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    Legalizing Prostitution

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    Prostitution is known as the world’s oldest profession. Dating as far back as 2400 BC with Sumerian Records about prostitution as an occupation but it’s probably been around longer than that. So why is it such a hot topic for law makers? In the United States prostitution is illegal in nearly all the states except, Nevada. This means that in any other state both the prostitute and the buyer can be criminally charged. What exactly constitutes as prostitution though? The Webster dictionary has defined

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    Prostitution Essay

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    Prostitution, is a topic that is often debated on whether it is good or bad employment. There are over 42 million prostitutes in world and there are 1 million men, women, and children working in the U.S. Prostitution is a underground sex trade where women sell their bodies to men or women who pay them. The sex trade or should I say “prostitution’’is not only wrong but also very dangerous. There are people who think it’s a great way to be employed or see it as another way through life. There are

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    Legalizing Prostitution

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    Prostitution should be illegal. Why prostitution should be illegal. This should not be allowed due to what the results could be after sleeping with a prostitute. This is how disease gets spreaded to family, friend’s or loved ones. This could be really harmful and cost lots of money. This is a sin to sell your body for money. My first reason is that could possibly spread aids, STD’S,etc. Due to getting these diseases it could really harmful cost a lot of money. 15% of prostitutes that have been

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    Prostitution Is Deviant

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    DEVIANCE TODAY QUESTION Individuals male or female enter into prostitution for different reasons, every man/women have different reasons to leave this profession. Many of the reasons for leaving could include relationships, spirituality, and violence, sobriety, and health issues. Individuals in the profession of prostitution “emphasized how sex work took a physical, mental, and physical toll on them over time” (Alex Thio, 2013). Many are homeless and need a quick way to make cash, and when they

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    FBI child sex trafficking bust, rescuing 82 minor children from forced prostitution. Investigations are ongoing to determine if the prostitutes (women) were victims of sex trafficking as well. A commercial sex act includes prostitution, pornography and sexual performance done in exchange for any item of value, such as money, drugs, shelter, food or clothing and is considered to be the world’s oldest profession. Prostitution is one of the root causes of sex trafficking. Sex trafficking, considered

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    Brothel Prostitution

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    In “Violence and Legalized Brothel Prostitution in Nevada” the authors make it a point to argue that although legalized brothels do provide a safer environment for prostitutes there are still fears of violence to bodies and health in the industry. The article first points out that a lot of the reason why prostitution has become legal is because society does not want people to disregard the law, they want to control where these activities are occurring (preference for poorer communities), and they

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    Prostitution Prostitution is define as the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment. How does this impact the education system and even the country itself? The telegraph newspaper recently published a document (2014) stating what would happen to the country if the government decriminalised prostitution. Currently, in the UK, sex work is technically legal - contrary to popular opinion (mainly influenced by cop dramas). Selling sex is not in itself illegal, but

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    Speech On Prostitution

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    PROSTITUTION IN INDIA INTRODUCTION Prostitution is one of the oldest profession which is practiced in India and even in other countries.During the reign of the Pandavas and Kauravas prostitutes were common.Prostitution is also described as a commercial sex work.It is a kind of source of income by engaging in sexual activities.There are around 42 million sex workers in the world.Majority of the prostitutes are female with male clients, there are also gay prostitute and lesbian prostitute .Prostitution

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    Prostitution in the United States has always been illegal and seen as perverted action, however, what if prostitution benefited the country? In this portion of the paper, I will be discussing the benefits of working in legalization of prostitution, the different types of jobs in this field, and how the country could benefit from this field. Firstly, I will be discussing the benefits of working in this field of work. One benefit of working as a sex-worker is that the legalization of prostitution

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    Stop Prostitution

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    should stop wasting time on trying to stop prostitution then actual dangerous crimes could potentially be stopped. Prostitution is a worldwide problem that has existed for decades. Prostitution is the act of engaging in sexual activities in return for some sort of payment. Sexual activities are a good thing but prostitution puts a twist on the meaning of sex. Should we put all our man power to stop this or let this go and stop worse crimes. Prostitution can be viewed in many ways, it could be seen

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