Teens & Gangs : Why are teens involved in gangs Since the beginning of the decade‚ teenage homicides increased by one hundred and fifty percent This sharp increase is largely due to the rapid formation of gang activity throughout the United States. In today ’s larger cities‚ gang violence is a reality that people have to deal with every day. As gang related crimes increase‚ officials are trying to find out why people join and remain loyal to gangs. Unfortunately‚ experts can only hypothesize
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Abstract Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has unfortunately become more common among new born children. While much progress has been made in understanding the consequences of drinking during pregnancy‚ it is still difficult to find the underlying damage that is caused to the child. This research paper will look at the harmful effects of FAS. The effects will look at not only the physical damage but the cognitive damage as well in the child. This research paper
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– Binge Drinking in Teens - Too much‚ too young Statement of intent Weekends are usually treasured by most teens‚ as they are looking forward to their big plans. Some may be chilling with friends‚ catching a movie‚ going to a concert‚ or planning to party. Regardless of what they have planned‚ one thing is for certain; alcohol will be a part of many teens’ weekend plans and there’s research to prove it. Yes‚ one of the most widely available drugs on the market‚ alcohol‚ is making headline
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Solution: Teen activists and fundraisers Many people (more than 3 million) don’t have enough food or water to provide them as a lifelong food/water supply. Teen activists help with this kind of problem. This problem is called world hunger and could affect many people’s lives. So these teen activists create or join fundraisers/organizations to help as many people as they can‚ get water or food. You are probably wondering what are teen activists. Teen activists are people who care about more than just
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Alcohol: The legal drinking age in the state of Missouri is 21. The legal limit of blood alcohol concentration in Missouri is .08. If either of these laws are disobeyed you could face serious consequences or even death. When you drink you experience effects from it. There are two kinds of effects short & long term. Short term effects happen then‚ & continue for a short time afterwards. Short term effects include; nausea‚ vomiting‚ loss of judgment & self control‚ blackout‚ coma or even death
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The best friends are the ones who stick around through thick and thin‚ the ones who you know and trust. The five teens in the novel met way back at the beginning of their high school adventure. They knew that they could depend on each other but realized they would drift apart. So they made a promise to get back in touch and meet up again‚ just the five of them. They wrote letters to themselves and hid them to open on that very day they connected again. They had no idea they would become even closer
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Alcohol and marijuana are two drugs commonly used and abused in the United States. Alcohol is the number one abused drug‚ while marijuana is number one among illegal drugs. While alcohol remains legal‚ and marijuana illegal‚ this does not necessarily mean that alcohol is better for you. There have been many arguments where people suggest that marijuana should be legal because alcohol is more deadly. On the other hand‚ there are alcoholics who would tell a pothead that smoking weed is bad for you
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University “Alcohol-Related Problems” By Jett S. Sison BSBA – Financial Management English 2 MW 2:30pm – 4:00pm 1 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM ITS BACKGROUND This chapter presents the issue about people who have or doesn’t have the habit of drinking alcohols and liquors even if they are young or old. Youngsters learned to drink alcohol because of the peer pressure or maybe because of what they are watching like a drama which shows a character that drinks alcohol when they are
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this study. First and foremost‚ our outmost gratitude to Ms‚ Rachelle M. Tayong our beloved teacher‚ whose sincerity and encouragement we will never forget and has been our inspiration as we hurdle all the obstacles in the completion of this research work. To Mr. Ferdinand Dela Rosa‚ for his invaluable guidance and blessings. To our respondents‚ who are willingly answered our questionnaire. Last but not the least‚ our family and the one above all of us‚ the omnipresent God‚ for answering
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Professor English 1301 October 18‚ 2013 Teen Suicide Suicide is when a person intentionally inflicts harm to one’s self. Teenagers have been known to have the highest rate of suicides when compared to other age groups. The reasoning behind teenage suicides is stress‚ self-esteem‚ self-doubt‚ and depression. Stress is caused by many factors. The importance of approval of parental figures can have cause stress. Parents prefer
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