was about a relative abusing the two children and once Curtis and Catherine asked for help from their father and his girlfriend‚ they ignored and did not do anything about it. So the kids plotted a plan to kill the girlfriend. Today‚ children are receiving much harsher punishments than they should be. This is a major problem because once they are sent to prison they become victimized‚ are mentally unfit‚ and shouldn’t live in that poor of environment. Children who are placed in adult prisons and
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When a person turns eighteen he or she is considered an adult. The individual is able to move out their parent house‚ buy cigarettes and even join the army‚ but what cannot happen is for him or her to buy alcohol. Buying alcohol and drinking alcohol has been a huge controversy for many years among adults and young adults. Drinking has always had its problems with adults such as the health effects as well the mental capability‚ but when it comes to young adults and teenagers the thought of drinking
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should parents spank their children? There are many different ways to educate children but it is sure that parents just spank children when there is no way because no one want to hurt their children.Some people say that “spare the rob and spoil the child”‚but I think that parents should not use spank as a punishment for children. People should not spank their childrend for many reasons.First‚It cause many bad effects on children‚especially when they are young.In this age group‚children don’t have
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live) in a biologically unnatural way‚ though a medical procedure. This procedure‚ an abortion‚ is then not morally permissible as it interrupts and halts the process that had already started‚ the life of a embryo/fetus‚ a future baby. There are many arguments supporters of abortion present to argue that a fetus is not a person and therefore its termination is not morally wrong but morally permissible. Some say that personhood(which they define with various criteria‚ can hold rights and begins when
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Riley Warner English 1 Period 1 3/5/12 Should the Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered: CON There is a huge problem with underage drinking in the U.S. Some states have already lowered the drinking age such as Maine‚ Massachusetts‚ and Michigan. One main point on why it shouldn’t be lowered is because of a higher chance of depression in teens. Second‚ it increases health and educational problems in teens also. Lastly‚ it would increase the amount of alcohol related accidents because of teens brains not
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Nowadays‚ the retirement age has been a burning issue of most nations in the world. In some countries‚ workers are forced to retire at the age of 55 or 60 while in others‚ this figure could be 65 to 70. Several debates were contributed to propound whether or not should there be a compulsory retirement age. In my opinion‚ it is necessary to impose a legal resolution that employees are entitled to retire when they reach a particular age. Firstly‚ under the pressure of the knowledge economy‚ the requirement
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many controversial issues today‚ is the question‚ should children be required to be vaccinated? Vaccines have been around for many years claiming to help your system to be immune from many diseases. Although there have been many great claims about vaccines helping and saving lives‚ people are now claiming that not all vaccines may be safe after all. In my opinion‚ I believe no. Children should not be required to be vaccinated because‚ parents should make medical decisions‚ they could cause health problems
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Christopher Meaby writes an opinion piece "Smacking Children is Child Abuse" in The Age‚ February 2016‚ which tries to paint the act of smacking children as violence and child abuse. In the piece he uses imperative language such as "simply no place"‚ to position the reader to feel the same way and it shouldn’t happen ever in this society. He argues passionately that it is a disgrace to use violence against anyone in a modern and civil society‚ let alone children. The author appeals to the general public and
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02-10-14 Should Children Watch Television? In United States‚ “Children watch 4 hours of television every day‚ 28 hours a week and‚ sometimes‚ 10 hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Before their 18th birthday‚ children may view 25‚000 hours of television” (Ni Chang 85). Nowadays‚ technology has been developed and used in different ways. Many children spend a large amount of time on IPad‚ smart phone‚ and computer. Clearly‚ television has played an important role in most of the younger age group’s life
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Christians‚ there is a heated dispute on baptism. Should believers be baptized as children? Or‚ should baptism only be administered to those who are able to give consent? Many believe that Christians should be coherent and willing before being baptized. And that ultimately‚ baptism should only be performed on those who chose it for themselves. This ideology has been termed believer’s baptism. In contrast‚ there is a belief that we should be baptized as children or infants. This practice is known as infant
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