population owned a cell phone‚ which is very similar to the 75% presented in 2009. Due to the unlimited texting plans presented by various mobile carriers texting has increased substantially in popularity. According to the Nielson Company‚ American Teenagers sent and received and average of 2‚272 text messages per month in the fourth quarter of 2008. This totals to about 80 messages a day. In 2010‚ this amount of 2‚272 text messages in the fourth quarter of 2008‚ grew to an amount of 6.1 trillion text
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events provide‚ teenagers place themselves at a disadvantage. Generally‚ teenagers are interested in events such as concerts and other showcases of talent that are the result of someone chasing their dreams. Witnessing others succeed encourages teenagers to dream big with the impression that they can also accomplish the‚ seemingly‚ impossible. For example‚ experiencing a basketball game and witnessing an athlete receive treatment for an injury may be the turning point that makes a teenager realize sports
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Teenagers Should Not Undergo Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Nowadays it seems that we live in an image-obsessed society where people are solely judged on their physical appearance. Everyone seems to be obsessed with the Hollywood celebrity style image. By sitting at home flipping through the channels of your television set‚ you’re faced with watching celebrities which seem flawless even almost perfect. Many people‚ mostly teenagers‚ look up to these celebrities and Hollywood figures. They see these
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Factors that influence teenagers’ sexual behaviors. Every human being engages himself in sexual acts from time to time‚ and for various reasons. Some of the reasons could be to fulfill their sexual desire‚ or maybe to prove their ability to attract the opposite sex. Sexual hormones begun to develop at a young age‚ they start working after puberty. Therefore‚ teenagers are more likely to respond to the change in their hormones. They seek in every way to satisfy their desire and keep up with the
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And if he/she ever leaves you‚ you would be in a depressing state or even seek suicide. However‚ this is all not true‚ some early matured teenagers have prepared mentally to protect themselves against sudden break-ups. In fact‚ some teens with high-level of maturity can be as mature as a 35 year old adult. Furthermore‚ there are people think that once a teenager gets into a relationship‚ he/she would neglected his/her friends and family. Also in the process of having a relationship‚ the boy or girlfriend
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our teens out of trouble? Parents force their teenagers to come home at a certain time. The only problem is will they abide to their parent’s rules? Curfews might seem like the solution to keep our teenagers out of trouble but let’s not kid ourselves‚ curfews do not work. Curfews make our teenagers rebel against our rules‚ our kids can be in danger even inside our homes‚ and curfews do not prevent our children from doing drugs or alcohol. Teenagers must have their freedom or else they will rebel
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Summary of ‘On Teenager And Tattoos’ by Andres Martin If one analyses the psychological motivations‚ one will find that tattoos are more than just ink on this skin‚ but can actually serve as a personal display. The concept of tattoos and piercing has become increasingly common in our youth today. It is often a result of peer pressure or teenagers seeking to find their place in a group. Like any other fashion fad‚ it helps in identity consolidation as teenagers try to deviate from the norm or conform
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We’ve heard about it‚ experienced it‚ advised the children about it and yet‚ a majority of kids continue to struggle with it through years of schooling and perhaps even later. Peer pressure is inevitable since there always exists one ’cool group’ at school - which basically includes a bunch of kids who do all the things that they are not supposed to do and make it seem like a ’cool’ or ’happening’ thing to do. Children‚ who are too sincere at studies‚ have often been at the receiving end of ridicule
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INTERNET TAKING OVER YOUNG MINDS How much time do we have left before technology completely takes over our mind? Or has it already? We are told it is changing our brains‚ our thinking‚ and our learning. Few people are as concerned as Nicholas G. Carr‚ author of The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to Our Brains‚ of how badly the internet is affecting us mentally. The book being a recent finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize Awards.
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Imagine a younger sibling or a younger cousin of yours‚ curious and happy‚ not having a care in the world. They have not yet seen the dangers of the world. Now‚ picture this in your head‚ picture there usually happy faces are now covered with fear and a sad face. Once they were free but now they are wearing shackles around their arms and their legs‚ shackles to big for them‚ shackles meant for someone older. Shackles not meant for them. Imagine if the last time you saw your younger sibling/cousin
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