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- The Responsibility of Children towards Elderly and Ailing Parents - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2017 from Joyette FabienIt is, without a doubt, the duty of parents to look after their children; likewise, it is the responsibility of adult offspring to look after their aged or ailing parents. Some elderly parents are financially able or even affluent and are actually in a position to assist their adult offspring ...
Views: 874 - Dominica’s Persons with Disabilities - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2016 from Joyette FabienIn the overview of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reference is made to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) finding that persons with disabilities are the world’s largest minority and that eighty per cent of persons with disabilities live ...
Views: 846 - Tropical Storm Erika - An Opportunity to Learn - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2016 from Joyette FabienOn 27th August 2015, Tropical Storm Erika struck the island of Dominica causing major changes to the physical landscape and social make-up of the country. Angry storm waters and huge landslides ravaged homes and property and caused severe devastation to the country’s infrastructure. Social ...
Views: 1035 - Parenting : Today's Fathers - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2016 from Joyette FabienAre fathers playing a greater role in parenting today? Today’s fathers appear to be playing a more active role in parenting than their predecessors. Traditionally, in my culture, raising the child has been viewed as the responsibility of the mother. The father’s role was more in the domain of ...
Views: 924 - Tropical Storm Erika - Nature Turned Against the Nature Isle - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2016 from Joyette FabienI am from the island of Dominica, the Nature Island of the Caribbean. One of the first things that every Dominican child learns is that we have 365 rivers; one for every day of the year. This has always been one of our richest blessings. We speak proudly of our rivers in poems, songs and travel ...
Views: 909 - Child Abuse and Child Violence - Menacing Societies Worldwide - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2015 from Joyette Fabien“Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a blessing” (Psalms 127:3). The Holy Bible calls upon us to love, cherish and protect children for they are blessings to their families and to society. Despite this biblical call, child abuse and child violence continue to plague world societies and ...
Views: 1279 - A Mother's Anguish - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2015 from Joyette FabienExtract From the Story Steffie in the Book Four Strong Women by Joyette H Fabien That afternoon Steffie had once again, gone to the police station. She had briefed the officer on the recent developments and arrangements had been made for two plain clothes officers to be posted near the ...
Views: 991 - Vagrancy – A Serious Social Problem - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2015 from Joyette FabienVagrancy is a serious social problem in many countries. It is troubling to the families and friends of the unfortunate social drop-outs, a bother to other citizens and a severe threat to the tourism industry in countries whose economy is heavily dependent on tourism. The following extract ...
Views: 1519 - Cooperative Enterprise – For Economic Advancement in Developing Countries. - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2018 from Joyette FabienDefinition of Cooperatives from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia “A cooperative ("coop") or co-operative ("co-op") is an autonomous association of people who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit.” Cooperatives are rapidly taking their place as an ...
Views: 861 - Domestic Violence - A Global Issue - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Joyette FabienDomestic violence is a global phenomenon which has, for decades, been a scourge in society. However, the fact that it has been in existence for ages can never make it acceptable. Instead, it places a greater responsibility on modern society to find new approaches to deal with the problem so that ...
Views: 1824 - Funerals - Highly Social Events - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2016 from Joyette FabienFrom being mournful occasions funerals have evolved into highly social events. When I grew up in the sixties and seventies anything associated with death was dreaded and dreadful. Today, a person no longer dies; he passes on and families no longer mourn the death of loved ones. Instead, they ...
Views: 1115 - Experience - The Greatest Teacher - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2015 from Joyette FabienThere is no greater teacher than experience and as we grow older we learn(or ought to)valuable lessons about life. Important among these are: 1. Appreciation- We become more appreciative of the things and persons we once took for granted. We begin to see the efforts behind the things that are ...
Views: 1085 - Some Important Facts About Failure - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2015 from Joyette FabienGenerally, failure is viewed as something negative. For those experiencing it, it may become the end of the road and therein lies the monster for simply, fear of failing again may cause a reluctance to move on. It is said that success is failure turned inside out. Thus, far from being ...
Views: 4742 - Permissive Parenting - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2015 from Joyette Fabien"Children are a gift from the Lord;a real Blessing". The Holy Bible calls upon parents to love their children. Not only must parents execute this noble duty, but they must, in so doing, protect, feed and nurture their children throughout their childhood and provide them with sound values which ...
Views: 1617 - 20 Simple Tips to Achieve Success - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2015 from Joyette Fabien1.Dream - It is important to have a dream. The majority of successful people had a dream and in fact, most people have a dream; it is the fulfilment of your dreams, that might become a challenge. Be one of the people who follow their dream! 2. Conceptualize your dream – Make your dream ...
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