1989 Essays

  • The Children Act of 1989

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    The Children Act of 1989 In this essay, I refer to the words Power and Duty. The word power in legal terms is the ability to do or act, which implies a choice. Duty is an obligation; something that law binds me to do. This essay is written in answer to a case study, which examines a situation, which focuses on the Children Act of 1989. This act was composed to protect the welfare of all children, whatever their circumstances and backgrounds. “An Act to reform the law relating to children; to

  • Family Law: The Children Act of 1989

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    The Children Act 1989 is sufficient in protecting these children from harm. I will look at the argument in favour of the current approach taken by the courts, and the counter-argument in favour of changing the current approach. The arguments are delicately balanced and the law is always developing, so it will be interesting to see how the Supreme Court resolves this issue in future. The grounds for making a supervision or care order can be found in in s.31 of The Children Act 1989. Before a supervision

  • 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre

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    In 1989, the courageous people of China stunned the world with one of the greatest acts of civil disobedience in the 20th century. These events helped bring democracy to communist China, but not without major consequences. When people think of Tiananmen, they remember the massacre, infact, Tiananmen Square was a manifest of civil disobedience that showed courage and strength to stand up against a cruel government. The civil disobedience at Tiananmen Square proved to be productive in sparking protests

  • Understanding the Children Act 1989: Impact on Child Welfare

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    Our main current legislations and guidelines that apply within the uk . The Children Act 1989 introduced changes to legislation in England and Wales to the welfare of children. It points out that the welfare of children is the responsibiity of not only the parents but that of people that work with children to ensure their safety at all times. The main aim of the act was to ensure a correct balance of not only protecting children but allowing parents to challenge state interventions. Partnerships

  • Compare And Contrast The Children Act 1989 And 2004

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    While at university I developed knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and 2004 and how to apply them in practice along-side other legislation required children and family social worker. The Children Act 1989 allocates duties to local authorities, courts, parents and other agencies to ensure that children's welfare is paramount and are safeguarded. This legislation supports children being brought up by their families and making provisions for families that are experiencing challenges and when families

  • Was the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre a Failure of Civil Disobedience?

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    The 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in China or the June Fourth Incident was one of the most famous student protests in the world’s history. The Massacre took place on June 4th 1989 – the last day of a series of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square beginning from April 14. The Tiananmen protest ended in tragic failure and bloodbath as the Chinese state decided to put down the protest with a martial law. At last, army troops and tanks were sent to take control of the city and were ordered

  • Globalization and Technology

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    Introduction Throughout the essay, I will be evaluating how globalisation and technology may influence future offices being paper-less and people-less and how communication is heavily influenced by technology. Globalisation is a very complex term with various definitions, in business terms, “globalization describes the increasingly global nature of markets, the tendency for transnational businesses to configure their business activities on a worldwide basis, and to co-ordinate and integrate their

  • The Trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez

    801 Words  | 2 Pages

    On August 20, 1989 two brothers committed an unspeakable crime; the murder of their parents. Obviously, we now know who committed it but at the time, Lyle and Erik Menendez were not suspected. Police arrived at the scene to find Jose and Kitty Menendez dead, Kitty with multiple gun shot wounds and also bruises from being beat. Eric and Lyle were the ones to ‘discover’ the bodies and call the police, and were the whole reason this situation was surfaced. The Menendez boys grew up in a rich household

  • Garamond Coupt

    589 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Garamond font is the name of a family of old style typefaces, it also is a well known font. This font was born in the year 1530, by Claude Garamond. This font is very elegant and readable, which makes this font usable for a variety of different applications. The Garamond font is very popular, you could explore alternatives such as Sabon, Granjo, Maiola and Fabiol. There are many different typefaces and styles of this font. This font is an old style font, which has been around since 1530

  • Parental Responsibility 1989

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    Parental Responsibility and the law surrounding this fundamental concept has been at the forefront of much consideration since its enactment in the Children Act 1989. Although the 21st century has been subjected to significant changes in relation to family law, there is still much controversy surrounding the standing of the unmarried father and the rights and responsibilities obtainable to him when it comes to his child. The focus of the essay is to critically analyse the current law surrounding

  • Parenthood 1989 Theme

    846 Words  | 2 Pages

    Parenthood 1989 is a drama-comedy that explores the tribulations of the Buckmans, a Midwest family. The film revolves around essential characters that struggle with the everyday family life. In the film, director Ron Howard addresses the day-to-day tribulations of different family members. As such, Howard addresses recurrent family issues that include raising children, employment pressure, estranged relatives, and the hustles of being a right partner and parent at the same time. In this view, Parenthood

  • Absolutism In 1989-91

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    The shocking collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989-91 has often been an indicator in the West as a triumph of capitalism and democracy, as though this event was clearly a direct result of the policies of the Reagan and Thatcher governments. This arrogant analysis has little relation to measurable facts, circumstances, and internal political shifts that were the real historical causes of the deterioration of the Soviet empire and ultimately the Soviet state itself. Spirited political speeches and

  • 1989 Film Island Of Flowers

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    Jorge Furtado’s 1989 Film Island of Flowers is short in length, however dense in its message. For twelve and a half minutes the viewer followers the path of a tomato from its harvest to its conclusion. The tomato’s value fluctuates as it scales the socioeconomic ladder. A film as dense as Island of Flowers offers limitless takeaways, however it brought up three issues that were most pressing. Human beings readily distinguish themselves from one another physically, they distinguish themselves in

  • Texas v. Johnson (1989)

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    In 1984, there was a protest in the streets of Dallas; Gregory Lee Johnson was one of the many protesters there. During the protest Johnson set an American Flag on fire. There were some who agreed with what Johnson had done, but there were several others who felt extremely offended. This caused Johnson to go to court When Johnson went to court he was found guilty and was charged with "the desecration of a venerated object.”, and was sentence to a $2,000 fine, and one year in prison. Jonson should

  • Summary of the 1989 Movie Glory

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    Robert Gould Shaw was a son of wealthy Boston abolitionists. At 23 he enlisted to fight in the war between the states. The movie opens by Robert reading one of many letters he writes home. He is captain of 100 Union soldiers most of whom are older than himself. He speaks of the spirit of his men and how they are enthusiastic about fighting for their country just like the men in The Revolutionary war only this time they were fighting to give blacks freedom and to live in a United country where all

  • Comparing The Dark Night And The 1989 Joker

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    a Batman movie. They all have different aspects of the Joker that they bring to the table the two actors I will be comparing are Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson. Nicholson is in the 1989 version of Batman and Ledger appears in the 2008 The Dark Night and they are very different. Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of the 1989 Joker can be described as insane but a unique version of insane, Nicholson adds shaking and he varies tones when he delivers his lines. Nicholson does an excellent job of portraying

  • The Children´s Act of 1989 and 2004

    2382 Words  | 5 Pages

    1.1 The Children’s Act 1989 and 2004: This act is all about ensuring that the children are kept safe from harm and are developing healthy. It’s important that settings support children and their families and work together with them to provide the best for the children. In 2004 the act was revisited because of the Victoria Climbie case and the every child matters came into place where five main aims were made: be healthy, stay safe, achieve through learning, achieve economic well-being and make

  • Summary and Critique of Johnson and Newport 1989

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    After Lenneberg's (1967) advanced analyses and interpretation of critical period in regards to first language acquisition, many researchers began to relate and study age issue in second language acquisition. In this area of study, Johnson and Newport (1989) is among the most prominent and leading studies which tries to seek evidence to test the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH) in second language (L2) acquisition. This study aims to find identifying answers to the question of age-related effects on the

  • Explain The Main Points Of The Children's Act 1989

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    The main points of the children’s act 1989 are parental responsibility and the welfare of the child. Children are best cared for within their own families. The act states that the mental and physical wellbeing of the child is important. Professionals and parents/carers must work together to ensure the safety of the child. Local authorities have a duty to look into situations where they suspect a child or young person to be suffering from significant harm. Duties get allocated to local authorities

  • Personal Narrative: Matters Of Faith

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    Matters of Faith offers an array of things such as music, messages/devotionals and sometimes even a guest speaker. It is a place for many people to come together and hear not only about their own religion but other religions, as well. As a matter of fact, those are some of the reasons that had me intrigued and wanting to see what Matters of Faith was really all about. I chose to attend Matters of Faith for many reasons. One being that I was curious to know if it was a club, bible study or even something