You Haven’t Had Sex Yet? : How Heckerling Argues That Sex Is Essential to the Teenage Plight The most brazen argument Heckerling makes in Fast Times at Ridgemont High is that of the varying teenage takes on sex and just how vital it is to a high school student’s self and social images, however little they know about it. Heckerling depicts sex from a variety of characters’ standpoints. The easiest identifiable character in the film in which depicts this struggle with sex is Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) (IMDB). Even as a young freshman at fifteen years old, Stacy struggles with the fact that she remains a virgin.
In 2010 it was reported that 21.7 % of college students engaged in the use of marijuana. It is common for students ages 17 to 25 to feel stressed and resort to such illegal activity to relieve the overwhelming sense of pressure that often comes with college enrollment. (http://www.usatodayeducate.com) Senior Psychology and Criminal Justice major, Benjamin Atchison believes marijuana should be accessible for the medicinal value, recreational use, and experimental purposes it holds. Ben told The Bray, “I am an advocate for the various uses of marijuana. I believe this ancient remedy holds a lot of value and is not given the attention it deserves just like many other mind manifesting and cosmic substances.
The students put their brains to work, tying to brew up an idea about a problem going on today. The students then discovered how many women have been effected by “date rape” drugs. So they decided to create something that could help lower the number of sexual assaults on campus. And the product they came up with is Genius.
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According to Lini Kadaba’s article, Colleges Hitting the Bottle Binge Drinking Remains High, but Initiatives at Area Schools Raising Awareness, “College binge drinking is remaining in colleges due to the intractable problems that contribute to 1,700 student deaths, 599,000 injuries, and 97,000 cases of sexual assault, or date rapes.” (24). For college students, health issues may not seem relevant, or carry that much weight; after all, many young adults believe they’re invincible. Binge drinking affects the entire college community, not just those who partake in drinking. To change this culture, colleges need help from parents, the Greeks, and the alumni. To begin, parents are usually the last to know that their children are influenced by
1.5% has a college degree by the time they reach 30. Not only does it affect the lives of teens, it also affects their children. Girls born to teen mothers are more likely to become a teen mother. Boys that are born to teen mothers end up in prison most likely. (11 Facts About Teen Pregnancy) The affects birth control or the lack of has on the United States economy.
Many teenagers are going to be sexually active regardless, and this model simply doesn’t accommodate to this fact or even acknowledge it. Students of today need a sexual education model that will provide them with the tools they need to be safe and healthy, and abstinence-only just isn’t it. Students are missing out on valuable education that could possibly prevent an unwanted pregnancy or deadly STD. Clearly, something needs to be changed about
Ashley Wright Classical Argument Sexual Assault In Colleges Research shows that sexual assault on college campuses is surprisingly common and rising. Some surveys suggest that one in four women who attend a college or university will experience some form of sexual assault. While women are most often claimed to be the only victims of sexual assault, men are also targeted and experience some sort of sexual violation in various forms. Sexual assault can be defined as illegal sexual contact that usually involves force upon a person without consent or is inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving consent (as because of age or physical or mental incapacity) or who places the assailant (as a doctor) in a position of trust or authority.
Over the last twenty-five years women and girls caught in the criminal justice system has skyrocketed (Shannan Catalano, 2009). If females were being treated more leiniant there would not be as many women and girls incarcerated. Women battle the gender bias courts and would also like to see things done more fairly. Gender bias impairs not only a woman’s chances of winning relief from her abuser but also limits the ability of her attorney, if female, to prove her case (Dragiewicz, 2012). A batterer who does file for custody will frequently win, as he has numerous advantages over his partner in custody litigation.
What society intended as vehicles for entertainment and bringing families together, has proven to be harmful to the minds of adolescents. Parents can no longer depend on society as a whole for moral advice in rearing children. Over two decades of research confirms that families and particularly parents are an important influence on whether their teenagers become pregnant or cause a pregnancy. In a variety of ways, parental behavior and the nature of parent/child relationships influence teens' sexual activity and use of contraception. While parents cannot determine whether their children have sex, use contraception, or become pregnant, the quality of their relationships with their children can make a real difference (Miller, 1998).