Group items tagged

Since 1988 Arizona has had a helmet law, which affects every motorcyclist in the state. The result of not wearing a helmet in Arizona can be far more disastrous than a traffic ticket.

This site shows some very good examples of how bad it could be if net neutrality were to not exist. Some good points in the article would be: higher prices on internet and worse customer service to name a few.

I often think that individuals should have the freedom to self prescribe or have access to medication that doctors would prescribe without a prescription. This article from The Washington Post is an excellent reminder or why people should NOT have the freedom to buy dangerous drugs without doctor's consent. It gives examples of how online drug stores run their business using a middle man and a phone doctor to issue the medications. There is a story about one online pharmacy, run by an ex-felon, that went from filling 17 prescriptions in 6 months to over 1100 in a month. The author also mentions stories of indiviuals affected by this problem.

Opinions are listed in this article. Personal opinions usually stem from experiences. Its a personal freedom taken away from the affected patient.

This article talks about whether doctor assisted death is "mercy or murder." There are factors that come into play such as, emotional stress or physical pain that determine what kind of help the patient needs.

Many claim that vaccinations cause death. However, when ministries of health perform an examination they make sure that vaccinations are not the cause. If so, then it is most likely that is it a programmatic error not vaccine manufacture error. Once a child is vaccinated, usually the only side effects are sore arms or mild fever. Most effects of vaccination can be controlled by taking paracetamol. To accurately asses some of the more serious effects would be hard since they are so far and in between. We must remember that vaccinations are safe for our children.

This article describes what exactly the Dream Act is and how if allows for immigrants to attend Universities in the United States. The Dream Act allows for undocumented students the rights of being permanent residents in the United States

This is a defintion from about.com of the Dream Act stating it's purpose and who it would affect.

This article was very interesting! I'm glad that these young adults have people that are advocating for them because I don't think that it is right for them to be forced into the same deportation units as other illegals, just because they didn't have a choice in the matter.

mass shootings in public places are happening often, affecting people everywhere and causing horror. In general, though, fewer Americans are dying as a result of gun violence