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    16 And Pregnant

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    16 and Pregnant is a reality show that is based off of teen pregnancy and motherhood. The first episode that premiered had 2.1 million viewers. The season finale pulled over 5.6 million viewers. Teen mom reduced the number of teen pregnancies 4 years after the show premiered. "16 and Pregnant" ultimately led to a 5.7% reduction in teen births in the 18 months after its premiere on TV. The show shows how teens have to battle challenges like going to Finances, job, child and relationship problems. Limitations on social life. Teens who watch 16 and pregnant has unrealistic views on teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy has declined in the past 4 years. “In 2011, a total of 329,797 babies were born in the United States to girls…

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    it was the normal thing for this age group many years ago. There is also a contraception failure, not thinking about any consequences there may be, getting caught up in the moment, believing they could not get pregnant, not feeling comfortable having contraception, being drunk, feeling pressured to have unprotected sex by a partner, and being too embarrassed to ask a partner to use contraception. A lot of teenage, women are vulnerable nowadays when it comes to meeting a partner, especially…

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    Promote Teenage Pregnancy

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    When it comes to the topic of, "Do Shows Like "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom” Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy", most of us will readily agree that these shows do promote teenage pregnancy, where this argument usually ends, however, is on the question of how do these shows promote teenage pregnancy. Whereas most of us are convinced that they promote teenage pregnancy by bringing fame to these once ordinary teenagers, others maintain that these shows discourage teenage pregnancy by…

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    happened as she ran in late from school. Shortly after we start eating, Alice slowly walks into the dining room. Red and teary eyed, she quietly asks if she can talk to us. “Of course, honey” we both chimed in. For a 14 year old girl to sit down on dad’s lap, we both knew we were in for something. “Mom. Dad. I think I am pregnant.” We both sat silently long enough for Allie to begin sobbing again. “No, no. It will be okay. We will all be okay” I assured her. Or was I assuring myself? Allie knew…

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    The popular TV series 16 & Pregnant was produced by Morgan J. Freeman. The producers of 16 & Pregnant capture the lives of teenage moms before and after the birth of their children. The reality TV show was produced to show how hard it is to be a teen mom; however, the producers glamorize the teen’s journey through and after their pregnancy. In reality every teen mom do not have the financial support, family support or the publicity that the cast members of this reality TV show is shown to have.…

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    Do Shows Like “16 and Pregnant” Promote Teenage Pregnancy? Teenage pregnancy has become a popular topic of entertainment for American television. There are dozens of shows and movies that depict a young girl and her challenging lifestyle once a child is brought into the picture. The most common concern with these shows is simple: do shows like “16 and Pregnant” promote teenage pregnancy? The answer is also simple: no. Television shows and movies do not glorify young mothers. These shows portray…

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    the New Testament, I noticed a shift in my outlook on Christianity where I started to connect with the Word and began applying it to my daily life, just as my father had advised me. As a man of great faith, my father has been conducting research on Noah’s Ark for the past 10 years. As a result of his research, he was selected as a keynote speaker at a conference at the Church on the Rock in Toronto. He asked me to be his right hand at the conference, and as an individual who had delved deep into…

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    black people could vote, finally during vietnam it switched again to 18. Currently people think that kids between 10-17 year olds are not educated on government. However they believe that because of how kids act and what they do, also most people believe when you can die for your country you should be able to vote for it to. Nevertheless,we are all US citizens to and we should have a absolute say in our government. Like in the united kingdom they lowered their voting age, from 18 to 16…

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    KOH String Test Lab Report

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    classification. To confirm the amplification of the 16S rRNA gene of the bacteria you use the performing gel electrophoresis. The PCR DNA is used to obtain a DNA sequence and use the DNA sequencing software to edit and use the NCBI database to find matching 16S rRNA gene sequence using BLASTn. There are many tests you can do to find our what your unknown bacteria are (Leicht, 2015). For this experiment my partner and I selected bacteria that was on our finger. We thumb printed the petri dish…

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    himself when we realize our mistakes and as for forgiveness , and this can be seen in many bible texts illustrating how he loved and helped others before us and continue to do it with this generation. We are able to see God’s love and directions, through his words. which directs us, as what to do and say when in need of him, if we wants to communicate with him and seek his advice through prayers.(Proverbs 3:5-6) Trust in the Lord ,with all your heart and learn not on your own understanding; in…

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