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What do you think of Kim Jong Ils son Kim Jong Un? do you think that its a good thing that he will become the new leader of north korea? maybe help bring the country into the reality of the rest of the world I personally think that N korea needs a new leader finally... maybe we can convince him to join the rest of the world in democracy
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Is cloning acceptable or not? I don't see anything wrong with it, only because I don't know much about it :(. Oh well. Epic fail, huh? If nobody posts by tommorow at 5:30 PM, I will do some research on Cloning. This post has been edited by a member of staff (Native) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please do not double post. Use the edit button instead. ;) Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules.
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This morning when i woke up I read the news that said that Michael Jackson has died. Iknow he was a "bit" weird and eccentric, but I think it is a big loss for the music wolrd, he was one of the best. Do you think it will prevail more the last escandals he had or the music he made?
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Well, the other topic was locked. What do you think about stem cell research? My mom and dad both work in the stem cell field. First of all, I would like to say that they don't clone humans or abort babies or anything like that. I know some do, but my parents don't, so please don't slam me on that fact. I'm for stem cell research. I think it can get cures for things such as cancer and AIDS. What do you think?
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So I stumbled upon an interesting subject today. Should illegal drugs be legalized? Think about all of the trouble caused by drugs. US now has a narco state right on it's southern border. Organized crime runs uncontrollably, just because the demand for such substances are so high. This is basically the Prohibition in the 1920s, but on an international scale. It's Al Capone worldwide. And keep in mind that over 800 policemen and soldiers were killed since December of 06, and the annual overall death toll is over 6,000. Legalization could stop these drug wars. But then again, in the early 1900s opium was freely sold in China, which wreaked havoc there. One out of …
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I was reading about how Andorra has the highest reported life expectancy, about 85 years old. They think that this is in part due to the fact that they are so isolated. There are no airports or train stations in Andorra, and the nearest city is 2 hours away. They are their own nation, hidden in the mountains between Spain and France. Being the overactive imaginer that I am, I started toying with the idea of running away to Andorra, to leave everything behind and be peaceful and safe from the world's worries. Besides learning Catalan and picking up a useful trade out there, doesn't seem too bad, right? But what about my responsibilities towards society in general, my fe…
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My friend and I have just recently had a very heated debate on whether or not gay marriage should be legal. Keep in mind that the debate isn't about whether or not it's good or bad, but about whether it should be prohibited in the United States or not. Personally, I'm for gay marriage being legal in the U.S. And just in case you're wondering, I AM NOT gay, and I AM a Christian. Feel free to disagree with me, or call me hypocritical for thinking that gay marriage should be legal and still call myself a Christian. I will present my argument once someone replies to this topic.
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Now I hope I don't get called a racist for making this topic, but it is something that I am not sure about. Me and my friend were having a discussion for whether the polite racial description if a person was to say they were 'black' or 'coloured'. I'd like to know which of these is polite, or if it is something different. I always thought it was 'black' but now I am not as sure.
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I personally am elated about our new president....He represents change * of course everyone knows that because of "Yes we can"* but more importantly unity....in some cases anyway. I am amazed by the amount of racism still currently happening. Im so ashamed to admit it but my mother's boyfriend is prejudice and he's so ignorant (btw im using the dictionary meaning). Just today he said something about Obama and he shouldnt have been elected because his father wasn't born here........and like i pointed out A: it doesn't matter about where the parents were born Barack was born in Hawaii and B: At one point in time every single person in the U.S. had a father, grandfather, gre…
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Do you think it is right to kill animals because there is a large population of them? Do you think that it is right to kill them because humans think there is too many? Personally, I think it isn't right. I'm not an animal protester, but I do not think we should play god by killing them, just because we think it is right. Elephants, seals and wolves etc. are all hunted and killed to control the popluation. What do you think?
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I am not sure if any of you are familiar with the legend of Nostradamus. (Well, maybe not a LEGEND :P) Here's a brief:: -Lived in the 16th century -Astronomer -Astrologer -Physician --and later in his life, became a Prophet? Durring his time he had recorded loads of predictions. A few were known to have come true durring his life time. It is said that he has predicted the future. Events that have happened even today. (All were writen in quatrains, poems, and sometimes hard to translate) Some of his 'predictions' -French Revolution -Death of Princess Diana -Death of John F. Kennedy -the Birth, power, and rise of Adolf Hitler -Great Fire of London…
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Yes or no? I say yes. We need that research done to stop all these diseases in their tracks! We could probably get rid of AIDs or cancer if we had the ability to research the stem cells. (Please try to keep religion out of this, I know it's hard)
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Today is the day we change our clocks and "spring forward" (even though it's not Spring yet...) In my opinion, this tradition makes absolutely no sense. It doesn't really save daylight, it just changes the name of the current time. I think it's rather pointless. But what are your thoughts on it? And could someone explain the reason behind it?
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??? what do you think AND why? I think Both because HP is good for the younger people and it is very well writen, but Twilight is good for the Teenagers and older people.
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Does anyone know if you really do get published in this contest? http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20081216/bs_prweb/prweb1757104
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I saw a topic earlier in this board from about two years ago and it was called "What will the Earth be like in 1,000 years?". After reading through a couple of pages, the discussion topic quickly turned into "How will the world end?". I think it'd be interesting to see how people think the world will end now, since two years has passed. So, how do you think the world will end and when?
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Have you read it? How do you interpret it? Do you believe in it? What is your opinion on the book that has sold the most copies throughout the world? Are you religous? What does your religion think of the Bible? Basically.. Just your thoughts and opinions on the Bible.
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Who do you want to be the next US President. Personally I want Barrack Obama to win but people have different opinions. But why does everyone hate Bush?!But why does everyone hate Bush?! :S
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Okay, first: this is NOT a debate about one political party/view vs. another. It's only about the low voting percentage! So please don't foul up my debate with muddslinging, okay? Thank you =) The American election today has the attention of the world, because it's such a big and influential country. So I've read this and that in various papers, and one thing always makes me wonder. Why do so few people vote? This is not meant as a bad thing, but America is often shown to the world as the home of democracy and the big good-do'er - by the Americans themselves, and the government off course. So why don't the people of this great democratic country vote? So much talk…
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