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I have observed with increasing fre
quency as w e near the new mil lennium a
wide range ofcom m ents and opinions on
the effects o f hom e life on the success
ful— o r m ore often— unsuccessful rear
ing o f children. W ith the advent o f psy
chology andpsychiatrymtheearly 1900 s
and their attempts to modify behavior to
m ake
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increased risk o f disease.”
A s th ree re p re sen tativ e w o m en ,
w e say it is ap p allin g th at in fan ts are
d y in g an d g ro w in g c h ild re n ’s m in d s
an d b o d ies c an n o t d ev elo p as they
sh o u ld in th is, th e rich est n a tio n in
th e w orld. T h at a p erso n in A m erica
o f any age su ffers from h u n g er, b e it
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lem ” o f child behavior was introduced.
A s a professional educator for 10
years, 1 am co nstantly w orking w ith
ch ild ren and have found tw o things
vital to the successful m aturation o f a
child. A c u rre n t but erroneous, fad
b e lie f is that it is p eer pressure w hich
form s the path o f grow th. The fact,
how ever, is that the p ath o f grow th is
d efin ed b y tw o vital factors.
W h at are they ? T h e first is the h om e
environm ent. A u th o r and h um anitar
ian,
.an, L. R on H ubbard, w rote that
tnat the
tne
ild m e block
family u w ,a as s th
the e hu
building
block o o f f any
any
s o c ie ty . In th e b o o k W h a t is
Scientology?. It goes on to state that
sound
Conversely, children with a sou
tanulylifeandeffectivestudy ski Ils,have
apply
W hat
apply it
it in
in life
life or
or work.
work. W
hat is
is excep-
excep
tionally effective about this study method
is that any student can learn to use it and
succeed regardless o f his o r her eco
the reason family relationships im prove
so much w ith S cientology is because it
the inner strength on which to build a
future o f their choosing and the ability to
strive tor and achieve their goals
1 have found, through the use o f the
philosophy o f L. Ron H ubbard, a sure
fire approach to raising a happy child. If
you have not explored it, then 1 urge you
to find out for yourself - get the book
W hat is Scientology? A nd see how you
can ensure a successful future not only
foryourchildbut foryour w hole family.
nom ic or social situation.
I have heard it said that children
jo in gangs due to socio-econom ic cir
cum stances. Factually, how ever, the
m ain thing these young people have in
co m m o n is an illiteracy that bars them
from reading even the street sign on the
com er. So how could they be expected
teaches an individual to com m unicate
more freely w ith fam ily and friends.
fh e second is the quality o f educa
tion. Mr. H ubbard, through exhaustive
research developed an innovative tech
nique for studying that enables the stu
dent to not only fully grasp the subject
matter being pursued, b u tto proficiently
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to survive on their ow n?
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so u p kitch en s and food p an tries.. .w ith
m o re than 9 0 0 .0 0 0 volunteers — ca n
not k eep p ace w ith the in creasing
need. M ean w h ile, a basic right su ch
as n o u rish m en t should com e to peo p le
n o t o u t o f ch arity , b u t b ecau se they
are en titled to it as h u m an beings.
Eli Siegel, the great A m erican histo
rian and founder o f the philosophy Aes
thetic Realism, has explained the cause
o f all injustice, including the feet that
children are starving in America: it is
co n tem p t H e defined contem pt as “the
addition to self through the lessening o f
som ething else." Contem pt, he show ed
is at the basis o f o ur profit econom y
w here som e few people get rich from the
labor o f many. A nd in 1970, Eli Siegel
explained this trem endous thing— that
history had com e to a point w here the
profit system had tailed and w ould never
recover. H e stated: “M an has lived with
econom ic ill will for hundreds o f years:
but that doesn' t m ean that ill will w as ever
right or, for that matter, efficient The
inefficiency
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j o f ill w ill is now becom ing
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the m akers.
Since the profits are so high, one
w ould think m ost m anufac turers w on Id
be w illing to sacrifice a little o f that
m argin to add som e inexpensi ve safety
devices like trig g er locks that m ight
save the lives o f children w h o find a
w ay to get h o ld o f a gun. B ut v ery few
firearm m anufacturers do o r w ill u n
less C ongress passes a law requiring it.
S o in stead sch o o ls m u st spend
m oney. Itis sad but necessary in today’s
A m erica that our tax m oney m ust be
invested in v ideo cam eras, security
guards, and m etal detectors o u r school
m ust b u y to try to protect o u r children.
T h is S e p te m b e r m an y ch ild ren
throughout the country are returning to
schools w ith autom atically locking
doors, alarm s, and police officers on the
premises. 1 applaud the efforts o f schools
to try to create a safe place for children
to learn. But i f this country w ould wake
up and dem and that our law m akers
decide once and for all to protect chil
dren instead o f guns, how m uch better
use w eco u ld p u t that m oney to! Schools
need books, com puters, and enough
classroom s and teachers earning decent
salaries to ensure o ur children get the
education they need to succeed in life.
O ne county in M aryland near w here
1 live spent n early $700,000 this fall
ju st to install surveillance cam eras in
its high schools. Is this w hat it’s com e
to in o ur efforts to prevent alm ost 13
children a d ay from b eing k illed by
guns? U nfortunately, the an sw er is yes.
B etw een 1979 and 1996, nearly
75,000 children and teens w ere killed
b y firearms. T h at’s 20,000 m ore than
the num ber o f A m erican battle casual
ties in the V ietnam W ar. I lived in
W ashington, D C during the Vietnam
W ar and rem em ber the huge and nu
m erous dem onstrations against the war
that ultim ately forced the U nited States
to reexam ine its priorities. I cannot help
b u t w onder w hy I d o not see dem ons tra
tions in our streets, at the U.S. Capitol,
the W hite H ouse, in our state capitals,
and in every city in A m erica protesting
the feet that U.S. children under age 15
are 12 tim es m ore likely to die from
gunfire than children in 25 other indus
trialized countries com bined. Black
children under the age o f 15 are tw ice as
likely as W hite children to die o f gun
violence, black youths aged 15-24 are
four times m ore likely than W hite youths,
and Black males in that age group are
ten tim es m ore likely than their W hite
counterparts to be a victim o f firearms.
N early one mil lion Americans have been
killed b y guns since 1968. If anything
else you can think o f w as killing adults
and children at these alarm ing rates, the
w heels o f governm ent w ould com e to a
virtual standstill until som ething was
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Q uestion stated by q u E e li stio
S iegel:
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“T h e w o rld sh o u ld b e o w n e d by
the c e n te r o f th e p o w erfu l p u b lic
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sh o u ld be seen as living in a w orld
h u n g e r titled "W h a t D o es A P erso n
forced to worry w here their next meal
tru ly th e irs.” (S e lf an d W o rld , D efi
D e se rv e ? ” by film m ak er an d A e s
will come from.
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o f an econom y is the w ell-being o f
fo u n d atio n located at 141 G reene
ing o f the N atio n al C o alitio n fo r the
every person. Stated Eli S iegel: "W hile
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v isio n statio n s aro u n d the co u n ty and
got, the profit system is a failure.”
In the international journal, the Right
o f A esthetic R ealism to B e K now n, the
Class C hairm an o f A esthetic Realism ,
Ellen R eiss, describes m agnificently
w hat m u st b e fo r the ch ild ren o f
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A s c o m is in a K a n sa s field in
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p e o p le p ic k th e m w ith a ch in g fin
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A little ch ild in H a rle m is g o in g to
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A m e ric a th e re a re c o w s re a d y w ith
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A n d th e c h ild w a n ts th a t m ilk an d
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port m andatory registration o f hand
guns as does 85 percent o f the general
public. T w o-thuds o f gun owners and
80percent o f the general public fevor
m andatory background checks in pri
vate handgun sales such as gun shows.
Eighty-eight percent o f those surveyed
feel that new handguns sold should be
designed so that a ch ild 's sm all hands
cannot fire them. A nd w hen asked if
there should be a mandatory background
check and a five-day w aiting period in
order to purchase a gun, 82 percent o f
by doctor, religious congregation by con
gregation. school by school, and neigh-
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life and security again into our comm uni
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I call on you - every one o f you
bilization against violence in our society
in every nook and cranny o f A m erica
Parent by parent, youth by youth, doctor
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o f the general public agreed that posi
reading this column. First, say a prayer
for your child as he o r she begins a new
school year, and then write, c a ll fex, and
em ail your national, state, and local gov
ernm ent representatives demanding ac
tion against guns and for children. Help
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H unger in America”; “Eleven to twelve
million Americans experience moderate
to severe hunger. A n additional 23-24
million people are Food insecure,’ i.e.,
either cut the size o f their meals or skip
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