Aids

July 25, 2007

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500USA

Dear President George W. Bush:

I am writing this letter to talk about AIDS and HIV in this country. It’s growing out of control and it is becoming one of the number one killing diseases in the U.S. The death rate is going up; people with this disease were once able to live until their 60’s and now they’re living until their late 30’s.

Over 37,500,000 people suffer from HIV and AIDS alone; 49% of that count is African Americans. Over 2,500,000 kids suffer from Aids and HIV. Most males and females get AIDS and HIV from their sex partner without even knowing it. They get the disease when they have unprotected sex.

If people would get tested we could probably stop this and find a treatment for this disease. If we can’t afford the resource for AIDS, we can cut the money that we spend on the war since we spend 1.33 billion dollars a day since 2006. We can cut that 25% and we can probably find a cure for this disease.

Homosexuality is the number one leading cause of AIDS for African Americans. The number one leading cause for women is having unprotected sex.
Blacks are at higher risk for HIV and those who are unaware of their partner's risk factors with other STDs (which affect more blacks than any other racial or ethnic group) who live in poverty (which is about one quarter [25%] of all blacks).
To prevent this disease from spreading more we need to get people to get tested. Injection drugs are the number two leading cause of HIV infection for both African American men and women. People who live in poverty find it’s very difficult for them to get health care and get tested. If they can’t afford health care it should be provided to all people who can’t afford it, so everybody can be tested for disease and we can save their life.
Sincerely

ice breaker

My name is Christian and I al going to Andover High School in the fall. What makes me unique is that I am out going and willing to try new things. The reason that I decided to come to the Unite program because I can see the difference between high school and college and to recieve college credit.