CHAPTER 2 Causes of Suicide among Teenagers According to the book “Filipino Children under Stress” written by author Maria Lourdes Arellano-Carandang‚ teenage suicides are often caused by mental problems‚ substance abuse‚ family history of suicide‚ and other stressors such as bullying and financial dilemma. As Dr. Philip Chua from a blog site of Noemi Lardizabal-Dado would say: “People usually attempt suicide to block unbearable emotional pain‚ which is caused by a wide
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Satire is a literary device that uses humor‚ exaggeration‚ irony etc to criticize something. This is usually done because the writer wants to bring awareness and/or change. The story is of John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff‚ who create alter egos as a way to escape their lives. It eventually turns into their way of courting women. They both
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When the word "cheerleader" comes to mind‚ many think of skinny blondes shouting "go team" while waving pom-poms in the air in short and skimpy shorts. Well‚ its true. All cheerleaders are meant to do is help get the fans more into the basketball and football game. So‚ what’s the purpose of these dumb blondes? Absolutely nothing. To make it onto this squad you need only a few credentials: you must be close to failing (actually failing will get you kicked off by the administration)‚ dye your hair
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November 29‚ 2011 No Basketball Anymore When most Americans hear the abbreviation “NBA” they think of the National Basketball Association‚ but when I hear “NBA” I think of three simple words: No Basketball Anymore. And see that is exactly what I propose should happen. It seems that the never-ending NBA lockout has become quite a troublesome part of many American’s lives. The stress of always wondering when they get to watch their favorite sport again is overwhelming and the financial toll it has
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Cosmetics are bought‚ sold‚ and used every day in all areas of the world. They are a part of people’s every day personal hygiene‚ part of their routine before they leave the house. Cosmetics change the way people look‚ help them feel that they are good enough to go out into the world and be seen by people. They are believed to be essential‚ but this comes at a cost. The cost is often times the life of an animal. A poor innocent animal that has to be used to make sure these products are safe for people
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If you’re a fan for graphic and twisty turn war films‚ Inglourious Basterds just may be your movie to go to. The film has a unique “stab you in the back” feel throughout. We experience an alternative ending of World War II as the war ends in a bizarre twist compared to what actually happened. The movie uses black humor. Meaning‚ we sense a little humor throughout all the tense and serious scenes the characters go through. As for gore‚ don’t worry‚ we see a lot of bloody and violent scenes. The film
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Praise to Sandy When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast many people were in shock and disbelief. They couldn’t believe that this hurricane was this powerful. People were frightened that destruction would happen like the destruction of Katrina when it hit the Gulf but this wasn’t that severe but in a little way it was better. People just simply thought that this hurricane would be major destruction and death. Sandy wasn’t your typical hurricane and when asking a New Jersey native Steve McKenzie
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Teenagers in Charge Adults! Who really needs them? I mean seriously‚ they are way over populated. Besides they are dumb‚ they don’t know anything! A great proposal has come to my attention. Why not‚ perhaps‚ throw out all the adults from any sort of power. They will be below us. They won’t be our parents‚ they won’t be able to tell us what to do in our home or even in work. We shall take over all of their work‚ property‚ vehicles‚ money‚ finances‚ and of course‚ seniority. First‚ we will
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What Does Love Got To Do With It Love is a very complex emotion. People everywhere search for it‚ but some never find love. It is a very coveted thing. Many are willing to do whatever it takes in order to obtain it. In the end‚ love is said to bring true happiness. If finding love really brings true happiness‚ it sounds like a lot of unhappiness to get through. Let us take a moment to examine love with this thing we call "love". The search for love makes people do crazy things. Think of all
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Due to government budget cuts schools were told not to teach multiplication. “We have looked at cutting other things but this saved us the most money out of all we looked at.” chief of budgeting in Washington D.C. said. This is said to save over 7 billon dollars in the budget a year. Do you believe it? Some schools are complaining that we need to cut something else‚ but you see this saves the most money and what ever can save the most money the government is going to cut that. “Multiplication
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