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    It Should Be Law! Handguns and teens do not go together. Why then is the number of young people being killed by handguns increasing each year? It is against the law for anyone under the age of twenty-one to handle a gun‚ but it seems that this law isn’t being followed by the world today. Many people have guns in their homes‚ for “protection” they say‚ but one cannot honestly say that the weapon killing young people is a good means of protection. As a nation‚ a society‚ the people of today should

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    after Dr. Moreau died the beast-men did not fear punishment of the Law since there was no one to punish them. The beast-men’s animal characteristics seemed to come back quicker because it was what felt more natural. So without society and rules to follow‚ the beast-men started becoming less civilized and reverted back to their

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    breaks a law in an attempt to accomplish a greater good‚ he or she should exhaust all options available under the law. In an attempt to accomplish a greater good‚ a person should not cause serious harm. A person must have sufficient knowledge and authority before acting on behalf of another person (or animal‚ in this case). No one is obliged to obey unjust laws that suppress one group while elevating others. In breaking the law in an attempt to accomplish a greater good‚ a person’s attempt should have

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    Although children are a parents responsibility‚ parents are not constantly with their children to keep them from doing irresponsible acts. Parents can only control what their children are doing if they are in their sight. Children will often blame their parents for their actions when in reality the child is either pressured by a friend‚ curious‚ or wanting to live the “life of a teenager” and have fun. It is argued that parents should know where their children are but‚ children are not stupid and

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    Affecting Outcomes for the Invisible Casualties of War – The Children of Incarcerated Parents On December 31‚ 2005‚ 2‚320‚359 people were incarcerated in the United States. Of these inmates‚ 107‚518 were female. As of 2004‚ the most recent date for which statistics are available‚ it is estimated that there are approximately 2.8 million children of incarcerated parents. Of this number‚ approximately 320‚000 are children of incarcerated mothers. The problem with these estimates is

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    Should Australian parents be prohibited from legally smacking their children? For The short answer is yes‚ it should be illegal for parents to smack their children. Did you know that 90% of parents spank their toddlers at least three times a week; two-thirds spank them once a day? When a child misbehaves or acts in a disobedient‚ inappropriate‚ or even dangerous way‚ you want to show him/her that their behaviour is unacceptable and must change. Smacking may seem like a direct and effective way

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    There were times in history when breaking the law was justified: great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is morally justifiable and acceptable when the law in itself is iniquitous and if that law violates human rights and conscience; Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow but we as human beings should be able to differentiate the right and the wrong and incase laws need to be violated for the right cause even

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    The Behavioral Effects of Parents on Children SOCL 432 One of the most important and influential positions that an individual can hold in the world is that of being a parent. There are several psychological theories that demonstrate how children can easily become a product of their immediate environment and the individuals that are around them. Parents are the first and most vital teachers that young children will come in contact with for the first quarter of their lives. “The parental

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    quickly brought their father back home. The moral lesson is one should not dump their aged parents. Nowadays‚ many children are dumping their aged parents by sending them to the old folks’ home due to different kinds of reasons as well as excuses. Although many people feel that sending their aged parents to the old folks’ home is better for them rather than staying at home‚ I strongly agree that the government should introduce laws against parent dumping because old people would like to be close to their

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    victim out? If a man was doing those actions or something like it he should be put down‚ doesn’t matter if it’s by the police or a random person. by the general understanding of murder‚ is it counted as murder when the person is so dumb he won’t know what happened‚ basically putting him out of his misery. If a man kills a person‚ that said person deserves death as well‚ it’s an eye for an eye deal‚ George should not be punished for doing what was right‚ George always knew Lennie would screw everything

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