the Wampanoag tribe‚ his Algonquian name was Metacom. The battle that ensued between the Algonquians and the English was the “most fatal war in all of American history but also one of the most merciless” (xiii‚ Lepore). Perhaps the name “Metacom’s Rebellion” might have been more suited to eliciting the correct image‚ however‚ that would have legitimized the Indian independence exuded in the conflict. The name itself is
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN MALAYSIA Introduction News headlines such as “The trials of teen mothers” and “Teen probed for throwing baby from window” can be seen in our papers every other week as we are faced with the ever-growing problem of teenage pregnancy. In most reported cases‚ these hapless young women even attempt to abandon their new-borns in the most harrowing ways. Sexuality without social maturity often leads to pregnancy. These mothers are at high risk of not finishing school which often
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As an English assignment I was told to record a speech of one of my ’pet peeves’. It was only to be 5 minutes long and have three main points. This discouraged me a great deal as if you take any one of my ’pet peeves’ and I could rant for at least a half an hour on each‚ if not more. Much less I was not about to change my way of speaking in complete and absolute monotone just to sound more enthusiastic as suggested. I am not an enthusiastic person‚ it’s just not going to happen. After posting the
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Approximately every two minutes‚ a teenage girl in the United States gives birth (Guernsey 6). While this fact may be sad and startling to most people‚ it is in deed the truth. Over the past few decades‚ the problem of teen pregnancy has grown considerably in this country. It has been receiving a great deal of public and official attention recently‚ including expressions of concern from President Clinton and New Jersey’s Governor Whitman (Schurmann 7). However‚ the most extensive dilemma regarding
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Anorexia in Teenage Girls Adolescence is the most crucial stage of development in which one is mostly influenced by what is seen in society‚ culture‚ and fashion. These influences can lead to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychological disorder characterized by a fear of weight gain‚ body image issues and maintenance of low body weight (American Psychiatric Association‚1994). On average‚ teenage girls under the ages of twelve to seventeen years old suffer from anorexia
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Teenage Drinking. Imagine one weekend you decide to go out with your best friend to a party. She’s been begging you all week to go. You get there‚ people are offering you drinks‚ everyone around you is drinking‚ and you take the drinks without even thinking. You think to yourself “you’ve been out drinking before so it won’t even be a big deal”. You keep drinking‚ drink after drink. You’re enjoying yourself‚ meeting new people‚ having a good time. You wake up the next day not knowing what’s happened
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implemented‚ great problems arose that would lead to extreme conflicts between the newly created American government and the whiskey brewers‚ especially in western Pennsylvania. This conflict would be known as the Whiskey Rebellion‚ which lasted for a period of three years. This rebellion was very significant because it marked one of the first times that there was a major conflict within the union itself. It was also significant due to the fact that 13‚000 militia from the union marched all the way to
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The Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins is a story about a girl named Katniss who starts a rebellion against the Capital. She tries to defeat President Snow‚ which is a threat to the people‚ her family‚ and her friends‚ but Katniss become the poster child for this revolt. This story takes place at Panem (U.S.A. after rebellions and other economic problems) in the future. Katniss becomes a Mockingjay rebel in District 13‚ in return she has permission to kill President Snow. Katniss and a few other Hunger
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Teenage Drug Abuse Drug abuse is not a new case anymore‚ since it has existed for a long time. It has been discovered that most people who struggle with drug addiction began experimenting with drugs in their teens. There are many different factors in our society that have contributed to the support of drugs. One such reason is that teens may feel pressured by their friends to try drugs; they may have easy access to drugs; they may use drugs to rebel against their
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Hernandez Mrs. M English V01A 8 September 2014 Fat Crisis or Rebellion? Within the United States obesity is a growing epidemic; it is an undergoing health concern that is affecting men‚ women‚ and children from all walks of life‚ but is the road to obesity cultivated by upbringing and environment or is it a result of gender norms? In his 2010 article‚ “Kentucky Town of Manchester Illustrates National Obesity Crisis‚” columnist and author Wil Haygood provides a different perspective on the cultural
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