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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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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Teen Driving Safety Melissa Tortella Kaplan University Teen Driving Safety “In 2010‚ approximately 2‚700 teens in the United States between the ages of 16-19 were involved in fatal car accidents and almost 282‚000 of these teens suffered injuries in car accidents.” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ n.d.). Given this information‚ this proves that car accidents have become the leading cause of death in teens in the United States. “The risk of being involved in a car crash is highest
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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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Teens and Sexting – What are Appropriate Consequences? In a world like today’s‚ technology is being produced and improved at rapid rates. Technology can be a wonderful tool allowing teens to communicate at high rates. At times this can be nice‚ but when it comes to sexting‚ officials are taking it to a whole new level. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ "sexting is the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone." In the article‚ “Teens‚ Nude Photos and the
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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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wearing a seatbelt‚ had been killed instantly in a terrible crash. The young male driver had lost control of the car and hit a utility pole. (Stafford 9) Weeks after the crash‚ Alicia’s father began looking online for anything that had to do with teen driving. He was especially surprised to find out that teenagers have the highest crash and death rates on the road‚ especially sixteen year olds who are at the greatest risk (Stafford 11). Incidents and depressing stories such as this happen throughout
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Teens tend to try new things and take risks‚ so they may take drugs or drink alcohol because it seems exciting. Teens with family members who have problems with alcohol or other drugs are more likely to have serious substance abuse problems. Also‚ teens who feel that they are not connected to or valued by their parents are at greater risk. Teens with poor self-esteem or emotional or mental health problems‚ such as depression‚ also are at increased risk. Even casual use of certain drugs can cause
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