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    Should parents spank their children? What is the difference between "discipline" and "corporal punishment"? Literally‚ discipline means to teach or instruct; usually referring to helping children learn self-control. However‚ when parents speak of discipline‚ they often mean corporal punishment. Corporal punishment‚ though‚ involves the application of physical pain in response to undesirable behavior. In my opinion‚ I strongly believe that parents should not spank their child because there are other

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    subject of juveniles being tried as adults within the United States (“Locked up: should teens be tried as adults?”). The judicial system has the choice of their fate‚ yet some adolescence who commit crimes are not treated fairly under the law due to their age. Adolescence who commit murder‚ and other violent crimes within the United States‚ should be tried on equal grounds as adults‚ because regardless of age they should be prosecuted according to their actions. Adolescence prove through their capability

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    The Decision to Inoculate or Not; Are Local Parents Informed Enough? Prepared for ENC 1102 Instructor: P.Myers Prepared by: jhn3 02 April 2014 Word Count 3‚510 Abstract The following information is based upon a study‚ on which I embarked‚ to conclude whether local parents are well enough informed to make critical decisions concerning their children’s preventable disease vaccines. Due to the growth of the AVM (anti-vaccine movement)‚ the question arises as to rather parents are making the

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    Irresponsible Parents Should Be Punished There is nothing as beautiful as the sounds of the wedding bells‚ the flowers‚ the beautiful bride and the handsome groom in a ceremony that unites them before witnesses as they become a husband and wife and eventually parents. These are normally two adults who have made a decision to get married and eventually have children. Having children is a major responsibility and so is to taking care of them until they are eighteen. These parents have a God

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    Professor Keith Morton September 15‚ 2013 The Cost of the Decisions We Make For every course of action that one takes in life‚ there is a cost associated. This cost may be large or small but one can weigh this cost with the alternative before he or she makes any decision. In the essay‚ “The Price of Crossing Borders” written by Eduardo Porter‚ the concept of understanding that there is a price for everything is conveyed. There is no decision that is made or path that is taken that comes without some

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    In my opinion‚ I think that the teens should be tried and convicted as adult. In most juvenile systems throughout the country‚ the juvenile courts lose the power to young person at age 21. For example if a 17-year-old teenager murder and is convicted of that murder‚ he can only be sentenced to prison or to a juvenile facility until the age of 21. Then he has to be let go. So he would only serve four years for murder whether he killed one‚ two‚ three or five people. Most people feel that a three‚

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    -Who Should Have the Right to Make Major Medical Decisions? When it comes to a loved one being on life support‚ it is an emotional experience to go through. It is very heartbreaking to see them laying there in the hospital bed so helpless and lifeless as they are surrounded by doctors and nurses trying to save them from dying. On top of that you are having to prepare yourself and your family to say the possible forever goodbye to them. With keeping in mind that doctor will tell you have make one of

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    cause of death among teenagers in the United States. A question among many debaters is if teens should be allowed to drive at the age of 16‚ what about if it affects the driver to drive with other teens‚ also if it affects the driver to be driving at night. I will list the positives and negatives of these the questions‚ and you‚ the reader‚ may choose your side. In 1998‚ 38% of deaths from all causes among teens 15 to 19 years of age resulted from motor vehicle crashes.(1) At age 16‚ a driver is 2

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    “How to Make Better Decisions” was quite interesting. The beginning of the film highlighted how based on science‚ it shows that the decisions we make are bad. We assume that we have a strong awareness of our choices and the reason why we do certain things. I agree with that because every time I make a decision‚ I always think that I know what the outcome would be‚ but really I am only making a decision based on my emotions and I am only assuming to think the outcome will be great. When I was in

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    Should parents smack their children? Today I will be talking about the consequences of smacking children‚ whether it shall be legalized or not. Also I will bring my own personal response at the end of my speech. But for now‚ I will begin with why people say it shall be legalized. Firstly‚ some parents say that smacking a child teaches them a lesson how to be well disciplined and indirectly tells the child not to commit this deed again. Furthermore‚ some parents may think that children are having

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