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Teenage Girls Teen Pregnancy
778 wordsOn May 1, 1997, 17 year old Audrey Iacona unexpectedly gave birth to her son in the basement of her parents' home (Lipowski). Audrey swears that she never knew that she was pregnant. Periods came regularly and morning sickness and weight gain never appeared until Audrey stayed home from school with an "upset stomach. " Feeling better around lunchtime, Audrey decided to raid the freezer for some food in the basement. As she approached the bottom steps, the pain returned like a thousand knives to ...
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Larger Than Life Human Beings
545 wordsHeroes are thought to be perfect when in reality they are human beings with faults and flaws just like the rest of society. When asked to define a hero, a persons own definition might include perfection and flawless. However, heroes are less than perfect, and as people are finding out every day from the media, they are mortals. Because heroes are viewed as immaculate, Americans look down on them when they make mistakes. This is especially noticed in the lives of athletes and celebrities. In the ...
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Youth Violence And Television
1,668 wordsYouth Violence and Television Youth Violence Do The Young Ever Listen? It would be safe to say that American society is preoccupied with Television. If one asks the question, "How much violence is on television?" One finds that the level of violence has remained relatively constant over the last 2 decades. Most of the violence is directed mainly to the young viewers. All most all the television show depict violence in one form or another. If an average child watches 2 to 4 hours of television a ...
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Gun Control Put And End To Violence
1,370 wordsA child lies on his parents bedroom floor with a gunshot wound in his chest. His best friend stands over him, gaping. The nine-year-old boys eyes dart from the blood oozing from his friend to his own shaking index finger, still clutched on the trigger of the gun. It was not supposed to happen this way. The gun was not supposed to be loaded. They should not have been snooping in the first place. But this scene has happened before, in countless different settings, with countless different children...
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Parents Divorce N Pag
964 wordsIt is very common for teenagers to experience a period of rebellion. Normal rebellious behavior develops over time, beginning with a teen wanting to be with friends more and disagreeing with parents more frequently. Problem rebellion is sudden and drastically out of character. Society stamps a bad teen label on rebellious teens. These teenagers are not always bad teens. To understand why teens rebel, one has to look past society's label and into teens backgrounds and mental thoughts. There are n...
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Shell Shock Religious Movements
1,355 wordsI. Brief Introduction Recently during our in class discussion we where introduced to the definition of a cult. So unannounced to myself I was unaware of the fact this paper was due. Which is entirely my fault. This in turn peaked my interest to learn more of the cult and where this term originated. So The past week I attempted to read many articles on such things as Waco and the like. The controversy surrounding new religious movements seems to be foremost concerned with whether or not the membe...
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