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    Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery English/101 February 13‚ 2011 Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery With the number of teenagers choosing to have cosmetic surgery increasing‚ teenagers are not always emotionally mature enough to make an educated decision about the surgery. They do not always understand the limitations of cosmetic surgery‚ nor do they consider the complications after the surgery or the long term effects. In 2009 there were nearly 210‚000 cosmetic surgery procedures performed

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    Safeguarding adults

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    Physical abuse – is when someone hurts or injuries another person on purpose Signs and symptoms Cuts Bruises Burns Grip marks Black eyes Unusual pattern or location of injury Sexual abuse - refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don’t want to do. Signs and symptoms Pain‚ itching or bruises around breasts or genital area Torn‚ stained or bloody underclothing Sexually transmitted diseases Vaginal/anal bleeding Pregnancy Emotional/psychological abuse-

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    Juvenile Justice: Should Minors be charged as Adults? A movement has taken hold of our country to change the juvenile justice system‚ and erase any distinction between young offenders and adult criminals. Almost all fifty states have changed their juvenile justice laws‚ allowing more youths to be tried as adults and scrapping long-time efforts to help rehabilitate delinquent kids and prevent future crimes. It seems to be plain and simple‚ a minor in this country is defined as a person under the

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    order to know more about the influence of smart phones of teenager’s psychology and physiology‚ we have do some research. From our findings‚ most of the boys and girls spend one to three hours on using the smart phone every day. It shows that teenagers usually spend time on smart phone for various uses. Secondly‚ most of the boys and girls purchase a smart phone by choosing the functions. It shows that the functions of the smart phone are very important and attractive. Thirdly‚ most of the

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    Trying Juveniles as Adults

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    Trying Juveniles as Adults If your son or daughter were killed by a seventeen-year-old‚ would you be able to accept the fact that the murderer would be walking the streets again in less than a year because the law allows those under eighteen to be tried as juveniles? Forty-four states and Washington‚ DC‚ passed several laws between 1992 and 1997 enabling the judiciary to transfer juveniles to the adult court system. Today‚ murders committed by adults have decreased over 18%‚ but murders by juveniles

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    2 13 December 2012 The Best Car for a Teenager When the average Teenager gets his or her license at the age of 16‚ most of them will start looking for a car. They will probably look for a car that is expensive and fast like the high performance vehicles made today‚ but most families nowadays cannot afford such a car. Parents usually want any car that is safe‚ reliable‚ and inexpensive. That is why the 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse is the best car a teenager can buy. It has all the features parents

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    Struggles of a Typical Teenager Elissa Doson Freshman Composition‚ EN 112 Karen Tucker March 14‚ 2013 Independence is the state of being dependent. In the stories‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ the main character Connie‚ and the story “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler‚ the protagonist Donny‚ both search for independence in their life; however their pursuit for this freedom is stemmed in different ways leading to bad endings for

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    with everything – society‚ police‚ and the way they treat us. This is a common point of view of the young adults. The fact is that teenagers are usually idealists‚ who expect that they’re able to change the conventional course of life. But after facing the reality they become frustrated and disappointed‚ because their ideals become demolished. The real adulthood doesn’t look like the teenagers want it to be. They are always confident that adulthood would bring pure freedom and choice‚ but everything

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    Troubled teenager In this novel Holden not only demonstrates dishonesty by repeatedly lying in various occasions but also shows to be confused as of what he really is. It is also proven that he is a hypocritical person that is just looking to keep his image well even if he has to lie. It is also shown that this character seeks pity from other people in order to make himself feel better. First off Holden Caulfield is not very shy about lying and even admits it when he lies. He uses false testimony

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    This research is to study if teens should be allowed to drink an alcoholic beverage in the teenagers’ home with the consent of a parent. Teens who drink without an adult around tend to drink more‚ then when a responsible adult is around. Teenagers who drink more could be putting themselves at risk of dangerous situations‚ such as car accidents‚ violent behavior‚ alcohol poisoning‚ and other health problems. If a responsible parent is supervising when a teen is drinking the parent can control the

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