Unassisted Cessation While participating in various individualized smoking cessation programs are strongly encouraged, according to Els, Kunyk, Selby, & Canadian Electronic Library (2014), about ¾ of smokers have quit on their own by either gradually limiting their smokes or going cold turkey. They noted that while this has a high rate of success due to its reach, critics see this as a reflection of having poor access to smoking cessation programs. Els et al. (2014) identified two factors that…
Another pillar of support for affirmative action is the fact that it is still upheld and supported by the courts. Out of the fifty states in the nation, eight states currently ban race-based affirmative action at all public universities. These states are California, Washington, Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Oklahoma. The 2016 court case Fisher v. UT Austin upheld affirmative action within universities. In the supreme court opinion, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy said…
makes or listen to our conscience. In the drama of “Antigone” and the “Detroit Public Schools” article shows acts of civil disobedience. On multiple occasions the main character Antigone showed compassion and love for her two brothers. Antigone felt it was wrong for King Creon to bury Eteocles and leave Polyneices unburied. Next, in the DPS article, teachers and the students from Cass Tech and Renaissance high school stood together. The teachers and students were fighting over the lack of…
Should Public Schools Allow Prayer? With any and all religiously based arguments the ongoing debate of whether or not to involve prayer in public school is heated. Both parties on the subject at hand have valid concerns and legitimate stand points. With the society that we live in today’s day and age is entirely involved with religious freedoms that allow us all free liberties. The subject matter of prayer in public school has existed in the U.S since around the 1830’s. However in and around…
for one to choose what gender they identified with is that of a personal decision that has no impact on society as a whole. However, when the choice of a certain individual infringes on the rights of the people and brings discomfort to the general public, then it should be a violation against society. Transgender people should not have the right to use any bathroom of their liking…
Over the last few decades, homeschooling has become a feasible alternative to public and private school education. The homeschool movement began in the early 1970’s and has shown to be effective for many students and parents. At the time, homeschooling was not embraced or accepted by society and public school systems, so homeschooling families were given strict requirements in order to be given academic credit. Fortunately, since homeschooling has gained acceptance, the requirements for…
Provisional Title “In God We Trust: Freedom Religion in Public Schools” This title was chosen to examine and understand the extent in which teachers and students can express their beliefs, and the extent to which schools allow religion to be tolerated. I chose the title “In God We Trust” because it is the official motto of the United States, yet it directly correlate’s with the controversy of separation of church and state. As an American citizen we have the right to freedom of religion, but…
alternatives are listed as follows; a first come, first serve policy, the school selling temporary parking passes, and seniority. Next, I created the necessary criteria to rate the chosen alternatives on. The criteria chosen is based on fairness, most profitable ($), easiest to implement, and the most beneficial…
to laugh during this part in the movie, but the scary thought is information like this taught in our schools is making teenagers clueless and frightened about sex. Sex education is now known as a controversial topic because of the involvement with politics and religion. However sex education in the United States is causing issues of giving misinformation to elementary, middle school, and high school students about what sex actually is. Many problems occur in the…
Public schools should allow students to learn and write in cursive as a required part of curriculum because it helps students retain information, helps with motor-skills, and allows teachers to learn about disorders or brain injuries that students could have. First, cursive writting should be taught in public schools because it helps children retain information. Cursive writing is usually taught in 1st and 2nd grade witch allows students to look at letters and easily recognize them. in the…