Educational Projects, Grade 10, Samples of Student Work

Raysa Abdalova’s Essay on Domestic Violence

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Student Work Sample

https://raisaabdalova.wordpress.com/2019/04/12/domestic-violence/

Domestic violence is violence at home. It occurs all over the world. It’s commited by a person towards intimate partner. The victims of domestic violence in large part are women and children. Domestic violence is not only physical abuse but also psychological and causes many emotional, physical, psychological and mental health problems.

The violence can have short-term and long-term effects. The short-term physical effects of violence can include bruises, cuts, broken bones, or injuries to organs and other parts inside of body.

The long-term effects of violence can be asthma, chronic pain, digestive problems such as stomach ulcers, heart problems, nightmares and problems sleeping, migraine headaches (a migraine headache is usually an intense, throbbing pain on one, or sometimes, both sides of the head), stress, problems with the immune system and more.

Many women also have mental health problems after violence. Long-term mental health effects of violence against women can include: post-traumatic stress disorder (this can be a result of experiencing trauma or having a shocking or scary experience, such as sexual assault or physical abuse), depression, anxiety. Other effects can include shutting people out, not wanting to do things you once enjoyed, not being able to trust others, and having low-esteem.

Many women who have experienced violence cope with this trauma by using drugs, drinking alcohol, smoking, or overeating. Research shows that about 90% of women with substance use problems had experienced physical or sexual violence.

I think that domestic violence is unsolvable problem. The only solution depends on the person who commits violence more than the person who is being abused. The person who commits it should understand that it’s wrong to beat your wife/husband, kid or someone else. For thoese who are being abused can call 911 for help, but would thay?

Raysa Abdalova is one of my smartest and most dedicated students..

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I am a psychologist and a teacher of EFL from Lebanon. Born in 1974, in a big family of five kids, bombs and shelters were the highlights of our childhood years. In 1991, I graduated from Yegishe Manougian College,the humanity section, then took off to work in my father's printing press. In 1997 I earned my BA in psychology from Haigazian University, being on the Dean's List periodically. In 2005 I earned my MA in General Psychology, Clinical Psychology as the main field of study, with a minor in School Counseling. My Thesis Findings addressed a psycho-social issue, research on the assimilation patters of the Armenians in Lebanon and the weight of the Armenian State in that process. Thus, in 2006, I was invited to UCLA, to participate in the fifth Annual Colloquium in Armenian Studies, to present the findings of my MA thesis among the PhD candidates from all over the world. My research based article is titled "The Assimilation of Armenians in Lebanon as a Function of Involvement with the Armenian State." Along formal education, I aslo had formal musical education at Parsegh Ganatchian Musical school, played the Piano with a professional pianist invited from Armenia. My teaching experiences involve teaching English as foreign language in prominent Lebanese high schools, where I taught English in Middle and High schools as well as worked as a Psychology instructor and school counselor. I consider my job gratifying and motivating as it is a very humanitarian and a giving job. I am a mother of two beautiful girls. My elder, Natalie, studies English and Communications at AUA, whereas my little sweetheart, Mariam Luce' is a 4 year old at KG! I am blessed to have a big loving family, great parents, siblings and most importantly a husband who is one in a million! I can write many chapters about me, but as they say, time is money, and I have to go now to grab something to eat!

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