page 1 Ms. XXXX XXXXXXXX Prep Writing 2 XX September 2011 The Negative Effects Of Media On Our Youth Of all the different types of media out there‚ television seems to have the biggest grip on our youth. Consider these startling statistics from studies by Dr. David Walsh. For example‚ the average house in America has 2.6 television sets and 56% of children have a TV in their room. Teenagers spend ½ hour a week with Dad alone‚ 2-1/2 hours a week with Mom alone‚ 5 hours a
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believe love and attention could be found by becoming pregnant. Another big reason why girls are becoming pregnant is because of the people they see around them such as their peer‚ or people in the news. The media seems to be taking a big blame on the teen pregnancy epidemic‚ but truthfully‚ media is not the issue. First‚ let’s go back in history. It was very common to see women straight out of high school‚ or even before then‚ marry and have children right away. Taking care of the family and running
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SMOKING AND THE EFFECTS IT HAS ON TEENAGERS As a society‚ we have a long way to go to win the fight against tobacco smoking. If the parents are informed about the hazards of smoking‚ and recognize when their teen is being pressured or is actually smoking‚ then they will enact a plan of successful preventive measures that will enhance the life and health of their teenager and family. Just being aware of the circumstances and pressures that lure teens to start smoking will help parents recognize
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Don’t Parents And Teenagers Always Understand One Another? There are many reasons why parents and teenagers don’t always understand one another‚ but I think the main reason is because there is poor communication between them. I’m sure parents wound understand teenagers more‚ if only teenagers had the strength of telling their parents what they thing and how they feel. This way parents would understand and accept the changes that their children go through as they become teenagers; especially changes
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The Effects of Using Smart Phones on Teenagers and Adults Lifestyle FACTORS Smart Phones Addiction Social Life Interruptions OPERATIONAL DEFINITION 1. Smart Phones - is a device that lets you make telephone calls‚ but also adds in features that‚ in the past‚ you would have found only on a personal digital assistant or a computer--such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit Office documents‚ for example. 2. Information Technology – the use of computers and electronic
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communication‚ media has been used to convey information to those willing to absorb it. Beginning with publications and simple spoken words‚ and soaring to new heights in the twentieth century with radio‚ television‚ and the internet‚ media have been made accessible to people in every aspect of their daily lives. With such a strong hold on modern society‚ mass media have been able to shape popular culture and often influence public opinion. However‚ when abused‚ the power of media can harm the general
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they have endured. Most people think of teenagers as liars‚ stealers‚ or a hoodlum. Most of these thoughts and ideas about us teenagers are completely false‚ but we still have to shoulder the burden of these words. As time passes school‚ parents‚ and stereotypes become worse and worse for teens’‚ making it the worst of times for them. We need to see and understand both sides of the story. It’s the best of times to be a teenager because it’s easier for a teenager to
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The Bad Effects of Fast Food Essay Today‚ there are over thousands and millions of a same type of place that ruins your health severely around the world. These things are called fast food restaurants and almost everybody in the world visits it at least ten times in their lifetime. Fast food restaurants are not good for your body and you do not get a lot of energy obtained from it. A bad effect of fast food restaurants are the energy consumed from it. Research shows that 29~30 percent of children’s
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10 Side Effects of Bad Credit How Bad Credit Affects Your Life By LaToya Irby‚ About.com Guide Ads: * Bad Credit Card * Side Effects * Credit Score Scale * Adverse Credit Mortgage * Auto Loan for Bad Credit As you’re maxing out your credit cards and ignoring your bills‚ you might not realize the effect it’s going to have on your credit. Credit card payments and level of debt have the most impact on your credit score. Mess up in these areas and your credit score
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cyber bullying and the effect of the mental development of teenagers Since Hong Kong is a city that well-developed in technology‚ Internet is indispensable to the people. But some people used internet to do the illegal behavior. According to the case of cyber bullying are increasing. It caused various aspects of public opinion. Government‚ parents and teenagers are concerning this problem. Cyber bullying means that the minority insult the others thought the internet. Hunted or harassed the
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