BY:
CLARIZ B. DUMDUM, ERWIN ROMMEL AGUSTIN IV- Integrity
Ramon Magsaysay High School Espana, Manila October 20, 2010
SOCIAL ISSUES AMONG THE YOUTH: PREMARITAL SEX
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the English IV
CLARIZ B. DUMDUM, ERWIN ROMMEL AGUSTIN
October 2010
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In our lives we seldom thank the people behind our achievements, People who continue to inspire us, and giving us the strength to do these things. We would like to take this opportunity to thank those special people for helping us making this research paper possible. For without those people this paper wouldn’t be done. We are really grateful that we have such people like them in our lives, and as usual, we owe our deepest gratitude to our teacher; Mrs. Caparas for without her, this paper would not exist. Secondly, for our cheerful and friendly group of classmates that supported us throughout to the accomplishment of this paper. And lastly we would like to honor our parents for bringing us the possibility to finish this paper, they are our source of inspiration and for without their support, love and care for us this paper would not be done, and for providing us a humble home to help us accomplish a lot of things. To all of these people, we offer a big salute to you guys.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: Premarital Sex
A. What is Premarital Sex?
B. Positives and Negatives
C. Is It Moral?
D. Is it safe? Physically and emotionally?
E. Recreation or Re-creation?
I.
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