Jesse Logan was a girl who had just graduated from high school when she was humiliated by her ex-boyfriend to an unforgivable state. She sent a fully frontal nude photograph of herself to her then-boyfriend, which is now known as sexting. After their breakup, the ex-boyfriend forwarded Jesse's sext to their entire school, causing her embarrassment and humiliation. She then did an interview with the Today Show stating "I just want to make sure no one else will have to go through this again." Two months later she was found in her bedroom. She hanged herself. As a nation, how is it going to be possible to implement a policy that will work sufficiently? I believe that through annual, educational assemblies in elementary schools for grades four through six, junior high schools for grades seven through nine, and high schools for grades ten through twelve, there will be a recognition by the student body of what exactly privacy is, what sexting is, and how it can harm futures with the click of a "send" button. Understanding exactly what sexting is will be crucial for the students. This will be the most applicable and effective way to cut back on the sexting numbers in the United States.
Sexting can be defined by Urban Dictionary as "the act of text messaging someone in the hopes of having a sexual encounter with them later; initially casual, transitioning into highly suggestive and even sexually explicit" (Urban Dictionary). "Initially casual" and "highly suggestive" can mean anything from a sexual innuendo, to sending, receiving, or possessing nude pictures of someone. This definition will be the basis for the annual assemblies that will be implemented into schools across the nation.
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...use child pornography is the only real law being violated. There is no law for adult pornography, only the consequences of sexting which need to be taught to the youth.
Considering the growing numbers of sexting individuals in the United States, this issue needs to be addressed. It had ruined lives, such as Jesse Logan, who was a bright young girl who had no reason to take her own life away. There can be a policy that is easily implemented that will educate the students of today, to teach them exactly what sexting is and how it can tarnish reputations and futures. This will include annual assemblies in schools in three groups: four through six, seven through nine, and ten through twelves. The educational process of this will hopefully shock the students into thinking twice before hitting that "send" button on their phone when considering to sext someone.
Currently, there are laws in place against minors sexting and sexting to minors and they fall under the child pornography category. While the laws are intended to protect minors from sexual predators, what most minors do not understand is that they are subject to them as well. This means that, if fifteen-year-old Timmy decides to sext his fifteen-year-old girlfriend, Sarah, a naked picture of himself, both Timmy and Sarah could be tried in court with charges of disseminating child pornography and possessing child pornography. These serious charges can result in having to register as a sex offender for several years, although the message may have been sent and received consensually by both parties. This...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a principal’s practical experience in his middle school regarding his observations and opinions of his student population. The focus of the population is middle school students (children) who have been exposed and/or involved in underage sexual behavior, and/or students exposed to sexual content in the media and social media outlets. The results of this interview are compared to our theoretical learning from our textbook.
Sex is every where these days. Whether it’s a sexual act, phrase, or action, sex has consumed most of our society. Consequentially it has begun to affect many younger children negatively. Whether there is a sexual act on TV, in video games, or within the media, it’s broadcast-ed for pretty much anyone to see anywhere. In most cases, it ends up being seen by the wrong audiences. These images are being seen by younger and younger generations of children; what may not be seen as harmful, but are indeed leading to harmful acts by curious minds. As a result there has been a highly increasing rate of teenagers and younger children being accused and prosecuted for many various sexual offenses.
It’s in the news, its on social media, and its on cell phones. “Sexting” is just one way that many people engage in sexual activity. Sexting is sending and/or receiving sexually explicit photos through messages on their cell phone or through social media. Many Americans today, especially teenagers, are familiar with sexting, however, may not be familiar with the psychology behind sexting; why do we want to do it, what does it makes us feel, and what are the consequences of sexting. Anywhere from 20 to 30 percent of American teenagers actively engage in sexting today.
I would like to highlight the topic of sexting and youth as it was one of the few discussions in which I participated where there were opposing views on the subject, benefiting the level of discussion. Many people discussed the issues behind sexting and youth and why it should be avoided. In contrast, I decided to focus on how sexting can be healthy and even beneficial. In addition to the ripe environment for discussion, the topic itself was something with which I have had experience, both in my own life and as a topic of conversation in other courses that I have taken, and so, was one of the more relatable topics. Furthermore, with the growing use of technology within a sexual context, I believe that this is an important topic to discuss.
There are many reasons why World War One occurred in 1914, many are complex and remain controversial which is why the matter has been disputed to this day by historians all over the world. My theory is that a lot of those reasons and the trigger factor all links to one thing; the alliance system. The alliance system is what made countries oppose each other and become rivals making it the most significant factor. It had an impact on who supported who when Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. This was only the spark that started war in Europe; there were long term causes that contributed to the war and were the origins. This answer will explain the causes focusing on how they contributed to World War One and what the important links are between them.
...lationships with teens will help thwart these severe effects from befalling on the youth of today’s society. Sexting can cause trouble, and, if caught, can hold grim outcomes. If we really want this madness to come to an end, parents must create close relationships with their children.
... children will hear about sex, if not from us were, the internet, T.V. , peers, all of this lead to mis information, wrong behaviors, and peers pressure. By just sitting down and deciding to talk about what they are going through, what they need and what they deserve can make the difference between a highly functioning teenager and child or an very confused young adult. (Bonner 3). “ contraceptive education is important! , but sex-ed has the equally important ability to prevent sexual assault at a developmental level if we give it the opportunity to do so.” Working together can solve this with all the statistics, and all the information, and all the time people have put in either trying to help or prevent. Harness that for a greater good that we as Americans can fight this and beat it because we can work together as a unit and come to a solution.
Crespi, T, Segool, N 2013, ‘Sexting at Sixteen: Reflections on Legal and Professional Issues’, The Online Journal of Counseling and Education, vol 4, no.2, retrieved May 14th 2014
Overall, the states have in mind what is the most important. Although sexting is criminal activity that can affect victims, having the actual sexual act with a minor can be more harmful to the victim. Both criminal activities should be punished with the appropriate consequences, and although all states are different, they all have a way to show society their actions are
enacted where students can text their sexual questions and comments to a professionals who will
There are three criteria for child pornography; (1) the child gets to be hurt in the proses of making. (2) Signs of struggle have to be present. (3) The legal guardian of the child is forcing them to take pictures or make videos of sexual behavior. When a teen is sexting pictures none of these criteria are meet. The pictures are took and sent voluntarily, there is not enough evidence to say that the teens are pressured into taking the picture from there partner.
Although sexting can be viewed as a serious offence, many young people still perform the act. There are many reasons a...
As one young person was heard to remark, “You can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience without a job.” That dilemma can be overcome, however, by starting work early in life and by accepting simpler jobs that have no minimum age limit and do not require experience.
In our generation “cyberbullying is quite common, can occur to any young person online, and can cause profound psychosocial outcomes including depression, anxiety, severe isolation, and, tragically, suicide” (O 'Keeffe 1). Cyberbully has become apart of our generation due to the internet and social media. The outcome of cyberbullying can range from developed health problems to death. The development of cyberbullying in our generation comes from ads all around social media, “Many social media sites display multiple advertisements such as banner ads, behavior ads that influence not only the buying tendencies of preadolescents and adolescents but also their views of what is normal” (O 'Keeffe 1). As children we are easily influenced by what we see and what is accepted, since social media and the internet have become so popular children start to use it at an early age. If an advertisement is showing that someone isn’t normal for whatever reason then it influences the child or group of children to make fun of other children on the internet or in person with whatever the “abnormal” characteristic is. The belief that that person or group of people aren’t normal then spreads to other children, overall developing a generation of people cyberbullying without even knowing what they are doing. Sexting is a part of the harassment caused by social media and the