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“involvement with crime, premature sexual activity, out of wedlock childbirth, lower educational achievement, depression, substance abuse, and poverty” (Winsor). This has been cited by a number of researchers, culminating with a speech given by President Barak Obama in 2008, where he claims that fathers “are teachers and coaches. They are mentors and role models. They are examples of success and the men who constantly push us toward it” (Paul,…

Involuntary Commitment: The Ethical Problem towards Involuntary Psychiatric Care Introduction Many people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness often has a distorted perception of reality and have lost their ability to make a decision towards their best interest. This perceptual distortion can interfere with an individual’s function so severely to an extent where medical intervention is necessary and because of this distortion, a centralized idea developed that those with a mental…

Leading an Experiment in Police Body Worn Video Cameras Paul Drover and Barak Ariel Roman Mota In the article, Leading an Experiment in Police Body-Worn Video Cameras by Paul Drover and Barak Ariel the authors seek to address the uses and the consequences of police officers wearing Body worn videos (BWV). This experiment took place in Wolverhampton during the time between March and August 2014. This research will be conducted through a Random Controlled Trial, which is where…

“The Problem is Palestinian Rejectionism,” by Yosef Kuperwasser and Shalom Lipner and “Israel’s Bunker Mentality,” by Ronald Krebs attempt to dissect and solve one of the most complex geopolitical conflicts in recent human history, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yosef Kuperwasser and Shalom Lipner discuss that the one thing that’s stopping this conflict from being resolved is Palestinian reluctance to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. On the other hand, Ronald Krebs argues that it’s in…

Ethics within groups is a contentious topic that has continued to elicit mixed reactions from different stakeholders. All the major ethical issues related to individual counseling are also applicable in group therapy, but these issues might be more complex in group therapy because of significant differences that exist between the two modalities. Counselors and other professionals dealing with groups must thus be aware of the different ethical issues that might affect the manner in which they…

Political Polarization “The unanswered question of American politics in this era is whether our divided political system can function in times of stress” (Ezra Klein). Our political system is comprised of two parties with opposite views on important topics. When the representatives of these parties experience more constraint to vote towards their party 's stance on issues they are less likely to compromise and therefore get less accomplished. This is called political polarization. Political…

Do pharmaceutical companies have too much influence over the way doctors practice medicine? An ongoing issue in the medical industry is pharmaceutical companies spending millions of dollars on doctors just so they will prescribe their medications. Unfortunately, once the doctors prescribe medications, they don’t give the patients the option to purchase a cheaper medication. Nevertheless the patient is the main priority, pharmaceutical companies essentially should be more concerned with helping…

Illegal Immigration In ''Illegal Immigrants Should Be Put on a Path to Earned Citizenship'' The author talks about a policy that was passed that ,if they are a potential illegal immigrant with no felony charges or misdemeanors , the local police does not have to hold them. This allows for the good immigrants to still have freedom without being deported without reason. In many community's the police are abusing their power and taking many 'suspected' illegal immigrants so for the policy to…

Social media are websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Social media is not just one place it’s a network of many places on the internet that primary share information. People use it for many reasons some good some bad. It’s a place to share ideas and sometimes people turn it into a warzone. People use social media in many different ways, both good and bad, and through but negative aspects outweigh the positive.…

Is global warming a belief or a real danger? "Make no mistake: without concerted action, the very future of our planet is in peril," says Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund. Our Planet Earth is facing a huge threat by global warming due to intensified use of fossil fuels and an increase rate of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. Many scientists believe that climate change is occurring and they provide some scientific evidence to prove this, yet some…