before they turn 18. 10% – 40% of young unmarried girls have had an unintended pregnancy according to community studies. Some 14 million children worldwide are born every year to young married and unmarried women aged 15 to 19. CAUSES OF TEEN PREGNANCIES Teen pregnancies may result for different reasons in industrialised countries as compared to developing countries. Factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies include: • • • • • • • • • • Customs and traditions that lead to early marriage
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Misunderstood Teens Teenagers are probably the most misunderstood beings on Earth. We don’t get treated like we should. We’re treated like children‚ yet expected to act like adults. We cry and cry‚ and have no choice but to wait a few years when we are on the other side. Parents tell us off for doing things we love and you start to wonder what happened to being their little star and believing in our dreams. They judge our looks and actions as if it were a crime. Us teens have it rough. Aren’t these
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Argumentative Synthesis Research Paper Sheltering the youth from birth control does not decrease the percentage of teen pregnancy but it fact helps initiate unprotected sex. The increase in teen pregnancy is due to‚ inadequate sexual education available to adolescents‚ lack of knowledge and resources for birth control‚ and the environment the individual grew up around. Research Questions 0 Does providing adolescents with birth control increase teen pregnancy 1 Is there enough information on the
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Teen Suicide Gabbi Giffin Introduction • Suicide is the act of taking one’s own life (Peacock 1). • Suicide attempts are associated with thoughts of death (Kim 2). • More teens nowadays are killing themselves more than ever before (Peacock 1). • Some other reasons for teen suicides are violence‚ drugs‚ alcohol‚ and another type of mental illness. (Peacock 1) Introduction (continued) • In 2004‚ 88% of the teens who self-harm do it to attempt suicide (Kim 2). • Those who self-harm should be hospitalized
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Teen Pregnancy Jamaica Benton HCS/457 October 15‚ 2012 Cynthia Borel Teen Pregnancy Deciding to become sexually active can be very confusing and dangerous for teens that lack the education and knowledge of becoming a teen parent sooner than later. Television‚ magazines‚ even lyrics in songs all seem to be telling young teens that having sex is okay. The fact is‚ sex is a part of life and‚ like many parts of life‚ and it can be good or bad. Making the decision to have sex all depends on
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Keep a Positive Attitude!! Keep your foot [give your mind to what you are doing] When you go to the house of GOD. For to draw near to hear and obey is better then to give the sacrifice of fools (carelessly‚ irreverently) too ignorant to know that they are doing evil. ECCLESIATES 5:1 People who take a positive attitude and say‚ “ I can do it. I am going to do it right now. It is no problem. Everything will work out fine‚” are wonderful to be around and work with because they tackle things and
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keeping the drinking age at 21 is the prime reason it was put at that age in the first place: the body and brain of an adolescent cannot fully form and perform to its potential if its development is interrupted by the infiltration of alcohol. Teen brains are sponge-like and are designed for maximum learning capacity. Alcohol interferes with learning and memory. In a Duke University study‚ students who binge drank every weekend of their freshman year scored 10 percent lower on IQ tests
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13-year-old Kyle Koslop ended his life in his bedroom. He was the 38th person in Luzerne County under the age of 24 to commit suicide since the year of 2000 (Grochowski). Last year‚ at least three more students from Luzerne County committed suicide; two students from Pittston Area and one student from Nanticoke. Suicide is a serious problem among adolescents because there are many pressures and obstacles adolescents do not know how to cope with. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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How to... keep hens and harvest your own eggs in the comfort of your garden By FRANCINE RAYMOND Last updated at 10:04 AM on 15th February 2010 [pic] Hen pecked: There are more than 24 billion chickens worldwide‚ more than any other bird Do you hate buying mass-produced eggs? Well‚ why not harvest your own supply from the comfort of your garden? The Henkeepers’ Association estimate that the number of households keeping hens in the UK has more than doubled in the past decade to more than half
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Teen Suicide Taking Action: The words we need to discuss on this topic of teen suicide. What is it? Teens. Killing themselves for many‚ many reasons. When you think of a loved one dying‚ you always think it will happen because of old age or‚ God forbid‚ cancer. You never think of them actually doing it themselves. But this nightmare seems to only be the beginning. Millions of teens out there are risking their lives for some of the things in this world that shouldn’t even exist. For things that
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