Teen Pregnancy Shows and Their Effect on Teens It is a joke to think that teenagers today have the mentality that they could be famous if they were to get pregnant. That is according to gossip magazines of course‚ but could there be truth to this statement? MTV has made it a popularity contest by showing shows like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. MTV should know better‚ considering their primary audience is teens. MTV sells the TV show as a “cautionary tale” to discourage teens from getting
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Teen Pregnancy “Teen pregnancy is commonly defined as a pregnancy by a woman who has not reached the age of majority in her country” (Qtd. in Reid 828).Sub-Saharan Africa is the country that has the highest “teenage birthrate” in the world at 143 per 1‚000women‚ and he United States has the highest “teen pregnancy rate” in the developed countries at 53 per 1‚000 women and also has a high rate of “teenage abortion” (Reid 828). In recent years‚ teen pregnancy has become a serious problem in
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Human Papilloma Virus in Teens Teenagers in the United States are becoming sexually active at an earlier age and have more exposure to sexually transmitted diseases. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is one of the leading causes of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States (Center for Disease Control‚ 2012)‚ and the age group with the highest prevalence of HPV are teenagers. With the growing number of teenagers exposed to HPV‚ the incidence of cervical cancer is increasing in the US
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all‚ there will always be people who are ill and need professional attention. Even though your role is behind the front desk‚ your healthcare uniform could easily transport germs to make healthy people sick. However‚ there are several ways you can prevent this from happening. All you need to do is to keep these pointers in mind‚ so your uniform is hygienic rather than harmful. Hot water wash Many Australians have changed their laundry habits and now use cold water to save energy costs‚ but while
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Teen Drivers Name Course Institution Date Abstract Teen driving is one of the emerging issues across many states in the world. With the increase in the number of vehicle production‚ many teens are driving in most roads across the states. However‚ this has not come without consequences. Many teens are dying because of driving related problems. Car accidents among teens have emerged as one of the serious concerns of this century. Since the establishment of teenage driving policy‚
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Teen Crashes Using a cell phone while driving is one of the worst decisions any one can make. So many deaths have been caused by being distracted from a cell phone. This is a problem for teenagers because it has caused so many deaths‚ and injuries! Here are the statistics. National Teen Driving Statistics In 2007‚ the latest year for which data are available‚ motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death among 13-19 year-old males and females in the United States. A total of 3‚466 teenagers
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look closer‚ and you might notice a familiar trend: many of these students are not paying attention. Instead‚ they are dozing off or even completely asleep. What is so hard for teens these days to get enough sleep? Why are they never rested up and always tired in class? These are some of the many questions people have on teens and sleep. “According to the survey results‚ once a week roughly one-quarter of high school students fall asleep in class‚ 22% fall asleep doing homework and 14% are late to or
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habits to prevent obesity “Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally‚ with at least 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese” (10 Facts). They have tried to classify obesity as disease for a long time. The American Medical Association recently declared and classified obesity as a disease. Obesity puts you at a high risk for many diseases. Bad habits are the main cause of obesity. You have to improve your nutritional and physical habits to prevent obesity
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Amber Watkins-Beck March 7‚ 2013 Informative Speech 2:00 T-TH How to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy carries high cost in terms of both the social and economic health of mothers and their children. Teenage mothers are less likely to receive prenatal care‚ and their children are more likely to be born before term‚ to have low birth weights‚ and to have developmental problems. Teenage mothers are also less likely to complete their education than moms over twenty years of age. Teenage
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plants‚ animals and animal wastes decay. The properties of ammonia includes the following information. Ammonia is a colorless highly irritating gas with a sharp suffocating odor. It dissolves easily in water to form ammonium hydroxide solution which can cause irritation and burns. Ammonia gas is easily compressed and forms a clear‚ colorless liquid under pressure. It is usually shipped as a compressed liquid in steel cylinders. Ammonia is not highly flammable‚ but containers of ammonia may explode
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