19. November 2009 by student.

         One of the biggest social problem that we have today is getting divorce and remarriage. According to the website divorcemag.com, in 2002, there were 4.1 divorces per 1,000 people in the United States, which makes the United States rank fifth in that category. The Maldives ranked first, with 10.97 divorces per 1,000 people. however there should be some cause and effect that’s causing this problem. In my opinion. The first significant cause of recent rise in the rates of divorce is that women completely change in roles. In the past, men have to earn whole money to afford the expense of family, whereas woman only do housework, hence women have no money leading to depend on husbands’ money. Because of these situations, it is too difficult for most women to separate from their husbands. Nonetheless, these situations entirely change nowadays. The equality between men and women in roles are very clear at the moment, thus women can work outside to earn money, while men share the household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, washing as well as caring for children. It can be clearly seen that women are independent from money as they can earn money by themselves to support their living cost.According to the unites states department of labor:

1. Of the 121 million women age 16 years and over in the U.S., 72 million, or 59.5 percent, were labor force participants—working or looking for work.

2. Women comprised 46.5 percent of the total U.S. labor force and are projected to account for 47 percent of the labor force in 2016.

3. Women are projected to account for 49 percent of the increase in total labor force growth between 2006 and 2016.

4. 68 million women were employed in the U.S.—75 percent of employed women worked on full-time jobs, while 25 percent worked on a part-time basis.

5. The largest percentage of employed women (39 percent) worked in management, professional, and related occupations; 33 percent worked in sales and office occupations; 21 percent in service occupations; 6 percent in production, transportation, and material moving occupations; and 1 percent in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.

Also one of the situation becomes more complicated in divorse and remarriage that involve children from previous marriage, for example suppose that a father remarries someone who also has children from previous marriage and that the father then has additional children with his new spouse. Now the new household contains persons in four different position the father, mother/step mother, the children from both his or her first marriage. Now the father new household my well includes three sets of children. Those from his previous marriage, his new marriage, and his wife previous marriage. I know it seem complicated but not all remarries involves family structures this complex, of course, but whenever children are present from previous marriage, multiple definition arrive The ambiguity about the definition of kinship in families of divorce and remarriages is mirrored in the confusion over how to resolve some of the practical problems these families. I think the best way is to gave a little guidance to currently divorced adult, to remarried adults, and their children as how they should manage, their unfamiliar and complex family life.

One of the best way to try to solve these problem or to try to reduce the divorse rate. In my opinion before getting married a couple should attend a school for marriage that well put them on the right track.

According to Chicagoland marriage resource center :School for Marriage™

School for Marriage is a relationship curriculum for couples. School for Marriage™, provides training and workshops to:prepare couples and individuals for successful relationships

develop effective skills to sustain good relationshipsteach marriage educators and couples techniques for troubled marriages

We also provide Relationship Coaching by appointment.Mission Statement
School for Marriage™ believes in the sacredness of marital relationships and holds a vision for saving marriages. School for Marriage™ challenges couples and marriage educators to act with integrity and mutual respect. School for Marriage™ provides education, training and multiple options for achieving a good marriage.

Philosophy
School for Marriage™ believes in the sacredness of marital relationships and holds a vision for saving marriages. We believe that couples prefer marriage to divorce and need help in accomplishing this when they are in distress. We believe the role of the marriage educator is to facilitate discussion, educate the person(s), honor ambivalence when it is present and focus the couple on the relationship and their hopes for it. Through education and support, skills and techniques can be taught to individuals and couples seeking fulfilling relationships. Our purpose
Our purpose is to prevent divorce whenever possible. Couples on the Cusp®, ambivalent and undecided partners, are taught Stay or Go Techniques® that are relevant to their marital situation. Marriage educators discover the importance of honoring their client’s ambivalence. A negotiated Controlled Separation® contract provides a structure that assists Couples on the Cusp® in slowing down and cooling down in order to make a sane decision and have fewer regrets.This practical intervention in working with couples encourages cooperation, as adversaries become advocates. In this way hope is restored and couples are energized and inspired to reclaim their integrity and recommit to each other. In turn, children and families are spared undue trauma.

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19. November 2009 by student.

    It seems like all anyone is talking about these days is December 21,2012, the day the world is suppose to end. This whole is panic is really starting to get to everyone not only in America but around the world. Especially with the new movie 2012 out, people are starting to think irrationally and its really starting to freak me out. According to sources like the Myan calander and predictions by philosphers such as Nostradomus, on this day the world will end forever and everyone will be doomed, something like the appocolyps. To me this sounds a little outrageous, and I think people are taking this way too litterally.

      However, I do think that people are going to be so extream about this that they sabatoge their own society and everything will crash. I think people will end up withdrawling all their money from the banks, doing crazy bucket-list things, and it will cause mass chaos. To me, it will be something like Y2K where everyone paniced and prepared for the worst but nothing ended up happening. The media and television dont help either with this scare, people are always talking about this on the news and movies such as 2012 are scareing people and making them belive that stuff like that is actually going to happen! I honestly think nothing is going to happen and that this a hoax becuase I really dont want the world to end in 2012.

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19. November 2009 by student.

According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy the rate of prescritption drugs being abused is continuing to drastically increase. The main concern is teenages experimenting with narcaotics and fatally over dosing. Teens are experimenting with many types of prescription drugs such as pain killers like oxycodone, depressants and even steriods. People are becoming involved with a variety of these chemically manufactured drugs for a variety of reasons. Popular reasons teens give for using  prescription drugs are to have fun, lose weight, fit in, or even study harder. These drugs are sometimes easily accesible by looking in a family member’s or friend’s medicine cabinet. The drugs are also being sold on the streets in the ghettos and suburbs. The prescription pill epidemic is wide spread through out the country. A 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed that among all youths aged 12 to 17, 6% had tried prescription drugs for recreational use within the last month. This was a statistic found on one of the many web sites set up to inform parents of the dangers of prescription pills. The web sites really try to focus to inform those who abuse legal drugs that it is potentially dangerous to ones health. Doctors have to be careful when filling prescriptions because there are so many negative reactions a person could have to one of the chemical in the drug. A person could easily die by taking a medicine that is keeping someone else alive. The problem is a major concern among youths, so untill they are made aware of the consequences of abusing prescription drugs the statistics and death count will continue to rise.

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19. November 2009 by Mr. Andoscia.

All blogs before this one have been graded.  There are a couple of blogs that do not have names attached. Please make sure I know who you are so I can grade you.

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19. November 2009 by student.

       According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, resulting in over one million cases a year.  There are three types of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and malignant melanoma (MM).  Tanning is a direct cause of skin cancer, whether it is outside at the beach or in a tanning bed.  Tanning salons are especially dangerous since they can be used day or night, rain or shine, throughout the year.  Tanning in beds has shown a 75% increase in melanoma among women younger than thirty than those who did not go to salons.  Melanoma is a deadly, serious cancer.  One tiny mole, when left untreated, can turn into an ugly lesion with the capability to spread to the lymph nodes then to anywhere in the body.  Occasionally this may cause the loss of a limb or even an eye or ear!  Once you develop one melanoma you are at 20-50% risk of getting another one.  If it is caught early, skin cancer is easily treatable, however it will still cause significant scarring where the mole or moles must be excised.

                Tanning ruins your skin and the younger you start, the worse off you are.  Especially if you have a family history of skin cancer and/or are fair haired and light eyed.  People with naturally dark pigment to their skin are not as high a risk for skin cancer.  This is not to say that getting a tan “permanently darkens” your pigment, this is a lie told by the 2-billion dollar a year tanning industry.  A tan that darkens your pigment is actually damaging your skin.  This not only causes skin cancer but also premature wrinkles (yuck!).  Another argument made by tanning salons is that tanning helps a person get vitamin D in their body which is good for preventing certain cancers.  The fact is that most people get plenty of vitamin D just through everyday life.  Dairy products, fish, and the sun you see walking to and from your car during the day provide you with plenty of vitamin D.

                There are some precautions you can take.  You should give yourself a mole check every few months, note where existing ones are and what they look like.  Follow the guidelines on http://www.aad.org/public/exams/self.html.  If you notice any change in color, size, or shape, contact a dermatologist immediately.  Know the ABCDE’s of melanoma — Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, and Evolution.  You can find examples of these at http://www.aad.org/public/exams/abcde.html.  Also, it is recommended you get a full body exam by a dermatologist once a year after the age of 40, especially if you have a family history of skin cancer.  Another way to prevent skin cancer is to avoid the sun during the hours or 12 and 3.  Wear hats and protective clothing.  Wear sunscreen every day, even if you are just going go to the store. Put on sun block, SPF 30+, 15 minutes before going outdoors.  Remember to reapply sunscreen, especially when swimming or sweating. 

                Also, if you feel you must be tan for cosmetic purposes, there are lots of self-tanning lotions and products to give you a tan without the harmful UV rays of tanning beds.  They range in price and quality.  Tanning salons need to be strictly rethought and possibly outlawed.  (However, cigarettes are known to cause cancer and we do not outlaw tobacco). I do believe there should be limits to how often someone can go tanning in a bed and there should be signs up in salons stating the risks of the activity, much like warnings on a cigarette pack or bottles of alcohol. 

                Skin cancer is not to be taken lightly and people need to be made aware of this disease.  A lot of older women (45-70) say that they would lay in the sun all day with oil when they were young and now they are paying for it.  However, 30 years ago, we did not know what we know now about the sun and its harmful rays.  Now that we know, we must teach ourselves and our children.  It is very important to keep your children covered and loaded with sunscreen, even if they are just going outside to play for a few minutes.  They must be taught good habits.  Tanning in teens is on the rise with the availability of tanning salons.  This type of cancer only seems to be growing with the times.

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19. November 2009 by student.

When living with someone without being married in Florida and having sexual intercourse is illegal in the state of Florida. This law is a law that isn’t taken too seriously and it’s not because most people do not get caught. If you are living in this situation based upon laws to who gets what if the relationship goes bad and one decides to move out, what’s his is his and what’s hers is hers. This is considered a roommate live in situation. Although the two partners may believe it is not, it is based on law in Florida.

If you have ever been through this situation then maybe you will understand my concern with this.

I once lived with a guy I dated for 6 years, we were planning to get married, we worked together, and we purchased animals together. We bought a home together and lived in the house together for 10 months. When things started to go bad, I decided to move out and go back home! The only problem was I wanted to be fair and considerate because I didn’t want to leave him without anything. When I found out he cheated on me for 6 months I decided to take everything. Although everything was mine (majority) of all items in the house were mine his parents got angry and decided to leave me with the entire debt. We had shared credit card expenses; we shared purchases of some furniture, and some televisions. Since everything was in my name I’m the one that lost everything.

To me this doesn’t seem to fair because I am the one that was trying to do the right thing. I would have been more considerate except he cheated.

This is what I ask… If we were married would things have been different? If we were married and he cheated would it make a difference to us just dating? If we were family would it have been different?

Small claims can be made, but the problem with that is when everything is in your name you are the one held responsible. This to me doesn’t seem fair because what if you are the only one that had good credit? What if you really felt this guy was the one you were going to be with forever and you never knew he would leave all the debt in your hands? In this situation how do we fix the law of small claims?

Shouldn’t the one that tried to make things work and tried to do the right thing be granted some wish? Shouldn’t they be helped out with the debt? How exactly does this affect everyone that has ever been cheated on?

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