Abstract
The paper notes that abandonment, trial, struggle and triumph are elements which come together to create the familiar monomyth that people have been growing up with for millenia. This paper proves that the archetype of the abandoned child is historically the most predominant genesis for the child hero, and traces the evolution of this theme through children's literature from earliest stories to modern fiction by exploring characters from mythology, fairy tales, and contemporary children's literature.

From the Paper
"One last example of the abandoned child archetype in mythology appears in the story of Romulus and Remus, which illustrates that the archetype can apply not only to single orphans but to orphaned siblings, or even close friends as well. Closely following the story of Ion, the twins are a product of Ares rape of a woman, and are left to die of exposure. This time, the outside help came in the form of the god of the Tiber River, Tiberinus, who used its power to bear the twins to safety. However, the twins were first recovered not by man, but by animal, and suckled on a she-wolf until they were rescued, again, by another Shepard. Years passed, and together the twins fought many battles, which culminated in the foundation of Rome."

Tags:abandoned, provide, refuge, humble, ending, exposed

Abstract
This paper examines business law regarding abandoned property by the federal government.

From the Paper
"According to Todd Stimmel, writing in "Business Credit," abandoned property is property of which the owner has intentionally given up possession under circumstances evincing intent to give up ownership. Abandonment means the owner intentionally placed the property out of his possession with the intent to relinquish ownership of it. A finder who takes possession with the intent to claim ownership acquires ownership rights to the property. The owner who abandoned the property has no further rights to it."

Tags:abandoned property, disguard, business law, business, navy, lost, law

Abstract
This paper examines the New Jersey legislation, "Assistance Act of 1995" for abandoned and medically fragile infants, which was designed to curb the continuously increasing numbers of infants who were either abandoned by parents who are simply incapable of providing proper nurturing environment for their child. It explores the possible social reasons for the abandonment. The paper describes grants and provision of services available and foster families and foster care institutes to better utilize them for the benefit of all those medically fragile infants.

Table of Contents
Review of the Act
Purpose of the Act
Congress Research Findings
Grants for Projects/Services
Priority in Provision of Services
Case Plan With Respect to Foster Care
Administration of Grant
Requirements of Application:
Grants to provide nurturing home environments & family-centered services for medically fragile infants
Evaluations, Studies & Reports by Secretary
Definitions
Abandoned' & Abandonment
Dangerous Drugs
Natural Family
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Secretary
Authorization of Appropriations
Recommendations
Works Cited

From the Paper
"On March 16, 1995, "In the House of Representatives", Mr. Payne of New Jersey introduced a bill, which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. The main motive behind this act was to establish a program that would assist abandoned and medically fragile infants. Consequently; the bill was cited as "Abandoned and Medically Fragile Infants Assistance Act of 1995"".

Tags:baby, illgrant, services, congress, provision, family-centered, nurturing, home, environments, abandonment, dangerous, drug, natural, family, acquired, immune, deficiency, syndrome

Abstract
This paper explains that, despite nationwide coverage of baby abandonment cases and resulting protective legislation, the extent of the problem still remains unknown. The paper also relates that, with the lack of quantitative data, there is only a presumption that the decision to abandon a child is the spontaneous result of a crisis or panic, which occurs after the birth of an unwanted or unexpected baby thus the passage in most states of safe haven legislation. The paper also looks at the rights of the father when his child has been abandoned by the mother.

From the Paper
"The flaws in properly reporting the collection of abandonment information based on the multiple definitions of baby abandonment, coupled with the lack of uniformity between states in the mandated collection of abandonment information pertaining to safe haven laws, as well as the inherent anonymity provided within the legislation inhibit the collection biological and demographic information. It is among the very absence of quantitative data as to who and why baby abandonment occurs, it becomes important to look at the complexities of the social condition in which baby abandonment is allowed to occur."

Tags:definitions, safe haven, father teenagers relinquishment

Abstract
This research paper gives detailed insights on the types of bilingual programs in the American educational system and their impact on minority students' performance. The paper examines how bilingual educational programs can prepare limited-English students for the competitive society that we live in today.

From the Paper
"Moreover, researchers argue that bilingual education benefits not only immigrants, but also all children regardless of socioeconomic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. For all students, bilingual education "enhances intellectual growth and interpersonal-and intercultural- communication competence", both of which are essential for a successful and meaningful life in today's diverse American community and increasingly interconnected world (P. Ngai, 2002)."

Tags:esl, hispanic, immersion, immigrants

Abstract
The paper explains that in "The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust", David Wyman argues that the United States abandoned the Jews because of a combination of anti-Semitism and indifference. In this paper, the writer contends that Wyman ignores the economic distress caused by the Great Depression and the fact that the US rarely makes military interventions for humanitarian purposes. The writer therefore believes that it is an overly simplistic and historically uninformed argument to propose that the US is responsible for the Jews and abandoned them to the Nazis.

From the Paper
"In his book, The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust, David Wyman argues that the political and military leadership of the United States could have saved thousands - even millions - of European Jews by taking early steps of intervention against the Nazis. For Wyman, America's inaction is tantamount to complicity in these horrific crimes against humanity. He argues that the United States abandoned the Jews because of a combination of anti-Semitism and indifference to anything that was not considered to be of strategic importance to the United States. The fact is that the United States of the 1930s and early 1940s was a much different country than the world power it is today. It was an isolationist country that had just struggled through the Great Depression."

Tags:anti-Semitism, Roosevelt, immigration, quotas, isolationism

Abstract
This paper examines how child abandonment continues to represent an enormous challenge for social workers and the healthcare community in the United States. It analyzes the incidence and causes of child abandonment, recent legislation and trends in the law, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion. It looks at how abandoned infants tend to generate enormous interest and how very little academic or systematic study is available of the psychological state of their mothers and consideration of their fathers.

From the Paper
"There is a paucity of academic literature on the phenomenon; the few studies that do exist relate to abandonment in the face of poverty, war or extreme disease. Sherr and Hackman point to Otieno et al. (1999), who compared 82 abandoned babies in Nairobi with mothered babies and reported significant measures of developmental delay or growth stunting (however, no psychosocial measures were taken). Similarly, Maza et al. (1999) described the U.S. "boarder baby syndrome" in which babies who are most often associated with drug use and HIV backgrounds were abandoned within hospital settings. Sherr and Hackman say that infants are at particular risk within the first few hours of birth. ?Abandonment at the time of birth seems more common than abandonment later on and carries with it different psychological explanations and ramifications."

Tags:abortion, legislation, social, workers, healthcare, community

Abstract
This paper reviews bilingual education programs, including transitional bilingual education, English as a Second Language (ESL), structured immersion, submersion, and two-way or dual immersion. The author states that the National Council of Teachers of English found no research evidence to support the idea that non-English-speaking children will read, write, and do academic work in English better if first they learn to read write and do academic work in their home language. The paper concludes that bilingual education blocks the assimilation and advancement of minority students; therefore, to avoid such situations, students should be placed in English-only classes.

From the Paper
"However, not all communities are able to provide their language minority students with such programs. As a result, a significant number of English -language learners are unable to accomplish well academically. Additionally, schools need sufficient funding from the government for recourses, programs and textbooks that will help minority students succeed academically. The costs of bilingual programs for minority students are estimated to be $5.5 billion, and for ESL $1.9 billion in. On the contrary, intensive English programs do not require so much funding. Besides, research shows that these programs are much more successful then bilingual programs in providing competency for non-native language learners."

Tags:esl, immersion, latino, funding, english-only

Abstract
This paper discusses the fate of the East Timorese and their continued struggle for independence. The paper argues that, if there were security concerns on the part of the Indonesians, it was merely an orchestrated propaganda campaign and that whatever motives were in place among the western countries involved were base and not the high ideals which are touted as being fundamental to the political systems and ideals of those countries. Furthermore, the paper argues that there is a distinct possibility that there are darker, more sinister concerns and that Indonesian intentions had been either largely ignored or kowtowed to.

Tags:affairs, australia, diplomacy, foreign, fretelin, indonesia, papua, suharto, west

Abstract
This paper argues that financial and other practical factors as opposed to supernatural factors shaped the practice of abandoning infants in the real world of ancient Greece and Rome .

From the Paper
"To the modern reader the story of how the infant Oedipus was exposed to die on a hillside at his father's insistence is appalling. While it can be argued that the problem of child abuse and abandonment is still very much ..."

Tags:child exposure/abandonment, Greece, Rome, Oedipus, Ion