im going to do an interview to some people and then i will publish a report about the answer of theses people.

child abuse

Child abuse is the physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others. While most child abuse happens in the child's home, large numbers of cases of child abuse have been identified within some organizations involving children, such as churches, schools, child care businesses, and in particular native residential schools,[1] or in government agencies.[2] It also sometimes occurs almost anywhere (eg kidnappings, random murders etc.)
According to a recent UNICEF report on child well-being[3] the United States and the United Kingdom ranked lowest among rich nations with respect to the well being of their children. This study also found that child neglect and child abuse are far more common in single-parent families than in families where both parents are present. There are many forms of abuse and neglect and many governments have developed their own legal definition of what constitutes child maltreatment for the purposes of removing a child and/or prosecuting a criminal charge. In the United States, the Federal Government puts out a full definition of child abuse and neglect and creates a summary of each State definition.

child abuse

I choose child abuse because i think that is very important to know what is happening with the kids and that we need to support them to have a good life without bad influences. In most of cases, people that were abused in their childhood have repercutions in their diary life, so this topic is interesting to me.

this are the URLs for my investigation:

http://www.bookrags.com/Child_abuse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_abuse
www.jimhopper.com/abstats/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childabuse.html
http://www.childline.org.uk/Childabuse.asp
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/index.shtml

web sites

http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/
http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/de/research/research_topics.html
http://www.bookrags.com/browse/researchtopics/
http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/Paper%20Topics/hottopics/hottopicsindex.html
http://www.archives.gov/research/topics.html
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/hoyttopics.html
http://advertising.utexas.edu/research/Topics.html
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/genealogy/gentopic.html
http://www.nanotechnology.surrey.ac.uk/research/topics
http://www.rff.org/rff/Core/coreknowledge.cfm

Halloween superstitions

well, about the superstitions i think that the people have a fear in some power that is beyond any mortal control or understanding. The people do many things to make bad luk go away and good luck como to their houses.
Specially in the holiday of Halloween, this superstition carry more weight about that deads and ghosts will appear.

questionary

1. The celebration of Samhain used to take two days.
True

2. Celtic tribes celebrated the end of summer on October 31st.
True

3. First jack-o-lanterns were carved from turnips.
True

4. Jack-o-lanterns were supposed to scare away evil spirits.
True

5. Samhain was the festival of satan.
False

6. Halloween was celebrated in America long before 1800's.
False

7. Irish settlers brought Halloween to America.
True

8. The souls of the dead were believed to be closest to this world on October 31st.
True

9.Burning twigs were used inside a pumpkin as a source of light.
False

0. Samhain meant "Summer's End".
True

What do you know about Halloween?

What day of the month is Halloween?
october 31

Why is Halloween celebrated?
to welcome deceased loves one.

Can you explain the history of Halloween?
Halloween dates back 3,000 years to the Celtic celebration of Samhain. Samahain means the "summer´s end".

How is Halloween celebrated in your country?
in my country the people celebrated "dia de muertos" the people do festivals and offerings.

Do you believe in ghosts?
no

What makes you afraid of ghosts?
anything

What are some of the symbols of Halloween?
the pumpkin, witches, ghosts, skeletons.

What kind of custome you´re going to wear on Halloween party?
i´ll be Frankstein.

Is your pumpkin still out?
yes

Are you still eating Halloween candy?
yes.