1993-1994 Harry Singer Foundation National Essay Contest

Doesn't Anyone Care About The Children?

Teacher: William N. Murphy

Hanover High School, Hanover, New Hampshire

1st Pram Dass Hesler  2nd David Stucker 

"Distributing condoms at high schools throughout the nation would be a major accomplishment. I disagree with the argument that handing out condoms to teenagers will promote sex."
Christina Schleicher, Hanover High School, New Hampshire

 "To help today's young people to understand that the disease does affect them, I feel it should be mandatory for every high school classroom in the country, to either visit an Aids ward at a local hospital, or invite a teenager infected with the virus to talk to the class. This would truly bring the message home, that the virus can affect everyone."
  David Stucker, Hanover High School, Hanover, New Hampshire

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