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KoryDamewood Lemiere English101 3122014 SexThatHasLostItsMeaning "Weliveinaworldwherelosingyourphoneismoredramaticthanlosingyourvirginity."(1) Isn'tfunnyhowtruethatquoteis?Peoplehaveputasidetheconsequencesofhavingsexoutof wedlock.Themeaningofsexisdoesn'tmattertopeopleanymore.Thethoughtinmostpeoplesheadis that"havingsexisnobigdeal,I'myoung,I'mjusthavingsomefun."Whatwouldaworldlooklikethat waitedtohavesexuntilmarriage?Sexisabeautifulthing,itcreatesanunbreakablebondbetweentwo peopleandcangivelife.Inthisgenerationteensandadultsaregivingsexawaylikeit'sapieceofgum anditneedstocometoastop. Whatisthebigdealwithhavingsexoutofwedlock?Havingsexwithmorethanjustoneperson canhavelotsofproblemswithit.OneinfourteengirlshasanSTI(SexualTransmittedInfection). Havingsexisn'tallpleasureandhavingfun,thereareconsequencesinitaswell.Studieshavebeen madethatsayoneineveryfiveteenagegirlswillbecomepregnantduringhighschool(4).Otherstudies alsosaythat4millionteenscontractanSTDeachyear(6).Thedayswhilebeingateenageraren't aboutbeingaparentandraisingachildwhilethatpersonstillisone.Youonlyhaveonechanceatbeing ateenager,buttherestofyourlifetobeaparent. Virginityisthemostpreciousthingsomeonecangivetotheirspouse.Onceit'slostthereisno

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gettingitback,somethingsopreciousshouldn'tbelostinathoughtlessway.Sexcreatesanunbreakable bondbetweentwopeople,theybecomeone.Thatunbreakablebondshouldonlybemadewiththe personyouintendtomarry.Thatbondcancreatelife,oneoftheworldsgreatestjoys.Ipersonallydon't knowbecauseIdon'thaveachildbutIhaveafouryearoldbrotherthatI'vewatchedgrownup.Years downtheroadwhenIamready,Ican'twaittohaveachild. Itsnotsurprisingthatpeoplearesohornyallthetime.Sexualthemesareeverywhere.Itisin themoviesthatwewatch,themusicthatwelistento,ontheinternet,inmagazines,justabout everywhereyoulooktherearethemesofsexandsexandsexaround.Ifpeoplelostfocusofwhatthe media'sideaofsexisandwaiteduntilmarriagetohavesextheworldwouldbealotbetteroff.There wouldbealotlessteenagepregnancies.STDswouldbespreadalotlesswithpeopleonlyhavingsex withtheirspouseandnotwithanumberofpeople. Intoday'sgenerationsexisgivenawaysofreelybyteenagersandadultsandthatneedstoend. Sexisanamazingpartoflifebutitcanalsocomewithapricewhilebeingthoughtless.Whatdoeslosing yourvirginityreallymean?Howpreciousisit?Howisthemediainvolvedbyportrayingsexandwhat kindofworldwouldweliveinifthingsweredifferent?

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