Estimate the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that almost one million people commit suicide every year. Within an hour‚ about 90 people killed themselves and a similar action in every 40 seconds. Meanwhile‚ 60 per cent of the total annual suicides occur in Asia where most of the nearly 200‚000 cases of China‚ India (100‚000 cases) and Japan (32‚000 cases). In Malaysia‚ in the past ten years‚ between 10 to 13 people out of 100‚000 people are estimated to commit suicide. However‚ the
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Who is Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) and what where the defining moments of his life? These are the questions that lead Thompson (William Alland) and the viewer on a captivating goose chase through the memories of Kane’s closest associates. Like the many possible meanings contained within the word kane‚ such as the Irish interpretation “little battler”‚ the Japanese translation of “money” and “gold”‚ the Welsh’s interpretation of “beautiful”‚ and the Hawaiian’s definition as “man”‚ friends
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THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF FACEBOOK ON TEENAGERS Advances in technology enhance our lives in healthy‚ positive ways. These days‚ shopping‚ education‚ communication and entertainment are only a few clicks away. Social networking‚ especially Facebook- the most popular social network site currently‚ enriches our lives by helping us to connect and share with colleagues‚ clients‚ family and friends in ways that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Spending too much time on this site‚ however‚ can have negative
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Alcohol has many effects on the body‚ especially the teenage body. Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems -- they also affect a significant number of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20‚ even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal (Dimeff 204). Alcohol is created when grains‚ fruits‚ or vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the food into alcohol. Fermentation is used to
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Effect of Eating Disorder to Teenagers Did you ever notice you had an eating disorder because you were much too concerned about your weight and body shape? Or do you know someone who has extreme and unhealthy eating practices in the quest to attain a perfect body? Nowadays many teens are concerned about how they look and can feel self-conscious about their bodies. This can be especially true when they undergo puberty‚ dramatic physical changes and face new social pressures. Teens don’t know or
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Teenagers. They’re like pit bulls with all bark but no bite. They will belittle you behind a phone‚ but the moment you meet eyes in public‚ suddenly they have nothing to say. Not to your face at least. They feel safer and secure when their verbal blows have no repercussions online‚ and it makes them feel like they’re bigger than they really are. They present their egos through a magnifying glass‚ perception being skewed of the real size‚ and feel more satisfaction knowing you can’t touch them through
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you hang out with need to be chosen carefully or else we’ll get hurt. Well no one told me either and over th past 8 years life has been magical and it has been heartbreakign. I know the feeling of used and abused all to well‚ but im not a pyschotic teenager becausse of this. Actually i turned out pretty well‚ that deosnt mean what i felt is irrelevent. I guess i learned that id rather trust no one one than trust anyone at all. It’s not a great way of thinking but its what hapenes when you don’t choose
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Which are the effects of cellphone messaging on teenagers? Slavery or freedom? We hear a lot these days about instant messaging‚ - the ability to get/send a text message from/to anyone‚ anywhere‚ via wireless networks and some kind of portable device‚ which might be a fancy pager‚ a digital cellphone or a palmtop computer. The technology is here‚ though it doesn’t work everywhere yet. We could argue about how affordable or reliable instant messaging is‚ but we can’t deny it exists and will probably
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Teenagers are surrounded daily by different issues and problems. Some know how to deal with them; others create bigger problems for themselves. A problem that a teenager could come across can vary in its extremity. A major problem‚ that forms from other problems‚ is drug and alcohol abuse/use. Drug and alcohol abuse has become a huge problem among teenagers. It can start for multiple reasons. Every person has a different reason. The most common reasons or excuses for teenagers are boredom
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“Teenagers have a lot to offer the world.” In this essay I will explain to you why I think teenagers don’t have a lot to offer the world. Firstly I will explain that teenagers are Teenagers are; unmotivated‚ self-centred and need a lot of direction in what to do. They often appear self-absorbed‚ frustrating teachers‚ employers‚ and parents. They are motivated by media into doing stupid things‚ and are influenced by social media and lack the maturity to decipher right from wrong‚ good from
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