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- 91: Premarital Sex
- ... intercourse in a serious problem in today's society. Having sexual intercourse before marriage is something that, based on research, needs to be stopped. Sex before marriage can lead to sexually transmitted diseases, such as AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Syphilis, and Gonorrhea. Sex before marriage can also lead to unplanned pregnancies. These could possibly be teen parents. Unplanned pregnancies could also cause the child to lose a male role model ... should be stopped but it is necessicary to note that putting a stop to premarital sex could help with the amount of teen mothers, people that are sick and are given a death sentence from AIDS and people that get hurt because there is a lack of commitment in their relationship. The first and most serious problem that comes from sex before marriage are sexually transmitted diseases. AIDS is the most common and most deadly of the sexually transmitted diseases. First it is important to note that AIDS is caused by heterosexual contact 90% of the time. AIDS can be contracted by ...
- 92: Marijuan For Medicinal Purpose
- Should Marijuana be Legalized for AIDS Use? Fifteen years ago the word AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) was barely used in the United States. Today, it's on the cover of every newspaper, and parents and kids discuss it regularly in the household. It is no longer considered someone else's problem; it is now everyone's problem. Not a day goes by that a person doesn't worry about AIDS. The fear of AIDS is heightened only by the fact that there is no cure. People with AIDS must live with the fact that they are eventually going to die. Their death comes slowly ...
- 93: Being The One Who Cares: A Good Teacher
- ... a more personably manner. Having a stable and open classroom, I feel the students will learn more and be a respected citizen in our society. In this project I will discuss, prayer in the classroom, AIDS and tenure. Prayer in school is a controversial issue that must be considered and dealt with as quickly as possible. All people should feel free to worship and have loyalties to whichever religion they choose ... dangerous, it is imperative that they know exactly what can happen if they choose to have sex. Young people have a tendency to see themselves as immortal. they must understand that yes I can get AIDS; yes I can die, and there is still no cure for the AIDS virus. AIDS is a topic that everyone has heard about, but young people may not be fully aware of how it is transmitted and how it can be avoided. By teaching this in our ...
- 94: Against The Privacy Of AIDS
- Last October, the case of Nushawn Williams hit the front pages. He is believed to have infected at least 13 girls and women in Jamestown, New York, with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. His name and face appeared all over the media, shredding the accepted norm of keeping HIV status confidential. In breaking this tradition, public health officials sought to identify and reach the young women he may ... which the state collects the names of those who test positive. In July, New York became the latest state to enact name-based reporting—a significant development because New York has the largest number of AIDS cases in the country. In addition, unlike most other state policies, New York’s law also included mandatory partner notification. Also, in Arizona, of 265 newly reported HIV-positive persons, 233 (88%) were contacted by ... persons with infectious diseases has the potential to benefit both individual and public health, for all the above reasons stated. Keep in mind that thousand of names have already been revealed, however unfortunately on the AIDS quilt because by then it is too late to save that life.
- 95: Transmission Of Aids
- INTRODUCTION As we all know, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a fatal infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The virus attacks the body's immune system and, over a period of time, destroys it. This disables the body ... HIV can be found in body substances such as saliva, tears and urine - the quantities in which they are found in are so low that they are relatively harmless. WHO ARE AT RISK OF GETTING AIDS? Over 500 Singaporeans have been tested positive for HIV (up to late- 1996), however, this is probably only the tip of the iceberg as there are many others who are infected but do not know ... infected people since the early 1980s. These people were not necessarily homosexual or bisexual, in fact as we entered the 1990s, most of those infected were heterosexual. This shows that everybody is capable of getting AIDS if they are not careful.
- 96: Should Drugs Be Legalized?
- ... drugs. Although people feel that legalizing drugs would lessen crime, drugs should remain illegal in the U.S because there would be an increase of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. Many believe that legalizing drugs would lessen crime. They point out that the legalization of drugs would deter future criminal acts. They also emphasize and contrast Prohibition. When the public realized that Prohibition could not ... problem in the economy. Drugs must not be legalized. It puts our country at a terrible risk. Health officials have shown that the legalization of drugs would cause a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. AIDS poses a growing threat to addicts, and thus to society as a whole. The virus that causes AIDS is growing, due to drug addicts who share needles and syringes. The sharing of such needles ...
- 97: Plagues and Epidemics
- ... invasion of their town, which became the unrepentant man. This is one of Camus’ major themes; The way a society deals with an epidemic is to blame it one someone else. Twenty years ago, when AIDS emerged in the US, homosexual men became the target of harsh and flagrant discrimination, and even today are still held accountable by some beliefs. While we may no longer lynch in the nineties, we do accuse innocent groups, like the gay male population, for the birth and explosion of AIDS in our society. Given, there are some differences between each respective situation, but there are striking similarities that cannot be ignored. As the Plague invaded the town of Oran, the people quarantined within its walls ... Paneloux told the masses that the street cleaners brought the Plague, each and every one of them would be strung up on the closest available tree. It seems that Oran provided the blueprints for the AIDS epidemic, relative to how even today, parts of our society still blame who we feel is a lesser group for the disease. In the late seventies, AIDS began its invasion of the US population. ...
- 98: Jonas Salk
- ... virus. Dr. Salk did invent a flu vaccine to help in keeping the flu virus at a low. At this time, Jonas Salk is working on a vaccine for the most feared disease of today, AIDS. Jonas Edward Salk was born to Polish-Jewish immigrants, Daniel B. and Dora Salk, on October 28, 1914. Dr. Salk was born in upper Manhattan, but then moved to the Bronx where he went to ... Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. This facility was made possible through funds from the March of Dimes. At this time, he is eighty years old and working on a cure for AIDS. "Poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is an acute viral infection." Polio is the "inflammation of the gray anterior matter of the spinal cord." The inflammation would destroy the nerve cells. As a result of the ... be allowed to go to the movies or to the pools because of the parents fear of them contracting the virus. Due to the consequences, polio "aroused as much alarm in that era as does AIDS today." Finally, on April 12, 1955 it was announced that Dr. Jonas Salk, using a technique reported by Dr. John F. Enders in 1949, had discovered a cure that could be depended upon to ...
- 99: Decriminalizing Prostitution And Legalizing Brothels In The United States
- ... Scouts. Before taxing citizens more, the government should see how the licensed brothels in Nevada bring in revenue and should really think about legalizing prostitution under the brothels. Lastly, prostitutes spread sexual diseases such as AIDS to not only their clients but also to their wives and girlfriends who do not even have direct relations with the prostitutes. As the author of the article “Legalized Prostitution: Street Cleaning” in The Economist writes, “The third commonest way for a man to catch AIDS (after homosexual sex and intravenous drug abuse) is from a prostitute” (28). In general, people are afraid of spreading AIDS since there is no way to heal it completely, so far. Therefore, we should at least try not to spread it. James Bovard, the author of “Safeguard Public Health: Legalized Contractual Sex,” says “The ...
- 100: Should Drugs Be Made Legal? (Against)
- ... drugs. Although people feel that legalizing drugs would lessen crime, drugs should remain illegal in the U.S because there would be an increase of drug abuse and a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. Many believe that legalizing drugs would lessen crime. They point out that the legalization of drugs would deter future criminal acts. They also emphasize and contrast Prohibition. When the public realized that Prohibition could not ... problem in the economy. Drugs must not be legalized. It puts our country at a terrible risk. Health officials have shown that the legalization of drugs would cause a rapid increase of diseases such as AIDS. AIDS poses a growing threat to addicts, and thus to society as a whole. The virus that causes AIDS is growing, due to drug addicts who share needles and syringes. The sharing of such needles ...
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