parents too. Teen pregnancy is a hard cycle to break. Daughters of teen moms are less likely to escape poverty. 60% of teen parents come from economically disadvantaged households. 25% of adolescent mothers will have a second child within the first two years of their first child. Sons of teen moms are more likely to end up in prison Teen moms are less likely to be married Teen pregnancy is highest in New Mexico and New Hampshire There are about 745‚000 teen pregnancies each year. 8 out of
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Depression is the leading cause of teenage suicide. Severe depression is often accompanied by a general sense of suffering as well as the belief to escape from it’s hopelessness. The pain of existence often becomes too much for severe depressed people to bear. The state of depression changes their thinking‚ allowing ideas like “Everyone would all be better off without me” to make rational sense. They shouldn’t be blamed for falling prey to such distorted thoughts any more than a heart patient should
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Teenage Smoking Cigarette smoking is a habit that kills approximately million of people per year. It is surprisingly being picked up by countless amounts of children every day. Smoking becomes a growing trend in the youth community. The number of young smokers has been increasing in most American middle schools and high schools. Both girls and boys are smoking because they think it is cool. Many of them will take this their trend and carry it for their adulthood. The four reasons that cause
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Teenage and Technology The age of science and technology has arrived. Well‚ can you imagine a teenage life without computers‚ palm size computers‚ web-enable cell phones and much more? Certainly not! Take for instance the computer. Sitting in front of your computer‚ there tons of things can be done such as faxing documents‚ web surfing‚ e-mailing friends‚ playing games‚ projects and etc. This view shows that we as a teenager are lucky to be living in this age. Computers‚ certainly is a source
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Martha Vasquez Period 4 Ms.vela That Teenage Life Her green eyes were wet with tears. "I’m pregnant‚" she said quietly as they sit in his car. It was a raining day; he looks at her with an unexplainable surprised face. "Are you sure?" She nodded and then broke down completely. He took her hand in his‚ trying to give her comfort. He could leave her‚ run from her and leave her alone to do what she wanted like many 17 year old boys did. But he was different he couldn’t do that to her his love tore’s
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For a teen or young woman in financial or personal strife and faced with an unplanned pregnancy‚ considering placing the child for adoption may be the right choice. If the young woman does decide to become a birth mother‚ there are some things she needs to know to have a healthy‚ happy pregnancy. Being a birth mother requires the utmost care and attention physically and mentally. Pregnancy is a life-changing experience‚ especially for the birth mother‚ but also for the adoptive couple. For the
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Teenage Suicide & The Mass Media By Lara Kaaki Professor Missan Laycy Stouhi English 204 – Section 26 February 17th 2014 Teenage suicide has always been a growing issue over the years. According to some statistics‚ suicide is the third leading cause of death for adolescents (after accidents and homicides) in the US. A teenager commits suicide every 90 minutes because of his or her diminished self-control and inability to suppress inappropriate desires‚ actions
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not‚ shopping and going online are considered favorite hobbies for many young teenage girls. A teenage girl will shop at any day or time of the week‚ so whenever a new cool product is out on the market‚ they’re probably already in line for it. Whether a new product is out‚ or some new celebrity gossip‚ technology has nearly all teenagers caught up with social media and constantly on social networking sites. Young teenage girls are exposed to so much media and ads that their idea of ‘perfect’ and ‘acceptable’
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The Process of Pregnancy…. Pregnancy is an amazing journey and process. The female goes through several changes throughout nine months to develop her baby. Pregnancy is generally measured by three trimesters. The trimesters are split up into groups of three months. The first trimester is considered to be the first three months. The second trimester is from the third month until and sixth. The third and last trimester is months six through nine. Throughout these trimesters the baby develops in different
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modern life” (Casey). A mother’s womb should be a safe place for a child‚ it shouldn’t be an alternative. It should be illegal because abortion is the murder of a child‚ federal law has already been passed to protect the unborn‚ and they have an adoption center for a reason. Abortion is probably one of the most high-ranked topics. When you have an abortion‚ you are killing a baby that was willing to be born and have a life. Women have a choice to choose whether or not they want to abort their child
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