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Alisa Cooper

Is Your College Student Investing Enough Time Studying? | College Parents of America - 0 views

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    "The general rule of thumb regarding college studying is, and has been for a long time, that for each class, students should spend approximately 2-3 of study time for each hour that they spend in class.  Many students carry a course load of 15 credits, or approximately 15 hours of class time each week.  Doing some simple math indicates that your student should be spending roughly 30 hours of study time and 15 hours in class.  This 45 hours is the equivalent of a full time job - the reason that your student is called a full time student.  For many students, this number is a surprise. "
Jessica Campos

Could a possible employer legally ask for your Facebook info as part of your interview? - 0 views

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    More and more employers are starting to make your personal Facebook information apart of the process in getting a job. The fact that there is personal information such as religion or sexual preferences may sway the employer to discriminate against a potential employee by making decisions based on the information. The question still lingers though, is this inquiry for your information legal?
Khelil Beidoun

Privacy and Balancing Institutional Power With Individual Freedom - 0 views

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    This article explains how the balancing of personal freedoms works into the government and the workplace of citizens today. A big example this article touches on is how online activity can be monitored. What is really private today?
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    With the advancements in technology and it's use. Giving up your personal privacy is easily done by logging into facebook.
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    Privacy is meaningless a buzzword tossed around to appease people. The government will do what it believes to be necessary to preserve itself, including initiating "Big Brother" Acts and legislation that infringe on the privacy of citizens. What the government tells the people is not always the truth, and anything can lie hidden in their proganda.
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    Technology is advancing faster and faster every minute and privacy is something known of the past now in my opinion. One of my teachers told the class that everything you learn about computers during your freshman and sophomore years of college will most likely be outdated by your junior year - just to help realize how fast technology is actually growing. Anything online can affect you now-a-days it seems. On the news the other day, there was a story about Facebook Friends and your credit. People are actually being denied car loans or things of that sort because of the friends they have on Facebook because if their friends seem unreliable and have bad scores, then the company will assume you do too. It's getting ridiculous to be honest.
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    These days employers monitor and know everything you are doing. Knowing this, I feel like if you are acting in a way that is respectable both at work and in your personal life, you will have nothing to worry about. I do not see this issue of lack of privacy changing, I see it increasing as time goes on.
addisonpalomino

Stand Your Ground Law - 0 views

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    its a great video that debates that the Stand Your Ground and whether if it a good idea or not. they show and explain 2 cases where the Stand Your Ground law was implemented with two different outcomes.
Alisa Cooper

How to Cite Internet Sources - 0 views

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    "With so many resources online, many students are using it as a valuable resource for academic research these days. And it's mostly valid-there are plenty of scholarly and legitimate websites out there that can provide valuable information. But you will have to cite your sources correctly if you want to use information you found online in your papers."
Vanessa Helfer

NewsHour Extra: Your Safety and Security or Your Civil Liberties - Which is More Import... - 0 views

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    Your Safety and Security or Your Civil Liberties - Which is More Important? By Lisa Prososki, an independent education consultant and former middle school and high school Social Studies, English, Reading, and Technology teacher Subjects: Government, civics, social studies Lesson Objectives Students will: Understand the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and the controversies that led the ACLU to take legal action against the legislation.
Dana Bender

Vaccine Awakening - 0 views

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    This blog discusses vaccine injuries and your right as a parent to keep your child from harm. Many doctors refuse to care for children who are not vaccinated which could make it difficult to receive proper medical care. Doctors and pharmacuetical companies are protected against vaccine injury lawsuits but they refuse to see the correaltion between vaccines and Autsim or other neurological injuries.
Elizabeth Simons

Your Boss Is Watching - 0 views

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    How much privacy do you really have at work. Anything you access on your work computer incluiding websites and e-mails can and probably are monitored by your boss. Your company can see anything and everything you do on you computer.
Richard Mendoza

Oregon's Law Withstands the Test of Time - 2 views

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    This article talks about Oregon's Death with Dignity Act passed in 1997. It reviews your personal freedom to die at a time & place of your choice if your facing a terminal illness.
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    This is a great article. I believe that a person who is facing a fatal debilitating illness should be able to die peacefully and with as much dignity as possible. It should be a personal choice how, where and with whom you die.
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    I agree that this is a good article. I wrote a paper last year on this topic. Its very interesting and there are many articles that describe the pros and cons. I also believe it is a right to be able to die when a person is in such pain and bad health.
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    Very good article and very forward thinking. It's good to see states are taking an interest and putting legislation into place to protect a terminally ill person's right to die with diginity.
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    This content of this article gives me mixed feelings. I agree mostly on the side of helping miserable suffering people end their lives without pain. On the other hand i feel bad for families that would have to be going through this and it almost makes me feel like the person tired of living might be slightly selfish? At the same time, there are some terribly painful illness' that no one should have to go through.
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    The article was different and to the point. Choices of an individual that is suffering from his or her own terminal illness should have their choice on what they want to do in their final days.
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    I think this is an awesome article, and a very important law. I would cautiously compare it to the living will statement of "Do not resuscitate." Last wishes should always be respected regardless of what anyone else may think. As long as it is within the bounds of compassion and humanity I find nothing wrong with choosing how one wants to exit life.
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    This article was very interesting and I have to say I agree with the right to be able to choose the time and place you will die. The way your life ends (if you can control it) is a very civil and peaceful freedom we should all be allowed to take advantage of.
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    This was a good article, but I have to agree with Alexis, I have mixed feelings as well. I personally don't agree with assisted suicide. To me, suicide is suicide, and I feel that people should die in the natural way.
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    This is surprising to see in the way that it has been kept underground and has had successful results. Although it is not surprising that many terminally ill patients would opt for this.
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    This article is a tough one. I agree with everything everyone is saying, but initially it is about the person who is suffering. If one of my family members were suffering with an illness that unfortunately ended with an early death and they were in horrible pain, I would rather tem be at peace and end their suffering if it is what they wanted.
jes2173550

HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - 0 views

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    This act is very important in order to keep your health privacy secure. Knowing that your medical information will be secure is very important for people who wish to keep their life private and keep themselves from medical insurance fraud.
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    I once worked in a call center dealing with medical records and it was very reassuring to see how serious HIPAA is taken. It definitely made me feel safe and confident in my personal health information.
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    I agree health privacy is very important. It is nice to see that HIPAA is doing its job and protecting the privacy of the people
jamexnguyen

Back doors are a threat to our privacy and freedom - 0 views

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    this article shows many reasons why Americans would buy phones from safe sources to prevent backdoor. This also shows why people prefer encryption on their phones then an unsafe one. Backdoor are a common in this article explaining why authorities can use it on your phone to check your traffic.
jamexnguyen

The Heavy Price We Pay for our "free WiFi" - 0 views

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    New York City's public Wi-Fi project is the latest in a long trend of companies offering free services. The services come at a cost, however. This WiFi can contain hackers just a few feet away chipping on your data and finding out about your bank accounts.
Penny Hinch

What to do when your child is being bullied - 0 views

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    Understanding bullying If your child is being bullied. How to handle the situation.and what to avoid.
Maurice Cooper

Supreme Court to decide whether police can take your blood without your permission - 0 views

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    Supreme court will soon decide on if the police can obtain a blood sample with out the person consent. This will be a turning point for police officers.
Nadine Borwege

SmackDown: Would You Publicly Punish Your Child? - 0 views

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    when does punishing your child go to far? This is an article about a parent humiliating and shamming her son publicly. The first one by Jessica Samakow talks about a young man who was failing and the mother puts him out in public announcing his GPA and asking if he needs education. That is just down right embarrassing. Then when you though the mother could not go any further she did. She made her son stand on the street again but this time with his grades posted. There is punishing and then there is just abuse and humiliation that no person deserves.
Kayla Mulvania

Revisiting the Second Amendment's right to bear arms - 0 views

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    The second amendment can be confusing. Is the right to bear arms only for your house or for your car too? Some states make you have a permit to carry a gun in your vehicle. If it applies to only in the home, why can you have one in the car if you have a permit?
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    Washington Bureau Reporting from Washington - The 2nd Amendment's "right to keep and bear arms" is proving to be a right to keep a gun at home, but so far not a right to bear a loaded firearm in public.
JENNIFER MOLINA

School Choice - 0 views

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    This article is based on school choice. To choose a school for your child based on your living location. How empowering the parent to choice would be more beneficial.
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    This is an interesting subject. The overall education of the student is most important. But the fact that a student is limited to one school because of their location or parents' financial situation isn't all that fair, so it would be nice for parents to be able to use funding for their student to go to the school of their choice (public or private).
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    I understand why you have to go to school close to where you live especially if you don't have much money. A child needs a reliable eduction and if the parent lives to far and doesn't have much money it will make it hard on the parent and child to go to school. My dad is a High school teacher a Central High school here in Phoenix and has to deal with a lot. He finds that the students who live further away with less money tend to drop out or fail class due to not being able to afford bus passes or gas money. It truly is a sad thing but I believe going to school close to your home is best way to go in the long run.
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    It is very important in the present day for children to get a good education and the child should not have to suffer a poor education because of where they live. If the parents can not afford to live in a neighborhood with the top performance schools they should still be able to send their child to a good school and even if it means the child has to take the bus or car pool.
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    Although many people live in districts that have the funding for an excellent staff that is required to create a good learning environment, there are some parents that do not have that luxury. Being at a good school is what ultimately gets students out of the 'poverty cycle' or not. If a student does live in a bad neighborhood and has the possibility of attending a better neighborhood even if it is a bus ride or drive away it should be up to them ultimately if they want to make that change and commute for the better learning environment.
Erika Gorostieta Rojas

Abortion Freedom - 3 views

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    as part of our personal freedoms women should be allowed to have an abortion, or as many as they want.Many American believe abortion freedom is as important as the right to free speech, and the right to vote.
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    I don't believe that, why should a woman be allowed numerous abortions? These women need to take precautionary measures so they don't end up in the same situation.
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    I believe abortion is a personal freedom. Why is it anybody else's business of what YOU decide what to do with YOUR body? Don't get me wrong, I do not necessarily think that someone should do it, but it is not my choice. It is theirs. It's kind of like gay marriages - if it is not a problem in your everyday life, then don't worry about it! Also, people always protest it until they are put into the situation - it's scary and life changing and some people are just not ready for that kind of responsibility. To be honest, and as bad as this sounds, I rather allow abortions to be done if the individual knows for a fact that they can't take care of the child.
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    Abortion has always been a tough topic and I still have yet to decide on a solid answer. When you hear of women getting raped and pregnant its hard to tell them that they should have the baby. That would probably be the only case in which I believe abortion would be some what okay. On one side I believe it is a woman's right to do as she pleases with her own body, but at the same time she's not only making a decision for herself but also for what could be a baby. Your stopping a human from having a chance at life. I understand that some women may not be ready to take on such a responsibility but I would rather support adoption over abortion. As far as numerous abortions go, I think that if a women would ever need more than one then she should probably take a sex education class.
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    The freedom for a women to choose to have an abortion is her personal freedom its should remain her and only hers. This freedom has been allowed to women by the scarifice of thousands of women before us.
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    This topic is a difficult one to discuss. I feel as if birth and pregnancy is a miracle and its such a beautiful thing. Women able to be pregnant should be proud and feel blessed as some women aren't as grateful. I feel as if their is no excuse to take an infants life for the mothers fault. The only time i feel that there should be a debate about it is if the woman was raped.
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    The right for a women to get an abortion or even several abortions is ultimately one of her personal freedoms. There are many different scenarios that happen that lead to an abortion and who are we to questions anyone about to get one? Its a woman's private decision and freedom and should be left that way.
Khelil Beidoun

Obama wins back the right to indefinitely detain under NDAA - 2 views

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    This article explains what the NDAA legislation is all about. Explaining that the president can in fact detain anyone accused of terrorism or terrorism affiliation with out due process.
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    I don't think the majority will really have a problem with this. If your affiliating yourself with terrorist, yea you should be worried.
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    The problem with legislature like this is the government will have permission to detain anyone without actual proof. Your cousin Steve could be locked up and there's nothing you can do about it. Not everyone accused of a crime is guilty, and under the NDAA, it won't matter. Guilty or innocent, you can be detained. Not only is this a violation of your Constitutional rights, it's one step close to Fascism.
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    I agree with Erika. It's a slippery slope. The government can define a terrorist as an extreme Muslin organization today and the Tea Party tomorrow.
Brandon Charette

Facebook Privacy Information - 1 views

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    How Facebook uses your info.
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