Why do street children get involved in drug trafficking drugs, prostitution or rape?

Of course people can find many different ways to definate why children get involved in drugs and/or prostitution. But my thought of why children get involved with drugs and/or prostitution or rape is because they might not have a wll paying source of money wich is the main reason of involvement. Children usually deal lower class drugs and answer to adult of the community who can even be workind for the government (ex. police officers). Usually these things are not done by children on their own because normally nobody would sell great amounts of drugs to children. And no street child would have the amount of money to actually get a decent amount of drugs. The adults do the purchasing stage and leave it up to the teenagers to sell the drugs and earn the money for them. The teenagers and children obviously do not get payed much (ex. the probaly get 5-10% of what they earn). Selling drugs on the street can cause close friendships and create small gangs which later enlarge to become drug kingpins. This can cause violence, murder arrest and many other things.

Another illegal activity street children get involved in is prostitution. Prostitution also is a like a food chain. There are people who all the prostitues come and answer to who probably give a cut to their leaders. Prostitutes earn more money then drug dealing chlidren. But during this job many diseases can be spread because of unsafe sex. Also sometimes prostitutes are ripped off by people and they can een get killed because of resisting to leave the client without pay. I think prostitution pays more than drug dealing but it is a more dangerous job.

By Yusif

UN Rights of the Child

© UNICEF/ HQ05-1244/LeMoyne

Folow the links to see two very moving sequences which highlight the need for child rights around the world.

The Rights of the Child 1

The Rights of the Child 2

Why do you think UNICEF chose to show the Rights in this way? How does it make you feel when you watch the photo-essay? Is it more effective than a word essay? Why?

What are UNICEF trying to communicate to us through this form?

How might we adapt this way of showing to our drama work?

On delivering a monologue....

How i felt during the monologe performance....when i was doing it i didnt feel that bad, but right before i started i was extremely nervous. once it was over with i was really happy but it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be, but still if i had the choice i would not have done it. I dont think i did that bad apart from one bit where i forgot what i was going to say...but overall it wasnt as bad as i thought it was going to be.
by Jenna

In the title of my blog, 'if' is supposed to be 'of'. Sorry.

What are the effects if drugs?

There are many different drugs and effects that they can have on you. Injected drugs are directly linked skin infections and skin diseases. Drugs, such as ecstasy pills or smoked drugs (marijuana, cocaine and pot, for example) can directly damage your internal organs, whereas snorting cocaine or other drugs can collapse your nasal passages. Indirect effects can also include personality changes, bankruptcy and losing jobs and friends. So why do people take drugs? For experiment, for medication needs, to feel good or to temporarily escape from reality. Honestly, it does not pay to abuse drugs, because in the end you could be in desperation for food and shelter, needing money to pay for basic needs or even fighting for your life. Annually, hundreds of thousands of people die because of drug overdoses, drug-related diseases and infections and drug-related suicides. In my opinion, drugs are like and invitation to long-term struggles and evitable problems. Don’t accept the invitation…

Monologue task

photo taken from http://www.armsoflove.org/

A monologue is a dramatic performance with one actor. A monologue usually allows the audience to see inside the mind and feelings of a character rather than being driven by action. Your task is to create a monologue performance as a street child. Use your monologue to give us a taste of what your life is like on the streets. It's up to you how much or how little information you give us about your past, about why you are on the streets. Your monologue must, however, show evidence that you have undertaken research into the lives of street children, so that although it is obviously a creative work of the imagination, it is grounded in fact. Use the assessment rubric to help you structure your monologue. There are plenty of resources in the drama room, plus many websites with information. You will perform your monologues on Thursday January 17th. Dont forget that if you want to perform in your first language you must provide an English translation to Ms T before you perform.

http://www.pangaea.org/street_children/latin/latin.htm

Why Street Children Take Drugs...

I did some research on the internet about how different types of drugs can affect people and I found that the reason why many street children would take drugs is because they like how it affects their brain and how it changes the way they feel.
According to the sites I read, many drugs, from heroin and ecstasy, produce temporary changes in the brain that cause people to feel and act different. Some drugs can give people the feeling of pleasure while other types can give people a rush of adrenaline.
Street Children are young and can be easily influenced by others. They can be easily brainwashed into taking drugs. Once they take drugs they become addicted and continue to take them. Another reason could be because they are extremely depressed or traumatized and they resort to drugs to try and make them feel better.
These are the websites i looked at :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_trafficking
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/science/html/whydrugs.html