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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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    injury. So‚ are parents actually teaching their children violence? When a parent spanks a child‚ whether they are aware of it or not‚ they are teaching that child violence. They are teaching them that hitting someone else is okay. In his article "The 13 Ways Spanking Harms Children‚" Michael J. Marshall‚ PhD‚ says that "children who are spanked engage in more hitting and fighting than those who are not physically punished by their parents." Relying on spanking when parents think its needed

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    Should you be punished for the rest of your life for a mistake you made as a kid? These days‚ juveniles are being punished with the same standards as adults are punished‚ and when that happens‚ they don’t have chance to live their lives properly. The mandatory sentence for 1st degree murder is 25 years to life‚ and 2nd degree murder‚ 15 years to life. That’s already enough time to change the juvenile’s life forever. I agree with the majority of the Supreme Court Justice who believe that mandatory

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    America it seems that juvenile children are committing extremely severe crimes. Fellow classmates and teachers are being murdered by juveniles as young as eleven and thirteen. As a result of this‚ a major issue has been raised‚ should children who commit a serious crime face the penalties as and adult? Do these kids know what they are doing? And more importantly do they know the consequences of their actions. The points that I ’m going to be outlining are children don ’t know/ know the consequences

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    should parents spank their children? There are many different ways to educate children but it is sure that parents just spank children when there is no way because no one want to hurt their children.Some people say that “spare the rob and spoil the child”‚but I think that parents should not use spank as a punishment for children. People should not spank their childrend for many reasons.First‚It cause many bad effects on children‚especially when they are young.In this age group‚children don’t have

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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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    into correcting the way they behave‚ it’s not the right decision. Putting children in with violent adults puts them in great danger‚ it has no effect on crime‚ and the kids aren’t mature enough to understand what they are doing; therefore children who commit certain crimes should not be tried as adults. Narration- Over 2200 juveniles nationwide have been sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Children as young as 13 years old have been tried as adults and sentenced to die

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    whole night in the preparation‚ I usually do not stay awake for whole night but at that night I was feeling different‚ an excitement and passion was in my attitude‚ may be it was because of the happiness of last exam. I studied the whole night‚ When the sun rises‚ I offered the fajar prayer then I start revising my course. After revising I closed my book‚ dressed up‚ while getting ready my mind was thinking about the course‚ I was nervous. I was asking myself did I have done this question‚ that

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    sometimes it could go horribly wrong. And for that reason‚ people should be held accountable for their actions because it is obviously their fault for getting seriously hurt or injured during these sports. To begin with‚ People should be held accountable for extreme sports accidents. On page 126 from “Cost of Survival” states that “A lost climber or an injured base jumper may need help.” The base jumpers and climbers should be held accountable for their actions because that is their fault for taking

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    As more minors are committing violent crimes‚ (Greenwald‚ 1983) the question arises‚ Should minors who commit violent crimes be tried as adults? Based on the following scenario one would agree that minors who commit violent crimes should be charged as adults. In the case of a Middlesex teenager and his girlfriend‚ his punishment was severe and ultimately cost him his life. His girlfriend’s punishment was not quite as severe (unknown‚ www.clarkprosecutor.org‚ n.d.). According to the Journal of Criminal

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