Teen Talk Text 1. (two excerpts) Dear Dr. Erika‚ There’s a girl in my class who thinks whenever she opens her big mouth everybody better shut up and listen. And at lunch she sits at the best table in the cafeteria‚ and woe! if you park there. She pitches a fit. She actually gets her way in everything. Even the teachers are scared of her and treat her different from the rest of us. Reina‚ 14 Dear Dr. Erika‚ I dread my second period class. There’s this girl who‚
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is a way to control the teens that have diminutive self control along with little or no parental control. (Hall‚ Maggie 2). Various amounts of teenagers cannot be confidential to act with such autonomy and accountability. (Love‚ Dennis 2). Having a curfew indicates who the teenager is and what they do. (Love‚ Dennis 2). To give other teenagers a sense of where they live or reside and to show how much character they have‚ teens stay out longer and later to give other teens that sense of doing what
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them move out to realize the choice and to make it on their own. Some teens may believe they are emotional and financially ready to live on their own. But in reality‚ they have no idea how much bills‚ insurance‚ and food will cost them at such a young age. If the parent makes them feel pushed and pressured then the child will not want to come home. In fact‚ if they let the child realize the decision and the mistake; the teen will return home to settle the disagreement more rationally than feeling
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affecting today’s teenagers is the increase in the rate of teen obesity. According to the American Obesity Association‚ about 30.4 percent of teenagers are overweight‚ and 15.5 percent of teens are obese (1). This means that 45.9 percent of teens are at risk for developing health problems due to weight. It is important to note that weight gain during the teen years is normal. It is when that weight gain progresses beyond normal limits that teens become at risk for obesity. Generally speaking‚ a person
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Teen Smoking Why do teens smoke? A problem has occurred with teen smoking. The number of teen who smoke has dramatically raised over the past years. This is a problem because smoking causes big health risks that lead to problems and diseases tan can kill you. Teens are mainly smoking when there is no supervision. It usually occurs in the parks‚ under bridges‚ and in parties. They usually smoke because of pressure and they think it is cool. Those are the reason why smoking is bad‚ and why‚ when
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Cause/Effect Final Draft 15 November 2004 Lactating Teens While several teens that engage in pre-marital sex never become pregnant‚ some are not as fortunate. Teen pregnancy has become all too common in this day and age. Some teens think it will not happen to them and do not use necessary precautions to protect against it. There are several causes for teen pregnancy and the effects can be life changing. Several causes for teen pregnancy are: the need for affection‚ acceptance‚
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Teenage Stress It is one o’clock in the morning and Alice is still up trying to finish her homework! She has two essays due that next day‚ plus homework from other classes. She has been getting so much homework in each of her classes that she’s getting stressed out. Not only does she have school work to stress about‚ but she is also getting stress from her family and friends. Because of all of this Alice has been getting no sleep and a lot of headaches. Her parents have been pressuring her to get
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Effects of Teen Pregnancy Tiffany Laubach Kaplan University CM 220-57 Professor Campos February 12‚ 2012 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Are Americans effectively discussing the topic of teen pregnancy? “According to research in 2009 approximately 410‚000 births occurred among teens aged 15-19 in the United States of America.” (Razol‚ Warner‚ Gavin‚ Callaghan‚ Sptiz‚ Anderson‚ Barfield‚ Kahn‚ 2011‚ ¶6) Therefore‚ the United States of America ranks number one among all other countries and teen pregnancy
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Teen suicide is a topic that is very close to my heart because I have a personal connection to the matter. I have lost more than a couple of friends to suicide and feel that this is an issue that absolutely needs to be addressed. Teen suicide is climbing substantially high on the list of the leading causes of death in today’s youth. It is developing into a terrifying epidemic and continues to skyrocket as time passes. Although this social issue currently has a significant amount of attention‚ it
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consumers and they are being used shamelessly by savvy advertisers. The young minds of this generation’s teens are easily persuaded by the desire to be considered popular and cool. Teen branding has many unsettling effects. There are teens who are working as consultants for corporations‚ letting them know what other teens are interested in so they can better market their product. In return‚ these teens are offered money and products along with the feeling of being cool. Such branding makes teenagers
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