In addition, while casual sex may have been viewed as "normal" a few decades ago, the outlook on it is different now with the discovery of the HIV virus and other sexually transmitted diseases. ... Throughout the story, different parts can be easily related to a real-life event on how men are allowed to express themselves sexually without causing any controversy, but once a woman tries to do the same there's always someone there to point a finger at them. Thankfully, Minot's writing gives clear-cut reasoning on how messed up our world is. ...

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The next day everyone is staring and you even heard someone mention the word slut. ... Making condoms available in public schools gives students the opportunity to obtain relatively large numbers of condoms, which does not lead to increases in sexual activity but an increase in condom use among sexually active teenagers. ... -Other than abstinence, the condom is the only effective protection against pregnancies and STDs such as the HIV virus and AIDS. ... -People will be happier, more at ease, and more successful in life if we start giving out condoms in high school. ... Remember th...

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And almost half of the sexually active students had never been tested for an STD, even though one in five college students know someone who has contracted a sexually transmitted disease while in college. ... -24 million new cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) occur annually -63% of all sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases occur among people less than 25 years of age. ... Just because the majority of college students are having sex, doesn't give the right to promote it. ...

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