Sex ed in Schools

Kids within the schooling system of state education are not taught proper things about sex. Such as HIV, AIDS and potential STD's. Daum speaks about how school's didn't speak properly about sexual education so people aren't fully aware of what could potentially happen to them or what could happen to someone else. In older times kids were taught that if you have sex you will catch diseases with no exceptions. People need to be taught about sex in the most appropriate way with no biased opinion so people are actually learning. AIDS, HIV and other STD's can be deadly and permanent. Why not tell kids and young adults the truth about them so they can be fully prepared?

Drinking in College

Drinking is a big factor of college. Not saying it in a negative or positive way. You can either choose to do it, or choose not to; that is entirely your choice. The problem I have with this section is, no where should it ever be a companies fault for what you drink and what your outcome is because of how much you chose to drink or what you chose to do after you consumed this beverage. College is a great place to experience and learn what you like and what you don't like. Now I'm not saying go out and do heroin or do acid, I'm saying go out and see whether you like to drink or not, if you don't, then guess what? You don't have to drink at all, no one is going to force you. Now, if you do decide to drink, you should know your own limits. No where should a company or business get charged with some legal action because of your own actions. College is a place where you can make or break it. Have a career or don't have a career. Have fun or don't have fun. It's what you make out of it. Do I believe drinking in college can make it a more fun experience for a person like myself? Absolutely, now do I necessarily need it to have a good time, no. Just remember in the long run, it's good to have fun but don't over do it.

Facebook with Jobs?

In Chapter 2 section 2, students and employers speak of how Facebook is used to see of the potential employees a company may hire. In my personal opinion, I do believe a company should be allowed to search your Facebook and do some research on you before they hire you. Why you may ask? I say this because, if you are someone that put yourself through college whether it's for 2 years, 4 years, 8 years or how ever many years you attended; you should have some knowledge that companies hire the best possible people. They don't want to hire someone that acts one way but is another way. Me personally, I have nothing to hide on Facebook. Even if I have had a drink in Canada at a hockey game or done something stupid doesn't mean I go posting it on Facebook? The argument is to share these experiences with your friends. If you need a social media site to share what you have done with others just so they know you have done it, then you're doing it wrong in my opinion. I do however believe that companies should only be able to retain so much information on a users profile. They should not be able to see if they are married, have children, their sexual orientation and any other personal facts a business or company cannot legally hire or not hire you for. In the end, just be careful what you post on social media, you never know when it can affect you later in life.

Focusing on Friends

After reading this section and seeing what Steve Tesich wrote about, I get the sense that guys don't share the same amount of feelings with one another as girls may, but I feel guys share a bond that girls cannot share. Sure there are qualities that girls share and then there are qualities that guys share. Guys may laugh and joke around but it's not so often when a guy shares his deeper self or feelings with another guy, but then again it all depends on the situation. Girls will share their life stories with one another, how they are feeling in that exact moment. Who they love, what they think about. But when it comes to girls and guys talking, a sense of both is brought out of each other. Guys will share more of themselves to show they're compassionate about this girl and girls still show their inner self in order for the guy to see the full picture. At the end of the section he speaks about how he is going to free the women he knows, which I think means, he is going to be more open to his friends about what he truly feels and what he cares about. Steve has these feelings for all of these guys, his problem is, he just doesn't know how to tell them.