technologies are‚ the more easily people get information all over the world. However‚ people‚ especially the teens they tend to make friends with bad information rather than good and useful ones. That leads to the fact that there are more teens that are doing bad things than good things. Instead of doing what people feel is right‚ they decide to follow the crowd and do what is wrong. It means that teen morality is now decreasing. It is manifested through the way they behave to their parents and through
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Alternative Assignment for the Empathy Belly: Teen Pregnancy Paper Teen pregnancy is a serious problem in the US that can cause complications in both the mother and baby’s life. Nearly 3 in 10 teen girls in the US will get pregnant before age 20. Thats over 700‚000 teen pregnancies each year. While these numbers are alarming‚ they were much worse in 1991‚ when there were 117 births per 1‚000 girls between 15 and 19 (compared to the 27 to 1‚000 ratio today). Most teen pregnancies are unintentional‚ and they
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Teen Sexual Behavior What’s one of the main things on a teenagers mind? Do teens think about the consequences of their behavior? Why do we do the things we do? Teens everywhere are facing it. Everyone does it‚ or that’s what the magazines and friends say. What causes it? What are the reasons for sex? Peer Pressure and curious minds of outraging hormones is the reason. Some teens excuse is “Oh everyone else is doing it”. That’s not true‚ everyone is not doing it. Others say‚ “Having sex makes you
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Teen Pregnancy in the Media Three-quarters of a million teens between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant each year; eighty-two percent of those pregnancies are unplanned (“Peer Pressure Facts About Teenage Pregnancy” 1). Most teens that get pregnant do not have the education‚ money‚ or support system to raise a child‚ thus resulting in a poor life for the mother and the child (Wikipedia “Teenage Pregnancy” 3). Teenage pregnancy is a growing issue‚ especially in the United States‚ which is very
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Introduction In today ’s society‚ teens are a common target of anti-drug campaigns and government advertisements. The goal of these campaigns is to make teens and young adults aware of the dangers associated with drug use. While these campaigns are generally effective‚ teens are still greatly tempted by the dangerous‚ exciting‚ and fast-paced world of club drugs. Despite the information they are constantly receiving from their teachers‚ parents‚ and government media‚ some teenagers will still adamantly
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appear time and again. Experimentation Part of being a teenager is experiencing new things‚ taking risks‚ and rebelling against authority. According to Dr. Mitchell S. Rosenthal‚ president of a large drug treatment program called Phoenix House‚ teens are seeking adventure and they often find it by experimenting with drugs. A middle school guidance counselor told Newsweek that when she talks to students about drugs she asks them to go to a certain section of the classroom if they consider themselves
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Teen Activist In the world there are teen activists and they are teens who are trying to make the world a better place. Teen activists are important‚ but it’s hard to be one because they have to learn how to overcome obstacles and challenges on their journey of becoming a great teen activist. Some teen activists have groups of people who are trying to stop them from spreading the word. Other teen activists go through physical and mental violence. These are all challenges that teen activists can
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Should teens get plastic surgery? Unlike adults who undergo plastic surgery to turn back the clock‚ some teenagers crave plastic surgery just to fit in. Many reports suggest that plastic surgery is now topping teen wish lists. This raises the question of whether teens are mature enough to be making a decision that poses risks and that will permanently change their appearance. The definition of plastic surgery is surgery to remodel‚ repair‚ or restore body parts‚ especially by the transfer of tissue
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Teens and Sexting – What are Appropriate Consequences? In a world like today’s‚ technology is being produced and improved at rapid rates. Technology can be a wonderful tool allowing teens to communicate at high rates. At times this can be nice‚ but when it comes to sexting‚ officials are taking it to a whole new level. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ "sexting is the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone." In the article‚ “Teens‚ Nude Photos and the
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One of the most important issues in the United States today is teens becoming sexually active. Not all teens have access to birth control or condoms. Just because a girl is on birth control doesn’t mean she shouldn’t use condoms. Birth control isn’t one hundred percent preventable. Teens should always have access to condoms because they help protect against STDS or any other diseases. Condoms also help prevent pregnancy. The United States is becoming over populated‚ so teenagers who are sexually
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