Single-sex education

couples to adopt for the first time.”(Doughty 2) One of the reasons the adoptive number of children decreased was because of the religious adoption agencies. Roman Catholic agencies are shutting down because of the fact that the church is against same sex couples. Children wait to be adopted up to 3 years, in the care system of a foster home or orphanage. According to Doughty, “Choose adoption instead of having an abortion, teen mothers are told … Most of the 60,000 children in the state care…

thirteen-year-old cousin, you are owed the information on how to have safe sex. This doesn’t mean you should go out and lose your virginity right away, but once you find someone you are comfortable enough to have sex with, and you are ready to do so, you need to know how to take the steps to prevent risks. These risks include contracting a sexually transmitted disease and the possibility of becoming pregnant. Before you have sex, you should always make sure you and your partner are tested.…

Chapter 4: Where Have All the Criminals Gone? Americans who experienced the 1980s most likely remember the high crime rates from the decade. The transportation and distribution of crack cocaine and other “cheap” drugs in the ’80s resulted in high murder numbers and an increase in gang activity. But despite many sociologists’ prediction that the 1990s would be even worse, a “bloodbath” according to criminologist James Alan Fox, crime began to decrease dramatically in the ’90s. Criminologists and…

Kylee Have you ever wanted something really bad?would what you wanted impact others? Would it change your community? Would you risk your life for that cause?Two teen activist put their life on the line!would you? What is teen activism? Teen activism is teens who stand up for a cause that they believe would make the world a better place. Teen activist will do so many things until they get what they believe in. Teens will even risk their lives for their cause.To become a teen activist you…

Rebecca J. Donatelle, the author of “Enhancing Your Body Image,” feels that society affects individual’s self-esteem in various ways, to prove how the body should be maintain, and giving the attention that is wanted in society. In another article, ”Skin Deep: Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery,” Camille Sweeney, agrees that today’s generation are persuaded to get their ideal body image, but she also disagrees Donatelle’s point of view, how parents should let their children embrace how they feel…

dealt with sexual activity. Films like Little Darlings (1980), The Last American Virgin (1982), and Joy of Sex (1984) portrayed teenagers as only concerned about their own virginity. And all of these films pushed a narrative of maturing and realizing the complications of sex. Risky Business (1983) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), both extremely successful, also dealt with teenagers and sex. Risky Business, considered…

Where does one first learn about sex? Is it at home? Maybe at the playground from a friend? Doctor? Church? School? Many can agree they have received some basic information but not everything to make informed decisions on one’s health. “Forty seven percent of all teens are sexually active in the United States of America,” according to SIECUS (SIECUS Oct.2009) but do they have the correct information needed to make the right choices? With nearly half of all teenagers engaging in some type of…

Women are having children when they are still children themselves and not having the financial stability or not knowing how to care for the children properly, that is until Margaret Sanger decided to do something about it. In her famous speech “The Children's Era” delivered in March of 1925 in New York, NY Margaret Sanger was a birth control activist who wanted to let all people know what she knew, the importance of birth control and how it could change a life. Margaret Luis Higgins on…

Counter argument outline I. Introduction: Thesis statement: Despite presenting strong points regarding parents’ monitoring their children, some of the author’s arguments were weak and groundless II. Common ground: Topic sentence: In her article, Woods had some very good points regarding this controversial matter A. First Idea: parents see it as protectiveness but teenagers consider it as an invasion of privacy B. Second Idea: Some clear-cut cases needs parents’ intervention such as sexting…

Throughout history natural reproduction allowed for the populations to increase and prosper. The culture surrounding pregnancies is staggeringly different than in the past. Females in their teen years during the 1700’s found it normal to be married and become pregnant at a young age. Life expectancy were shorter and in some regions children were used for help. Families also had many children since deaths were common. Even in the 1800’s the women of the United States had an average of six…