National Artist Award Controversy The National Artist Award is one of the prestigious awards given to people who are considered as national artists for their contribution in the different field of arts. It is the highest state of recognition given to Filipino artists. Just recently‚ this year’s awarding was full of controversies and issues that left the people questioning if the awardees deserved the recognition given. Among the seven awardees of this year’s National Artist are;
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The Controversy of Medication Angie Johnson August 26‚ 2012 The Controversy of Medication Many students today who were diagnosed with EBD or ADHD were prescribed some type of medication to help manage their symptoms. In my opinion I feel as though many children benefit greatly from these medications‚ especially those with severe cases. On the other hand I also feel as though we are depending too much on these medications‚ which leads to some children receiving medications they may not need
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Controversies in African History In 1871‚ Charles Darwin suggested that Africa was the birth place of humankind. This statement ignited great controversy within Europe. Most of Europe withheld Protestant beliefs‚ believing that human races were separately created. They believed in Adam and Eve and completely disregarding the theory behind evolution. Because many Europeans did not want to accept that their ancestors came from Africa‚ the idea of the Africa cradle of human kind was easily a racial
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“The Abortion Controversy” Many outsiders see the United States as a place of peace and harmony. But for those who live within it‚ know that it is the complete opposite. The United States has numerous amounts of worldwide problems from the economy to obesity to even pollution. Although some are more important than others doesn’t mean the small issues should go unnoticed. Abortion‚ the termination of pregnancy is considered a problem by many but also reflected as nonfactor
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Controversy on Native American Mascots Bigotry and mockery are two concepts that the United States has fought with since its creation‚ and it seemed that it was disappearing‚ but it hasn’t. Many schools‚ of all levels‚ are using a Native American mascot to represent their sporting teams and this has brought much controversy over the truth behind these mascots. This idea is the mocking a heritage for money and amusement of others. It does not‚ in any way‚ represent the truth behind Native American
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A man was doing wrestling moves on another person‚ a toddler‚ that ended up dead. KTVI reported Richard Gamache Jr. killed his girlfriend‚ Cheyenne Cook’s‚ two-year-old daughter‚ Addie Cook‚ by performing viscous wrestling moves on the toddler‚ including the “Batista Bomb.” Police received a call reporting a child having seizures soon discovered the abuse that was behind her injuries‚ leading to her tragic death‚ and the cover-up the Missouri couple were trying to pull off. Jefferson County
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Marlowe: A Life of Controversy Plays and writings arguably the most characteristic piece of of Elizabethan life‚ but there was also a lot of mystery and controversy. There were many conflicting beliefs and secretive organizations in Elizabethan England. These included the Elizabethan Secret Service and many religious groups that did not believe in the national religion of Protestantism. In both of these groups‚ there was a poet named Christopher Marlowe. There are many controversies and suspicious accusations
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Angelina Balliro Ms. St. Hilaire Research December 11‚ 2013 Music and Teens Ever since music became a big thing in teen’s lives‚ there has been controversy around the idea that kids should not be exposed to some lyrics because of how it influences them. From rock and roll and metal‚ to pop‚ rap‚ and hip hop‚ there are‚ and always will be lyrics out there that are not always appropriate or anything that children should be listening to.There has been an issue with song lyrics being
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The racially charged novel‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain causes much controversy‚ yet it still impacts American culture in a way that very few novels do. School districts debate whether the novel should even be a part of high school curriculum because of the controversy surrounding it. Twain’s novel does‚ in fact‚ have immense educational value and can contribute very much in shaping the minds and cultural literacy of soon to be young adults in America‚ through high school curriculum
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Article: CONTROVERSY OVER THE BHAGVAD GITA A great controversy has been going on throughout the nation over the ban of the great Hindu scripture The Bhagvad Gita in Russia. Not only the Hindus‚ but most of the people who consider the Gita as a great piece of literature also are surprised at the wave of protest showed in Russia calling it a literature that spreads social discord. It is already known to all that in a Siberian court‚ some state prosecutors have petitioned that
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