http://www.ehow.com/about_5127713_pros-teen-access-birth-control.html Pro Allowing teens access to various forms of protection may help decrease the amount of teen pregnancies taking place each year in the United States. Gone are the days when a teen pregnancy affected someone who was 16 or 17. There are now instances of 13- and 14-year-old girls having babies--teens who are completely unprepared to give birth and raise a child. If the child is not given up for adoption‚ the responsibility typically
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different stills found that 43 of the 48 samples had lead levels ranging from five to 599 parts per billion (ppb). Over half the samples contained lead levels exceeding federal water guidelines of 15 ppb‚” (Grabianowski). Approximately 80% of all adult lead poisoning deaths have to do with consumption of moonshine (Grabianowski). Along with the lead troubles‚ radiators also contain traces of leftover antifreeze‚ which contains ethylene glycol‚ which is fatal (Devlin). Another popular place to produce
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April 2013 Public Forum “CON” Analysis Recently‚ we gave our comprehensive analysis of the Pro side of the April Public Forum resolution‚ Resolved: The continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. Today‚ we’re discussing the Con side‚ which‚ while slightly trickier‚ if done properly can be argued very persuasively. To recap‚ the pro’s argument is‚ essentially‚ that drugs are such an intractable and complex issue
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Every consenting adult should take responsibility for his or her actions by disclosing STD history‚ allergies to contents of lube or condoms‚ and interests involving sex. The other person should take the same action and if he or she doesn’t‚ sex shouldn’t happen. Health and safety should be on both partner’s minds when engaging in any sexual activity. Several people do not know how to bring up the subject of sex or of someone’s history‚ yet if they do it‚ they tiptoe around it. In my opinion
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“Buying green‚ saving green‚ acting green‚” is the new mantra hummed by numerous amounts of people in the world today. Becoming environmentally conscious has grown to a state where everyone shames those who leave a light on when they leave a room or when they leave the tap on a second too long when brushing their teeth. Can abiding by these rules solve our never ending issue of climate change? An overwhelming no can arise from that. Green consumers these small acts are enough to reach their goal
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Hydraulic fracturing‚ also termed hydrofracturing‚ hydrofracking‚ or simply fracking‚ is hotly debated for its economic and environmental impacts. Fracking is the process by which rock is fractured by a pressurized fluid containing water. chemicals and sand to access natural gas‚ petroleum and brine from great depths of the Earth’s surface. Fracking produces the economic benefit of more accessible hydrocarbons‚ not to mention the 2.5 million fracking related jobs that were recorded in 2012 worldwide
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translates into a minimum annual Cost of Illness (COI) of $42.5 billion‚ with a more likely estimate being twice that amount. These costs are staggering and comparable in magnitude to other serious medical and mental health problems in both children and adults. It is noteworthy that ADHD is somewhat unique among chronic childhood conditions because its impact‚
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Eugenics is referred to as the science of improving the human population by controlled breeding to increase the chances of desired qualities. Eugenics was intended to improve the human characteristics of those with valuable genes while discouraging the reproduction of those who possess hereditary defects. Some of the degenerative traits can be classified as mental illnesses‚ physical defects‚ inferior races‚ and even individuals who commit illegal acts. Certain states have these sterilization laws
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such as hitting or abusing. Spanking a child is a form of corporal punishment which means to slap a child on the buttock. In the United States‚ spanking is a form of correcting a child’s behavior or a way of disciplining. The Harris survey of 1‚250 adults‚ conducted many statistics. One statistic showed that eighty percent of American parents spank their children and believe that spanking is sometimes appropriate (National Minority Politics). Some parents think spanking should never be done‚
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as the animals they were cloned from‚ which gives scientists an incredible advantage. The cloned animals could assist as the perfect control subject for testing‚ meaning they would be able to compare results to how the animal was originally (“Pros and Cons of Animal Cloning”). Scientists have used animal models in clinical trials before‚ but with cloning they could do twice of the research. Mice are an example that scientist have used to genetically alter to make them carriers of disease and are
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