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    Generally‚ teenagers are less mature than adults mentally and developmentally. It takes a significantly less amount of alcohol for an adolescent to be affected rather than an adult. Mentally‚ some teens don’t understand that the alcohol will have extra effects other

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    Over 80% of graduating college seniors have credit card debt before they even have a job according to the website consolidatedcredit.org! Getting a credit card for a teenager is an outstanding way to teach him or her to be financially reckless. The credit card venders have done such a thorough job that a credit card is seen as a rite of passage into adulthood. American teens view themselves as adults if they have a credit card‚ a cell phone and a driver’s license. Sadly‚ none of these "deeds"

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    HOW DOES SOCIETY AFFECTS THE TEENAGER Unless your teen never leaves the house or watches TV‚ plenty of societal influences can affect her behavior. From the media to peers‚ an array of societal factors can shape the ways in which your teen acts. While society isn’t entirely responsible for your adolescent’s every action‚ the effect of these influences can cause changes in attitudes or alter some values. Media Influences Between TV‚ the movies‚ online videos and all of the other media sources

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    When we become teens we no longer want to tell our parents things. Our lives change‚ our bodies change‚ friends change. Entering high school is hard on teens‚ but we reach a point where we want to do things on our own. All that’s on the mind of a teenager is doing things on their own. They find themselves fighting huge battle on their own‚ because they don’t want to talk to their parents. Young lives are being destroyed because they are getting the medication they need by not telling their parents

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    interest in evolution‚ the brain‚ and sex‚ Biologist David Bainbridge wrote Teenagers: A Natural History to discuss the uniquely human concept of adolescence. His book is divided into sections‚ beginning with the context of human development over the ages and how it compares to that of similar species. Bainbridge then moves into the main topic of his book‚ which resides in the topics of biological development in teenagers‚ mental differences in the sexes‚ and comparisons of adolescences to children

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    As much as we want to deny it‚ many young people in Malaysia are having sex‚ “Young people now are more open‚ they are not shy about sex any more – many have multiple partners and they think it is okay – so we have to accept that fact first before we can find ways to deal with the growing phenomenon and its ensuing problems A study done by Universiti Putra Malaysia revealed that more than 300 Malay teens aged between 13 and 25 admitted to having had sex‚ with 85% stating that they did not regret

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    The secondary school system of today is strongly out of date‚ and putting young adults enrolled in these institutions at risk. In Leon Botstein’s essay‚ “Let Teenagers Try Adulthood‚” the question of reforming the modern day secondary schooling system is brought to light. His plan has some flaws‚ but the idea of creating a new schooling system to accommodate for the rapid developmental stages occurring in today’s youth is worth expanding on. The youth of today is developing at a shockingly speedy

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    I have a little homework for you. The next time you go to a public place like a park‚ mall‚ or restaurant‚ look around you and notice the people. Are they conversing with the people he or she is with? Or are they being a typical teenager these days and their face is buried in the phone. Technology has advanced over the years but in our generation I believe that we are on a downward spiral with our social skills. This problem has been growing for some time now. The Millennial Generation is defined

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    Maren Dennison Pd. 4 11/25/13 When visiting any well-known social network geared towards teens and adolescents‚ it takes but a few minutes to encounter a post that glorifies a disturbed mind. However‚ being mentally disturbed does not make a person beautiful. Many teens and adolescents believe that fabricating and self-diagnosing certain mental illnesses are a way to gain peer acceptance and to stand apart from the crowd. Although this belief may seem harmless‚ the glamorization of mental illnesses

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    A small high school with a college-like set up would provide an improved learning environment for many students. A small school would provide more one on one time for students and less of the clique behavior mentioned in Leon Botstein’s "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood." A more college like set up with longer classes meeting fewer times a week‚ rather than 7 hour days spent in a single building five times a week‚ would also address the main issue mentioned in Botstein’s essay. Older students would

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