Should parents smack their children? Today I will be talking about the consequences of smacking children‚ whether it shall be legalized or not. Also I will bring my own personal response at the end of my speech. But for now‚ I will begin with why people say it shall be legalized. Firstly‚ some parents say that smacking a child teaches them a lesson how to be well disciplined and indirectly tells the child not to commit this deed again. Furthermore‚ some parents may think that children are having
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WE CAN SHAPE OUR FUTURE ESSAY 2/27/2013 Jessica Fernandez Rivero | WE CAN SHAPE THE FUTURE Nowadays‚ we live in a world of 7billion people that want or will want a good life style in which they could be much related with new technologies. These new life style‚ involves new technologies are very helpful but also polluting our environment. The innovation and obviously the people who are concerned about environment now are helping us to find more and more ways of improving our lives and
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parents actually teaching their children violence? When a parent spanks a child‚ whether they are aware of it or not‚ they are teaching that child violence. They are teaching them that hitting someone else is okay. In his article "The 13 Ways Spanking Harms Children‚" Michael J. Marshall‚ PhD‚ says that "children who are spanked engage in more hitting and fighting than those who are not physically punished by their parents." Relying on spanking when parents think its needed could cause them to
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Prof. Arbour October 7‚ 2013 Have We Outgrown Our Government? Given the current government shutdown‚ the crisis and anxiety that the country is now facing has now brought to light a question that many do not take into consideration in our current day. Is the current United States government efficient enough to run our prosperous and quite large country? Although many people believe that our government is a Democracy‚ they would be surprised to learn that our government‚ in essence‚ is actually
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The Men we carry in our Minds It is men who get to be the President and the politicians‚ it is men who get to be the CEO’s‚ it is men who all the joys and pleasures of life are given. This is what the women say‚ they say men have all the advantages of life that it is so much easier for them to get ahead‚ that it is unfair that they can work prominent positions of work‚ while the women are reduced to child raising and homemaking. Do the women of Scott Sander’s essay "Gender and Identity"
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We learn from our mistakes and not from our success Do you remember the day that you lied or steal and got caught from your parents or teacher? However‚ it is not wrong to make a mistake if you learn not to do it again. Al Franken‚ the United States junior senator also stated “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned that hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake which at least others can learn from.” I believe people
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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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time when our opinions and beliefs begin to differentiate from those around us. During this time‚ some people may discover where they belong‚ whereas many others do not. It is not solely one stage of our lives when we are confronted with an identity crisis‚ but a continuous challenge throughout our lives as we encounter new experiences that will alter our thoughts‚ emotions and perspective on ourselves. Most of us are following the “norms”‚ society expectations but deep down inside‚ we desire for
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SHOULD TEENAGERS BE GIVEN RESTRICTED FREEDOM? An adolescent is on the threshold of adulthood. Shouldn’t he or she then be allowed to probe the mysteries of the world all on his/her own? It is true that the modern world offers various opportunities for all age groups in every field of knowledge. At the touch of a button you can get access to harmful knowledge! While a strong willed person would keep away from such evil‚ while some may fall easy prey to them. For instance it is easy to
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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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