Abstract This paper explains that the full-length documentary film "Brats: Our Journey Home" demonstrates that military life for children can make for a trying childhood because of the constant traveling and lack of stability. The author states that he is not a military brat but sympathizes with these families and understands the personal trials and tribulations that these children face. Living up to expectations, the separation and the stress of danger are problems of these children discusses; however, the author sees the opportunity to travel as an advantage of being a brat. In comparing his life to that of a military brat, the author says that his own life may be boring but blessed.
From the Paper "I do envy a military brat's ability to see the world. I have always wanted to travel and have never really had the means to do so. The experience of seeing so many different cultures would seem exciting but I imagine would leave an American child feeling like and outsider in a vastly different world. After being out of the United States for a while, I can see how coming back to the country would also make you feel like an outsider in your own hometown."
Abstract This paper explains that, in his short story, "The Use of Force", William Carlos Williams examines the justifiable application of physical force. The author points out that all of the doctor's respect appears to go to Mathilda, the "damned little brat", who had the spunk and courage to resist him all along. The paper concludes that even an apparently mild-mannered country doctor can enjoy the passionate feeling of having a strong opponent and admire the resistance.
From the Paper "The narrator inquires about a sore throat and both parents explain that the child says "her throat don't hurt her." The slightly exasperated doctor wonders if they have actually looked and discovers that they have not. Mathilda will not cooperate, though, and the doctor tries to reason with her. Attempting lamely to help, the mother says, "Come on, do what he tells you to, he won't hurt you." The doctor is disgusted that the mother used the word "hurt" and he says "I ground my teeth in disgust" at the parents bungling attempts."
Abstract This paper explains that, although there have been many studies about the mental health problems of returning Persian Gulf veterans, the problems of children of the active duty military personnel, who are being deployed to hazardous duty locations, have been ignored. The author suggests that the absence of one or both parents during a child's formative years can be devastating and the implications of a returning parent experiencing severe and potentially debilitation conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder or a battlefield injury remain largely unknown. The paper relates that the methodology for this study is a critical review of the scholarly and peer-reviewed literature and a survey of adolescents who currently have parents on active duty or are assigned to war zones.
Table of Contents
Purpose of the Study
Theoretical Implications and Relationship to Previous Work in the Area
Overview of the Study
Literature Review
Definition of Study Variables and Concepts
Adolescent
Child
Military Brat Unresolved Grief
Background and Overview
Impact of Active Duty Parental Military Service on Children during Periods of War
Methodology
Population
Participants
Number of Participants
Selection of Participants
Instrument
Procedures
Distribution of Survey
Treatment of Collected Data
Limitations of the Study
Appendix: Sample Survey Instrument for Military Brat Research Project
From the Paper "According to Neuman (2003), surveys that receive many responses are considered more reliable than those that do not; therefore, in an effort to solicit as many responses from qualified respondents as possible, both online and paper-and-pencil versions of the survey will be made available to volunteer respondents. The online version of the survey is available through URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=198691949423 and a paper-and-pencil version can be emailed, mailed or hand-delivered to qualified respondents."
Abstract This paper examines the checkered and violent life life of Marilyn Manson, the hard rocking singing star from his childhood, as an outcast and rebel to his development as a singer. It also examines how the events in his life, as discussed in the book, are reflected in his music.
From the paper:
"Marilyn Manson's book, The Long Hard Road out of Hell, tells the dramatic story of one man's metamorphoses from an innocent, sensitive child to a hardened, fame splattered rock star whose name was synonymous for millions of people with evil itself. If it were written differently, it might be a book to make one cry: the pathetic story of an outcast boy who can never quite seem to be good enough, and finally embraces an illusion of evil in order to make himself powerful. However, the pathos is rather directly thwarted by the immense humor and strength of the central character and narrator. Marilyn is not sitting about feeling sorry for himself, any more than the any winged insect which has gone through metamorphosis sits about bemoaning all its time spent writhing about in the dirt. He faces the dirty aspects of his childhood with a gentle mix of contempt and sympathy for the snot-nosed brat he was. One might also find pitiable the struggle of the grown man to overcome the coldness within him, yet at the same time there is a sense of Becomingness within that coldness, of a winter that is already naturally breaking itself into spring."
Tags: Entertainment, biography, rock, singer, hard, rock, numerology, anti-Christ, Satanism
Abstract In this book review of "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman, the author of the paper summarizes the plot of this novel set in Middle Ages England, about a young girl who befriends a cat and goes on to become a midwife's apprentice. The author of the paper discusses the major concepts of the novel and offers an evaluation of how these concepts are met. Finally the author offers personal comments on the book.
From the Paper "One of the ways the girl begins to see her own worth is when someone mistakes her for a girl named Alyce who "sounded like someone who could read." If she looks like a girl who can read, then maybe she too can be a girl of value. Deciding that her name is Alyce, she is still taking her meaning from outside herself, but it is a step in learning that she is more than nothing."
Abstract Bret Easton Ellis's novel, "Less Than Zero", follows closely the bleak and dreadful life of a rich teenager, Clay, whose sense of identity comes from the group of ?brats? he roams around with. This paper argues that this novel is not a social commentary on decadent youth of Beverley Hills, but a story of a young, confused person who wants some goal and direction to give his life meaning.
From the Paper "If Less than Zero's narration appears rather deadpan do not blame it on the writer's youth or inexperience. This style of writing was absolutely intentional to match the flat, monotonous and almost half-dead life of Clay, his family and friends who are the main characters of the story. Their life was dead not because of lack of excitement, but due to an overdose of the same. It was so exciting that the word "excitement" lost meaning or sense and monotonous thrills did little to fill the void that everyone felt and no one acknowledged."
Abstract In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the books 'Daisy Miller' by Henry James and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain. Specifically the paper compares and contrasts the image of the child and childhood in the two novels, including an analysis of the relationship between parents and children. The writer points out that the children in these two novels are anything but model. Further the writer notes that Randolph is a loud brat, while Huck is an uneducated urchin who runs away from home because of a cruel and drunken father. The writer concludes that these two novels portray children in a new light and a different image than the "perfect little angel." Perhaps that is part of what makes them such satisfying reading.
From the Paper "Tom Sawyer, however, is much more like Randolph. He comes from a higher level of American society, and is much more sophisticated than Huck. He can also be a bit cruel. He teases Jim with escape plans all the while knowing that Jim's owner, Miss Watson, is dead and Jim is indeed a free man. This shows a spark of cruelty and self-centeredness in Tom that does not exist in the innocent and child-like Huck. Tom makes up his mind based on the opinions of others, while Huck is quick-witted and tends to make up his own mind while he questions those with authority. Thus, Twain seems to be illustrating the difference between layers of American society, and making a tongue-in-cheek reference to his feelings about society and children in general."
