Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Where do you stand?

Think about the statements below. Be prepared to give a stance and support that stance when asked upon. Blog below 3 statements of your own for us to think about. 

I completely agree, or agree in most /some circumstances, or totally disagree that:

Killing is wrong.
It is wrong to keep someone else as a slave.
After a certain age, people should be able to marry whomever they choose.

People should be allowed to say or write what they wish.
 All people should be treated equally. It should not depend on such things as their gender, appearance, or the country they come from.

People in prison should be told why they are being held.
People should be allowed to criticize the government.
People should be allowed to talk to and meet anyone they wish. 
It is wrong to force a person to work. 

Students have the right to wear what they want to at a public school.
Athletes should be able to choose  to play on the male or female sports team.

People should have the right to a job
People should have ownership over their creative work
People should have the right to shelter
People should have the right to food
People should have the right to safe drinking water
We should have the right to leave a country if we don’t feel safe in that country
The right to play

A person accused of a crime should be tried by someone who has nothing to do with the case.
People should be allowed to travel their country if they wish.
Private letters and telephone calls should not be intercepted.
People should be allowed to have, or not have, whatever religious beliefs they wish.
All people have a right to belong to a country.
All people have the right to medical help if they are ill.
All people have a right to education.

Parents have the right to choose the kind of education to be given to their children.

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