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In the recent DSM-5, the manual mental health professions use to diagnose a disorder, 'Gender Identity Disorder' has been renamed 'Gender Dysphoria' in order to make an attempt in changing the current perspective people have on gender. This change resembles that of which homosexuality was dropped as a disorder from the DSM in the 70's. While this is a huge strive for the right direction in the transgender movement, some changes still need to be made. The diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria only focuses on binary gender identities and does not show acknowledgement of nonbinary identities that some transgender people label as. A diagnoses is crucial for legal purposes, so if a nonbinary individual cannot be diagnosed they may not be able to access hormones for their transition or the legal changes they wish to make.

This author discusses some of the benefits and downsides to freedom of the press. They discuss how the freedom itself violates others rights.

This website is an argument between Dianne Post and Bishakha Datta. The two women give their own perspectives on prostitution and whether they think it should be legalized or not. Dianne Post believes that it should not be legalized, while Bishakha Datta believes that it should be legalized. 

I do not know how to feel about this article. They both have great points. I have friends who prostitute. I have seen some get there lives destroyed and some that seem to be fine. I honestly think it should be illegal because of the violence that comes from it. No women should have to face it.

I disagree with the perspective that prostitution should be legalized on a philosophical basis. Dianna in her post made excellent points against the legalization of prostitution so I will not reiterate them. Legalizing something that has been thought of as immoral for millennia I believe would be unwise. I don't think anyone would agree with me if I were to argue for the legalization of murder, so why would we legalize something that is on an equal level of immoral behavior for a majority of people.

This article says how freedom is good as long as it has a common good in the end. Freedom without a good cause will end up in a "jungle"

Personal Freedom and the common good are the two things put in perspective. Gun rights versus gun control.

The debate of same sex marriage. The article examines the public opinion of all perspectives.

Immigration is always a sensitive subject especially with Arizona being so close to the boarder. It is interesting to see a minister's perspective on immigration. The author believes that all immigrants are criminals. This shows a representation of many U.S citizens. Its also states that a law needs to be made in order to fix our "broken" immigration status. I do not exactly agree with this article, but it shows the perspective some have on the immigration status. A huge social issue.

This article is a letter about how to readjust to freedom after being held captive for 26 months directed at Bowe Bergdahl from the perspective of another who was wrongfully imprisoned.

This article shows pictures and examples to show why the rich don't pay taxes. Can open up your mind a little bit about what you think on the topic.

This article is straight from a teachers perspective on education in the state of Arizona. It shows some of the issues that public schools and teachers in them face along with their students.

This article provides the reader with a list if pros and cons to imitating a gun control law. It helps in providing the reader with some basic knowledge on a controversial topic.

I don't like the idea that "gun ownership deters crime." Criminals are criminals, because they don't consider the consequences of their actions. They don't evaluate if the person has a weapon, a child, or a dog. Gun ownership from my perspective only increases the likelyhood that one of those weapons is going to fire.

Gun control is a difficult topic to discuss. More gun control laws will not end shootings. On both sides of the spectrum, there are pros and cons to more or less gun control laws.

This article compares what Americans spend on health care to other high-income nations such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Compared to these countries, Americans spend nearly twice as much on health care. The article goes over the causes of this such as obesity and expensive technology as well as affects such as higher rate of death from preventable causes and less doctor visits than average.

The author takes a third person perspective on the topic, and seems to provide many technical details about the idea of a TWR reactor. The Traveling Wave reactor seems to be an answer to finding clean power (does not release greenhouse gases) and it runs on depleted Uranium. It is a nuclear reactor being developed by TerraPower which is a startup energy company helped by the Bill and Melinda Foundation. While the author does seem to write from a unbiased perspective, they seem to support the development of this reactor.

This is also an article about the failure of the educational system in America. This article includes a lot of information and a few different perspectives on this issue.

This article is also about the equal pay gap between men and women. The article takes on different perspectives to see how men might actually benefit if there was equal pay between men and women.

There are many pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. This site gives a bit of more information on what these pros and cons are. For example, Marijuana is no more harmful to a person's health than alcohol or tobacco, which are both legal and widely used, and regulated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, and Some Americans believe that marijuana ingestion is immoral, and that their moral standards should be required of all Americans.

Article stating both sides of legalizing marijuana. Talks from several perspectives

Some of the pros of legalizing marijuana are that it can be taxed, law enforcement could be doing more productive things with their time and that whether one smokes it should be their own decision. Some of the cons include that marijuana could possibly lead to other drugs and that long term use could be harmful.

This website discusses the issue surrounding birth control and the right for women to choose. It lays out the ongoing issue and outlines the debate. It is grounded in a political perspective.

In this article the author's argument is how public health and personal freedoms conflict. The author specifically wrote about alcohol as the drug of choice. He describes the public health perspective and restrictions on drugs, then explain the benefits of alcohol and how the restrictions effect one's personal freedom.

The author weighs in on some of the issues regarding personal freedoms and the conflicts that it has in public health. He argues that the individual's needs and freedoms need to be taken into account, rather than just the overall public health and safety.

The site is a great resource where legal practitioners and scholars work together to articulate and publicize their perspective of Constitutions and laws. There are blogs, publications, and videos from these groups on various topics for debate.

Emotional literacy is an important skill to have. This writing argues why emotional literacy should be taught in schools and implemented in the curriculum.

This is an interesting perspective that made sense to me. Teaching students to express emotions helps them to relate to the outside world which promotes tolerance.

I agree with what Chelsea said, this is a good article that reminds us that we should be in tune with our emotions and to teach students in school about this.

Discusses ways to empower students to positively change issues they see. Creating a community feeling in the classroom while allowing students to reach conclusions on their own.

This website talks about the different opinions of whether or not kids should wear school uniforms. This article says that school uniforms may help prevent violence and make a better learning environment. The article also gives other possible benefits of wearing school uniforms. 

I personally have never been a fan of school uniforms for my own children but I can understand how they are warranted in some districts. Some parents may not be able to affront the things other students have making them feel inferior; this allows for everyone to maintain the same sense of self without being picked on.

I can see both sides to this issue but honestly I think that children should be able to pick what they want to wear appropriate of course but to be able to have that voice through clothing when they might not have a voice in general can do a lot of a child I think.