Culture Wars: Prayer in Public Schools Prayer in public schools has been a contentious battle between the pro-prayer camp and the no-prayer camp and one of the chief battles in the culture wars in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan promised to reinstate school prayer during his campaign for his second term as President of the United States. In a radio address in February of 1984 Reagan states‚ “But now we’re told our children have no right to pray in school. Nonsense. The pendulum has swung too far toward
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Should the Study of Creationism be Permitted to be Taught in Public Schools? Being the United States of America‚ people say this is supposed to be “The Land of the Free‚” but why is there are rules on what should be allowed to be taught in the public school system? According to the United States Constitution‚ here in America we have the right to practice any religion that is best suited for what we believe in. Clearly this means that any man‚ woman‚ or child could worship what they seem fit for
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The Need for Sex Education in Public Schools ENG 105 The Need for Sex Education in Public Schools In today’s economic situation and with the cost of medical bills on the rise‚ it makes since to focus on sex education in the school system. In the United States teen pregnancy rates and STD rates continue to lead the way with the highest numbers in the developed world‚ more than twice as high as rates in other countries. According to the Guttmacher Institute in the article “Facts on
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High school vs College In high school‚ you usually cannot wait to enter college. More than likely because everyone thinks about how you actually get to take the classes you choose and the freedom that you are granted becoming a young adult on your own. High school and college are very dissimilar. Almost everyone goes through a transition between two very diverse and different worlds. During my four years of high school‚ I always wondered what college would be like. August 18‚ 2014‚ is the exact
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of implementing a school uniforms is a controversial and lingering subject facing many of the school systems in the United States. Many people see that numerous problems exists within the public school system and they think that school uniform would be a good solution these problems. School uniform is a positive concept in public school because of many advantages such as‚ a cost savings by eliminating name brand clothing‚ student security‚ school spirit and simpler daily school preparation. First
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the center of many court cases in the Supreme Court linked to public schools. The public school setting has always been a major area of controversy concerning the separation of church and state. Albeit with some exceptions‚ the separation of church and state should not take place in public schools. The freedom of religious expression is already limited‚ and if the separation of church and state happens to take place in public schools throughout the US‚ the government would teeter on the brink of
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October 28‚ 2008 High school vs. College A major part in someone’s life is going away to college and can be a frightening time for some people. Some say that college and high school are very common; I have found them to be very different in many ways. I enjoy college more than I did high school. I have more control over my education in college. I noticed that freedom‚ the amount of work‚ and responsibilities have changed since I’ve been in college. The freedom of a high school student is unfortunately
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College Life vs. High school Life As you graduate high school and begin your first year of college you realize that things are a lot different. In high school your classes are mainly based off of what credits you need to graduate‚ but in college you choose what classes you want to take and when you would like to take them. College is also a bigger expense than high school. You have to pay for all your books‚ tuition‚ and even room and board. Lastly‚ college life comes with more responsibility
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Selling Safe Sex in Public School The article I wrote and I will talk about is “Selling Safe Sex in Public Schools” by Michelle Bryant. The article was about a teenage girl named Shelby Knox from Lubbock‚ Texas who discusses how schools just teach abstinence instead of also teaching safe sex education. In this article Ms. Bryant mentions a very common issue in public schools‚ which is how schools would to a certain extent teach students about abstinence only rather than giving them another form
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following hypothetical: “A student named Christina attends a public high school in small town West Virginia. She practices atheism as her belief system along with both students and adults. Never afraid to assert her First Amendment rights in any given context‚ Christina actively participates in local organizations that share her views and she writes for an online journal concerning the lifestyles of teenage atheists. One day in school‚ her history teacher gives an assignment asking the students to
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