...Say the word “bully” to alm o st anyone you know, and the stories will flow. W h et her it was from a personal experien ce or som e thing they read or heard on television. The stories we h ear cau se co nsiderab le alarm in parents and teach ers. Teach ers, paren t s, and students b e lieve that you ng people have the right to feel safe, s ecure, accep ted, and valued at school. Creating this atm o sphere has becom e a challenge. Sheras, (2002) reported every two seconds of every schoo l day, acco rding to th e National Education Association, another stude nt is physically attacked in school. A typical schoolchild has a nearly 25 percen t chance of being involved in bullying on school grounds, teasing or taunting on th e bus, sexual harassm e nt, “fla m i ng” on the internet, and beatings or ga ng activity (Sheras, 2002). Parents, teachers, and even leg i sl ators have responded to th e acts of vio l ence occurring in the schools. In a few states legislators have even introdu ced n e w laws cracking down on harassm e nt, hazing, and violen ce in schools (Sheras, 2002). W h at is still lacking is a clear unde rstanding of what bullying is , how and why it occurs and which techniques are m o st e ffective in stopping it. Several experts have taken a closer l ook at this behavior to determ ine the cause of bullying, and how we may correct it. ...
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...16 November 2011 Pre-Marital Sexuality in America In the Bible, we find instruction, along with real life experiences relating to sex and marriage. The Bible contains a lot of insight on intimate passion and how to please your husband or wife. To engage in sexual activity with your significant other in a covenant marriage is supposed to be a totalizing experience; it should be done in regards to not only reproduction, but also to the enjoyment of both people involved. When sexual intercourse is wholehearted in pleasing both yourself and your partner, and erotic emotion invades every part of your body and soul, we actually think about what we are doing and the person we are doing it with. This is a totalizing sexual experience. But there are plenty of married couples who do not have this experience. On the other hand, there are many unwed, Christian couples who do. If you do not need to be married to have a strong relationship with God, and if you do not need to be married to have a fulfilling sexual experience with your partner, why is pre-marital sex frowned upon? In December 2006, researchers from the Guttmacher Institute found through research that about 95% of America’s public population had already had sex before they were married. Out of that percentage, about 84% of them were unmarried Americans between the ages of 18-23 (Regnerus et al. 1). While most of these people have sexual relationships with their first loves at younger ages or involve themselves...
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...Pre-Marital Sex: Implementation Process Pre-marital sex has been a pressing public policy issue for decades. In the United States, numerous programs have been implemented to deal with the effects that pre-marital sex has had on the Nation’s economy and various other areas. In an essay prior to this paper, we looked at pre-marital sex from a public policy standpoint by judging the issue from five contexts: political, economic, social, historical, and ethical. In this essay, we will continue to examine pre-marital sex as a public policy issue, but we will be focusing on the policy implementation process; first by looking at what may cause it to be a problem, then by looking at the steps that the U.S. Government can take to find alternatives and implement policies, after we can look at policies that the U.S. Government has taken to fix the problem, and finally we will examine the most important criteria that is necessary to evaluate a public policy. Before I begin, I feel that it is important to draw attention to a portion of my first essay. Since we are looking at the implementation of policies, we must first come to a conclusion as to what the issue we are looking at affects most. Out of the five contexts examined in the first essay, I believe that the economic problems caused by pre-marital sex is the primary focus of the U.S Government; therefore, when looking for the root cause of the problem, we will be looking at it from the eyes of U.S policy makers and what they might...
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...PRE-MARITAL SEX: MUNDANE AFFAIRS Who the hell in the world doesn’t like sex? Who doesn’t want it or need it? I mean, sex is the most beautiful art God has ever created. It is the sweetest, very satisfactorily act that will make you feel pleasure from the very beginning until the very end. It is the strongest and passionate way of expressing love and the experts says “it is the healthiest form of exercise”. But some are abusing this wonderful gift and crossed the line. Sex is sacred. It requires two people in love and the sacrament of matrimony. Sex done outside the sacrament of matrimony is a pre-marital sex which is a mortal sin. Pre-marital sex is the fruit of an immature decision brought by lasciviousness, pressure and teenage dream. Pre-marital sex is the in thing today, never got out-fashioned and never got old-fashioned. Its primary reason: lasciviousness. The youths of today’s generation are very lascivious and the proclivity of it is engaging to pre-marital sex. They are very aggressive to satisfy one’s sexual desire that they turn bonding time to sex time. Sex for them is like a drug. Once you’ve take it you’ll seek for more. I can say that one contributory factor that makes a teen lascivious is because of the most influential advertising element, the television. I remember this advertisement that I have watched. It’s a commercial promoting that having sex before getting married is important. I found it very insulting and disgusting. How can that be important? I don’t...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Premarital sex is sexual intercourse engaged in by persons who are unmarried. It is used in concern to individuals who are not yet of marriageable age or between adults who will surely marry eventually, but who are engaging in sexual activity prior to marriage. Sex is pleasurable, but in God's view, the primary purpose of sex is not recreation, but rather re-creation. In other words, sex is for reproduction. God does not limit sex to married couples to deprive pleasure from those who are unmarried. Rather, God commands against premarital sex in order to protect unmarried people from unwanted pregnancies, from children born to parents who do not want them, and to protect children from parents who are not prepared for them. Imagine, for a moment, a world without premarital sex. There would be no sexually-transmitted diseases, there would be no un-wed mothers, there would be no unwanted pregnancies, there would be no abortions, etc. To have physical intercourse is sex. Whether it is two unmarried partners or one married an done not - it is sex. Participating up to a point of actual physical intercourse, such as having oral sex, is sex. There are many factors to consider in this choice. Included in these factors are unwanted pregnancies, unwanted children, life-long emotional effects, regret, broken hearts and guilt are among them. The consequences of sexual immorality is breaking the law. The Bible contains many verses dealing...
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...Pre marital sex Pre-marital sex is sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried. Premarital sex involves any kind of sexual contact prior to entering into a legal marriage relationship. Premarital Sex - Positives and Negatives "Is it ok to have premarital sex?" That is a common question among teens and engaged couples. Perhaps you are in a relationship that is progressing in that direction, but you're not sure what to do. In your mind, you are probably weighing the pros and cons of premarital sex. On the positive side of the scale, there is acceptance from your peers, hope for pleasure, and the fulfillment of sexual desires. The negative side of the scale carries the weights of morals, fear of pregnancy or disease, and guilt. How do these scales balance? What is the right decision? Let's take a look at some of the facts. Premarital sexuality is any sexual activity with an opposite sex partner or with a same sex partner before he/she has started a married life. The term is usually used to refer the intercourse before the legal age of a marriage. Adults who presumably marry eventually also fall under this definition. After effects of premarital sex Sex in itself, is not wrong at any age; but premarital sex may harm the mental development of adults in several forms. Premarital sexual experiences, many a times, leads to the misconception that sex is to be enjoyed at whatever ways possible. Forced premarital lovemaking will lead to mental depression and dilemma...
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...Filipino Teenagers on Pre-marital sex By Snikolerl | Feb. 2014 * Zoom In * Zoom Out Page 1 of 2 Perception of Filipino Teenagers on Pre-marital sex I. Introduction A personality of an individual gives him color. Human personality is the particular combination of emotional attitudinal and behavioral response of an individual. Human behavior refers to the range of behaviors exhibited by humans that are influenced by attitudes and emotions. Attitude is an expression of favor or disfavor toward a person, place or thing. A main factor that determines attitudes is like and dislikes, when one person likes one person he/she shows care and love to them. Attitudes can sculpt personalities and the way people view who we are. People with similar attitudes tend to stick together as interests and hobbies are common. This does not mean that people with attitudes do not interact, because they do. What it means is that specific attitudes can bring people together. Attitudes have a lot to do with the mind which highly relates to Human behavior. Teenagers today are going through an era of diverse changes affecting their social needs, perceptions and obligations that need to be recognized Teenagers, nowadays gets into an early relationship because of what they feel, they fall in love easily because of their emotions which leads to not into good results, out of curiosity they tend to have sexual intercourse even though they are not married (Pre-marital sex) they do this because...
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...Pre-marital sex is sexual intercourse engaged in by persons who are not married to each other (Thomson, 1938). It is generally used in reference to individuals who are presumed not yet of marriageable age, or between adults who will presumably marry eventually, but who are engaging in sexual activity prior to marriage (Lucas, 2000; Ramesh, 2008 and Barbra et al,2001). In many cultures in Asia, pre-marital sex is banned to prevent unwanted pregnancy in women while in India pre-marital sex is culturally wrong, but recently it was legalized by the Supreme Court due to the influence of the western culture (Perkins et al, 1998). Pre-marital sex is sex before marriage and it is generally found among the adolescent. It involves fornication, rape, defilement and incest. The causes behind it have been established including curiosity among the adolescent, proof of manhood, lust, pornography and its adverse effects, insanity and sex promiscuity as well as moral decadence among the student youths (Choe et al, 2004). Worldwide, rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among the school students are soaring: one-third of the 340 million new STDs each year occur in people under 25 years of age (Fernández et al,2010). Each year, more than one in every 20 school youth contracts a curable STDs. More than half of all new HIV infections occur in people between the ages of 15 to 24 years. The sexual health needs for the student girls who are generally overlooked, Stigma and vulnerability affects...
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...Pre-Marital Sex During the twentieth century, premarital sex has become an important issue. Sexual abstinence was the normal society lifestyle until the late 1950 s. Most men and women would not have ever slept with another person out of wedlock. While this sexual abstinence lifestyle was in effect, a mentality of independence struck the adolescence of the United States. They felt as though they must engage in sexual activity, just to defy society s view of Premarital Sex Premarital sex, an act that is practiced excessively in the world today, is not all that it is caught up to be. It definitely has more side effects than benefits. ... what was morally right. The reason sexual abstinence is an issue today is because many people claim premarital sex is wrong. People base their opinions on what the Bible has said. When the Bible is used to justify any means of behavior, it usually becomes a moral issue. The main issue at hand is whether premarital sex is classified as morally right or wrong. The Catholic Church claims that premarital sex is wrong and immoral. Premarital Sex Pre-Marital Sex During the twentieth century, premarital sex has become an important issue. Sexual abstinence was the normal society lifestyle until the late 1950 s. Most men and ... Not only does the Catholic Church believe this, so does nearly every other Christian faith. In many other countries, premarital sex is not as huge of an issue as it is here in the US. The basis for this is unsure, but religion...
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...In religious circumstances, matrimony is portrayed as divine exchange between a man and a woman. Since there is such spiritual importance towards it, there must be some sort of consequence when there is a failure to abide by these customary decrees concerning marriage and sex. This commonality is indeed shared amongst most religions, but there are small variations between them all. In reference to Christianity, if a woman has engaged in pre-marital sex, her punishment is to be stoned to death according to the scriptures in Deuteronomy. However, if a male falsely incriminated her, then his penalty was to only be fined. The intensity of punishment between men and women is very distinct from one another and unjust since it can be deciphered that there is more emphasis on a woman’s virginity than...
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...Irene Dadol Pre-Marital Sex The seminar we had last March 15 is a must see to all teenagers. Nowadays most teens indulge in pre-marital sex. Some do it out of curiosity, some urge by sex drive at an early age and some triggered by peer pressure. It’s so sad to know that as a catholic country in which we value the sacredness of marriage, a growing number of teens are getting pregnant every year. It’s very alarming because the youth is the hope of our fatherland! Government says sex education is the answer but is it really is? I believe that being well educated about sex is not an answer. But thus chastity education is! Teaching sex education doesn’t guarantee that these number of teens will be lessen for it will only lead teens to be more curious about sex which eventually push them to doing it. Condoms, pills and other contraceptives don’t guarantee either. Worst, it can give you diseases. However if chastity education is being taught in school and most specially at home, teens will learn how to value what they have and their abstinence will be strengthen. Waiting for that right time is really worth the wait! For in that right time you’ll find yourself be with the person you truly deserve. If your love one insists in doing it, say “NO”! If he truly loves you, he’ll wait. The seminar really opened my eyes on the pros and cons of pre-marital sex and the consequences you’ll face in indulging it especially at an early age. Always remember that darkness...
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...as Genesis 2:24 which says ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.’ Again, interpretation of this differs. This then encourages the idea in many Christians that premarital sex is wrong and should only be practiced in the confines of marriage. It says in Corinthians 6:16 ‘love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy….’ It could be interpreted that because it says love is patient it is suggesting Christians should be patient, which could suggest they should be patient in sexual relations. Following that, the bible states that pre-marital sex has many consequences that should be avoided such as sexually transmitted diseases and aids. In Corinthians 6:18 flee from sexual sin no other sin so clearly effects the body as this one does, for sexual immorality is seen a sin against your own body. This could be interpreted in a way which means that Christians should not participate in premarital sex because scripture states that if one does then it is going against the will of god and achieving salvation is going to be impossible. Most Catholics would argue that pre-marital sex is forbidden and shouldn’t be done. This is because they follow natural and see sex as a purpose of reproduction. This is backed up in Genesis 2:26 God made the first man Adam and first women Eve, God commanded them to ‘go forth and be fruitful and multiply’ so Christians should only engage in sexual activity in the confines...
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...have a lot to do with the mind which highly relates to Human behavior. Teenagers today are going through an era of diverse changes affecting their social needs, perceptions and obligations that need to be recognized Teenagers, nowadays gets into an early relationship because of what they feel, they fall in love easily because of their emotions which leads to not into good results, out of curiosity they tend to have sexual intercourse even though they are not married (Pre-marital sex) they do this because they feel that they are old enough to do it, lack of understanding the consequences of sex at an early age and they want to show love to their partner Pre-marital sex is common to those countries that have numerous population including Philippines. Pre-marital sex almost takes place everywhere, especially in places where social interaction happens every day. This research explains that premarital sex is when two people are having sexual intercourse prior to marrying each other. One of the places where Pre-marital sex happens is where there are no sufficient...
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...in sexuality. Japan is an island nation located in East Asia. This nation is governed in a democratic parliamentary style. It has a population just over 127 million that is remaining steady. Most Japanese citizens practice Shintoism and Buddhism as religions and speak the primary language Japanese. The inhabitants of Japan are generally thin since the obesity rate is extremely low estimated at three percent. The rate of people living with HIV/AIDS is estimated at 8,100 out of the entire population. On the contrary, the literacy rate is extremely high at ninety-nine percent. Based on statistical information and facts in history, the Japanese culture differs in many ways from the American culture in the United States. Sex education, pre-marital sexual activity, and marriage and family draw the line between sexuality in the Japanese and American cultures. Marriage and Family Marriage is considered to be a wonderful and sacred union between a man and a woman. After this union, the husband and wife would have children and create a family. As...
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...THE OTHER WOMAN I. Author of the Text Norma O. Miraflor graduated with a degree of AB Philosophy from the University of Santo Tomas. She received various awards from the Philippine Free Press and Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in Literature. She and her sister are poets and fictionists. Due to their eloquence in English, they both wrote various English poems, fictional stories and novels. She and her sister were like the famous Brönte sisters who were renowned British novelists. She worked as a journalist and taught English and Literature in different colleges and universities in Metro Manila. She travels extensively and divides her time between Singapore and Australia. She is married to a war historian and communist named Chin Peng. She said in one of her books “I have a list of my husband’s kindnesses as long as my arm. I have often been distracted. I never mean to seem ungrateful and on this score, I am lucky.” II. Summary of the Text This story is about a woman who is a writer and a mother of four sons. She is just like a traditional mother who was expected to be dominated by her husband but she differs from other mothers in the way that she relates with her family. Even from the start of her marriage she was not quite open to her husband. She was afraid to show her family her love and affection that is why she became distant to them. She also seems to be quite sad and discontented despite the good life that she has. ...
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