An Annotated Bibliography: Teen Pregnancy Marcia Dixon April 8‚ 2013 HCS 465 Kerrie Kelly In years past teen pregnancy created problems in several countries. However in the United States among teenagers‚ teen pregnancy rose‚ but there was no help from programs like the National Geographic’s channel‚ and Teen Mom that aired on MTV. Individuals saw a version of what might have been with cameras rolling‚ however if the cameras are not rolling then life takes on a different meaning. When someone
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There has been a rising epidemic of teenage suicide and depression in the 21st century and unfortunately‚ many people are very unaware of it. Suicide is the intentional taking of one’s very own life and is a very intense issue that should be addressed as quickly as possible by the people around the person. There are many news articles everyday composed of stories from all over the country about teenagers who have made the unfortunate decision to cut their lives short‚ however this topic is one that
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that are beyond their maturity. The choice to become sexual active and the consequences can bring about depression‚ poverty‚ recipient of welfare‚ and inability to maintain healthy relationships. This target behavior continues to be important policy concerns in the United States. “In 2009‚ almost 40 percent of sexually active high school students did not use a condom during their last sexual intercourse‚ and 12 percent did not use any method of contraception” (CDC‚ 2010a). It is important to have preventative
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Mrs.Driver Pre Ap English 10 31 January 2012 Teen Issues: Teen Identity Crisis The world famous teenage identity issue has plagued teens since‚ perhaps‚ the beginning of time itself. Whether making the leap from leader to follower; or questioning one’s sexuality‚ religion‚ or friends. The teenage years can be a very intense time in one’s life. No‚not because of the hormonal changes‚ the emotional instability‚ or the physical difference –of course
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Katelyn Force Mrs. Jennings Composition and Literature 12 April 2012 Depression in Teenage Girls Walk into any high school classroom in the United States today‚ and chances are at least on student there is suffering from depression (Shute). Think about it‚ she’s sitting there‚ head on her desk. The teacher yells at her to move to the office unless she wants to pay attention. When you take a closer look‚ you can see the bags under her eyes‚ the red marks on her wrists‚ her thin body structure
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in to it. Government should look forward on how to resolve this issue. Teenagers should be educated with this kind of problem‚ especially those teenagers who are already sexually active. If the Government should not give chances to these issues‚ teenage pregnancy will increase rapidly. This can cause a lot of endless problems in the life of the teen and the newborn child. There are a lot of things that can cause an unplanned teen pregnancy‚ such as teens experimenting with sexual encounters
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Introduction Teen pregnancy is a major health concern in the American school system. According to the National Center for Health Statistics‚ the birth rate among female adolescents increased 3 percent in the year 2006‚ after decades of decline (Hamilton‚ Martin‚ & Ventura‚ 2007). The incidence of adolescent pregnancy in United States is higher than the majority of other industrialized Western nations‚ with 39.1 births per 1000 teens in 2009 (Pazol‚ Warner
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Flores Brandy Renae Flores J. Sanderson English III 05/29/13 Teenage Pregnancy As most societies advance‚ birth rates go down. However‚ in America it seems as that the birthrate is actually climbing. With teenage pregnancy running rampant‚ it has become a greater problem. Teens that get impregnated a young age go through many hardships‚ such as having financial issues‚ getting an education
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Teenage Drug Abuse Drug abuse is not a new case anymore‚ since it has existed for a long time. It has been discovered that most people who struggle with drug addiction began experimenting with drugs in their teens. There are many different factors in our society that have contributed to the support of drugs. One such reason is that teens may feel pressured by their friends to try drugs; they may have easy access to drugs; they may use drugs to rebel against their
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the lungs‚ where most of it stays. The rest passes into bloodstream‚ reaching the brain in about 10 seconds and dispersing throughout the body in about 20 seconds. This study is about the effects of smoking in teenagers. The harmful effects of teenage smoking are both short-term and long-term. During adolescence ‚ smoking interferes with ongoing lung growth and development‚ preventing the attainment of full lung function. Teenagers who smoke are less fit than their nonsmoking peers and more apt
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