Semester 2013-2014 English for Arts and Humanities Assignment 2: Research Paper Self-esteem of teenagers in Hong Kong Self-esteem‚ according to the Oxford dictionary‚ is the confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect. It has been one of the most significant issues discussed on about teenagers in Hong Kong as their behaviors are often influenced by the environs such as people around them and the society. Many of them
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Embarrassed teenagers use their brain different New investigations shows‚ that when teenagers gets embarrased by their parrents dance or singing‚ then they use a different part of the brain than adults to process their feelings. For a long time‚ it has aroused curiosity‚ why teenagers experience it as embarrasing when their dad or mom does something embarrasing‚ while others experience it as entertainment. But now a group of scientist has made a step towards an explanation. Writes daily telegraph
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When considering everyday life amongst college students‚ many would acknowledge the financial difficulties they may encounter. However‚ when attempting to understand these financial difficulties‚ society can only contemplate so far. Amongst college students food insecurity is an everyday challenge‚ which can interfere with educational and financial habits. The significance of this research paper is to evaluate food insecurity amongst upper and underclassmen. This is considered a problem due to the
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The Effect of Social Media on Teenagers Elaine Ayana A. SiaContrary to what many people think‚ Social Media actually has a negative effect on teenagers. Social media is a medium of communication shared by most adults and children‚ but most especially teenagers. It is sometimes helpful‚ entertaining and within the reach of the general public. It has become an important mass media around the world. Sadly‚ this resource is abused and taken advantage by most teenagers‚ and not used in a way that they
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Effect of Eating Disorder to Teenagers Did you ever notice you had an eating disorder because you were much too concerned about your weight and body shape? Or do you know someone who has extreme and unhealthy eating practices in the quest to attain a perfect body? Nowadays many teens are concerned about how they look and can feel self-conscious about their bodies. This can be especially true when they undergo puberty‚ dramatic physical changes and face new social pressures. Teens don’t know or
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Luke is the third child in his family‚ the youngest of three brothers‚ which makes him illegal. Only two children are allowed in each family — additional children are usually prevented from being born or are killed. Luke’s family lives on a farm‚ where isolation and a ready food supply have helped hide Luke. When his family is forced to sell part of their property to the government‚ a new neighborhood springs up behind their house. This starts a chain reaction that puts increasing pressure on
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When immigrants started coming here‚ there was a lot of change‚ espically in ellis island. when they went there they had to go through so many test. and not a lot of poeple past all of them. mny of them had diseases and had to stay in hospitals till they al got better. Citizenship now vs back then is a lot harder. many poeple today have to wait up to 10 years just to be a citizen‚ and back then it was easier because poelpe werent as srict as they are now so it was easier letting people in. One group
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Moral degradation among youths Life in 21st century is really different than before. Unfortunately I can`t see anything positive in all developments of or way of life. Technology is becoming better but people don’t. They make their life easier using all this gadgets but in the end don`t have time for anything including bringing up their children. Most teenagers don`t have any goals and don`t contribute to our society in any way‚ actually they do quite the opposite: ruin it by behaving badly
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Teenagers. They’re like pit bulls with all bark but no bite. They will belittle you behind a phone‚ but the moment you meet eyes in public‚ suddenly they have nothing to say. Not to your face at least. They feel safer and secure when their verbal blows have no repercussions online‚ and it makes them feel like they’re bigger than they really are. They present their egos through a magnifying glass‚ perception being skewed of the real size‚ and feel more satisfaction knowing you can’t touch them through
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Communication Between Teenagers and Adults From the beginning of time teenagers and adults have always had conflicts with each other. These conflicts occur most of the time because of the lack of communication between the teenager and the adult. The generation gap between the teenager and the adult can play a role in the problems they have communicating. The superior adult has the instinct that whatever the inferior teenager does can lead to bad things‚ and lectures the teenager about it. Most of the
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