the problem of obesity amount the children especially primary students in Hong Kong become seriously. Following the research which took by the Chinese University of Hong Kong‚ there are 4.7% of the Hong Kong children aged 5-17 were obese‚ using the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) . In 2004‚ there are 18.7% of primary students‚ much higher that the world’s children at the same aged (CUHK ¶1-4). This paper will investigate the causes and effects for the problem of obesity among primary
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Preventing Alcoholism among the Youth The debate over whether the legal drinking age should be lowered or remain the same is an ongoing battle. At the age of twenty-one‚ it is studied that the mind is finished with its natural process of development. It is less likely that alcohol can damage the development of the brain as compared to the brain of an eighteen year old who has yet to finish maturing. The legal drinking age should not be lowered due to the fact at a younger age; people are less tolerant
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Recently‚ an increasing number of North American youth are committing violent crimes. Although the consequences of these violent crimes are easily apparent‚ the causes behind them are often abstract and obscure‚ making it difficult to pin blame on a single source. Moreover‚ this deviant behaviour among young people can be attributed to a combination of several generalized factors. Leading contributing factors of youth violence include the media‚ the influence of family life‚ widespread abuse of
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many news about teenagers problem occurring such as committing suicide and fighting. Loafing among youth is a common problem happening to students in schools during the class sessions. There will be many places that are normally frequented by them such as shopping complexes‚ fast food stalls and cybercafes which are near the school. There are some causes of loafing among youths and the steps should be taken to curb and reduce this problem. The loafing among youths happened because of inattention
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Youth Unemployment South-Africa is currently struggling with a large unemployment amongst the youth. The National Development Plan has identified a number of policy interventions to improve youth employment. In your view‚ what are the causes of youth unemployment and what should government do to improve the levels of youth employment? Identify the pros and cons of each of your proposals. “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime” (Chinese
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Introduction a. Thesis : No matter how innocent the Medias appear to be‚ what’s being communicated is desensitizing and reinforcing discrimination among the youth b. Plan: address arguments as they appear in paragraphs c. Background info: Personal example‚ questioning‚ going for a more emotional start. Supporting argument a. How much time people/youth spend watching TV and on the web and how it factors into how they think and form biases. b. What messages the media is telling why it’s targeting
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The Problems of the Teenagers. Hi! I am Delyara! I am 16 years old and I’m very interested in everything that surrounds the teenagers: their problems‚ success‚ lifestile‚etc. And I’d like to stop at the problems‚ because problems are the difficulties that need attention and thought. We can meet them everywhere in our life: in a family‚ in a street‚ at school‚ future career‚ love… East or west home is best; There is no place like home; Home‚ sweet home… These are very popular and widely known
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Youth is a period of life which is of utmost importance in the life of man. First‚ man’s entire life is rooted in his early years. The morals and beliefs‚ range of interests‚ education‚ health and habits are all laid in childhood and youth‚ the personality is shaped. Second‚ youth is a time when a person is trying to find his place in the world. This period is usually associated with problems: young people ’struggle’ to fit themselves into society. Difficult decisions and adjustments face young people
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CABRAL‚ ALYANNA ANGELINA M. Argumentative Essay Communication I (TFD2) October 16‚ 2012 Technology and Movies Help in Promoting Reading among the Youth of Today “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set‚ I go into t he other room and read a book.” (Groucho Marx). Upon reading this quotation from Marx‚ I felt that he is trying to make technology sound as the mortal nemesis of reading. If I were to choose between watching T.V. and reading a book‚ I would
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PROBLEMS OF YOUTH Youth is a very important period in the life of every man. This is the time when a person discovers the world and tries to determine the place in the universe. Young people face lots of problems‚ which are very important for them and don’t differ much from those that once their parents had to deal with. At the same time every generation is unique. It differs from the one that preceded it in its experience‚ ideals and a system of values. The adults say that the young people are
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