London‚ 2002. Gunter‚ Barrie. The effects of video games on children. England‚ Sheffield: Sheffield Academy Press‚ 1998. This book shows the effects short term and long term of video games on kids Gunter‚ Barrie‚ Jackie Harrison‚ and Maggie Wykes. Violence on Television: Distribution‚ Form‚ Context‚ and Themes. New Jersey‚ Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc. London‚ 2003. Shoemaker‚ Carma‚ Haley. “The Music Made Me Do It” How Much Influence Does Music Have on Teens? Parenting. Disney: All Rights
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Effects of Video Games on Teens Video games are making teens more aggressive and violent. Our children are at danger. Are the teens of today in jeopardy of being outrageous and physiologically aroused? Are we producing a violent youth? What are video games doing to our kids other than providing entertainment? What can we except from the generations to come in this video-game overtaken era? In this research paper‚ I will be demonstrating how video games make teenagers violent and aggressive
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Teen pregnancy is an epidemic that has swept our nation for many years. It can alter the lives of teenagers in extreme measures. It is almost normal to see a teenager with a baby in today’s society. Getting pregnant while you’re a teen will definitely cause you to have to change your life style to accompany a child. This could mean not going to school or potentially dropping out of school permanently. Teen pregnancy will have a negative effect on the education of the teenager because it will force
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Teen Pregnancy Have you ever been flipping through the channels and come across one of the many shows involving teen mothers? They are hard to miss these days! I’m sure most people immediately begin ranting about how the media is giving unnecessary attention to these teens that have already made poor decisions. Many people feel these shows actually encourage teen pregnancy because in some cases it is glamorized by the media. Let’s discuss some of the many reasons that there is an increase
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The Health Effects of Teen Alcohol Use There has been many studies conducted on the health effects of both short-term and long-term use of alcohol among adults. Long-term risks inlcude liver damage‚ pancreatitis‚ certain cancers‚ and literal shrinkage of the brain. Alcohol use is the second leading cause of dementia; one simple ages quicker on alcohol. (3) But professionals today are worried about a steady increase in teen alcohol abuse and the possible negative health effects. According
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serious disadvantages when compared to children raised in nuclear families. Many people believe that the implementation of sex education in schools and the addition of more federal aid for single parents are major causes for the country’s high rate of teen pregnancies. When the true purpose of sex education and federal aid is to help strengthen the mother and her child so that they can eventually lead productive lives. <br><br>The absence of a father figure in the home brings about a chain reaction of
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Social Networks such as Facebook are used by teenagers all over the world‚ but the effects from having a profile page online may be detrimental. Profile pages online are filled with photos‚ personal information‚ interests‚ and dislikes‚ comments from friends and other information. All of this information can cause premature opinions of all the teens associated with these pages and personal relationships could be affected. Having an online profile page is almost like a popularity contest; teenagers
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Limosnero(1) Archer Research paper 910214427 Celebrity Obsession Today’s generation has been raised in a celebrity-obsessed media and‚ as a result‚ has consequently made teens idolize these average people that the media deems as “stars”. It is not just a couple of blurbs here and there about celebrities‚ but instead there are entire shows solely devoted to celebrity gossip. People follow the personal lives of celebrities as if it were their own. For example‚ when my sister was in
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life-changing. In some instances this absence could affect both the child and the father. Research shows that the absence could cause many effects on a child. The absence of a father in a child’s life could cause life-changing affects like; the feeling of being unwanted‚ overwhelming emotions‚ and the urge to fill a void in their life. One of the effects of fatherless children is that most live in poverty “studies have shown that children in America living in home without fathers are five times
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Celebrity Culture Another trait which defines America’s culture and identity is the culture of celebrities. With plenty of wealth‚ fame‚ and attention‚ celebrities display to the middle and lower class citizens the ways of life of upper class citizens and nationwide divas. Moreover‚ they advance these images of themselves by exhibiting their multi-bedroom houses and mansions‚ multiple vehicles‚ designer clothing‚ and their extravagant jewelry. The feeling of being “on top of the world” only guides
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