Background A heated topic of debate among many parents and public high schools is sex. Further‚ what message would distributing condoms at high school say about sex? A majority of parents would agree that it sends a negative message out to impressionable teenagers‚ that being sexually active is socially acceptable and even expected. In Seventeen Magazine the article “Sexual Reality” by Anne Fearon it states that most school officials‚ and even doctors agree‚ that it does not send that message at
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English 101 January 16‚ 2012 Argumentative Essay “Condoms in High Schools” Condoms should be handed out to high school students. There are situations in which many people have different opinions‚ however it is my belief that condom distribution in high schools allows children to open up and ask questions regarding sex‚ it accounts for a tremendous decrease in teen pregnancies‚ abortions and diseases‚ as well as a decrease in the amount of money spent on supporting unwanted teen pregnancies
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Condom Availability in High Schools across the Country Andrew W. Sampaio Tiverton High School In 1991 the New York City Board of Education created a program to make condoms accessible to all high school students upon request. The program caused parental disagreement and the school board was taken to court. Parents claimed that making condoms available to students was a health service and could not be provided to students. The board argued that the condom plan was not a medical service. They
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Before the 19th century Whether condoms were used in ancient civilizations is debated by archaeologists and historians.[2]:11 In ancient Egypt‚ Greece‚ and Rome‚ pregnancy prevention was generally seen as a woman’s responsibility‚ and the only well documented contraception methods were female-controlled devices.[2]:17‚23 In Asia before the 15th century‚ some use of glans condoms (devices covering only the head of the penis) is recorded. Condoms seem to have been used for contraception‚ and to have
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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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Origin of the name The word condom is probably derived from Latin "condus" meaning receptacle. Another explanation is that the gut condom was invented by the English army doctor Colonel Quondam in around 1645 and that the word is a corruption of his name. We do not know who invented condoms‚ but we do know that they were in use. There is evidence of this in the writings of Marquis de Sade‚ Casanova and James Boswell. The latter‚ a Scottish lawyer and writer‚ protected himself against sexually transmitted
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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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addresses 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
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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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Yes B. No (2) Do you know where you can get a condom? A. Yes B. No (3) Which place is your prefer for purchasing the condoms? A. Supermarket B. Vending machine C. Online D. Sex shop E. other place (4) Do you feel embarrassing or strange feeling when you are buying condoms? A. Yes B. No (5) Is it convenient for you when you want to buy condom? A. Yes B. No (6) Why do you think it is difficult to obtain a condom? A. too expensive B. they are sold too far away
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