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That's a great news. It's not fair for children who has got cancer and dies at such a young age with a great future behind. I'm really sorry for the children who died by cancer. They didn't get a chance to see all the great things in the world or go for their dreams. They deserve to live as they want and not controlled by cancer. I feel happy for the families and the children who had survived cancer, it's a nightmare. Hope less and less people would catch cancer and stop suffering the long, hard process of it and that a treatment that could stop cancer would be investigated soon.
7 27 467 Words
i think its very bad to laugh at people who are not comfortable to live in this world normally and they want to be someone else. i know someone who is bi and his/her parents don't even want to know about this because they believe its a sin.
5 22 471 Words
It is very good that people are helping endangered animals to re populate themselves.The effects of keeping a killer whale are sad and they should be realest into the wild as soon as they can fend for themselves. People should be breading more then whales which could help the earth a lot.
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i think this is a great idea,becauase its hard to explain to little kids what is wrong with other kids cause someone could think the child is being rude or mean,everyone is the same and no one is perfect,and it is also good to be different,this show will begood and helpful now
8 28 486 Words
Killer whales have the right to live free like every other wild animal in the world. The killer whales are captured for attractions. If people keep doing that they going to be extinct. Killer whales are beautiful and are rare that's why people cant capture them but help them to have more of them. Animals also deserve to be happy like us. It is called animal rights
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It doesn't really matter who you are as long as you are who you are. It is bad since people hate people like this because what if they were transgender and people hated them for it? They would feel bad as well so people have to try and stop these haters. THE END. FULL STOP.
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I think this is a great idea to teach kids there's nothing wrong with being autistic or having any other type of disease. They also show that its alright to be different and nobody's perfect. Its easier for kids to understand autism a bit better and will hopefully make autism people feel the same because they are were all equal in our own way.
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its a great idea to show kids that autism people are not that different. Kids these days can be very judgy not only with an illness, what they act like, what they wear, how they speak. Nobodys perect. Its showing autism children that there just like everyone else everyones special in their own way.
8 29 288 Words
this is brilliant that they brought in a character with autism its absolutely amazing if im honest and i know what the text is saying because my little cousin brody has autism and adhd and its very hard for him to communicate with other kids and other people, he does not like sharing, so i can relate to this, im gonna go home and tell ma aunt about this!!!
4 20 476 Words
We should never tell our personal details to strangers. You never know what kind of people is behind the screen on the other side. Some people have their address on Facebook which is really dangerous, everyone will know where you live. It's possible that cyber bullying will happen and will even change to bullying in real life.
7 14 177 Words
We should not pollute the world. The worlds oceans are also filled with pollution. Because of this pollution the sea creatures are killed because of us, we shouldn't be throwing rubbish all over the world. We should throw the trash in the trash cans, that's why the trash cans are made for. Please do not pollute the world.
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I think that we should stop polluting because it effects the world. We should stop burning fossil fuels, stop cutting down trees because that gives us clean oxegyn and we also cut down animals homes and stop littering because that effects it too. When we burn fossil fuels all the smoke and gas intoxicates the oxegyn. Also we should use less cars because all the smoke pollutes the world too and we should think a bit because now the pollution is reaching the ocean and think about all the creatures and animals in the sea, that is their home and we are destroying it. We wouldnt like our homes to be destroyed well neither the sea creatures or animals do. So we should stop and think and also to put it in the right bin cause then we can also recycle. Remember to stop destroying the world we sholuld take care of it.
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I think its good that she gave one of her kidneys to people who need it. Like people should give up one of there kidneys to save peoples life. I cant believe that just one kidney can help several people like its amazing to see that there still here and alive. People who smoke should stop and be helping give one kidney smoking. Like instead of you having a health heart ,lungs and kidneys your letting it die with chemical and smoke.
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Isis has killed many people and he does not care who you they are or where you came from. He must be found and stopped before more people get hurt. Isis sadly has many people that want to follow in his footsteps so they help him by doing all of his dirty work and that means he can be anywhere at any time. Isis had caused many problems for the people who don't share the same beliefs as you or me for example the Muslim religion. This has caused people to hate or be afraid of people that are not the same race, gender or religion as themselves.
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It is horrible that many creatures are dying because of the mess we make but there will always be chemicals in the water and everywhere else because people won't just suddenly stop using their hair spray or their favorite perfume. Maybe the water used by us shouldn't just go into the ocean, maybe it should be cleaned or filtered before being poured into the ocean.
8 28 495 Words
Everyone deserves to live a happy life. If you just gave 3 euro or more and you would collect it from twenty thirty or even more people it would be something and it would help children . If you don't have a family member that had cancer doesn't mean they might get it and you could always help or by a text or if you have things to sell or any other ways it always helps.
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Stacey surely is a very kind person. Her action has changed seven lives. By donating one kidney herself, she inspired others to do the same, which lead to seven people free from dialysis and stopped the long and painful procedure they had to go through. The man in San Diego is really lucky to match Stacey's kidney! His wife is really brave to follow Stacey's steps too. I think she must have felt thankful and happy when she heard that so she wanted more people to feel like that too. They're all really kind to risk the danger and save people that they have never met!
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I am so happy that the kids are surviving cancer, because cancer is a horrible disease that is catching along so much these past years. I am sorry for anyone that had a family member or friend that is still battling cancer or that has past because of cancer.
7 27 470 Words
Maybe it is bad for the environment and fishes but we need to use some of those , like shampoo, soap, deodorant and laundry detergent. We don't necessarily need make up or hair coloring but some people still use them because they care more about themselves than the environment around them.
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More people should find out how bad it is for not only the oceans but also the whole environment not to be throwing litter and spilling toxic things into the oceans. All these things kills animals, plants and if there will be too much of it, it might kill us. If people wont care for the environment the earth is going to become weaker and weaker. To stay alive we need animals and not only for food its part of nature. We need plants for example the important plant is a tree and without trees we wont have oxygen but people still cut them down. We need to care for our environment.
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this is execellent news. its the right thing to do to show autism children that there not different to others, the show will really help them through this because its well worth it. everyone can be friends no matter what there like, whats wrong with them, and who they are no one should talk about people. this show will be great and helpful for children, i wish them a happy fun life and the best of luck xxxx
5 21 375 Words
I think thats a great idea to get an autism puppet in the seseme street because it learns kids to understand that there is nothing wrong with autism kids so join in and talk and play with them . Autism kids are no different they just have difficultys and there is nothing wrong with that .
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I am so glad that they brought in an autistic character in the show, because there are lots of children out there with autism and they feel different to others when everyone on this earth is equal. They feel like they are weird and un-wanted. This idea is going to show children that you can be friends with autistic people because they are just like us, just a little bit different in some ways because they don't really communicate with others well or they just want to be by their selves because they feel scared. I am so happy that Julia is part of the Sesame Street Gang
5 15 265 Words
i think this is a great idea for young children to understand that it is good to be different and people who has not as many friends as you to include them with your friend group and to not treat them any different then your friends.
6 16 267 Words
i think that was a great thing to do cause everyone is the same and its hard to explain autism to little kids i really like this idea and i am going to go home and watch this with my couisns and show them how it feels !!
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Travellers are no different to other people .Sure some of them are my friends and they are very nice people and you should not judge anybody because of there race .Everybody gets to choose what they want to do we all have anger in us
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Traveller's are exactly the same as us. Why does it matter if they don't do everything we do it doesn't mean that they are bad people . I think that they should be given the same rights as us.They are nice people you should respect them as you respect everyone else.
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To be honest I do not like this story. But at the same time it is 100 percent correct. Travellers are the same. They may dress different but who cares. We are all the same and I am very happy that the Goverment are considering this.
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all travellers are the same as us and we should all have the same respect for them that they have for us.There is not really a difference between houses and caravans ,there both houses and people live in them.The main thing is everyone has a roof over their head.
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My opinion is that traveller's should have all the rights and things we have.
People think that traveller's are bad people.I personally think that traveller's should have the same rights as everyone else.They are human like everyone else so I think that they should have everything we have aswell.I just want to say, dont judge a book by its cover. Traveller's have differnet traditions and all but they're still humans. Everyone calls traveller's violent and very dangerous people but evryone can get violent at some point in there life. Not every traveller is violent or dangerous. Traveller's might get out of hand sometimes but it might be because something happened in the family or lots of different things.
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Travellers are just people. they dont need any extra abuse from any one.Dont judge any one because if you were in there shoes you wouldnt like it.They are normal people like us.I hate when people slag travellers it makes me sick.I think they should be treated the same.As us all the diffrence is that they live in a caravan and travel around a bit more than us
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Travellers are no different than any other people they may have a different accent but were all the same im a traveller and i come from the traveller communit we get called pickeys and nackers but were actually not we stand up for our rights.
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Travelers are not different than us they just might live in a caravan but its just their hobby. Of course they dress differently and might have an accent, everyone is different. People often think they are dangerous and violet, in my opinion its just a stereotype. Travelers should be respected and treated like normal people along with the homeless.
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A woman can do anything a man can they just put their minds to it like men and can achieve most things.Maybe men are stronger sometimes women can still be really strong maybe not as strong as man tho.Men are great at football and women are ust as good.Menn are so strong and are great at boxing so are women just look at irelands own katy taylor she was in the olympics anall.
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travellers are no different from us they have a different accent maybe ye but they are people to.Dont judge a book by its cover. maybe they like to dress up nice we all have different fashion statements dont we ???. people go around acting like travellers arent people too calling them dangerous and violent ...... every person has anger in them and everyone flips sometimes.
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I think that is a good idea that they are building 80 new houses because people that are homeless are getting sick and have a less chance of living. I think that is kind of not fair because we are in big, nice, warm houses and they are freezing cold outside. I think that people is doing a good thing because we wouldn't like it if it was us, so I think that when there is more houses, more people are not getting sick or close to die.
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i think its great for the homeless 80 families out of the harsh weather conditions,getting kicked in the night while they sleep, thousands of people a year die from being homeless.Some people just look down at homeless and think nothing of it but this man is giving €20.4 million to build them houses ino 80 is not loads but its 80 people/families of the streets.
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I think its good that there doing 80 new houses for the homeless because when it rains they have nowhere to go and they get cold . I also think that they would be really happy that they have a house instead of them moving from one place to another and being hungry and getting a cold .
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Sexism is something that is done to often. It doesn't just go one way,its goes for men and woman. If we keep on bringing it back into the conversation that everyone is having,people will start to see that its not just a word but real life. Sexism is no joke.
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i am so happy that they are building 80 new homes for the homeless because some people on the streets that are sick and need medical help and a warm place to sleep they cant afford a house or to rent. now it is going to be great that they can start a family !!!!! and have fun
9 40 888 Words
this story is so true because some people dont have rights, in certain countrys girls have to stop going to school and get MARRIED at 12 and 13 they even have a baby evn tho their still a kid themselves.Some people dont get education at at all. when your only a kid (under 18) maybe you dont know your rights and you cant get something your entitled to get.
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i think its great to build new homes for people who who haven't got one at all because of many reasons.
especially in Ireland because we don't get good weather and it often gets very cold,rainy and its very hard for homeless people to get shelter because some don't even get shelter! they find it hard to get a little bit of money of people when they walk a past. they need money to survive from hunger and clothes to keep them warm!!! they at least need a new beautiful home and a little happy family .
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I am happy that the Government is building homeless people some houses because they're just normal people that live on the streets. People think of them as smelly, dirty, drunk, and disgusting. Well they are normal as well as us, they are human beings as well as us, and they are kind as well as us. Well most of them are kind! I hope that nearly every homeless person gets a home during their lives. And that they can see their families and invite them over on occasions. Homeless people have a right to shop in shops because some shops don't let them in. The weather is too heavy, rainy, and cold for them to be outside so I hope that they can build the house ASAP!
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Everyone deserves a place to stay in. The people who have homes don't appreciate what they actually have. There are many people in the world that don't have homes and they have to survive on streets and hide in places where its not cold or wet. Its a good thing building new houses because even if lots of people donate few euro they always help. Some women have to give their little children to adoption because they are too poor and they want a good life for their children.
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Travellers are the same as people that live in a house or that don't have caravans we are all the same and should be treated the same. Travellers have a hard life moving and on the road all the time please respect them and treat them right.
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I think its right that they should give houses to the homelesses because they are on the streets , Freezing, and mostly begging for money for food to eat. They are on the streets 24/7 sitting there just bored, and during the night time they have to find a shelter to sleep under. So give the homlesses the houses.........
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i don't really find the story that interesting. ill still leave my opinion, the story is right travellers have an right to have everything we have, people think there bad people and there no good but they are still humans like us at the end off the day, not all travellers is bad or no good they make them self's a good life and some off them have better jobs than us!!!! people is going on as if travellers are'nt human and that's disgusting we should be all treat the same travellers is no different to me there still humans with a beating heart, breathing lungs, and everything that we have. its horrible the way people turn off other people for no reason!!!!!
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Its great that they are building 80 new houses just for the homeless because so many homeless people get really sick or even die. Which is'int good at all there is so many people that have a nice warm house to sleep and live in that just want a bigger and better one. Which is'int very nice on the homeless because all the cheap houses are all being rented out. It think a brilliant idea so hopefully there wont be so many homeless people and family's out on the street.
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In my opinion I think younger kids shouldn't be on facebook because its not safe they are to young to understand not to share your private details such as phone numbers, address, family and pictures etc. I think they should wait until there older and they understand how dangerous social media actually is. In case they get cyber bullied they would probably be embarrassed to tell a parent/guardian.
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Animals arent just here for our amusment and when were bored with them we just leave them there and forget about them. Animals have lives of their own and people are taking that away to make YOUR fur jackets and YOUR new leopard bag. Animals have rights to you wouldnt like it if you were not getting fed or watered getting kicked and left aside would you..
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I think that animals should be treated fairly because animals have rights just like humans, animals are not just there to be treated unfairly. I think that people should be kind to them, also we don't have to traumatizes them or hurt them for just a little mistake the animals do. I think that animals should not be trapped and never see the sun or daylight again because that is just cruel. We have pets to keep us company or we have pets just because we want to make a home for the animals in the shelter. So I think that people should treat animals fairly.
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people shouldnt be sharing personal details online because if youlet out your phone number you could get messages of ANYONE or calls of unknown saying terribe things many people took there lives over social media bullying is a horrible thing and comes in many different types like cyber,verbal and physical. you get threats and if your address gets out people could even break in.
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i think there should be an age limit for facebook, or mams and dads shouldnt let their children on it if theyre under 11 years of age. You are too young if your on it and your 10, there are stuff on it that kids shouldnt see! like animal cruelty. This article should be expanded, telling us how to be safe on Facebook even more!
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I think animals should have a right to have a happy life. People who have animals as pets should treat them nicely. They have feeling and emotions too, they're all living things, like us. If you're kind to them they'd treat you even better. We shouldn't have a pet just for fun and stop caring about them when you've had enough playing with them. Animals have less abilities to human, they can only find food but cannot make food themselves. We should help the homeless animals as we help homeless human and not torturing or frightening them. Not eating animals is quite a hard thing because it's already one of our favorites. We eat beef in burgers and steak made from cows, bacon and ham from pigs, fish, chicken, duck and so on. I think stop eating animals will be quite impossible right now, but we can try to eat less food from animals and try to stop using animals' skin and fur for clothing and jewelries.
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I support animals rights. You should treat animals the same amount of respect as you do to people its like the saying "treat people how you would like to be treated". Just cause its an animal doesn't mean it doesn't feel pain maybe it cant tell you its in pain or your hurting it doesn't mean its ok to. Everyone should support the animal rights.
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I think animals should live and not be trapped and never see daylight.
Animals should be kept outside and be free like us. Animals give us food like hens gives us eggs and cows give us milk. We have animals as pets but we don't treat them unfairly.
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This story is so true some people just dont care. I feel so bad for the people getting bullied they should stop that RIGHT NOW. I think there should be a certain age to go onto facebook or any other social media things, because kids are causing so much trouble and then its all over the internet......... STOP CYBER BULLYING NOW
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Trump just doesn't have any respect for the Muslim people. His decision will upset many people in many countries including his own.Trump only thinks of what he want and not about what everyone needs. Lives will be lost over this decision.
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I really love animals especially doggies. I think we should care about animals as much as we care about humans because they are living things as well just like us. I am against animal abuse and i'm really sorry for the animals that are not looked after with care.
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Animals arent just here for our amusment and when were bored with them we just leave them there and forget about them. Animals have lives of their own and people are taking that away to make YOUR fur jackets and YOUR new leopard bag. Animals have rights to you wouldnt like it if you were not getting fed or watered getting kicked and left aside would you.
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I don't think this is right because if they have a valid visa they should be allowed to enter the country.
In a way he's right because it might stop terrorists attacks. He's being racist by saying that people from that county are terrorists maybe some of them are but not all them.
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Animal abuse is just as important as human abuse. Just because animals may be less smarter than us but we don't know that. We are not in the mind of the animals. So please. To save animals, donate money to charity to save animals because if we don't ALL animals may become extinct.
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I think that people should not expose a lot of information online because hackers can get the information and people can be threaten with it. I think that people should not text with someone and tell them their personal details because i think its not safe.
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Stacy is such a kind person donating her kidney to someone who needs it. I can't believe just one kidney saved seven people. People who smoke should really stop and donate a kidney and by Stacy donating one kidney he inspired his wife to do the same. More people should donate their kidney to help people that need it.