SHOULD PROSTITUTION BE LEGALIZED?/Argumentative Essay

Prostitution is  seen as the oldest profession in the world. Studies also claim that prostitution exists  among different species of animals. Today, while  prostutitution amounts to a criminal offence in 108 countries such as China, The U.S,Ukraine, Qatar and so on, in such counries like Austria,Germany and The Netherlands, prostitution is legalized. You can write an argumentative essay  about whether prostitution should be legalized and whether it is a victimless crime. 

This writing task has been proposed and prepared in its entirety by Didem Demir and is the most scolarly of the research done to date by students contributing to this blog. Congratulations Didem and thanks for your hard work; I am sure many followers of this blog are going to benefit from this task.

Facts about it: Is prostitution a victimless crime?

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/03/20133187151912199.html

Why is it illegal?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2008/03/why_is_prostitution_illegal.html

Prostitution among animals:

PENGUINS

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/60302.stm

http://weirdimals.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/adelie-penguins/

CHIMPANZEES

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/sex-for-meat-ndash-how-chimps-seduce-their-mates-1665356.html

HUMANS :THE OLDEST PROFESSION

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/03/rush_limbaugh_calls_sandra_fluke_a_prostitute_is_prostitution_really_the_world_s_oldest_profession_.html

PROS

http://www.debate.org/debates/should-prostitution-be-legalised/1/   

10 Reasons: http://www.examiner.com/article/10-reasons-we-need-to-legalize-prostitution

7 Reasons: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-america-should-legalize-prostitution-2013-11

Prezi: http://prezi.com/pxg1u6tit14b/legalization-of-prostitution/

CONS

http://www.lsureveille.com/opinion/columnists/head-to-head-prostitution-should-not-be-legalized-because-it/article_f61e2f0c-5d4a-11e3-bb03-001a4bcf6878.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-legalizing-prostitution-doesnt-make-it-safer/2013/12/23/c23886e4-6c02-11e3-b405-7e360f7e9fd2_story.html

10 Reasons: http://www.embracedignity.org/uploads/10Reasons.pdf

Prezi: http://prezi.com/lrsmjl-ssajj/the-dangers-of-legalizing-prostitution/

Statistics

http://www.mapsofworld.com/poll/should-prostitution-be-legalized-text.html

Procon.org includes listening services,quotes and readers comments about the topic.Very useful!

http://prostitution.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=1315

Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/