Ashanti Meade Kat Writing 9c April 12‚ 2013 Is MTV And Motion Pictures Promoting Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy has been around for more than a decade and the number of teenage pregnancy more and more in the U.S. especially for people for an African American decent or Hispanic decent (as seen on the graph below) But the question is‚ “Is MTV and motion pictures responsible for it all?” With shows on MTV like “Teen Mom” and “16 and pregnant” along with the movie “Juno” directed by Jason Reitman and
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Association of PTA of this school to give a speech to all of you about “How to prevent dengue in school”. Many of us are very afraid of this deadly disease. Actually this disease occurred because of out bad habits. We throw rubbish everywhere we want‚ let out environment dirty and many more. This disease is not a mosquito’s fault. It is our fault. So‚ today I will tell all of you how to prevent this fearful and deadly disease in school. First‚ the students must clean up the school compound. The cleaning
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School shootings in general are tragic‚ because they often affect innocent victims and almost always could have been prevented. In the given scenario Harless actions are in fact unstoppable‚ but the actions of the faculty are quite the opposite. The school went about the situation completely wrong. Instead of confronting the students once notified they are possibly in possession of a firearm‚ they should have notified law enforcement‚ worked to secure the area then isolate Harless and McCoy. In this
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the rapid boom in teenage pregnancy across various cities in America. Since the early eighties MTV has been considered somewhat of a cultural phenomenon for American adolescents and its depiction of gender has a strong impact that continues to this day (Holtzman 2000). Created by Morgan J. Freeman (director of teen shows Dawson’s Creek and Laguna Beach)‚ the show “16 & Pregnant” has been said to be guilty of exacerbating‚ normalizing and even glorifying teen pregnancy. Perhaps‚ it’s just reflecting
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750‚000 teens get pregnant. Hispanic girls have the highest rate of being pregnant. A lot of teens get pregnant‚ but out of 750‚000 only 400‚000 give birth. Three quarters of a million teens between 15-19 become pregnant each year. Teens when they become pregnant some don’t plan to be pregnant‚ but some girls do plan on being pregnant. Out of 750‚000 teens being pregnant
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How can teenage pregnancy be prevented? Abstinence This is when a person decides not to have sex until they are married. Some think this is old-fashioned‚ others think it is morally the best thing to do. Don’t worry what other’s think - what do you think? Delaying Sex Many people feel that they don’t want to wait until marriage before having sex. At the same time they don’t want to rush into it and make costly mistakes. So they decide to delay having sex until they are older‚ more responsible
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7.5 Teen Pregnancy Work File Complete each of the activities below. Fact: Teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of school and only about one-third obtain a high school diploma. Fact: Teenage births are associated with lower annual income for the mother‚ 80% of whom eventually rely on welfare. 1. Read the two facts above and choose one of them. Discuss the possible ramifications for the teen parent’s future and the future of the child. (5 sentence minimum) (10 points) The teen
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Abstract Adolescent sexual activity can lead to consequences that are beyond their maturity. The choice to become sexual active and the consequences can bring about depression‚ poverty‚ recipient of welfare‚ and inability to maintain healthy relationships. This target behavior continues to be important policy concerns in the United States. “In 2009‚ almost 40 percent of sexually active high school students did not use a condom during their last sexual intercourse‚ and 12 percent did not use any
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Disney Gordwin May 16‚ 2013 Academy Pre-AP English Mrs. Kirkland Debate Essay – Can We Prevent Racism?? “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability‚ but comes through continuous struggle‚ and so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom‚ A man can’t ride you unless your back is bent”—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Such a powerful quote that speaks so much in so little words a yet‚ this quote tells a lot about our topic. Racism is a prejudice or discrimination directed against
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sugar-sweetened beverages because some people oppose it on the grounds of how much of a paternal role the government should play in the people’s lives. Presently‚ U.S. state governments are debating whether the 1% per once tax on soda and other sugary beverages can effectively combat obesity. It would be a serious mistake to impose a tax on sugar-sweetened beverage because sugar-sweetened beverage is not the main cause of obesity‚ the tax wrongly attributes a large portion of responsibility of obesity to the consumers
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