1 - Introduction Let us think back to our childhood and remember certain occasions where our parents smacked us or slapped our hand when we did something wrong. It hurt our feelings and we thought they hated us. But as we all got older, we realized that they did it because they wanted us to be able to differentiate between right and wrong. Now think of those children who are not so lucky. They don't know …
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