FLASH DRAFT #1: Should child soldiers be given amnesty? Thousands of children around the world are being put to work and being given a gun‚ not a pencil. A child soldier dies every five minutes being shot or stabbed to death by an adult or even worse‚ another child. Most children do not have very much of a choice to become a soldier‚ or not because the choices are don’t become a soldier and probably be killed or do become one and possibly survive. So‚ I believe child soldiers should be given amnesty
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INTRODUCTION: Our TOK presentation focuses on the one child policy in China and how various people apply themselves to the policy. We are also going to be exploring how reason‚ emotion and ethics play a role in justifying whether the one child policy is ethical. To start off‚ to understand the key factors of our presentation‚ we will start off with explaining the following: * Emotion‚ it is associated with mood‚ temperament‚ personality‚ deposition‚ motivation and how a person views a situation
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on cracked shells to retrieve buckets of shellfish to shuck. That company hired many children of his age to shuck oyster for as little as 30 cents a day‚ approximately $7 in today’s currency. Because of this story and many other stories we now have child labor laws. As a result these laws were made. In 1836 Massachusetts limits children under 15 working in factories to attend at least 3 months of school a year. By 1842 Massachusetts limits children to work 10 hours a day. Then in 1876 the Working
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you were forced to kill others for whole years of your life‚ seeing the people bleed out each and every time as they struggle to hold onto life.This is what child soldiers are put through almost every day. In some parts of the world‚ such as Sierra Leone. There is tremendous disputes over child soldiers. Everyday hundreds if not thousands of child soldiers are drugged‚ abused‚ and brainwashed to kill others in the battlefields of Sierra Leone and countries alike. Now after all this‚ these children are
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The reality for many child soldiers is that even after their time in the military ends‚ there are lasting affects that continue even after their time participating in the war is over. These former child soldiers may face psychological issues‚ ranging from depression‚ anxiety‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ as well as many other mental health issues. They may also suffer with social issues. They may not be accepted back into their families or communities‚ as they may be branded as a traitor‚ dangerous
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Singer’s allegory of the drowning child poses a complicated battle between morals and selfishness. His point that one is morally obligated to save the lives of others puts conflict in their mind. Of course someone will save a drowning child thrown into their path‚ but whether or not they go out of their way to find the child to save them is entirely different. Singer needs to first recognize where moral obligations come from in order to properly assess what they accomplish. I am morally obligated
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BIOL 1020 Lab Assignment: Virtual Microscopy Start by re-saving this file as follows: lab_surname_virtualmicroscopy.rtf‚ substituting your own surname. Type your responses to the questions below where indicated. Remember to save your work frequently. Viewing Magnification‚ Field of View‚ and Specimen Size 1. On the UD Virtual Compound Microscope‚ examine the onion root tip slide at 400X viewing magnification. Ensure that the image is centred. What is the approximate size of an onion root
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There are multiple countries with fewer resources than the U.S. that have lower child poverty rates such as Hungary‚ New Zealand‚ Czech Republic‚ and the U.K. The extreme distinction between our economy health and child poverty rate is unacceptable and should be a bigger concern for our lawmakers. Child poverty reaps children of their future and greatly hinders their opportunity to succeed in life. Specifically‚ child poverty results in gaps in cognitive skills in babies. As stated by Children’s
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An epidemic in the world today is child soldiers. The problem with this is that they are far too young to be in war. People are debating back and forth on whether child soldiers should be forgiven for their war crimes. In certain cases the children should be given amnesty but not in all cases. The children should be given amnesty if they are forced into army‚ if they did not know any better‚ and if they were in a very tough situation. However‚ I can see why some people think they should not be granted
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Nonetheless‚ reporting child abuse may be difficult for a counselor due to the possibility of additional trauma for the child and or family; by law in most states it is imperative to report such abuse. Currently there are 48 states in the United states that require child abuse and neglect are to be reported by the following professionals: Social workers ‚teachers‚ principals‚ Physicians‚ nurses‚ and other health-care workers counselors‚ therapists‚ other mental health professionals‚ Child care providers
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