Arguing your case by English EOI San Blas https://padlet.com/elisaretana/v5k3oww8gvx8 following the writing section at the back of our books we will argue one of the cases in exercise 11, or any other we may wish to discuss, following the example we have on page 162. en-us 2017-03-24 09:43:35 UTC 2017-04-16 18:12:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png CRIMINALS NEED EDUCATION, NOT PRISON pepaprofe https://padlet.com/elisaretana/v5k3oww8gvx8/wish/166392404 Should society punish criminals for their behaviour or try to teach them re-educating and rehabilitating using community service programs?
It is clear that criminals need an appropriate punishment. This issue has generated great debetas. Some people argue that only severe prison will help society to take over the criminal world, while others claim that only commynity service programs can make a positive change in any criminal.
Although they need to be punished, mixing with others criminals might teach them new crimes, and these contacts may continue after they leave prison. A long term prison could act as deterrent to further crime, however, most of them return to prison time after time.
Nevertheless, rehabilitation and re-education programs can work much more efficiently than keeping criminals in prisons. If  they work in community service, they start recognizing as a part of society and they could back to normal life as before they were introduced to the criminal world.
Young criminals, for instance, there is no doubt that long term jail conviction will turn them into future criminals, but governments should find an effective way to solve this issue. Politicians should focus on social education programs in schools, such as preventing young people from becoming criminals in the first place.
Programs that solving these kinds of problems and can teach them the benefits of building society rather than destroying it.
To sum up, I believe that prevention is better than cure, and that showing young people the advantages of cooperating together is the key to preventing crime in our world. Using re-education and rehabilitation programs we can expect that this approach will become the most popular way to turn criminals into good citizens.]]> 2017-04-14 17:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/elisaretana/v5k3oww8gvx8/wish/166392404 ZOOS ARE NOT SOMETHING WE NEED IN THE 21st CENTURY https://padlet.com/elisaretana/v5k3oww8gvx8/wish/166458029
There is a huge debate about zoos are not something we need in the 21st Century or we should kept them as a tradition. One common argument for zoos is that they save endangered species by bringing them into a safe environment and helping them with breeding programs. However, some of them tend to offer inadequate space for the animals, where they suffer from stress and boredom, but the point of issue is whether we have the right to confine them for our amusement or education.

Some people say that by bringing people and animals together, zoos educate the public and foster appreciation of the animals and it is generally accepted that many zoos are working hard with endangered species. Also reputable zoos are accredited by the Association of Zoos and are held to high standards for the treatment of animals.

Nevertheless, being a member of an endangered species doesn´t mean the individual animals have fewer rights, and surplus animals are sold to circuses or even just killed. Also removing individuals from the wild will further endanger the will population. If zoos are teaching children anything, it is that imprisoning animals for our entertainment is acceptable and there are studies that support the idea that elephants kept in zoos do not live as long as elephants in the wild. Animal rights activists claimed that Animal Welfare establishes only the most minimal standards for cage, size, health care, food or water.

In my opinion, if people want to see wild animals in real life, they can observe wildlife in the wild or watch a documentary, but I hope that the 21st century should be the last one in which animals deprived of its freedom exist.

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