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    Jasmine Bustamante #4 Period 1 Consequences of teen pregnancy From our later consequences we suffer future consequences. Though the percentile has lowered some in the past ten years‚ it is still a huge problem today. Not all schools teach sex ed. Only 69% of districts have a policy to teach sex ed in their Teen pregnancy is a major concern in today’s society; there are many ways that it is harmful to the teen‚ the baby may grow to be unhealthy; and furthermore‚ this can disorient the

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    Teen Pregnancy in the Media

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    Teen Pregnancy in the Media Three-quarters of a million teens between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant each year; eighty-two percent of those pregnancies are unplanned (“Peer Pressure Facts About Teenage Pregnancy” 1). Most teens that get pregnant do not have the education‚ money‚ or support system to raise a child‚ thus resulting in a poor life for the mother and the child (Wikipedia “Teenage Pregnancy” 3). Teenage pregnancy is a growing issue‚ especially in the United States‚ which is very

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    Fiordaliso 1 Cynthia Fiordaliso The Novel Lit 451 DIS Liz Slater September 20‚ 2009 The Awakening Literary Essay The Awakening is a novel about a woman’s own personal growth‚ regardless of how society thinks she should act. Edna Pontellier‚ the main character‚ is not happy in her role as mother and wife even though she lives a very comfortable‚ upper middle class lifestyle.(p.52 paragraph 3) In the end she takes her own life because she felt she could never live up to what society expected

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    Teen Pregnancy vs. Adult Pregnancy Adolescent years are the most important years of your life. To have a baby during adolescence is a very difficult thing. Pregnancy can change a life. Waiting to get pregnant until adulthood is a good idea. Once you get pregnant at a young age‚ you are faced with many difficult situations. A pregnant teen may encounter many problems‚ such as loss of freedom‚ financial problems‚ schooling and career issues. Practicing abstinence‚ having safe sex and putting

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    Teen Pregnancy in Mississippi Parents should monitor their children at all times. Teen should be educated enough about sex and what it can lead to. Teen moms in Mississippi are usually the ones who become a single parent at an early age. Teenagers does not realize the consequences of their actions until it to late. Parents needs to take action about teen pregnancy in Mississippi. First‚ the issue in Mississippi is teen pregnancy are frequently increasing every day. Young parents are struggling

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    Teen Pregnancy Prevention

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    Teen Pregnancy Prevention One of the biggest influences as to whether or not a teenager becomes sexually active and as a consequence becomes another teen pregnancy statistic has to do with parental relationships. Most teenagers actually rate their parents high on the list of people they trust to give them accurate information about birth control and sex. You can help your teenager understand the risks of teen pregnancy by speaking with him or her about how you feel. Here are ten things The National

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    Effects of Teen Pregnancy

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    Effects on Teen Pregnancy         Many teens today are teen moms. There’s are many ways that this could effect young teenage girls.  I am going to explain the issues that teen moms go through in their everyday life and there future. Many teenagers do not understand the concept that being a teen mom is not a joke. Teen pregnancies affect the woman‚ and everyone around her.       While many teens that engage in pre-marital sex never become pregnant‚ some are not as lucky. Teen pregnancy have become

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    Solving the Problem of Teen Pregnancy In the United States‚ teen pregnancy is one of the problems that society faces. Shows like 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom have shed a light about this problem and has been an educational tool for many teens to learn from other teen girls featured on the show. These shows tell the reality of these teens having children‚ the hardships they go through‚ and the high cost that carries along with being a teen parent. The country’s birth rate for teens is nine times higher

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    Achievement of children and youth in foster care Joanna Bermudez Mercy College Summer 2013 Introduction and Problem Statement Approximately fifty percent of adolescents in this country’s foster care system are graduating from high school each year. In NYS‚ less than forty-four percent of adolescent’s in the foster care system graduate from high school yearly. The outcomes of youth who leave the foster care system between the ages of 18 and 21

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    Tolorating Teen Pregnancy

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    or Not To Tolerate Teen pregnancy costs the United States over $7 billion annually according to the National Campaign of Prevention. Although this number is astronomically high‚ the money donated is in fact put to good use. Students (7-12 grades) cannot comprehend the amount of responsibility‚ anxiety‚ and stress a teenage parent undergoes. As high school students do not have to face these factors they are inconsiderate to the amount of work a teen parent actually takes on. Nearly half

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