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Abortion, everyone has an opinion and thoughts on the topic. The debate is almost always divided into the pro-choice side and the pro-life side. Just a couple of weeks ago there was a giant display in my school mall about abortion and the pro-life side. The display showed pictures of the operation and how it is similar to lynching and arguments like that. As I walked up to the display multiple people handed me pamphlets with graphic pictures while the people hosting the display came up to me to ask what I thought of it. When I told them my views we had a conversation both taking turns giving our opposite opinions on the topic. Overall the conversation was educational but I still didn't change my stance on pro-choice.     Why am I pro-choice and why is it such an important topic for me? As someone who is an advocate for human rights why am I so ok with, as the pro-life side puts it, murder? I have come to be a big women's rights advocate and I think t...

dou·ble stand·ard /ˈdəbəl ˈstandərd/ noun plural noun:  double standards a rule or principle that is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups. This tweet shows two pictures, in the pictures the two different people have the same expression giving the same emotion. A little backstory to each of these pictures, the first picture is of Brett Kavanaugh being questioned about sexually assaulting Christine Ford when they were younger. He was being interviewed for a position in the supreme court. When being questioned he didn't fully answer the questions, was rude to the people asking those questions, and spazzed out and started to raise his voice.  The second picture is of Sarina Williams, one of the most famous tennis player. She was wrongfully accused of cheating and she decided to call out the ref for it, getting penalized and fined for it. after that game, she was criticized saying she was a sore...

Visual, haptic, and technological are the most common ways of communication for people with communication disabilities. There are so many ways to communicate that these categories have categories. To begin, there is visual communication. This type of communication can be used with signs, to sign language, to facial expressions. A common way would also be writing/drawing things down. This way of communication could be very helpful to people who can't physically speak.  Next, there is haptic communication which is how people communicate with the use of touch. Like Phycolagistanywhereanytime says it can be from " handshakes, holding hands, kissing (cheek, lips, hand), back slap, high five, shoulder pat, brushing arm, etc. Each give off nonverbal messages as to the touching person's intentions/feelings" This a type of communication that goes unnoticed most of the time but is one that we use all the time in our day to day lives. Fi...

As we live our day to day life we don't think about how we will communicate with each other, it just happens. People with communication disabilities don't have it so easy. They have obstacles they have to overcome and have to come up with ways to communicate with others.  There are so many disabilities that can cause someone to have trouble with communication like autism, brain injuries, Parkinson's, and many many more. It often affects their speech, hearing, reading, and writing abilities. Although they may have obstacles preventing them to communicate clearly, there are multiple alternatives they can communicate with.  Some examples could be their body language, Pointing, typing or writing what they are trying to say, and even technology. A famous example of technology helping with a communication disability would be Stephen Hawking. With his disability of ALS, he was unable to move his entire body. With the help of technology, he could create sentences and talk ...

   We often talk about the problems and struggles for girls in education, it is important that we also talk about the results and benefits of it. There are many reasons that girls need to be sent to school starting with creating healthier families. Educated woman are more aware of health and protected sex but can also pass it down to their kids. They can also pass down the knowledge and influence of women in education. It is more likely for the children of educated women to go to school than women who do not. Getting girls to school also helps with the child marriage issue, like the "Global Partnership for Education" states "If all girls had secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa and south ans west Asia, child marriage would fall by 64%, from almost 2.9 to just over 1 million." This is an important issue that sending girls to school can improve.    Another important cause that results from educated women is more women leaders. It is important to have more women ...

Here in america we don't really see an issue with girls having an education, in fact its mandatory for both boys and girls to go to school. When we think about girls not allowed to go to school we think its crazy, but in other country's that is the reality. There are so many factors that go into girls not getting a proper education ranging from the overall look of society to even the bathrooms that are provided for them. One place where It is a major issue is in India so many girls there do not have a proper education like The Atlantic Issue "The Groups Fighting for Girls' Education in India" states "Particularly here in Rajasthan, where only 52.66 percent are literate and some 350,000 are not in school, according to Educate Girls" this is only in one part of the country it is so much worse if it is all put together.  One common issue in India that prevents girls from going to school is child brides. It is a giant issue that affects them in many ways...