According to the New York Times, “More than 1,800 students die every year of alcohol-related causes...600,000 are injured while drunk, and nearly 100,000 become victims of alcohol-influenced sexual assaults”(Mcmurtrie). Alcohol-related injuries and deaths are issues colleges have been struggling with for decades. While some have implemented laws to prevent binge drinking, many have simply banned the use of alcohol on campuses. By implementing these strict rules, it seems as if colleges think students only drink for fun and because of peer pressure. Rather than solving the problem of alcohol-related injuries and deaths, these strict laws ensure that students find other dangerous means of obtaining and consuming this substance. It also ensures …show more content…
In an article about ensuring the safety of students with amnesty, Lehman et. al speak about how few colleges have implemented amnesty. The authors express that the amnesty policy comes with a mandatory education plan for those who use it(Lehman et. al). They specifically address Virginia Tech’s education plan for using the amnesty policy. They state that those who use amnesty in Virginia Tech have to go through an educational program, counseling or an assessment.” Students who are using amnesty are not just escaping the consequences of their actions. Although they aren’t to be penalized, they have to be counseled about what they have done. This gives them the opportunity to obtain help and change their unhealthy drinking patterns. By stopping these patterns, schools have the opportunity to reduce alcohol-related injuries and deaths. Thankfully, many of the colleges who have adopted amnesty also have an educational aspect to ensure that students obtain the help they need. For example, the University of Texas at Austin makes sure that students who are under amnesty see and listen to a counselor. The university’s site explains how their amnesty works on the campus (Student …show more content…
For some students, abusing alcohol is their form of coping with the stress they feel as college students. Dr. Daphne Pedersen, who specializes in social psychology, conducted a study on how stress affects binge drinking. In her report, she begins by separately talking about the issue of binge drinking and the issue of stress amongst college students (Pedersen). Before addressing her study, Pedersen explains that “[a]lthough binge drinking is often a recreational behavior, woven into college culture, it is also a documented response to stress.” This expresses that students tend to abuse alcohol because of stress. As a result of the stress they feel from the pressures and burdens in their new lives, they have the strong desire to escape. This leads them to begin viewing alcohol as a way to liberate themselves from stress. Due to this common misconception of alcohol reducing or eliminating stress, students continue to drink excessively without realizing that intoxication could injure and kill them. With the medical amnesty policy, those who call 911 to get help will not be penalized. Instead, they will be treated and they would have to attend counseling to ensure they deal with their stress in much safer ways. This, in turn, reduces the number of alcohol-related injuries and
soldiers should be jailed for their crimes although I believe they should given amnesty because, they have been traumatized, have never been taught right from wrong, and they have no control in what they are doing. They deserve
of the assault and self-blame. These are addressed through psychoeducation, exposure therapy, cognitive therapy and anxiety management. Since there is an extremely low percentage of reported cases of rape in Jamaica, intervention method should be employed in schools both as a prevention method and also to increase disclosure.
to prove several points, as well as to delay his death sentence. Lucas lived through a childhood of abuse and neglect. If there is a case that proves a person's childhood is reflected in their later actions this could certainly be one. He was never taught that life had any value and perhaps this led him into a life of crime. (killer index) Henry Lee Lucas was born on August 23, 1936, in Blacksburg Virginia. Lucas's mother was an abusive prostitute who forced both her disabled husband and son Henry
Canada's School Net. Prisons: Life in Prisons. http://www.acjnet.org/youthfaq/jaillife.html. 1998. [14] Sick, Gary. Prison Conditions in Egypt: A Filthy System. United States of America: Human Rights Watch, 1993. Pg 65. [15] Sick, Gary. Prison Conditions in Egypt: A Filthy System. United States of America: Human Rights Watch, 1993. Pg 73. [16] Sick, Gary. Prison Conditions in Egypt: A Filthy System. United States of America: Human Rights Watch, 1993. Pg 73-91 [17] Amnesty International
It is likely that these attitudes have been inherited by the community through sociocultural evolution- therefore, we're taught to the parents of the aggressors (and potentially to the victim) and inherently passed onto the aggressors themselves. (At this point, I would like to interject by stating that I do not believe sociocultural evolution should, or could, pose as an excuse for the crimes
First, Thai culture and history is not taught in schools in Europe. In history class, students are taught about the most important events in world history that occurred in the past including the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, the Egypt's contribution to mathematics and Geometry, the Creation of the Rome, the unification
The Advantages of Attending an Inner-City School Imagine having a gun stare you straight in the face. What do you do? How do you react? Luckily most people do not have to face a situation like this in their lives. However, this happened to me once while walking to my high school which is located in the middle of a large city. Another young man who was walking past me decided to show off in front of his friends and show them how "manly" he really was. Without saying a word, he walked up to me
The land of Kosovo has been plagued with tension for hundreds of years, being claimed by several surrounding countries. The two biggest contenders, Albanians in Kosovo and Serbia have been fighting for the land, which culminated in a full war from 1998-1999. The war brought international attention to the war crimes committed by both sides, and proved that the two countries had years to go before coming to a solution. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) led by Kosovo Albanians, and the Serbian militia
would side in moral favor with capital punishment. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that states that the morally right decision is the one that creates the most good for the greatest number of people. Therefore, according to this theory a decision should be made in order to create the greatest utility, regardless of the action itself. The umbrella name for this form Stretching back thousands of year’s humans have made death the ultimate punishment for a crime, whether it was stoning or crucifixion
Imagine entering into a new country with no say, and having little to no knowledge on the culture, people, or language. Some kids are brought at such a young age that they are able to grasp what is taught easier, but others are brought at an older age where it becomes difficult to learn a whole new language and culture. Most manage to overcome these obstacles and at times are awarded valedictorian in their class. Sadly, when the time comes to follow their educational paths these students are turned
variants and sources of internal division”. “During the past decade, the term “Global citizenship” increasingly has been communicated in public discourse by individuals across a wide variety of political, social and economic institutions—elementary schools encouraging children to embrace other cultures” (Schattle, p. 219). As we all know, the world is changing faster than most of us can possibly keep up with. Technology is one of those drivers of change and people are becoming more connected to each
Immigration has become a serious social problem in the United States, specifically illegal immigration. Whether immigrants are coming to America illegally or legally they are immigrating for the same reasons. The big question is what makes an immigrant an illegal immigrant. They can be classified illegal by entering without authorization or inspection, by staying beyond the authorized period after legal entry, or by violating the terms of legal entry. Many immigrants immigrate to the United States
Boko Haram (BH) is an extremist Islamic-based organization that is against the spread of western education and influence. Originating from Nigeria, the terrorist group makes their base in the northern part of the country which is home to a large percentage of the Muslim population while the south is home to a large percentage of the Christian population. They believe that western culture has corrupted their government and culture so they aim to create their own Islamic state under sharia law in the
books, which started in 1997 with, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The hero of the books, Harry Potter was a seemingly normal kid who found out that he was a wizard on his eleventh birthday. He receives training to become a wizard at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The books are a constant struggle between good and evil. Harry uses the magic he learns, to protect his friends and defeat his enemies. One of the things J.K Rowling and her hero have in common is that their lives haven’t
She had won many award for her books, but The Bone Sparrow had won the most. She won the Book of the Year for Older Children, the Readings Young Adult Book Prize and the Amnesty CILIP Honour. These awards had made her an international author and made successful in many things in life. The Bone Sparrow is just one of the few books that has made her a notable author and has helped her achieve a goal of reaching out to young