The dispute on abortion has become one of the most heated debates in today?s society. It is a subject that can instigate incredibly strong emotions on either side of the argument. Since the Supreme Court?s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, which legalized abortions in the United States, women have had the individual right as people to...
I attended the Stepping-Stone meeting of on a Saturday night at the St. Vincent?s Stress Center. The Stress Center is located at 8401 Harcourt Road, Indianapolis. The impression of this meeting that I got was that a bunch of people got together to tell their sob stories about drinking. Everyone sat outside the building smoking and...
?Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior,? (number 4). The violence that children are constantly subjected to on television can have very harmful affects if not monitored carefully. More and more often parents are using television as a means of entertaining their children when t...
Are boys and girls treated differently by the teacher in classroom situations? This is a question that has frustrated many psychologists and educators. In many cases, I think gender does play a significant role in the education process. Teachers may unconsciously give more attention to the boys in a classroom. Peggy Orenstein prove...
Over time, marriage has been the solid base for procreation and child rearing, which is the foundation of family and social life. There is recognition that allowing polygamous or closely related couples into our marriage system would be dysfunctional in our society. Does this not apply to same-sex marriage as well? The social un...