This House Would Not Legalize Prositution

Prostitution is defined as the practice or occupation of engaging in paid sexual activity. The topic on whether or not we should legalize prostitution has been debated for many years. In this essay, our house disagrees with legal prostitution. The act itself is socially undesirable and immoral and it will have a negative impact on society. The interest in this job will also increase once the government legalizes it.

There are many non-profit organizations that support people in a similar situation as prostitutes, such as people in abject poverty. We need to question why prostitutes are denied the same support and help. The only reason they join prostitution is that there is no other option to make a living. These women are not educated and have extremely low wages like those who are supported by thousands of organizations. Rather than legalizing prostitution, we need to first find a way to rescue them from unhealthy working conditions.

We need to predict how it will affect the public when prostitution becomes legal. Although these women will be safe in terms of reliable insurances and wages, if the crowd disapproves the "new career," not only will it cause a petition, resulting in social division, but also seclude prostitutes from society . The way we change our viewpoint on prostitutes will take many years. Adding on, the stereotypes of sex workers are hard to change, thus making a slight, perhaps harsher, difference in the lives of these women.

More women will consider to be a prostitute once it becomes legal. Those who are especially in desperate need of money will not think twice. This industry will grow faster than ever as the interest will raise. This will have negative side effects. For example, young women not mature enough to have the right concept on sex can be easily seduced by this high paying industry, regretting their "job" in the future. Legalizing will only boost up the industry, producing greater number of sex workers.

In conclusion, prostitution shall remain illegal (if not abolished). If not, it will affect the perspectives of the public, causing social conflicts. The industry will grow even faster than it is today. In fact, the background story of these prostitutes are necessary to be heard and solved before it gets more serious.

Sex Workers Are Victims

In the article “Sex Workers are Victims,” Jane Wells and John-Keith Wasson argued that by legalizing prostitution, there would be more conflicts than there were at the first place.

As a modern form of slavery, sex workers have more disadvantages than advantages and are considered. Women who work under pimps suffer from numerous amounts of problems both physically and mentally. The FBI estimated that around 85% of sex workers experience abuse while serving their customer. Less than one-tenth of 1% of them use a safe health insurance system.

In sex industries, the majority of pimps force their prostitutes to hand over their payment. Adding on, most women are in an unhealthy condition, often suffering from traumas involving beating, knifings, and rape. PTSH, a chronic pelvic disease is also a crucial problem they have today.

Even by legalizing the fastest growing “criminal” industry, Jane and John affirmed that the first thing the public should do is to recognize the harm and help these sex victims overcome their traumas.

Voluntary sex workers should not be the first priority over those who are forced to work as salves.as a modern form of slavery.

What makes a true friend? Describe one.

In this essay I would like to talk about someone who has been one of the best friends in my life. I will be referring her as Sarah (not her real name) and describe how she has inspired my life in many different ways.

I first met Sarah in 2011, two years ago. She came in the middle of our school year and my group of friends decided that we should include her as a part of our group. I thought Sarah looked like one of those girls who I would have a hard time getting along with. It seemed as if our personalities didn’t match and we wouldn’t get close because she was in another class. In the beginning, it was fine for me to not consider her one of my close friends, but as time went by, I felt as if I was “losing” a close friend of mine.

Sarah and I had a proper conversation for the first time at the beginning of seventh grade. Although the conversation wasn’t important, the two of us realized that our way of thinking was similar. Luckily, we were in the same class that year, which gave us a better chance to talk. During the first few months of seventh grade, I found out that Sarah lived about 15 minutes away from where I lived, the types of food she liked and disliked, and how she came to our school. It took us less than three months to get close, which was quite unusual because we couldn’t do so for a year in sixth grade.  Sarah and I had a chance to share facts about ourselves and stories that we would normally keep inside. We couldn’t believe how strong our friendship had grown since the previous year. We hung out after school for many weeks and developed an extremely strong friendship.

Although Sarah and I had good times, there were days when it was impossible for us to understand each other. The more you know friend, the higher the possibility of fighting with them. Sarah is the type to get angry easily and I am the type to forget things quickly. This was the main problem for the two of us because whenever we had a fight, Sarah would be extremely offended and I would quickly forget about it. The longest fight that we’ve ever had was only for a day, but Sarah and I would be intensely angry towards each other. Luckily, most fights were over with a quick apology and our friendship hadn’t changed a bit. In fact, through these fights, I had a chance to know Sarah even more than before. Through these major and minor fights with Sarah, our friendship grew even stronger.

Currently, I consider Sarah one of my closest friends. Fortunately, we are in the same class this year as well. A true friend understands you the better than anyone else and tells what is right or wrong. There may be times when you don’t understand each other, but through these fights a true friend will understand you better and know how to act the next time. It may take a while to realize who your true friends are, but eventually, you will know. I would like to thank Sarah for being my true friend and always being there no matter what!

Participating in team sports helps to develop good character

I believe that everyone will develop a good character once they participate in team sports. I experienced a major change in my life because of sports at the beginning of eighth grade. Although I don’t have a great talent in sports, joining our school’s sports club gave me a memory I will never forget.

Our British school has a competitive sports team called FOBISIA, which stands for “Federation of British International Schools In Asia.” Many such teams get to host a sports week at their school. Different sports events are held such as girls and boys basketball, boys and girls soccer, and individual matches. Since many students would like to join their school’s FOBISIA team, they go through weeks, or even months of training in order to make the team. In my case, the Under 15 FOBISIA girls and boys team started their tryouts the second week of school. We had about two full months until the team had to go to Hong Kong, since they were the hosts of the FOBISIA U-15 games this year, and about one month for the teams to get elected. As usual, I didn’t want to try out because I never had a talent with sports and didn’t have the confidence to improve. Our school took sports extremely seriously and trying out for the team felt as if I would slow down their training. However, friends encouraged me, saying that giving it a try wouldn’t be that bad since it would be our last FOBISIA and we would be graduating the British School this year and moving on to the High School division. After days of thinking, I decided that trying out for our team would give me a chance to test my sports ability.

As I had expected, the first week of training/trying out wasn’t easy. Participating in team sports such as basketball and soccer, there were times when I disappointed myself due to the feeling of letting the whole team down. Although everyone on our team was encouraging me, there was always the thought of giving up. However, thanks to everyone who told me that I was doing great, the thought always vanished after a few days. We also had a chance to test ourselves in individual events, including swimming, athletics, and running. One activity I found absolutely difficult was the cooper run that required running constantly for 20 minutes. I only ran about six laps the first time, being very slow compared to others. By this point, I was determined to improve and tried my best whenever we trained.

After a few weeks, our team list came out and as expected, I wasn’t on the official team. However, surprisingly, I was placed as a reserve! This meant that one still trained with the official team in case someone had to be replaced or got injured before the week of FOBISIA. I was happy with my result because it gave me a chance to train for another month and get in even better shape. The excitement of looking forward to the next few FOBISIA training sessions was tremendous because this meant that I was having fun in sports.

By the end of FOBISIA training, I was quite surprised with my progress, both mentally and physically. After a few weeks of doing the cooper run, I was able to accomplish 15 laps around the field in 25 minutes, much better than before! Not only did trying out for this team help me improve in sports, but also find confidence in myself. From now and on, there will be a higher possibility for me to tryout for other things I usually didn’t do. Through this experience, I learned the mindset of never giving up, leading a group, encouraging others, and trying one’s best. I will never forget FOBISIA because it helped me in a variety of ways which will help me all my life.

What Makes a Good Leader In Terms of Projects?

There are many different types of leaders in this world, some being good and others bad. However, all leaders have one thing in common—making sure the whole group is cooperating well as a whole. There are many things you need in order to become a good leader.

I believe that the first requirement is understanding the ability of each member in their group to determine who is doing what. For example, a team that makes its strongest member do work requiring more energy will be more efficient than one that makes its weakest member do an equal amount of work. One way the leader can know his group’s abilities is by getting to know every member. Although you supervise a team, you occasionally don’t know the members as well as you thought. By studying them, you may better understand their strengths and weaknesses, which will lead to a much more powerful group. This helps you guide the group and let them get to know each other. A good leader tries to even out the workload after discussing it with everyone in a fair and unbiased way.

A good leader also needs to make sure everyone is on task. This is essential when it comes to long term projects because it is difficult to catch up with what others have done for weeks or perhaps months. The leader should always be aware of the task and make sure everyone is doing the correct thing. I think a bad leader does most of the project alone and ignores teammates’ opinions. If they do most of the work, it is unfair to them and their group members. A good leader should not only make sure that everyone is on task, but also be patient if someone hasn’t done the right thing. There may be members who intentionally don’t do their job, but that is different from someone who has tried their best but not accomplished as much as they had wanted. In this case, a good leader will confront the group and try to reach a reasonable solution. On the other hand, a bad leader will scold the teammates for not doing the proper jobs and make up for the mistake by finishing the task themselves.

I have been through many projects in my school. Most of the grades were fair, but there were times I thought that I deserved a higher grade compared to what I got. There were times I had to be the leader of the group and others when I had to follow. Being a leader wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be. Long term projects had many ups and downs. Since everyone thought differently, it was difficult to combine all their ideas and divide the workload evenly. However, we definitely always needed a good leader in order to finish something on time!

Is it always essential to tell the truth, or are there circumstances in which it is better to lie?

I believe that the truth is one of the most happy but painful things in life. There are truths we like to know and some we tend to avoid. Once a fact is known to be true, I find it difficult to change. However, you can make it sound false by lying, which comes in handy when you want to protect yourself or avoid certain circumstances. This may lead you to more trouble at the end. It is essential to lie depending on the situation, but the deeper the lie gets, the higher the truth exposed.

Interestingly, we learn to lie without being taught. For example, if a young child eats a cookie his mother didn’t want him to eat until dinner, he will lie that he didn’t eat it because he wants to stay away from trouble and eat another cookie after dinner. Although his parents did not teach him to lie, he learned that it was the only way to stay safe. Though lying is clearly not essential in this case, sometimes it is. Consider a national athlete and his family. This athlete has been practicing for years in order to go to the Olympics. Unfortunately, his mother passes away right on the day he competes. His family doesn’t want to contact the athlete because they all know that he has been waiting for this day. Instead, they lie to the athlete that everything is okay, which in this case, is the right thing to do. Although you can’t resurrect someone from the dead, it is better for the athlete to know about his mother’s death after the competition. The truth eventually comes out, but the timing is essential for him.

It is not always right for you to lie. For example, at a crime scene, you have to tell the truth no matter how much it hurts. If you have witnessed a crime and the police ask you to recall the situation, the best thing to do is to tell the truth in order to help them find the criminal. However, if you found out that the criminal was one of your family members, it would be hard to tell the truth because it would not only cause problems finding the criminal, but make you feel psychologically unstable. Once you have lied to the police, you will force yourself to keep lying in order to prove that the previous lie is a true statement. There will be no end and the lying will become worse until you won’t even remember what you lied about. This won’t be safe for you as well if they find out what you have been doing. The circumstances might get worse so that it would have been better off telling the truth in the first place. One lie has led to another, causing more problems than telling the truth. This stirs up more trouble for everyone, including yourself.

Reasons whether to lie or not will vary, but the truth eventually comes out. I believe that it is essential to lie if there are more advantages, but there are certain situations when you have to tell the truth no matter what. A temporary lie may be exceptional, but lies rarely last forever. It is a matter of time before the lie reveals itself.

Your school has decided (to change the dress code, to stop assigning homework on the weekend, to end summer vacations and go to year-round schooling, etc.). Write a letter to persuade the school board to make the change or to keep the policy.

Your school has decided (to change the dress code, to stop assigning homework on the weekend, to end summer vacations and go to year-round schooling, etc.). Write a letter to persuade the school board to make the change or to keep the policy.

*MADE UP*

Dear Headmaster Stones,

Greetings. I am currently a parent at Lincoln Middle School. Very recently, I heard that our school will stop having a uniform code. Unfortunately, I have to disagree with this for various reasons. By the end of this letter, I hope you will understand why we need uniforms and reconsider your decision.

Lincoln Middle School is widely known for its polite and intelligent students. We proudly placed third among the best educated private schools. Most alumni at our school have found a stable job and are now doing what they want to do. Although students get about four hours of homework daily, I believe that this is for their own future. All 350 students at your school are able to concentrate well because the school limits the use of computers. However, if our school becomes uniform-free, what may first seem an advantage won’t last long.

Middle school is the most important point in life in terms of understanding yourself and what you will do in the future. We need education it in order to understand how the world works and how to improve it. If the school decides not to have uniforms, we may become distracted from our studies. With a dress code, you don’t have to worry about what you will be wearing every day. All students know what they will be wearing to school every day, making it easier for them in the morning. They won’t be concerned about the new trend or wonder if their friends will like they’re wearing. On the other hand, without uniforms, all students will have to keep the latest fashion in mind, perhaps going shopping every other week to keep up to date. This will surely be time-consuming and unhelpful to their studies. Being teenagers, more and more students will focus on clothes instead of work, not helping them at all in high school or their future.

Also, we should continue to have school uniforms to prevent discrimination. With over 300 people in your middle school, economic status and fashion taste will vary greatly among students. Of course, those from a wealthier family will have no problems getting new clothes every weekend, but having no uniforms might become a worry to those from a lower economic class. Discrimination will occur when a group of students doesn’t approve of a particular student’s fashion and this will eventually expand. In a school known for its friendly environment, I would hate seeing students forming cliques because of their fashion status. School is meant for education and learning how to interact with others — not for discrimination.

Your wrong decisions will harm to the students at Lincoln Middle School.

Thank you for your time; I hope you reconsider.

Sincerely,

Amanda Madison