Teen pregnancy is on the rise after so many decades of its declination. This in some part may be related to teens not knowing enough information to protect their selves before they have sex‚ peer pressure‚ and not knowing how to properly prevent a pregnancy from happening to them. Teen pregnancy is an issue that seems to be gaining more popularity in the past few years. This is a problem because how is someone who is only a teenager‚ supposed to be ready to be a parent? Most teen moms do not feel
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Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Teen Crashes Part 1 - Identify the Issue * Why is this problem‚ especially for teen drivers? Teens are the ones who are mostly in crashes due to recklessness‚ drugs‚ being on the phone‚ under the influence‚ and road rage. * Statistics from research regarding teen crash rate. Show that teen have the highest involvement in all types of crashes. 10 teens lose their life every day in crashes. A most of the time it
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“Being bullied besides over the internet is worse. It ’s torment and hurts. They say "sticks and stones may break my bones‚ but words will never hurt me." That quote is a lie and I don ’t believe in it. Sticks and stones may cause nasty cuts and scars‚ but those cuts and scars will heal. Insultive words hurt and sometimes take forever to heal. “14 year-old girl from New Jersey (Hinduja‚ S. and Patchin‚ J. W. “Cyberbullying research.” www.cyberbullying.us. Accessed‚ April 6‚ 2009) Along with the
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best consumers and they are being used shamelessly by savvy advertisers. The young minds of this generation’s teens are easily persuaded by the desire to be considered popular and cool. Teen branding has many unsettling effects. There are teens who are working as consultants for corporations‚ letting them know what other teens are interested in so they can better market their product. In return‚ these teens are offered money and products along with the feeling of being cool. Such branding makes teenagers
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Teen Marriage In today’s world‚ teens’ take marriage for granted. Marriage should be something special and sacred. In some religions teens’ have to get married at an early age and sometimes even arranged marriages. Teens’ are not mature enough to make a decision and to deal with life changing circumstances that come with marriage‚ like teen pregnancy. Peer pressure sometimes play’s a part in teen marriage because one or the other feel’s forced to make decisions they don’t want to. Today‚ many teens’
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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‚ and keeping a steady job‚ all while caring for a child. It seems as though there are pregnant teens everywhere you look. Teens feel the need to have sex at younger and younger ages‚ resulting in more pregnancies. In fact‚ teen pregnancy in the United States is at an all time high as compared to other Western
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Teen Pregnancy Today’s Statistics: Teen pregnancy rate has been on a decline over the past few decades Average teen birth rate decreased 9% from 2009 to 2010‚ reaching an all time low of 34.3 births per 1‚000 women (15-19y) 44% decrease from 1991-2010 About 820‚000 teens become pregnant each year 34% of teens have at least one pregnancy before they turn 20 79% of teenagers who become pregnant are unmarried 80% of teenage pregnancies are unintended The main rise in the teen pregnancy is
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Teen Pregnancy Speech Teen pregnancy rates sky rocket every year. 560‚000 teenage girls give birth each year. One sixth of all United States births are to teenage girls. Teen pregnancy rates are soaring and many teenage girls are impacted negatively because they are unable to fulfill the many responsibilities such as education and financial needs. Something needs to be done to decrease the teen pregnancy rates. None of you will argue that teen pregnancy rates aren’t high. And all agree something
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affecting today’s teenagers is the increase in the rate of teen obesity. According to the American Obesity Association‚ about 30.4 percent of teenagers are overweight‚ and 15.5 percent of teens are obese (1). This means that 45.9 percent of teens are at risk for developing health problems due to weight. It is important to note that weight gain during the teen years is normal. It is when that weight gain progresses beyond normal limits that teens become at risk for obesity. Generally speaking‚ a person
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Teen suicide is “the third-leading cause of death for young people age 15 to 24. (American Psychological Association) According to the research of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)‚ nearly 1‚700 teenagers in the US commit suicide annually because emotional‚ social and family pressures. Teenagers are in the gray area between childhood and adulthood‚ and on the way to find out their own sexual identity and relationships with others. Also‚ they are under great pressure to be independence
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