childhood‚ especially once they are grown up and dealing with issues they didn’t have as children. Many look back and remember all the good times they had growing up. However‚ this isn’t always the case. For some kids growing up in times of war‚ they completely lose out on their precious childhood. Not everyone is familiar about the issue of child soldier and whether or not they should be prosecuted. In countries in the Middle East and Africa‚ such as Sierra Leone‚ governments and rebel groups are recruiting
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The gun debate in America is as old at the country itself. At different times we have debated who should be able to own a firearm‚ what types of firearms should be legal‚ and when is acceptable to carry a firearm. I am a gun owner and I believe that it does makes sense to restrict the ownership of firearms. However‚ I believe that it is unrealistic to establish any type of comprehensive ban. The United States has more firearms per capita than any other nation. If a wholsale ban was established
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Emily McLaughlin Ban Junk Food! DID YOU KNOW junk food has been linked to obesity‚ diabetes‚ and even cancer? Sure‚ junk food is totally yummy‚ but it is definitely not good for us or for the children in this country. Junk food also makes the quality of life worse. It makes you tired‚ and it can make you very unhealthy. There is a law going through congress right now about banning junk food in schools‚ and before you state your opinion‚ please open up your mind to see how junk food is affecting
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Should Youtube ban Stunt Videos? According to Scholastic.com‚ in 2009 a 15 year-old-boy soaked a basketball in gasoline and decided he was going to shoot a three pointer with it. Well he ended up lighting his clothes on fire and getting second and third-degree burns. He did survive though‚ but he will have the fire scars for the rest of his life. This shows that many kids are willing to risk their lives by doing some dangerous and stupid stunt for the sake of a thirty second video. Therefore‚ Youtube
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Internet chat rooms. Unfortunately‚ many of these people have fallen victim to sex crimes. It is frightening to think that perhaps the majority of Internet chat room users are looking for young and naïve teenagers to satisfy their sick desires. However‚ all is not lost. I believe that Internet chat rooms can still be an outlet for socializing with other people‚ but only to a certain extent. One of the most popular Internet chat rooms at the moment is the IRC which stands for Internet Relay Chat. Anyone
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alcohol advertising researcher. Cartoon characters have a great appeal to young children."Youth who saw more alcohol advertisments on average drank more"‚ said researchers at Ohio State University. Baccardi‚Black Label‚Bailey’s‚ and Absolut Vodka‚ are all well-known alcohol brand names across the world. Regarless of the fact that only those exceeding the age of 21 are permitted to consume alcohol‚ teens happen to know more than just these brands. The beer industry denies that they are targeting these
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Discursive essay – Should cloning be banned? The subject of human cloning is a very controversial topic. The cloning of Dolly the sheep in 1997 by scientist Ian Wilmut generated a very unexpected reaction around the world. However these reactions were not all positive. Cloning refers to the development of offspring that are identical to their parents genetically. While it is referred to as an unnatural process‚ it can occur quite often in nature. Identical twins‚ for example‚ are clones. However
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Mustard gas was used in the Desert Shield/Storm war on us by Sadaam Hussain and his men. This is the main reason why all of our men that were in the war in Saudi Arabia are now having medical problems. This is one of the three main causes nuclear weapons should be banned‚ not to mention the amount of money they cost‚ and the space they take up. The main reason nuclear weapons should be banned is the simple fact that they kill or severely injure. The most remembered use of a nuclear weapon was during
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The issue whether pitbulls should be banned has been prominent in the media in recent weeks since poor Ayen Chol was brutally attacked. In the letter to the editorial ‘these dogs are guns without a safety catch’ published in the Herald sun‚ on the 19/08/11‚ by Leanne Pelen contends that pitbulls are vicious‚ savage‚ dangerous animals that need to be banned by the government. In an outraged tone‚ the article targets those who own pitbulls as well the government officials who make the laws about dogs
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begin by reading the quote above. As a parent who just opens the book and reads the first two pages‚ already‚ based on a snap judgment do not want their child to read this Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Alice Walker. However‚ The Color Purple should not be banned. The novel writes of many current issues needed to be addressed in this day and age. Many issues concerning The Color Purple consist of abuse‚ rape‚ explicit sexual content‚ human sexuality‚ profanity‚ racism‚ etc.; the list goes on.
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