Sex Offenders: Where's the Problem? "Don't take candy from strangers." It's such a cliche term, overused and barely heeded anymore. However, this statement is crucial advice from parents to young children to keep them safe. The concern of parents for their young children...

Picture this, a nice quiet street lined with similar built houses, and a SUV or minivan parked in every driveway. All of the homes are well maintained and the occasional child on a bike rides by or a couple passes you walking their dog. Everyone you meet on the street is friendly and there isn&...

After school Programs Each weekday afternoon in America, the ringing of the bells signals not just the end of the school day, but the beginning of a time when at least 8 to 15 million of our children are left alone unsupervised. Some Children go home to an empty house while others find differ...

1. When you think about all the benefits we have received in our jobs, we don't realize how lucky we are. We have to thank all of the labor leaders who spent most of their time and effort in order for us to have the luxury to work in a safe environment, work reasonable hours, and receive a...

Premarital Relationships Nowadays, everything is highly developed in this world of advanced technology. Almost everything was changed compared to the past; for example, internet was widely used by people within these 10 years, and more people tend to use MP3s instead of CDs and people used to ha...

Teen Pregnancy Do you enjoy sex? Are you ready to take a chance when you are only a teenager? Are you ready to be a parent? I didn't think so. Most of us are still in high school and enjoying our social lives. Can you believe that only 1/3 of teenage mothers receive their high school diploma...

In this new decade of provocative music and promiscuous movies, there is no way around the topic of sex no matter what the age may be, and our teenage audiences are the biggest consumers. I don't think that the decision to have sex is the toughest choice among teenagers, but the decision to be factu...

I have heard a lot of talk about a uniform policy being enforced in our public school. Since this is an important topic of discussion, not only in our school but also in schools across the nation, I would like to share with you my view on this topic. Both sides have a good reasoning on this issue, b...

The forbidden fruit Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol under the age of 21. Why is 21 the "magical" age that makes a person intelligent and mature enough to consume alcohol? Sure, some adults abuse alcohol and some teenagers would be perfectly able to drink responsib...

America is known as the land of the free, where speech and action can be done without restriction (to an extent) by the power of our constitutional amendments. Speech and action has been actively exercised and has evolved from the 60's to now on one of America's most talked about issue tod...

Protecting a Nation In America today, we live in a very diverse society. We have people from all types of religions, nationalities, and skin-color. Everyone has their own views and opinions on our nation and its government. Some citizens believe the United States is being run poorly, while oth...