Original: Up through the early 1920's, diphtheria was one of the most dreaded childhood diseases in the United States, killing over 10,000 people every year. We started vaccinating children against diphtheria in the 1930's and 40's, and the disease started disappearing. Today it is rare for a doctor even to see a case of diphtheria, much less have a child die from it. Paraphrase: Killing over 10,000 people a year in the U.S, diphtheria proved to be one of the most feared youth diseases up until the early 1920's. Once doctors began vaccinating children for diphtheria in the 1930's the disease began to vanish. In today's world it is rare for a doctor to see a patient with diphtheria thanks to common vaccinations.

Original: Younger children are also at risk for polio, rubella, and mumps until they are old enough to be vaccinated. Considering that there are about 4,000,000 births a year in the United States, that puts a lot of infants at risk for measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases. For measles, as kids aren't fully protected until they get their second dose of the MMR vaccine when they are about 4-years-old, that means an additional 12,000,000 toddlers and preschoolers are potentially at risk. Paraphrase: Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children are putting other young children who are not old enough to be vaccinated in danger of getting polio, mumps, and rubella. In the United States, there are around four million births every year. Taking this into consideration that means infants everywhere are being put at risk for many vaccine-preventable diseases every day. In addition, twelve million children under the age of four are not completely protected from measles until they get there second MMR immunization at about the age of four years old.

Distracted driving is an activity that will alter a driver's attention away from the act of driving. Any distraction such as a phone vibrating in your lap could cause a fatal car accident if it the driver lets the distraction win.

Looking at both sides of abortion in this article, it is apparent that there are strong opinions and arguments for both sides. On one side, some people believe the fetus is not truly a living thing until it has a heartbeat. While others believe that abortion is murder because life forms at the moment of conception.

Gay and lesbian couple adoptions are becoming more accepted in America. Statistics say that between eight and ten million children in the U.S today are being raised in a same-sex marriage household. It is not fair to withhold ten percent of Americans from having children.

Giving the rights to people who look death in the face and want to shorten the time they have to suffer. Euthanasia gives people the right to die with dignity in which they choose to take their own lives'.

Recently, Seattle Seahawks player Marshawn Lynch has been in headlines for refusing to speak to the press. Why National Football League players should be forced to speak to the press if they do not feel comfortable. What ever happened to pleading the fifth?

Controversy surrounds the subject of public breastfeeding. While some people feel it is natural and should not be hidden from the public others are more conservative.

The personal freedom of the second amendment or the right to bear arms is a touchy subject in today's new world. From either stand point the right to bear arms is a natural right of self-defense. Reading this article gives reasoning to why the freedom to own and use guns are important to society.

In this article the author expresses that by law health care is not a right but a freedom. There is justification that nationalized health care is moral but seems impossible.

On this website there is talk of a law that prohibits citizens of recording police work. With all the spot lights faced upon police brutality lately this is a hot topic.

This site gives information about specific state laws in the U.S that pertain to same sex marriage. Additionally, this site gives examples of specific court cases on same sex marriage.