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    The children nowadays should be given freedom by adults Freedom is meant by someone can do whatever they want in their life as long as they do not against law. Nowadays‚ many parents did not trust their own children and some of them take an action by control their children’s life and also their activities. This is not the best way for children because it makes they feel stress and it will lead them to do crime and vandalisms. In my opinion‚ children should be given

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    Children In Adult Prisons Carol Carlisle History 303 The American Constitution Instructor David Ellett March 14‚ 2011 Children In Adult Prisons In the United States‚ children are sentenced to adult prisons and given adult prison terms. Many of these children are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Some of the children were 13 and 14 years old. The children are sentenced to die in prison with no regard to age life history‚ or familial circumstances. Some

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    discussions on spanking. On one side of the debate are the parents who believe it ok to spank their children. On the other side are those who think that children should never be spanked. Part of the problem with spanking is that each group defines spanking differently. Some believe spanking is a form of abuse‚ while others think it is a form of discipline. Spanking can in effect be a form of abuse. Children should only be spanked with your hand‚ belt‚ paddle‚ or similar item. Opponents of spanking state

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    Juveniles should not be tried the same way as adults are for the crimes they commit to a certain degree. For many kids being a juvenile delinquent isn’t even entirely their fault. Juveniles also just aren’t at the right mindset to be going to prisons at young ages. There are other courses of action that can be taken to help the troubled child out other then locking them up like adults. A juvenile is a child under the age of 18 but in some states the maximum age is 16 (find law)‚ a juvenile delinquent

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    considered children. But adolescents are old enough to know that committing a crime is wrong. Also they know what is the difference between good and bad even though their parents could have been a bad influence. Teens today are not frightened by the law‚ which gets them to commit serious crimes. Even though they are aware of consequences‚ they are aware of their age and know they have a good chance of getting away with a crime. Therefore‚ teenagers found guilty of heinous crimes should be tried as an

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    the justice system and its decisions. Among those decisions is the decision to sentence a juvenile as an adult and place them within a adult prison‚ rather than in a juvenile detention center. Just as in most things in life‚ the justice system is not black and white. Some agree with juvenile incarceration and others reckon children should be treated true to their age and as what they are‚ children. These academic journals‚ articles and opinion pieces attempt to make some sense of

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    Over the centuries vaccines have been extremely important to help stop diseases. Parents should not have the right to prevent their child from getting vaccinated. Vaccinations save lives and if only if a child has a specific disease that will react with the vaccination should parents be able to prevent it. When a child gets a vaccination‚ then the child is basically prevented from getting the disease. In 1796 the English doctor Edward Jenner developed the world’s first vaccination. Although Jenner

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    Economic purposes though aren’t the only reason that we should help those in need. We also need to worry about our nation’s health. Let’s take a look at that 12 percent of children living without homes‚ and how homelessness has impacted their health. Homeless children are much more likely to have lower birth rates‚ and infants living in these conditions face higher rates of food insecurity‚ which impairs healthy development (Brown). As adults‚ these type of individuals may experience higher rates

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    INTRODUCTION Vaccinating children is beneficial because it helps their immune system to become stronger and allow them to be insusceptible to harmful diseases. When children are young‚ their immune systems are weak and aren’t able to fight off illnesses the way that adults can. Vaccines contain weakened versions of viruses‚ which cause no or relatively mild symptoms of the virus‚ that help the immune system to create antibodies. Antibodies help the immune system to protect the child against the

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    In the United States‚ twenty million children are experiencing physical‚ verbal and emotional abuse from parents who are addicted to alcohol. Growing up in an alcoholic house can leave emotional scars that may last a lifetime. This is tragic because we consider that childhood is the foundation on which our entire lives are fabricated. When a child’s efforts to bond with an addicted parent are handicapped‚ the result is confusion and intense anxiety. In order to survive in a home deficient‚ of

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