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Nowadays, children tend to watch many hours of television each week including advertising directed at children for the latest toys and activities and for food and snacks which are not nutritious. It is widely believed that such advertisements should…

positive for HIV and had been put up for adoption. At nine weeks old, Bert was placed in the care of foster parents Steven Lofton and Roger Croteau, who, at the time, had two other foster children. Lofton and Croteau lived in Miami, Florida with their…

even totalitarian characteristics. The government has the power to do whatever it wants, whether it is arresting and torturing innocent people or sending children to fight in their army. The Liberian government also does not allow its citizens to…

for centuries and longer. The concept of human rights has existed long before the holocaust, apartheid or even slavery. During the time of King John of England, the Magna Carta was signed. After the king violated a number of ancient laws and customs,…

to which all people have claim. As they are automatic entitlements to each individual who is simply a member of humankind, governments cannot 'grant' or 'withdraw' human rights from anyone. Human rights are reflections of the values of society, with…

in all kinds of places such as ATM's, department stores, and streetlights. The majority of the public accepts these cameras and pays little attention to them. However, who really knows what kind of people are watching the cameras? It is this very questio…

States today seems to be gun control. The government is constantly proposing legislation for more and more gun control. Slowly they are chipping away at our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. You must ask yourself; for what reason does the…

of gender, race, color, language, nationality, age, religion, or political beliefs. Anything that violates these rights is a crime against humanity. Child labor is a crime that robs children of the right to a childhood. Children forced to work…

Henry and Martin Luther King Jr. were two of the most influential revolutionary's known to mankind. Even though their views on how to become liberated were completely opposite, their passion and unrelenting determination eventually proved to be rewardin…

of children or young people quiet while being talked to. Preserving good behavior is certainly one aspect to discipline, for learning it in an atmosphere of confusion is difficult. Children have to learn to conform to the rules of behavior needed…