When I was in high school, my younger sister Jen had a new friend named Eliza. Upon seeing her at home for the first time, I got a little worried. Not to sound like prejudice or anything, but if you saw someone wearing black lipstick and dark eyeshadow in the middle of the day, you…
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I have been living in the same suburban area since I was five years old. As some people would put it, it’s where my roots grew and ran deep. While my peers could not wait until they turned 18 to move to the city, I decided to enter a nearby state university and open a…
While most are busy with the 2019 Singles Day Event, children worldwide are constantly experiencing maltreatment. Maltreatment comes in the form of abuse like physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, and neglect. The initial and visible result of damage may seem only skin deep like bruises, cuts, and marks. But these physical wounds, though painful, will heal…
During the 2017 Justice Conference, several points and discussions were raised regarding violence against children. One of the critical topics discussed was how maltreatment affected a child’s way of living. Children are one of the most vulnerable members of our society, and they must be shielded with rights and protection to prevent future abuses. Here…
Source: pixabay.com “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” is the definition provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, in this fast-paced, innovative and competitive world, it has come to everyone’s attention that one out of four people in the world…