Matt Nikkel English 3 April 5‚ 2010 Critical Analysis The essay by Rush Limbaugh entitled “Condoms: The New Diploma” is about the authors claim of how condom distribution promotes sex by teens and bypasses abstinence. This essay is created to depict the idea of free condom distribution throughout a school‚ in hopes to promote safe sex. Limbaugh provides hard evidence to his essay and strengthens his side by providing life relating examples and statistics such as air travel‚ Magic
Premium AIDS Sexual intercourse Chlamydia infection
“Condoms: The New Diploma” In the after math of the AIDs scare of the late 80’s‚ school board officials sought to create a health class curriculum that would cover sex education. This was a hot topic in the 90’s and it brought about the questions of sex education and whether it is the schools responsibility or the parents to educate their children. In Rush Limbaugh’s “Condoms: The New Diploma”‚ from his 1992 book titled The Way Things Ought to Be‚ Limbaugh claims that condom distribution promotes
Premium AIDS Sex education Condom
Essay： Condoms: The New Diploma (Rush Limbaugh) The logic and motivation behind this country’s mad dash to distribute free condoms in our public schools is ridiculous and misguided. Worse‚ the message conveyed by mass condom distribution is a disservice and borders on being lethal. Condom distribution sanctions‚ even encourages‚ sexual activity‚ which in teen years tends to be promiscuous and relegates to secondary status the most important lesson to be taught: abstinence. An analysis of the
Premium AIDS Sexual intercourse Birth control
Critical Analysis In the essay “Condoms: the New Diploma”‚ by Rush Limbaugh published in his book The Way Things Ought To Be in 1992‚ Limbaugh talks about how distribution of condoms in schools can lead to teenage promiscuity and encourages sexual activity at an early age. Limbaugh’s use of Reductio ad absurdum counter attacks the opposition’s argument on condom distribution and is effective since it is hard to attack the opposition. Limbaugh attempts to refute his opposition with a reduction
Premium AIDS Birth control Sexual intercourse
Before the 19th century Whether condoms were used in ancient civilizations is debated by archaeologists and historians.[2]:11 In ancient Egypt‚ Greece‚ and Rome‚ pregnancy prevention was generally seen as a woman’s responsibility‚ and the only well documented contraception methods were female-controlled devices.[2]:17‚23 In Asia before the 15th century‚ some use of glans condoms (devices covering only the head of the penis) is recorded. Condoms seem to have been used for contraception‚ and to have
Premium Condom
Origin of the name The word condom is probably derived from Latin "condus" meaning receptacle. Another explanation is that the gut condom was invented by the English army doctor Colonel Quondam in around 1645 and that the word is a corruption of his name. We do not know who invented condoms‚ but we do know that they were in use. There is evidence of this in the writings of Marquis de Sade‚ Casanova and James Boswell. The latter‚ a Scottish lawyer and writer‚ protected himself against sexually transmitted
Free Sexual intercourse AIDS Condom
Yes B. No (2) Do you know where you can get a condom? A. Yes B. No (3) Which place is your prefer for purchasing the condoms? A. Supermarket B. Vending machine C. Online D. Sex shop E. other place (4) Do you feel embarrassing or strange feeling when you are buying condoms? A. Yes B. No (5) Is it convenient for you when you want to buy condom? A. Yes B. No (6) Why do you think it is difficult to obtain a condom? A. too expensive B. they are sold too far away
Premium Condom Marketing Causality
should be allowed to hand out condoms to their students What are the possibly different main claims/positions related to this topic? (There will be at least two (2) possibly different claims/positions‚ but there could be more; however‚ one of them will be YOUR claim/position.) One position would be opposed to allowing school officials to hand out condoms to students. The other position thinks that it would be a good idea to allow high schools to hand out condoms‚ as long as proper sex education
Premium High school Sexually transmitted disease AIDS
the masses. Within their dream they imagine a beautiful school‚ excellent job‚ and lifetime of success. Camden County College should be all about giving the students the best education they can possibly receive. CCC came up with an idea to install condom dispensers in all of the restrooms. This idea will bring up very conflicting point of views. Students will begin to question what the school’s true priorities are. CCC Administrations are there because they know what is best for the school‚ they make
Premium Sex education College University
“Half of the 40‚000 of the new HIV infections each year occur to individuals under the age of 25. That means that an average of two young people are infected with HIV every hour of every day.” (2) “In the United States‚ 45.6 percent of high school students and 79.5 percent of college students ages 18-24 have had sex. The average age at first marriage is 28.6 for men and 26.6 for women.” (3) Knowing these two statistics is important before choosing which side of the fence to belong to. The issue at
Premium HIV Sexual intercourse AIDS