When talking about homosexual vs. heterosexual unions, they are comparable in all ways; however, legalizing them together would cause irrevocable damage to our already weak view of the institution of marriage. Our young generation is in a time where they are being told how to speak and sometimes think, and societal indifference to gay marriage would further confuse our youths who already find their sexuality hard. It is very important that we continue to take strides toward accepting homosexual unions; however, legalizing gay marriage is not a necessary step for that to
Positive Effects of a Lower Drinking Age in America Arguments about the United States drinking age are commonly discussed. The law is thought of by some as a great way to keep young adults out of trouble, but by others it is thought to be an unsuccessful law that has only brought harm to many young adults. Not enough people are taking action in changing the drinking age to eighteen, which may be because Americans feel it is not necessary or because American citizens have not thought into full detail about all of the positive effects a lower drinking age could have. The United States Federal Government believes that citizens under twenty one years of age are not fully developed and consuming alcohol can harm their development, but America has the highest drinking age in the world. Other countries with low drinking ages do not have major health problems concerning alcohol and their young adults, thus proving alcohol is not necessarily unhealthy for developing young adults.
Curley’s wife is portrayed as being a whore – but this is only due to the way she dresses, her provocative ways and the way she acts around men, as if she is aware of her femininity. This could suggest that she is only like this because she is bored, like it is something to do – something interesting for a change. She is constantly trying to get people to notice her. But, because of Lennie’s purity and innocence, he doesn’t see her in the way other men do – a sexual object. When Steinbeck quotes “And because she had confided in him, she moved closer to Lennie and sat beside him”, it is clear to the audience that Curley’s Wife is using her sexuality as an object to create some sort of excitement for herself.
Many of the things that the older couple exhibited was frowned upon by the younger couple. The younger women especially felt as if the older women was belittling herself by doing everything at the man’s beckoned call. This is an example of how generations can look down upon each other based upon the way they live. Many factors come into play in gender roles. The one thing that must be recognized is that the roles are not one that happen over night.
He emphasizes how many women are seen as the caretakers of the family. Yet not satisfied with this role, Rodriguez says “But lots of us know of moms who are sick and tired of being mom, or only mom…Today there are moms who don’t want their husbands’ names. And the most disturbing possibility: What happens when Mom doesn’t want to be Mom at all? Refuses pregnancy?” Rodriguez speaks about the pressure society puts upon humans to be a certain way or rather to fit into a norm. He challenges this idea by hypothetically giving a situation where a woman does not want to be stereotyped into a category and does not want to fit in with how gender roles are “supposed” to be.
"It just doesn't sit right with me that people [at the age of 18] have the right to do everything else, including serve their country, but don't have the right to consume alcohol," said Republican, Richard Marron. (abcnews.com). Lowering the drinking age would be a move that will help decrease the young teenagers from drinking alcohol irresponsibly because it will take the thrill out of doing something that is prohibited to them. It is known that young teenagers tend to act in the exact opposite way of what is told to them. It makes them feel cool
But as you get older, it will start affecting our self concept, self esteem and self image because we will start caring about being part of the group. Being a teenager, if you’re not part of a group or not fitting in, it will deeply affect the way we think ourselves like we might think we are not good enough and might make us fall into depression since you think you are an outcast. Being an adult, we will start not to care what other people think about us because we have more self esteem than any other age so you don’t really mind about being judged. When you get to the old age, some people might take it the hard way because of the fact that they are ageing. It might make them feel less confident about themselves and might fall into depression or even just stay inside the house and not go out.
Who’s Really to Blame? In the story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, Connie the main character is considered as a self centered person who only cares about herself. She only has concerns about her looks and flirting with the older boys she meets. Connie knows about her looks and always make sure she looks her best. She prefers to spend more time with herself than with her family because of this she has a weak relationship with her parents.
Many teenage females are not willing to discuss this topic with their parents and will not feel any more at ease talking to a man. A better sense of information would come from a female facilitator because she would be able to relate where a man cannot. He would need to not give his own personal opinions as this might influence participants towards other position or opinion in regards to the issues at hand (Morgan,
“Hiring Based on Age” While reading, “Why Older Workers are Better Workers” by Dave Bernard published in the U.S. News & World Report LP (2012) and “Millennials accused of lax work ethic say it’s not all about 9-to-5” by Ian Shapira published in the Washington Post (2010), I discovered that Employers are indecisive when it comes to hiring youthful workers vs. aged workers. Youthful workers are indeed full of energy and eager to learn while aged workers tend to be more experienced, relaxed, and set in their ways. Age should not be a determining factor when hiring new employees. First of all, it is discrimination. Second of all youthful workers and aged workers, both have something to bring to the table in terms of personalities,