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    worry about their child for many days of many years. Curiosity is powerful‚ and it is not uncommon to long to be reunited with one’s own flesh and blood. Adopted children have a right to know who their biological parents are. Health reasons‚ curiosity‚ and the need to bond with family are all important factors that adopted children face. Genetic diseases make it essential that a child knows who their birth parents are. If an adoptees considering starting a family and needs to know his or her

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    The word “missing child” often calls to mind of tragic and frightening incident as it was always reported in the national news. Stories about missing children‚ especially those abducted‚ have always tugged at the heartstrings of all Malaysians. A total of 5996 children went missing from homes since 2004. Although most of them were found‚ 1904 still remain missing (Pakiam‚ 2007). Lately‚ all the Malaysians are in shock over the death of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin and had recalled the tragic that happened

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    A child that commits a serious crime should not be tried as an adult due to a lack of brain development in adolescents. According to Laurence Steinberg‚ a psychology professor at Temple University‚ “Brain systems implicated in basic cognitive processes reach adult levels of maturity by mid-adolescence‚ whereas those that are active in self-regulation do not fully mature until late adolescence or even early adulthood.” As an individual gets older‚ so do things like their brain‚ and body. According

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    To what extent were the NAACP responsible for the successes of the civil rights campaign in the years 1945–57? The NAACP was an organization who were heavily involved in the civil rights movement. To a certain extent‚ the NAACP was entirely responsible for the successes of the civil rights campaign between the years 1945-1957. However‚ there were other factors such as federal government‚ peaceful protests‚ other black activist groups‚ the media and contextual factors that were involved in enhancing

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    countries‚ children lack access to their basic human needs. Correspondingly‚ they are struggling to survive and are facing tremendous consequences from their poor living conditions. Intervening within these countries to help advance child development will stimulate our economy and improve international trade in the long run. Similarly‚ helping out poor countries can lead to a healthier population and the reduced risk of diseases. Wealthy nations should contribute money to supply children in third world

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    The voting age should be lowered in the U.S. In the last few years the teenagers of our generation and the poor options we have for political candidates have proven that the voting age should be lowered to 16. There is a number of reasons that lowering the voting age will benefit the country. Lowering the voting age will increase voter turnouts‚ give the younger generation‚ a say in the law‚ and help teens become more interested in politics. This is why we should lower the voting age. Lowering the

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    America has had many issues in the justice system‚ but one that stands out is‚ should kids be convicted as adults if committed a serious crime. In the other words‚ serious crime includes murder‚ rape‚etc‚ or are they just kids‚ that don’t know what is right from wrong. Juveniles should be convicted as adults for violent crimes because their crimes are severe and well planned out. America’s incarceration system should convict juveniles as adult if committed a serious crime. In the article On Punishment

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    Critique of “What Should a Billionaire Give – and What Should You?” by Peter Singer “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”. This extract represents the first article of the declaration of human rights which states that people from all over the world should gain the same benefits of life and struggle hand in hand to reduce imbalances and disparity between them. However

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    Should the legal driving age stay at 16? Despite what people might think‚ most car accidents aren’t caused by the age of the driver. Car accidents are caused by the lack of experience or knowledge of the road. Sixteen is the perfect age to drive because it’s the age where teenagers start to mature and learn how to deal with responsibility. Driving is a necessary part of life. Teenagers drive themselves to school and to work‚ they help pick up a bit of the responsibilities their parents have

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    of genetic tests. Genetic tests can help to: • Diagnose disease • Identify gene changes that are responsible for an already diagnosed disease • Determine the severity of a disease • Guide doctors in deciding on the best medicine or treatment to use for certain individuals • Identify gene changes that may increase the risk to develop a disease • Identify gene changes that could be passed on to children • Screen newborn babies for certain treatable conditions

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