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A New Mandate on Sex Education - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...-mandate-on-sex-education.html

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  • anonymous on 31 May 13
     
    This article talks about how New York City's public middle schools and high schools are now required to take sex ed classes. This article talks about this new mandate and its implications and the effects that it might have. The article also provides reasons on why it was decided that sex ed should be a required class and its benefits. 
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  • ktfaithtom on 05 Sep 16
     
    Very interesting! I can honestly see valid points on both sides of the argument. As a parent, I feel it my responsibility to educate my children about sex. However, there are many parents who do not take the time to educate their children. This is a tough situation...not as cut and dry as other topics on this board.
  • kevia18 on 05 Sep 16
     
    I don't think this is a bad idea. I took sex education in middle school and am almost 30 now. I never did understand why it was phased out. Sex is real and can be dangerous and young adults should know all that comes with participating in something so mature.
  • bri2209985 on 25 Jan 17
     
    Sex ed should be a choice for kids to take in accordance to their parents, for myself when I was younger we had to have a signed paper from our parents giving us permission to take part in the sex ed class and for those parents who said no and wanted to teach there kid themselves went to another room. I see both sides to this article and its a very well informative piece.
  • jodibarrett on 25 Jan 17
     
    I think a semester of sex ed would be great. When I was in school it was just a 55 minute lecture with a couple of videos. I understand why some people may be upset with this, however, those people must understand that not every child has an involved parent who are capable or willing to educate their children. I think safe sex is integral for our children to learn. I believe it could help lower the stats of sexually transmitted disease and teen pregnancies.
anonymous

Should Kids Wear School Uniforms - 2 views

www.eduguide.org/...1401

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  • anonymous on 31 May 13
     
    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. 
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  • ktfaithtom on 05 Sep 16
     
    This link is not working for me. I wish it did. My kids used to attend a school where uniforms were required. Now they attend a school with no uniform policy. I would be interested to read this article and see another person's perspective and how it compares to my own.
  • kevia18 on 05 Sep 16
     
    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.
  • bri2209985 on 25 Jan 17
     
    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.
anonymous

Adoption - Unmarried Equality - 2 views

www.unmarried.org/...adoption

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  • anonymous on 01 Jun 13
     
    Should single people to allowed to adopt? This website fights for the equality of unmarried people and it discusses whether or not unmarried people should deserve more equal opportunity of being able to adopt a child. it explains first that there are so many children waiting to be adopted. Then the website also talks about how unmarried people actually want to adopt. 
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  • gab2134589 on 05 Sep 16
     
    I really do not understand why adoption agencies are refusing to adopt children out to same sex couples, or single people because if someone is going to love and provide for that child, what does it matter who they marry? The number of children who are looking for a loving family is endless, so many children need to be adopted.
  • cellina14 on 05 Sep 16
     
    If the couple is same sex or single and make the requirements to adopt then why not. There are so many children in foster care that are waiting to be adopted. It shouldn't matter a persons sexual preferance to be able to adopt as long as the couple loves and can provide for the child. It also shouldn't matter if one is single. Again as long as the person can love and provide for the child there shouldn't be a problem.
  • mat2046668 on 05 Sep 16
     
    Being married should not have any precedence over those who are not. Love is a universal concept that everyone has to offer. Women no longer need a man to provide for them, so why should one have to be married to love and care for a child? Especially if the willing parent has no issue providing the means to support the child. It is better than just leaving the child in a system that gives them no actual emotional support, which only contributes to abandonment and self-worth issues.
  • bri2209985 on 25 Jan 17
     
    Personally I think anyone who is willing to tell themselves that they want to take in a child that is not born from their blood line and care for that child as if they are then all power to them, there are too many children out there that don't have homes and are put in the system until they age out and I think equality for single people is the right thing to do.
anonymous

Kids are Learning to Not Ask Questions - 2 views

teachingbeyondthetextbook.wordpress.com/...ken-robinson

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  • anonymous on 02 Jun 13
     
    This article features Ken Robinson; a prominent public speaker. In it he discusses how children are being taught the answers and denied the freedom of asking questions.
  • Dabriel Hand on 06 Sep 16
     
    Really great read!!! This article really digs deep into so many issues our educational system has today. I feel strongly about all of the authors assertions and hope soon we make some changes.
  • bri2209985 on 25 Jan 17
     
    Great find, the article it very well written and the topic alone is something to really just think about, I agree that children are becoming much more shy when it comes to asking questions and instead of being told there is no stupid question they just go on not understanding because they didn't want to ask someone a question that they had concerns about.
anonymous

Teenagers, social media, and terrorism: a threat level hard to assess - 0 views

www.csmonitor.com/...-a-threat-level-hard-to-assess

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  • anonymous on 02 Jun 13
     
    This article discusses the controversy between freedom of speech and preventing terrorism. A high school students Facebook comments put him in court.
  • Dabriel Hand on 06 Sep 16
     
    It's nice to see how serious our law enforcement agencies are taking this. I'm all for making an example out of this kid. However, I'm not sure if 20 years is the answer either. If anything the kid needs some help, not a third of his life behind bars. Of course I can't share a definite observation, and opinion on the matter because I haven't listen to the video. Again, either way the security of our nation and its people is and should be highest priority.
amr2126336

Anti-abortion group releases new secretly recorded video - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...anti-abortion-video-claim

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  • anonymous on 03 Jun 13
     
    he anti-abortion group that recently revealed two videos from a secret investigation into abortion clinics released a third on Thursday. The group, Live Action, previewed it first to CNN, providing what appears to be full footage and an edited version.
  • amr2126336 on 05 Sep 16
     
    This article goes over the negative side of abortion and what goes into having one. In addition to that it goes over how abortion is done correctly in certain clinics.
anonymous

Whale Wars How Sea Shepherd Works - 0 views

animal.discovery.com/...sea-shepherd.htm

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  • anonymous on 02 Sep 13
     
    When Paul Watson says that he and other members of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society risk their lives to save whales, he isn't joking. Every winter, the Sea Shepherd staff and crew set sail to the treacherous Southern Ocean to stop Japanese whalers from catching and killing nature's largest mammals.
  • mrick30 on 05 Sep 16
     
    I used to love watching their show on discovery channel. I agree they do risk lives every time they go out to stop the Japanese whalers. I do feel that the conservation of whales is important to our environment. I went whale watching in San Diego over the summer and they are magnification animals.
amr2126336

Why Are Black Women Three Times More Likely to Have an Abortion? - 1 views

www.lifenews.com/...ore-likely-to-have-an-abortion

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  • anonymous on 03 Jun 13
     
    Why are Black women over 3 times more likely to obtain an abortion than White women? Even though African Americans are only 12.6% of the population, they received 30% of the 1.2 million abortions in 2008 (latest available statistics), killing 360,000 Black babies at a rate of nearly 1,000 per day.
  • amr2126336 on 05 Sep 16
     
    This article goes over why black women are 3 times more likely to have an abortion. In addition to that, it goes over why Planned Parenthood's are strategically place in black poverty neighborhoods.
anonymous

NSA Surveillance - 0 views

www.aclu.org/...nsa-surveillance

Nation Security Agency and Surveillance personal+freedoms mass+surveillance Privacy+Control Personal+Rights

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    The National Security Agency has greatly expanded since September 11, 2001. People have come forward and recently exposed the corruption of the system, and the spying the agency has conducted on millions of Americans, through phone calls and other mass forms of media we consume everyday.
  • Michelle Gallatin on 04 Sep 16
     
    I understand the reason for the surveillance, but I feel that if they find nothing wrong, they should move on. I also feel that it is a violation of peoples' rights to privacy. If I was a suspected terrorist or caught peeping on sites that I shouldn't, please track me so that I don't hurt anyone or do irreparable damage. However, if you spy on me and all I do is talk to family and do homework, pay bills and occasionally visit Facebook, then just leave me alone. Spend the time watching someone that you should be.
  • jef2162142 on 04 Sep 16
     
    Whether the NSA is listening to you or not, if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about, they are not sharing your information with others, nor are they even listening closely to your conversation. The NSA was weakened through the repealing of the patriot act last year, and since there have been 3 major terror attacks on the homeland, a clear rise in terror in the homeland through the gained power of terrorist due to paranoia from American citizens, who value privacy over safety.
anonymous

Unmanned Aircraft Used in the United States - 1 views

usgovinfo.about.com/...-Used-In-The-United-States.htm

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  • anonymous on 08 Sep 13
     
    It is evident that a major threat to our personal privacy, and the possible infringement of our rights are increasing due to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles "UAV's" in U.S airspace.
  • Michelle Gallatin on 04 Sep 16
     
    I found this article pretty interesting. I never really realized that were were using the UAV's until my sister in law started flyng one. She is a pilot in the air force and flys the UAV's into enemy territory from her basement in South Dakota. I feel in this case that it is a valuable asset. Atleast we are saving our lives by using that instead of sending soldiers to die.
anonymous

Sorting Out Obama's Gun Proposal - 0 views

www.factcheck.org/...orting-out-obamas-gun-proposal

Gun Proposal personal+freedoms Gun+rights Gun+Control Gun+Freedom

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    The article covers the announcement of Obama's gun debate in 2016. It talks about the many concerns of gun restrictions as well as President Obamas proposal on these issues and more.
  • Michelle Gallatin on 04 Sep 16
     
    I love the fact that Arizona is a right to carry state. I think the biggest thing that people need to think about is this.. Most people that commit crimes with guns did not go to their local Wal-mart and buy a gun and go kill someone. Most people that use guns for violence came across those guns illegally. Whether they were stolen or bought from an illegal arms seller, they were obtained illegally. These are the guns that need to be controlled, not the ones that were legally obtained.
anonymous

Which states are worst for personal freedom? - 0 views

www.wnd.com/91539

States and personal freedom personal+freedoms states+freedom freedom+of+choice personal+control

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    The article covers the ranking and study of the worst states for personal freedoms, and the issues that captivate these problems.
anonymous

The Right Is Failing To Define Its Fights As Freedom Issues - 0 views

www.forbes.com/...as-it-shifts-american-politics

Freedom issues personal+freedoms freedom+issues personal+rights politics+government

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    American public on lack of education regarding the world and history, that people will buy any propaganda that is thrown at them to win public opinion.
anonymous

The Government's War on Freedom of the Press - 0 views

reason.com/...ments-war-on-freedom-of-the-pr

War on the Press personal+freedoms rights+freedom government+control press+freedom

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    The annual Press Freedom Index reached its lowest ranks science it was created back in 2002. The fact that United States journalists still are not entitled to protect sources about confidential information about his or her own work.
anonymous

Personal Freedom and the American Government - 0 views

www.freedomworks.org/...reedom-and-american-government

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    Incentive of the abuse of power within the American Government. The every evolving concept of personal freedom that is America and a small and restricted government in the United States.
anonymous

From Megaphones to Muzzles - 0 views

www.usnews.com/...fe-spaces-and-college-campuses

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    The article explains how free speech is not being treated as it should on Collage Campuses and how these acts are leading to unrest and tension. This article also covers the diversity and separate places that students want to express their differentness.
anonymous

Religious Freedom vs. Individual Equality - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...om-vs-individual-equality.html

Religion and Individual Equality personal+freedoms Religious+Freedom Discrimination+Religion Discrimination+Sexual identities

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    This article talks about how legislations would allow open discrimination against people whose sexual identities defy the heteronormative construct. This article also covers other sexual identity problems such as none catering of gay weddings.
anonymous

Personal privacy - 0 views

www.rcfp.org/...6-personal-privacy

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  • anonymous on 31 Jan 16
     
    The article talks about privacy exemption and how it is used as an important tool for protecting personal information in the government. But it is overused to stop the release of a wider range of government information.
paytonromero

Guns and Freedom - 0 views

www.foxnews.com/...guns-and-freedom

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  • anonymous on 02 Jun 13
     
    Respected Judge, Andrew Napolitano discusses why gun laws are about our given rights as Americans. This article describes the slow repression of our natural rights.
  • Josh Ackerman-Blake on 03 Jun 13
     
    This article talks about the right to bear arms. The main thing it focuses on is the difference between self defense and using a gun in a harmful manner.
  • paytonromero on 05 Feb 15
     
    The personal freedom of the second amendment or the right to bear arms is a touchy subject in today's new world. From either stand point the right to bear arms is a natural right of self-defense. Reading this article gives reasoning to why the freedom to own and use guns are important to society.
Lindsay Klatt

Majority Says the Federal Government Threatens Their Personal Rights - 0 views

www.people-press.org/...hreatens-their-personal-rights

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  • anonymous on 02 Jun 13
     
    This article shows the different percentages of how Americans trust and view the Federal Government. For the first time in many years, the majority say our freedoms are threatened.
  • Lindsay Klatt on 27 Jan 14
     
    This article is about how society is feeling that the government is taking away our freedoms. Over half of the people that participated in a poll say that the government is threatening their rights and freedoms.
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