Teenage Pregnancy in America Teen pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at an alarming rate‚ with a lot of the pregnancies planned. With television shows broadcasting shows such as “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”‚ it is giving teenage girls the idea that it is alright to have premarital sex and become pregnant. It is in a way condoning teen pregnancy. I am interested in discussing teen pregnancy and the options that are out there for the
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a good side of getting pregnant. In my opinion girls need to graduate high school and not worry about a baby. Teenage girls watch a lot of shows that make it seem okay to get pregnant. Shows like Teen Mom‚ 16 & pregnant‚ and The Secret Life of an American Teenager are shows that portray sex. In Teen Mom they like to show all of the parents helping the child out and the family having a good time but they don’t show the real struggle. TV shows like to leave out the bad things that could come along
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en Teen Pregnancy Jennifer Coetzee July 8‚ 2013 HCS/465 Kerrie Kelly Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy has become an increasing problem over the years. Parents‚ teachers and teens alike all fear for the same thing‚ teen pregnancy. In several studies the question always remain the same what is the cause of teen pregnancy other than the obvious answer‚ why is this continuing to increase over the years. Parents always feel that they were not strict enough. Teachers feel that the teens are either
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Effects of Teen Pregnancy Tiffany Laubach Kaplan University CM 220-57 Professor Campos February 12‚ 2012 The Effects of Teen Pregnancy Are Americans effectively discussing the topic of teen pregnancy? “According to research in 2009 approximately 410‚000 births occurred among teens aged 15-19 in the United States of America.” (Razol‚ Warner‚ Gavin‚ Callaghan‚ Sptiz‚ Anderson‚ Barfield‚ Kahn‚ 2011‚ ¶6) Therefore‚ the United States of America ranks number one among all other countries and teen pregnancy
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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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16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom apply Aristotle’s concepts of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos in an attempt to decrease teen pregnancy in America. I remember when I was in high school and Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy was a lead story in the news. Her pregnancy was such a big deal because she was only 16 at the time and on top of that her sister was a pop star. I remember hearing so many negative comments about her‚ which I found dramatic because where I come from I saw pregnant teens often. In fact‚ I’m
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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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Assignment for the Empathy Belly: Teen Pregnancy Paper Teen pregnancy is a serious problem in the US that can cause complications in both the mother and baby’s life. Nearly 3 in 10 teen girls in the US will get pregnant before age 20. Thats over 700‚000 teen pregnancies each year. While these numbers are alarming‚ they were much worse in 1991‚ when there were 117 births per 1‚000 girls between 15 and 19 (compared to the 27 to 1‚000 ratio today). Most teen pregnancies are unintentional‚ and they care
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Teenage Pregnancy in America In recent studies‚ statistics show that the United States ranks number one with cases of teenage pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is an important issue that people need to pay more attention to. Women that get pregnant at a young age are likely to suffer from health related issues as well as emotional stress. They often resort in dropping out of school‚ therefore hindering them to get a good job. Young women need to stop and think of the consequences of having a baby
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