Thesis

Birth control has made a positive impact on history by allowing women the freedom of choosing when they want to have children which resulted in the decline of unwanted pregnancies and STDs.

The Pill vs The Church

MLA Documentation

"The Pill and the Church." The Birth Control Pill. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

Summary

This article tells readers how birth control is a controversial subject when it comes to the church, especially the Catholic church. The Catholic church sees birth control as a way of killing and preventing sperm from being fertilized.

Author’s Intent/Audience

The author's intent is to tell readers how the church and birth control have their issues with each other. The audience is for anyone who is researching birth control.

Evidence/Supports

The pill presented a significant controversy in the face of the Catholic Church. Though the pill became an approved method by the FDA, the church continued to warn against the use of contraceptives.

However, contraceptive uses were much more controversial. In the eyes of the church, any of the artificial means that killed or prevented the sperm from being fertilized, was equivalent to an act of homicide.

Fallacies/Biases

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Opinion
This is a good article and website when reading about the birth control and the church. It explains history of the pill and women's movements when the pill was first

Good topic idea for me?

This is a good topic idea for me because it is a controversial topic in today's world with the church and also today birth control is not used correctly and women are still getting pregnant when they don't want to be.

Good topic idea for you?

Depending on the person, if you're really interested in it then go for it! If not, then I would advise a new topic..

URL: http://thepill.umwblogs.org/impact/the-pill-and-the-church/ 

Margaret Sanger

MLA Documentation

PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

Summary

This article is about how Margaret Sanger impacted history by bringing forth information about birth control to women back when it wasn't allowed.

Author’s Intent/Audience

This article is for readers who are wanting to read more about Margaret Sanger and how birth control was such a controversy.

Evidence/Supports

Indicted in 1915 for sending diaphragms through the mail and arrested in 1916 for opening the first birth control clinic in the country, Sanger would not be deterred.

Fallacies/Biases
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Opinion

This is a good website and shares a lot of information about Sanger. It gives specific dates and explains about her family.

Good topic idea for me?

This is a good topic for me because birth control changed women's freedom and is a big impact in the world today.

Good topic idea for you?

Depends if you would want to learn about how birth control came about and who came up with it and started campaigning about it.

URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/peopleevents/p_sanger.html 

Birth Control

MLA Documentation

Staff, Mayo Clinic. "Birth Control Basics." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 25 May 2012. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.

Summary

This article is about different types of birth control and how to choose the best one that is right for you. It lists pros and cons and has a brief description of each method.

Author’s Intent/Audience

The author’s intent is to tell readers how birth control works and what is best and most effective. It also says when to talk to your doctor.

Evidence/Supports

If you're considering using birth control, you have many options — from natural family planning and over-the-counter birth control products to prescription contraceptives or sterilization.
 
To help determine which birth control method would be best for you, consider your lifestyle, personal preferences and health status.

Fallacies/Biases

N/A

Opinion

This is a great article because it tells about different types of birth control and has a brief description of each. I didn't know that they were so many methods, and I like how it says talk to your doctor about it to see which method is right for you.

Good topic idea for me?

I think this is a good topic idea for me because women didn't have much freedom when it choices and when birth control was first given out to women, unexpected pregnancies went down and women had the freedom of choosing when they are ready to be a mom.

Good topic idea for you?

Depending on the person, if you are not interested in birth control or have no interest then I wouldn't bother researching this topic.

URL: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/birth-control/MY01182 

Birth Control

MLA Documentation

"Birth Control Methods Fact Sheet." Womenshealth.gov. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.

Summary

This article is about different types of birth control and how to choose the best one that is right for you. It lists pros and cons and has a brief description of each method.

Author’s Intent/Audience

The author’s intent is to tell readers how birth control works and what is best and most effective.

Evidence/Supports

There is no "best" method of birth control. Each method has its pros and cons.
 
Making choices about birth control, or contraception, isn't easy. There are many things to think about.

Fallacies/Biases

N/A

Opinion

This is a great article because it tells about different types of birth control and has a brief description of each. I didn't know that they were so many methods.

Good topic idea for me?

I think this is a good topic idea for me because women didn't have much freedom when it choices and when birth control was first given out to women, unexpected pregnancies went down and women had the freedom of choosing when they are ready to be a mom.

Good topic idea for you?

Depending on the person, if you are not interested in birth control or have no interest then I wouldn't bother researching this topic.

URL: http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/birth-control-methods.cfm 

Birth Control Questions

 

Q: Who created birth control?

A: Margaret Sanger

Source/Link: http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion.asp?id=18&compID=53

MLA: "A New Edition for a New Era - Our Bodies Ourselves." A New Edition for a New Era - Our Bodies Ourselves. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.
 

 

Q: When was modern day birth control created?

A: The Searle drug company receives FDA approval for Enovid - the first birth control pill. "The Pill" revolutionizes contraception. It's 100% effective -- but has terrible side effects, including life-threatening blood clots. Eventually it's realized that the dose is 10 times too high.

Source/Link: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52188

MLA: "Birth Control History on MedicineNet.com." MedicineNet. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

 

Q: Why was birth control created?

A: Margaret Sanger watched her mother die at an early age, which was partly due to the stress of bearing eleven children. After her mother's death she worked as a nurse in New York City and saw many women die from childbirth and self-induced abortion. The horrors that she witnessed there caused her to devote much of her time to promoting birth control for women.

Source/Link: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~nicoleg/history.htm

MLA: "The Birth of The Pill." The Birth of The Pill. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

Q: How did the freedom of women change?

A: A generation earlier, Margaret Sanger and Katharine McCormick, the "mothers" of the Pill, had insisted that female control of contraception was nothing less than a precondition of the emancipation of women. Since women disproportionately bore the burden of pregnancy and child rearing, they believed women should have a contraceptive they alone controlled. To achieve their goal, they enlisted the help of scientists and physicians. In creating the Pill, the two elderly activists ushered in what one historian called "the contraceptive mentality" -- the belief in the right of a woman to control her own fertility.

Source/Link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/peopleevents/e_lib.html

MLA: PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

 

Q: Did unwanted births decline when birth control was first given to women?

A: “Because LARC methods have been shown to have higher continuation rates than other reversible methods, the number of adolescents and women using no contraception would decline, further decreasing the unintended pregnancy rate,” the authors conclude.

Source/Link: http://blog.psiimpact.com/2012/10/further-evidence-that-contraceptive-access-reduces-unwanted-pregnancies-and-abortions/

MLA: "Further Evidence That Contraceptive Access Reduces Unwanted Pregnancies and Abortions |." Further Evidence That Contraceptive Access Reduces Unwanted Pregnancies and Abortions Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

 

Q: Did STDs decline?

A: By the 1920s, the U.S. birth rate dropped by half -- statistical evidence that the explosion of condom sales and a more modern approach to the rhythm method were in widespread use.

"I would like to say today more men and women are turning to condoms as the answer to STDs, but the evidence shows that we are not seeing a dramatic increase in condom use equal to the dramatic increase in STDs,"

Source/Link: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=51170 

MLA: "The History of Birth Control on MedicineNet.com." MedicineNet. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.

 

Q: How did people view women who were using birth control?

A: It became a symbol of women's rights and generational change — and, for a time, the focus of a debate over whether it led to declining morals. "It's how people reacted to the technology." Other forces — political, cultural, religious and medical — shaped how the pill was perceived and used, she says.

Source/Link: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-05-07-1Apill07_CV_N.htm

MLA: "The Pill: 50 Years of Birth Control Changed Women's Lives - USATODAY.com." The Pill: 50 Years of Birth Control Changed Women's Lives - USATODAY.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.

 

Q: How did it reflect religious views?

A: The pill presented a significant controversy in the face of the Catholic Church. Though the pill became an approved method by the FDA, the church continued to warn against the use of contraceptives.

Source/Link: http://thepill.umwblogs.org/impact/the-pill-and-the-church/

 
MLA: "The Pill and the Church." The Birth Control Pill. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.
 

Q: Is it affordable?

A: The Affordable Care Act is the federal health care reform bill that Congress passed and President Obama signed into law in 2010. Under this law, private health insurance plans are beginning to offer birth control and some other preventive services without co-pays or deductibles.

Source/Link: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/politics-policy-issues/affordable-care-act-39966.htm

MLA: "The Affordable Care Act." The Affordable Care Act. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

 

Q: Have unwanted births gone up or down in today's time?

A: The U.S. unintended pregnancy rate is significantly higher than the rate in many other developed countries. Two-thirds of U.S. women at risk for unintended pregnancy use contraception consistently and correctly throughout the course of any given year; these women account for only 5% of all unintended pregnancies.

Source/Link: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-Unintended-Pregnancy-US.html

MLA: "Facts on Unintended Pregnancy in the United States." Facts on Unintended Pregnancy in the United States. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2013.

X-Ray

MLA Documentation

"X-Ray." About.com Inventors. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.

Summary

This article tells readers about the history of the x-ray. It also tells how Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen accidently discovered the x-ray with his wife’s hand.

Author’s Intent/Audience

The author’s intent is to tell readers how the x-ray was first discovered by in 1895, and the audience is anyone who is curious about the modern day x-ray.

Evidence/Supports

Medical x-rays are produced by letting a stream of fast electrons come to a sudden stop at a metal plate.

A week after his discovery, Rontgen took an X-ray photograph of his wife's hand which clearly revealed her wedding ring and her bones.

Fallacies/Biases

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Opinion

This is a great article because it tells how the x-ray was discovered and even shows a picture of the very first x-ray. It gives a good explanation of how medical x-rays work.

Good topic idea for me?

I think this is a good topic idea for me because after high school I want to do something in the medical field, and with experiencing x-rays myself, being a x-ray technician would be another career choice of mine.

Good topic idea for you?

Depending on the person, if you are not interested in the medical field one bit I do not suggest this for you. If you are interested in how x-rays work and how they were discovered, then I would highly suggest this for you.

URL: http://inventors.about.com/od/xyzstartinventions/a/x-ray.htm