...cohesion in the attempt to resolve this conflict, there is disagreement to find the best way to deal with this issue. The argument surrounding the most effective way to reduce STD infection rate has involved government officials, school officials, health officials, religious figures, and parents. Many people ask where the real controversy on this issue is. For a simple question, there is not a simple answer. The disagreement rises from whether abstinence only should be taught or a comprehensive sex education program that teaches the consequences of sexual activity. Some people believe abstinence is the most effective method to help the STD infection rate become reduced. Other critics feel that a comprehensive sex program is the best method. Just like an onion the topic of sex education has many layers. The debate against sex education has another level involving who should be responsible for these teachings. While the standpoints on the issue are realized, it is important to place figures in these perspectives. Some people feel as though the parents should teach their children about sex and sexually transmitted diseases. This can go further into what method works best and how should parents teach their children. Should parents monitor their kids or talk to them...
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...This movie is took place in USA and released in 10 April 2009. The budget of this movie is $20000000 US and the final gross is $64149837 US which is a great success. This story is taking about the main character-Mike O’Donnell ( Zac Efron) whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life. The genre of this film is comedy romance, which is a hybrid genre as I can find lots of signs and conventions in the movie. For examples, the kissing scenes and some silly reactions of the characters can be found in the movie. What’s more, the lighting in this film is high-key lighting which connotes the meaning of happiness and serenity. Moreover, the mode of address in this film is indirect to the audience which was used the third person angle to encode the meaning to the audience. On the other hand, I choose this movie because of few reasons. Firstly, I love the main character- Zac Efron very much. He has acted in many teenage romance films before, for instance, High School Musical 1, 2 and3. After I watched the High School Musical, I admire his out-looking and his acting skills. Therefore, I choose this film. Besides, the narrative of this movie is very special, which is a non-linear structure and always include some flashback scenes. Firstly, I am going to analyzing the narrative structure of this text. As Todorov mentioned; narrative...
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...Sex Education in public school systems has always been an extremely delicate issue. The topic as to whom should teach children about sex has always been a debatable issue between parental responsibility or school system curriculum. Most parents feel that it is their responsibility to educate their own children about sex education in the comfort of their own home, providing their children with the information they (the parents) are able to demonstrate to their children. Schools are children constant source of learning. In having school systems incorporate Sex Education into the curriculum, it would make it mandatory for children to learn about the details, and the consequences of reproduction in a more elaborate setting. This would allowing students to be taught the same knowledge with the most up to date information provided by a licensed school professional in subjects: contraceptives, teen pregnancies, and STD’s. Individuals could argue that distributing condoms in schools would promote unjustified premarital sexual activity amongst school-aged teenagers. Those same individuals believe that parents should take apart of their own child’s development in sexual knowledge. Properly equipping them (their child) with prescribed contraceptives from doctors, or condoms disbursed directly from them (the parent). It is not uncommon for parents to give their children condoms; however, it can provide moments of awkwardness between the parent and the teenager. Having the educational...
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...Misconceptions and Clarifications on Issues Related to Humanae Vitae and the Reproductive "Health" Bill in Philippine Congress. Rev. Fr. Gregory D. Gaston, STD (This primer was written for Avenues, the Journal of San Carlos Seminary Graduate School of Theology. Copyright © 2008 by the author, a priest of the Archdiocese of Manila and Professor of the Graduate School of Theology of San Carlos Seminary in Makati City, Philippines. For related topics, please visit www.safe.ph.) |MISCONCEP-TIONS |CLARIFICATIONS | | |(underlined texts come from the Reproductive Bill currently [August 2008] filed in Congress; emphasis in bold | | |letters added) | |The world is overpopulated. |"Yet this is not the full story. To the contrary, in fact. Across the globe, people are having fewer and fewer | |Global population will soar |children. Fertility rates have dropped by half since 1972, from six children per woman to 2.9. And demographers | |to 11.9 billion by 2050. |say they're still falling, faster than ever. The world's population will continue to grow—from today's 6.4 billion| | |to around 9 billion in 2050. But after that, it will go sharply into decline. Indeed, a phenomenon...
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...some your immense ideas and dreams. Since we are so young and very much naive we never visualize the trials and sacrifices to come. If you told me when I was twelve and sneaking around my father’s cramped East Chicago apartment looking at his many exotic movies. I would have several experiences with early pregnancy before I was nineteen I could not have believed you. That my freshman year of high school I would have unprotected sex with my stepfather’s granddaughter upstairs in my sister’s room on the floor. And lure her into this act a bundle of times before my sophomore year in high school. One night as I wait till everyone falls asleep as usual whenever she comes over. To finally get her alone in my sister’s room on their floor. I reach my goal as expected she never made it hard for me, and in some way I want to thank her. Creeping hoping not to make too much noise, my parents would do what only God knows. Stopping for any sounds because the fear a” Thud” of footsteps coming up stairs brings would have practically sent me into shock. I remember how she moaned so slight just enough to let me know that she enjoyed the love I gave. And I returned the favor by continuing to give. It got to the point where it felt as if I was about to arrive and when it came time to pull out I did not know if I had released inside her. And for the next few months I was a very troubled teenager. I would not go a day without thinking a call would come through and deliver the news that I impregnated...
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...ame This World: American Virgins Tx Date: 25th January 2004 This script was made from audio tape – any inaccuracies are due to voices being unclear or inaudible 10.00.00 This World Theme Music 10.00.09 Denny Pattyn The Silver Ring Thing programme is a high tech, high energy programme. 10.00.10 Title Page American Virgins 10.00.13 Denny Pattyn It is the most effective abstinence programme out there right now and it’s deployable. Sixteen thousand kids have put on the ring. What they get is this ring, they put it on their finger and on their wedding day they take it off and they give it to their husband or wife and say I have waited for you. 10.00.28 Girl We both come from Christian families and so we decided we’re not going to have sex and we’re going to have good morals together. There’s people wearing the ring and they have made the promise as well and also just wearing it every day I see it and it serves as a constant reminder that I’m not going to have sex until I’m married. 10.00.47 Michael Lumsden It’s November 2003. 10.00.48 Music 10.00.51 Michael Lumsden Denny Pattyn has brought together a group of Christian youth leaders to tell them about his Silver Ring Thing organisation which campaigns for a sex free teenage world. 10.01.00 Music 10.01.01 Michael Lumsden With him is a paediatrician and author of a book called ‘Epidemic; how teen...
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...The Sex Talk: What Parents are Saying to their Children about Sex by Jessica Hausauer The attitudes an individual holds toward a particular topic are meaningful in that those attitudes are used to construct one’s social reality. Attitudes about sex are often centered around one’s political and personal belief systems, and when it comes to teaching young people about sex, parents ideally hold the prominent position of influence in adolescent’s lives. Debate rages over whether sex education should be an all encompassing component of U.S. public education and if discussed, which topics are appropriate for the classroom. While most parents support Comprehensive Sex Education, there are many who believe sexual matters are to be discussed at the sole discretion of the parent. With the focus of debate centering on whether or not sex education is best left to the parents, it is important to examine what exactly parents are teaching their children. Upon a review of the literature I found that the research regarding parents and children’s conversations about sex was lacking. Many of the studies were outdated or used questionable research methods. The purpose of this research project is to examine the experience of parent to child communication about sex. Literature Review The idea that knowledge has a direct impact on behavior faces a serious challenge when presented in the context of sex education. Much debate has centered on the efficacy of sex education programs in the...
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...CASE 45 AIDS, Condoms, and Carnival Worldwide, more than 2 million people died of AIDS in 2009, and more than 33 million are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. BRAZIL Half a million Brazilians are infected with the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and millions more are at high risk of contracting the incurable ailment, a federal study reported. The Health Ministry study is Brazil’s first official attempt to seek an estimate of the number of residents infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Many had doubted the government’s prior number of 94,997. The report by the National Program for Transmissible Diseases/AIDS said 27 million Brazilians are at high risk to contract AIDS, and another 36 million are considered to be at a medium risk. It said Brazil could have 7.5 million AIDS victims in the next decade. “If we are going to combat this epidemic, we have to do it now,” said Pedro Chequer, a Health Ministry official. Chequer said the Health Ministry would spend $300 million next year, distributing medicine and 250 million condoms and bringing AIDS awareness campaigns to the urban slums, where the disease is most rampant. Last month, Brazil became one of the few countries to offer a promising AIDS drug free to those who need it. The drug can cost as much as $12,000 a year per patient. AIDS cases in Brazil have risen so dramatically for married women that the state of São Paulo decided that it must attack a basic cultural practice in Latin...
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...CASE 45 AIDS, Condoms, and Carnival Plus, Latin-style machismo leaves women with little bargaining power. Only 14 percent of Brazilian heterosexual men used condoms last year, according to AIDSCAP, an AIDS prevention program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. In other studies, many women said they would not ask their partner to use a condom, even if they knew he was sleeping with others. “Women are afraid of asking their men to have safe sex, afraid of getting beaten, afraid of losing their economic support,” says Guido Carlos Levi, a director at the health department at Emilio Ribas Hospital. “This is not Mexico, but we’re quite a machoistic society here.” The frequency with which Latin men stray from monogamous relationships has compounded the problem. In studies conducted in Cuba by the Pan American Health Organization, 49 percent of men and 14 percent of women in stable relationships admitted they had had an affair in the past year. In light of statistics showing AIDS as the number one killer of women of childbearing age in São Paulo state, public health offi cials launched a campaign promoting the female condom. The hope is that it will help women—especially poor women—protect themselves and their children. But the female condom seemed unlikely to spark a latex revolution when it hit city stores. The price is $2.50 apiece—more than three times the price of most male condoms. The Family Health Association is asking the...
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...Lets Talk about Sex: The Importance of Parental Communication in Identity Development Introduction Experiences shape how one views, interacts and thinks about the world and themselves. During the time of adolescence, identities are still being shaped contrary to their possible adult appearance. Teens are capable of making decisions, which could change their lives forever. The involvements with their parents and peers have a large impact on their sexual identity, social identity and racial identity. As a future counselor, I am very interested in the decision making process in the adolescent age group. Growing up in a single parent household, my mother and I were really close. She established a relationship that allowed me to comfortably...
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...Problems SOC 203 Gina Rollings March 11, 2013 . When a teenage girl becomes pregnant she faces many stresses during her pregnancy. Things like depression, shame, guilt, and fear set in (Meyerhoff, 2006). These things are difficult for adults to deal with let alone for a young girl who is pregnant. Fear of the future comes into play. These girls do not know what to do, what they are going to do, or where to start. Many of them feel as though they now have to put their lives on hold, change their goals, and learn how to juggle school and motherhood. Many teenage mothers also face depression, both before and after the baby are born; interactions with a depressed mother can make children more susceptible to mental health problems. Many teenagers have limited or no support and some get thrown out of their parent’s homes with nowhere to go. The teenage mother can become very shameful and try to hide the fact that she is pregnant. During the first 3 months of pregnancy; seven out of ten teenage girls do not get prenatal care, see a doctor, or go to a clinic (Taylor, 2010, 11, 12). They are at a greater risk of getting anemia, high blood pressure, placental problems, and pregnancy induced hypertension. The mother (the teen) is not the only one who faces stresses. The baby itself can experience difficulties as well. Things like low birth weights, under developed organs, respiratory and heart problems become more prevalent. More severe...
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...Informal Argumentative Essay In his article, “Let’s Talk About Sex,” Charles M. Blow argues that teenage pregnancy is a nationwide shame as society refuses to admit and face the facts that teenagers are having sex, he further states that turning a blind eye is not a rational approach and sufficient information and encouragement is needed. There were over 400,000 pregnant American teenagers recorded in 2007. Although the sex rate amongst girls in the United States is not the highest, the teenage birthrate and abortion is still leading in numbers. Blow expresses that many states and parents are backing out of the “abstinence-only education” approach. By moving away from the norm of society, daring actions must be taken to generate a sex education foundation that recognizes the truth and aid to safeguard our children from unsolicited pregnancies or other harmful outcomes. The author concludes that sex education at an early age may be drastic however Americans themselves are unable to approach the sex topic without being awkward, withdrawn or chuckling. As an experiment, Blow implies that parents initiate the sex talk conversation stern with assurance, “I’d prefer you waited to have sex. That said, whenever you choose to do it, make sure you use one of these condoms.” Ultimately, regarding the importance of sex education, I strongly agree with Blow that comprehensive sex education is needed within high schools so that teenagers can avoid the harsh outcomes of sexual activity....
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...Jason Toron Assignment #1 Sexual Autobiography 1. A.) Sexual topics were never oppressed in my house as I was growing up. Not only was it openly discussed in my home, but I think it was sort of embraced in a way. This is most likely due to my religious background. My family is Jewish and raised me as so; therefore pre-marital sex is really non-existent in the Jewish faith. So I think my parents wanted to teach me what was what as I was maturing, so that way I could be prepared for future experiences. B.) “Birds and the Bees”? I am not familiar with such a talk with my parents. If this talk is about sex, then yes, I did have this conversation. My parents were both straight to the point and aggressive with me knowing this type of information. My parents together approached me when I was twelve. They asked me what I knew, explained sex to me, and how it was supposed to be “special”. I felt awkward when I was approached by them, but as the conversation expanded I became more comfortable and even asked some questions. At the end of our discussion, I was much more informed on sexual topics and even felt a little less awkward. C.) My parents always embraced me knowing all sorts of information, including sexual topics. I think they may have been a little too open at times, but looking back on it, I am glad they chose not to shelter me. It brought me to where I am today and really made me more mature then most kids growing up next to me. I knew stuff other kids didn’t know at the...
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...Should Sex Education Be Taught In School? Kierra Cobb Dr. Gwendoline Ayuninjam EDU1301-02 November 24, 2014 Abstract Sex education is a big controversial issue today in society. The debate over sex education in the United States centers on the question of who should teach students about issues relating to sex such as intercourse, pregnancy, contraception, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted diseases, and relationships. Should sex education be left up to parents, or do schools have a responsibility to inform students about these issues? There are many people who support the idea of sex education being taught in school, and there are others who do not agree. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey, more than 47 percent of all high school students say they have had sex; and 15 percent of high school students have had sex with four or more partners during their lifetime. It also states that among students’ who had sex in the three months prior to the survey, sixty-percent reported condom use and twenty-three percent reported birth control pills usage during their last sexual encounter (NCSL,2013). Sex Education provides positive feedback about sexuality and sexual expressions, including benefits of abstinence, the sexual reproductive system, and also relationships. There are several pros and cons towards teaching sex education in all school systems. Sex education is not predominantly about sex. Other issues originate...
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...feelings or physical manifestations of emotions of love, trust, and caring. There is also a spiritual aspect of sexuality of an individual or as a connection with others. Experience has shown that adolescents are curious about some or all the aspects of their sexuality as well as the nature of sexuality in general, and that many will wish to experience their sexuality. What is sex education? It is instruction on issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, birth control, and other aspects of human sexual behavior. Common avenues for sex education are parents or caregivers, formal school programs, and public health campaigns. Sex education ('sex ed'), which is sometimes called sexuality education or sex and relationships education, is the process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and beliefs about sex, sexual identity, relationships and intimacy. Sex education is also about developing young people's skills so that they make informed choices about their behavior, and feel confident and competent about acting on these choices. It is widely accepted that young people have a right to sex education. This is because it is a means by which they are helped to protect themselves against abuse, exploitation, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV and AIDS. It is also argued that providing...
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