Paragraphing with the MEAL Plan M: Main Idea E: Evidence or Examples A: Analysis L: Link Main Idea: Every paragraph should have one main idea. If you find that your paragraphs have more than one main idea, separate your paragraphs so that each has only one main point. The idea behind a paragraph is to introduce an idea and expand upon it. If you veer off into a new topic, begin a new paragraph. Evidence or Examples: Your main idea needs support, either in the form of evidence that buttresses your argument or examples that explain your idea. If you don’t have any evidence or examples to support your main idea, your idea may not be strong enough to warrant a complete paragraph. In this case, reevaluate your idea and see whether you need even to keep it in the paper. Analysis: Analysis is the heart of academic writing. While your readers want to see evidence or examples of your idea, the real “meat” of your idea is your interpretation of your evidence or examples: how you break them apart, compare them to other ideas, use them to build a persuasive case, demonstrate their strengths or weaknesses, and so on. Analysis is especially important if your evidence (E) is a quote from another author. Always follow a quote with your analysis of the quote, demonstrating how that quote helps you to make your case. If you let a quote stand on its own, then the author of that quote will have a stronger voice in your paragraph (and maybe even your paper) than you will. Link: Links help your reader to see how your paragraphs fit together. When you end a paragraph, try to link it to something else in your paper, such as your thesis or argument, the previous paragraph or main idea, or the following paragraph. Creating links will help your reader understand the logic and organization of your paper, as well as the logic and organization of your argument or main points. Adapted from Capella University Writing Center, January, 2006: “Paragraphing with the MEAL Plan.” Running Head: NON ACADEMIC CONTENT 1 Non-Academic Content Watson 4 Non-Academic Content Taneisha Watson Fayetteville Technical Community College 17 April 2020 Non-Academic Content Discussion Board Recently, the issue of child abuse has been so prevalent and has affected children from all over the world. Many children are suffering since they are being abused differently. Child abuse can either be physical abuse or emotional abuse. Therefore, this song argumentative and it has several messages that the public needs to hear concerning the issue. It explains the effects of child abuse to the children and the community, and the dangers of ignoring the seriousness of the child abuse (Straus & Smith, 2017). This song is meant for everyone. It can be listened to by anyone who wants to. The major audience is the general public. It h.

1. Paragraphing with the MEAL Plan
M: Main Idea
E: Evidence or Examples
A: Analysis
L: Link
Main Idea: Every paragraph should have one main idea. If you
find that your paragraphs have more than one main idea,
separate your paragraphs so that each has only one main point.
The idea behind a paragraph is to introduce an idea and expand
upon it. If you veer off into a new topic, begin a new paragraph.
Evidence or Examples: Your main idea needs support, either in
the form of evidence that buttresses your argument or examples
that explain your idea. If you don’t have any evidence or
examples to support your main idea, your idea may not be
strong enough to warrant a complete paragraph. In this case,
reevaluate your idea and see whether you need even to keep it
in the paper.
Analysis: Analysis is the heart of academic writing. While your
readers want to see evidence or examples of your idea, the real
“meat” of your idea is your interpretation of your evidence or
examples: how you break them apart, compare them to other
ideas, use them to build a persuasive case, demonstrate their
strengths or weaknesses, and so on. Analysis is especially
important if your evidence (E) is a quote from another author.
Always follow a quote with your analysis of the quote,
demonstrating how that quote helps you to make your case. If
you let a quote stand on its own, then the author of that quote
will have a stronger voice in your paragraph (and maybe even
your paper) than you will.

2. Link: Links help your reader to see how your paragraphs fit
together. When you end a paragraph, try to link it to something
else in your paper, such as your thesis or argument, the previous
paragraph or main idea, or the following paragraph. Creating
links will help your reader understand the logic and
organization of your paper, as well as the logic and organization
of your argument or main points.
Adapted from Capella University Writing Center, January,
2006: “Paragraphing with the MEAL Plan.”
Running Head: NON ACADEMIC CONTENT
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Non-Academic Content
Watson 4
Non-Academic Content
Taneisha Watson
Fayetteville Technical Community College
17 April 2020
Non-Academic Content
Discussion Board
Recently, the issue of child abuse has been so prevalent and has
affected children from all over the world. Many children are
suffering since they are being abused differently. Child abuse
can either be physical abuse or emotional abuse. Therefore, this
song argumentative and it has several messages that the public
needs to hear concerning the issue. It explains the effects of
child abuse to the children and the community, and the dangers
of ignoring the seriousness of the child abuse (Straus & Smith,
2017).
This song is meant for everyone. It can be listened to by anyone
who wants to. The major audience is the general public. It has

3. messages that are important not only to the academic
community but also to every individual in the world. It is
composed in English and hence, can be understood by anyone
who understands English language. The piece is under the non-
academic pieces because it is meant for the people of the public.
The issue not only affects the academic community but every
child who undergoes the abuse. The argument will not change
because from the time the song was composed, it was meant for
everyone and not students only. Therefore, the argument of the
song will remain the same and will not change anything. The
goal of the song is that those who will listen to it should be in
the position of ensuring that children around them are not
abused either emotionally or physically. This song will help
save many children in the world. The potential bias that is
likely to be there is non-response bias because not all the
listeners will have the chance of responding to what they feel
about the song.
The argument in the song urges the audience to do the following
in order to ensure that the rate of child abuse reduces. Firstly,
parents and guardians are required to listen to their children and
always being there for them both physically and emotionally
(Johnson, 2017). Secondly, the leaders and administrators
should ensure that the children in their community attend
schools. This will help in reducing physical abuse of the school
age children. There are many public schools that are free and
therefore, people should not have the excuse of not having
money to take their children to school. Lastly, the song requires
the people of the public to always be alert and report any form
of child abuse to the relevant authorities. The main purpose of
communicating with the public through this song is to have the
rate of child abuse reduced so that children do not suffer the
abuse.
The best way of communicating this message is through a song.
People listen to songs more than they read. Therefore, when the
content is passed through a song, it is likely to reach more
audience compared to using other genres. Additionally, when it

4. is recorded one can listen to it again and again hence the
message will be communicated more effectively. The song has
already been composed and hence, it is ready to be recorded. I
will only record an audio version of the song. Once the song is
out, the message in the song is likely to reach many people.
Additionally, I will ensure that I record the song using good
beats and also the audio will be of high quality. This will ensure
that the song attracts many listeners and that way I will be able
to communicate to many people.
References
Johnson, J. M. (2017). Horror stories and the construction of
child abuse. In Images of issues (pp. 17-32). Routledge.
Straus, M. A., & Smith, C. (2017). Family patterns and child
abuse. In Physical violence in American families (pp. 245-262).
Routledge.
Tabitha Mclamb
English 111
Research paper outline
Due date: 4/02/20Handing out Narcan Like Candy
Naloxone (Narcan) is being given out to people who regularly
overdose from opioids to keep them from coming into
Emergency rooms once they overdose.
They are giving prescriptions out or they are giving Narcan kits
out for the people that can’t afford the prescriptions. This is so
if they overdose someone that is with them can administer the
Narcan to bring the victim back.
Hospitals all over the United states are given prescriptions to
patient who overdoes on opioids and has been to the emergency
room frequently. Hospitals given out Narcan to patients to cut
down on the cost they are having to pay out

5. A. Cost savingMost patients that overdoes do not have proper
health insurance to pay the bill and they are not finically stable
enough to pay. Therefore, the bill goes to collections and never
gets paid.They are handing out Narcan kits that they have put
together to combat the cost of them coming back in. It’s cheaper
than the patient that overdosed coming back in repetitively.
B. Handing out mental health information1. Most hospitals will
hand out mental health pamphlets of rehabilitation centers.
However, there is no guarantee that the patient will go to these
and get the help that they need.They do not allow patients that
want help to come in and help them find placement in one of
these facilities.
C. Teaching the loved ones1. Hospitals are teaching the victim
how to administer the Narcan. Also, they are telling them on
what to look out for after an overdose. Patients can’t
administer Narcan to themselves because they are usually
unconscious. They also are bringing loved ones or friends to
teach them how to use these medications and how to know if
they have overdosed. Most of the time this tears families
apart.You need more help than just Narcan
A. Medical1. You need to make sure that when you overdose
that you didn’t injure anything or cause damage. You may have
slowed your breathing rate so much from the opioids that you
code, which is essentially die, this would require medical
attention right away.When Narcan is administered people wake
up angry. It’s the body and brain natural responds to being
brought out of the state that its in so fast. People tend to get
hurt either the victim or the person who gave the Narcan.
B. Mental health1. You need to be able to go to a rehabilitation
facility. So that you can recover and get your life back. You
can get resources on how to do that from the hospital.You may
have underlining mental health problems that you can get help

6. with if you go to the hospital. Addicts are being enabled
A. Enabling1. Since they have Narcan in their procession they
are going to continue to use knowing they have a safety net. Its
thrill seeking to see how far they can push it until their body
can’t take anymore
B. Selling1. People that have been given Narcan prescriptions
can turn around and sell the medications for money to other
people that overdose. Causing the cycle to repeat. People that
get their prescriptions for drug dealers can then purchases
Narcan from them as well are an increased price.
C. Psychology1. It can’t save people that are already way
passed the point of no return. It only pushes them farther away.
Narcan good or bad?
A. Hospitals are given these prescriptions out without looking
at the whole picture of the person just to try to save them some
time.
B. Narcan is a very good medication for medical staff to have to
save someone’s life that has overdosed. However, when we start
giving this medication out to everyone that has had a single
overdose, we are enabling them to do it as much as they want.
Hospitals are exploiting people to try to save money instead of
losing money on these patients with no insurance. Once you
overdose you need more help then just Narcan such as medical
help and mental health.
Watson
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7. Taneisha Watson
Instructor Johnson
English 111-2901
10 April 2020
Causes of Child Abuse and Neglect
Parenting or childcare is of immense health benefits to all
juveniles and society as a whole. Usually, proper parenting
entails ensuring enhanced general health, wellness, and safety
of minors as they grow and mature into adulthood stages of
growth and development. Typically, a child born and bred
responsibly grows and develops to become a healthy and
responsible adult, while the reverse is equally true (Jones,
Nurius, Song & Fleming, 34). Irresponsible and abusive
upbringing encompasses subjecting a minor to different forms
of malpractices and abuses such as cruelty, beatings, neglect,
and substance abuse, among others. In reality, causes of child
abuse and neglect are diverse and stem from inflicting physical
and emotional harm because of various reasons ranging from
lack of education, irresponsibility, financial stress or poverty,
domestic violence, alcohol, and substance abuse, among others.
Background Information
Young ones expect the society in general and parents in
particular to provide adequate care and protection for purposes
of improved physical and psychosocial health and development.
However, for several reasons, of which some are unclear, the
community has turned unfriendly and uncaring by exposing the
young to varied antisocial practices such as spanking. Exposure
to such malpractices dramatically influences the overall health
and well-being of victims. Key reasons that are to blame for all
behavior of child cruelty, violence, or neglect relate closely to
poverty, lack of education, alcohol use, drugs, and substance
abuse by either caregivers or parents (The Effects-of-Child-
Abuse-and-Neglect, Para. 3). Child abuse and neglect do not

8. only affect victims at childhood but proceeds to influence
general health and wellness during adulthood and therefore
deserve shunning.
It is true that child abuse, as well as neglect, is an asocial
practice that is common today and is on an upward trend despite
remaining outlawed or criminalized under various jurisdictions
in different parts of the world over. As already pinpointed
above, child neglect and abuse involve subjecting minors to
abuse and neglect inflicts both psychosocial and physical harm
on the health and wellness of the vulnerable young ones. One
common cause of this is poverty, especially high levels of
poverty in a society. Many financially and materially
underprivileged parents usually experience high levels of
frustrations and stress in the process of parenting (Jones et al.,
36). These sometimes compel parents to redirect their life
frustrations on the vulnerable and weak, such as children under
their care.
Aside from poverty is the frequent use of alcohol and
substances, especially abuse of the same. Most parents,
particularly those experiencing hardships, usually resort to
alcohol and other unlawful drugs for solace. After consuming
alcohol and drugs for a considerable period, they become
addicted to the same, and this influences their health and
wellness in a significant way (Afifi et al., 26). Such youths are
likely to engage in child labor to fend for themselves at an early
age alongside indulging in alcohol, drugs, and substance use
coupled with premature sexual intercourse, which affects
general health and well-being.
Similarly, parents or caregivers, on several occasions, tend to
neglect or abuse juveniles under their care. In other words, on
attaining alcohol and substance addiction levels, caregivers
typically turn neglectful. Generally, they fail to provide the
necessary basic needs, which children require for good health
(The Effects-of-Child-Abuse-and-Neglect, Para. 5). For
instance, over-indulgence in alcohol and drugs leads to

9. inaccessibility of nutritious diets, clothing, and housing.
Consequently, this causes child abuse and neglect, which
deserves discouraging for improved health and wellness of
children and future generations.
Besides that, the lack of education, mainly formal education
alongside awareness concerning proper childcare, contributes
considerably to child abuse and neglect (Easton 209). On many
occasions, poor parents are unable to support their children to
reach higher levels of formal education. Such parents usually
abuse and neglect their children unconsciously. Such children
mature into adulthood and again subject their young ones to
similar treatments or even worse, and this perpetuates an
endless cycle of child abuse and neglect in a society. Therefore,
there is an urgent need for governments and other stakeholders
to put in place concerted efforts to help reduce the vice for
improved health and wellness of a population. For example,
public familiarization campaigns concerning the social issue are
significant in reducing the menace.
In addition to that is the aspect of being socially unethical and
irresponsible on the part of parents or caregivers, which
contributes immensely to the social vice of child abuse and
neglect. As already highlighted above, alcohol and drug
dependency make the society, turn irresponsible. Similarly, the
entire community should take the blame for allowing acts of
irresponsibility and immorality in the neighborhood, and this
significantly influences the growth and development of minors
(Jones et al., 37). Consequently, societies should focus on
remaining as socially ethical, moral, and responsible to help
nurture young ones with utmost care and responsibility to break
the seemingly endless cycle of child abuse and neglect, which
harms society.
On the other hand, another opinion argues that it is improper to
heap disproportionate blame on the above mentioned as the
causes of child abuse and neglect. They argue that there are
other underlying issues, which cause child abuse and neglect in

10. a community. For instance, child abuse and neglect is a
widespread phenomenon found in both wealthy and low-income
families alike. Some affluent parents or caregivers, despite their
financial statuses, engage in the asocial and criminalized
practice because of mental health statuses (Easton, 211). Some
parents were born with unstable mental health and conditions,
which sometimes compel them to engage in child abuse or
neglect unconsciously. Consequently, it is incumbent upon the
entire community to protect and safeguard such minors from
abuse and neglect.
Moreover, some children are born with mental health disorders,
and meeting the needs or requirements of such youths prove
challenging for many families (Easton, 213). In other words, a
child born with mentally related health challenges usually
proves challenging concerning how to nurture them. Some
youths end up deserting homes or families to unknown locations
where they start living in seclusion, possibly on the streets
because of mentally related health conditions. Therefore, it
would not be for a section of society to blame issues such as
poverty and drunkenness as causes of child abuse and neglect,
since some children from low-income families equally grow up
to responsible adults despite experiencing several childhood
challenges.
To conclude, public health and the wellness of all people is
necessary, especially that of minors. Therefore, parents or
caregivers have a challenging task of nurturing or molding
children into either responsible or irresponsible people.
Typically, responsible parenting entails ensuring enhanced
general health, wellness, and safety of minors as they grow and
mature into adulthood. In other words, a child born and brought
up responsibly develops to become a healthy and responsible
adult and vice versa. In reality, causes of child abuse and
neglect are diverse and stem from inflicting physical and
emotional harm because of various reasons ranging from lack of
education, irresponsibility, financial stress or poverty, domestic
violence, alcohol, and substance abuse, among others.

11. Works Cited
Afifi, Tracie O., et al. "Spanking and Adult Mental Health
Impairment: The Case for the Designation of Spanking as an
Adverse Childhood Experience." Child Abuse & Neglect 71
(2017): 24-31.
Easton, Scott D. "Childhood Disclosure of Sexual Abuse and
Mental Health Outcomes in Adulthood: Assessing Merits of
Early Disclosure and Discussion." Child Abuse & Neglect 93
(2019): 208-214.
Jones, Tiffany M., et al. "Modeling Life Course Pathways from
Adverse Childhood Experiences to Adult Mental Health." Child
Abuse & Neglect 80 (2018): 32-40.
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