Should bartenders be held responsible for the behavior of their patrons?

No one should be drinking if they’re not 21 years or older. No matter the excessive amount of alcohol you may take in your body, it’s not the baristas fault. The drinker should be able to know its limit. One of the reasons why the law has an age requirement to things like these is because they expect them to be mature enough to make wiser decisions. No one should be accountable for others decisions, their behavior, and its consequences. Numerous people drink beyond its limitation and get into trouble. They become drunk and wake up the next morning with many regrets. It’s the patron’s body, and alcohol can have a negative effect on them physically and mentally.

Should mandatory (or voluntary) prayer be permitted in public schools?

Mandatory prayers should not be permitted in public schools. Public schools are known to be diverse with the student’s ethnicity and religion. Forcing every student to follow a certain belief they don’t follow should be acceptable. Having voluntary prayers can also make the students feel left out, so I personally think it shouldn’t be allowed at public schools. Although, they are many Muslims who pray five times a day, they usually go to a different area and pray on their own. Advocating ones religion more than the other at school is not fair to everyone. Students are at school to learn about the world and gain the skills and knowledge they need to survive in the real world. In my opinion, the school can teach the students about religions but not practice a certain one. Students can practice it on their own with family members, friends, and community.

Do "beauty" contests (Mr. America, Miss America, etc.) serve any purpose in society?

Beauty contests can be beneficial and harmful towards society. It can be beneficial to the women and men so they can achieve their dreams to come true. All of them have a dream of helping out either their community, children, and giving back somehow. Beauty contest can give them that opportunity to be notice as someone. It can harm society by providing America with an ideal body image for all men and women to have. The media can influence its audience, especially women, to be dissatisfied with their body image, since in the beauty contest, the contests have to wear swimming suites. With the dissatisfaction will start to have a low self esteem, with leads to dieting and soon an eating disorder. One good thing can lead to other bad things. Beauty contest should be careful on the message their advocating to Americans.

Should sex and violence on television or in the movies be restricted?

I think that children shouldn’t be exposed to certain things at such a young age, especially sex and violence on television; therefore it should be restricted for them. As we all know, kids tend to replicate numerous things they see from family members, friends, and whatever is on television. By them being presented to violence and sex, they will grow up with an idea in mind that it’s okay to be violent towards others and may think sex is not a big deal. Most importantly children are very young and are not grown enough to know the difference between right and wrong; for that reason they will not have the knowledge about sex and violence as well as the consequences it has.

Political Cartoon

“Don’t ask, don’t tell” this phrase has been used for a while. Many people have hidden their identity because of fear. They fear what people might say such as their friends, family, and society. Gays, Lesbian, and Bi also fear the violence and the unwelcoming from society. They’re not treated fair and looked over as if they’re not human beings. They have done a lot for this country and only ask for one thing in return, freedom. The freedom to marry whom they want and the respect they deserve. If you were to look at what’s going on in their community, there have been many violence towards them as well as GBL committing suicide. I think its ridiculous this topic has reached to the point that others would like to take away their life. It got to stop! Society uses the reason that it’s a sin in Christianity. In my opinion, there are many sinful things Americans are committing such as drinking, adultery, etc. Numerous people say if their committing a sin, they’ll go to hell, I’ll say, let that be between God and the person. Wheatear you support GBL or not, they’re human beings just like us. As the saying goes “treat others the way you would like to be treated.”

ASL

I like this song and I like this video also. I'm interested in
American Sign Language (ASL) and watching videos in ASL help me understand ASL better.

literacy techniques

There are many techniques that could be used to strengthen literacy at all grade levels. i think students need more one-on-one time with the instructor to discuss how the student could improve their reading skills. Another way literacy can strengthen at all grades level is by providing interesting articles and books. In this case, students can feel related to the reading and most importantly engaged. When students are engaged in the reading, they expand their knowledge and gain more motivation to continue reading. With motivation and encouragement from family, friends, and faculties, students can challenge themselves to the next level.

Adoption..Open or Sealed?

Adoption records should be open rather than sealed under the circumstance of health. many adopted people don't know their family history. Therefore, their not capable of preventing something or not having the knowledge of where a disease or a health condition occurred from. It’s very important for someone who’s adopted to be knowledgeable of their health and know about their genetic. Majority of people would like to have an open adoption to get to know their biological parents and family members. In this way, they could build up a relationship and become a family.

Unemployment

Losing a job can affect someone’s financial life. The long term effects of unemployment on a person can be difficult. Without a job people are not able to stable their finance such as making payments and buying their need and wants. Being an adult comes with responsibilities and these responsibilities include rent, phone bill, car payments, etc. Obtaining a job helps people support themselves as well as their family. Without a job, they wouldn’t be capable of providing shelter, clothing and food. When someone is unemployed, their dependent on others; which numerous of them don't like. Every time they would like to purchase something, they have to ask. Sooner or later, they'll moving in back with their parents or with someone else. It can be difficult not having a job especially with the economic status and unemployment rates rising. Being employed gives people the opportunity to buy the necessity in life as well as their wants.

Should education be declared the offical language of the United States?

There are many diverse people that live in America. Everyone from all around the world come to the United State either to visit or spend their life here. What makes these people unique is their language they brought with. Their language is a part of their culture and also a part of their identity. Although English is the main language we use at work or school, it shouldn’t be declared as the official and only language spoken in the United States. If this was to happen, minorities would lose their language, culture, identity, and this will also take away their freedom. Therefore, everyone would be the same.

Effect on peer pressure

Forcing someone to do something against their will is just not right in my opinion. Many of the decision people make due to peer pressure result is a mistake they’ll regret. Peer pressure comes from people’s family, friends, and the media. Majority of the time peer pressure happens in school such as middle school and high school. Students may pressure other students to drink, smoke, have sex, or do something dangerous to harm themselves or others just to “fit it.” Some family members may put too much pressure on you performing well in a sport, school, or maybe into marriage. Media also plays a huge part because many people tend to think since it’s on TV or someone famous is doing something or behaving in a certain way; they should also. What’s worse about peer pressure is when the person starts thinking suicidal. People can get hurt emotional and physical by peer pressure. Although we’re not in a perfect world, peer pressure can be prevented. There’s always help from school faculty, organizations, and family and friends (of course, the ones who aren’t pressuring you) that may be able to help stop peer pressure.

Gender Role within America Marriage

As the world spins around, time moving forward, changes starts to happen. The article “Gender roles within America Marriage: Are they really changing?” by Lucy A. Hawke, discuss the changes in the marriage role and how these changes came to be. The traditional gender role that was played out is the husbands were the breadwinner; the wife lived the role of caregiver. Now in the present world, these roles have changed, although there are some people who refuse to accept this. By the 19th century, women gain more rights and since then there are many comparisons between the women and men of where they stand. They’d compare their employment, income, family structure, age, and education. In my opinion, I don’t mind the changes. We as Americans believe in equal rights, so why shouldn’t they have the same benefits as men? Most importantly, I believe in a marriage that’s 50-50, which means it should be balanced. Both the men and women should take care of the children, clean, cook, work, and attend school (if they’d like to.) They should try to contribute as much as they can instead of letting one partner do all the house work or providing all the finance that the family need in order to survival. It shouldn’t be about which husband or wife has the best job, the best education, the higher income, etc. As long as they have a good marriage and are happy with their life they’re living, that’s all that matters.

Sex Education

Everyone should take caution at all times. That’s why I believe sex education should be conducted from the age of twelve and above, it should be taught at all schools. If sex education was taught at schools, they’ll gain more knowledge and make wiser decisions in the future. The media can have somewhat of an effect on the way we view certain things, especially teenagers. In school, students are more focused on the topic without the distraction and pressure from the media. Therefore, if we’re not educated about sex, we’re not aware of the outcomes it may lead to such as pregnancy, sexual transmitted disease, AIDS, and much more. It’s better to be safe than sorry.