Essay Database

and on the internet is damaging to children. Years of research concludes that repeated exposure to high levels of violence teaches some children and adolescents to settle interpersonal difference with violence, while teaching many more to be indifferent…

the Tampa boat people has raised two persisting questions. Who is a refugee and where should he or she find refuge? A refugee is a person who is being persecuted, be it for religious, ethnic or political reasons. Traditionally, refugees sought sanctuary…

in my office who have had abortions and were just lied to by the abortion counselor. Namely, 'this is less painful than having a tooth removed. It is not a baby.' Afterwards, the woman sees Life magazine and breaks down and goes into a major depression."…

exchanges, strengthening mutual understanding between nations, expanding cultural, educational, and scientific cooperation between nations and countries, enjoying the cultural achievements of people around the world which encourages the process…

at least one child dies every week as a result of an adults cruelty, and thousands more endure abuse and neglect at the hands of their carers. Yet the known facts reveal only a fraction of the problem. This is because most cases of abuse…

the Internet has become a serious problem. Minors are exposed to pornography everywhere all over the world, but the Internet has made it more available, more accessible, and harder to control. As stated in an Australian discussion paper by Sue Headley,…

we have been hearing a lot of arguments on whether gay unions are right or wrong. Five years ago, it wasn't gay marriages and Massachusetts that was in the news, it was Oregon and Euthanasia. Euthanasia, as defined in The American Heritage Dictionary,…

require students to do sixteen hours of community service in order to graduate because most students have full time jobs, families, and they already put so much academic work in for graduation. According to a study done by American Psychological Society…

Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sentenced in Michigan to two terms of imprisonment for helping Thomas Youk end his life. Kevorkian was charged and ultimately convicted of second-degree murder and received a sentence ranging from ten to twenty-five years.…

Some people think people should get tortured and others disagree with torture. Torture, to me, is a horrific procedure that no one should go through under any circumstances. At the same time if the situation is called for, then at that point it would…