Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Teen Crashes Part 1 - Identify the Issue * Why is this problem‚ especially for teen drivers? Teens are the ones who are mostly in crashes due to recklessness‚ drugs‚ being on the phone‚ under the influence‚ and road rage. * Statistics from research regarding teen crash rate. Show that teen have the highest involvement in all types of crashes. 10 teens lose their life every day in crashes. A most of the time it
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Teen drinking is a serious problem and each year the statistics go higher and higher and more and more teens are drinking. This is a safety issue for teens are not old enough to know how to control their drinking. In an article I read called‚ “let my teenager drink”‚ written by T.R. Reid‚ suggests that it’s okay to let our teens drink. On the opposed side‚ Author Joseph A. Califano writes in his article that it is not okay to allow teens to drink. Reid does make some good points in his article
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Sheltering the youth from birth control does not decrease the percentage of teen pregnancy but it fact helps initiate unprotected sex. The increase in teen pregnancy is due to‚ inadequate sexual education available to adolescents‚ lack of knowledge and resources for birth control‚ and the environment the individual grew up around. Research Questions 0 Does providing adolescents with birth control increase teen pregnancy 1 Is there enough information on the consequences of unprotected
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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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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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twenty one. This was a way for Congress to try to reduce drunk driving ("Why Is the Legal Drinking Age 21 in the United States?"). A few reasons for teens to drink are: peer pressure‚ enjoyment‚ etc. But the main reason for doing so is “breaking the law.” Eighty percent of high school seniors have used alcohol. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of seventeen to eighteen have used alcohol before. Just the
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Issues Affecting Teens Good Morning/afternoon Miss Blanch and class‚ I’m going to be talking about teen violence and factors that can trigger it. I select this issue as I think it’s an issue worth talking about because teen violence is the worst especially when it causes injury or even death. This issues is not expressed in The Formal but it is still a very important to talk about‚ many Australian teens have experienced violence either with friends or at parties where alcohol and/or drugs is consumed
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rebellious behaviour develops over time‚ beginning with a teen wanting to hang out with friends more and disagreeing with parents more frequently. Society stamps a "bad teen" label on rebellious teens. However these teenagers are not always bad people. To understand why teenagers rebel‚ you have to look past society’s label and into the backgrounds and mental thoughts of teenagers. Different experiences in life can cause individual teens to react differently and possibly result in rebellion. Parents
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The teenage years include times of rapid growth and development‚ both physically and mentally. Good nutrition during these times helps ensure teens have the building blocks to support their needs. It also involves avoiding excessive food intake that can lead to immediate and future health problems. A dietitian or health care provider can give teens nutritional advice specific to their particular situation. 35% percent of Canadian boys and 29% of Canadian girls weigh more than they should. And 17
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solve a hopeless dilemma by ending it all.” (“Teens are...” (para.1) About 4‚600 kids and young adults kill themselves every year and about 40% used a gun to do so. Another 40% suffocate or strangle themselves‚ and 8% poison themselves. (“Kids at risk...”(para. 6) People who try to take their life by pills or by cutting themselves‚ complete the suicide only 3% of the time. (“Kids at risk...”(para. 7) There isn’t always a way to prevent suicide.(“Teens are...(para. 2 ) In fact‚ you may not even know
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