DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence, sometimes called family violence, describes a situation where one person in an intimate or family relationship uses violent or intimidating tactics to control and dominate another. Domestic violence does not just occur in families between family members. An offender may just live with the victim, or have had an intimate relationship with the victim (as boyfriend or girlfriend, including in same sex relationships).Domestic violence can include any form of physical abuse, such as punching, hitting, pushing, and generally using physical force against another person. However, it is not limited to physical assault. It also includes:sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, verbal abuse, damaging your property or being cruel to your pets,harassment, stalking and intimidation, social or geographical isolation, financial abuse. In NSW a tool of protection against domestic violence is the Apprehended Violence Order, or AVO. An Apprehended Violence Order is an order of the Court designed to protect people against acts of violence such as physical assault, non-physical abuse such as harassment or intimidation, or damage or threatened damage to property.You have the right to feel safe in your own home. If you don’t feel safe and you think that there is domestic violence happening in your family, you may want to report it so that you can get the help you need to stop the violence. If you are worried about where you and your other family members might stay if you have to leave home because of domestic violence, there are many refuges across the state that provide safe accommodation for people this situation.

Nelson Mandela

     
     Time line:

• 1918: born in Transkei, South Africa.
• 1942: qualified in law.
• 1944: joined the African National Congress.
• 1948: engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies.
• 1956-1961: went on trial for treason.
• 1961: acquitted .
• 1962: arrested and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour.
• 1963: brought to stand trial with many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe  for plotting to overthrow the government by violence.
• 1964:  sentenced to life imprisonment.
• 1964-1982: incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town; thereafter,  at Pollsmoor Prison, nearby on the mainland.
• 1990: released.
• 1991:  elected President of the ANC at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa.
• 1993: recieved The Nobel peace prize.

Health article

Drug users help boost virus hope

• Notes

- Identify two "Achilles' heels" in the hepatitis C virus.
- Attack a virus that has infected more than 200,000 Australians and up to 170 million people worldwide.
- Promote protective neutralising antibodies.
- Tease out the weak points.

• Summary

        Four injecting drug users have helped Australian researchers identify two "Achill' heels" in the hepatitis C virus. It boost chances of an effective vaccine.Team leader Andrew Lloyd said that scientists can work to help the immune system attack a virus that has  infected more than 200,000 Australian and up to 170 million people worldwide. It's may take at least a decade but they may be able to map out these Achilles' heels and build those characteristics to promote protective neutralising antibodies. They also are able to tease out the weak points because they had blood samples collected weeks after infections.

• Personal Reflection

      I think that is a good news for people that have serious diseases of the liver in the hepatitis C virus. They will have more chances to treat this diseases if scientists find out an effective vaccine.

Obesity

What is obesity?

    Obesity is a disease of overweigh people. It causes health problems and can lead to social problems.

What are the reasons for obesity in children?

    - Unhealthy food choices.
    - Lack of physical activity.
    - Family eating habits.

Is obesity only a national problem?

    No, it isn't.

What do statistics show?

     It is predicted that 65 per cent of young Australians will be overweight or obese by 2020.

What is making the obesity problem worse?

    There have been somes major changes that have led to people either eating more or less active in society such as: the cost of food has gone down, marketting of energy-dense foods and drinks has increased andthe use of cars has increase.

Does obesity have an impact on children's health?

    Yes, it does.

If yes, explain how?

Overweight or obese children are more likely to remain obese as adolescents and become overweight or obese adults. About 80 per cent of obese adolescents will become obese adults.

What are the other impacts caused by obesity in children?

   Children who are obese tend to become obese adults.

What is the treatment?

- Have a healthy food choices.
- Do regular exercises.
- Changing lifestyle and dietary.

Article

Home lessons seerise of mock tutorsNotes:
- Spending up to 6 billions a year on private tutoring.
- Only half of that money goes to the official industry.
-Half of all private tutors with other full-time job.
-The total number of private tutors up to 76,000.
- Charge up to $200 for some teachers.
- 30-35% of the annual expenses of the tuition business.
-60% parents paying more than $51 per child per week.
- 42,5 % of parents prefering this teaching method.
_Less than 2% for online tutoring.
- A priority of the private tutoring of parents.

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