I do not believe that we as Americans should stop the new wave of immigrants from coming into the country and becoming US citizens. It is the cycle of life for America; America was built on the backs of immigrants therefore, that cycle continues. The way people in America survive is that they start from the bottom up. All the immigrants in this nation had to work hard (or oppress another race to work hard for them). So once the immigrants become successful and are accepted as US citizens there are certain jobs the US citizens don’t want to do.
For example lets take a fictional character like Tom who is now a doctor who went to med school at the prestigious Harvard University. Now when Tom was 15 years old he worked at Footlocker as a janitor, so he liked the job when he was young but now that he is 28 and a doctor he would not ever think about going back to being a janitor for Footlocker. Even though there is nothing wrong with a custodial job it is not where Tom saw himself. In this country most people have work from the bottom up. So in this great land of opportunity we are suppose to allow anyone willing to contribute to the success of this country the right to do so. Without immigrants certain jobs some of the people in the country consider tedious and demeaning, will go undone. We should allow “all men the … right to the pursuit of happiness”.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Should Schools Provide Free Birth Control to Teenagers?
I do not believe that schools should pass out free birth control. The free distribution of contraception products will only add to a world wind of problems with schools in the country. Schools already have enough issues figure out funding for books, the shortage of teachers because of low pay, and test scores lowering throughout the nation (not even mentioning that the students are way behind other students around the world) for school nurses having to give out birth control.
Schools would have to be concerned about the age limit of when a student is “age appropriate” to be responsible enough to be given birth control. Teenage girls are just starting to develop their bodies so who to say if the birth control could have a negative side effect hindering their puberty. Also, birth control does not solve the issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; the birth control will only encourage adolescences to engage in risky behavior and not think about the repercussions of STDs. Another issue is that parental consent will start to raise its ugly head. Morally speaking parents would not want their children given birth control because the purpose of school is to educate not prescribe medication.
Therefore, giving birth control to teenagers should not even be considered as an option. It is not only morally and ethically wrong; it can be very dangerous. So my best option would be to continue to teach sex awareness and stress abstinence its much safer!
Schools would have to be concerned about the age limit of when a student is “age appropriate” to be responsible enough to be given birth control. Teenage girls are just starting to develop their bodies so who to say if the birth control could have a negative side effect hindering their puberty. Also, birth control does not solve the issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; the birth control will only encourage adolescences to engage in risky behavior and not think about the repercussions of STDs. Another issue is that parental consent will start to raise its ugly head. Morally speaking parents would not want their children given birth control because the purpose of school is to educate not prescribe medication.
Therefore, giving birth control to teenagers should not even be considered as an option. It is not only morally and ethically wrong; it can be very dangerous. So my best option would be to continue to teach sex awareness and stress abstinence its much safer!
Is Affirmative Action Programs Fair?
I am a strong believer of affirmative action. The program helps minorities
(especially Blacks) gain access to some the least diverse colleges and prestigious universities. Affirmative Action does not only focus on race but it also shines light upon the unequal education in the US provided by the public and private sector.
It is common knowledge that students in private school perform better on the SAT then their peers attending public schools. The Affirmative Action program does not focus on gaining easier access to colleges for minorities, it does exactly the opposite. Affirmative Action gives the admission representative more ways of deciding on who should be awarded admissions to the school; not solely based on grades but giving the opportunity of higher education to the student that deserves it most! Affirmative Action is all about who fought the hardest in order to graduate from high school. It is not just about students who were relatively good students in high school because the school they graduated from pushed them to do so. Given that the average minority student has to fight the bad statistics and stereotypes, which say that, they are not smart enough to compete in the corporate world.
So I will continue to believe in Affirmative Action program. It not only gives minority students a chance to prove themselves worthy of higher education; but it also, adds hope to the American dream. The land of opportunity is for all who are willing to work for it Affirmative Action is just a tool used to help for that fight.
(especially Blacks) gain access to some the least diverse colleges and prestigious universities. Affirmative Action does not only focus on race but it also shines light upon the unequal education in the US provided by the public and private sector.
It is common knowledge that students in private school perform better on the SAT then their peers attending public schools. The Affirmative Action program does not focus on gaining easier access to colleges for minorities, it does exactly the opposite. Affirmative Action gives the admission representative more ways of deciding on who should be awarded admissions to the school; not solely based on grades but giving the opportunity of higher education to the student that deserves it most! Affirmative Action is all about who fought the hardest in order to graduate from high school. It is not just about students who were relatively good students in high school because the school they graduated from pushed them to do so. Given that the average minority student has to fight the bad statistics and stereotypes, which say that, they are not smart enough to compete in the corporate world.
So I will continue to believe in Affirmative Action program. It not only gives minority students a chance to prove themselves worthy of higher education; but it also, adds hope to the American dream. The land of opportunity is for all who are willing to work for it Affirmative Action is just a tool used to help for that fight.
Attraction is a way of life whether we like it or not; we are attracted to those who catch or eye and no matter how cynical it is we are creators of habit in all shapes and form. It is what separates us from the animals but it is what makes us human; through our feelings, verbal communication, and the ability to take care of ourselves there is no harm in that; but there is harm in only paying attention to the physical.
There are many reasons why we are attracted or not attracted to certain individuals. They can be a persons upbringing, personal insecurities, a persons confidence, and a combination of all etc. We can not contain who we are attracted to this feeling of attraction may develop in the womb. It could be the foods we eat the music we listen to or the world of media that surrounds us. It is in our society that we form our many beliefs and inherit our culture. However, it is up to us to get past the surface of the outer layer and be able to see the inner soul that lives inside us all. Everyone wants to be love and although we must love the skin we are in, we must first learn to love what is inside before concentrating on what is outside.
So the purpose of attraction impacts humanity greatly because without attraction there isn’t friendship or relationships or mating so attraction is our survival method. The reasoning behind attraction (which is the action) explains a little bit about our intellect and how are bodies shape it however, it does point out how complex us humans are. No matter how hard we try we can not control you we are attracted to until the aspect of compatibility plays it’s role because without it we are powerless.
Bibliography
1 Genetic Engineering –Physical Attraction and the future of human evolution, http://humanevolution.org/genetic_physical_attraction.php, December 12,2005
2 &3 Charles Feng, The Psychology and Biology of Beauty, http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume6/issue6/features/feng.html, Issue 6; December 2002, December 12,2005
4 & 5 The Art of Sciences The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us, http://home.att.net/~coachthee/Archives/attractiveness.html, December 12,2005
This essay was inspired by the psychology book for course 105 the chapter on Social Thought and social Behavior
There are many reasons why we are attracted or not attracted to certain individuals. They can be a persons upbringing, personal insecurities, a persons confidence, and a combination of all etc. We can not contain who we are attracted to this feeling of attraction may develop in the womb. It could be the foods we eat the music we listen to or the world of media that surrounds us. It is in our society that we form our many beliefs and inherit our culture. However, it is up to us to get past the surface of the outer layer and be able to see the inner soul that lives inside us all. Everyone wants to be love and although we must love the skin we are in, we must first learn to love what is inside before concentrating on what is outside.
So the purpose of attraction impacts humanity greatly because without attraction there isn’t friendship or relationships or mating so attraction is our survival method. The reasoning behind attraction (which is the action) explains a little bit about our intellect and how are bodies shape it however, it does point out how complex us humans are. No matter how hard we try we can not control you we are attracted to until the aspect of compatibility plays it’s role because without it we are powerless.
Bibliography
1 Genetic Engineering –Physical Attraction and the future of human evolution, http://humanevolution.org/genetic_physical_attraction.php, December 12,2005
2 &3 Charles Feng, The Psychology and Biology of Beauty, http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume6/issue6/features/feng.html, Issue 6; December 2002, December 12,2005
4 & 5 The Art of Sciences The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us, http://home.att.net/~coachthee/Archives/attractiveness.html, December 12,2005
This essay was inspired by the psychology book for course 105 the chapter on Social Thought and social Behavior
However, the reality is that neither aspect can survive without the other. Although physical attractiveness is what is usually what ignites the spark it is up to compatibility to turn that spark into a flame. The same is said for compatibility because there is no comparing without an initial physical interaction. For example no one walks down the street as says that women looks like she is intellectual ( at least no smart person would say that without initial contact).We are visual beings no matter how odd or harsh it sounds we like people that appeal to us; part of appeal is the outer spectrum whether its body, face, or both we all judge these things.
It has become a cliché to say beauty is only skin deep. Which I agree with all except the is only because there isn’t a skin deep without the skin. A person can never go deeper then the outer appearance if there isn’t an outer appearance. Even when as humans read books we are able to connect to the characters by visual imagery then, compatibility.
Or take a doctor for example before his or her nurse gives you a shot she or he must find the right spot on the skin because only then will the nurse be able to pierce the skin to go deeper inside the human body. The nurse will not ever be able to give the shot correctly if her or she does not look or does not know where to put the shot. So attractiveness is the composite of two attributes the physical and compatibility.
Another reason why these two make ups of attractiveness go hand and hand is that the physical is natural a power that at times can be unsustainable whereas compatibility is a base on strengths and weaknesses in a person personality.
It has become a cliché to say beauty is only skin deep. Which I agree with all except the is only because there isn’t a skin deep without the skin. A person can never go deeper then the outer appearance if there isn’t an outer appearance. Even when as humans read books we are able to connect to the characters by visual imagery then, compatibility.
Or take a doctor for example before his or her nurse gives you a shot she or he must find the right spot on the skin because only then will the nurse be able to pierce the skin to go deeper inside the human body. The nurse will not ever be able to give the shot correctly if her or she does not look or does not know where to put the shot. So attractiveness is the composite of two attributes the physical and compatibility.
Another reason why these two make ups of attractiveness go hand and hand is that the physical is natural a power that at times can be unsustainable whereas compatibility is a base on strengths and weaknesses in a person personality.
The other aspect of attractiveness is compatibility comes once physical attraction
is overcome whether the person realizes that there is more to that particular person
beyond the physical or the physical attraction ignites a desire to get to know the person
better. According to The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us
states that in order…
“To deeply understand the foundation of a bonding response…. take a look at what an intimate relationship is between two people. Intimacy is marked by close acquaintance, association or familiarity and characterized by informality and privacy. This essential, innermost human relationship can be experienced in a familiar glance, a private touch or even the smell of a close friend[1]
Intimacy. is the result of compatibility, because of compatibility once a person
gets past the physical a relationship can develop where deep conversation can be
explored and evolve anew bond between two individuals making them whole.
Compatibility" is one of the first looks into the biological basis for human attachment and bonding…said Rebecca Turner, Ph.D., University of California-San Francisco adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author of the study…Our study indicates that oxytocin may be mediating emotional experiences in close relationships…It seems that having this hormone "available" during positive experiences, and not being depleted of it during negative experiences, is associated with well-being in relationships," [2]
Compatibility is about forming relationships whether it’s a friendship or a
intimate relationship compatibility forms the bond that connects people to one another
good or bad. The relationships formed can be based upon many aspects such as common
interest, totally opposite interest, and neutral views. The love between two individual all
start with physical attraction but without compatibility there is no connection and the
progression to succeed in a relationship will be altered to a point of nonexistence
[1] The Art of Sciences The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us, http://home.att.net/~coachthee/Archives/attractiveness.html, December 12,2005
[2] The Art of Sciences The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us, http://home.att.net/~coachthee/Archives/attractiveness.html, December 12,2005
is overcome whether the person realizes that there is more to that particular person
beyond the physical or the physical attraction ignites a desire to get to know the person
better. According to The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us
states that in order…
“To deeply understand the foundation of a bonding response…. take a look at what an intimate relationship is between two people. Intimacy is marked by close acquaintance, association or familiarity and characterized by informality and privacy. This essential, innermost human relationship can be experienced in a familiar glance, a private touch or even the smell of a close friend[1]
Intimacy. is the result of compatibility, because of compatibility once a person
gets past the physical a relationship can develop where deep conversation can be
explored and evolve anew bond between two individuals making them whole.
Compatibility" is one of the first looks into the biological basis for human attachment and bonding…said Rebecca Turner, Ph.D., University of California-San Francisco adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author of the study…Our study indicates that oxytocin may be mediating emotional experiences in close relationships…It seems that having this hormone "available" during positive experiences, and not being depleted of it during negative experiences, is associated with well-being in relationships," [2]
Compatibility is about forming relationships whether it’s a friendship or a
intimate relationship compatibility forms the bond that connects people to one another
good or bad. The relationships formed can be based upon many aspects such as common
interest, totally opposite interest, and neutral views. The love between two individual all
start with physical attraction but without compatibility there is no connection and the
progression to succeed in a relationship will be altered to a point of nonexistence
[1] The Art of Sciences The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us, http://home.att.net/~coachthee/Archives/attractiveness.html, December 12,2005
[2] The Art of Sciences The science – Emotional brain holds what is attractive to us, http://home.att.net/~coachthee/Archives/attractiveness.html, December 12,2005
The psychology of attraction cannot be controlled only molded at the beginning of
childhood. However, babies come out of the womb with a sense of attractions to certain
people. For example at times a baby may respond better to a certain individual and being
able to be comfortable with a total stranger can be an early stage of attraction. According
to a article called Looking Good: The Psychology and Biology of Beauty states that…
“Babies spend more time staring at pictures of individuals than they do at photos of asymmetric ones. Moreover, when several faces are averaged to create a composite -- thus covering up the asymmetries that any one individual may have -- a panel of judges deemed the composite more attractive than the individual pictures.”[1]
What the quote is saying is that babies pay attention to the shape of the face
and how they pay more attention to a more distinguished face.
Another factor apart of the science of physical attractiveness is the way others act towards each other for example
“In one study, 70% of college students deemed an instructor physically attractive when he acted in a friendly manner, while only 30% found him attractive when he was cold and distant. Indeed, when surveyed for attributes in selecting a mate, both males and females felt kindness and an exciting personality were more important in a mate than good looks. Thus, to a certain degree, beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.”[2]
It is also said that personality contributes to a person’s outer appearance, just like the college students (see quote above) proved that no matter how physically attractive a person is no one wants to be around a stoic person. The physical only makes people want to either become more acquainted or not really care to be around that particular person. It is solely based upon the outer form which inhabits the actual person’s inner being. There is no way to see what the individual has to offer intellectually, emotionally, or romantically. This is the major problem with physical attraction. It can leave human beings vulnerable and open for all hurt and despair, which can leads to psychological problem.
[1] Charles Feng, The Psychology and Biology of Beauty, http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume6/issue6/features/feng.html, Issue 6; December 2002, December 12,2005
[2] Charles Feng, The Psychology and Biology of Beauty, http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume6/issue6/features/feng.html, Issue 6; December 2002, December 12,2005
childhood. However, babies come out of the womb with a sense of attractions to certain
people. For example at times a baby may respond better to a certain individual and being
able to be comfortable with a total stranger can be an early stage of attraction. According
to a article called Looking Good: The Psychology and Biology of Beauty states that…
“Babies spend more time staring at pictures of individuals than they do at photos of asymmetric ones. Moreover, when several faces are averaged to create a composite -- thus covering up the asymmetries that any one individual may have -- a panel of judges deemed the composite more attractive than the individual pictures.”[1]
What the quote is saying is that babies pay attention to the shape of the face
and how they pay more attention to a more distinguished face.
Another factor apart of the science of physical attractiveness is the way others act towards each other for example
“In one study, 70% of college students deemed an instructor physically attractive when he acted in a friendly manner, while only 30% found him attractive when he was cold and distant. Indeed, when surveyed for attributes in selecting a mate, both males and females felt kindness and an exciting personality were more important in a mate than good looks. Thus, to a certain degree, beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.”[2]
It is also said that personality contributes to a person’s outer appearance, just like the college students (see quote above) proved that no matter how physically attractive a person is no one wants to be around a stoic person. The physical only makes people want to either become more acquainted or not really care to be around that particular person. It is solely based upon the outer form which inhabits the actual person’s inner being. There is no way to see what the individual has to offer intellectually, emotionally, or romantically. This is the major problem with physical attraction. It can leave human beings vulnerable and open for all hurt and despair, which can leads to psychological problem.
[1] Charles Feng, The Psychology and Biology of Beauty, http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume6/issue6/features/feng.html, Issue 6; December 2002, December 12,2005
[2] Charles Feng, The Psychology and Biology of Beauty, http://www.jyi.org/volumes/volume6/issue6/features/feng.html, Issue 6; December 2002, December 12,2005
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