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This article is a MSN report about phone companies shady practices. Through legal avenues, phone companies are able to sell our personal information to outside sources without our knowledge.

This article relates to the Fourth Amendment; unreasonable search and seizure. The question is; does GPS and DNA violate our Fourth Amendment if utilized without our knowledge?

Provides general knowledge of what an abortion is. Unbiased medical information.

Deposit boxes are not really safe, a woman found out after the death of her husband that the box had been opened, the papers destroyed and her familly jewelry sold without her knowledge.

Over the past 8 years, there have been obvious assaults at United States citizens second amendment right to bear arms. Guns, especially assault rifles, have received an awful lot of scrutiny for people shooting one another, however in reality shootings with assault rifles account for only 2% of homicides in the United States. Meanwhile the rifles themselves are being blamed for the unstable people wielding them. Meanwhile knives account for nearly 14% of homicides, however no one is attempting to ban knives, as it is general knowledge that they are tools, just like guns. But the media is making every attempt to make guns the villains, not the wielders.

This subject has been plaguing our country for years now, and it's proven that most violent crimes don't happen with guns. Especially assault rifles, people aren't just carting around carrying around rifles everywhere committing crimes. They use what's small and readily available. Such as, knives, bats, handguns, or even just using their fist to get what they want.

The author, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, stating how we should not be stripped from our rights with the 2nd amendment (Right to Bear Arms). Napolitano discusses how we, Americans, just roll over and not protect our natural rights. Napolitano has a very knowledgeable and understanding on this topic, interesting read.

This article explains net neutrality and its significance to the public. It explains that maintaining net neutrality means equal fairness to all the users of the internet so that anyone has the same advantages and disadvantages of using the internet as everyone else.

this would be amazing to look at so everyone has equal opportunity on the internet

In the years following 1993, gun violence has decreased. Surveys show that many Americans don't know that gun violence has actually dropped. Because of media on these crimes it makes people think that its getting worse.

This website talks about how censoring our history will give students a false sense of history. It says we won't learn from history if we don't know the accurate version. It also gives examples of teachers going on strike because of this.

I like this article you chose. No one should have to limit their knowledge to false information. we should be told the truth and we deserve it. it is our history!

If we do not have a comprehensible history, our future will be uncertain. Truth is everything and without it, we are living in a false representation of understanding. It is definitely something worth fighting for.

The article talks about how the educational system need to be more then just math, english, and science but also teach children active life skills and young adults life skills for the future career they may want in the future, teaching that the SAT's isn't the best approach for testing, very well written article that I enjoyed reading.

On this topic, so many things to say. I have to admit here the educational system is very different than other countries. What really surprised me, was that the classes like history, biology, chemistry, geography..are optional. I really don't understand how you expect a child to learn and get some general knowledge, if these classes are optional. It is most likely that the child would chose none or one maybe, and then we think oh, the child can learn from internet or TV. But, the child would rather play a game online or watch a movie. The educational system needs readjustment and the curriculum changed in some classes where you have only dry material to study. We live in a society where technology is everywhere in all forms, we should take advantage of that, and create something more attractive to kids with the purpose of learning, almost like a game. I am sure that will attract children, and it will even encourage competition among them. For example, some of the educational apps, we see on all devices.

Even though mental illness is a common problem it's handled very poorly. People with mental illness struggle to get help for a variety of reasons. They lack the money to pay for therapy and the support they need.

Mental health definitely needs funding. A lack of funding will result in higher poverty and an increased suicide rate among the disabled. Not too long ago the mentally ill were put in asylums. Being someone who has Asperger's Syndrome I have experienced shutdowns and anxiety. At my last college I was unofficially withdrawn. When I have anxiety I often cannot leave my bedroom and school has become very difficult.

The main reason many do not seek professional help is not due to money, but the stigma that society places on someone with mental illness. Suffering in silence is a common way to handle the disease. Many also self medicate with alcohol and drugs. There is free help out there, just have to look for it. Catholic Family Services and Christian Church groups are there to those who ask for the help. The first step is to ask.

This site directly tackles the topic of racial profiling by the police department. It discusses the lack of knowledge and understanding which can cause uncertainty on both the parts of the police officers and persons of different ethnic backgrounds. The website tackles ways to develop a more positive relationship between police and the communities they oversee.

Stem cell treatments being sold by companies that are not FDA approved. Patients receiving high risk interventions with out proper knowledge

In certain countries it can be difficult to study religions that are the minority. This article tackles that issue and the issues of finding a way to spread knowledge.

The author describes the United States prison system. The amount of people incarcerated in the U.S. is astonishing. The prison system lacks transparency; which is cause for great concern. The public is often aware of what takes place in a prison. The lack of public knowledge creates unsafe environments for both inmates and staff.

This articles also dives into abortion, and focuses on educating women on the process. It provides a quick and easy way to obtain basic knowledge on abortion and what it exactly does.

This article takes a brief look into Physician Assisted Suicide. Providing readers with a little knowledge into another very controversial topic.

This article provides the reader with a list if pros and cons to imitating a gun control law. It helps in providing the reader with some basic knowledge on a controversial topic.

I don't like the idea that "gun ownership deters crime." Criminals are criminals, because they don't consider the consequences of their actions. They don't evaluate if the person has a weapon, a child, or a dog. Gun ownership from my perspective only increases the likelyhood that one of those weapons is going to fire.

Gun control is a difficult topic to discuss. More gun control laws will not end shootings. On both sides of the spectrum, there are pros and cons to more or less gun control laws.

This is knowledge on what stores use real animal fur. This is animal cruelty and it's good to make people aware !

Child labor has enduring negative effects on children. Child labor results in the lack of cognitive ability, depression, poor health and lack of social development. Child labor retards a child's overall development in nearly every aspect of life.

I also did an article about child labor and it is very heartbreaking to see what these children go through. It doesn't just keep them from going to school, but it also affects them mentally in the long run. They don't even have a childhood, just skip straight to adult responsibilities with very little knowledge of life.