CHAPTER 2 Causes of Suicide among Teenagers According to the book “Filipino Children under Stress” written by author Maria Lourdes Arellano-Carandang‚ teenage suicides are often caused by mental problems‚ substance abuse‚ family history of suicide‚ and other stressors such as bullying and financial dilemma. As Dr. Philip Chua from a blog site of Noemi Lardizabal-Dado would say: “People usually attempt suicide to block unbearable emotional pain‚ which is caused by a wide
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Shannon Hill The Effectiveness of Juvenile Curfews. Curfew is a word that derived from the French word “courvrefeu”. The meaning of the word courvrefeu is “to cover fire”. Implicating that a curfew is a way to put something out or maybe to reduce something down. Going back in time‚ curfews have been around since the feudal era. A long ways ago‚ “a bell would ring to alert the villagers to put out their fires and go to bed for the night. William the Conqueror even used an 8:00 p.m. curfew
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Alcohol The effects of alcohol on the human brain Many teens today face the situation of alcohol and alcohol abuse. Although we cannot make their choices for them‚ we can persuade them into not taking alcohol by knowing the risks first; a lot like warnings on smoke packages. Alcohol can have a big affect on the adolescent mind. The brain of a an average human being keeps developing to the age of adolescence; people believe that the brain stops developing at the age of adolescence‚ but
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appear time and again. Experimentation Part of being a teenager is experiencing new things‚ taking risks‚ and rebelling against authority. According to Dr. Mitchell S. Rosenthal‚ president of a large drug treatment program called Phoenix House‚ teens are seeking adventure and they often find it by experimenting with drugs. A middle school guidance counselor told Newsweek that when she talks to students about drugs she asks them to go to a certain section of the classroom if they consider themselves
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Short but Sweet For a Fantasy Epic Kort maar krachtig / Short but sweet is a short film directed by Junaid Chundrigar. It uses classic medieval themes to tell a story‚ but also uses sarcasm and comedy throughout the film to poke fun at these traditional elements of fantasy storytelling. The journey takes place in a short amount of time. So‚ this film is for audiences of both fantasy lovers and those who get exhausted from the crazy length of fantasy films. One of the first moments of comedy
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Glamorizes Teen Pregnancy Media‚ specifically television has taken the issue of teen pregnancy to a whole other level. The shows 16 and Pregnant‚ Teen Mom‚ and The Secret Life of the American Teenager document the lives of young teenage girls facing the issue of being a pregnant teenager. Originally created to show the controversial subject of teen pregnancy‚ all of these shows soon began to change. As the seasons continued in all three of these shows‚ the controversial subject of teen pregnancy
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modern fantasy stories contain some sort of magical elements‚ some stories have a higher fantasy quotient than others" (Jacobs & Tunnel‚ 89). There are six basic fantasy motifs‚ as discussed by Jacobs & Tunnel‚ including magic‚ other worlds‚ good versus evil‚ heroism‚ special character types‚ and fantastic objects. If a story contains all six‚ it is classified either as a classic fairy tale‚ or a modern high fantasy. Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach is an example of a modern high fantasy‚ as
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mysterious Commander. The picture of women seen in films has changed drastically over the years. Nowadays it’s common to see an intelligent‚ witty‚ tough‚ and even scary looking girl‚ no more of the frilly‚ flouncy‚ or ladylike perception of women. Movies are beginning to create bold archetypes and heroines who are loyal warriors and courageous. For example‚ take Katniss Everdeen from
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two young teens fall in love just in one night‚ quickly ending in a deep tragedy. Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann are both directors that made two different Romeo and Juliet movies. The Romeo and Juliet movies have similarities and differences‚ but Zefirelli does a better job telling the story. In both versions of Romeo and Juliet there are many similarities. For example‚ both directors follow the same script that Shakespeare wrote. This shows a huge similarity that both movies share. This
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I have to say‚ that Townsend’s book is a fascinating read on how societies are envisioned in the future. It is much like a dream‚ why not to call the fantasy world of Tomorrow land: It is like leaving the today world to enter the tomorrow world and its fantasy. We can say‚ that some societies are almost there‚ some already there‚ but most of them can only hope to be there. In our critique and analysis‚ we can appreciate‚ that the purpose of creating smart cities is not to build a technological utopia
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