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    Juveniles should not be tried as adults because being an adult prison make their life so much harder and makes them face things that they shouldn’t have to face. Children in an adult penitentiary are at a higher risk of suicide‚ rape and also assaults (Horowitz-Prisco). There are many reasons on why they are at a higher risk of anything happening to them than someone who has been there before. One of the major reasons that they are at a higher risk is because they are young and have more energy than

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    young people must be held accountable for serious crimes‚ the juvenile justice system exists for precisely that purpose. Funneling more youth into the adult system does no good and much harm. Juveniles are not adults‚ and saying so doesn’t make it so. Besides‚ we don’t really mean it: When we try them in criminal court‚ we don’t deem them adults for other purposes‚ such as voting and drinking. We know they’re still minors — they’re developmentally less mature and responsible and more impulsive

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    Pros Of Being A Consul

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    be very outgoing people‚ they are also very prone to their feelings. Whether it’s criticism‚ denial‚ etc.‚ it won’t be very easy for a consul to take charge in a situation that can have its challenges. As said before‚ a consul being a social person can have its pros and cons. For example‚ a consul can be a loyal person that can get along very well with people. But in certain situations‚ their roles can become very challenging and tend to become vulnerable if they face certain emotions. Consuls can

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    eighteen‚ because he knows not what he did? Or does he spend the rest of his life in prison? Sometimes teenagers are tried for crimes as adults and face equal penalties that are subject to adults. This is a controversial issue among americans. There are two groups of people. Those who believe that teenagers under the age of eighteen who commit serious crimes should be held responsible as adults for their actions. Courts are said to be too lenient and the young juveniles are evolving into violent youth criminals;

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    whales using it. If they did that‚ they would be going against everything they have stated about their last generation of killer whales. "However‚ other researchers point out‚ captive orcas must be trained to donate or accept sperm; no one’s ever tried to impregnate a wild whale. Besides‚ says Rose‚ there isn’t compelling evidence that wild orcas are having trouble reproducing: "They breed fine. It’s surviving once they are born‚ in a degraded habitat‚ that is their problem." This quote is showing

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    Pros and Cons of Vaccination In 1796‚ Edward Jenner invented the first vaccine‚ which was for the smallpox virus. (Google timeline) Centuries later‚ we now have a very large amount of vaccines that have been created with the purpose of protecting the human race from infectious diseases. The question is‚ how effective are these vaccines? Are they more beneficial or harmful to us? Are they serving their purpose? Could a person survive in this world without ever being immunized? In this small research

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    adolescence

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    Introduction A period of transition Lefrancois (2001:468) states that‚ “Adolescence is the transition of between childhood and adulthood‚ the period during which children have achieved sexual maturity but have not yet taken on the roles and responsibilities rights that accompany adult status”. Shaffer and Kipp (2007:212) also believed that the two major changes in physical development indicate the onset of adolescence. Firstly‚ as children enter the adolescent growth spurt‚ they significantly

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    DESCRIBE ADOLESCENCE Adolescence is the transition stage between childhood and adulthood. It is also referred to as teenage years and puberty. During puberty‚both boys and girls experience hormonal changes that occur in their early youth.The period of adolescence can extend well beyond the teenage years which can be between 10 – 24 years.The development characteristics of an adolescent include physical‚cognitive and social emotional development.They are further divided into three different stages:

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    Chantel Hurst Unit 4 Adolescence 10-18 Physical development In adolescence‚ there will be all different physical changes that will be taking place in the body‚ these changes are controlled by hormones‚ this will include growth and weight increase‚ boys and girl we begin to look different as they grow in to man and women. At this stage will being to go through puberty this is all part of the hormones changes‚ puberty is where a young person’s becomes able to physical reproduce for example boys produce

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    There are lot of pros for Diabeteck patenting their transdermal insulin delivery system. First of all‚ is the advantage competitive that the company gets in comparison with their competitors‚ usually the market recognizes companies that patenting exceptional ideas and new methods. Besides that‚ it’s an opportunity to Diabeteck to improve their brand and create a stronger company. According to Backoffice Pro‚ patents foster invention and innovation‚ as well as encouraging inventors to fully explain

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