Teenage Life Essay

“Maddie Chloe” Rania Matar’s photography documents her life through the lives of those around her. Fascinated with the transformation from girlhood to adulthood, she photographed girls in their rooms. Maddie Chloe is a teenage girl who was photographed in 2010. She is a cheerleader who is stereotypically happy, although her facial expression says otherwise. Her room is bright, but empty. Her room explains to us how she feels. Being a teenage girl is tough, and balancing sports with school can be a stressful task. Maddie Chloe is over whelmed with her busy life. In her room Maddie Chloe has an extensive magazine collection. The average teenage girl loves to read the gossip in magazines. Many magazines are filled with lots of made up rumors. Although, most people know these stories are exaggerated greatly, they still enjoy the excitement presented by the press. Maddie Chloe’s favorite magazine is the Teen magazine. Teen magazines feature the latest news on famous celebrities. They also have a lot of articles on the latest fashion trends. Maddie Chloe…

The Role of Parental Figures on Teenage Boy’s Life Choices: The Other Wes Moore Can two men with similar backgrounds grow up completely different? A philosopher once said “We are our choices”. Human beings make the choices that shapes and determine their fate and the person they become. How we make choices are influenced by our environment, education, societal expectation and most importantly our parental figure. In the book, The Other Wes Moore, author Wes Moore explored how two boys who grew…

"I’m pregnant." The most terrifying two words a parent can hear their teenager say aren’t "I failed" or "I crashed". Two haunting lines on a $10.97 stick that evince the alteration of one’s life forever. A teenage pregnancy that could be prevented by a prescription of a small round pill or a thin piece of rubber is the modern day American tragedy. Trademarked by a loss of innocence, a child born to a teenager is a breathing scarlet letter that symbolizes an impediment teenage parents must combat…

is a minority population that represents teenage childbirth, also called statistical deviance. As the issue of teenage childbearing began to rise, alongside it came the public concern of having a child out of wedlock. As stated earlier, no one cared what age you had a child, as long as it was in wedlock. However, when individuals began to weigh the consequences of raising a child on their own and having the stigma of having a child out of wedlock versus marrying an individual prematurely, the…

Pregnancy Pregnancy can be a tough thing to go through but, it can be even harder when you 're a teenager. This issue has become more and more common throughout the entire United States. The rates of teenage pregnancy will continue to increase as the years go on. I believe that parents in this time of age aren’t preparing their children with the sex talk that parents used to give. If more children were to hear the stories about how hard is it to raise children or explained to that their life…

Almost everyone has a personal problem, or knows someone with such a problem that can be connected to society as a whole and therefore categorized as a social problem. For example, my sister Leah is perpetually dealing with the consequences and problems that come with teenage pregnancy. Leah had her child at the age of seventeen, in the prime of her teenage years. Although on the surface her situation is looked as a personal trouble by the population, it is actually one small example of a large…

adolescent girls and their knowledge of the possible dangers of teenage pregnancy. The study that was done was interesting and came up with some results that were a little bit surprising. There were also aspects of this article that showed up in the textbook, such as adolescent pregnancy as a whole, and the consequences of adolescent pregnancy. By having this information allows for teachers to use it to their benefit when it comes to situations that may occur in their classroom. There was some…

Adolescent motherhood is a major difficulty that can pose significant effects on an individual’s life. Teenage mothers may have greater risks of developing complications in major areas of their life, such as education failure, deficiency, and psychological problems. Adolescent motherhood is associated with limited chances of acquiring full education. Additionally, they may face considerable social stigma and hostility during the pregnancy. Stigma may cause adolescents not to seek the required…

Teenage pregnancy is a growing problem in Bermuda. The numbers have fluctuated through the years. Studies have shown that girls raised in poverty, in single-parent homes, and by parents with lower levels of education are more likely to become adolescent mothers. Between April 2009 and March 2010, there were 71 pregnancies in girls age 19 and under. (Teen Haven) Education is affected when the teenager becomes pregnant. Often young girls are too busy raising their child, they forget about their…

The median age at which Australian first having sexual intercourse is 17, lying in the teenage group of age (Marino, 2016). According to Better Health Channel, 50% of all Australian teenagers in Year 12 have had sex and one in four of them do not use contraception, leading to countless unexpected pregnancies and hence, teenage parenthood. The positive reducing number of adolescent mothers over the year (Figure 1) however does not imply that the processes of pregnancy and parenting would have any…