Should parents worry about what television is doing to their children? Is it making them fatter‚ stupider‚ more violent? After all‚ TV has changed since today’s parents were children. It’s bigger‚ brasher and on all the time. There used to be something called the "toddlers’ truce" when TV went off air between six and seven o’clock so parents could put their children to bed; now kids’ cable networks broadcast 24 hours a day. In the old days‚ too‚ there was a kids’ slot called Watch with Mother; today
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To what extent should we place trust in the government these days? It is said by American President Barack Obama‚ ’’If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.’’ From here‚ we know the importance of people putting trust in their government. However‚ we can only place trust in them if they are able to take care of their citizens‚ fulfilling their needs and acting responsibly in the best interest
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Parents play a key role in protecting their children from bullies. Being passive on bullying is cannot be an option‚ with the suicide rate increasing. There was a case of a student named Ashley Berry‚ that was being cyberbullied and the parents went to the police and put her in another school (Landau‚ 2014). She’s a lot happier and does media interviews speaking out against cyberbullying‚ but her parents have passwords to all her social media sites and monitors her friends (Landau‚ 2014). Aggressive
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What would benefit a nation most‚ a small or a large population? A larger population is not a curse to a nation. Yes‚ the number counts and a nation having a larger population is assured to succeed. A nation with a rapid increase of population‚ if well managed‚ is a very positive impact to sustainable and effective growth. What better strength can a nation have than a multitude of able-bodied residents‚ prepared to run its equipment‚ produce it harvests‚ educate its children‚ create its art and
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Should medicine give more priority to the quality or quantity of life? Historically speaking the quantity and not the quality of healthcare services has been the main priority of developing countries all around the globe since the impact of healthcare services is measured in terms of its effect on mortality. However some people may argue that healthcare services should be directed towards patient satisfaction as outcome measures but when it comes down to life threatening situations I can without
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At What Age Should Teenagers Be Allowed to Take Their Own Decisions? The main problem with questions like this one is their‚ on the one hand‚ ambiguity and‚ on the other hand‚ relentlessness with which those who ask them require to be answered. What kind of decisions? About what? If we think along the lines presupposed by the question‚ we should define the unified age when teenagers should be let to both choose what they would have for breakfast and whom to marry. The point of view behind this
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What age should one truly stop being called a juvenile? For as long as time can tell‚ there has been crime performed by both adults and adolescence. These intolerable acts vary in severity‚ and some cases simply cannot be ignored or put off even for a day. Regardless of the purpose‚ children around the world commit crimes on the daily worthy of them being charged as an adult. Truly‚ we shall never fully grasp their purpose. Nevertheless‚ should it be allowed for our justice system to metaphorically
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what should the media do to help reduce corruption in nigeria By: Amoka Eunice O. 08BE07309 Introduction The destructive impacts of corruption in the lives of nations throughout the world is acknowledged. Corruption is one factor that can impede the accelerated socio-economic transformation of developing countries of the world (Alawode‚ 2008). Corruption can be defined as the misappropriation of public resources to private ends (Ojo‚ 2003). Adeyemi (2013)‚ also defines corruption as efforts
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To what extent has the Labour party moved away from its traditional roots? The Labour party believed in more traditional principles post the 1997 reforms where Labour was rebranded as ‘‘New Labour’.’ Prior to this‚ the party communicated in a ‘left wing’ approach with socialist ideas. They believed in core values‚ where some were emphasised more than others. Equality was significant as there was expansion of the welfare state e.g. they introduced the ‘free’ health care system and taxation in favour
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What would have happened if there was no Partition and India and Pakistan did not have to spend such enormous amounts on defence? Look at Europe and you’ll get your answer. It’s a continent where nations fought each other for more than 100 years‚ which heaped two world wars on us. Yet‚ it’s working towards a common trade code‚ a common currency and other things to boost the economy. I firmly believe India and Pakistan will have no option but to work towards a similar situation to keep their economic
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