are exposed to risk due to Facebook and yet we let them start Facebook at 13. Some parents even let their children lie about their age to sign up. But I argue that even a minimum age of 13 is too young. A recent study by the Child Health Promotion Research Centre at Edith Cowan University found that “65 percent of Year 4 students experienced covert bullying‚ with this number decreasing to 35 percent of Year 9 students.” Therefore 10 to 15 year olds are at great risk and cyber bullying is a large part
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Facebook such a controversial topic; the fact that people of all ages have a Facebook account. Nevertheless‚ Facebook is made up of nothing but pixels and negativity which is why its age limit should strictly be eighteen. One of the biggest concerns on any social media website is cyber bullying. In the article‚ “Should Children be Allowed on Facebook?” Aislyn Greene reports that one million children were harassed‚ threatened‚ and subjected to other forms of cyber bullying on Facebook. Bullying is a
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Campaign spending should be limited The 2008 presidential election has shown the citizens of the United States of America how much freedom campaign spending has. Months before the election; spending has exceeded the last 2000 election of six hundred million dollars. It’s almost ridiculous how much money can be spent on campaign spending. One question that comes up when thinking of unlimited campaign spending is the existence of a democracy where only the wealthy can become leaders and decision
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people’s liberty. The liberty of people is to be free to act and think as they should‚ but also having a level of security to follow the laws of the land. When the founding fathers were drawing up the constitution‚ they had to put in mind for the future. They not only had to think about the future‚ but about individual of rights of the people. Limited government is just that putting a limit on how much power one should have without violating the liberty’s right. With limited government
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Whether parents should limit time their children using internet involves a conflict between its pros and cons: certain individuals assent to the notion by citing various resources from different kind of website are readily available whilst others oppose the concept now that youngsters might lack of good ability in choosing inappropriate contents. In this essay‚ I will argue that limiting using time seems a plus. Those advocating not to setting boundary for adolescents on internet might point out
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dark and to ensure that an adult driver accompanies them during daylight hours. However‚ these laws prejudicially target one portion of the population for unusually harsh punishment. Teen drivers face unreasonable laws that are discriminatory‚ and should be repealed. In many states‚ for example‚ the holder of a restricted license would be allowed to drive only when accompanied by an adult licensed driver any driver under the age of eighteen. If a teen driver is found guilty of a single moving violation
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of wealth; where the elite groups in society have the most financial and social clout‚ and therefore the most influence on the policy-making process. This essay will continue to describe the aforementioned limitations on policy makers‚ as well as discuss whether or not these limitations are necessary and/or functional; whether or not they serve a useful purpose or any particular interests; and whether or not they are a hindrance or help to effective‚ honest and meaningful policy-making. The biggest
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English 3‚ Period 3 15 November 2012 Stem Cell Research: Medical Advantages Greatly debated‚ stem cell research is very controversial; especially embryonic stem cell research. Many debate over the ethics of the research versus the medical advantages. The medical advantages outweigh the ethical views. The mass of embryonic stem cells that are used come for in vitro fertilization (IVF) (Black). Those cells are disposed as medical waste—using them for research gives those cells a purpose and to be wasted
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being insensitive and ill-mannered. Additionally‚ it is expected for people to avoid potentially sensitive topics in a public setting such as political issues‚ religion‚ money and the physical appearance of others. Such topics are usually okay to discuss with family or close friends in
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animals in medical research necessary? Some people would say yes‚ others would say no... But who’s right? No matter what one thinks or believes this question still remains‚ yet to be answered. At first this question seems like its answer lies within ones opinion and only that‚ but if you look closer there is a lot more to it than opinion. Feeling sorry for the animals is definitely where it starts for people who don’t agree with animal testing; but that’s not where it ends. Medical research using animals
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