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When it comes to using it for teaching, I don't think the advantages of iPads outweigh the shortcomings. When it come to little kids, I think the traditional methods work best. They should practice their social skills, increase their attention span and be able to focus. The iPad can isolate you, especially at an age where you can't restrain yourself and it will distract the pupil from what is important. Maybe using the iPad for non-academic purposes will help them become familiar with technology, without creating distractions.

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There are also other ways to keep children off the street (orphanages maybe), but no matter which way you spin it, the options are bad. Working might keep kids off the streets but it doesn't contribute to their development and it ca harm their health (mental and physical). It is very difficult to provide a positive alternative but to your statement I would say child labour is not necessary but it is an option when it comes to keeping kids of the street.

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If often happens that the initial sources are also unreliable or misleading. Just like some people said before, quantity trumps quality and that goes for many domains. The rapidly changing ones, such as the news, have a lot to suffer also due to competition.

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I also prefer watching conventional sports. Besides competition, sport also involves physical effort, discipline, team spirit (depending on the sport) and maybe some personal sacrifices. In my opinion, it is far more interesting watching people compete in conventional sports than gamers playing on a computer. Just like Naomi said, is is a more interesting activity if you do it yourself and watching others play is not necessarily entertaining.

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Personal branding is important for your future employer and career but why can't it add value to both? An employer could hire you also based on references from your old company, besides your qualities (gained through education or innate)

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I don't think it is a realistic plan. Businesses are geared towards profit and not towards helping the people and the environment. Sure, if we would all contribute to the greater good, the situation could improve, but are businesses willing to make the 'sacrifice'?

Just like in the case of Chevron and oil drilling: people everywhere are protesting and so are the environmental organisations, but in the end an exception to the law was made. and politicians are behind the corporation 100% in both the US and Romania (and Poland and Argentina). It's just one example. In Ecuador, Chevron 'deliberately dumped 18.5 billion gallons of highly toxic waste sludge into the streams and rivers on which local people depend for drinking, bathing, and fishing. The company dug over 900 open-air, unlined waste pits that continue to seep toxins into the ground to this day'. After its trial with Ecuador, Chevron was found not guilty: "The Ecuadorian judgment against Chevron is a fraud and is the result of criminal acts by a handful of corrupt lawyers looking to enrich themselves."

I'm giving this example because it is one of the largest oil corporations in the US and the world, and according to them "Our values distinguish us and guide our actions: integrity, trust, diversity, ingenuity, partnership, protecting people and the environment, and high performance."

Many other international companies with a good reputation have been accused of criminal acts and they are still in business. According to most corporations their business is 'sustainable' so on paper everything is great but in reality the workers might earn less than the minimal wage and they might be dumping their waste into the ecosystem.

I'm not saying the cause is not worth fighting for, on the contrary, but I think we need more than just sustainable businesses in order to see some long term progress.

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An international study always offers a wider range of options on the job market. The more internationally-oriented you are, the higher your chances of finding a job which suits you. It shows that you are open-minded and able to understand and be a professional in different cultures. Foreign languages are also always a plus.

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Farmers and small holders take more care of both the food itself and the environment so this will always be the better and healthier option. Multinational companies are focused on profit and mass production, quality is not a priority for them.

It might not be the ideal solution on the long term but it is still important to fund and sustain ecological agriculture. It provides the farmers a source of income and the public with a healthy option for nutrition.

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They are a good source of information in combination with others. Some users might rarely use Facebook or other social media but that doesn't mean they don't participate in social events or have a past.

Naturally, everyone should be very careful about what they/their friends post online. If you sabotage yourself through your posts and photos then your potential employer is entitled to form a negative opinion about you.

Copyright laws are also not respected on platforms like Facebook. Sometimes other people's actions might directly affect you which is why I think social media profiles are not sufficient when trying to form an opinion about a future employee.

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Media have both a positive and negative influence on how the public perceives people with body art. Shows like Prison Break (to name one) show that in a different light.

"the greeks learnt tattooing from the persians. their woman were fascinated by the idea of tattoos as exotic beauty marks. the romans adopted tattooing from the greeks.

roman writers such as virgil, seneca, and galenus reported that many slaves and criminals were tattooed. a legal inscription from ephesus indicates that during the early

roman empire all slaves exported to asia were tattooed with the words ‘tax paid’." As you can see, in the past tatoos were also perceived in different ways by different people.

It could be perceived as part of fashion but as opposed to clothes, bags and shoes this is a more of a permanent mark and I think that is why people look at it more reluctantly. A lot of young people do it 'just because it's cool', without thinking they have to 'wear it'

for the rest of their lives.

Media can influence how the general public sees more groups of people (minorities etc) but I think the opinion is formed in time and from various sources.

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