All Things Considered, Do You Think Video Games Are Good Or Bad?

Some things to think about:

-Do some games help younger children with brain function and hand-eye coordination?

-What is the effect of video games on teenagers? Do they become more lazy, more violent?

-Can video games aid older adults in keeping both mind and body active?

What other considerations come into play when deciding whether video games do more harm or good in our society?

How many hours a day or week do you spend playing video games on average?

Jeff Ogden (9:00)

What's the biggest social problem in America today?

What's the biggest social problem in America today?

Please tell me . . .

Are you male or Female?
Do you attend church on a regular basis: Yes or No?

Please rank these five problems from 1 to 5 (1 being worst, 5 being the least of a problem):

Obesity
Drunk Driving
Unemployment
Abortion
Racism

If there is a social problem that you think is worse than any of these listed, please name it.

Are steps being taken to beat or deal with the problem you listed as number 1? If so, what are they? Can you think of another way of handling the problem that's not being tried yet?

Thanks!!

Travis Bedwell (12:00)

Kristine's blog on same-sex marriages

Should people of the same sex be allowed to get married? If they get married should they be allowed to adopt children? What are your views about same-sex rights? Do you think same-sex relationships are okay? Why or why not?

Thanks!

Kristine D'Urso (12:00)

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SPRING 2008 STUDENTS--
DON'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BELOW THIS NOTE.
THEY ARE FROM LAST SEMESTER. THANKS--JOHN

cheating . . .

Why do you think people roam outside their relationship for sex or companionship with someone else? Sometimes even when a person claims to be in love with a spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend, he or she still can't stay faithful. Why is that?

Do you think cheating is sufficient cause for divorce? Do you think most couples can work things out after one of them has cheated? How could the cheater regain trust?

Have you ever been cheated on in a relationship? Why did it happen? What was your experience, and what did you learn from it?

Thank you for your help!

LesLee Watkins (7:00)

Obesity

-Does the nation today encourage activities that cause obesity? If yes, how so? If not, what causes obesity in most Americans today?

Please refer to this website before answering:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity

Brianna Bugbee (noon)

smoking ban

As of jan 1 2008 the state will be smoke free, all businesses will be smoke free and all government buildings and vehicles. do you think its right that the government can tell a privately owned business that they can't allow their customers to smoke in their place of business? Do you think it should be up to the business to decide what they allow patrons and employees to do on their premisis? Tell me how you feel about the smoking ban.
Thomas Wood (7:00am)

Deadbeat Parents

How do you feel about parents who don't support their children financially? Do you think tougher consequences should be implemented? If jail time were a penalty for non-compliance to pay, would they be more inclined to support their children? Does the custodial parent have the right to deny visitation if the other parent doesn't take responsibility for their children? Are the majority of non-compliant parents absent from their children's lives altogether? Why? Is their ever a good reason for not paying child support? What negative effects do deadbeat parents have on their children's lives? Do you know someone who chooses not to support their kids? If so, how do you feel about their choice? Are the child support enforcement agencies doing enough to collect payments? Is the system flawed? What more can be done?
Jennifer Wilson (9:00)

Adolescent Adderall Usage

Adolescent Adderall Usage

The U.S. has inevitably fallen to the pescription drug trend. Whatever your complication may be the doctors always have the answer, usually in the form of a tiny colored pill. This statement could not be more true when it comes to kids with "ADD" and/or "ADHD". If any child, teenager, or young adult is acting up in school or recieving bad grades they will without a doubt be prescribed to adderall. Although adderall has proved to help people no one truly knows the affects. Is adderall just another "quick fix" drug? Does it contain unwanted prolonged side affects? Will people prescribed to it be able to function without it? Does anyone really know what complications it can create since our generation is the first to take it? What will you take after you build an unhealthy tolerance to the drug? Is there another drug on the market that can take its place? How many kids are taking adderall who don't really need it? Why does adderall contain meth like substances? Is adderall dangerous? Is adderall just a scam to make money by the drug companies? Do these companies really care about our youth's well-being or do they just want another dollar at our expense? Are the tests to determine if you need adderall even reliable? Is it addictive? Is it being used more recreationally then for its true purpose? What do you think about adderall?

Blake Eakes (noon)

Animal testing . . .

Should animal testing be banned?
Animal testing has provided us with the immunizations against polio, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, hepatitis, pertussis (whooping cough), measles, tetanus, pneumococcal pneumonia, and influenza. The flu vaccine people will be going out to get soon is even injected and incubated in a fertilized chicken egg.
Vaccines discovered are also used for our companion animals and food animals.
We would not have pacemakers, organ transplants, artificial joints, and other breakthroughs used in Veterinary medicine for our companion animals either.
Without these discoveries the human race would not be living as long as we are now.
Laparoscopic surgeries were advanced on pigs instead of humans.
Many animals have suffered due to the testing done in many research facilities, but times are changing and research facilities are practicing using more humane procedures, including sedating, giving treats, and following the welfare act by providing environmental supplements. Diabetes sufferers are another group of people who thanks to animal testing are dealing with much less painful treatments, i.e. no more insulin injections. They can now use patches, inhalants, and sprays that have all been tested on animals.
Thank you to everyone who has already answered. This is just a few examples to show the other side to animal testing since someone else has already gone for the opposite view. Any comments or insights to the other side are of course welcome.

Bobbi (9:00)

Smoking or drinking?

Is smoking marijuana safer than drinking alcohol? If so, why do you think weed is illegal and alcohol is legal? Do you think the side effects are the same or different?

Tiffany Fields 9:00

Underage Drinking?

Why is there so much underage drinking?
Is underage drinking a problem in our society? Why/why not?
What would be the advantages and disadvantages to changing the legal drinking age?
If you were in charge, what would you make the legal drinking age?

Justin Henrichs (9:00)

"To be or not to be Abstinent? That is the question!"

The world is ever changing, but should our morals change with the times? Have the morals of past generations been discarded or overlooked? With sex before marriage, does the good outweigh the bad? Should we wait until marriage to have sex?

Miranda Wilson (9:00)

Cell phones and cars. Do they really go together?

Is talking on a cell phone and driving really all that dangerous? Should talking on your cell phone be banned while a person is driving? What about the hands-free devices that still can allow people to talk on the phone while driving, does that still affect their ability to drive focused? Should talking on cell phones and driving become illegal such as drinking and driving? What type of punishment should it receive if it does become illegal and what should the punishment be? Do you really think that talking on a cell phone is really that much of a distraction? Any other comments would be greatly appreciated.
Frankie Gaskill (9:00)

Is child obesity out of control?

Is child obesity out of control?
The number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last decade. Currently one child in five is overweight. There are many causes of obesity. Even though genetics plays a big part, genes alone can't account for the huge increase in rates over the past few decades. The main reasons are the same as adult obesity: eating too much and moving around too little. Almost half of children aged 8-16 years watch three to five hours of television a day. Kids who watch the most hours of television have the highest incidence of obesity.
So how do we prevent this from happening?
Should their be mandatory p.e. classes every day or should our children be on strict diets?
What do you know about child obesity?
How do we encourage activity?
What are the effects on the child?
What causes it?

Abby Dillingham (9:00)

Gender equality . . .

What are some of the common associations made with the female gender? How about the male gender? Do you see these as overall accurate in your experience? Are most men really less emotional and more rational? Are women truly more sensitive than men? Are men more influenced than women by visual stimuli? If so, is this part of why porn attracts more men than women?

What other comments do you have about the genders? Do male and female brains work differently?

If you could start over again, knowing what you think you know now about men and women, which gender would you choose to be and why?

Thanks!

Dave Cassout (7:00)

Are American's Unhealthy?

With the obesity rate constatly rising, more and more people are getting diagnosed with deadly diseases. People need to stop eating unhealthy and kick start their exercise regimen. How do you think body image marketing has an affect on teens? What do you think causes teens to have eating disorders? What do you think are some ways to control body image marketing? Do you think that you must have the "perfect" body in order to be accepted in society? If so why or why not? What are the negative effects celebrities have on teeneagers when it comes to their body image? Thanks for taking your time to comment....

Haley Stewart (7:00)

Worldwide School Shootings

Did you know that from 1996 to 2007 there have been fifty worldwide school shootings? Why have school shootings become so common over the past eleven years? What are the causes of school shootings in your opinion? What can we do to prevent future school shootings worldwide?




Demaris Winston 7:00am

Music:The end of the World as we Know it?

Music is diverse. Rap, R&B, Rock, Metal, Country, Folk, Classical, Christian, etc. Name your favorite artist, and why. How did you get into it? Did a sibling influence you? Friends? Schoolmates? Why do you like it, and Do you apreciate other styles? Can music corrupt youth, and if you say yes, why and what kind?

Michael Logue(7:00)

marijuana ???

Why do you think marijuana is bad? Do you think that marijuana is addictive ? What about the side effects--are there any? Should it be made legal to use for medical purposes? Does marijuana have any medical value? Should it be legal for general use like alcohol? Is it a gateway or stepping-stone drug? Should the people selling the drug be punished? If so, how severe?

Ben (7:00 am)