“ We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced “- Malala Yousafzai A teen activist is someone who is standing up for what they believe should be fixed‚ a teen activist is someone who speaks out even when others are silent‚ they stand up despite the danger and are heard. Malala Yousafzai‚ Craig Kielburger‚ and Alex Lin all are teen activist fighting for different things‚ but still making changes. Malala Yousafzai is standing up for girls education. And according to the article
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Teenagers‚ like adults‚ may experience stress everyday and can benefit from learning stress management skills. Most teens experience more stress when they perceive a situation as dangerous‚ difficult‚ or painful and they do not have the resources to cope. Some common external causes of stress for teens might include: School demands and frustrations . Negative thoughts and feelings about themselves changes in their bodies. Problems with friends and/or peers at school. Unsafe living environment/neighborhood
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Persuasive Speech Outline Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience to support the teaching of sexual education in schools today to prevent teenage pregnancy. Introduction I. It’s 3am and being a 17 year girl tucked away in your bed nice and warm; you hear blood curdling scream from the room next door. No it’s not an intruder it’s your two week old baby ready for his 3rd diaper change. II. By supporting the teaching of real life situations from sexual choices and education regarding
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The Health Effects of Teen Alcohol Use There has been many studies conducted on the health effects of both short-term and long-term use of alcohol among adults. Long-term risks inlcude liver damage‚ pancreatitis‚ certain cancers‚ and literal shrinkage of the brain. Alcohol use is the second leading cause of dementia; one simple ages quicker on alcohol. (3) But professionals today are worried about a steady increase in teen alcohol abuse and the possible negative health effects. According
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Cause and Effects of Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is considered an on-going problem in today’s society. Teens today are not well educated and don’t always take the right steps to prevent pregnancy‚ even if they are educated within the area. Teen pregnancy affects many people in the process and could end up having long term affects and health risks on the mother and child. Many people are very judgmental when it comes to teen pregnancy but they don’t truly understand that not every child is educated
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Angelina Balliro Ms. St. Hilaire Research December 11‚ 2013 Music and Teens Ever since music became a big thing in teen’s lives‚ there has been controversy around the idea that kids should not be exposed to some lyrics because of how it influences them. From rock and roll and metal‚ to pop‚ rap‚ and hip hop‚ there are‚ and always will be lyrics out there that are not always appropriate or anything that children should be listening to.There has been an issue with song lyrics being
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Speech Analysis Paper Name Institution Speech Analysis Paper I selected a speech that was given by Manal- Al Sharif. The speech was entitled “A Saudi woman who dared to drive”. The speech was delivered sometime in June 2013. It was presented in a worldwide set of conferences referred to as TED (Technology‚ Environment‚ and Design) conference. TED provides live streaming of dialogues and address an extensive array of topics within the practice of science‚ culture and research. The speech was
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Marie Louis Valet 5/2/2013 Speech 07 Principles of Public Speaking The many challenges young adults face today vary greatly from peer pressure‚ to family issues and drug use or abuse. These are some of the difficult choices facing parents and young adults daily and ought to be dealt with. We often think young adults are ready to launch off into a career‚ college‚ and lively adult social scenes. When in fact today’s young adults are faced with so
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Effect of Teenage Pregnancy Each year‚ over seven hundred and fifty thousand teenage girls become pregnant. The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the world followed by Slovakia‚ Hungary and New Zealand. Teenage pregnancy costs the American taxpayers 9.1 billion a year due to health‚ foster care‚ and social services (Porta). The teen pregnancy epidemic affects not only the parents‚ the children and their families; it also affects society as a whole. How can we as society‚ prevent
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The other day as I turned on my TV‚ I saw a hit story where a celebrity was going to jail for drinking and driving. As I sat and watched this happen‚ I thought about all the teens that looked up to this celebrity as a role model and how society feels about this person making such a bad mistake. Watching your role model go to jail is not the best thing‚ because you try to follow in their footsteps. However‚ it could cause you to ruin your life. Later that day‚ I went to the store and saw a magazine
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