Curfews for juveniles – Do they work? With the Western Australian State Government’s introduction of the Young People in Northbridge Policy‚ the issue of juvenile curfews is both current and prevalent within our community. In recognising this issue as one of considerable interest‚ this paper introduces and critiques the Young People in Northbridge Policy and juvenile curfews more generally‚ leading to a statement of Outcare’s position on the matter. Background: Responding to juvenile delinquency
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said “Justice denied anywhere diminished justice everywhere”. This idea of social injustice is represented in October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard. This poem includes a powerful message on human rights violation‚ specifically LGBT rights considering that Matthew Shepard was killed because of the fact that he was homophobic. October Mourning: The Fence by Leslea Newman explores a theme about being considerate about the vulnerability of the meek and is supported by
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James Cook was born on October 27‚ 1728 in Marton‚ (near modern Middlesborough)‚ Yorkshire‚ Britain. Cook commanded three voyages of discovery for Great Britain‚ and sailed around the world twice. He was the first British ship commander to circumnavigate the globe in a lone ship. Cook was also the first British commander to prevent the outbreak of scurvy by regulating his crew’s diet‚ serving them citrus fruit and sauerkraut to prevent the disease. He is considered one of the world’s greatest explorers
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The 40 Year Debate; Are Mandatory Universal Motorcycle Helmet Laws Right or Wrong? Across the United States‚ every year millions of license drivers choose to ride motorcycles rather than drive automobiles for a variety of reasons; Reasons range from individual pleasure to a much more cost effective way to travel. The universal motorcycle helmet law debate over the past forty years has revolved around whether the federal government should adopt a universal helmet law that mandates all motorcyclists
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Introducing Grace and Jane Is there an argument against social networking? Mobile phones – What’s that all about? Teacher’s Guide The social networking debate: good or bad? How has social networking changed the way we live our lives? Introducing Grace and Jane: Introducing Grace and Jane Is there an argument against social networking? Mobile phones – What’s that all about? Teacher’s Guide Jane was born in the 1960s; in 1974‚ at the age of 11‚ she started secondary school
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A DEBATE FOR THE AGES Nature Versus Nurture Jason Walter Liberty University Psych 101 The nature versus nurture debate is one of the most enduring in the field of psychology. In the 17th century the French philosopher René Descartes set out views which held that we all‚ as individual Human Beings‚ possess certain in-born ideas that enduringly underpin our approach to the world. The British philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke‚ on the other hand‚ took a more empirical approach emphasizing
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Our team is FOR the motion: Military action‚ not negotiation is required to resolve conflict. Speech No. 5- Anita: Terrorism- one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter-they are all fighting for a cause! The speech: 1. Defining Terrorism: The Present Situation Academics‚ politicians‚ security experts and journalists‚ all use a variety of definitions of terrorism. Some definitions focus on the terrorist organizations’ mode of operation.. Others emphasize the motivations and characteristics
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Motion: large social media companies make unfair use of users’ personal information Affirmative Team 1st SPEAKER Good morning/afternoon adjudicators‚ ladies and gentlemen. Today’s motion is large social media companies make unfair use of users’ personal information. To begin with‚ I will first define the word ‘fairness’. According to the Cambridge Dictionary‚ fairness is the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable. So equality is a crucial factor for fairness
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Educate Them In the debate over sex education‚ one thing is undeniable: the average kid today is immersed in sexual imagery. A generation that has grown up on the sordid details of the Starr Report‚ watched thong-clad teens gyrate on Spring Break cable specials‚ or see the cover of virtually any women’s magazine in the grocery checkout line is familiar with the facts of life. Young people face a barrage of confusing messages. Along with titillating images from the media‚ some kids are told to “just
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Few recent scientific issues have stimulated so much media attention‚ public debate and government involvement as that of stem cell research. Stem cells offer people hope by promising to greatly extend the number and range of patients who could benefit from transplants‚ and to provide novel therapies to treat debilitating diseases such as diabetes‚ Parkinson’s‚ Huntington’s‚ heart disease and stroke‚ as well as accidental damage such as spinal cord injury. So why would anyone object to research in
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