...5% of them are addicted and “the average 8- to 12 year-old now plays 13 hours of video games per week, while the average 13- to 18 year old plays 14 hours of video games per week” (Metrics 2.0, 2007). Question posed: Due to the fact that video games are so prominent in children’s lives, it is difficult to prevent them from playing video games entirely– but is that even necessary? Supporting Info: With such a variety of game types out there, it is difficult to say if video games in general are good or bad. Nowadays, there have been countless studies done on this and information on the pros and cons can be easily found. Cons: According to Cesarone (1998), violent games became consistently popular among children. Educational games on the other hand were completely the opposite. Studies found that “students who had played a violent virtual reality game had a higher heart rate, reported more dizziness and nausea, and exhibited more aggressive thoughts in a posttest than those who had played a nonviolent game” Another negative aspect of video games is the fact that kids are spending too much time playing the games rather than physically playing outside. Lastly, let’s take a look at the obvious reason why video games are not beneficial to a child’s development, obesity. According to the CDC, in 2009-2010, 12.1 percent of children ages 2 to 5 are obese, 18 percent of 6 to 11 year olds are obese, and 18.4 percent of 12 to 19 year olds are obese. Pros: Research has shown that playing video...
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...Amendment was proposed on March 23rd, 1971 and ratified on July 1st of the same year. The 26th Amendment would be the quickest to be ratified in United States history. So many people wanted this law to happen and it did. The saying was “Old enough to fight, then old enough to vote.” This new amendment had people across the nation pondering. This amendment was a remarkable new amendment. Young people could now vote and get involve in there new political leaders. Before this new amendment the law was that you couldn’t vote unless you were at least 21 so until that age, teenagers didn’t care about who was running their country at all until they were of that legal age. The 26th Amendment changed the whole idea of the adulthood of eighteen year olds in America’s eyes forever. Student activist during the Vietnam War, were outraged that young men and women could die in a war and fight for their country but weren’t able to vote. They felt like this was unfair and it took away their rights as citizens. Making the 26th Amendment as a law made them feel like they made a difference. "No taxation without representation” was also a big deal because taxes were still getting pulled out of young teenager’s paychecks. How is that fair if they couldn’t even vote on this but still had to get chunks of money taken out of their paychecks? In some states, including Texas, has changes the adult age to seventeen years old, declaring that if you disobey a law than you will be acted upon as an adult...
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...Amendment was proposed on March 23rd, 1971 and ratified on July 1st of the same year. The 26th Amendment would be the quickest to be ratified in United States history. So many people wanted this law to happen and it did. The saying was “Old enough to fight, then old enough to vote.” This new amendment had people across the nation pondering. This amendment was a remarkable new amendment. Young people could now vote and get involve in there new political leaders. Before this new amendment the law was that you couldn’t vote unless you were at least 21 so until that age, teenagers didn’t care about who was running their country at all until they were of that legal age. The 26th Amendment changed the whole idea of the adulthood of eighteen year olds in America’s eyes forever. Student activist during the Vietnam War, were outraged that young men and women could die in a war and fight for their country but weren’t able to vote. They felt like this was unfair and it took away their rights as citizens. Making the 26th Amendment as a law made them feel like they made a difference. "No taxation without representation” was also a big deal because taxes were still getting pulled out of young teenager’s paychecks. How is that fair if they couldn’t even vote on this but still had to get chunks of money taken out of their paychecks? In some states, including Texas, has changes the adult age to seventeen years old, declaring that if you disobey a law than you will be acted upon as an adult. In...
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...Why kids shouldn’t be allowed to drive before 16 years old Everybody is talking about it. News, social media channels, at the supermarket, in the elevators. There is an open discussion regarding the best age to put kids behind a steering wheel. Some people think the age should be lower than sixteen. Some think it should be higher, and some think it should stay the same. Let’s face it, when a kid takes a car, the problems increase as well as the stress levels. With all external influence that now days all kids receive through the television, video games, internet, where is “cool” break the rules, kids are not prepared to take a serious responsibility like drive a car when they are 14 years old. It is not correct generalize and state irresponsibly that Kids at home do whatever they want without any rule. But the reality is some kids behave that way in the real world. Just walk through any mall and watch how kids behave in public. Todo el mundo esta hablando de lo mismo. Las noticias, los canales de redes sociales, los supermercados, incluso hasta en el ascensor. Hay una discussion sobre la mejor edad para poner a un nino detras del volante. Algunas personas creen que la edad debe ser menor a los 16 anos de edad. Otros piensan que debe ser mas alta y otro grupo cree que la edad establecida es la mejor. Con todas las influencias externas que en estos tiempos reciben los ninos a traves de la television, juegos de video, internet, donde romper la regla es “cool”...
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...Clinton spends trillions in new spendings. Clinton creating good paying jobs and raising incomes is the defining economic challenge of our life mrs clinton’s agrees. Latino’s is some may doubted each other” Clinton claims. The first con is according to sirs Don’t we forget her gender? Yes she is a women and it might be different change for a woman for president. But the question we face is stubbler, more complicated is and harder to address than. Yes we face is stubbler than we think. A double blind is far worse than a straighforward dammed-if-you-do, dammed-if-you-don’t dilemma. Yes it’s a double blinder but is it way worse than the dilemma. We expected a good man, that is a opposite of what we expected a good women. Well that is true, but Clinton is a good women and better than Bernie that is vice president. Well that’s the first con and it does not matter what gender she is she is a good president...
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...This election year was very intense, many kids in my generation was interested in politics and was eager to vote. The excitement and anticipation of finding out the next president was one of those on the edge of the chair, biting your finger nail moments. I guess what I’m trying to say is that the voting age should be lowered. The voting age should be lowed to at least the age 16 or older. If you let a 16 year old teenager behind the wheel of the car then we should definitely be able to vote! Just like any other American, us young Americans would like for our voice to be heard too. "No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a choice in the election of those who make the laws under which ...we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined.” - Wesberry v. Saunders. So In this paper, I’ll answer the question WHY? Why should the voting age be lower? There are many pros and cons to this argument. Okay, adults consider us to young “responsible” adults. What they consider us to be and what they say we our which are “irresponsible kids” are totally different. There is research that shows that “young “responsible” adults” or “irresponsible kids” can make reasoned decisions, our voting age remains two years above most age restrictions. Sixteen year olds are mature enough to make important decisions such as voting. Our bodies are fully develop to be an adult, we have been educated for at least ten years, and most of us...
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...Should Children’s Ear Infections Be Treated With Antibiotics? University of Washington, Tacoma THLEAD 350: Joane Moceri Should Children’s Ear Infections Be Treated With Antibiotics? There has been controversy about whether to treat children’s ear infections with antibiotics or just do an initial observation. Therefore, the issue to be analyzed in this paper is: Should children’s ear infections be treated with antibiotics? Terms & Definitions The purpose of this paper is to evaluate primary research articles by using methods of critical thinking and asking the right questions. This paper will discuss the treatment options for acute otitis media (ear infection) in children with either initial observation/watchful waiting (observing the child first before deciding to prescribe medications) or antibiotic treatment (form of medication usually prescribed to rid the body of infection). There are ten questions that I will be using from the book “Asking the Right Questions (ARQ)” by Browne and Keeley (2010), in order to do a critical analyses of six articles. For each question I will first present views from authors who are against the use of antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media (AOM). Then I will present views from authors who would rather treat acute otitis media with antibiotics. The first and main ARQ question that will be brought up and answered throughout this paper is, “What are the issues and the conclusions?” (Brown & Keeley, 2010, p. 10). There are two...
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...financial analysis, identification of major issues, analysis of alternatives and a recommendation. Financial Analysis for the Year Ended 2012 (Appendix 1) * Current ratio of 1.6 indicates that the company can meet its short term obligations. There is a 46% improvement versus last year’s current ratio of 1.1. Quick ratio of 1.8 shows a 50% improvement. * Total debt- to-equity of 1.5 shows a 12% improvement over prior year’s ratio of 1.7 indicating that the firm is relying less on debt. Times interest earned ratio of 6.4 improved by 30%. * Profitability ratios indicate overall earnings growth. Net margin of 15.2% grew by 18% compared to 12.9% in 2011 while Return-on-Equity (ROE) of 27.4% grew by 16%. Return on Investments (ROI) of 11.2% shows a significant 28% growth from 8.7% and posted a 14% favourable variance compared to target. Major Strategic Issues With the expected estimated 30%-35% decline in the overall booking, the expected impact is a decline in income by $7M (Appendix 2). The proposed alternatives to generate additional revenues and or/ cost savings are evaluated using a required after tax rate of return of 16%. Alternative 1 – Change Customer Mix Objectives: Maximize Repeat Customers from 20% to 40% Maximize Age Group 40-60 years old from 30% to 38% Pros: * Incremental Income of $721K in 2013; $2.1M for the 3 years ahead combined (Appendix 3) * Opportunity to expand extra-services * Maximizes...
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...target 18-25 year old customers implementing a $25 million dollar advertising campaign. Competition and Tobacco Information Tobacco is a global industry native to America and can be grown on any warm and moist continent. Presently there are six main manufacturers of cigarettes in the United States consisting of; RJR Nabisco, Inc, B.A.T. Industries, Loews Corporation, Liggett Group, and Phillip Morris. China, India, and Brazil were the three top sellers of tobacco in 2000 with the United States being fourth. Joanna Johnson (2010) states the British American Tobacco (BAT) reports the market share leaders as Phillip Morris International (PMI) - 16%, British American Tobacco (BAT) - 13%, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) - 11%, and Imperial Tobacco - 6%. Top Five International Brands • Marlboro • Winston • Mild Seven • LM • Kent Top US Tobacco Companies • Altria • Lorillard • Reynolds American Consumer Perception A quote posted by "I’ll tell you why I like the cigarette business. It cost a penny to make. Sell it for a dollar. It’s addictive. And there’s a fantastic brand loyalty.” - Warren Buffet. In September of 2009 the United States banned flavored cigarettes. Flavored cigarettes were found to be a gateway to children and young adults turning to life of nicotine addiction. Lawrence Denton of the FDA is quoted by ABC News as saying, "Studies show that 17-year-old smokers are...
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...professionally. It can be an effective tool to enhance or advance one's career if carefully researched career goals are considered. It is an enormous commitment of time, personal sacrifice and financial investment and those who consider pursing it need to consider its value prior to pursing it. This brings me to discuss why I want to pursue my MBA degree. As the old saying goes, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” and someone has at least heard this phrase told to them, “Knowledge is power” so therefore education is a lifelong process and you could never have too much knowledge. I will discuss my reasons for pursuing my MBA, share my personality traits and look at the pros and cons on obtain an MBA. My decision to pursue my MBA After obtaining my degree in Business Administration in April 2011, furthering my education immediately became an option in efforts to broaden my career opportunities. I am currently employed by the City of Tucson as a Housing Services Agent working with low-income families who are in need of housing under the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) public housing sector and have been with the city for 12 years. On occasion, I am second in command when my supervisor is not available so my decisions merit the same when choices have to be made in regards to tenant or staffing issues. The reason I needed to go back to school is to help with my personal growth, be apart of this competitive market, build up my confidence and further my career choices. I want to make...
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...among the four alternative suggested aiming at 16% after tax return and tax rate of 38%. Identification of Issues and related alternatives: • Debt to Equity Ratio of 1.23 more than 1 reveals that more than half of assets are financed by debt. • $3.6 million required for repairs of hull before 2013. • Gross profit of 60% has not increased much over past three years it will affect operating income if there is a decline in sales. • Operating profit of .23% in 2012 seems to decline from 2011 of .26% implies company earns less per dollar of sales. • Accounts Receivable of 2.6 days in 2012 increased as compared to 2.3 days in 2011 .Should re-assess credit policies to ensure timely collection. • Return on equity is not growing at an increasing rate as compared to growth of 2010 to 2011 company will grow less towards downturn. Alternative 1: Divesting the dry dock Pros • Savings on expenses amounting to $5,674,000 Cons: • Unavoidable maintenance cost of $2 million for each ship • Damage relationship with government, employees and city • Lost contribution to the overall profitability of the company. • Negative cash inflow of $1,172,000.00(Appendix 2) • Not supported by manager of dry docks. Alternative 2: Targeting a more profitable market segment Pros: • Offers unique services and special amenties • Good skilled hospitality staffs and Captains • Passengers less than 40 are more compared to industry standards. Cons: • Extremely find hard to provide relevant information...
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...alternative as directed and aiming at 16% after tax return and tax rate of 38%. Identification of Issues and related alternatives: • Debt to Equity Ratio of 1.23 more than 1 reveals that more than half of assets are financed by debt. • $3.6 million required for repairs of hull before 2013. • Gross profit of 60% has not increased much over past three years it will affect operating income if there is a decline in sales. • Operating profit of .23% in 2012 seems to decline from 2011 of .26% implies company earns less per dollar of sales. • Accounts Receivable of 2.6 days in 2012 increased as compared to 2.3 days in 2011 .Should re-assess credit policies to ensure timely collection. • Return on equity is not growing at an increasing rate as compared to growth of 2010 to 2011 company will grow less towards downturn. Alternative 1: Divesting the dry dock Pros • Savings on expenses amounting to $5,674,000 Cons: • Unavoidable maintenance cost of $2 million for each ship • Damage relationship with government, employees and city • Lost contribution to the overall profitability of the company. • Negative cash inflow of $1,172,000.00(Appendix 2) • Not supported by manager of dry docks. Alternative 2: Targeting a more profitable market segment Pros: • Offers unique services and special amenities • Good skilled hospitality staffs and Captains • Passengers less than 40 are more compared to industry standards. Cons:...
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...amongst many other violation of the marriage law and some of them are considered “unnatural”. The second argument is the Rights of Children. In the article the author says “More children living in gay homes means more children living lives absent a relationship with at least one biological parent. This will result in some emotional pain and confusion”. A study published in Pediatrics on June 7, 2010 found that children of lesbian mothers were rated higher than children of heterosexual parents in social and academic competence and had fewer social problems. And a July 2010 study found that children of gay fathers were "as well-adjusted as those adopted by heterosexual parents.” (Pro & Con Arguments: "Should gay marriage be legal?" 2011). Here are some facts found from the Pro & Con Arguments: “Should gay marriage be legal?” Society has seen high divorce rates increase aggressively throughout the...
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...The Pros of Medical Marijuana The human body naturally makes its own form of cannabinoids that can modulate pain. THC-An abbreviation for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, THC is the main component responsible for marijuana's mind-altering effect. It also may help treat signs and symptoms such as nausea and vomiting that are associated with a number of medical conditions. Cannabinol and cannabidiol-These compounds have some of the properties of THC, but cause less psychoactive effects — the high. Dronabinol (Marinol). Dronabinol (dro-NAB-in-ol)-is a man-made version of THC available by prescription. It's used to prevent nausea and vomiting after cancer chemotherapy when other medicines for these side effects don't work, and to increase appetite in people with AIDS. It has been shown ot be an effective treatment in reducing nausea for people under going chemtheraphy treatment. There is also evidence that it reduces nausea and weight loss in AIDS patients. Glaucoma is a disease that leads to blindness. It increases the pressure in the eyeball, which can then lead to vision loss. It was discovered by scientists in the early 1970s, that by smoking marijuana it was able to reduce the pressure in the eyes caused by glaucoma. Scientists were not able to understand how it worked. Scientists have since discovered that CB1 receptors in the eyes, may provide the clues for future research on how marijuana affects glaucoma. In the 1800's people were known to smoke...
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...Social Media Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, these and many more are examples of social media sites. These sites have been an aid to society and also a thorn in its side. Social media Social media creates new social connections and promote athletes. Social media is a good way to meet new people and to reconnect with old friends and or family. A study showed that 70% of adults found some of their family members online (pros and cons of social media). Also 57% of teenagers have made new friends on some type of social media network. Social media has also blown up the careers of some sports stars. Jeremy Lin was a big sensation back in 2012, everywhere you went we would seem to hear his name. Social media affected his life after one good game he had. It was because of social media that everyone heard of him, because he was a nobody before that. Another example of social media blowing up sport stars is, in 2012 Notre Dame all-star linebacker mante teo and his “girlfriend” death. That had met though some social media site and never met, they dated for about two years and found out she died of cancer (Clemmitt, 83). Later it was reported that she was never real and it was just a big hoax (Burke and Dickey.). This could also be related as a thing that will be talking about later. Many people believe that social media has gotten rid of face to face communication. The way that technology is now, it has change the way we talk to people, and engages with others. Some believe that something...
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