1. Basically‚ I think the most important skill that one needs to be a good Peer Leader is the ability to influence others‚ but there are other characteristics one needs to have to be an effective Peer Leader. In order to be influential‚ you need to have the ability to communicate well with others. Without the ability to talk to others‚ how is it possible to influence and direct others in the right direction? I’m a person that has the ability to engage with others easily‚ so communicating about what’s
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AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCT ION Lung disease and cancer is threatening to kill our nation ’s hopes. This is the present concern of health experts because of the alarmingly high number of Filipino youths addicted to smoking and other tobacco products. (Buenavista‚ 2001). Smoking is very common worldwide but even more so in the Philippines‚" according to Dr. Dante Morales‚ former president of the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) and Philippine College of Physicians (PCP). More importantly‚ it
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Prevention of Smoking in Adolescents A man named Bryan‚ who lived in St. Petersburg‚ Florida‚ started smoking when he was 13 years old. Throughout his high school years‚ he smoked about twenty cigarettes a day with no problem. At age 33‚ he was diagnosed with lung cancer and died six weeks later. He left behind a wife and a three year old son (Landry). Each day‚ nearly six thousand children under the age of eighteen start smoking; of these six thousand‚ two thousand will become regular smokers
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Some of us get mixed up and do not make the right decision for ourselves. Smoking and other tobacco products are being used every second of every day. More young adults are consuming tobacco products now than before‚ due to big tobacco companies and society portraying them as harmless and the cool thing to do. Parenting can be difficult‚ but sometimes parents do not stress the important topics of health. We know that smoking is not good‚ but it seems that we need somebody to tell us. Just because
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DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: PEERS AND DELINQUENCY 18 CJ 798 008 University of Cincinnati June 5‚ 2009 Introduction The problem of how to deal with juvenile offenders has plagued society since before the establishment of the first juvenile court in 1899. (OJJDP‚ Juvenile Court Statistics 1999) Prior to that development‚ delinquent juveniles were processed through the adult court and often received harsh punishments. The American juvenile justice system was designed to
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Peer Mentor Essay I believe that I am qualified to be a peer mentor because I live by the saying “Abstain to Attain” everyday. As a young adult among so much peer pressure‚ it is hard not to cave in. I understand though‚ drugs‚ sex‚ and drinking alcohol isn’t worth it. I have too much to lose in life if I get pregnant at a young age‚ or if I become an alcoholic or a drug addict. My family is counting on me as well. I will be a first generation student and I will not let them down because I gave
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PEER COUNSELING Peer counselling is the process by which a trained person provides counselling‚ support and information to one of their peers (in this case adolescent). Peer counselling can also be said to be a process of sharing‚ that enables two people‚ the counsellor and the counselee to enter into a relationship that makes possible the clarification of a problem‚ an issue or a situation at hand through good listening. IMPORTANCE OF PEER COUNSELING The aim of the peer counselling project in
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Carlos Dominic M. VIRREY Religion 7 7 St. Andrew November 4‚ 2012 New Roman Missal History: The Roman Missal is the book of prescribed prayers‚ chants‚ and instructions for the celebration of Mass in the Roman Catholic Church. Published first in Latin under the title Missale Romanum‚ the text was eventually translated and published in modern languages for use in local churches throughout the world. In 2002‚ Pope John Paul II introduced a new edition
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vast majority of parents do not want their kids to smoke‚ for obvious reasons. Smoking causes a wide range of serious health problems – including lung cancer‚ heart disease‚ and strokes – and frequently results in premature disability and death. To make matters worse‚ kids can start becoming seriously addicted to smoking very quickly‚ just weeks or even days after first “experimenting” with 1 cigarettes. What’s more‚ smoking can harm kids well before they reach adulthood by causing a number 2 of immediate
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Specific Purpose: To inform my audience that smoking is harmful in many ways and to try and persuade them not to do it. Central Idea: Smoking is very harmful to the body and can cause many diseases‚ so people should reconsider it before they do it. Introduction Attention: Hey everyone‚ my name’s Katie Jakubec‚ and today I’m going to be talking a little bit about why you shouldn’t smoke. I think pretty much everyone’s already heard about how bad smoking is for you but I don’t think people really
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