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Why Children Need to be Educated about Sex?

Young children are immature and they do not know about consequences as a result of a particular action. In some families talking about sex is considered as taboo. In such families, children do not learn about sex. Although they may ask their parents as to how they were brought into the world but parents do not give them a satisfactory response or tell them something else which may not be true. Even in some societies, sex is considered as taboo and people avoid discussing about it out in the open. It remains confined to married couples in a room. The question is why children need to be educated about sex? Please continue reading this essay to find more information. (more…)

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Should Euthanasia be Legalized?

Many people term euthanasia is something highly unethical. According to them, life is a gift of God and nobody except Him as the authority to end someone’s life. Euthanasia is also called mercy killing because it is actually assisted suicide where a terminally ill patient is administered a lethal injection by the physician upon his request. Just imagine for a while that if you are suffering a lot of pain because of a terminal illness. For instance, you have stage 4 cancer and your chance of survival is almost impossible and you are in immense pain. Would you let nature take its course and die slowly and painfully or would you request your physician to end your life by administering a lethal injection? Being not in that situation it is hard to decide because you cannot feel the pain a terminally ill patient goes through. A stage 4 cancer is no joke and it is something very serious. (more…)

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Domestic Violence

The world is no more a safe haven for human beings. In the past, people formed family structures to experience comfort and love. Lately, there have been a number of cases where members of the same family harm each other. Family is becoming more and more complex because of the generation gap of parents and children, and also the increased expectations of married partners. Therefore, conflicts may occur and violence in the form of physical and sexual abuse may take place. Women may be the major victims of domestic violence, but it depends on the society if patriarchy is prevalent or not. In some rare cases, men may also become the source of this violence.

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Can Divorce Effect Children

Divorce of parents can have a profound effect on young children. Regardless of the gender of the child, divorce has a significant impact on a child’s life. There could be many reasons as to why a couple decides to part ways. It could be incompatible relationship, both having regular conflicts on petty things, domestic violence, abuse and a lot more other reasons. All the things leading to separation of a couple can have a devastating impact on a child in an emotional way. The idea to live throughout life without both parents together can lead to lots of emotional problems. It could affect a child’s academic progress; make him irritable, aggression, depression, anxiety and sleeplessness.

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Altruism

We are living in an era where acts such as terrorism, genocide and rape are common. The human being has evolved into a vicious beast that is ready to commit heinous crimes for his own benefit. However, we are made to believe that some humanity is still left in people due to the selfless acts of a few people. This is known as altruism, where a person works for the benefit of others without thinking about his/her own self. Although altruism is a rare practice, it is still persistent in some societies. Society itself encourages altruism as it is a religious obligation as well as a social imperative. (more…)