Child marriage is very common in poor countries of the Third World. Over half the adults in Nepal married when they were still children. A UNICEF study reports that about 60% of Nepalese women got married before they turned 18 years old.
With all the anonymity the internet provides trolls and the negativity in the world, many had been wondering if hate speech as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica as an expression that denigrates a person or persons on the basis of (alleged) membership in a social group identified by attributes such as gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, and etc.
The typical hate speech would usually have slurs that promote malicious stereotypes and intended to incite violence or hatred against someone or a group. After the series of suicide cases among celebrities in South Korea it has been a debate on social media if it is possible to regulate hate speech as it has been limitless and not punishable by law because they are only considered by many to be simply free speech.
Watch the video below to further understand hate speech.
Discussion Questions:
When do we know that free speech becomes hate speech?
When does hate speech become dangerous?
Should people spread hate speech be held accountable for their words?
Is hate speech a precursor to more serious violence or crimes?
Is there a need to regulate or censored hate speech?
The Industrial Revolution had led to a need for workers and in the pursuit of cheap labor, many companies hired children. This, in turn, had put them in dangerous conditions for long hours and low pay. As the outcry against this practice grew, the National Child Labor Committee hired Lewis Wickes Hine to travel the country and photograph and interview child laborers. His images are powerful, and his careful documentary work gave them more context and helped spur the passage of legislation.
Check out the video below on his outstanding work and be able to answer the questions that follow:
Discussion Questions:
How do feel about what’s discussed in the video?
What are your thoughts on how Hine carefully shot his photos to shine a light on the problem in child labor?
What do you think of Child Labor? Do you think it still exists today?
Do you like taking pictures? What is your purpose in taking them?
What do you think is the importance of photography in our life? How powerful is it?
All commercial dumpsters may be filled with garbage or trash, but in some, they contain food that is still safe to eat. Inside Edition’s Chief Investigative Correspondent Lisa Guerrero and food waste expert Rob Greenfield went to a dumpster outside a CVS store in Orlando, Florida. They searched for food inside garbage bins and were shocked to see that edible food are really going to waste.
Watch the video and see what they have found:
Discussion Questions:
What do you think of food thrown away before their expiration dates?
Should it be donated to the needy? Why or why not?
UNICEF’s newest report finds that over 23 million young boys are forced to get married even before they turn 15. Most stories we hear about child marriages involve girls but in Africa, Latin America, Asia and nations in the Pacific, child grooms are very common.
Read about child grooms from the link below and be ready to answer the questions that follow.
1. What is your own prediction on the world’s population? 2. What are the reasons the population will increase, decrease, or stop growing? 3. Talk about the population of your country.
In America, health companies must now tell patients how much their health care costs before anything. This way, patients can find places which would cost them the least.
Read and watch the video about some health care changes in the US.
1. What is your opinion on this executive order? 2. What are some health care changes you’ve had in your country recently? 3. What changes do you hope to see soon? 4. How is health care like in your country?
