The Lost Boy

The Lost Boy The book, The Lost Boy, is the second biography by David Pelzer and was published in 1997. Dave Pelzer, the courageous offer of this awe-inspiring book, wrote this biography to continue his life story after his abusive childhood. He recapped all the trials and tribulations of being a foster child, coping with the prejudices, and how he tried to become accepted. The Lost Boy, like A Child Called "It", is incredibly eye-opening and educational. It's one of those kinds of books that really make you think about your morals, humanity, and life itself. I became enraptured in the book as I read it, but at times I just wanted to put it down because it was too much to handle, though I was unable to. The book made me feel very furious, and at the same time, I felt distraught. At times I wished that I could go into the book, and make everything right. A Child Called It was truly an amazing book, and I would recommend it to those who can handle its intensity. After reading this manuscript, I'm more aware of the brutality of child abuse. If I could, I would do something to stop it, but that would probably just be a lost battle from the start. I did learn from the book how severe child abuse can be. Prior to reading the story, I never thought that child abuse could be as violent and crude as it was in this book. It would be hard to relate to any of the

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Health and Social Care
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An Experiment to investigate a factor affecting the rate of Transpiration From a Shoot of Privet (Ligustrum ovale).

An Experiment to investigate a factor affecting the rate of Transpiration From a Shoot of Privet (Ligustrum ovale) Introduction; Transpiration is the act or process of evaporation of water through the stomata (opened and closed by guard cells) underneath a plant's leaf. This water comes from the process of photosynthesis because not all the water, which is taken up by the roots by osmosis, actually makes it into the process of photosynthesis. This is because the plant could either be in the dark, or it has more water than is necessary in its leaves. Transpiration is a process that the plant does not want to take place, but it happens because of the need for Carbon Dioxide. The only way that a gas could get into a leaf is through gaps in the outer cuticle. These gaps, also known as stomata, also let the water out as transpiration. Water is near the stomata because this is the 'spongy' area of a leaf so this is where the 'wet cells' are to store the water for photosynthesis. Plants control the water loss through these stomata by being able to close them up. When the water levels in the plant drop, the cells become flaccid they shrink. When the guard cells become more flaccid then the stomata shrink and no water is able to escape through transpiration. Water can also be lost through the top cuticle of the leaves, so the Privet plant has a waxy cuticle to try to

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Science
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How does Stevenson Present Conflict between Good and Evil in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

By Karan Patel 10R How does Stevenson Present Conflict between Good and Evil in 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?' Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" in 1886. The novel is set in Victorian London in the 1800's. The novel consists of two main genres, gothic horror and science fiction. Charles Darwin's 'theory of evolution' was one of Stevenson's biggest influences. Stevenson has used Darwin's theory throughout the play; this is shown to us through the character of Mr. Hyde. Stevenson has also used Darwin's theory to present the conflict between good and evil in Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As the novel was written in the 1800's allot of people believed strongly in physiognomy and Stevenson has used this in the novel - Mr. Hyde looks bad on the outside and therefore he is a bad person and is judged by others. In the novel 'Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' the first character who is introduced to us is Mr. Utterson. Mr Utterson is described to us in great detail as a lonely, moody man with very few friends who hardly has a social life, yet he is also said to be 'somehow loveable.' Right from the beginning of the novel we meet a character who has both good and bad sides to him. Straight away the theme of duality is shown to us through Mr. Utterson. Mr Utterson is a supposed good friend of Dr Jekyll and is very surprised at the content of Dr Jekyll's will. This

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Miscellaneous
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The Last Chance

As the car arrived, I couldn't help thinking about the past, thinking of the good times and the bad times. I couldn't help but wish there was less bad times, wishing that I wasn't such a typical teenager, and appreciated what she did for me. She was the best mum anyone could have wished for, I loved her not just because she was my mum, but because I could talk her about anything. She was like my best friend. But now I've lost her for good, and she won't ever come back. It stared about two years ago, after just starting my 5th year at secondary school; she kept saying it was just appointments about her back, as she took a nasty fall out riding few months before. But it always felt like she wasn't tell me something, it felt like the person I could poor my heart out to was lying to me, but I was always to afraid to ask for the truth. I felt like I was being pushed away, so naturally I turned to my best friend, feeling scared and worried about my mum I told Becky everything, she even thought that my mum was maybe hiding something, but told to stop worrying about it and push it out of my head as we had our GCSE mock coming up soon. After attempting to push this out of my head, I couldn't but knew I had to revise for my mocks I knew it was important I just couldn't remember a word of anything I read. It was frustrating, and I wanted to explode with anger. But I knew if I did it

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Miscellaneous
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Sources of Finance

Sources of Finance Obviously to start my business I will need a large amount of capital which will could be gained through a number of methods which I will describe below pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of each one and then deciding whether it would be a good choice for the business. > Overdraft - This is a sum of money borrowed from the bank, usually for the purchase of small things such as stock, the advantages is its easy to obtain and quick however the main disadvantage is that you are charged daily interest on the money borrowed. This could be useful to the business once it is operating and making a profit however it would not be wise to get into debt with daily interest so early in the business's life > Share Issue / Investor - This is the sale of part of the business for an amount of capital, the advantage is that it is quick and sometimes the investor can also help and/or offer advice, however an obvious disadvantage is that you are loosing complete ownership of the company. I think that this could be a possibility for my company as it will need capital at the start and I would not mind selling a section of the company if it were to provide capital which would take the business further. > Retained Profit - This is finance which is obtained from successful trading, when the business makes money and it keeps it in the business it is known as retained

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Business Studies
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Comparing and contrasting 'Cousin Kate' to ' A birthday'

Comparing and contrasting 'Cousin Kate' to ' A birthday' In this essay, I will be comparing Christina Rosseti's 'Cousin Kate' and 'A Birthday'. Rosetti was born in the 1800's and was writing her poetry in pre- Raphaelite times, which may be the reason behind her constant references to nature especially in 'A Birthday'. I have chosen to compare the two as they are both related to love. 'Cousin Kate' is about a cottage maiden who has an intimate affair with the lord, he uses her, makes her fall pregnant, and then decides to end the relationship. He then chooses to marry her cousin Kate who is infertile. From the beginning of the poem the cottage maiden is bitter and angry with Kate and compares their loves but at the end, she becomes proud as she has her own child something Kate will never have. 'A Birthday' is similar to 'Cousin Kate' as it too covers the topic of love however, it is different because the speaker is celebrating her love as someone special has finally arrived and she expresses her love to him deeply. Both of the poems cover the topic of love one of the main topics Christina Rosetti wrote about, however 'Cousin Kate' is a narrative ballad about lost/untrue love whereas 'A Birthday' is about fresh love which is being rejoiced, this is just one difference between the poems. Another is that 'Cousin Kate' has a negative attitude whilst 'A Birthday' has a more

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: English
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Force of friction

Kwun Tong Government Secondary School Advanced Level Physics (TAS) Experiment Report Experiment No.: 1 Title: Force of friction Date of Experiment: 2006/10/31 Mark: Sch. Code 2114 TAS Group 5 Name: Chan Man Lok Class: S.6C Class No.: 6 Objective: . To study the effects of the normal force, and surface area on the force of friction using a block. 2. To estimate the coefficients of static and kinetic friction. Apparatus: Instrument Description Wooden block x 4 200g x 4 Spring balance x 1 DCS/PL/2-2 0 - 10N The smallest division = 0.2 N Tripe beam balance x 1 0 - 500g The smallest division = 0.1g Frictional paper x 1 / Rubber band Several / Theory: Limiting static friction : Friction always opposes motion. Larger forces tending to produce the motion, larger friction is. However, it cannot increase indefinitely. For example, when a body is in contact with a rough surface frictional forces arise at the contact surface if the body is subjected to an applied force. When the applied force exceeds the limiting static friction , the body will start to slip over the rough surface. And the value of is roughly proportional to the normal force R. where is the coefficient of static friction at maximum at the contact surface. Kinetic friction : However, the friction acting on a resting block

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  • Level: AS and A Level
  • Subject: Science
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Can Jews Live in a Secular Britain?

Can Jews Live in a Secular Britain? I believe that Britain helps all religions to live together including the Jewish people. I believe that a multi religious country is better than a single religion country as it helps people to understand one another and live together more peacefully. When you live together you learn about one another's rituals and beliefs and start to understand them better. People of other religions can help each other like with turning on the lights and cooking for them on Shabbat. The Jewish people often live in a Jewish community helping each other wherever possible. To be a truly orthodox Jew can be difficult and expensive in a none Jewish state. The houses must be adapted, for example the kitchens need to include two sinks one for milk products and the other for meat products. Extra storage space is needed for two sets of cutlery and crockery, as this is not standard in a British home. Britain is a multi-cultural society and food served in restaurants and shops is not kosher so it is more difficult to buy food and to eat out although a lot of supermarkets now cater for kosher food, together with many specialist shops. Now that some shops open twenty-four hours a day it is easier to buy food after the Sabbath. Some of the disadvantages of living in Britain as opposed to Israel are that public holidays are held to a Christian schedule and are at

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)
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Make note of the stability of the present two political party system

Abstract In Two Parties - Or More? The American Party System, Dr. John F. Bibby, a professor of American politics at the University of Wisconsin, and L. Sandy Maisel (1998), a professor in the department of government at Colby College, make note of the stability of the present two political party system: Each has sustained dramatic swings of fortune - landslide victories, demoralizing defeats, cliffhanger wins and losses, major splinter movements, and realignments of bases for electoral support. Despite the fluidity of voting patterns over the decades and political dislocations created by two world wars, depressions, waves of new immigrants, industrialization, urbanization, globalization, and changes in lifestyles, the Republican-Democratic two-party system endures. (p. 48) Dominating electoral politics since 1854 (Bibby & Maisel, p. 21), the two-party system has stood up to such challenges with the assistance of several American institutional arrangements, such as the single-member district system, the Electoral College, and media influences including the Commission on Presidential Debates. During this time, the two-party system has helped to maintain political stability, fostered political legitimacy, and promoted national unity. To preserve this stability and retain the additional benefits of having a two-party system, the United States should continue to

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Politics
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Ice Lab and its Phase Changes

Lab 1: Ice Lab and its phase change Introduction: Everything is made up of matter. It has shape, volume and mass. All one hundred and nine elements have three states and provide the world with daily activities. An element at a solid state has particles that are very close together and vibrate. A solid state has a set shape, mass and volume and this gives it a tough shape. The second state of an element is a liquid and it also has a set volume and mass. In this state the particles vibrate and rotate in a limited space. However, like the solid they do not have a rigid shape, liquids are shaped liked the object in which they are poured. The last state of the elements is a gas. Particles of gas are very free and can vibrate, rotate, move rapidly, and the shape of gas is not known. These three states are very amusing when one experiments and looks at the changes from one phase to another. In addition, when one state changes from solid to liquid, the particles move more rapidly and the energy is more increased. This causes solid to change to a liquid form or state. The temperature remains constant as the phase changes. As more energy is increased or heat is delivered to the particles it causes the liquid to change its shape to gas. This is known as the process of phase change. When you are going from liquid to solid, the energy of the particles decreases and there is less

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  • Level: AS and A Level
  • Subject: Science
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