...the topic Reusable Shopping bags. Condoms in Schools Safe sex Sexually transmitted diseases Abstinence till marriage Condoms Teen pregnancy is high Sexual Behavior Religious communities do not favor condom distribution in high schools. Risk avoidance Comprehensive sexuality education Youth National School Condom Availability Clearinghouse School Faculty – Nurses, Teachers, Counselors Government funds Tax Payers Choices for young ladies Cost-effective True Love Waits Parents' choice 2- Group ideas from refined brainstorm you want to use in outline 3- No Sex Education---------------Abstinence--------------Comprehensive sexuality education Government Funds Religious Groups Safe Sex Tax Payers Sex until marriage Risk Avoidance Inappropriate True Love Waits Choices for young ladies Parents' choice No cost School Faculty Sexually Transmitted Diseases 4- General Purpose: Persuasive Speech of Conviction – 5-9 minutes 5- Specific Purpose Statement: I want my audience to believe the only way to ensure every teen can prevent Sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy through comprehensive sexuality education. WILL USE PICTURES OF STDS, CONDOMS AND PICTURES...
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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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...Teens. Many teenagers today are very sexually active and take the risk that comes with sexual intercourse. Education is our number once source in getting sexual information out to our teens: “We have got to start educating our teenagers by introducing the ABC's for sexual education. "A-abstinence; B-be faithful; C-latex condoms." (Rosenthal 113). A type of contraceptive, also called birth control, is to do just that: control birth. Teen and teen births are greatly rising over the years due to lack of education, contraceptives, and finances. Teenagers now days do not wait till a certain age to become sexually active, more and more teens are starting at a younger age. Whether they are having sex or engaging in another form of sexual activity. “The principle behind age-of-consent law is that teens below a certain age are not mature enough to make an intelligent decision about engaging in sexual activity. Twenty-six states set the age of consent for medical making decisions at twelve years of age, yet no state sets the age sexual consent at less than sixteen. Some states provide no provisions for sexual relations between teens of the same age, provided that they are older than twelve, but there is always a penalty if one of the partners is a certain number of years older. Teens are no better prepared to make decisions about their medical health; so then the school or other public authority should inform the parents. Supporters of the lower age of medical consent counter by saying...
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...and Young Adult How can we educate our teen and young adults about sex in society today? This subject is very sensitive in the home, in the school and even in the church. Our teens today need to be educated on this subject as statistics show that there are growing numbers of teen pregnancies and HIV/ STD cases today. In an article written by Deborah Myers, Educating our Teens about Sex, she writes that it is extremely important they we as parents start to talk to our children when they are younger about their body parts and how they function. By doing this when they are young, this lays the foundation for more detailed conversation about sexuality when they are older. There will be less embarrassment and they are more likely to come to the parent with questions and advise on topics as they get older. By approaching the subject of sexuality naturally and as a healthy bodily function, this eliminates guilt and fears associated with the subject. Today as parents in the United States, we tend to focus mainly on the dangers of sex. Parents, educators and health care providers warn young people against the risks of sex and heartbreak, but unfortunately that does not give them the tools to navigate the territory of sexuality and relationships in a healthy way. Janice D’Arcy, a writer for the Washington Post says that one way that we can curtail teenage sexuality is to stop denying that they are having sex. In a recent study, by author Amy Schalet, an assistant professor of...
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...Introduction: Sexual education teaches people that sexuality is a natural, normal, healthy part of life and sexual education is needed in high schools to teach young adults not only the dangers of sex such as unwanted pregnancies or STDs, as well as the many other aspects to sex that aren’t spoken about such as identifying ones sexual preference (gay, straight etc.), relationships, protection, the emotional aspect of it, the maturity required and how sex actually works and not just the sexual organs which is what is usually taught to young adults who are going through adolescence which is a very challenging time for many. Sexual education should clarify the issues involved with the topic and not confuse people. Sexual education is needed everywhere...
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...counseling works or not, something has to be done to assist prisoners in order for them to lead a normal life upon their release. I will discuss some of the many programs offered by various states ranging from “Pets in Prison” to obtaining college degrees. I will explain the various types of counseling offered to sex offenders, pedophiles and murderers. Those are a few topics I feel should have special interest in the counseling/rehabilitation area. I am sure most would agree that prisoners should receive some type of counseling and rehabilitation, but where do you draw the line on the rehabilitation services offered? Should the money from taxpayers be used to fund certain types of programs, how does the prison system decide who gets to participate in which programs, and how can counselors and judicial boards ensure there will be no regression? Those are just a couple of questions that will be answered throughout my report. Structural Outline 1. Educational Services Offered 1a. Prison Entrepreneurship 2a. Prison Labor/computer repair program 2. Drug Rehabilitation 2a. Program Steps in detail for the Second Chance Program 3. Sex Offender Therapy 4. Alternative Programs to Prison Abstract This research paper will enlighten the readers of the many...
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...Abstinence only versus Sex education in preventing teen pregnancy Anamika Laddha Chamberlain University Abstinence only versus Sex education in preventing teen pregnancy Introduction United States has the highest level of teenage pregnancy amongst the industrialized nations – nine times as high as Netherlands or Japan, twice as high as England and Wales or Canada. Over eight hundred thousand teenage girls get pregnant each year, most unintentionally (The Alan Guttmacher Institue, 2000). Four out of ten young women become pregnant at least once before age 20. Moe than 80% of these pregnancies are to unmarried teens (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2004). Teenage pregnancy usually refers to girls who have not reached legal adulthood. World Health Organization defines Teenage Pregnancy as “any pregnancy from a girl who is 10-19 years of age,” the age being defined as her age at the time the baby is born. It is not limited to any social, economic, racial or ethnic groups. It is a serious issue that has effect on all of us and should be a concern from obstetric and socio-economical point of views. Factors Contributing to Teen Pregnancy The reasons behind teen pregnancy are complex, varied, and typically interconnected. As Sisson (2012) points out that teen pregnancy should not be looked as isolated issue and it must be understood within context of social complexities and inequities all of which needs to be effectively addressed in order to be one step closer...
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...the amount and content of sexuality in the mass media. What is considered “normal” in today’s society was considered quite unacceptable in the past. A good example of this would be the ideal family in the 1950’s. It was considered normal to go steady, marry your high school sweetheart, have a couple of children, and live happily ever after. There was very little divorces, no homosexuals, bisexuals, transvestites, etc. This is not to say that people were not the same back then and as they are now. It could easily be that people are the same, it is the culture that has changed and allowed them to express their true thoughts and beliefs. Another key element to the past and the present is the introduction and expansion of technology. The internet has opened many windows to very different ideas of sex and provides more avenues in how to attain things that once was deemed inappropriate. With the ability to see and search what you want, when you want, without anyone knowing allows people to express themselves in way they were not comfortable expressing in public. The media itself has truly pushed the boundaries over and over again until they have pretty much disappeared. The idea the sex sells is a pretty relative term and is used quite often with all different types of advertising. You see half naked woman selling milk, woman in skimpy bathing suits pouring water all over themselves and they are selling a hamburger. It is almost to the point where our...
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...What is the next step after graduating high school? It is that time of year where students are graduating from high school and planning to further their education. If you were like me last year, you are more than likely wondering what is expected at college. When I first started college I was so nervous because I didn’t know what to expect or what was expected of me. Now, I feel college life is so much more enjoyable then high school. I have so much more control over my education and more freedom. This paper will address the main differences from high school to college such as college scene, academic level, and rewarding experience. A college scene has a different scene then high school. Social activities are one of the biggest differences transitioning from high school to college. I think the social scene is so much more different than high school because you have more freedom such as choice of college and residence. You have the ability to choose where to reside at whether it is on campus or outside of campus. Most students attending college live on campus and experience the unsupervised and independent lifestyle. At college you will be experiencing your own rules and living on your own. Therefore, you will be subjected to different social activities. This means they are subjected to pressure and temptations. It is important to choose activities that you are comfortable with and not letting someone else pressure you into something you don’t believe in. At college people...
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...Making HIV Testing Mandatory Imagine meeting your soul mate, falling in love, getting married, buying a house, having children and then finding out your soul mate is HIV positive. Would you scream, would you die from fright or would you run out and get tested? Most people would run out and get tested, praying the whole time that they would not join the millions of people already afflicted by this disease. In order to gain some control of this epidemic something must be done. Mandatory testing of HIV would allow people to know their status and decrease chances of transmission. Many people, such as lawmakers, politicians and even some doctors, do not believe that testing for HIV should be mandatory, whether it be for a marriage license, a routine physical or for life insurance. Some believe it is an infringement of their personal health privacy and that they should not be made to take the test. There is a widespread stigma surrounding HIV and HIV testing and the only way to combat it is through education (Sexualhealth.com). Many people base their knowledge of HIV on what they have heard or seen without finding out the actual facts. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The virus attacks the immune system, which decreases the body’s chances to fight infections. HIV cannot live outside the body for very long; therefore, it cannot be transmitted through simple activities such as, shaking hands, hugging...
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...Movers and Shakers in Education Anna Santana GCU: EDU 576 April 7, 2014 Education has been a concept of the most rudimentary from far back to times we cannot even comprehend to our more modern idea of education. Every aspect of American education was founded or molded by another country’s education system or some influential person’s philosophy. Along those paths, people, ideas, concepts, etc. have been more influential than most. Many United States citizens do not know the impact of the Kalamazoo case. United States citizens know some of the taxes they pay to the various entities (local, city, district, state, etc.) help to fund their local schools, from elementary schools to public universities. What they do not know is this case not only allowed for taxes to fund public schooling, it started a whole revolution of change in young children’s education. (Webb, 2013) Not only did the Kalamazoo case allow for more public funding, the case set the precedent for mandatory attendance for school aged children. This allowed the precedence for child labor laws. Because of this increase in students attending school, the literacy rate increased, but still varied by region, especially amongst those students who were non-white. As “[b]lacks had the highest illiteracy rate: 30.4% in 1910.” (Webb, 2013) In 1954, the U.S. Supreme court heard one of the most influential cases. This case would impact the future of not only the civil right movement, but also, the equal...
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...Kendall Hoyt ENGL 202-13 Research Paper Sex Education: Truth or Taboo? Each and every year the government spends over forty million dollars to support families that have resulted from teenage pregnancies (“Statistics on Teen Pregnancy” Question 1). However, the government chooses to only fund abstinence programs in schools. If a school chooses to have an abstinence plus birth control program, the government will not present them with any federal funds to help cover the costs of the program (Lindberg, Laura, Duberstein, and Isaac Maddow-Zimet 332). Not only will the government refuse to fund the program, but the parents are also scared such courses will negatively influence their children and churches say it goes against moral conduct. The church argument should be invalid if our country wants to live up to the separation of church and state. The church should not be able to dictate what students learn. However, that is beside the point. Until schools have the backing of the community and parents, this will not be changed. The media also plays a big role in negative influences on teen pregnancy. In my opinion, this is something that classes could change. Deciding on who should receive this education is another debate. Everyone should receive this education. The information is very helpful and useful. When asked about sex education, Helen B. Shaffer had this to say, “while sex education in the schools has become fairly prevalent, much of it still skirts around the very questions...
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...The School Uniform Debate: Measuring Effectiveness Pete Cade Jr. May 2015 Abstract With the rising numbers of violence in schools coupled with a decline in academic achievement, many stakeholders have begun to condemn the state of public school education. The situation has prompted schools across the country to look for unorthodox approaches to improve schools and the performance of their students. The result has led to a spreading initiative that dictates what students can wear. More than just a dress code policy, school uniforms take into account colors and styles from head to toe. Even with the ongoing debate of being constitutional, the trend continues to be adopted throughout the United States. The argument of limiting self-expression is far outweighed by the benefits of increased academic performance and student safety. This paper will outline the ongoing results from adding uniform policies to schools and analyze the debate of the pros and cons of wearing school uniforms. The School Uniform Debate: Measuring Effectiveness The Initial Movement Traditionally imposed by private and parochial schools, uniform policies are being implemented by U.S. public schools in rising numbers. Proponents note that school uniforms make schools much safer for students, encourage children to focus on learning and most significantly – that it puts a halt to socioeconomic disparities. On the same issue, opponents consider the mandates as an infringement on student’s constitutional...
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...focusing on public schooling while Republicans believe in a wide variety of options and choices. Liberals favor college tuition to qualify for a tax deductible as well as making preschools affordable to everyone. They believe that in order to achieve excellence in schools, we must provide safe and modern classrooms with the most up-to-date technology. Eighth grade computer literacy and the mastering of basics before high school graduation are also more liberal views. Not only do Democrats wish to ride achievement gaps between races, the also want to provide “life-long education” meaning that trade schools and higher education are available to a person throughout their entire life. Democrats also believe that schools should teach students good values to create productive character as well as providing students who have been expelled an opportunity to attend a “second-chance school”. While I agree with all of these liberal opinions, I do not believe in creating new schools, as do liberals. Instead, I want to see preexisting schools receiving the improvements and maintenance they require. The Republican Party Platform states some different and some similar views. Conservatives favor letting students and parents decide to send their child voucher, charter, public, or home school. Regarding the transferring of schools as well,...
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...million are living with HIV/AIDS. This disease has been declared an epidemic by the WHO standards, and Tanzania is described as a country “experiencing a mature, generalized HIV epidemic, which is still growing” (WHO Report, 2008). The combination of a high infection rate and a lack of available resources to address HIV/AIDS make it more than difficult to bring the levels of this disease down. Tanzania has a national office dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS, and it receives close to $400 million dollars a year in funds directed at combatting the various issues associated with the epidemic (Global Fund, 2011). However, there is no indication that this large sum has been used to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This money has been lost somewhere in the trickle down from foreign funding agencies and has most likely landed in the pockets of corrupt officials. The policy that the Tanzanian Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS, 2011) and the Prime Minister’s office has released attempts to accomplish too much in one go, making the overall effect of the policy somewhat flat. There needs to be a campaign that shocks the country out of its current state of stagnation. By using a social campaign that employs education in all facets of life, at school, on the radio, and in the community, HIV/AIDS awareness can become an apparent part of everyday life. Using this approach, I am hopeful that the rates of infection will soon drop significantly. History of the disease The Human Immunodeficiency Virus...
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