Blog Post #2

                                                                          Blog Post #2


Summary:
One of the essays that I revised was the "Mastery Essay" by Douglas Ross. In this essay Ross talks about how in society today one of the major problems is that thousands of kids are born and not wanted. The reason for this problem is because people are irresponsible and choose to not take birth control. In most cases nowadays young couples are unable to raise a child and refuse to use birth control because they believe pregnancy would never happen to them. Then Ross mentions how most teens choose not to use birth control at the same time of not wanting a child because in most cases they were raised irresponsibly. Advertisements also give the impression that one should live in the moment and not worry about other things.

Response:
At some points I can say I agree and disagree with this essay. I think that Ross left out many key ideas to why couples choose not to use birth control when neither parents wants a child. In my personal opinion, I do not like certain things about birth control. A lot of then contain many chemicals and substances that aren't very good for the body. I have a friend who takes birth control and ever since then she has gained lots of weight because of it, also it gives her mood swings because the substances in the birth control mess with her hormones. I definitely do agree that responsibility is a big part. I think that if you don't want a child and are going to have sex, then you must be responsible about it and think ahead of time. If you are going to be irresponsible then just don't have sex. In most cases for teens, it is an awkward situation to talk about using birth control with parents.