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Essay: Australian Child Protection Policy

Australian child protection policy has continuously developed over time to focus on the family as a bridge in enhancing the protection of a child. Building capacity to improve family relationships through counseling the parents, providing support services in addition to improving the environment of the child at home are among the strategies that the government has put in place. (more…)

Essay: Basic Personality Assessment

The results in the first section of the Pre Prentice Hall’s Self-Assessment Online Library   “What about me?" gave me very reliable insights into my motivation, personality, attitudes, and values (Pearson Education, 2008). Under my Basic Personality assessment, my highest score was for being an extrovert. I got the lowest for openness to experience (Pearson Education, 2008, I.A.1). (more…)

Essay: Relation of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

What is the Relation of Earthquakes and Volcanoes? Earthquakes and volcanoes are closely related to each other. Explosive volcanoes can easily result in the development of an earthquake. Volcanoes that produce acidic lava are the most common in causing earthquakes (Booth, 2011). When it comes in contact with air, acidic lava cools off very quickly. This causes a blockage in the volcanic vent. As a result, there is no escape from pressure. The build-up of pressure reaches its limit and explodes through the weakest part of the volcano. The resultant explosion can result in an earthquake of a very huge magnitude. (more…)

Essay: Earthquakes in Japan

Essay: Earthquakes in Japan - Japan recently recorded one of the worst earthquakes to ever hit the country since late 1800. A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the country on the eastern coast resulting in a huge tsunami, sweeping away boats, homes, cars, and people. Widespread fires erupted from this quake and sent the country into a national disaster. The question that was left to many of the people who experienced this quake was, just what might have caused the earthquake and what are the effects of an earthquake? (more…)

Essay: Appraising Australia’s policy in child protection

According to the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child, a child ought to grow in a context that is devoid of neglect and abuse (AIHW, 2009). As such, protection of children from maltreatment and vulnerability remains hugely the mandate of the governments of the signatory members and does not imply an extension of community interests in running family relationships as prevalent notions have it. (more…)