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111: Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign
... the Blue Ribbon Campaign. Almost a year ago, I began to notice the occurrence of the same blue ribbon icon on many different Internet web locations and homepages. These icons are similar to the red AIDS awareness ribbon in terms of their appearance and function, and the actual size of the icon in most locations is typically only about 8 mm high by 25 wide. Of course this size depends on ... in reality, this small icon is tiny and unobtrusive so that its appearance on a web page is not bothersome. The idea of using a blue ribbon is smart because of the association with the AIDS red ribbon campaign. While people have different opinions about homosexuality, most people, if not all, agree that aids must be stopped. Using this logic, it makes sense to utilize this almost universal appeal of the red ribbon by the creation of a blue ribbon. Additionally, the red ribbon icon is very well ...
112: Business And Society
... he can about what he knows and doesn’t know. · Risk Taking. It is essential to be open to possibilities, and to question assumptions. Always allow people to be innovative without the fear of failure. AIDS AIDS is one of the most pervasive and difficult workplace issues. The community, not only for their life-style, rejects people with AIDS but also because the disease is incurable. AIDS is an acronym for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, a disease caused by a virus that attacks the body’s ability to fight off infection. It now comes ...
113: The Ebola Virus
The Ebola Virus 10 out of 10 people infected with it will die with die with it. It is airborne. It is 100 times more contagious than AIDS. It has no known origin, vaccination or cure. It kills you in such a way that even highly trained professionals get sick from just hearing about the effects. It is real and it has started ... symptoms I have just described to you are real. These are symptoms to a real and fatal virus. The virus's name is Ebola and it has started its burn into our society. Like the AIDS virus, nothing really is known about it except its effect on people. Like the AIDS virus, there is no cure, treatment or vaccination. Unlike the AIDS virus which can take up to 8 to 10 years to kill you, this virus can take as little as to 8 to ...
114: Amazing Grace
... are multitudes of problems inherent within the South Bronx. One of the only ways of determining where these problems stem from is by looking at the possible reasons as to why they exist. Drugs, violence, AIDS infections, are not new, however this community differs from others in the United States. One of the main differences is that the City has grouped all of these people together and created a “ghetto” of ... than their age, for they have felt true abandonment by our city. Many of the issues they have had to deal with are not ones in which we would think of as children’s issues. AIDS for example, is not something that we think children would talk about or even think about. However for the children of the South Bronx, AIDS is a major issue. With one-quarter of the pregnant women in this neighborhood testing positive for AIDS, pediatric AIDS takes a high toll. The numbers of children who have had one or both ...
115: Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol
... are multitudes of problems inherent within the South Bronx. One of the only ways of determining where these problems stem from is by looking at the possible reasons as to why they exist. Drugs, violence, AIDS infections, are not new, however this community differs from others in the United States. One of the main differences is that the City has grouped all of these people together and created a “ghetto” of ... than their age, for they have felt true abandonment by our city. Many of the issues they have had to deal with are not ones in which we would think of as children’s issues. AIDS for example, is not something that we think children would talk about or even think about. However for the children of the South Bronx, AIDS is a major issue. With one-quarter of the pregnant women in this neighborhood testing positive for AIDS, pediatric AIDS takes a high toll. The numbers of children who have had one or both ...
116: "I Do" or "Please Don't": Hawaii's Same Sex Marriages
... it is true in the heterosexual community, but the facts prove otherwise, because the homosexual community is not the heterosexual community. The general feeling among gay right's activists is that with the threat of AIDS and other diseases among promiscuous, homosexual men, it is a "societal good" to encourage homosexual monogamy. However, in cities where homosexual monogamy is already being encouraged, AIDS and other sexually-transmitted diseases are actually soaring! (Survey from the Centers of Disease Control report by Associated Press, "HIV Found in 7 Percent Gay Young Men: Education Fails to halt Spread," The Washington Times, February 11, 1996, p A-3; Michael Warner, "Why Gay Men Are Having Risky Sex," Village Voice, New York, January 31, 1995, Vol. XL., No. 5) AIDS is most likely transmitted in unsafe sex acts, and an English study recently published that the most unsafe sex acts occur in homosexual steady relationships. Men in steady relationships practiced more anal intercourse and ...
117: Condoms In Schools Do Not Solve Teen Problems
Condoms In Schools Do Not Solve Teen Problems Because of the rise of AIDS among teens, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and teen pregnancy in today’s society, schools have begun to issue condoms to students who are sexually active or who are desiring to become sexually active. According to ... public schools, showed that [if students can easily access condoms, it increases condom usage among those who are sexually active.]1 The study began five years ago, its goal was to lower the incidents of AIDS among high schools students. Many involved with the study, believed that this study was not long enough to prove that students will not be pressured into becoming sexually active as a result of increased condom ... different eras with prevention programs. For instance, in the early 1900s at the rise of venereal disease (VD), some schools implemented VD education. During the 1970s schools developed programs to address adolescent sexuality. However, when AIDS became a prominent problem in the latter part of the 1980s, schools responded more dramatically. [AIDS affected the willingness of some schools to cover certain topics, as well as the overall design of some ...
118: The Safety of Blood
... disease such as Syphilis or HIV? These are pressing concerns for today's society. Even though one in every five people will need a blood transfusion and the risk of contracting a disease such as AIDS is practically negligible, people are still concerned that the blood that they receive may have harmful or deadly diseases and that today's blood supply is not "safe." However, "safe" means different things for different ... choose to? Most people are afraid of giving blood. There are many misconceptions about the process of donating blood and receiving transfusions. For example, people believe that there is a danger of contracting diseases, especially AIDS, from the needles used during the process. However, these chances are zero, and a person has less of a chance of contracting a disease while giving blood than he has in any other ordinary situation ... II. All of these diseases are blood-born and have the potential of being extremely harmful if not fatal. However, the main fear that people have regarding a blood transfusion is that they may contract AIDS. This is a result of a lack of understanding about what AIDS is or how it is tested. AIDS, an acronym for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a blood-born disease that attacks one's ...
119: Legalization of Drugs: Against
... control with acceptable means. The use of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin and marijuana have been proved to cause unbelievable damage and harm to the body and brain. As well as we know, AIDS is a deadly disease which people are very frightened of today. When parents bring a child into this world the main concern is that the child be healthy. It is an impossible deed for a drug addict female to give birth to a healthy child. Babies who are born with the AIDS virus should thank their mothers who were drug addicts and brought them into this world to pay for their own mistakes! According to Patrick Emmet, author of Drugs in America, when cocaine is smoked, it ... confusion and drowsiness. In addiction to many other effects on the body, it depresses respiratory function (168). Thousands of heroin addicts die from overdoses each year. Heroin users are also at great risk of getting AIDS from the used of unclean needles. An estimated 60 percent of heroin addicts in New York City carry the virus, and needle sharing among addicts represents a major potential route for the spreading of ...
120: Philadelphia
The movie, Philadelphia, was an excellent example of the severe discrimination many people with Aids are exposed to. In this instance the main character, Andy ,was also gay. Unfortunately, in our society, he was faced with a double whammy. The gay iss is controversial enough, but to compound that in the work force with having Aids would be almost unbearable for any person to cope with. Tom Hanks played Andy with a serious need to communicate to the viewers how everyday life, work, emotions and ment well being are affected by ... becoming friends. Andy himself feared his disease even before he was sure he had it. He did not want to go for his blood test. He didn't want to face the reality of having Aids. He really didn't have any choice. After the doctor confirmed his fears and diagnosed him a having Aids, Andy began to deal with the news and the way it was changing his life ...


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