1912 births

Why Birth Order Really Matters "I'm not important. All of their attention goes to my older sister and younger brother. Why am I stuck being the middle child?" This might sound familiar, because it shows the stereotypical thoughts of a common middle child. Some psychologists would use this as evidence to support the Birth Order Theory. The theory that states that the order in which one has been born affects their personality has been a controversial topic since the theory was created itself…

communication skills and helps young people explore their own values, goals, and options.” Likewise, contraceptives are defined as “a device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy” and come in a variety of forms, including oral/hormonal contraceptives such as birth control, barrier contraceptives such as condoms, and intrauterine contraceptives such as hormonal IUDs (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development).…

Elizabeth Mcdonald gave women a sense of choice and empowering more freedom that they never had before. She grew up in Athens, a small town in Clarke County, Georgia. Elizabeth was haunted by her mother's premature death giving birth to her, determined to escape similar fate Elizabeth decided not to have children and wanted to forever prevent the same scenario from happening to anyone else. Elizabeth attended Agnes Scott Institute in 1908, four years later when she was 21 she moved to New York…

(Comstock Act | United States [1873]). One of the activist against this law and who firmly believed women should have the right to decide if she wanted and when she wanted to conceive was Margaret Sanger. Sanger was passionate about women have accesses to birth control and she dedicated her life to making it…

Introduction Abortion is considered to be one of the most controversial issues worldwide. Millions of people are not alive today because they were never given a chance at life. The word abortion is derived from the Latin word “abortio,” which means to abort, miscarry, or deliver prematurely. Abortion is defined by Dictionary.com as the “removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy” and occurs especially during the first six months. An abortion is performed about…

Should sex education be taught comprehensively in public schools? The idea of teaching sex education as a whole has been a continuous debate since the 1960’s. “But, as early as 1912, the National Education Association required teachers to be trained in sexuality education” (Pardini 1). Some argue it should not be taught in schools at all or it should only be taught in the privacy of a parent’s home. Well, explain why “nearly 10,000 young people (aged 13-24) were diagnosed with HIV infection in…

Over the course of sexual education in the United States, support for such a class has been overwhelmingly positive. Influenced by issues ranging from population control to health and social norms, the course itself continues to evolve in the hopes of becoming a necessary curriculum and tool in combat versus sexual health problems. While “recent national polls show that 93% of Americans support sexuality course being taught in high school and 84 percent support such instruction in junior high”,…

is why does it happen? Many people say that the media glorifies teen pregnancy with shows such as MTV’s famous “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. Although this may be true, research from the University of Maryland suggests that these shows act as “birth control” to young viewers; promoting the use of contraceptives (Washington Post). So the question still remains, if shows like “Teen Mom” can drop conception rate by 5.7% in the first 18 months (CNN.com) what could sexual education in public…

What’s the purpose of marriage? Do you have to love someone to get married? Is it love or lust that decides if someone should get married? “Love and sexual desire are intrinsic to the human condition, basic drives that reside in mature adults regardless of time or place but if the urge to love and make love is constant, the freedom with which individuals may do so is anything but. After all, although making love is an enjoyable and cheap entertainment, the raising of children is hard work and…

The Controversies of Extreme Preemies Of all the babies that are admitted to NICUs, prematurely born children seem to be the most controversial. The controversy begins because sometimes parents must make an agonizing ethical choice of whether or not to keep their child alive when machines or the only thing doing so. Every life is worth trying to save, but there may be a point, financially, physically, and mentally, when the survival of preemies may be doing more harm than good to both the child…