There were 126‚826 estimated cases of postpartum depression among many Filipino women during and after childbirth in the Philippines in 2004 according to a press release report made by the Public relations and Information Department of the House of Representatives of the Philippines last May 11 of this year. However‚ according to Rep. Narciso D. Santiago III (Party-list‚ ARC)‚ thisnumber has been heavily measured through extrapolation than an actual count. Moreover‚ he was moved to address the situation
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“What greater punishment in life is there than life when you’ve lost everything that made it worth living” -William Shakespeare. Actions come with a price‚ we need to think about that price before we pay it. Many have heard the expression think before you speak‚ the expression should be think before you do. Romeo and Juliet both make very idiotic choices killing themselves to be with each other. Juliet is 13 and had an entire life ahead of her. Even if it wasn’t going to be with Romeo she still had
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Opposing Gay Marriage Nearly seventy percent of people in the United States oppose gay marriage. There are a lot of reasons why gay marriage should be opposed. Marriage is an institution between one man and one woman. Marriage is for procreation (The Divine Institution of Marriage). Gay and lesbian couples would represent a profound change in the meaning of marriage. I strongly disagree with same sex marriage because it is against the laws of nature‚ society and religion. First let’s look at
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Affordable Care Act is a statute signed into a law by Barack Obama on March‚ 23 2010. This act which is also known as Obamacare is a part of a health care reform which among other things will change and regulate requirements for employers’ group insurance plans as well as private health plans and public health programs. There are a lot of pros and cons to this reform and a lot of aspects of the act are being misinterpreted or misunderstood. Although this reform was designed with
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Opposing Ideas in Life of Pi In Yann Martel’s novel‚ Life of Pi‚ he explores how the human belief system can be mutated and misinterpreted due to different perspectives. The way Martel exposes a common faith is by incorporating opposites. Martel incorporates opposites throughout the novel to portray that what is believed to be different on the surface is actually the same underneath‚ as can be seen by the two Mr. Kumar’s‚ Pi and Richard Parker‚ and the two opposing stories. The reader
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Republican Views Towards Healthcare Reform From the Republican viewpoint‚ any form of nationalized or partially nationalized universal healthcare is unacceptable. Any public delivery system will limit ‘for profit’ free enterprise and thus violates our form of government. It will increase taxes and the overall cost of healthcare. Publicly delivered health care will cause the quality of care to go down by directly hindering the quantity of healthcare providers as well as the quality of care rendered
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Opposing Gun Control Laws Eng. / 102 May 30‚ 2012 Opposing Gun Control Laws Watch out! Murder and mayhem is surely on the horizon as gun control laws are being dropped‚ and penalties could be imposed on those who do not comply. The debate over the use of guns in the United States can be traced back as far as 1791. The United States has the greatest percentage of private firearm ownership in the world. Most people do not just own one gun they own two or more guns. The average citizen comes to
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narrative viewpoint Jan 12 Explore how Martin creates a sense of the drama and chaos of the attack on the house in pages 119-127. In your answer you should consider: • Martin’s language choices • narrative viewpoint May 11 Explore how Martin uses the first person narrative perspective to suggest Manon’s attitudes. Choose two or three sections from the novel to analyse in detail. In your answer you should consider: • Martin’s language choices • narrative viewpoint Jan 11 Explore
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Alcohol and tobacco use is becoming more common every day in our society. The media is continuously advertising tobacco companies and different brands of alcohol‚ while the government is continuously sending warning messages about the harm that alcohol and tobacco can cause. Tobacco can forever damage you’re your internal organs‚ while alcohol can cause major damage to your body as well as the people surrounding you. Although the public knows about the negative effects of these products‚ people still
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VIEWPOINT NEUTRALITY AND GOVERNMENT SPEECH Joseph Blocher* Abstract: Government speech creates a paradox at the heart of the First Amendment. To satisfy traditional First Amendment tests‚ the government must show that it is not discriminating against a viewpoint. And yet if the government shows that it is condemning or supporting a viewpoint‚ it may be able to invoke the government speech defense and thereby avoid constitutional scrutiny altogether. Government speech doctrine therefore rewards
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