Response to the article "From Self-Censorship to Official Censorship"

Throughout the Iraq War, media have rarely shown images of U.S. battlefield casualties, almost never with visible pain or blood. Over 4, 200 U.S. Army soldiers died in the Iraq War but the loss of lives is probably higher than the medias reveal. Such restraint provides tacit support for the war. But why is it okay to show dying and wounded Iraqis in the newspapers and not American soldiers? I personally think that the American news should reveal the true numbers of the U.S. casualties. I think the media should show American people how cruel the war is and how many loss of American lives there are every day.

Freedom

"We buy our way out of jail, but we can't buy freedom." (Kanye West).

This quote is true in most cases. People can buy their way out of jail by hiring the best lawyers. However true freedom is priceless.

Freedom is something we earned and fought for back in the day. Like when women were given the right to vote. Freedom is our given right, not something you can buy at a store. Whether we take advantage of it or not, it is instilled for every person to use.

Teen Pregnancy Statistics

Statistics indicate that a handful of the Portland schools sixth- to eighth grade students admitted to being sexually active in the 2006-2007 school year. It shows that at least 17 Portland girls in the targeted age group of 13 to 14 years old gave birth in a four year period.

That shows that parents need to do these conversations at an earlier age. Because the real issue is to motivate kids not to want to get pregnant in the first place, and to talk to their children about their hopes and dreams for them.

Teen pregnancy

Teen Pregnancy

The National Center for Health Statistics reveal that the birthrate among U.S. teenagers in 1990 had increased for the fourth consecutive year. In that year alone, 533, 484 American girls under age 20 gave birth. Japan and Western Europe have much lower teenage birthrates. For example France's teenage childbearing rate is 6 1/2 times lower than that of the U.S. 

Mothers who receive high school diplomas are less likely to attend college than are women who delay childbearing, and college graduates on average earn 40 % more in wages over the course of their lifetimes than those with only a high school education.