Freedom Writers Final Exam Antonisha Duncan After watching the movie “Freedom Writers” I was almost in tears. The movie had an extreme impact on me. It was more like a confirmation that what the goals that I want to reach are not too far out of sight. Mrs. G in my eyes was and is a hero. She went into a school in which she would be one of the only minorities and made a huge impact. Despite the barrier that was between her and her students‚ she still conquered her goal. Which‚ was to
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nations‚ the United States has a teen pregnancy rate three times higher than other areas. With that much exposure to sex through music‚ videos‚ and television‚ it is becoming a major health concern. Teens having sex at a young age can result in sexually transmitted diseases as well as unplanned pregnancies. Improving how we monitor what are children are exposed to can have them to live a healthier life by staying abstinent. Thousands of teenagers have become parents at such a young age that they
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“TEEN PREGNANCY” Does it sometimes seem like everyone your age is having sex? Do you know anyone at your school who is pregnant or has a baby? Though teen pregnancy has been on the decline over the past decade‚ the United States still has the highest teen pregnancy rate of any western industrialized country‚ So what does this mean for you? It means that‚ if you’re a girl in this country‚ you have a 34% chance of becoming pregnant by the time you’re 20. And it’s not just girls who are facing the
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Which is more important – individual freedom‚ or health and safety for everyone? This question looms in society today. Freedom is defined as "the condition of being free from restraints" Safety is defined as "the condition of being safe; we have to be free to choose our own destiny. Free to make our own choices. We should be free sovereign autonomous individuals. Free to have the power and right of self-determination over our own minds‚ bodies‚ lives and souls. To me freedom trumps all.
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Teen Smoking Why do teens smoke? A problem has occurred with teen smoking. The number of teen who smoke has dramatically raised over the past years. This is a problem because smoking causes big health risks that lead to problems and diseases tan can kill you. Teens are mainly smoking when there is no supervision. It usually occurs in the parks‚ under bridges‚ and in parties. They usually smoke because of pressure and they think it is cool. Those are the reason why smoking is bad‚ and why‚ when
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Teens & Gangs : Why are teens involved in gangs Since the beginning of the decade‚ teenage homicides increased by one hundred and fifty percent This sharp increase is largely due to the rapid formation of gang activity throughout the United States. In today ’s larger cities‚ gang violence is a reality that people have to deal with every day. As gang related crimes increase‚ officials are trying to find out why people join and remain loyal to gangs. Unfortunately‚ experts can only hypothesize
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The teenage birth rate in the United States is the highest in the developed world‚ and the teenage abortion rate is also high.[11] In 2005 in the U.S.‚ the majority (57%) of teen pregnancies resulted in a live birth‚ 27% ended in an induced abortion‚ and 16% in a fetal loss.[20] The U.S. teenage pregnancy rate was at a high in the 1950s and has decreased since then‚ although there has been an increase in births out of wedlock.[21] The teenage pregnancy rate decreased significantly in the 1990s; this
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Parent Involvement: Helping Children Succeed Beverly Sexton COM/150 December 9‚ 2012 Melissa Griffin Parent Involvement: Helping Children Succeed Children can succeed in school by learning from their teachers‚ however‚ parents involved with their child’s education teach them so much more. Children not only look up to their parents for love and guidance‚ they look for acceptance and encouragement. When parents are involved‚ they are teaching their children encouragement and showing them
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while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.” Failure disposes the teen toward depression and suicide. Parents‚ caregivers‚ schools‚ and healthcare providers need training and guidance in order to recognize the sign and symptoms of depression and suicide. The first and most important step is to recognize the problem. Once we acknowledge that there is a problem‚ parents need to try to talk to the teen. An honest‚ open talk about feelings can often help; in addition‚ it is important
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Teen Gangs Gang and group violence‚ while not a new phenomenon in Canada‚ is becoming much harder to dismiss as just boys being boys. Not only are girls seemingly becoming more involved in gang violence‚ but the violence of both sexes seems to be becoming more random‚ more vicious‚ more extreme. While many academics will dispute that violence among youth is increasing‚ few will dispute the fact that gang membership greatly increases the prevalence and frequency of serious and violent crime among
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