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Son put in foster care after calling 911, saying his dad had gone too far. The article is about a dad who normally uses taking away privileges, decided to use a more severe punishment due to repeated lying, got his son taken away. The child still resides in CPS care even after several months of hearings.

This is a link to a book that discusses several issues in special education. A chapter addresses least restrictive environment and placement of children with special needs. Relating to personal freedom of a equal public education despite disabilities of differences.

This is a link to a book that discusses several issues in special education. A chapter addresses least restrictive environment and placement of children with special needs. Relating to personal freedom of a equal public education despite disabilities of differences.

This article gives an overview of what animal rights includes. It also shows several outside resources for further research into the topic.

This article gives an overview of what animal rights includes. It also shows several outside resources for further research into the topic.

This site includes several sections to explore to answer basic climate change questions. It is easy to navigate, and helpful.

This site includes several sections to explore to answer basic climate change questions. It is easy to navigate, and helpful.

Climate change is a pressing matter that many individuals downplay the severity of. Greenland's melting glaciers are having a major impact on the rise of sea level that is plaguing the Earth. Understanding why they are melting, will help prepare for the rise in sea level.

I agree with this article and how it shows humanity has been messing up the ice sheets for awhile now. Also very interesting to learn that the ice sheet could recover itself in a short time but we continue to "warm" the water.

Not just Greenland, though Greenland is certainly the most apparent in proximity to Earth. While yes, humanity is rushing the process, the Earth naturally goes through the heating and cooling patterns that cause the ocean to rise and fall and glaciers to retreat and refreeze.

Children with emotional disabilities may look like other children, but their impairments cripple them. They are unable to maintain self-control. These children are mis-understood, by educators. Because of their disabilities they are the last set of children that placed in general education

"Even with improved access to quality end-of-life care, there will still be rare cases of persistent and untreatable suffering. The most recent statistics we have from Oregon (2007), where PAS is legal, show that 88% of patients who opted for PAS were on hospice. That proves hospice and palliative care aren't always sufficient to treat severe suffering."

The cornerstone of freedom is the 2nd amendment right. Are you about to loose it?

This site reports news and information to inform individuals of any threats to their Second Amendment right. It is sponsored by the NRA and there are links of articles and stories anti-gun control.

In 2009, at the behest of the Obama administration, the United States joined 152 other countries in endorsing a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Resolution. The resolution establishes an international conference to be held next year, at which leaders from countries around the world-many of which have deplorable human rights records-will draw up an international treaty designed to severely restrict or even outright ban your right to sell, purchase, carry or own a firearm. Just two years ago, NRA fought a push to consider a 1997 Organization of American States gun control treaty in the Senate.

This talks about the effects of illiteracy in several aspects of our culture. It gives information about how personal lives are affected, and also how it affects us all.

This talks about the effects of illiteracy in several aspects of our culture. It gives information about how personal lives are affected, and also how it affects us all.

I chose my first bookmark for illiteracy in society and its consequences. This website is very informative and direct. It has plenty of hyperlinks that lead further down the rabbit hole of the effects illiteracy has. It gives what if solutions what could happen and possible solutions overall a great read from a .org website

This article highlights a recent release of information from the NSA regarding the number of personal e-mails they "inadvertently" ended up collecting through a mistake. According to The Washington Post during a three year period the NSA collected up to 56,000 personal e-mails with no links to terrorism whatsoever. The article concludes stating that these findings were brought to light because of several different lawsuits currently levied against the NSA for violating personal privacy rights.

The pro gun control voice could certainly gain influence if they establish a more united voice.The pro-gun rights voice is rapidly gaining influence while the pro-gun control voice has tapered in recent weeks. The pro-gun control voice is split between Obama and several gun control advocacy groups which dilutes the message.

This article explains legal and ethical opposition to requiring women to undergo ultrasounds prior to terminating pregnancy. It contains several links and detailed descriptions of laws.

A new ohio law bans the sale of exotic pets. Current owners must apply for permits and meet several requirements to keep their animals. Owners complained about expenses they would incur to become compliant with the new law

Several bills have been introduced which would ban protestors at funerals and religious services. The bans would be in effect for two hours before and after the service. Another proposed bill would make lying about being a veteran to utilize programs aimed at giving preference to veterans in employment a crime.

Here is another article about free speech in universities. Recently a fraternity at ASU held a party on Martin Luther King day that displayed behavior that is offensive to African Americans. Now that the school is planning on punishing them, people are wondering whether expulsion would be too severe and if any punishment would be infringing on the students' freedom of speech.

This site has several links to articles about same sex adoptions. There are also articles about being gay and religious acceptance.

Allowing the body to create antibodies naturally from catching a disease has much more severe risks than getting a vaccine. The risk for a potentially dangerous outcome decreases when getting a vaccination rather than acquiring the disease naturally.

This site has several documents about refugee protection plus the text of the Protocol. Also, we can find conferences of Plenipotentiaries on the status of Refugees and stateless persons.

Should patient assisted suicide be legalized for suffering patients? This webpage offers several articles that speak on this issue.

Trump administration is stripping away any immigrant protection policy that it could've had left. Temporary deportation protection in favor for those with severe illnesses has been eradicated. Florida families are unprotected.

I posted a similar article explaining that new regulations are looking to remove the Flores Decision which specifically protected immigrant children. Might be worth a read.