Millions of teens participate in social networks. According to the 1997 Pew Research report Teens and Social Media‚ 93 percent of teens are active online. Fifty-five percent have created a profile on a social networking site. What are teens doing on these sites? Why are they spending so much time connecting with others online? HANGING OUT MOVES ONLINE Ask teens what they do on social networking sites and chances are their answer will be "just hang out." In fact‚ hanging out with friends is nothing
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Does advanced mobile technology really make teens to have a better life? What if Tim Berners-Lee does not invent Internet‚ Mark Zuckerberg does not create Facebook and Steve Jobs does not operate iPhone‚ how does your life change? Obviously‚ it is hard to imagine. According to a research done by Amaze (2012)‚ 31% adolescents in Hong Kong own a smartphone‚ a very high penetration among global. Usually‚ we believe that advanced technology steps up our lives into another level. Not only does the
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Research is a process of steps used to collect and analyze information to increase our understanding of a topic or issue". It consists of three steps: Pose a question‚ collect data to answer the question‚ and present an answer to the question. PARTS OF RESEARCH PAPER Title Abstract The abstract is a short (about 100-500 word) summary of the entire paper. It should include: goals and objectives‚ results‚ and conclusions. It is usually one of the last parts of the paper to be written. Introduction
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Congratulations‚ you’ve passed the driving test.” At the age of 16 people can receive their drivers’ license. Many think that this age is too high but many more think it is too low. The age at which young people can receive their license is far too low. There are three stages of a license and people should not be able to receive the first stage of their license until they are 20. Cost‚ insurance‚ and age are all crucial points in why the driving age needs to be changed. With the driving age at
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�Young people today have too much freedom.�� Do you agree ? Nowadays‚ many teenagers are spoilt‚ they are doing things which are unsuitable for their age. You may ask ‚ ��Why ?�� I am sorry to say that the kids have too much freedom‚ they take the privilege for granted and don��t know how to control themselves. It��s a pity to see students in midnight wandering in streets smoking‚ when they are supposed to be sleeping at home ; it��s also sad to see youngsters taking drugs‚ when they are
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Passing My Driving Test Passing my driving test was a huge accomplishment in my life. Without having my driver’s license there would be many things I could not do; like drive to work and school every day or drive to my dad’s house on the weekends. Before someone gets their license in the state of Mississippi‚ they must first get a driving permit and hold it for a year before taking the actual driving test. Having the drivers permit only means you can only drive with a licensed adult. I got my
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Many studies of young people show that if a person’s friends engage in a behavior - everything from cigarette smoking to drinking alcohol to shoplifting to sexual activity - an adolescent is highly likely to conform to his or her friends’ behaviors and try these activities. The alternative is for the youngperson to seek different friends with values more in line with his own. Often‚ however‚ the desire to be part of a group and the fear of social isolationmakes it more appealing to change behaviors
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News journal 2 E-smoke break September 17‚ 2013 Smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes to try to kick their habit are at least as likely to succeed in quitting or cutting down as users of nicotine patches‚ according to research. In a first- of-its-kind study‚ researchers compared electronic‚ or e-cigarettes‚ with the more standard nicotine replacement therapy patches. They found levels of success were comparable‚ with e-cigarettes - whose effects are a subject
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Alcohol The effects of alcohol on the human brain Many teens today face the situation of alcohol and alcohol abuse. Although we cannot make their choices for them‚ we can persuade them into not taking alcohol by knowing the risks first; a lot like warnings on smoke packages. Alcohol can have a big affect on the adolescent mind. The brain of a an average human being keeps developing to the age of adolescence; people believe that the brain stops developing at the age of adolescence‚ but
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concern for youth and assess their impact on overall wellbeing. The issues or concern in which I will include are teen pregnancy and obesity in teenagers. Justification: * My reason for choosing Youth as my topic is because I believe in researching what the community is for and against in certain issues that can cause an impact on and overall wellbeing. I chose Teen Pregnancy as one of two issues as it is focused on the age group between 15 and 24. Teen pregnancy has been an issue since the
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