part of Europe concerning children and their rights. The main subject in this talk regards children and when they are competent enough to help and make medical decisions for themselves. The only two places that give children full rights to consent and refuse medical treatment is Scotland and Finland. To me this is a very touchy subject. I think a child that is able to understand what is going on should have the right to know what is happening to them medically. They should also have an input on how
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governments have been around for centuries there is still questions on how and when governments should use its power of law to dictate the choices of its people. “Should the government enact a law restricting the freedom of the people when no harm to any person or property is committed? The government shouldn’t restrict the choices of the people out of belief or even on fact in some instances. Laws should be based on ethical principles and the personal moral of a certain group of people. In some circumstances
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are many different opinions on when children should be tried as adults. Some people think that children should pay for crimes that they commit‚ others think that the kid “did not know better‚ he or she won’t do it again.” I believe that children cannot be tried as adults‚ because they aren’t adults. Until they reach 18‚ they shouldn’t be held accountable for their crimes. That is not to say that the crimes will go away and pretend like they never happened‚ children will have to eventually pay for the
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION SHOULD BE CURTAILED? Freedom of speech has been said to be the foundation of modern democracy‚ and a fundamental part of the Western civilization. According to statistics‚ pretty much everyone claims to support freedom of speech. The claimed support of freedom of speech is widespread even amongst Muslims‚ of who over 90% support it. However‚ I’m positive that the numbers would be different if the question was whether it should be legal to draw cartoons about the
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for children to take medications for their health‚ they should not be treated with antidepressants for many reasons. Many remember the trend in the 1960s and 1970s that inspired the film Valley of the Dolls. Housewives were taking Valium as if it were candy. Today‚ things have changed. The Antidrug commercials urge parents to get help and their children off drugs too. At the same time‚ parents are on the other hand urged to keep their children in check. In this pill popping society‚ children who
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Should teenager be given right to make decision on their own? Well according to me they shouldn’t be given this right and I would like to prove my point first scientifically by the quotation of a neurologist that “The brain is mostly developing during the teenager’s years i.e. until we reach the age of 20. Since this period is crucial as the brain is easy to manipulate it is important for parents to instill proper social norms into their minds to help their children to fit into the world. Now you
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which I relate to freedom to speak. I believe that kids should have the freedom to speak because‚ firstly you’re showing them that silence is a sign of approval. Secondly when you speak up you show them that you are as strong as they are‚ lastly it helps you with your self-confidence. Firstly silence is showing the bully that they have the freedom to kick you‚ hurt you and pull your rights away. So‚ when you feel bullied or you can see and feel your rights are going away‚ you should speak up .Show
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Juvenile Justice | Should Children be Tried as Adults? | Rick Penor 5/12/2010 | Juvenile Justice: Should children be tried as adults? Are youth capable of fully understanding the consequences that their actions may cause or are they mentally incapable of processing that information? Juveniles commit crimes just like adults. Sometimes the crimes they commit are heinous‚ but does that mean they are no longer a child? I believe there may be special cases when a youth should be tried as an adult
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Should schools be able to revoke your freedom of speech? No I do not believe so because of many reasons. One‚ it’s against the first amendment in the constitution. Second‚ the whole point of our founding fathers came over here to America was to have freedom. Third‚ this is a democracy. So‚ no school should not be able to take away our freedom of speech Our amendments were made for a guide line for our government and to give us rights. If a school that runs off of taxes paid from the people of
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able to fulfill their dreams if they are being restricted. A 10 pm weekday curfew and a midnight weekend curfew unfairly interferes with young people’s lives because it takes away their freedom‚ it takes away their freedom‚ and it prevents young people from doing things that they may need for school or work. Freedom is very important to everyone‚ especially young people. Teenagers want to go out and be with their friends. I was at my friend’s house one weekend
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