that the teen birth rate is climbing after slowly falling for years‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned‚ which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse‚ 7.2% received no care at all. The reason for lack of prenatal care is usually delayed pregnancy testing‚ denial or even fear of telling others about the pregnancy. Most states
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Obesity in children and adolescence has become a major issue throughout America. Parents do not realize the health problems that their children have or will acquire later on in life. Obesity is a huge health issue‚ although it can be avoided by children becoming more active‚ changing their diet‚ or even taking away their video games. Children do not know any better‚ therefore‚ when parents over indulge them; eating large amounts becomes a learned behavior leading to obesity. Parents should encourage
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Jose Antonio Hilado Problem-Solution Essay ENGLCOM C36B Prison Colonies as Solution for Prison Overpopulation Prison Overpopulation remains to be an unresolved problem that the Philippines is facing and which has been facing since 2000. Yet we have never heard about it being solved. The news or the media in general do not usually
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Problem-Solutions Essay Standing Up For Education Education is one of the key ingredients to success. However‚ there is an ongoing problem with education that exists all over America‚ generally‚ amongst minorities in poverty ridden regions. “Education should have no colors or boundaries. Everyone should have an equal opportunity to learn” (Adams 5). The fact of the matter is that there are several things that make this difficult. One major problem is that there is no equality when distributing
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Problem/Solution Proposal Essay Michael Harris English Composition I Professor Barbara Green February 2‚ 2013 In today’s world there are many people who are unemployed and who look for jobs daily and have not been successful in finding a job. My wife works in the social services field here in Fresno County she constantly comes home and vents to me about how disappointing it is to have to deal with clients of her coworkers who make complaints about their workers and how unfair they are treated
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Prof Snyder Problem-Solution Essay 7 November 2012 Generation Y Not Vote? It only comes once every four years. It is a day of unity‚ expression‚ equality and freedom. Every citizen over the age of eighteen in the United States has the opportunity –the right– to be a part of something huge. Presidential Election Day. The long awaited day that is consumed by the media‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter months in advance. An individual can choose to voice an opinion with discretion and secrecy in the voting
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health problems. (Credibility & Relevancy) Nobody wants to die because of polluted air‚ and this wish is shared by most human beings. (Thesis & Preview) It is not just humans who are adversely affected by air pollution but also plants‚ living organisms‚ and the natural environment. Something must be done to decrease and potentially prevent air pollution from harming mankind and the other living organisms on Earth. Body- I. Problem: Air pollution is a significant cause of health problems and eventual
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NGARUIYA4 Mary Ngaruiya John Zamparelli English comp Problem solution essay Final Draft. GANG VIOLENCE IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS There are approximately 27‚900 gangs‚ with 774‚000 members‚ impacting towns‚ cities‚ and communities across the United States. According to a recent bulletin released by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention‚ 23 percent of students aged 12 through 18 years reported presence of street gangs in their schools. Almost half (46%) of students in public
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Teen Pregnancies‚ STD’s‚ and Their Consequences Allison Dry COM/220 July 21‚ 2010 Camisha Williams Teen Pregnancies‚ STD’s‚ and Their Consequences Remember being a teenager and the cool thing to do was to smoke cigarettes? Or to act like you were with the candy sticks that had the red tips on them? Well now we all know that smoking is not the cool thing to do‚ but now there is something new that everyone thinks is the cool thing to do. Teen pregnancies are a big issue right now. 1/3 of
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October 31‚ 2012 English 1101 Roseanna Almaee Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is a growing problem not only in the United States but worldwide. Our country has the highest teen pregnancy rate. Teen pregnancy occurs due to a number of reasons. Many young girls are uneducated about unprotected sex and the consequences. Teens should know the consequences of becoming pregnant at an early age before they become pregnant‚ not after the fact. Most pregnancies are unplanned‚ there are options to choose from
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