A controversial topic has been in the headlines recently; whether corporal punishment should be banned or not. Corporal punishment is a form of physical discipline that inflicts deliberate pain to discipline a child. Doctors have been saying they want a ban on it because of the many long term effects that it can cause. Corporal punishment was popular in the 1950’s‚ with 99% of parents smacking their children. These days‚ only 69% of families in Australia do. Smacking children can cause mental
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Should Cell Phones Be Banned in Schools? Today‚ almost any parent can use a cell phone to ask their children about their whereabouts‚ occupation‚ or health. At the same time‚ most parents can remember the days when cell phones simply did not exist‚ and children were factually left on their own for at least half of the day. I believe that cell phones today pose a great distraction for students – especially advanced smartphones that provide numerous opportunities for entertainment – and thus should
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A brief background and history of African Music The African continent is the second largest continent in the world‚ and its people constitute a 10th of the world’s population with about one thousand indigenous languages spoken throughout the continent (Stone‚ 1998‚ p.2). In this context‚ it is important that a brief history of African music cannot be conclusive and is more complex than we realize. No scholar managed to offer a perspective about African culture that has not been contested. Given
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Experiments on animals should be banned The question of whether or not to prohibit doing experiments on animals has been a controversial issue for many years. Animal experiment is the use of non-human animals in experiments in order to the advance of medicine and science. Although animal experiments are benefit to human being‚ it is clear that these experiments have many disadvantages‚ and that researchers should not continue to use animal tests for the following three reasons. The
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Students are equipped with a mobile phone as ordinarily as with lunchboxes. This is sickening. This new technology brings new ways steal‚ cheat‚ bully and act irresponsibly. These negative matters have rapidly become out of hand! Mobile Phones MUST be banned! Mobile Phones cause terrible problems in schools. Teenagers are taking precious class time to text message friends to talk about irrelevant gossip. Students come to school to learn. Not to use their mobile phones! Did you know that 3.95 billion
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TESTING ANIMALS Research question: Should testing on animals be banned? Animals are used in experimentations in order to achieve new openings. Some people think that it is acceptable‚ while others argue that it is not ethical to sacrifice animals for science. Estimated‚ that every year 50-100million of vertebrates are used for experiments in the world. 1 Despite the importance of experiments‚ the number of animals and purpose of research are not under any control. Whether research is biomedical
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applied to video games as well. Why a few cases of criminal activities that were “connected” to video games could affect millions‚ hundreds of millions gamer on earth? I will tell you people stuff about why video games do not cause violence and why we should say no to banning video games. First‚ there is no evidence that video games alone caused school shooting incidents by students in these past 10 years. Let me repeat myself‚ there is no single piece of evidence that video games alone ever caused shooting
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Stepping into controversy after it was banned in America after its first publication‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ is sure to keep you thumbing through the pages. The story of a young man’s journey through life with obstacles such as: his brother dying‚ being expelled from numerous schools‚ suffering from depression‚ and the intolerance for the world around him; The Catcher in the Rye is told from one man’s reflection of his place in society and the world around him. Holden Caulfield‚
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The use of an artists music in advertisements is an amazing thing‚ and helps the artists grow. Using artists music in different advertisements helps get their music heard by millions of people. It can also help to connect fans with the artists. Without having artists music in advertisements‚ many bands and solo artists wouldn’t have the support and growth that they do today. Using artists music in advertisements helps to get their music heard by lots of people around the world. Once a band or artist
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Music Should Be Censored By Kylie Toh Most music nowadays contain profanity‚ sexual content‚ mock religion and much more. In some countries‚ the government censors music to protect the youth from hearing such things. Many people are opposed to the idea‚ saying that it’s not nice to listen to a song on the radio and suddenly a long beeping sound replaces a curse word and that a curse word isn’t that bad and will not affect a child at all. However‚ studies show that the origin of cursing becoming
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