should be raised to a higher age for safety reasons. The reason I say this is because teens text and drive and put themselves and other people in danger. Teens are increasing car wrecks. They are also increasing their injuries. Teens don’t know much of the consequences that come with driving. They party and drink‚ and when they drive drunk‚ that’s another wreck and death waiting to happen. A lot of teens just want a car to drive‚ they don’t really drive the proper way . The driving age should
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or Not To Tolerate Teen pregnancy costs the United States over $7 billion annually according to the National Campaign of Prevention. Although this number is astronomically high‚ the money donated is in fact put to good use. Students (7-12 grades) cannot comprehend the amount of responsibility‚ anxiety‚ and stress a teenage parent undergoes. As high school students do not have to face these factors they are inconsiderate to the amount of work a teen parent actually takes on. Nearly half
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Teen Activists Have you ever wanted to take action and stand up for the greater good? Well a teen activists does a lot of that‚ and that’s all it takes to be a teen activist. In this essay I will inform you all about teen activists. Like their beliefs‚ the action they take‚ and who they are supported by. Then maybe you can become a activists too! First off‚ One thing about teen activists is that they all have a very strong belief in something. For example‚ according to The Daily Show‚ Malala believed
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Causes of Teen Drug Abuse in Canada Teenage drug abuse is widespread and getting worse every day throughout Canada. Both on the streets and in schools nationwide‚ thousands of teenagers are given opportunities to experiment with drugs. According to recent reports‚ the average age at which Canadian teenagers first experiment with drugs is age 14. Despite education programs aimed at prevention‚ teen drug abuse continues to be a growing problem. This teen drug problem occurs for a number of
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Millions of teens participate in social networks. According to the 1997 Pew Research report Teens and Social Media‚ 93 percent of teens are active online. Fifty-five percent have created a profile on a social networking site. What are teens doing on these sites? Why are they spending so much time connecting with others online? HANGING OUT MOVES ONLINE Ask teens what they do on social networking sites and chances are their answer will be "just hang out." In fact‚ hanging out with friends is nothing
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Does unprotected sex lead to sexually transmitted diseases in teens? Claudia LeMay & Madeline Munoz Research Methods‚ HA-450-05 Professor C. Brown March 19‚ 2013 ABSTRACT Sexual activities amongst teenagers in the United States are on the rise. The issue isn ’t necessarily the morality of the sexual relations; it ’s the disease that can be spread without following safe sex through the use of protection. Using protection isn ’t a guarantee that all sexually-transmitted diseases
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Briony Tilt The purpose of this text is to inform families about the dangers of running away. WHY TEENS RUN AWAY February 24th‚ 2013 Written by Briony Tilt Many people often wonder why teens in a perfectly happy environment choose to run away from the safety of their homes and families. Of course‚ it is often families that are the problem. Many young teens decide to leave home during the ages of even as young as ten or twelve. In most cases‚ there is a legitimate reason for the fleeing and
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Makenna Byers Pd. 5 Teen Parenting In 2010‚ approximately 16 out of every 1000 children were born to teenage mothers between the ages of 15 and 19. Having a baby as a teenager changes everything for the rest of your life. Facing parenthood as a teen not only affects you but everyone around you. It is important to understand the all the things that come with having a baby which can be a struggle for people who are happily married with a job let alone a teenager in high school or college. There are
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention One of the biggest influences as to whether or not a teenager becomes sexually active and as a consequence becomes another teen pregnancy statistic has to do with parental relationships. Most teenagers actually rate their parents high on the list of people they trust to give them accurate information about birth control and sex. You can help your teenager understand the risks of teen pregnancy by speaking with him or her about how you feel. Here are ten things The National
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Describe teen murderers. Misunderstood‚ ignorant‚ hopeless? Juveniles who committed heinous crimes have faced life in prison without parole‚ even though some of them were as young as fourteen when they served this sentence. The issue of teens being able to spend life in adult prison had always been a perplexing reality that deeply affects a country’s society. Should teens even be allowed to face life in prison? Taking it a step further‚ should juvenile murderers automatically receive the same sentence
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