TEENAGERS OF TODAY Today‚ I would like to present a speech entitled “Teenagers of Today”. All people have to go through their teenage years. Some of you have already passed this stage‚ someone is on the way‚ and some others still dream about the time when he/she will‚ finally‚ grow up! Nowadays‚ teenagers have changed in comparison with the teens in the past. From head to toe‚ everything about a teenager is unique. The way they dress is different. The way they act is different. Even the way they
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Influences on teenagers’ morality Moral decisions are an important aspect of the growth and development of teenagers. There are many factors that influence a young person’s decisions; the biggest factor may be a teenager’s parents. Today’s parents are moving away from the old adage “do as I say‚ not as I do‚” as they realize that their actions and behavior may be a bigger influence on their children than previously thought. 1. Sex and Teen Pregnancy * The rate of teen pregnancy is
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Gangs are nothing new to American society‚ what is new and disturbing is the recent spike in juvenile crimes with reported ties to certain gangs. Youth gangs have been prevalent in schools in large cities since the 1970 ’s. However‚ they have become even more prevalent in schools in the recent past. In the student survey component of the 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey‚ more than one third (37%) of the students reported gangs at their schools and the percentage of students reporting the
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Intro: Invincibility Theory Among Teens It has been said a thousand times that the biggest reason teenagers drink‚ drive‚ take drugs and do all kinds of crazy‚ dangerous stunts is that they think they’re immortal‚ invincible and bullet-proof. But is this what teenagers really think? According to researches at UC San Francisco‚ this is not the case. Teenagers obviously measure risks differently from adults. They know they can die. They don’t underestimate risk; they actually over-estimate it and
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decade‚ annual estimates of the number of gangs have averaged around 27‚000 nationally. Following a annual decrease from 1996 to a short in 2003‚ the yearly estimates steadily increased through 2012. Gang membership has been increasing significantly over the past few years.”The recent estimate of more than 30‚000 gangs represents a 15 percent increase from 2006 and is the highest annual estimate since 1996”.(NationalGangCenter) The maximum number of gangs has to do with the type of area. Larger cities
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has a gang‚ a street gang‚ or the so-called outcasts.” Gangs are present throughout the United States and all across the world. While some people pretend they do not exist‚ others‚ of all ages‚ are engaging in these illegal activities‚ such as vandalism‚ robbery‚ or even murder. Over the years‚ the ages of gang members have drastically decreased due to being a social outcast or issues with their home life. Schools are institutions that quite commonly produce reasons for the children to join the
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Strudensky English section 18 October 9th‚ 2014 Teenagers and Society Who decide the culture of people? It is society. Indeed‚ it determines the norms that citizens must follow in order to fit in. Therefore‚ the ‘‘culture into which [people live] influences [their] sense of who [they] are and what [their] goals in life should be’’ (Robertson 48). This is good because people who rule the society can impose good values and be a good influence on citizens. However‚ it can also be negative for some
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can become a gang member. Gang members come from every social class‚ can be of both genders‚ and of most ethnic or religious groups. They can also be found in the most unexpected places. According to The National Gang Center‚ in the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth‚ the racial ethnic differences in the proportion of who joined gangs were not as large as previous research had suggested. About 12 percent of Hispanic and black youth‚ respectively‚ reported having joined a gang by age 17‚ versus
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Gangs are a major deterrence of minorities having a meaningful and successful life. Various reasons cause the nation’s youth to fall into the death trap of a gang. Parents‚ environment‚ upbringing and education are some of the biggest things that play an important role in keeping minorities out of a gang life. The movie "Colors" shows some of the conflicts minorities of different races face when being a member of a gang. Death‚ prison‚ money‚ sex and even bonding are but a few of the things a gang
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Youth Gang Assessment Research Methodology May 15‚ 2012 Youth Gang Assessment There is no definite explanation as to what a youth gang is‚ however‚ they are alleged of as a self-formed participation of peers with the appearances of a gang name‚ identifiable symbols‚ recognizable leadership‚ topographical territory‚ regular meeting pattern‚ and collective actions to carry out illegal activity. The questions how and why youth gangs are form‚ who joins then and how violent‚ are these gangs? (Decker
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