To wear a uniform or not to wear a uniform, that is the question!

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Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have to wear uniforms to school?  They are often mandatory if you attend a private school, like Miss Osmond did in Dubai.  Do you think they would be a positive thing to have in a public school system as well, such as HLPS, or do you think they would have more negative aspects?  State 2-3 reasons FOR and 2-3 reasons AGAINST having uniforms in school.  State your opinion and why you feel that way.  If you had to wear a uniform, would you rather have all of the clothing look exactly alike or would you rather have mix and match options?  Why?  If you were picked to design a uniform for your school, what would it look like?  What rules would you have for wearing the uniform?

Forever Young

 

In today’s society many people are trying to stop the effects of aging with different pills, creams, and procedures. We value the way young people look and feel–so fresh and vibrant. What if there was actually a way to permanently stop aging? Would you take that opportunity, even if it meant you had to live forever?!  Why?

 

Distracted Driving Law

 

Distracted Driving Law

On Thursday September 01, 2011 it became illegal for regular motorists in Alberta to use a cell phone directly while driving (must use bluetooth device).  This law also means that you cannot do your hair, read, do crosswords, play electronic games or do a thousand other things people do in their vehicles while driving.

If you are caught, you will be charged the fine of $172.00.

How do you feel about this new law and the fine? Do you agree or disagree? Why? In a well written paragraph or two, explain your position.

Violence in Video Games

Not all games are equal, however, there’s plenty of evidence that playing some violent video games can cause aggressive real-world behavior. Studies say that over 85 percent of video games include violence.

When these statistics are combined with the results of studies showing that aggressive attitudes and even actions can be increased after playing violent games for as little as 20 minutes, it’s possible that we have a major problem on our hands.

What are your thoughts? Do you believe that violence in video games has desensitized us to violence in real life?

Should We Clone Animals?

This is a controversial issue. What are your thoughts on this topic? Should we clone humans?

 

 

Cloning is making an exact copy of an organism.
As in the case of Dolly the sheep. With Dolly, a nucleus was taken from a cell from a sheep’s mammary gland. This nucleus was then put inside of an unfertilized cell and then zapped to start cell divisions. The blastocyst was then placed into a surrogate mother and when Dolly was born she was an exact copy of the nucleus donor.

Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer.

Should our health care system treat people living a healthy life style first?

Unhealthy lifestyle choices could be so ingrained in us by the time we are 16 that there is no way back from a life of illness, scientists claim.
A sedentary lifestyle, bad eating habits and alcohol consumption all kick in by the age of 19, but researchers found that 16 was the ‘tipping point’ for this type of behavior.

QUESTION: With the long line ups for people waiting to see health care specialists, who should our health care professionals be treating first or should they treat everyone the same no matter what their lifestyle choices? Give good reasons to back up your answers.