PhilSam

@PhilSam (23)

Philippines • Age 40

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activists break the law for the sake of their cause....

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 6 Aug 07

even in democracies, we only have a chance to have a say in how the country is run every four years or so, and then only indirectly by voting for a political party. THis is insufficient for the opinions of the people to be...

Should you never have children?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Children provide us in our old age, or should. They are an investment- especially in societies that feature subsistence agriculture, but also important in the many countries with little or no adequate state support for the...

flesh and blood

Should parents be allowed to select the gender of their offspring?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

People should have freedom of choice. Why shouldn'y would -be parents be able to do this, given that no harm is done to others by their decision? Article 16 (1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states...

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Should children be allowed to work in the performing arts?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

If children are working they are not spending their time in formal education. Regardless of what kind of work they are doing this deprives them of something so important that we make it compulsory for all children. Although the...

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Should Cannabis/Marijuana be legalised?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

In recent years, scientists and medical researchers have discovered that cannabis possesses certain medicinal qualities that are beneficial. For instance, it is now acknowledged that the use of this cannabis helps to relieve the...

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Is ever justifiable to execute criminals?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

If and when discriminating occurs, it should be corrected. Consistent application of the death penalty against murderers of all races, and in cases where the victims were of all races, would abolish the idea that it can be a...

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Is it ever acceptable to pay a bribe?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

People are often made to give bribes to officials because of unfavourable economic, social or bureaucratic conditions. Officials may refuse to serve clients unless they are paid. In those countries where state institutions are...

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Should boxing be banned?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Boxing unlike any other sport. The aim is to hurt other man, and above all to knok him out. The sports appeals to the worst and most violent parts of human nature. Such a savage sport has no place in modern society. We should not...

savage

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Are beauty Contests harmful?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Beauty contests promote an ideal of female beauty to which only a minority of women can realistically aspire, but which adds to the pressure on all women to conform to it. This can be harmful to women by encouraging dieting,...

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Should assisted suicide be legalised?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Every human being has a right to life, perhaps the most basic and fundamental of all our rights. Howecer, with every right comes a choice. The right to speech does not remove the option to remain silent; the right to vote brings...

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Can the assasination of a dictator be justified?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Utilitarian argument: many deaths and much suffering could be prevented if one man is killed. The greater good demands a single evil act is done, especially if it would avert the immediate and certain danger of much worse evil....

Should arranged marriages be outlawed?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Arranging marriages is an insult to the very nature o marriage, which should be about creating a loving and lasting partnership and family. It reduces a central part of what is fundamentally a religious ceremony (and every...

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Animal Experimentaion.. agree or disagree?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Human beings share about 99% of their genes with chimpazees and only slightly fewer with other monkeys. As a result, the reactions of these creatures are a very good guide to possible reactions of human patients. Even lower down...

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Should the sale and consuption of alcohol-be banned?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Alcohol is just as potentially addictive as many illegal drugs. Those who do become addicted to alcohol often lose their marriages, jobs, families, even their lives. A large proportion of homeless people find themselves in that...

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Should ga-y couples be given the same legal rights as hetero-S in adopting?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Society is changing, the traditional idea of the nuclear family with married mother and father is no longer the only acceptable alternative. The reason that many countries are beginning to award legal rights to ga-y couples is...

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Should Abortion be permitted?

PhilSam @PhilSam (23) • Philippines 3 Aug 07

Unborn children cannot articulate their right to life; theirs are vulnerable lives and such must be protected. Many laws have difficulties pertaining to implementaion, but these do not diminish the strength of the principle...

What do you do with items you don't use anymore?

Geminigirl @Geminigirl (1909) • United States 22 Jul 07

Do you donate them? Sell them? I'm talking about anything--clothes, shoes, towels, luggage, dishes, whatever. I will usually go through things I'm not using and see if anything is of true value, then maybe sell it. The others I...

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PhilSam for me some i donate them but some are not.i donate it to some people who dont have something like clothes,shoes or whatever.i dont sell it.some of my 'stuff' specially the oldies ,that have a centimental value,it reminds me of a place, a person,or when and...

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How often do you say I love you your child?

mmygrace @mmygrace (78) • Philippines 3 Apr 07

My greatest fear is losing my loved ones. When I had my first (and only) child, I already promised of loving him until my last breath. I offer all my hardwork to my son. I make sure I give him everything he NEEDs. Coupled with it,...

how often do you say i love you your child

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PhilSam i always keep saying these three words 'I LOVE YOU' to my son.and feel them the touch of love.just like you i am a soldier who works harder.i feel no pain because they fills me up with love..... dont worry,the meaning of life is death. enjoy life living...

23 Jul 07

What do you love about being a parent the most?

Jennifer21 @Jennifer21 (2476) • United States 22 Jul 07

I love being a mother, and I love it even more that I can stay at home with them everyday. I love many things about being a mother, it is hard to choose what I love the most. But if I had to choose, it would be watching them...

grow

love

parenting

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PhilSam me as a father,i love it, even if i can't stay at home because i gotta work and work until i get home and see a smile on their face, all the pain that i feel are all gone.we'll play, laugh,then watching them sleeping.its relaxing.they'll fulfilling me and...

23 Jul 07

if you were to play the character of your favorite movie, whose role do you

sevnthjuly @sevnthjuly (913) • Philippines 19 Jul 07

wanna be? why? i'd like to play julia roberts role in pretty woman. she's witty and funny but, very lovable.

movies

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PhilSam brad pitt, 'ehem' because i'd like to be with julia roberts, right? because when he plays the role like.... you its like a ma-cho man, and a s-ex appeal that puts you in hot.but dont think any of it.alright!

23 Jul 07

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