Abstinence-only sex education programs have been proven time and time again that they are not only failing at stopping teenagers in engaging in sexual activity‚ but are also not helping prevent adolescents from becoming pregnant or contracting an STD. Instead
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Comprehensive vs Abstinence-Only Sex Education The United States is often known as the land of opportunity‚ the birthplace of the American Dream‚ and the place to the start of a new life. But the United States doesn’t come without its flaws. America is also known for having the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the world. The cause of the high rate of teen pregnancy has baffled many politicians and educators alike and has been a problem for decades. But research suggests that the United States approach
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More Schools Choose to Teach Abstinence-Plus The article describes how an increasing number of teenage pregnancies in Texas are increasing at an alarming rate. That around 172 pregnant girls are enrolled in the city’s public schools and some as young us 13 are pregnant. Even more astounding number is that around 22‚000 students have reported to have sexually transmitted infections. This has led the school board to institute a new curriculum an abstinence-plus program for seventh and eighth graders
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teaching the nation’s youth how to address their developing bodies and desires‚ and abstinence only education programs were born. Though decades have passed and times have changed‚ the way the United State’s chooses to approach the sexual education of young people has not. Authority figures have been shouting‚ “Abstain! Abstain! Abstain!” at teenagers to no avail for far to long. The time for change is now. Abstinence only education programs do more harm than good for the nation’s youth. These sex
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Teen Pregnancy Since 1997 the federal government has invested millions of dollars in Abstinence Only Education programs which have been proven to be ineffective programs. Even though abstinence is the best option for teens not to get pregnant‚ most teens tend to experiment with sex at young ages. Teens naturally have a sense of curiosity about their bodies and the opposite sex‚ not to mention that their bodies are going through hormonal changes (puberty). After the Obama Administration created
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be involved in sexual acts they should know the benefits and consequences. There are schools that provide programs about abstinence‚ but fail to give detail about sex. These consist of a negative approach to intimidate student to not have sex‚ or engage in sexual activities. Is this an effective way to prevent teen pregnancies‚ STDs‚ and emotional distress? (LeClai‚). Abstinence-only programs tend to have more funding than comprehensive sex education programs. These types of programs are opinion-based
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Mandated Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Abstinence is a significant issue in the lives of teens in the status quo. Consequently‚ sexual education has had a major impact as the federal government promotes Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage programs in hope of preventing issues such as the rate of teen pregnancies and STDs‚ but may not be successful in comparison to comprehensive sex education programs. Thus‚ as stated in Sue Alford’s persuasive article ‘What’s Wrong with Federal Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage
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Sexual Abstinence I believe in being abstinent because if I choose to have sex before marriage then I may get pregnant. The last thing I want is to have a baby with no husband. Getting pregnant would completely ruin my life and I am too young to worry about something like having to take care of a baby that is my own. Participating in abstinence will for sure save me from having struggles in my life that I could prevent very easily. Remaining abstinent also leaves the door open for my future.
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Informative Outline Title: Con Artists Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on how the con artists work. Thesis Statement: In order to understand my topic‚ I will discuss scam victims‚ spotting a con-artist‚ and avoiding one. Introduction- I bet you all want to know how con artists work. They work by being deceiving when it comes to getting what they want. I will be talking about what they look for in a scam victim‚ how you can spot a con artist‚ and how you can try to avoid one. Body:
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