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An article by the Wall Street Journal on how social media can and has effected peoples abilities to get jobs.

Psychologically it is said that we have many social scripts, in other words we do not act the same exact way around our parents as we do our boss or our friends. Companies that use social media are attempting to view how you live your life outside of work, how you act out that social script. But why should that matter? Regardless if you put pictures of Saturday night drinking it does not mean that this who you are in the office, they are two completely different script and for the general population they are unrelated.

I think employers should look at social media networks, people should always present themselves in a professional look, because there behaviors affect the company, on the clock or off

If Bill AB2019 is enacted into law, it will become mandatory to vaccinate children even when if the mom or dad says otherwise.

I think agree with destini, if we have talking about personal freedoms in all of these assignment then the individual should get to choose what they want to do. If a parent does it for them, then it was never a choice in the first place.

Young children can not make the decision themselves. That right is the given the parents that conceived them.

This older article still holds much significance in the attack on America's personal freedoms. The introduction of helmet and seat belt laws is a fairly new infringement on an individual's right to assume his or her own risk. The laws are passed concerning a "social cost," involved in managing these actions.

This site gives a good overview of cell phone use by Canadian drivers. 66% of Canadian drivers believe that using a cell phone while driving is a very serious safety issue. In Canada, Alberta has the highest rate of cell phone use, while Nova Scotia has the lowest, according to statistics published in 2008.

This site discusses the fact that people who speak on cell phones, even those that are hands-free, are still as impaired while driving as those who have a blood alcohol level of .08, the legal limit for drunkenness. It shows that those who talk while driving may be just as responsible for putting lives at risk as those who drive drunk.

This website is based on studies from psychologists from the university of Utah. She belives using a cell phone while driving is just as bad as drinking and driving.

Legislation concerning doctor-assisted suicide is explored in this site. Several states are currently considering new legislation on this matter, including Maine, Michigan, Florida, Oregon, Iowa and New Hampshire. This issue is deeply divisive, and this website explores these divisions.

Texting while driving, too many people do it. Here, they conducted tests on people texting while driving. If test after test results show that it is dangerous and very distracting, why do so many people continue to risk their life and others?

This site discusses certain facts concerning In Vitro Fertilization. This site also provides an overview of the process as well as the cost and risks involved in the procedure

This site again includes a general summary of the process of In Vitro Fertilization. This site however, includes a bias, as it is from the American Pregnancy Association, and therefore downplays some of the risks.

This period of destabilization can result in a serious setback to the progress that the patient has made when properly medicated. As their behaviors become increasingly troublesome to others, these people risk alienating their support systems, and they jeopardize the scarce resources that have been arranged for them.

In Vitro Fertilization is used as a treatment for infertile couples. This site discusses facts about infertility, outlines the process of In Vitro Fertilization, and addresses some health risks that are common of the procedure.

This article was written about the risks concerning cohabitation. There are more and more families living in cohabitation today. This article was written to determine if there is in fact a higher divorce rate among couples that live together before marriage and among couples that get married right away.

Immunization is one of the best ways parents can protect their infants and young children from potentially serious diseases. Should it be required to vaccinate your children? This site contains information on the risks and benefits of vaccinations.

Do food stamps increase the potential for obesity? According to this article there are subgroups at risk, including those who are on the program for longer periods of time.

If exotic pets are banned they will either be killed or spend the rest of their lives in a cage. Everyone that drives a car is risking themselves and the lives of their family three times more than someone who owns a large exotic pet.

From a medical view there are many reasons not to legalize prostitution. STD's could be tested for in advance but the testing could not keep up with the amount of partners a prostitute would have. The health risks are too dangerous to chance.

Article on why prostitution should not be legalized using medical analysis.  Very short but very thorough with many cited works.

Non smokers can inhale secondhand smoke from being around smokers in public places. Even small amounts of secondhand smoke can lead to serious medical problems such as cancer. States have already started placing bans and restrictions at parks, hospitals, and other public areas.

We have all seen people using their cell phones while driving, whether it be talking on them or texting. Several states have passed laws to ban using cell phones while driving knowing those who do so are at a higher risk for causing or being in an accident. Even though it may seem more safe to use your blu-tooth while driving, but numerous studies have suggested that drivers who use their cell phones in any way while driving, still poses a danger to themselves and other people on the road.

Privacy is mostly an illusion. A useful illusion, no question about it, one that allows us to live without being paralyzed by self-consciousness. The illusion of privacy gives us room to be fully human, sharing intimacies and risking mistakes. But all the while, the line between private and public space is as porous as tissue paper.