Alternative 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
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Teen Sexual Behavior What’s one of the main things on a teenagers mind? Do teens think about the consequences of their behavior? Why do we do the things we do? Teens everywhere are facing it. Everyone does it‚ or that’s what the magazines and friends say. What causes it? What are the reasons for sex? Peer Pressure and curious minds of outraging hormones is the reason. Some teens excuse is “Oh everyone else is doing it”. That’s not true‚ everyone is not doing it. Others say‚ “Having sex makes you
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Teen Activist In the world there are teen activists and they are teens who are trying to make the world a better place. Teen activists are important‚ but it’s hard to be one because they have to learn how to overcome obstacles and challenges on their journey of becoming a great teen activist. Some teen activists have groups of people who are trying to stop them from spreading the word. Other teen activists go through physical and mental violence. These are all challenges that teen activists can
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One of the most important issues in the United States today is teens becoming sexually active. Not all teens have access to birth control or condoms. Just because a girl is on birth control doesn’t mean she shouldn’t use condoms. Birth control isn’t one hundred percent preventable. Teens should always have access to condoms because they help protect against STDS or any other diseases. Condoms also help prevent pregnancy. The United States is becoming over populated‚ so teenagers who are sexually
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Teen Curfews: Are They Essential? Curfews are designed with the best interest of teenagers in mind; they keep teens at home in a safe environment‚ provide family time‚ teach respect for authority‚ and give time to do homework (“Do Curfews Keep Teens Out of Trouble?”). Most teenagers aren’t responsible enough to come home early enough to get homework done and get enough sleep. Author Kathryn Hatter says most teenagers aren’t mature enough to make good decisions therefore‚ they are very vulnerable
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out after dark? Teen curfews are limiting teens to when they can be out and when teens have to go in. Teen curfews are a bad idea. The first reason for teen curfews being a bad idea is because it forces teens to have a deeper connection with their parents. “The fact is this: teens don’t want to hang with their parents on a weekend night”(Teen curfews at malls are unfair). Some teens have bad relationships with their parents‚ others are more individual people. The second reason of teen curfews being
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Teens Activist and Normal Teens Our world is not a utopia. In some parts of the world people are denied education. War still exists‚ as well as poverty. These are injustices. Therefore‚ it is important for people to stand up for problems in the world. Certain teen activist understand this because they recognize problems‚ speak up‚ and act within their communities and the world. Firstly‚ activist need to recognize these problems. For example teen activist Malala‚ had her school shut down because
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Teen Sex and the Media “Rap It Up”‚ a familiar phrase heard all too often in today’s very influencing media sources. In today’s society teen sex is becoming an issue because of this misleading phrase. Many companies try to decrease the percentages of teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases through promotion of protected sex but also forget to include the possible “accidents” that may occur while having “safe sex”. When these percentages are presented it is not out of the
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Should teens get plastic surgery? Unlike adults who undergo plastic surgery to turn back the clock‚ some teenagers crave plastic surgery just to fit in. Many reports suggest that plastic surgery is now topping teen wish lists. This raises the question of whether teens are mature enough to be making a decision that poses risks and that will permanently change their appearance. The definition of plastic surgery is surgery to remodel‚ repair‚ or restore body parts‚ especially by the transfer of tissue
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adult problem but also a teen problem. Why do teenagers want to drink alcohol even though it is prohibited in our law? This is a very good question. I feel the three main factors that contribute most to teen drinking are boredom‚ rebellion‚ and peer pressure. Boredom is just one of the many causes that leads to teens developing a drinking problem. Many teens drink because there bored‚ have some kind of problem‚ are lonely‚ or just want to get drunk. Many of the teens I know say they "drink to
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