The average age of a gang member is 17 or 18‚ but now‚ one fourth of all gang members are as young as 15 (citation). Gang recruitment can begin before children reach the age of ten. Gang life is appealing to young ones because of the sense of status and brotherhood associated with this lifestyle. Young recruits are often eager to prove themselves and are willing to be involved in dangerous situations in order to do so. Gang member risk it all for a feeling of purpose and identity and in the long
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March 2012 Should parent spank their children? If parents are not going to spank their children when their children are big and strong enough to physically overpower their parents‚ it seems to me that choosing to spank them when they are small is somewhat thoughtless‚ and perhaps even cowardly. I believe that every human being can be thoughtless and cowardly at times‚ so I am not condemning people who spank their children. If parents choose to spank their children‚ I can only hope that
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poverty and why there are so many poor people. Common sense would have you believe that if you raise minimum wage you raise the standard of living and you bring people out of poverty‚ right? Wrong. Contrary to popular belief that is not true AT ALL. Raising the minimum wage is not only bad for the economy‚ but it also does not help the poor it actually hurts them in a way. Poor people think if they raise minimum
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historical person in the world is Mother Teresa‚ the saint of the Gutters. I admire her deeply because of her achievement‚ moral values‚ traits‚ and many more. Mother Teresa has to sacrifices from head to toe to help those poor people. Mother Teresa was very amazing person in my life. There are many reasons that I admire Mother Teresa. To begin her story‚ I admire her how she proceed her life’s objective of caring for the poor people in Calcutta‚ India. Mother Teresa was extremely tough to
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their children are young. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this? The increasing demands of the developed world and the continuous pursuit for a better life have led to the increase of double-income family. Mothers usually opting to continue to work few months after giving birth then has naturally become common in some nations. Significantly‚ this trend brings about some inevitable drawbacks in every family‚ but also it has considerable benefits. If mothers have their own
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Should children be allowed to wear uniforms to school? The debate on wearing uniforms to school has been going on for decades. Some schools in America give in to the students‚ but not in Singapore. Recently‚ there was a ‘Design Your Uniform’ competition‚ but I find it ineffective‚ as not many schools would want to change their school dress code. Firstly‚ we all have a right to individuality‚ to make personal choices and to express our personality. This right of free expression includes the
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Should fairy tales be read to children? Yes‚ I believe fairy tales should be read to kids. The reason I say this is because reading fairy tales encourage imagination and teaches kids several things. One of the reasons why fairy tales promote imagination are the characters in fairy tales. For instance‚ princesses and heroes. Fairy tales tell stories of daring heroes going to rescue a princess or better yet a princess who goes and protects her kingdom. Magic is also mentioned in fairy tales and what
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Students currently are required by law to stay in school until they are. However‚ some people disagree that students should be required until they are 18. Students should be required to stay in school until they are 18 because‚ this sets a goal for students to graduate‚ more people will graduate‚ and when you do graduate from staying in school‚ you will most likely get a better job. When students have to stay in school until they are 18‚ they might set a goal for themselves and to graduate. The
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to leave than to stay A lot of people are leaving their homes‚ and some are even leaving their families because of wars in their countries. The main reason for them leaving is because of the lack of safety in their countries; it’s very dangerous to stay in war zones because you never know what could happen. People are being forced from their homes because of war and the terrorist group ISIS‚ and that’s creating a huge immigration and refugee problem in Europe. Every country should come together and
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Mother Teresa Between many spiritual leaders lies the well known Mother Teresa. She was the former head of the Missionaries of charity in Calcutta‚ India. She ministered to the poorest of the poor and touched the lives of many people. Even though she did many good things‚ she never saw herself as special or as deserving public acclaim. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26‚ 1910 in Skopje‚ a town in Macedonia. She had a four year old sister named Age‚ and a seven year old brother named
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