Since 1910 the Boy Scouts of America has grown and influenced Boys ranging from the age of 10-17 on the values of life skills and outdoor recreation. Created by Robert Baden Powell in 1908 in England, scouting has grown to over 161 countries and one of the first being the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America has a positive impact on american culture accumulating over 13 million hours in service conducted by over 2.7 million youth members and over a million volunteers in 2012 alone (Facts About Scouting). While some may say Scouting has a positive impact on American society others will say the complete opposite. The most controversial having to do with the openly gay ban that was in place until 2014, but still bans gay or lesbian adults. This means that even though a scout can be openly gay as a youth right when he turns 18 he will be kicked out of scouting. Due to the evolution of scouting some believe it won't be long till the gay ban will be totally lifted. Over the past 100 years scouting has had its fair share of celebrities. These famous scouters have helped shape american society either here on earth or up in space. Among these individuals have been Neil Armstrong, Hank Aaron, Gerald Ford and many more. Scouting has a positive impact on american culture by going through good times and some bad shaped by the american culture and the everlasting need to be outdoors. The Boy Scouts of America dates back to the early 20th century but was not the first boy scouting program. The brainchild of the scouting movement being Robert Baden Powell. Robert Baden Powell was born on February 22, 1857 in Great Britain. He was the son of an Anglican priest and he stressed that in order to be a good citizen you had to believe in ... ... middle of paper ... ...by excluding gay scouts some of which could have been Eagle Scouts. The BSA has stood the test of time throughout the 20th century and early 21st century by incorporating skills and adapting to the modern ways of life. With merit badges like Computer Programing and Nuclear Science the BSA has always and will always promote exciting and innovative ways of intriguing new members and keeping past members involved. Members of the BSA are anxiously awaiting the solution to the gay ban on openly gay adult leaders and If the ban is lifted there’s a lot of people that will agree that this is the right decision to make and will be one that will open many doors for teenagers and adults affected by this ban. The Boy Scouts of America is the ultimate guide for young men that can help shape the future of tomorrow because it has been doing that the past hundred and four years.
The United States Congress chartered the American Legion in 1919. Its purpose was to benefit veterans and their families, promote Americanism and serve the greater good of communities nationwide. First welcomed to membership were veterans returning home from the battlefields of Europe. But over the years, Congress amended the Legion’s charter so as to include those who had served in World War II, Korea and more recent conflicts.
The Salvation Army is a well-known organization that has a purpose of helping humans however they can (The Salvation Army USA). A lesser known organization, but still an important one, is called Carehaven. Carehaven works to help women and children who have been victims of abuse (Rajh-Gopaul). These groups use a powerful visual of a bruised woman to effectively show the lack of attention and care for victims of abuse. This PSA encourages the viewers to take action, whether they need help, or they are willing to help others. Emotional appeals, logic, and relatability help these organizations to inspire their audience to be aware of the abuse that is so commonly overlooked.
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Prior to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy the United States and its citizens were not very tolerant to openly gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals. Prior to World War II gays were not specifically targeted for exclusion from the military, although sodomy was considered a criminal offense as early as the Revolutionary War. However by the beginning of World War II, the military had shifted focus from excluding acts that were considered homosexual to focusing on members that were considered homosexual. In 1942, the military issued its first regulation that contained a paragraph defining the difference between a homosexual and a normal person. In fact, this regulation also described procedures for rejecting gay draftees. (Martinez, Hebl, & Law, 2012). The military based these procedures on medical rationale and psychiatric screening to...
Being in the military is a big responsibility and incredibly hard, but it is a very good thing to be joined in. Men that are in the army get in trouble if they sass their commanding officer or they don’t do their chores or wake up on time, so having teenage rebellious boys in the army would teach them discipline and responsibility. Most boys would learn really quickly after starting boot camp, that they are not allowed to slack off like they would at home, so after they do months of the training and after they are out fighting for their country, they will take those skills they learned home with them and their parents will most likely see a huge difference in the attitude of their
The act of enlisting in war has been seen as an honorable task since the establishment of the military and its different branches. To take pride and to fight for one’s nation is the true meaning of being an American citizen. Like with every decision made in life, enlisting in the military has consequences. The act of war is often unpredictable and many measures are taken into count. These soldiers therefore, entrust their life to the military. However, what most soldiers never take into consideration before enlisting is the fact that a majority of them will be subjected to a form of sexual abuse or sexual harassment. Sexual abuse and harassment that occurs within their own respected military group. These soldiers get in trouble for reporting
In 1950, a homosexual man named Harry Hay and a group of homosexual activists decided that they were tired of being treated unequally just because of their sexual orientation (Mattachine Society Today 3). They started the Mattachine Society where they could begin acting and organizing against this type of oppression. They wanted to give male homosexuals support and the sense of pride for being who they were. The main goals were to unify isolated homosexuals and to encourage them to fight for their rights while providing a society of safe and social activities (Mattachine Society Today 9). The group was in for a struggle though: their conservative ways did not satisfy many. The problem was not in their efforts and intentions, but in the fact that their society was politically weak,...
What is childhood? To some its the upbringing and quality of life given to the child within the first several years of the child's life. In its simplest form, childhood is classified as the age span which ranges from birth to adolescence. During those years of childhood, most children go through various different physical and cognitive changes. According to the famous cognitive developmental theorist Jean Piaget, in psychology, childhood consists of four separate stages of development. Those stages are sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages. The sensorimotor stage extends from both to when the child first starts to grasp the concept of language. In the pre-operational stage is when the child starts
“What change was that I found myself surrounded by people-starting with my mom, grandparents, uncles, and aunts, and leading to a string of wonderful role model and mentors- who kept pushing me to see more than what was directly in front of me, to see the boundless possibilities of the of the wider world and the unexplored possibilities with in myself (179).” Wes started so really think about the people who pushed him to do better. I think the person who pushed him the most was his Mother, Joy. Wes wouldn’t of gone to military school without his mom saying that he had to go. With his family expecting more from Wes and them wanting to see him do better. Wes might or turn out like the Other Wes that was in the book, but he didn’t. In the book
November; the time when Thanksgiving rolls around and schools begin to display decorations of leaves, cornucopias, turkeys, pilgrims, and Indians. To elementary aged children this time means little to nothing except a week of no school, plenty of food, and loads of time with family. America has begun to train children from elementary school age to only associate Native Americans with Thanksgiving and pilgrims. America breeds children from day one to view Native Americans as a Thanksgiving tale or a page in a textbook but never takes the time to teach them about the day to day struggles that Native Americans still suffer from.
When children play sports, they learn teamwork. Since they play with a set of rules created by adults that must be strictly followed, the children must work together to figure out how to use these rules to their advantage in order to win the game. By doing this, children build a sense of fellowship, teamwork and eventual acomplishment when they win. They also learn that not everybody wins, so they mature by dealing with their defeat and instead finding a way to win next time. Other activities such as community service or Girl/Boy Scouts, not only build a sense of teamwork, but also a sense of acheivement. The main goal of community service and the scouts is to make your community better in some way, and to help those in need. Children learn that by these organized activities they are making a group of people or just one person happier, and that gives the child a sense of acomplishment. I personally was a Boy Scout, and to this day I am proud of it and I know that the activities I participated in and the skills I learnd at that age still help me to this
As a Cub Scout and young Boy Scout I was someone who did what everybody else did. I followed the leaders, did the work or project I was instructed to do, and had little input on what was going on. I essentially treated scouts in a similar manner to how I treated school: follow the rules, don’t take risks, and do what the other kids do. I had no personal ambitions of wanting to do anything different; I just wanted
Adolescent DevelopmentHave you ever wondered why people act the way they do, or have the interests that they do? Have you ever wondered how or why someone, maybe even yourself, has picked the career choice or life path? Have you ever been in a situation where you have said to yourself, “Wow what I just said sounds exactly like my mom or dad.”? There are many theories as to why you might have these questions or experiences, and most have to do with the process of growing up, or adolescent development. Some of the theories that will be explored throughout this piece will be nature/nurture, continuous/discontinuous development, and early/late experience and the interplay between them that occurs during this process. Nature vs. NurtureThe question
Firestone, Lisa, Dr. "7 Ways Your Childhood Affects How You Parent."Http://www.psychalive.org/. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Sept.
The military will tell you that a patrol is an organization and is not a mission, so a patrol is a noun, and not a verb. A patrol is typically an independent organization put together for a specific purpose.