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    Sexual Teens

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    SEXUAL TEENS‚ SEXUAL MEDIA Investigating Media’s Influence on Adolescent Sexuality LEA’s COMMUNICATION SERIES Jennings Bryant / Dolf Zillmann‚ General Editors Selected titles in Communication Theory and Methodology Subseries (Jennings Bryant‚ series advisor) include: Berger • Planning Strategic Interaction: Attaining Goals Through Communicative Action Dennis/Wartella • American Communication Research: The Remembered History Ellis • Crafting Society: Ethnicity‚ Class and Communication Theory

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    Research Paper: Teen Pregnancy Adolescent pregnancy has long been a societal concern‚ but in the past decade‚ this issue has become one of the most frequently cited examples of the perceived societal decay in the United States. The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world with approximately 1 million adolescents becoming pregnant every year (National Women’s Health Information Center). Teenagers are engaging in sexual activity‚ and at the same time they are choosing

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    likely to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day if their parents do. Contrarily‚ teens whose parents eat fast food and drink soda are more likely to do the same. Today families are eating less healthy food‚ eating out more‚ and fast food is very available. Obese teens barely escape the world of yummy junk food; they are surrounded by it. It’s like being addicted to drugs‚ but sugar and fat are the killers. Or are Manufactures and the parents the true killers? Should junk

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    Drugs

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    DRUGS Drug is any substance which is medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ enhancing performances or sometimes life threatening when taken orally or by directly injecting into the body. These drugs are not considered as foods. War on drug is a common term applied to the prevention of illegal drugs by using military aid and military intercession in co-operation with the countries with an aim to reduce and prohibit the use of these drugs. Drugs are like pesticides sprayed on the field which has some benefits

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    Editing Feature Writing & Magazine Editing A SEMINAR ON * TEEN MAGAZINES * REAER’S DIGEST * PRE-FLIGHT A SEMINAR ON * TEEN MAGAZINES * REAER’S DIGEST * PRE-FLIGHT SUBMITTED TO RAMESH RAMACHANDRAN SUBMITED BY JOBY THOMAS 6/8/2012 SUBMITTED TO RAMESH RAMACHANDRAN SUBMITED BY JOBY THOMAS 6/8/2012 TEEN MAGAZINES Teen magazines are a genre of magazines aimed specifically at Teenagers. They contain

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    Substance Abuse

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    Substance abuse is a growing problem that not only affects the person who is abusing alcohol or drugs but affects the lives of those who are close to the abuser. Substance abuse is the abuse of any substance. A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. Everything from over-the-counter pain medication‚ to opiates‚ prescription drugs such as Oxycontin‚ alcohol‚ cocaine‚ heroin and even coffee can be abused in one way or another. The two main substances

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    ENG-100 D. Berkeley Ortize December 16‚ 2011 Community and Culture play a role in determining the risk for alcohol and drug abuse. Substance abuse and addiction are major problems in society today. Every segment of society‚ regardless of race‚ gender‚ or age is affected. Some of the substances that are used grow naturally‚ whereas others are manufactured illicitly or even legitimately in laboratories. They may be smoked‚ inhaled‚ ingested‚ or injected and used for social‚ religious

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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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    Drug addiction is one of the most concerned issues all around the world. Either consuming or trading drug in some countries are strictly prohibited. For instance‚ ‘January 2009‚ Yong Vui Kong‚ a Malaysian was sentenced to death in Singapore for trafficking heroin’. However‚ the restrictions or even the punishments seem to have failed remediating this issue. Drug trafficking among teenagers has been increasing rapidly and immediate ‘remedies’ are indispensable to prevent further societal consequences

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    Social Status

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    Introduction Pride and Prejudice is the most enduringly popular novel written by Jane Austen. It talks about trivial matters of love‚ marriage and family life between country squires and fair ladies in Britain in the 18th century. The plot is very simple. That is how the young ladies choose their husbands. Someone said that “Elizabeth Bennet‚ the protagonist of the novel‚ flatly rejected William Collins’ proposal‚ who is the heir of her father’s property and manor‚ and refused the first proposal

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