kaypow

@kaypow (68)

Canada • Age 31

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Child Discipline - Spanking Acceptable form of Discipline?

bluepenguin77 @bluepenguin77 (30) • Philippines 21 Mar 12

I have grown my childhood in '80s - and one way of discipline I have tasted was spanking from my parents. At my early age I don't have gasp the reason on why my parents would do that action every time I made some mistakes or don't...

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kaypow Hi, bluepenguin, I am a supporter of spanking in certain cases. For example, I believe that it is okay to spank a child who is too young to understand a verbal reprimand. It frustrates me to no end when I go out in public and see parents attempting to...

15 Apr 12

Is it a good or a bad idea to learn a foreign language from the first grade?

Porcospino @Porcospino (31366) • Denmark 8 Apr 12

In my country some children learn English from the first grade. English from the first grade is not compulsory, but some schools have chosen to start the English lessons very early. In the 1980's when I went to school we learned...

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kaypow Hi, Porcospino, Living in Quebec, I was taught French as a second language from the moment I started school, and while I did not always like it, I understand the benefit that it has had for me. I am glad that I spent all of my elementary and secondary...

14 Apr 12

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What happened to spelling and grammar?

bonbon664 @bonbon664 (3466) • Canada 13 Dec 11

I recently had reason to go through resumes submitted by potential employees. I was completely astounded to see the rampant misuse of they're, there, and their. Another one that stood out was than and then. There was one that had...

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kaypow Hi, bonbon, I think that the major problem in this case is the school system. Instead of drilling grammatical rules into students' heads (which I firmly believe needs to be done, and from an early age) or having spelling bees, schools now put forth the idea...

14 Apr 12

passion or parent's decision?

geinu17 @geinu17 (42) • Philippines 13 Apr 12

the road to success is what your heart's desires. many of students nowadays choose their course in college that is not in line with their PASSION, but rather a PARENT'S DECISION. the student has been dreaming to be a businessman,...

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kaypow Hi, geinu, I think that there has to be a balance of both the child and the parent here. Sometimes, young people have a great passion for something and they think that they will want to do it all their lives. So, they want to take a course that will help...

14 Apr 12

Children using Facebook, what for?

katie0 @katie0 (5203) • Japan 14 Apr 12

You who have children, do you allow them to use it? I was surfing on youtube, there are handmade stuff that I love, it's cute and childish I know, they decorate cellphones, and other types of decoration but most of the girls that...

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kaypow Hi, katie0, Technically, Facebook has a rule against anyone under 13 using the site. Of course, the Internet is a place of anonymity (or so people think), and so it is very easy to lie about your birthday and just say that you are 13 or older. Nobody...

14 Apr 12

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Why People Never Contented and always LIve Beyond Means?

Bannybanzie @Bannybanzie (1397) • Philippines 30 Jul 11

I think it's human nature to always crave for more and more. But there's this guy.. he just texted us and asked if we want to buy his brand new SUV. He bought it not cash.. (I can't remember the term right now) but will pay for it...

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kaypow Hi, Bannybanzie, I think that, a lot of the time, people who live beyond their means in this way fall into one of two categories: 1) People with an underlying emotional problem that they don't want to deal with 2) People who were raised in an indulgent...

14 Apr 12

Do you learn from other's mistakes?

in2day @in2day (120) • Netherlands 14 Apr 12

Whenever you see someone hurt because they made a mistake, would you avoid doing the same mistake or would you rather find out yourself? I'm a cautious person and I really don't like to get hurt, but on the other hand you'll only...

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kaypow Hi, in2day, Personally, I think someone would have to be a little silly to watch someone make a mistake and then go and do the exact same thing just to experience it for himself or herself. If you know it's going to turn out badly, why would you do it,...

14 Apr 12

Children should have pocket money !!!

dandan07 @dandan07 (1906) • China 13 Apr 12

When I was a little child, my parents do not give me pocket money for they thought i can not make good use of the money. I had pocket money in hand when i was middle school student, for at that time, my school was far away from...

pocket money

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kaypow Hi, dandan, Let me depart from the general path of this conversation and say that I am against allowances for children. As a child, I was never given an allowance, and I don't think I've suffered at all because of it. There are other ways for children to...

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Should adolescents do everything even if it's bad for the sake of belongingness?

gatlopena @gatlopena (13) • Philippines 23 Mar 10

A young adolescent ones told me about her problem on peer acceptance. She said all that she wanted is to be accepted by her friends. She does not want to be different from them. Her question is that, should she do everything even...

adolescents

peer acceptance

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kaypow Definitely not. If someone is your real friend, he or she will not ask or force you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable. If this girl's peers are going to judge her for not doing something that she believes is "bad", then they are obviously just...

12 Nov 11

Students should on vigilante on campus predators

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 12 Nov 11

On the lately news on local newspaper, many students were attacked by predators, 3 times on last month, and more on the previous months. A student was holding his smart phone at the campus, and suddenly someone snatch his phone,...

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kaypow The school and police should definitely be doing their best to keep the students safe, but one must always consider the limits of what is actually financially possible. I go to a school where there was once a school shooting (I was not attending at the time,...

12 Nov 11

writing elaborately versus writing briefly

ravisivan @ravisivan (14079) • India 11 Nov 11

Facebook , twitter and mylot have come out successful because they do not make people write pages after pages. In fact they encourage people to write briefly and to the point. I like such writings. But a few people write...

briefly

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kaypow I think that there are pros and cons to the enforced concise writing style of social networking sites. You are right when you say that they force people to get to the point in their writing, which is good when short "statuses" or posts are all one needs to...

12 Nov 11

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What is your choice for everyday transportation?

redphile @redphile (2264) • Philippines 9 Aug 11

I currently go to the office on our motorcycle, my boyfriend and I and it is fast and can get through the hassle of traffic in the road especially during the rush hour. But if I actually have a choice, I would love to go to work...

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kaypow I live a good distance away from my school, and I take public transportation every weekday. This involves a half-hour or more on the bus, and then almost twenty minutes on the subway, but it is not so bad! I hear a lot of complaints about public transit, but I...

6 Nov 11

Do you use hand signals when you bicycle?

Uroborus @Uroborus (908) • Canada 12 Aug 08

I have been a motorist for many years, but I also commute to work on a bicycle. When I bicyle I am aware that, under the rules of the road, I am a vehicle. I make sure to let the other people sharing the road know what my...

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kaypow I use hand signals if there are cars around me whose drivers might be unsure of my intentions. I know the signals pretty well, but I will usually change them (like stretching out my right arm, as you mentioned) because I am pretty sure that most motorists...

6 Nov 11

Which one was better...the book or the movie?

sandacocos @sandacocos (64) • Romania 1 Nov 11

There are a lot of movies made after books, but one of the two is always better than the other.Give me your example of a movie that was better than the book (or the other way around,)and why do you think it was so.

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kaypow I do not have a specific example to offer, especially since the Harry Potter series has already been mentioned, but I can talk about the book/movie relationship in general. I have always enjoyed books more than movies. This is because a book really allows a...

6 Nov 11

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How much do you learn?

JosephP @JosephP (1116) • Jamaica 29 Sep 11

Some people learn from their life experiences. Others read many books and study what they want to know. Which are you? Are you street smart and avoid the books, do you enjoy reading books but have little practical experience or...

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kaypow I actually do not learn best from either of these two options. I find that I learn best when something is explained to me by a teacher, especially one who is able to make the subject matter interesting and does not sound like he or she has just memorized the...

6 Nov 11

Have humans been "domesticated"?

JosephP @JosephP (1116) • Jamaica 22 Oct 11

Human beings have managed to create many amazing technologies which allow us to live an extremely comfortable lifestyle. Do you believe that a baby human being, if fed until the appropriate age, could survive in the wild?

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kaypow Probably not, since this "feeding" would probably take place in a modern human environment, and so the child would become accustomed to the comforts you mentioned. Also, even children who are raised by wild animals are not surviving alone in the wild, so no, I...

6 Nov 11

What, if anything, did you do to prepare for the last Harry Potter film?

hpismyantidrug @hpismyantidrug (57) • United States 29 Oct 11

One of my very closest friends and I, made ourselves a Harry Potter Challenge! We are both two of the biggest Harry Potter fans out there...we even describe ourselves as being each-others "twin cores"! Haha! Anyway, two months...

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kaypow I am lucky enough to be friends with a family of seven, all of whom love Harry Potter. We decided months before the film was set to come out that we would all go together, in costume. We bought our tickets weeks in advance and started working on costumes....

6 Nov 11

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For you, what is the most difficult part of writing?

Awinds @Awinds (2468) • United States 6 Jul 11

We love writing, but that doesn't mean we are ultimate masters of the craft. Every writer has an area or two they struggle in. What's yours? Do you have trouble with verbs, or naming your characters? Something else? How do you...

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kaypow My biggest problem seems to be coming up with original content! I love writing Harry Potter fan fiction, and it has definitely helped me to hone my writing skills over the years, but the fact is that I will never be able to publish fan fiction anywhere but on...

11 Jul 11

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Police setting up "bait cars" for people to steal and get charged...?

Angel @Angelee_27 (3460) • United States 10 Jul 11

Sometimes on TV, I watch shows where the police will set up "bait cars" in hot spots, or high crime areas around cities. Then, they monitor the bait car and wait for someone to steal it. In a way, I feel like they are just...

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kaypow Nothing wrong with this, in my opinion. If someone is going to be tempted to steal a car simply because there is one available nearby, they deserve to get caught. No one is forcing them to do it. Now, if a police officer in street clothes was standing by with...

10 Jul 11

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more interesting, ther movie or the book?

jmana02 @jmana02 (57) • Philippines 3 Jun 11

Harry Potter is the one of the famous novel of its author J.K. Rowling, it became more popular when its came out on the big screen with Daniel Radcliffe played the role of the famous boy wizard. For you guys what do you think is...

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kaypow Well, the movies are certainly more interesting because they have the advantage of images, music, and real people to get their stories across, but like most people have said so far, I think that the books are my favourite form of the Harry Potter story because...

10 Jul 11