothesis misleadingly underscores irrelevant impacts on advancement and belittles the essentialness of different components. The guideline expresses that Play supports the conveyance of all the EYFS and has numerous steady updates all through the direction for experts to help kid started learning through play. The viable specialist is tuning into childrens interests and musings with the goal that you can take advantage of what they love and realize which invigorate and rouse. Play is additionally at the front line of the EYFSs conveyance and can be the beginning for everybody included. You can enhance youthful childrens lives by being intelligent and be a well prepared facilitators getting a charge out of the learning venture with them! The EYFS program is tied in with improving possibilities for life for all youngsters, by allowing them every one of the a chance to have the most ideal beginning, paying little mind to their family status or conditions or where they join in. The EYFS conveys improved results for all youngsters, over all territories of advancement and learning. The Childcare Bill looks to build up a solitary standard period of advancement for all kids, as it set the multi year procedure for childcare Choice for guardians, the best beginning for kids. Its gives an adaptable framework that aides and supports childrens advancement from birth, when they will interface with grown-ups that are prepared and experienced; in conditions that are protected, mindful and cherishing. The Early Years Foundation Stage is a focal piece of the multi year childcare system: Guaranteeing a predictable way to deal with care and gaining from birth to the furthest limit of the Foundation Stage. Joining components of the National Standards. Has a play-based methodology Spotlights on phases of improvement as opposed to ordered, age based instructing and learning The general point of the EYFS is to assist youngsters with accomplishing the Every Child Matters five results: Remaining safe Being solid Getting a charge out of and accomplishing Making a positive commitment Accomplishing financial prosperity The EYFS standards are gathered into 4 topics A one of a kind youngster. Guideline Every youngster is an able student from birth who can be strong, skilled, sure and confident Positive Relationships Standard Children figure out how to be solid and free from a base of cherishing and secure associations with guardians as well as a key individual Empowering Environments Rule the earth assumes a key job in supporting and broadening childrens improvement and learning Learning and Development Rule Children create and learn in various manners and at various rates and all regions of learning and improvement are similarly significant and between associated. The scholars, Piaget, and Vygotsky, both saw the essentialness about the job of play and learning in the early years. Both saw it as an indispensable piece of a childs improvement. Piagets thought of self revelation proposed that kids required negligible grown-up collaborations to assist them with learning through life. He accepted that the kids attempted, without grown-up help, to comprehend the world and comprehend what was happening around them. He additionally had comparable considerations on his hypothesis of kid language procurement. He had a thought idea that play was a window that mirrored the goings on in the life of a kid. Vygotsky saw it in an unexpected way. He recommended that youngsters are social students, and jumped at the chance to investigate and find new things with the assistance of grown-ups and not without. This was his framework hypothesis and the zone of proximal turn of events. Bruner said that when the youngsters get more established they quit learning new things.They begin to expand on what they definitely know. In the event that youngsters were left to show themselves, as Piaget stated, the kid may not gain proficiency with all they have to know, eg Maths. The subject of Maths needs grown-up help and lessons guarantee that the kids see accurately, and that the fundamental data is being scholarly. Likewise a few youngsters, even in a play circumstance, will ceaselessly come back to a similar zone and articles since it is their usual range of familiarity. Obviously along these lines the kid will neglect to profit by the learning Banduras Social Learning Theory changed customary learning hypothesis which depended on boost reaction connections. It believed figuring out how to be no

The Scarlet Letter: Themes Alive Today

Mike Esposito Mrs. Forstrom American Literature †1 7 November 2012 The Themes Are Still Alive Today Ah The Scarlet Letter, regardless, it is presently a book we have all peruse and have probably come to despise. Regardless of whether it be a direct result of the old setting in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony in Boston that we can't identify with or the early English language wherein it is composed, Nathaniel Hawthorne just neglected to make a novel that most youngsters of the mid twenty-first century can appreciate and appreciate.It must be brought up that first, it’s suspicious he wants to think about it, and all the more critically this basically ought not be the situation. We youngsters should give more consideration to the novel, particularly with the idea that the messages Hawthorne attempts to pass on are as yet important today. Consider it. With the entirety of the encounters of Hester Prynne and different characters in the novel, we decipher ideas that are as yet associated with those of today.In Hawthorne’s the Scarlet Letter, two essential subjects of wrongdoing and what it can do to individuals and the various degrees of shrewdness legitimately identify with today’s society and present day thoughts. As it is known, Hester submitted a wrongdoing in the novel with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale that the Puritans in her general public idea to be one of the most terrible that would ever be submitted: infidelity. They imagined a kid together, their little girl Pearl, which is a transgression that negatively affects the two characters in a wide range of ways.Beginning with Hester, the hero, the wrongdoing is something that distinguishes her, and she gets one with it. Toward the start of the novel, you should review that she needs to take her first discipline of being embarrassed on the framework and disparaged by numerous individuals of the network while wearing the letter â€Å"A† on her chest to show that she submitted i nfidelity. Yet, she doesn't simply stick any ordinary printed letter on her.She goes past, as Hawthorne portrays, â€Å"But the point which drew everyone's eyes and, figuratively speaking, transfigured the wearerâ€so that the two people, who had been naturally familiar with Hester Prynne, were presently dazzled as though they viewed her for the first timeâ€was that Scarlet Letter, so incredibly weaved and lit up upon her chest. It had the impact of a spell, removing her from the standard relations with mankind and encasing her in a circle by herself† (51-52). Hester makes the Scarlet Letter so lovely since it is a piece of what her identity is and it decides her identity.Also, all through the book, Hester shows she acknowledges her wrongdoing, particularly through the way that she needs to remain in Boston rather than leave to go somewhere else. She does this since she wouldn't like to imagine that the circumstance never occurred and preclude a section from securing wha t her identity is. This colossally shows the message that transgression can give somebody grit. What's more, absolution is something that can likewise aftereffect of wrongdoing. This is exhibited inventively through the changing of the letter An on Hester’s shirt.It first represented the transgression she submitted, however later in the novel, changes to mean other positive things, for example, â€Å"able† and â€Å"awe†. The difference in what the letter implies shows that her transgression was compensated for and that she is pardoned. Nonetheless, in complete differentiation to Hester is Dimmesdale, the dad, who shows what can likewise result from wrongdoing. Nobody ever discovers that until late that he was on the opposite finish of the undertaking with Hester, which was not something beneficial for Dimmesdale. All through the novel, his mental disturbance intensifies as he unexpectedly delivers his own discipline of self-loathing and guilt.He gets indispensa bly sick and more broken down as time advances, which is strengthened with him continually having his hand over his heart. One night his misery and regret sleepwalks him to the framework that Hester was humiliated on years sooner, as Hawthorne words it, â€Å"he had been driven here by the motivation of that Remorse which hounded him everywhere† (144). This unmistakably depicts the message of concealing a wrongdoing can be an excessive amount to deal with and can decimate an individual. Since the subject of the various things sin can prompt is talked about in The Scarlet Letter, let’s relate it to our life.As the Christian religion will lecture, everybody in the whole world sins constantly. Regardless of whether the transgressions are little or extremely genuine, they are a piece of our life constantly, and generally those that are truly poor choices can have an incredible effect on us. As is delineated with Hester in the novel, those poor decisions can be compensated for and can invigorate us in our later life. For instance, steroid use in baseball is an exceptionally mainstream issue. Ryan Braun, outfielder in the MLB, was suspected to have utilized execution improving medications after a bombed pee test.Clearly, taking steroids was an awful decision for him to make, and despite the fact that it isn't usually thought of as one, it is a transgression. Be that as it may, Braun returned the following season after the embarrassment and had a lifelong year. He perceived his error and returned more grounded than at any other time, which is very relatable to Hester and how her wrongdoing made her striking. Likewise, on the opposite side, sins can lead individuals today into having an excessive amount of blame to have the option to deal with, regardless of how excusable or mortal the wrongdoing might be. You may mislead your folks and just not have the option to keep down an admission since you feel bad.Or, it might be as genuine as a killer who couldn 't live with himself any longer and handed himself over. Whatever the case might be, what Hawthorne expounded on wrongdoing in the 1800’s in The Scarlet Letter despite everything identifies with parts of life today. Roger Chillingworth, that specialist that we know and love, presents another significant topic in the novel: there are numerous degrees of abhorrence. As we probably am aware, Chillingworth was the spouse of Hester before she had the illicit relationship with Dimmesdale, which clearly is an insidiousness to the Puritans of the colony.One of the subtleties that you may have missed is that the marriage among Chillingworth and Hester was masterminded, and that she had nothing to do with it. On a side note, Chillingworth was about twofold Hester’s age, which aggravates the marriage, and sort of gross. In any case, this assumes a job in that Hester more probable submitted the transgression since she wasn’t extremely enamored with Chillingworth, and was wi th Dimmesdale. This is the legitimization of her doing what she did. What's more, notwithstanding the shades of malice that Hester and Dimmesdale did, Chillingworth additionally does.You ought to recall that as Dimmesdale was wiped out, Chillingworth, the â€Å"brilliant acquisition†, was picked to be his primary care physician and he needed to attempt to spare the colony’s very much cherished pastor. As he did this, he speculated something intriguing going on with Dimmesdale, and he made sense of that he was engaged with Hester and understands his doubts are right. So as opposed to relieving him, he starts to torment the pastor. This demonstration of malignance is unquestionably more generally thought to be shrewd than the demonstrations of Hester and Dimmesdale to us, which is actually what Hawthorne needs us to think.He shows the subject obtusely in Dimmesdale’s discourse to Hester when he discusses Chillingworth’s detestable, â€Å"There is one more awful than even that dirtied minister! That old man’s vengeance has been darker than my transgression. He has damaged, without blinking, the sacredness of a human heart. Thou and I, Hester, never did as such! † (191). Hawthorne unmistakably needs you to understand that the insidious found in Hester and Dimmesdale’s lovemaking isn't close to as awful as underhanded in its most noxious type of the merciless retribution taken by Chillingworth.Evidently, the topic of various degrees of malevolence is obviously introduced in the novel, however it likewise happens, all things considered. It is an exceptionally upsetting actuality, yet it is valid: abhorrent has not left. It existed in the eighteenth century, the timeframe where The Scarlet Letter happens, the nineteenth century, when the novel was composed, and at this moment, where it is still around today. We realize that abhorrent can be something that is serious, for example, a sequential executioner that just does n’t have an inner voice and will never get a handle on the idea that demise is something so marvelously horrendous and ought to never be done to a person.That is one extraordinary. Fiendishness can likewise be utilized to depict your instructor, regardless of whether the main motivation behind why is on the grounds that you didn’t like that she gave you a pop test that you fizzled. This may appear to be scarcely identified with malicious discussed in The Scarlet Letter, yet it isn't, be that as it may. This is on the grounds that as the Puritans call the demonstrations of affection for Hester and Dimmesdale â€Å"evil†, we still don’t truly believe that they were fundamentally underhanded for doing as such, much the same as the theoretical instructor likely doesn't have quite a bit of a shrewdness soul.So, there are a wide range of degrees of abhorrence, and they exist in present day setting just as in the magnificent novel. As you presently knowledgeable students ought to understand, the novel composed many years back, The Scarlet Letter, about a world that we can’t appear to have the option to identify with, is still helpful in today’s current society in view of the connection between the novel’s significant subjects and their connection to today’s present day society.Sin and what it can do to individuals is a huge idea that is a great deal to handle, and it is talked about completely in the book and is unmistakably alive today. Furthermore, the various degrees of wickedness on the planet is unquestionably a focal point of both the novel and our present lives. So no all the more calling the book awful and troublesome and exhausting. Regard its significance. Works Cited Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1988. Print.

What Is An Explanatory Case Study?

What Is An Explanatory Case Study?An Explanatory Case Study is a section in a case study that explains the purpose and features of a certain project. It usually helps the reader to understand how a certain project is built from the conceptualization of its design to the actual accomplishment of its plan. The steps are documented and placed in order to show how all these details are accomplished. These case studies are generally well-written and serve as a guide for readers.However, there are times when case studies are also misused. This is because a misinformed reader will then end up ignoring the report and will just pass it off as a conventional report. They might even dismiss the report and continue reading other conventional reports instead. It is then that cases need to be explained in an explanatory way so that the reader can then be able to grasp the meaning of the information contained in the case study.In order to make the readers fully understand the case study, the report er must give them an accurate description of what is discussed in the case study. This will give them the necessary information they need to understand the information contained in the case study. Otherwise, the reader might just think the case study was written in such a way that it is not real and he will easily forget it.Sometimes, the purpose of an Explanatory Case Study is to explain how certain computer applications are used. For example, a communication company may explain how their communication software works in an explanatory way. They might also mention how it is able to save time and money by eliminating the need to conduct meetings. But at the same time, the communication company also wants to emphasize that their software is a significant contribution towards establishing a successful communication industry.In order to give readers this kind of information, a lot of research goes into a Case Study. While many people find this informative, there are still those who don' t feel like reading a detailed description of how the technology works. If this describes the problem, then it can just be ignored by people who don't feel like learning about it.Readers must then understand that there is an Explanatory Case Study. It is only for their benefit. It is there to answer their questions and to highlight their questions. It must be able to provide them with as much information as possible so that they will have an easier time following the instructions given in the report.There has been a lot of technological advancements that can be used to explain how a certain process is done. It is for this reason that all report writers must remember to give sufficient details about the technological advancements that they discuss. Otherwise, they may just be missing out on readers who are interested in technology.However, if the purpose of an Explanatory Case Study is to illustrate how something was done, then it should include enough details so that the reader will be able to understand it. It should not contain nothing but general information. It must explain how it was done with enough detail that the reader can easily understand.

Usage Examples of Anecdotes in Speeches and Essays

An anecdote is a short scene or story taken from personal experience. Anecdotes can be useful for setting the stage for a speech or personal essay. An anecdote often relays a story that can be used as a theme or lesson. Pronunciation:  AN -  eck  -  doh​t​Also Known As: incident, story, narrative, account, episode. Examples of Usage The story below could be used as an introduction to a speech or short story about personal safety: After the long Ohio winter, I was so happy to see the first signs of spring that I ran outside as soon as I saw our first flower blooming. I plucked the dewy, white blossom and tucked it into my hair band and went about my day with joy in my heart. Unfortunately, I didnt notice that my big white flower had been host to a dozen or so tiny bugs, that apparently enjoyed a new home in the warmth and security of my hair. I was soon itching and twitching like a scrappy dog. Next time I stop to smell the flowers, Ill make sure Ill do it with my eyes wide open. The anecdote provides a lead-in to the overall message of your speech or essay. For example, the next sentence after the anecdote could be: Have you ever delved head-first into a situation and run straight into trouble? Using Anecdotes to Set the Stage See how this anecdote can provide a moral or backdrop for a speech or essay about staying alert? You can use many small events in your own life as anecdotes to set the stage for a greater message. Another time when anecdotes are often used is during a seminar. For example, a seminar covering race car vehicle suspension may begin with a story about how the driver or engineer became aware of a strange problem with a car. Although the subject of the seminar may be highly technical, the introduction story — or anecdote — may be simple or even humorous. School teachers and college professors will often use anecdotes as a way of easing students into a complex issue. It could be argued that using anecdotes this way is a roundabout way of introducing a subject, but people use examples in everyday speech to make a subject more easy to understand and to clarify the more complex part of a narrative to follow.

Our Messed Up Juvenile Law System - 1045 Words

Nowadays, the topic of the Juvenile law system is a very controversial as well as difficult discussion to have. For every court case, trial, and scenario, there are many different circumstances that may affect the outcome. Due to the seriousness of their crimes or even their past offenses, juvenile criminals can sometimes be tried as adults. Personally, in the beginning of this assignment, I could see both sides of the argument. There are many reasons why children under the age of 18 should be tried as children, however, there are more proficient reasons as to why we should do away with juvenile court. Many of my peers do not think this, however, they are keen on keeping children tried as children. I truly cannot fathom the â€Å"good† that†¦show more content†¦Her boyfriend took his eyes off of his road for a second and they are hit by an oncoming car. Deena ends up with permanent paralysis and her boyfriend is killed. The person who smashed into Deena’s car w as another high schooler headed to the prom. The one difference is that the driver of that car was drinking while driving. The driver of this car was 17 years old. Does that really make a difference? Absolutely not. No matter what age, if a crime is committed, a consequence need to be put into action. Let’s flip the story though. Instead of a 17 year old driving drinking, let’s make it a 30 year old. Now, when this case hits the news, everyone will be so sorrowful towards the victims and want to punish the 30 year old, but when the 17 year old faces the consequences, it looks like the system is messed up, right? Wrong. Absolutely, utterly wrong. There is nothing wrong with the system, just the imbeciles that enter it. The public believes that America has given up on its juvenile delinquents. Well sorry to break it to you, but this accusation is false. The only people who have given up are the delinquents. If they do not want rehabilitation, how can we ever expect them to accept it when it is forced upon them? I do not understand the logic of people who want to rehabilitate children, but give no chance to an adult. The truth of the matter is the juvenile delinquents of today like the attention that they get when they are questioned by police. They think it is cool,Show MoreRelatedOverview of Social Networking1393 Words   |  6 PagesModern Technology has evolved, and impacted our society in a negative way. There are multiple reasons as to why it affects our community, such as lower grades, job stability, cyberbullying, sexting, and it can harm college admission. I have known a family friend that has experienced social networking in a horrible way, which has messed with his dreams and life goals. Social networking has a negative influence on our lives, causing many various problems in our community. 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A Reflection On My Personal Experience - 1390 Words

ISS Reflection Paper I would never aspire to be king because it is much more interesting to be the king-maker. This is my informed judgment based on the sufficiency of my experience and the intrinsic value I derive from analytical and creative problem solving processes. I opine Strategic Advisor and Communicator are synonymous with my definition of â€Å"king-maker,† both roles I have experience and some success with. Nevertheless, I am fortunate to have many years of experience to reflect on and guide this self-assessment. Accordingly, I begin this self-assessment by reflecting on a seemingly random event that shaped my attitudes, values, and ethics, and led to important changes in my personal life. Once armed with these insights, I will†¦show more content†¦He emphasized these eight competencies were â€Å"outcomes† of our war college learning experience combined with our attitudes, values, and ethics. 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The Golden Pathway Annual is almost completely non-naturalistic. The same actor plays Michael, the lead role, throughout all his ages from the age of two-and-a-half into his adulthood. Also, two of the four actors play a range of characters, as opposed to one actor playing one character, as they would in a naturalistic play. At first glances, Blue Remembered Hills would seem to be a non-naturalistic play. Firstly, the characters are all children, whereas all the actors are adults, similar to The Golden Pathway Annual, where an adult actor would play the role of the child Michael. However, the scenarios in Blue Remembered Hills are completely naturalistic everything that happens could happen in real life. In contrast, The Golden Pathway Annual has moments, such as the fantasy sequences, where Michael is a dog with members of the Famous Five, which are evidently not naturalistic. The other very naturalistic thing about Blue Remembered Hills is that the play is in real-time one incident after another without the imposition or intervention of memory in the form of flashback in Potters words. The play is set in one day, unlike The Golden Pathway Annual, which spans a time period of more than 20 years there is even an instance in the beginning where the transition between two scenes indicates the change of several years, where a child had been born and raised to the age of two-and-a-half not naturalistic in the slightest. The emotions in Blue Remembered Hills are very naturalistic. This is because the play shows realistic emotions and how the different characters would react, for instance when Donald dies towards the end, all the characters are badly shaken. If the emotions were non-naturalistic, such as in a comic style, the emotions would portray Donalds death as humorous. The Golden Pathway Annual also has very naturalistic, touching moments, such as: Enid: Whats going to happen to us? George: When? Enid: When we die. Enid feels upset and slightly pessimistic now that Michael has left home, a natural reaction for a mother to feel. George, in the following lines, tries to be brave and attempts to convince Enid shes not talking sense an also natural thing for a husband to do. A noticeable difference between the two plays is the themes. The Golden Pathway Annual mainly has the theme of expectations, where Michael is pressured throughout his life, by his parents and by his school. He works hard, however this is only to find that all he worked for amounted to nothing. The main theme of Blue Remembered Hills is, in my opinion, childhood (other people may think differently it depends on a persons interpretation). The play goes through the emotions and activities of children, with an ending showing how all fun and games can end in catastrophe. 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As a group, we decided to stage it abstractly, similarly to the way Blue Remembered Hills would be staged. The Golden Pathway Annual is set during the 1940s and 1960s. Our group established this time period in many ways; one was the way the two parents related. I performed as Enid in a way that allowed George to be the more dominant character, reflecting on the main beliefs of that time, that men still seemed to be the superior gender. The Golden Pathway Annual begins just after the war, whereas Blue Remembered Hills is set during the war. It is interesting to see that just the two years changes the historic period entirely, making the two plays acted very differently. There is a similarity in time periods between the plays, and that is that the time period is a given circumstance it is set, and cannot be changed. The reason Blue Remembered Hills cannot be changed is quite obviously as it is during the war, and the context of the play wouldnt make sense without the time period. 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These include people with the grandfathered plans (â€Å"plans that were in existence up until March 23rd 2010and haven’t been changed in ways that substantially cut benefits or increase costs for consumers† (www.dol.gov.com), those who have a legible insurance plan from work, a legible personal insurance plan, and for cultural and religious reasons. Firstly, Obama Care promotes equality in society. Equality is derived from the term equal. â€Å"To be equal is to have the same as† (www.merriam-webster.com). In this sense, citizens should have the same or a relatively equal amount of healthcare protection. It is accurate to state that not everyone in the American society is equal. People are at different hierarchies; they earn different wages, have different jobs with different benefits, and have different educational backgrounds. Regardless of these disparities, the life of each person should be equally valued and protected. Healthcare insurance can be quite expensive to purchase. â€Å"Different factors influence the price of an individual’s healthcare insurance premium. These include; the medical history of an individual, the location in which the individual resides, the level of coverage, the deductible and co-payments† (see, www.sbis.ca). These factors filter a lot of people who wish to purchase health insurance by making their premium unaffordable, or a strain on their way of life. Although, Medicaid is put in place to provide people who cannot afford health insurance with some coverage, Medicaid offers very basic protection and the majority of Americans do not qualify for Medicaid. In the United States of America, â€Å"about 44 million people have no health insurance, and another 38 million have inadequate health insurance. This means that nearly one-third of Americans face each day without the security of knowing that, if and when they need it, medical care is available to them and their families† (www.pbs.org). It is unfair to exclude people from having equal medical protection most especially if it is based on the fact that their income is not low enough, and (or) they have poor medical conditions. Obama Care reduces this disparity, because â€Å"it prohibits health insurers for charging you more, because of pre-existing health conditions. Insurers can only charge an individual based on whether it is an individual coverage or a coverage for multiple people, where the person lives, the age of the person, and if the person uses tobacco† (www.obamacarefacts.com). The implementation of these criterias is projected â€Å"to enable thirty million uninsured people purchase health insurance† (www.obamacarefacts.com). This creates vast more equality in society, with relation to medical care. Thus, it is evident that Obama Care promotes equality in the American society. Secondly, Obama Care enables freedom. Obama Care places health care insurance on a subsidized, and competitive private market. This provides more citizens with the opportunity to compare and select the type of healthcare insurance plan the need, want and will purchase. Obama Care expands and improves Medicaid. â€Å"It provides citizens with the opportunity to keep their current insurance plan ‘if they like it’ and provided that it complies with the terms of the Affordable Care Act, or it has Grandfathered status†(www.obamacarefacts.com). â€Å"Additionally, if you have government based insurance then you are covered† (www.pbs.org). Therefore, Obama Care enables citizens with not just the freedom to purchase sufficient medical coverage, but also the freedom to keep their healthcare insurance if it already provides them with sufficient coverage. Thirdly, Obama Care creates solidarity. Solidarity is a unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group. The implementation of Obama Care means the vast majority of Americans will have medical coverage. Every legal American citizen contributes to Obama Care. New taxes were implemented for the citizens of America because of Obama Care. â€Å"The new tax related provisions in the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) include tax hikes, limits to deductions, tax credits, tax breaks, and other changes† (www.obamacarefacts.com). This is because, â€Å"Obama Care includes many new benefits, rights, and protections including the requirement for health insurers to cover people with pre-existing conditions. It also expands access to affordable health insurance to almost 50 million low-to-middle income men, women, and children across the country by offering reduced premiums via tax credits and expanding Medicaid and CHIP. Expanding the quality, affordability and availability of health insurance (along with other aspects of the law) come at a high cost. Assuming all tax provisions remain in place, the revenue generated from these new taxes help to cover the costs of the program and reduces the deficit. † (www.obamacarefacts.com). This shows that with Obama Care, health insurance is no longer a premium paid based on your age, gender, medical history, and location. This plan ensures that American citizens will be working in unison to make health insurance affordable for one another, and are working together to reduce the deficit and better the American economy. Although the Affordable Care Act appears to be a progressive solution for the United States of America, some people do not agree with the implementation of Obama Care. The most prominent opponent of the Affordable Care Act is the Republican Party of the United States of America. They argue that the implementation of Obama Care will; â€Å"iincrease health care costs, cause insurance premiums to rise, hurts the quality of health care, create nearly $570 billion in tax hikes, and add over $500 billion to the debt† (www.gop.com). Personally, I do not support the argument of the Republican Party. Although Obama Care might cause all of the stated, the benefit is greater than the cost. The change in cost does not seem to be substantial enough to cause great distress to the majority of American citizens, and whatever initial debt Obama Care may cost will be paid off in the long run. Furthermore, this Act is for the benefit of the greater good, and it enables most citizens to live a better lifestyle. In conclusion, the Affordable Care Act promotes equality, enables freedom, and creates solidarity in the United States of America. It is evident that this legislation is democratic, because its founding principles rest on equality, freedom and solidarity. â€Å"No consensus exists on how to define democracy, but equality, freedom and rule of law have been identified as important characteristics since ancient times† (Wikipedia.ca). The United States of America is not only a democratic country, but also one of the superpowers of the world. Such a dignified country should always aim to maximize the comfort and welfare of its citizens. The goal of Obama Care is to maximize the comfort and welfare of American citizens; which is how it should be.

Rise of Industry in the Late 19th Century - 1045 Words

During the 1860’s America was in a period of economic hardship due to the ongoing demand for materials and money to fund the war. In the South, sufficient money and materials were hard to acquire because the southern economy still depended on the labor of slaves to produce their goods and income rather than factories. The Northern economy used numerous factories to produce goods and make profit for the war, but they still did not have technology that was advanced enough to easily produce all the necessary materials and money. After the civil war, America embarked on a journey of economic expansion and unification for the nation. In the late 19th century, government policies, technological advancements and population changes contributed to†¦show more content†¦multiplied enormously the effectiveness of labor† (Chandler 277; George 50). As America was booming from government policies and new technology, population changes also took effect to contribute to the rise of industry. Population was steadily rising due to immigration, migration, and improved conditions of living. Millions of European and Asian immigrants came to America in search of a more promising and successful life. These immigrants created a growing work force that big industries took advantage of by using the minimally paid workers to help produce more for their companies. Along with westward migration in America, â€Å"In the post-civil war period, cities swelled in population as a twin migration of immigrants and rural Americans flocked to the glittering urban environment† (Riis 320). This urbanization solidified the transition of the nation from an agricultural economy to an industrial one. Also in the 19th century, population was at a high compared the past because of improvements in health care, a higher reproduction rate and a better standard of living. These population changes provided America with a large, growing consumer economy that allowed industry and busi ness to thrive. 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