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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Humanity is in a constant battle with Mother Nature herself as we must always defend ourselves from the diseases that Mother Nature produces. Many epidemics appear throughout human history and lives are lost because we One of the barriers is establishing human safety and immunogenicity within a shorter amount of time then the current amount of time. The problem with this is by the time the test is complete and is safe the epidemic will have ended. This was the case with the epidemic of Ebola
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Scarlet Fever A once common disease that had a possibility of killing children is not very known anymore. If asked what scarlet fever was‚ most would not know the answer. Scarlet fever is a bacterial illness that is developed in some people with strep throat. This illness is now very rare. There are less than 20‚000 cases in the United States. This illness used to be life changing‚ especially for Helen Keller (Mayo Clinic). Helen Keller was an American educator and journalist. She was also deaf
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Chapter Six examined several biases and errors individuals make during a decision. One of those biases is called confirmation bias. According to the text‚ confirmation bias is defined as the tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices and to discount information that contradicts past judgements. In other words‚ individuals favor information that confirms previously existing beliefs or biases‚ despite attaining information that challenges the assumption(s). Moreover‚ individuals are
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I believe that everyone should be up to date on vaccinations. One reason I believe everyone should be vaccinated is because others do not get sick. Another reason is that the person who is not vaccinated doesn’t get sick and having to go to the hospital. One more reason why people should be vaccinated is because they should be able to go to school and not be kicked out because they don’t have their vaccines. Everyone’s vaccines should be up to date so then other people around them do not get sick
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"Should Parents Vaccinate Their Kids?" "The number of reports of influenza-vaccine–associated Guillain– Barré syndrome to the national Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System increased from 37 in 1992–1993 to 74 in 1993–1994‚ arousing concern about a possible increase in vaccine-associated risk" ("The Guillain" par. 1). Vaccinations have been around for many years and are supposed to help children. So‚ what if statistics showed you they didn’t‚ would you rethink your decision? Most people believe
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Problem Statement Children are having a higher chance to develop fevers than adults. This is mostly from having a relatively undeveloped immune system which makes them more vulnerable to various infections that commonly lead to fevers. However‚ it is not necessary to be panic as fever simply indicates that their immune systems are fighting an underlying cold or another infection. A slightly rise in body temperature is commanded by the brain to direct the leukocytes (also known as white blood cells)
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We always hear on the news and in the papers about children catching diseases and sicknesses and often dying from them. Why is all of this happening when these diseases can be easily prevented? Parents can easily go and get their children immunized. Some parents think it is healthier for their children. Is it really that much safer for children to not get immunized and what about all the other children they are around? Immunizations should be given to children because‚ it is healthier‚ it is safer
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Vital Vaccines Ian Henschke‚ author of the article “Why We Should Vaccinate Ourselves and Our Children‚” had a very personal reason to ensure his children are vaccinated. Whenever his first child was born‚ Henschke’s mother revealed to him that he actually had an older brother‚ Bill‚ he had never met. His mother told him the story of Bill as she pulled out a picture of him taking his first steps in the Botanical Gardens‚ which happened to be taken the day before he passed away from Influenza type
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Immunizations: Do they Harm Children or Benefit them? The purpose of vaccines is to eradicate a disease. The debate regarding vaccines is that we do not know if they are causing more harm than damage‚ especially to children and infants. The benefits of vaccines most likely outweigh the risks of it causing harm. Vaccines contain many ingredients that are beneficial and harmful. According to an article about the ingredients in vaccines‚ it states‚ “Vaccines include ingredients to help your
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