researcher Andrew Wakefield suggested in a published report that the MMR vaccine triggered autism. This study was determined to be fraudulent in 2011‚ and the article was retracted by the journal. However‚ its influence remains strong despite widespread press coverage and discussion. Many parents of autistic children still believe that autism is directly linked to vaccines and their preservatives‚ including the mercury-based thimerosal that was the original topic of the study by Wakefield. Thimerosal was
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One main reason why life sentencing is so often contested against is the idea that continually harshly punishing a child for an action does not give chance for reform‚ for example “when a drug that has been prescribed for an illness fails to work‚ the best response is not always to give more of the same medicine.”(Carnell). Solutions offered by opponents to combat life sentencing are shorter sentences paired with reform
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include the right to free speech. By going against net neutrality‚ businesses are seen to benefit from the people losing their freedom. Because of this issue‚ there are a number of reasons that people are against Net Neutrality. An ISP supplies individuals with access to the Internet based on amount of bandwidth. They are able to block or prevent access to their competitions services or web pages‚ so they would have restrictions against their competitions. They can decide what parts
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We did not have the chance to decide if we wanted to come into this world‚ so should we be entitled the honor of deciding to leave? Is it Euthanasia‚ pain or glory? As the American Anthropologist and Folklorist Ruth Benedict once wrote “The trouble with life isn’t that there is no answer‚ it’s that there are so many answers”. American’s culture war over medical euthanasia has been in the news since 1990’s and now in the 21st century‚ it remains a concern. In modern America‚ there was a time in the
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Some people are strongly against vaccinating their children. They feel it is unsafe and can even lead to autism. There have been many reported cases where vaccines have actually done a lot of harm. As the amount of vaccines being administered to children has risen‚ so has the percentage of children with autism. This is ground-breaking evidence to the anti-vaccine movement. They assume that the more vaccines a child receives‚ the higher they go up on the autism spectrum. It is believed that a child
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of all the homework they have to do. As they sit down and pull out their piles of homework‚ it rises to the ceiling. Moreover‚ incalculable of kids go to bed extremely late at night because of it. Teachers should limit the amount of homework they give out. Too much homework has negatively affected kids‚ especially when it causes a tremendous deal of stress‚ too much time is required to complete it‚ and it impacts free time and sleep. Too much homework can cause stress in a student and can lead
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Those opposed against the defence suggest that it is an obvious mean of protecting homophobes and that there shouldn’t be reasonable justification for allowing it. The question is raised then‚ of if it is possible for someone to be so overcome with panic from being ‘hit
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Terrorism and Torture In the threat of national security‚ the debate on torture is confronted with legal and moral dilemmas of permissibility. In the hypothetical case of the ticking-bomb terrorist‚ torture is perceived as either an advantageous means of national security‚ or a violation of human rights. Although it is a “slippery slope‚” in order to preserve the balance between national security and civil liberties in a democratic society‚ torture should be prohibited. Considering terrorist
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Gun ownership has the capability to positively assist a home occupant during a burglary. A burglar can be convinced to leave the home in the presence of a gun-wielding occupant‚ or a gun-owner can exercise his right to self-defence and harm the intruder‚ effectively ending the home invasion. With this in mind‚ it can appear to be a good idea to own a gun in the event of home invasion. But does this really mean that owning a gun will protect from home invasion? Or that having a gun at the time of
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what really happened in each encounter. According to an article written by Chaz Kelsh and published from Harvard Kennedy school of government‚ “supporters say the devices are needed to provide transparency‚ build public trust and provide evidence against false complaints” (Kelsh). These cameras do more than paint an accurate picture‚ but they also repair the trust that has been destroyed between police departments and citizens. The more evidence to show that each case is justified‚ the more the public
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