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    The highest teen pregnancy rate resides in Mississippi‚ which has an abstinence only sex education curriculum. Abstinence means to restrain oneself from indulging in something usually not good for them or others. In this case‚ abstinence is a form of sex education‚ where it teaches students to restrain from having sexual relationships with others until marriage. Sex education shouldn’t be centered around abstinence. Although it teaches good morals‚ it has many downfalls as well. It leads to a higher

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    2-3:15 Professor Rigdon 18 September 2015 Abstinence Only is Not the Only Way The differences between abstinence- only sex education and comprehensive sex education need to be highlighted in order to show the bias that abstinence- only sex-education has‚ even in the classrooms. Advocates for Youth highlight the differences as follows‚ “Comprehensive sex education teaches that sexuality is a natural normal‚ healthy part of life and teaches that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the most

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    stick to abstinence only programs because they are effective while others argue that they are ineffective and comprehensive sex education programs are effective. There are advantages to abstinence only programs such as its 100% effectiveness‚ increased emotional health‚ and cost. There are also disadvantages such as the pledge rate‚ knowledge for future sexual encounters‚ and its lack of a universal definition. Proponents of abstinence only education boast its 100% effectiveness. Abstinence is the

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    message. In 2009‚ author Katherine Carroll wrote an article about the downfalls of abstinence only education.

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    religious superstitious beliefs. In preparation for hearings on the renewal of the federal abstinence-only education provision‚ the National Coalition Against Censorship and 35 endorsing organizations‚ including the National Education Association‚ the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America‚ launched the "Campaign Against Abstinence-Only Education." In a joint statement released yesterday‚ the groups said that they are

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    Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate

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    time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the

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    Pros and Cons of Economic Growth Fostering economic growth remains at the heart of any national government’s agenda. As such‚ governments have embraced numerous strategies aimed at promoting economic growth‚ such as forging alliances‚ signing business treaties‚ and becoming members to business alliances. Economic growth refers to an increase in a country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the value of the country’s national expenditure or output. While increasing economic growth has several

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    Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly

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    Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty Pros 1. The Death Penalty allows families that have been suffering some closure. 2. Helps lessen the problem of overpopulated prisons. 3. Provides a deterrent for inmates already on Death Row. 4. Justice is better served. 5. Prisoner parole or escapes allows for another chance to kill. 6. Give a chance to prosecutors in bargaining in the plea bargain process. In the state of California there are too many liberals that make rules

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