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Summary: The purpose of this account is to make available the realities of child exploitation using real life examples, and to draw attention to the economy of child pornography in the US.
"Dewdrops in the Garden" is also a senior thesis submitted to the faculty of Northland College, a Liberal Arts faculty in Ashland, Wisconsin. This autobiographical story details the author's experience as a victim of child pornography in the United States. The purpose of this account is to make available the realities of child exploitation using real life examples, and to draw attention to the economy of child pornography in the US. This story was also accepted as documentation for researchers and students at the the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media. The Clearinghouse collects and documents research and other information on children, youth and media across the world. By means such as yearbooks, newsletters, survey articles, the Clearinghouse aims at broadening and contextualising this knowledge, thereby increasing awareness and media literacy. A global network is fundamental to the work of the Clearinghouse, which is carried out in co-operation with UNESCO. Author: Melanie Thoreen To obtain a copy of "Dewdrops in the Garden", email the author at: [email protected]