16 AND PREGNANT BY KEYTASHAH BARBER Composition 102 December 1‚ 2012 Why is it that 16 years old think that getting pregnant is a good idea? I understand that whatever you do in life has a consequence and nothing goes unpunished. For instance when you have unprotected sex with your boyfriend Steve as a virgin you feel so magical and never want that night to end and it seems that for some reason the next few weeks you are still having that magical night. It’s been two weeks and your period
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MTV TV series “16 and Pregnant” “16 and Pregnant” “It shows the consequences of having unprotected sex and the reality of what happens after the baby is born.” They either choose to have an abortion‚ choose to keep the baby‚ or choose to give it up for adoption. Many of the teens keep the baby‚ but either drop out of high school and find a part time job or just dropout and stay home with the baby. Many people dislike the shows‚ but I think they help teens understand the realities of being unwed
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OUTLINE Thesis: The show 16 and pregnant could be glamorizing teen pregnancy Three main reasons. 1. Not long after the show started all of the girls on the show was being put in tabloids and magazines. 2. Teenagers are watching the show and thinking that if they have kids at there age they could become famous. 3. Teens may envy the shows stars for their fame and fortune and wish to become pregnant in hopes of earning the same success
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16 and Pregnant‚ A reflection on Society Amanda Big Mountain HUM/176 Amy Dallmann-Jones It is so frightening finding out that you are about to lose a lot of your freedoms and responsibility needs to kick in at the young age of 16. Teen pregnancy is an issue that has been in society for a very long time now. MTV has brought this issue to light by producing a television show called 16 and Pregnant. This show does not just allow viewers into the lives of these young girl’s lives to see how they
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MTV’s 16 and pregnant with Dr.Drew 16 and pregnant is a show that airs on MTV every week. It shows the emotional journey of pregnant 16 year olds from the doctor’s appointments to fights with the baby’s daddies. Dr.Drew helps the world get an eye opening look into the real issues of being a teen parent. The show normally starts out in the girls last two months of the pregnancy. The viewers get to take the emotional ride with the girl. The mothers are forced to make huge decisions about whether
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corrupting the American society. The primary reason for this is because reality shows are becoming a form of entertainment that is both extremely trashy and lowers the IQ of the most intelligent human beings. Shows like “Buckwild”‚ “Jersey Shore”‚ “16 and Pregnant”‚ “Teen Mom”‚
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In July of 2009‚ MTV aired a new reality show on their network‚ 16 and Pregnant. The concept of the show was to tape the journey of pregnant teenagers throughout their pregnancy and the first few months of being a teen mom. They wanted to show viewers the struggles and hardships these girls faced. The show got such good ratings that they produced a spinoff‚ Teen Mom. Teen Mom follows four of the girls from 16 and Pregnant as they embark on motherhood. MTV aimed for this show to bring awareness of
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about six percent of this drop is accredited to the MTV reality show‚ 16 & Pregnant. MTV is an American television channel known for the airing of reality shows filled with controversial topics and dramatic scenes. 16 & Pregnant was first aired on the MTV channel in June of 2009. Created by Lauren Dolgen‚ 16 & Pregnant was the first show that strictly revealed the everyday lives of teen mothers. The reality show 16 & Pregnant has brought about much controversy over whether or not the show truly
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Does “16 and Pregnant” Encourage or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Have you ever thought about how kids are being affected by tv shows like “16 and Pregnant?” 16 and pregnant discourages teen pregnancy‚ the rates of teen moms have gone down‚ the tv shows reality‚ people just make titles and assume stuff when they are wrong. First of all‚ by showing what will happen if teens are unsafe and showing their mistakes will help teens not to make those mistakes. Showing how difficult it can be to be a
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teenagers. MTV’s show “16 & Pregnant‚” which has only been on air since June 2009‚ is already reflecting the rapid boom in teenage pregnancy across various cities in America. Since the early eighties MTV has been considered somewhat of a cultural phenomenon for American adolescents and its depiction of gender has a strong impact that continues to this day (Holtzman 2000). Created by Morgan J. Freeman (director of teen shows Dawson’s Creek and Laguna Beach)‚ the show “16 & Pregnant” has been said to be
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