Depression is a leading cause of teenage suicide. Suicidal teenagers may become depressed and contemplate suicide after the death of a loved one‚ parental divorce‚ inability to make friends or do well in school‚ or witnessing violence in the home. These teens may feel extreme despair that they do not understand‚ and may feel helpless and hopeless because they cannot see a solution for the anguish they feel. To these teenagers‚ suicide may seem like the only way to make the pain stop. In addition‚ rejection
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Informative Speech Study Drugs and College Students I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: "I reached into my backpack‚ grabbed an Adderall‚ and went to the bathroom. I smashed it on the bathroom sink and snorted it. I went back to my class and zipped through the rest of my exam‚ and it made all the difference." This student incident was found in a 2005 article published by Baylor University on the alarming use of “study drugs.” B. Thesis: Many of you may be unfamiliar with such a topic‚
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SATIRE: An attack on or criticism of any stupidity or vice in the form of scathing humor‚ or a critique of what the author sees as dangerous religious‚ political‚ moral‚ or social standards. Satire became an especially popular technique used during the Enlightenment‚ in which it was believed that an artist could correct folly by using art as a mirror to reflect society. When people viewed the satire and saw their faults magnified in a distorted reflection‚ they could see how ridiculous their behavior
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Effects of Alcohol and Nicotine Use Tobacco and alcohol use are common addictions amongst Americans. Each of these products are easily accessible at any convenience store and are perceived to be pleasurable activities as a result of their prevalence in American society. Both drugs also have significantly adverse effects on an individual’s health and overall well-being. However‚ tobacco and alcohol consumption are quite different in the nature of the addiction‚ and the risks each drug pose to one’s
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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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Fitzgerald in 1925. The novel takes place on Long Island‚ New York in the 1920s and is considered to be one of the greatest literary documents from this period. The book is about a young man from Minnesota called Nick Carraway‚ who is also the narrator of the novel. Nick moves to New York in order to learn more about the bond business. He rents a small house in the West Egg district of Long Island. Nick’s next-door neighbour is the mysterious man named Jay Gatsby‚ who lives in a gigantic mansion
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Amber Watkins-Beck March 7‚ 2013 Informative Speech 2:00 T-TH How to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy carries high cost in terms of both the social and economic health of mothers and their children. Teenage mothers are less likely to receive prenatal care‚ and their children are more likely to be born before term‚ to have low birth weights‚ and to have developmental problems. Teenage mothers are also less likely to complete their education than moms over twenty years of age. Teenage
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Throughout history‚ society has engaged in taking substances such as alcohol‚ that alter our physical being or our psychological state of mind. There are many experiences and pressures that force people to feel like they have to drink in order to cope with life‚ but for many alcohol is a part of everyday life‚ just like any other beverage. Alcohol is introduced to us in many ways‚ through our family‚ television‚ movies‚ and friends ’. These "sociocultural variants are at least as important as physiological
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Olson April 2013 Alcohol in the Workplace Its not a question whether alcohol has been a part of society. However‚ the question of how alcohol is affecting society is of concern. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ nearly 16‚000 people died in 2010 due to alcohol induced liver disease and over 25‚000 deaths occurred with alcohol being a factor. The topic of alcohol is not ignored‚ but people are still influenced to participate despite the known risks. Alcohol is a part of many
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Assignment #3 Teen Pregnancy Among the industrialized nations‚ the United States has by far the highest rate of teen pregnancy. (Finer) Teen pregnancy has been a growing issue for years‚ but recently has become a more popular trend. The issue effects not only the pregnant teen‚ but both teens parents‚ our government/society‚ and most importantly the child itself. There are many negative effects regarding this issue‚ but people nowadays seem to brush it off because of how society views teen pregnancy
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