I am a bit of a facebook addict. I know it's not the worst of things but it is easy to spend long amounts of time on it, time that probably should have been used doing other things. The link at the bottom to to a report about lose of productivity in the workplace due to facebook.
People have strong opinions about Heather Mills, usually bad. I don't understand why this is. I don't particularly like her but I definitely don't hate her. She hasn't done anything that deserves the press see gets. Shes not even referred to by her name any more, her name is "Lady Mucca" in the papers.
Oxford Union recently debated whether page 3 was acceptable anymore. The debate include journalists on both sides, and Page girls obviously on the team for, page 3. The result was in favour of page 3, 230 for and 129 against.
Betrayal is something that everyone will experience in there lives, whether its betrayal by a partner, a friend or a parent its something that is part of life.
I don't think bullying should be tolerated at all. From what I saw of bullying in schools, I defiantly think there is still a big problem. I don't think enough is done in schools to prevent it.
When people discuss suicide you often hear the comment, it is the cowards way out. I completely disagree with this. How could killing yourself be a easy thing to do? To be in a situation where you believe your only option is to die is awful, I don't no how anyone could criticise them. It must be bad for the family and friends left behind. So in this way I suppose it could be described a a selfish act. But you have to keep in mind that the person wasn't well.
Has reality TV gone to far? I think the reality TV show 'There's something about Miriam" proves that they have. This show was about a group of men competing for the affection of Miriam who they didn't know was a transsexual. The programmes aim was obviously to humiliate the men on it. There was no genuine aim to find love for Miriam.
Why for some people, doing bad things can have good results? This is the case for some celebrity's. Kate Moss is the biggest example of this. In 2005 pictures were published of her snorting cocaine, This for most people would be the end of there career at least. Never mind there family life and keeping there children.
The media is a powerful force in society nowadays. Its been said that Rupert Murdoch is as important in Britain, as the Government. He famously claimed to be behind the first success in Labours election to head of government. This was by using his resources such as, 'The Sun'.
This picture is a scene from Deadman Walking. A famous film based on a true story about one experience of capital punishment.The laws regarding the death penalty are changing in America. You would think that in a civilised society that capital punishment would be on its way out. Elisabeth Semel, a death penalty's specialist said the intention of the new proposed regulation was, "To make it more difficult for people who have been sentenced to death in state courts, including those sentenced without adequate representation and resources, to avoid being executed." If this is the case then it is basically killing people without giving the the proper opportunity to defend themselves which sounds like a crime to me. Murder is a crime it is immoral whoever is doing the killing. how can the right punishment a person for murder or rape, or what ever other crime has been committed by murdering them. I may be oversimplifying it but to me it doesn't make sense. 123 innocent people have been sentenced to death, who is getting punished for there murders and what punishment should they get?
Tattoos have a history going back 5ooo years. they can be seen in the history of every culture around the world. There were for many reasons, tribal, a representation of there status and sometimes it was purely decorative.