“TEEN PREGNANCY” Does it sometimes seem like everyone your age is having sex? Do you know anyone at your school who is pregnant or has a baby? Though teen pregnancy has been on the decline over the past decade‚ the United States still has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any western industrialized country‚ So what does this mean for you? It means that‚ if you’re a girl in this country‚ you have a 34% chance of becoming pregnant by the time you’re 20. And it’s not just girls who are facing the
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Teen Genre; a closer look What is a typical high school film scene? School buses‚ bells ringing‚ book bags‚ parties‚ bullies‚ fights‚ the nerd‚ the jock‚ the pretty girl and the outcast who wants to be her? These are common things people might think of when talking about a teen film. In most teen films today‚ viewers find that the plot‚ characters and story lines are very similar. Although‚ some movies are different in detail and even in time period. In May of 1984‚ John Hughes produced the
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before they turn 18. 10% – 40% of young unmarried girls have had an unintended pregnancy according to community studies. Some 14 million children worldwide are born every year to young married and unmarried women aged 15 to 19. CAUSES OF TEEN PREGNANCIES Teen pregnancies may result for different reasons in industrialised countries as compared to developing countries. Factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies include: • • • • • • • • • • Customs and traditions that lead to early marriage
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SEXUAL TEENS‚ SEXUAL MEDIA Investigating Media’s Influence on Adolescent Sexuality LEA’s COMMUNICATION SERIES Jennings Bryant / Dolf Zillmann‚ General Editors Selected titles in Communication Theory and Methodology Subseries (Jennings Bryant‚ series advisor) include: Berger • Planning Strategic Interaction: Attaining Goals Through Communicative Action Dennis/Wartella • American Communication Research: The Remembered History Ellis • Crafting Society: Ethnicity‚ Class and Communication Theory
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My research paper is based on teen suicides. I chose this topic because I wanted to explain why teens today kill their selves. Many people say that the teens that kill their selves are psycho paths. But truthfully there are many different reasons why teen kill their selves. That’s why I wanted to write about teen suicide. Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Each year in the U.S.‚ thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for ages
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Depression Depression is a leading cause of teenage suicide. Suicidal teenagers may become depressed and contemplate suicide after the death of a loved one‚ parental divorce‚ inability to make friends or do well in school‚ or witnessing violence in the home. These teens may feel extreme despair that they do not understand‚ and may feel helpless and hopeless because they cannot see a solution for the anguish they feel. To these teenagers‚ suicide may seem like the only way to make the pain stop. In addition
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Teen Suicide - The Unknown Epidimic Every year‚ thousands of youth die in the United States‚ not by cancer‚ car accidents‚ and other diseases‚ but by their own hand. These people make the choice that they want to die and they take there own life. Suicide‚ the term given to the act of killing oneself‚ is the third leading cause of death among people that are 15 to 25 years of age. It is estimated that 500‚000 teenagers try to kill themselves during the course of one year. During the adolescent
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adolescents because there are many pressures and obstacles adolescents do not know how to cope with. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 15-24-year-olds (Harpaz) because feelings of being overwhelmed and alone are sometimes unrecognized‚ and because teenagers can be victims of bullying. Untreated depression and other mental disorders are a key component to teen suicides. Depression‚ especially‚ can be triggered by several events
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Teens at High Risk of Suicide Teen suicide is a major problem in today’s society and it is totally preventable. This issue needs to be taken care of immediately. Teen should not be taking their lives intentionally. Teen suicide is derived from three major factors: bullying‚ drug/alcohol abuse‚ and most commonly mental illness. It has been a pretty popular topic in the media world but it still just gets pushed under the rug. Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death in the United States
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Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face when it interrupts school or other plans. It can create an emotional crisis resulting in feelings of shame and fear‚ and it may appear that you will crumble under pressures in your environment. The stress of how you are going to break this news to your parents might be even greater‚ and finding help may seem an impossible task. You might think no one can help you‚ or you might be too embarrassed to search for
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