Homosexuality, Theology, & The Church In The Twentieth Century
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A 7 page paper on the issues surrounding the gay community's search for an arena where it can express both its spirituality and its sexuality. The paper provides historical background on homophobia within the Judeo-Christian tradition and traces some of the developments and contributions of ‘gay theology today.' Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Gaytheo.wps

Federico Garcia Lorca / His Poetry & Homosexual Themes
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A 7 page paper discussing the works of this twentieth century Spanish poet. The writer gives a short description of his life, then discusses two of his poems in depth, showing how they expressed his homosexuality in new and startling ways. Poems are included at end of paper. Bibliography included.
Filename: Lorca2.wps

Sexual Orientation & Humanitarian Rights
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A 12 page paper that considers a comparison between humanitarian and human rights regarding sexual orientation, and evaluates the application of the UN charter in this area of concern in different regions of the world. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Sexualor.wps

Boccaccio's Depiction of The Plague vs. Today's Treatment of AIDS Victims
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A 4 page comparison between the social problem described in the opening of Boccaccio's 'Decameron' and the present-day AIDS dilemma. The writer describes how individuals affected with the Black Plague were treated very much like contemporary AIDS victims in terms of their alienation from society. AIDS is also regarded as being a somewhat different epidemic as it mostly affects only certain high-risk groups whereas the Plague could strike anyone, anywhere, at any time -- and no one knew why. No Bibliography.
Filename: Plagauds.wps

Racism and AIDS
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This 5 page report discusses and argues against the idea that racism is a valid response to people with AIDS because more African Americans (in fact, people of color in general) are infected with the virus than are Americans of European heritage. In fact, 61% of cumulative AIDS cases in Americans aged 20 to 24 are among people of color. This report suggests that the health care system is inherently biased against people of color, especially in dealing with HIV/AIDS. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWrace.rtf

HIV, Vitamin A & The Womb
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2 pages in length. Briefly explores the role of vitamin A deficiency in facilitating the spread of HIV from mothers to unborn babies. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: Aidsbab2.wps

A.I.D.S / Social & Medical Impact
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In 6 pages the author discusses the social impact, the medical impact, and the financial impact of AIDS. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Aidsimp.wps

AIDS & Public Health
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6 pages in length. Despite studies that report AIDS-related deaths are on the decline, there has been -- and will continue to be -- a tremendous burden upon the general public with regard to general health issues and all associated with it. A disease so wicked that its consequences even affect those who are not afflicted with it, AIDS has placed a huge price tag on society that influences the health status and care of every single person, regardless of their age, gender or social status. The writer addresses the effects of AIDS on public health, as well as discusses how the gay population feels about mandatory testing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: AIDSpub.wps

AIDS & The Green Monkey
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6 pages in length. 'A Presentation of Fact Demonstrating the Validity of the Theory that AIDS Originated from (Green) Monkeys.' Discusses and agrees with pertinent theories---Very detailed. Bibliography lists 5+ sources.
Filename: Greenmky.wps

AIDS / An Emergency Medical Perspective
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A 6 page overview of AIDS, its causes and treatments. Emphasizes the risks to health care workers are minimal and that although emergency health care workers run a substantial risks of encountering patients with the disease, they have a legal, moral, and ethical responsibility to treat patients whether or not they may have a contagious disease. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Aidsems.wps

AIDS and Infants
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A 5 page research paper which examines the problem of HIV infected infants. The writer discusses what is believed regarding transmission as well as the course the disease usually takes in infants and young children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Aidsinf.wps

AIDS and Suicide
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A 12 page paper analyzing the social, cultural, and ethical issues relating to suicide among AIDS patients, as well as the populations at highest risk for developing the disease. It concludes that AIDS is now treatable, and an equal amount of attention in the form of counseling at both the high-risk and infected levels is the best solution to the depression engendered by the disease. Bibliography lists 5+ sources.
Filename: Aidssui.wps

AIDS and the Homosexual Population
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A 6 page paper discussing the frequency of AIDS within a specific high-risk group : homosexual males. Paper contains statistics and one graph. Some of the paper's sections include : data analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. Bibliography contains five sources.
Filename: Aidshom2.wps

AIDS as an Epidemic
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12 pages discussing AIDS evolutionary epidemiolgy; Report covers how the disease first appeared in Homosexual men living in San Francisco & New York, and has gradually spread into other populations. Report contains one chart and bibliography listing 12 sources.
Filename: Aidsepid.wps

AIDS Facts / Possible & Probable Impact On EMTs
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A 4 page paper describing AIDS, the symptoms associated with the disease, and how it can affect the emergency medical teams. Bibliography included.
Filename: AIDS3.wps

AIDS Policy and Health Care
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A 7 page paper that provides an overview of the issues related to determining policies regarding HIV and AIDS status, and looks at the impacts on policies relating to attaining health care coverage. bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Aidspoli.wps

AZT Vs. AIDS
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An 5 page analysis of AZT's effectiveness in the fight against AIDS. Well-detailed and highlighted with statistics, and factual evidence. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Azt.wps

Children With HIV/AIDS
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An 8 page paper on Children with AIDS. The writer discusses the pscyho-social impact the disease has on them and offers suggestions for helping to cope. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Aidschil.wps

H.I.V. Does Not Cause A.I.D.S.
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A 23 page research project offering factual and statistical evidence that HIV does not necessarily cause AIDS as the media would like us to believe. Paper explores the evolution of AIDS research within the medial community and the need to use HIV as a pertinent scapegoat. In detail, the writer explains both HIV and AIDS and their disparities. Well-researched and highly-documented, the report's bibliography contains 20 relevant sources.
Filename: Aidshiv.wps

Improvement in AIDS Research and Treatment
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A 4 page research paper on new trends in treatment of AIDS. The writer details the scope of the death rate, the emotional effect, and new drug and genetic treatments. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Aidstrea.wps

Mandatory Testing for HIV - AIDS / Unacceptable
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A 6 page paper describing the consequences of such a proposal. Social, health, and government issues are described. Also, some attention is put on testing for newborn babies. The thesis is that mandatory testing would only bring more problems and not solve the ones already in existence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Mandtest.wps

Nursing & AIDS
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5 pages detailing issues concerning nursing and AIDS patients. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Aidsnurs.wps

Pediatric AIDS
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A 17 page paper on the diagnosis, treatment and other factors surrounding pediatric AIDS. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
Filename: Pedaids2.wps

Proposal for Offering Dental Services to the HIV/AIDS Community
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A 5 page paper proposing training public health technicians and nurses to recognize the oral lesions that often announce the presence of HIV infection in otherwise asymptomatic individuals, particularly women of child-bearing age. Those women at highest risk are unlikely to visit the dentists who can readily recognize the lesions and refer the women for treatment, but those visiting public health clinics can still benefit from the screening there. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSdentalProp.wps

Socialized Medicine & AIDS
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In this 5 page paper the author discusses whether the government and general public should be financially responsible for the health status of those with AIDS? That is the debate surrounding the concept of socialized medicine to help AIDS patients obtain the cost-prohibitive drugs they need to live. The writer looks at the debate from the conservative angle, arguing that people who make poor decisions that ultimately affect their health and welfare should be solely responsible for the consequences. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Aidsmed.wps

Society's Alienation of the AIDS Victim
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A 10 page paper dealing with society's treatment of AIDS victims. Discusses the negativity surrounding this issue as well as positive programs such as summer camps for youths with HIV/AIDS. Other subtopics explored are the 'handling' of children whose parents are dying from this dreaded disease.
Filename: Aidssoci.wps

The Psychological Impact of AIDS on Patients & Families
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A 12 page research paper that examines how a positive diagnosis for HIV impacts the patient and the patient¹s support group. The writer gives particular emphasis to the problems encountered by mothers who are diagnosed as HIV positive and how this impacts their children. The ramifications of recent research are discussed along with observations as to how intervention by health care professionals can have a positive impact on AIDS patients and their families. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: 90aids.rtf

A Position Paper in Opposition of Gay Marriage
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the issue of gay marriage and the opposition to gay marriage. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHGayMar.rtf

"Boys Don't Cry": Historical Implications Of Gender Assumption
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6 pages in length. The impact of historical American gender assumptions and gender expectations upon Brandon Teena, the main character in 1999's Boys Don't Cry, illustrates the perpetual cycle of racism that has permeated society for centuries. When the student considers the extent to which Teena goes in order to live life as a male, rather than the biological female genetic composition with which she was born, it becomes very clear how unevolved society is as a whole when it comes to people living outside the ever-stringent boundaries of social dictates. Bibliography lists 5 sources.TLCboys.rtf
Filename: TLCboys.rtf

"Invisibility" and Homosexuality
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A 5 page discussion of the phenomenon of becoming "invisible" as a means of dealing with societal prejudice. Examines the choice of some homosexuals to keep their homosexuality restrained. Concludes that invisibility only causes tremendous ambivalence and distress, and reiterates the contentions of the film "Torchsong Trilogy" that self-hatred is the greatest enemy of the gay world. Invisibility is as much victimization as is a hate crime which targets homosexuals. It is, however, a victimization in which the victim is also the perpetrator. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPinvisi.wps

"Option Four" By Ramesh Ponnuru: Review
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3 pages in length. Today, in the seventh year of the twenty-first century, the social, economic and moral battle continues to rage over gay marriage - a concept author Ramesh Ponnuru sees as a debate that is missing one pertinent option for a compromising resolution. His article entitled "Option Four: A Compromise on Gay Marriage" strives to illustrate both the soundness and fallibility of each side and ultimately offer a fourth option to the standard three that are routinely rejected. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCGayOption.rtf

"Organizing And Activating Effects Of Sex Hormones In Homosexual Transsexuals": Summary & Critique
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2 pages in length. Understanding the propensity towards transsexuality has perplexed the medical community for decades. Not only is this particular population subcategorized by many different variables, but any definitive findings about why this behavior exists has eluded psychological and physiological research time and time again. Authors van Goozen et al (2002) attempt to piece together a logical progression of events that may occur while the fetus is still within the embryo as a means by which to correlate reasons behind homosexual transsexualism through hormone treatment. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCHmsxlS.rtf

"The Laramie Project" And "Indian Killer" – Hatred
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses racial discord and homosexual intolerance as they relate to hatred in "The Laramie Project" and "Indian Killer." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCLaramie.rtf

'New Republic' Article Review / Rauch's 'For Better Or Worse'
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of premises in a New Republic article suggesting the Christian arguments against Rauch's perspective. Rauch essentially provides arguments in regards to marriage and the efficacy of both homosexual and heterosexual unions. Bibliography lists no additional sources.
Filename: Better.wps

'The Birdcage' As A Study in Gender Issues
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A 25 page research paper on the movie the Birdcage and its view of homosexual males and their gender roles in cinema and real life. The writer details the basic plot, each of the characters, and how they mesh with real life issues. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Birdcage.wps

(The) Spread of A.I.D.S. in Society
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5 pages that present a comparative review of four articles that discuss groups (i.e. women, homosexuals etc;) associated with the spread of AIDS from a sociological perspective. Four articles are cited in bibliography.
Filename: Aidsarti.wps

10-point Plan To Bring Security And Peace To Homosexuals, Feminists And Abortion Supporters
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8 pages in length. People from all walks of life must endure social intolerance at one time or another; however, certain groups face prejudicial persecution on a regular basis. What is the answer for gays, lesbians, feminists and proponents of abortion that would bring a sense of peace and security in this lifetime? Is it too much to hope for that social bias begin to wane in exchange for a more understanding and open-minded world? Indeed, what lies at the foundation of all intolerance – be that toward homosexuals, feminists or those who support abortion – is a combination of fear and ignorance, an alliance that not only precludes the chance for security and peace but one that also encourages just the opposite. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TLC10pnt.wps

A Different Kind of World
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5 pages. This interesting and introspective outlook on life concerns the protagonists of two books on the love between women. The Vagabond by Colette and Tipping the Velvet by Sara Waters both involve women who love their world with women and goes beyond the gender expectations of their culture. Discusses their positions and choices they make and how the absence of men enables them to realize their potential in ways that would not have been possible had male figures been present. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAvlvet.rtf

A Glance at Lesbian Characters in American Cinema in the 60s, 70s, and 80s
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A 5 page contention that although the film depiction of lesbianism has gradually evolved over the decades, there is still not a full societal embrace of the concept. A diversity of films are reviewed to emphasize this point. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPlesbian.rtf

A Justification for Banning Children’s Books Featuring Homosexual Parenting Units
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A 9 page contention that homosexual parenting units are incapable of providing the parental guidance needed by heterosexual children. The author contends, therefore, that the tendency to ban children’s books depicting homosexual parenting units is a just one. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPcensor.rtf