Obesity has reached epidemic proportions across the globe. More than 1 billion adults are overweight with 300 million labeled clinically obese. An alarming 22 million children around the world under the age of five are estimated to be overweight. Of even greater concern is the fact that these...
Helicopter parent is a slang used for parents who “hover” over their children like helicopters, regardless of whether they are needed or not. These parents tend to pay very close attention to their children's experiences in life, particularly in school. They make efforts to clear every challenge...
TimaeusBy Plato Written 360 B.C.E Translated by Benjamin Jowett Persons of the Dialogue-SOCRATES- CRITIAS- TIMAEUS- HERMOCRATES Socrates. One, two, three; but where, my dear Timaeus, is the fourth of those who were yesterday my guests and are to be my entertainers to-day? Timaeus. He...
The MeditationsBy Marcus Aurelius Written 167 A.C.E.Translated by George Long Book One From my grandfather Verus I learned good morals and the government of my temper. From the reputation and remembrance of my father, modesty and a manly character. From my mother, piety and beneficence, and...
Stepfather is a term that refers to the legal but not the biological father of children in a family. A step father status is acquired if a mother who has children in her previous relationship will marry a man who can be the legal father of her children. To become a step father is very challenging...
In situations such as divorce or annulment of marriage, the issue on who will take the children has always been a long court process. In the family law, child custody refers to the process of acquiring the legal custody of the children. The guardianship is being determined by the court based on...
Foster care exists for parents who are temporarily unable to take care of their children, thus they temporarily lose custody over their children who are then placed under the custody of people who are legally recognized by the state to foster. However, some parents whose children are entered into...
It used to be that when one started earning his own income, he was expected to leave the house of his parents and stand on his own two feet. These days, it is not uncommon to encounter an adult with a full time job still living with his parents. The question that is in the parents’ mind is whether...
Halloween is on its way and feeble horror tales are being dished out left, right and center. The following true stories, however, are not only filled with death but actually happened. Though often brutal and nonsensical, ritual suicide is real, and has occurred throughout history. The motives...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
