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
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Condoms VS Birth Control There’s a long running argument‚ especially going on today‚ which is more effective against pregnancy; condoms or birth control? Birth control can be utilized in different forms other than a pill‚ while condoms are mainly only used for men‚ but it is said that there are such a thing as “female condoms”. Some couples use both and some use just birth control because “it feels better without a condom”‚ others use just condoms because birth control can provoke unwanted hormones
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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
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Should Condoms Be distributed in Schools? While Rush Limbaugh article may be convincing‚ but when reading his article his argument is not secure. He uses Argument ad Hominem Post Hoc Ergo and Proof by Example‚ He’s article is vague by his poor choice of words and not interacting with his audience in a direct way. Rush Limbaugh states in his 12th stanza line 11’ “if anyone is trying to trick students‚ its Planned Parenthood and this band of hedonists who try to tell kids that a condom will protect
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Teen’s Health Causes Condom Distribution in Public High Schools The average age for the start of puberty is eleven years old. During adolescence‚ teens undergo changes within their bodies. This is the time where they begin to form their own identity. As a result‚ it leads to experimentation in a vast number of ways. Dress‚ personality‚ and drugs are all types of experimentation that teens go through. The most important is sexuality. Decisions being made by teens today are resulting in consequences
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Condoms verses Birth Control Pills There is always that question on which is safer‚ more effective‚ easier‚ and which one is more likely going to prevent unwanted pregnancy? There is several different studies out there supporting each one of the methods‚ and for every one that is supporting there is also one against. Some of the studies can be found at www.HCP-Different-Birth-Control.com‚ and www.not-the-pill.com. When considering a birth control method you have to look at it from all angles. Think
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the inevitability that some adolescents have or will engage in sexual behavior. Twenty-one of the fifty states have school districts which provide condom availability programs (Brown‚ Pennylegion‚ & Hillard‚ 1997). Providing information about contraception and how to have “safer” sex is an integral part of comprehensive sex education. Providing condoms in schools is a much debated aspect of some comprehensive programs. In contrast‚ abstinence-only programs discuss abstinence‚ or refraining from
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Distributing Condoms to High School Students Distributing Condoms to High School Students High school students are a group of young and curious individuals. They suffer from the peer pressure of other students and are often judged by their social status. Everyone wants to fit in and most students will do anything to do just that. One of the popular topics of the age group (15-18) is who is sexually involved. Not knowing what is involved with sexual activity can be detrimental to a youths present
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The Availability of Condoms in Middle Schools and High Schools Written by: Teegan Batiz T/Th 12-1:15 Virgina Relph Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs’) are at an all time high in the U.S. (http://www.avert.org/stdstatisticusa.htm ). Every year‚ 19 million new STD cases are reported. Over half of these cases occur in teenagers’ ages 15 thru 18. (http://www.sexedlibrary
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“Be Fed And Be Sheathed” at Bangkok’s Cabbages and Condoms By Debra Feinberg You’ve made it to Bangkok‚ you’ve seen the sites‚ and now you’re dying to sit down for a meal. Despite all the great things you’ve been told about Bangkok’s street food‚ you’ve seen the flies swarming around the food stalls and you can’t stand to watch the barehanded handling of the food‚ especially after the vendor sneezed into his hands and continued serving with out pause! Though intrigued by the cuisine‚ the street
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