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Desire For Independence Holden
1,115 words
Holden Caulfield, portrayed in the J. D. Salinger
novel Catcher in the Rye as an adolescent
struggling to find his own identity, possesses
many characteristics that easily link him to the
typical teenager living today. The fact that they
book was written more than forty years ago clearly
exemplifies the saying "boys will be boys" no
matter what period of time is taking place.
Holden's actions are those that any teenage can
clearly relate with. The desire for independence,
the sexually related en...
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Sexual Orientation Prevent Pregnancy
1,302 words
Homosexuality is an erotic attraction, sexual
behavior, emotional attachment, and a definition
of the self. Over 7 1 / 2 million people in the
United States are homosexual. These people are
those who are interested in the same sex as
lovers. They are often thought of gays for men and
lesbians for the females. A persons sexual
orientation is what sex one is attracted to, the
types are: bisexuality (both sexes), homosexuality
(same sex), and heterosexuality (opposite sex).
Most religious views of ...
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Child And Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy Of Child
660 words
The Misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder ADD
is a disorder that is very challenging to diagnose
because the symptoms can be varying in number and
intensity can show a positive diagnosis. Even the
official scale of DSM-IV (Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders); created
and updated by the American Medical Association;
can be questioned for validity. In the past ten
years there have been many studies done on the
problems of over-diagnosis and over-prescription.
Because it is ...
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Good Communication Ph D
1,765 words
Parenting teenagers can be a difficult thing, but
it doesnt have to be if it is approached
correctly. There are four major parts in
parenting. These are: education, discipline,
communication, and letting go. Each of these is an
equally essential part of the Researchers and
scholars have marked adolescence as a very
important period in human development- the fork in
the road which forever shapes an individuals- and
mankind's- destiny. Adolescence is the a period
when a child begins to become an a...
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Rape Or Incest Pro Lifers
1,082 words
Many people believe that abortion is a moral
issue, but it is also a constitutional issue. It
is a woman's right to choose what she does with
her body, and it should not be altered or
influenced by anyone else. Abortion has joined the
race and war as one of the most controversial
issues in the world today. There are many points
of view toward abortion, but two fine distinctions
are "pro-choice" and "pro-life." Because I feel
the decision to abort a pregnancy is that of the
mother and the state o...
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Effects Of Marijuana Period Of Time
1,257 words
... cy, meaning that currently available marijuana
must be considered an addictive drug. Increasing
numbers of teenagers report getting "very"
intoxicated or "bombed" when they smoke marijuana,
suggesting they may be using a powerful form of
the drug. Among teens who smoked in the last
month, nearly 20 percent reported compulsive daily
use. Dr. Charles Schuster, former director of the
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), stated:
"Physical dependence, which is what most people
mean by addicti...
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Adolescent Drinking And Driving
829 words
Drinking and driving is an illegal act of
negligence; therefore, it is not a smart thing to
do. Although driving while intoxicated is a
problem of all age groups, it is especially severe
for adolescents. This is not because they do not
care, but that they often do not understand the
serious effects of alcohol. It is a proven fact
that driving under the influence of alcohol can
affect people's reflexes. Therefore, no one should
drink and drive because it can cause accidents,
debilitating injuries...
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Palazzo Vecchio Ser Piero
1,058 words
Sometime soon after the year 1430, a bronze statue
of David stood in the courtyard of the house of
the Medici. The work was commissioned of Donatello
by Cosimo d'Medici himself, the founding father of
the Republic of Florence. It was the first
free-standing, life sized nude since classical
victorious athletes of Greece and Rome. But soft,
and some how oddly unheroic. And the incongruity
of the heads: of hair and shaded by a
laurel-crowned peasant's hat; Goliath's tragic,
contorted expression, ma...
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Diet And Exercise Male Athletes
613 words
Parks, M. S. , Read, M. H. (1997). Adolescent male
athletes: body image, diet, and exercise.
Adolescence, 32, 593 - 602. Today's society is
heavily focused on the physical aspect of our
bodies. It seems that our body image is of a very
important concern to many. According to previous
research studies one's self-esteem is closely
related to the degree of satisfaction with one's
body image. Most of the research before now on
body image has been done in relation to the female
population. The concer...
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Children And The Single Parent
1,653 words
Single parenting begins with the divorce of a
couple who have children. Approximately ninety
percent of all minor children live primarily with
their mothers. Non custodial fathers usually have
less than biweekly contact with their children,
and involvement usually declines as time goes by.
Since most single-parent households are
mother-headed, and have only one income, often
below that of a man. This results in economic
distress and fewer opportunities for educational
and extracurricular experie...
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Age Of 21 18 Years Of Age
1,980 words
For thousands of years alcohol has been regarded
by society as a temporary escape from reality and
the tensions of everyday life. People use alcohol
to reduce stress, to relax, and to enjoy a good
evening. This should be the real purpose of
alcohol drinking. This is the way in which alcohol
should be looked upon. There should be no reason
for alcohol drinking to be looked upon as negative
action. Drinking alcohol however, is in fact
regarded as a negative action by society and the
government. Th...
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Brutal Rape Film Jared
1,080 words
Based on the stage play by Nick Enright (Lorenzo's
Oil, etc), this provocative and topical film is
gut wrenching stuff examining the devastating
impact a brutal rape and shocking murder has on a
small NSW coastal community. However, it also has
a more personal and topical concern that centres
on the tense and mutually antagonistic
relationship between 17 year old Jared (Laurence
Breuls, in his first feature film) and his mother
Diane (played by Linda Cropper, a veteran of
stage, tv and film). Ja...
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The Effects Of Sleep Deprivation Towards Depression
1,045 words
"It's bedtime, Honey. " We have all heard that
horrid phrase when we were little. We tried every
excuse in the book to stay awake. As we grew
older, though, we realized that we need sleep to
live normal lives. Sleep is essential to life.
According to Colliers Encyclopedia sleep is, "a
state of suspended sensory and motor activity
known to occur periodically in humans and other
warm-blooded animals" (78). If you don't get
enough rest you can experience something called
sleep deprivation. Sleep de...
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Society In General Catcher In The Rye
368 words
The novel, The Member of the Wedding was written
by Carson McCullers. Frankie from the member of
the wedding and Holden from The Catcher in The
Rye, have many similarities. Both characters have
trouble during adolescence because they are
lonely, they cant communicate well with adults and
both characters feel alienated from society in
general. Frankie from The Member of the Wedding is
very lonely. Frankie has only two friends in the
novel, Bernice and John Henry. Bernice is the maid
and John Henr...
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Risk Taking Behaviors In Adolescence
1,440 words
Risk taking behaviors in adolescence In this
report I will address the issue of the importance
of understanding the risk taking behavior of young
people in their adolescence period of life. First
of all let us identify the notion of adolescence
and answer why is it important in the forming of
persons individuality. Adolescence is considered
to be a transitional period of a person, between
childhood and adult hood. It is a time when young
people continue to develop the social and
intellectual ski...
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Pale Rider Boy Joey Shane
542 words
In Shane 038; Pale Rider, changing the boy to
an adolescent girl (respectively) had a great
effect on the elements of the story. In both
stories, each child had a relationship with the
stranger, but as we saw, the childs age and sex
affected this bond. In Shane, the boy Joey was
first to see the stranger riding over the edge. As
he gets closer, Joey is in complete aw by the
sights of the stranger Shane. Living on the land
with parents that are always working for the
family, Shane comes off as...
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Death Of A Salesman Tragic Flaw
1,931 words
Willys Tragic Flaw And The Effect It Willys Tragic
Flaw And The Effect It Has Upon His Sons-Death Of
A Salesman Willys Tragic Flaw and the Effect it
Has Upon his Sons Death of a Salesman by Arthur
Miller concerns itself with the fall of a simple
man perpetually in a steadfast state regarding his
own failure in a success-driven society. The
protagonist of the play, Willy Loan, will follow a
tragic trajectory that will eventually lead to his
suicide. Arthur Millers tragic play is an accurate
portr...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Believes
1,173 words
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, 214
pages Catcher in the Rye is a complicated book
about a young man going through, what appears to
be a nervous break down. This is a book about the
boys negative self-talk, horrible outlook on life,
and a life itself that seems to keep swirling down
the toilet. He keeps trying to fill his life with
something, but the reality of it is he doesnt
exactly now what he needs. Its complicated to
understand at parts, because all he does is think
of things in t...
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Adolescent Suicide Suicide Attempts
712 words
I wanted to do my third journal entry on parenting
styles and as I was searching for an article I
found one connecting all three of the last
subjects we were talking about in class, suicide,
cognition and parenting styles together. Since
this article connected so much to class I decided
it was too much of a coincidence to pass up and
decided to write my journal connecting all three
subjects, but concentrate mostly on parenting
styles and suicide. This article is about a study
that was conducted ...
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Tells His Father Holden Caulfield
1,507 words
In J. D. Salinger? s, The Catcher in the Rye, the
novel tries to capture the adolescent life in a
hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield
as the main character who is known to be a? rebel
against society. ? Holden Caulfield, a
seventeen-year-old boy, believes in protecting the
innocent. He strongly believes in saving the
innocence of children who yet not know adulthood.
Especially the innocence of his little sister
because he lost his brother who he believes lost
his innocence when he...
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