Despite the fact that the teen birth rate is slowly falling‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States‚just the United States alone. Teenage pregnancy maybe very common nowadays but there are many causes and effects of it. The very first and main cause of teenage pregnancy is peer pressure. D uring adolescence‚ teenagers often feel pressure to make friends and fit in with their peers. Many times these teens let their friends influence their decision to have
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Octavio Paz is Mexico’s greatest living poet. But let’s face it: that’s like saying William Carlos Williams was Paterson’s best writer. For Americans‚ a better way of indicating Paz’s importance will have to be found. Perhaps it would be more suggestive to say that in the universe of Latin American writing‚ Neruda’s poetry is solar: a lavish‚ Hispanic ful-mination--like a Tamayo watermelon--and Paz’s poetry lunar: a rarer‚ Gallic luminosity--like a Magritte moon--; or‚ to put it another way
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me back in to reality. Not all people are into music but if you’re like me music affects your life in a serious manner. Music tends to get me through everything I go through in life. There are different genres of music out there pop‚ country‚ hip-hop‚ contemporary Christian etc. and each and every tune and songs that has been established‚ conveyed a certain deep important meaning in its lyrics. When life tends to knock me down music has a way of uplifting and encouraging myself to try harder and never
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When I look back and try to analyze my personal sociological standpoint‚ I see myself as a functionalist with organic solidarity throughout of my personal background. However‚ I also support conflict theory related to my educational experience in United States. I grew up in a very diverse city and was raised in a traditional family: mother‚ father‚ grandparents. I think my family is the major framework for me. I believe that it is essential nucleus helps me function and be successful in society
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When my dad was around my age‚ he wanted nothing more than freedom. My dad grew up on a farm in a small town. Once he was old enough to live on his own‚ my dad built himself a log cabin. My grandfather had offered to pay all of my dad’s bills‚ although my dad denied the offer. While I am sure that my dad regrets refusing my grandfather’s proposition‚ it shows the sense of autonomy that fostered my childhood. I was not raised like the typical American child. My parents raised me to question existing
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about something about my university life and how they shape my view of the diverse worlds. I was born in a small town which is created for a big chemical factory. Nearly all of our parents are work for the factory. The life there is simple and kind. The only thing we care about is to get better grades. At that time I think the world is so simple. Go to school then work like my parents in the factory. Married with a people who also in the same small town. Retire from my work like my grandpa and then sleep
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really strange happens in my house. There are a variety of damage‚ it can be a dish‚ a bowl or a floor tile got some crack on it‚ even the doorframe can scratched or dent. And my mother think that all the damages are made by me.I keep on try my best to tell her i am not the one who broke the things. And she just not believe me. She said that the house only living me and her‚ she will never break the things‚ so it only can be me. But I really do cherish my family and my house. When we moved to the
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I immediately think of my mom. Throughout my childhood‚ my mom has been the figure that I’ve looked up to‚ longing to one day amount to her ceaseless faith and her colossal strength. Together‚ my family and I have gone through a plethora of trials; however‚ despite these‚ my mom’s faith refused to vacillate. Therefore‚ the first of these hardships began in December 2005 when my sister‚ Jenna‚ was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. During this horrific time‚ my mom was forced to not only
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History 121 Book Analysis “All But My Life” February 15‚ 2013 All But My Life All But My Life is a memoir about a young Jewish girl‚ Gerda Weissmann‚ who was able to endure the hardships of World War II and the Holocaust. Gerda went through and saw more horrific things in the matter of a few years than any of us will ever have to face in our lifetimes. The fact that a girl this young and hopeless can withstand so much pain but yet contain so much strength should be an inspiration to all. Reading
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My Aim in Life Browning an English poet says‚ “The aim‚ if reached or not makes great the life”. Human beings are superior to others because they plan their lives. Sometimes this planning is short term. Sometimes it is long term. Long term planning is called aim. It is also called ambition. Aim is the target which we want to achieve‚ towards which our physical and mental abilities are focused. Life is the period which starts from the time of birth and ends
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