personality‚ I’m convinced Loretta Ragsdell’s writing style is very sarcastic and observant in which she explains why and when teenagers of this era‚ lie. In the first place‚ her writing is very sarcastic. This can be conveyed in the quotes from paragraph one and six‚ that states that‚ "Finally‚ the answer has arrived to the age-old question and unsettling mystery of why teenagers lie" and "Also‚ many teens have excellent adult role model in their lives who have mastered the art of lying." Clearly‚ she
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Marijuana has been considered an illegal substance in the United States since the 1940 ’s. It is currently recognized as a Schedule I‚ Class A drug‚ which means that being caught with the drug can mean imprisonment or heavy fines. The main reason it is so illegal is because smoking marijuana can cause long-term health and mental problems‚ as well as an addiction to this and possibly "harder substances" like cocaine and heroin. One of the major effects of smoking marijuana is that the person
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Causes of Stress in Teenagers Stress is defined as an applied force or system of forces that tends to strain or deform a body; mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting conditions occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health. Teenagers today have a lot of stress because of a lot of different reasons. Family struggles with parents‚ fighting to grow up and be a part of the community around them‚ Experiencing many new things for the first time
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As teenagers get closer and closer to driving age‚ many parents are left wondering how they will be able to afford a new‚ high-cost insurance premium in order to ensure their new driver. Teenage drivers almost always face high insurance premiums because insurance companies see them as "high risk." Statistically‚ inexperienced teen drivers are likely to engage in risky behaviors‚ leading to accidents due to: Seat belt use. Teens are the least likely of any age group to wear seat belts. Drunk driving
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Effect of gangsterism towards individual Gangsterisms are the social phenomenon which occurs widely among teenagers in our country. With the rapid increase of this problem‚ gangsterisms can give a lot of negative impact towards individual‚ family‚ and society. In term of individual‚ student who involves themselves with gangsterism will face bad consequences in their life including having a dark future. Thus‚ their future might be threatened due to the result of their behavior. Most probably they
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WHY TEENAGER SMOKES CIGARETTES “Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health‚” it is the label found in cigarette packs. Most people start smoking when they are in their teens and been addicted when the time they reach adulthood. Some tried to quit but returned to cigarettes because smoking is such a strong addiction. There are lots of reasons why teens smoke‚ it’s usually start for one reason or another and then it is really hard to quit. Cigarettes are widely available at any places and it’s
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Freedom Riders Freedom Riders were a group of northern and southern civil rights activists ( of all ethnicities) who wanted to end racial segregation on interstate transportation‚ such as buses. They traveled in buses‚ together‚ throughout the South where they met bumpy roads‚ discrimination and violence - at times‚ their buses were torched‚ they were attacked with clubs and generally harassed‚ but that did not‚ could not and would not stop the freedom riders from fighting for equality
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Anxiety in Teenagers Hello. The topic of my speech is anxiety in teenagers. Some of you might not know what anxiety is‚ so allow me to explain. It is a mental disorder that causes nervousness‚ fear‚ apprehension‚ and worrying in the people affected by it. These disorders affect how they feel and behave. Anxiety is a normal part of growing up‚ but for most children it’s only a phase‚ temporary and usually harmless. But if they have developed an anxiety disorder‚ they will experience fear‚ nervousness
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Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) was an Italian scholar‚ poet‚ and early humanist during the reformation of the Renaissance period. He was one of the greatest poets of the 14th-16th century‚ and is regarded as the father of the humanist movement. Petrarch was a prolific writer. Not only was he known for poetry in Italian and Latin‚ but also hundreds of letters‚ essays and histories. Like Dante‚ a generation before Petrarch wrote in a vernacular style to bring Italian a literary language. In
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The struggle for freedom has existed since the beginning of civilization. When creating a nation‚ leaders must decide who has power and how much power they should have. However‚ finding the balance between an excess of freedom and insufficient freedom is difficult. Two societies for comparison are North Korea and Somalia. North Koreans have little liberty to do as they choose. The government denies human rights and allows citizens to starve‚ while using wealth better spent on its citizens to grow
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