Homelessness and its Effects on Children Prepared for: Mr. F Prepared by: Ashley Y Early Childhood Education December 3‚ 2011 Did you know that the average age of a homeless person is a 9 year old boy? There are more homeless children then there are elderly and adults. In fact as of 2009 more than 1.5 million children are living without homes in the United States and 1.16 million children today will not graduate. A part of that makes up nearly 42 percent of children who are under the
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Jefferson Almonte Cause & Effect Essay Professor Zaluda November 11‚ 2012 Teen Pregnancy In today’s society‚ many young teens have begun to experience unprotected sex. Having unprotected sex may result in sexually transmitted diseases (also known as STD) and/or pregnancy. Although some STD’s are curable‚ they would have to be cured immediately. As for the main focus‚ teenage pregnancy‚ many teenagers do not realize the responsibility‚ commitment‚ and hard work they have to
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Being from southeast Ohio means many things‚ none of which are particularly beneficial. For example‚ the average income per household is an abysmal twenty six thousand per year‚ and along with the dreadful income resides an even worse economy. Jobs are grueling to come by as businesses are fleeing with every chance they receive‚ and there’s no desire by any new corporations to enter the area. As the job market is becoming worse with each passing year‚ the number of the homeless compared to the population
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Variety of Social Factors Causes Homelessness National Coalition for the Homeless is a charity that fights to end the homelessness through grassroots organizing‚ public education‚ and policy advocacy. They have pointed out the causes for the increasing number of homeless people in the U.S since 2000 in the article “A Variety of Social Factors Causes Homelessness.” Why is the number of the homeless people increasing day after day in the U.S? Poverty and the homelessness are the current controversial
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Psychological Effects of Teenage Pregnancy In recent years‚ the rate of teen pregnancies in America has increased dramatically. Approximately 750‚000 teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant every year‚ according to the Guttmacher Institute. Within this number‚ 82% of the pregnancies are unplanned. The psychological effects of these pregnancies can be severe. Birth and Post-Birth Issues * More than half of teenage pregnancies continue to birth. According to a researcher
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The effects of teenage pregnancy to youngsters There are few cases regarding teenage pregnancy‚ that have become a trend and make restless in our community nowadays. Teenagers can be defined as an adolescent from the range of age between 13 to 19. However‚ pregnancy is said to be the period from conception to birth. Therefore‚ teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13 to 19‚ becoming pregnant. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute(AGI) (2010)‚ which
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failures of their social safety nets to contribute to a third threat to the health of LGBT youth: homelessness. Between 20% and 40% of homeless youth are LGBTQ meaning that hundreds of thousands of LGBT children are living on the streets each year (3 Barriers that Stand Between LGBT Youth and Healthier Futures). These youths face many significant risks associated with a lack of shelter. Homelessness can take a toll on the mental health of LGBT young people and face dangers that can follow them for
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Cause and Effect To write a cause and effect essay‚ you’ll need to determine a scenario in which one action or event caused certain effects to occur. Then‚ explain what took place and why. This essay allows us to identify patterns and explain why things turned out the way that they did. How do I choose a topic and get started? Try choosing a major event‚ either in your own life or an event of historical significance. For example‚ The Great Depression. Cause of The Great Depression: stock market
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The Negative Effects of Teenage Dating Sean D. Foster Bellevue University The biggest threat about teenage dating is their inability to maintain a relationship. Teenagers mostly‚ do not understand the necessity of sustaining a relationship over a period of time. Therefore‚ frequent break ups and arguments lead to attempts of suicide‚ teenage pregnancy‚ STD’s‚ teen violence‚ and substance abuse. This happens due to lack of experience and a broader understanding of what relationships are (Dasgupta
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Cause and Effect The Cause and Effect diagram also called the fishbone’ diagram is based on helping the user think through causes of a problem thoroughly. One of the benefits is that it drives the user to consider all possible causes of the problems‚ rather than just the ones that are obvious. Professor Kaoru Ishikawa of Tokyo University who pioneered the quality management process invented it. He used it to help explain to a group of engineers at Kawasaki Steel Works how a complex set of
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