Teenage pregnancy is a serious issue in our society today where people become pregnant because they are not informed. The United States had the greatest amount of pregnancies. Teenage pregnancy affects not only females but males as well; it causes serious health and education problems. “Nearly 4 out of 10 girls become pregnant at least once before the age of 20.” () Most teens get pregnant because they want to know what it feels like to raise a child or because they see others with children and
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PREGNANT AT 15 Being a parent can be very tough‚ as a parent has to juggle the responsibilities of working‚ having a social life‚ coping financially and taking care of a baby all at a same time. Teenage parents struggle even more‚ as they face difficulties with coping financially‚ finding someone to take care of the baby when they are at work or at school‚ having little to no sleep‚ while worrying about finishing their education. Kate Atkins-Portman talks to journalist Chloe Chow about her life as
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imagine); they share a cultural universe to which we are often not privy; they remind us of our own mortality‚ for they are on the way up‚ and we are on the way down. (p.77). Among the generation of youth a phenomenon of single-parenting and early pregnancy has long been discussed and carefully examined which others have perceived as a social dilemma that needs further attention. Adolescence as they call the stages of these youth who are socially understood to be in the most difficult phase of their
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In recent years‚ teenage pregnancy has been labeled a major issue amongst teens that it can be known as an "Epidemic." Is teenage pregnancy directly responsible for a host of society’s ills? Increasing teenage pregnancy rate translates directly into increasing rates of "school failure‚" early behavioral problems‚ drug abuse‚ child abuse‚ depression‚ and crimes. Many social problems can be directly attributed to the poor choices of teenage girls. The talk shows today are flooded by episodes dealing
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM Submitted to Dr. Gwenetha Pusta University of Santo Tomas Sampaloc‚ Manila In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Communication Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Letters Bernabe‚ Christine Melissa M. 4CA1 Absentee parents Absentee parents Celebration of sex and pregnancy by the media Celebration of sex and pregnancy by the media Curiosity Curiosity
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Satirical Essay Rough Copy Recently‚ cigarettes have been getting a bad rap. No one seems to understand that the real problem at hand is not the negative effects of smoking cigarettes‚ but those who abstain from smoking cigarettes. These people are nothing but a nuisance‚ a lousy bunch of no-gooders that just want to ruin your fun. In fact‚ smoking cigarettes is an activity that the entire population can benefit from. The world relies on the production and consumption of tobacco‚ and there are
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Miranda Armiger Forcucci Satirical Essay May 25‚ 2013 Parking Lot Purgatory Her clock screamed Get Up! She rolled out of bed 20 minutes earlier than she normally got up for school. On any other day she’d be slapping at the snooze button‚ but today was a special day. Today was a milestone; she was finally able to drive to school alone. She was so excited to show off a car she brought back to life with her own hands and to rid herself of the imposed parking restrictions. After she cycled through
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becoming pregnant and more than 80% of them are unplanned pregnancies. This number is so high because teenagers are not taking the responsibility of practicing safe sex and mainly because of abortion. In 38 states a minor must have parental consent to go though the abortion. Teens are often looking to abortion but when they do not get consent‚ they practice more unsafe options that are harmful to both the mother and their baby. Teen pregnancy is at an all time high and as a country we‚ as a country;
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Children having children‚ a concept that isn’t supported in our society‚ Even though the teen birth rate is slowly falling‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned‚ which can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse. Surveys show that 7% received no care at all. Because the body of a teen is still growing she will need more nutrients to support meet
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Santo Tomás‚ University of (sän’tō tōmäs’)‚ at Manila‚ the Philippines; Roman Catholic‚ coeducational; founded 1611 by Dominican priests. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the country. It has faculties of sacred theology‚ canon law‚ philosophy‚ civil law‚ medicine and surgery‚ pharmacy‚ arts and letters‚ and engineering as well as colleges of education‚ science‚ commerce and business administration‚ architecture and fine arts‚ and nursing. There is also a graduate school and a conservatory
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