Yah-yah was raped by her mother’s “friend”. As a result‚ she has an unwanted pregnancy. She is angry with her mother because she didn’t do anything to protect her. People in society are misjudging her. Yah-yah is frustrated and on the verge of suicide. Teenage pregnancy has been a phenomenon since biblical ages. Dr. Michelle Golland stated‚ The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. There are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually. The Caribbean has not escaped this
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The Causes of Teenage Pregnancy and the Effects on the Community There are many different causes of teenage pregnancy. Every teenage girl is brought up under different family and personal conditions‚ therefore presenting many different causes of teenage pregnancy. These causes can range from internal factors to external factors. Some of these causes include drugs and alcohol‚ sexual abuse and child maltreatment‚ and technology dangers. All of these contribute to teenage pregnancy. Another cause
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Final Draft Cause and Effects of teenage drinking and drug use Robert Lynn Hayden Jr. Everest University Composition II - 40 ENC 1102-40 Professor Jean Leeper February 04‚ 2013 Cause and Effects of teenage drinking and drug use As a former offender of teenage substance abuse and driving while under the influence‚ I know full well how hard this topic hits home and my wallet. I have tried almost everything except needles; I drew the line there. The biggest factor that I faced as a pre/teen
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say they seriously consider committing suicide‚ we need think about what is wrong. What makes these 15 and 16 year olds that have so much of their life left to live want to die? 14% of teens said they tried to kill themselves. That’s like having 3 people in our class who have tried to commit suicide. The pressures of life at our age are difficult but they’re not so difficult that 4‚135 teenagers a year should be killing themselves. The rate of teenage suicide has tripled since 1950‚ but why? Is
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The Causes of Teenage pregnancy from: Obviously‚ the reason at the base of any pregnancy is sexual intercourse. But many researchers would like to know why the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy is so widespread. The easiest answer is that teens want to become pregnant; while this is not untrue in all cases‚ at least 80% of teen pregnancies are unintentional. Research has shown that one of the causes of teenage pregnancy is the lack of a sense of personal responsibility for their actions‚
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Causes why do teenagers rebel A.Discovering their identities Teenagers are at a point in their lives when they are trying to figure out who they are as a person‚ their likes/dislikes and what they will be doing for the rest of their lives. They use this time to test and try out many identities until they find one they are most comfortable with. B.Independence These years are a constant struggle between dependence and independence. Rebellious teens want to have total independence and prove to
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Causes of Teen Suicide There is a serious problem with teens in America. A vital concern that is just behind car accidents and murder. Teenage suicide is a major issue in today’s society; suicide is the intentional taking of one’s own life. “According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention suicide is the third leading cause of death among those between the ages 15-24” (“About Teen Suicide”). “What is even more disturbing is that suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among ages
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Peer Pressure A teen’s first cigarette usually comes from a friend. Peer pressure has tremendous impact on a young person’s decision to experiment with cigarettes‚ according to Teen Smoking. Sometimes‚ teens start smoking because a friend dares them to. Other teens who are trying to find themselves experiment with cigarettes and become addicted. Smoking is also viewed as an act of rebellion and a way to demonstrate independence. The Media The media has a major impact on a teen’s decision to
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Among fifteen to nineteen year olds‚ suicide is the third leading cause of death. Since the nineteen sixties teenage suicide has doubled in the United States. More than seven thousand teenagers kill themselves yearly. This rise in teenage suicides has happened because of an increase in a psychological disorder called manic-depressive disorder. A psychological disorder is a condition in which behavior is judged to be atypical‚ disturbing‚ and mal-adaptive. Manic-depressive disorder‚ which is also
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Teenage Suicide: How the Media Influences Teenagers Fiction: Only "bad" kids who have the wrong friends and bad lives commit suicide. Fact: Kids who have the right friends and a bright future in front of them commit suicide. Fiction: Music‚ movies‚ and other forms of media do not influence teenagers in any way‚ shape‚ or form. Fact: Music‚ movies‚ and other forms of media are influencing teenagers to commit suicide. Teenage suicide is on the rise at an alarming rate. While depression
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