Teenage Love Essay

especially if unintended and at a young age. Throughout history, many parents have been shocked from their daughters being pregnant at a very young age. Teen pregnancy is a life-changing situation and has ruptured many teens’ lives. Today’s youth love to be in a relationship and feel that the best way to express their feelings toward one another is through intimacy. Most of them realized the unwanted effects of a sexual intercourse and, therefore, they rely on contraceptives to prevent an…

The story “The Love of My Life” was written by T. Coraghessan Boyle in 2000. The short story is based on news events from the years preceding and won Boyle the O. Henry Award in 2001. This is a tragic story about a young couple, Jeremy and China, whose extremely poor decision would turn their lives upside down. In the beginning of the short story, Boyle paints a picture of a perfect high school couple who are “madly” in love with one another. They spend every second together and kiss every time…

Babies Having Babies. Teenage pregnancy is a worldwide problem. While this is true, Megan Comlossy states that there are more teenage pregnancies in the United States than in any other industrialized country (1). According to Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia, teenage pregnancy is defined as women aging from 13-19 who give birth (1). Teen pregnancy can be caused by numerous factors. Some of these factors are one’s family background, cultural influence, and…

L., & Pettingell, S. E. (2004). Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors Among Sexually Abused Adolescents. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health Perspect Sexual Reprod Health, 36(3), 98-105. Doi:10.1363/3609804. This study examines the relationship between sexually abused adolescents and teen pregnancy. Risk factor includes anything…

Many teens in the United States are encountering multiple pregnancies. Teens should take precautions and learn how to prevent pregnancies or even future pregnancies; if not, teenagers will face consequences of having a child at a young age. Having a baby can cause teenagers to develop health issues. There are many complications that can occur when dealing with a child in a teenager’s life. Most teens that get pregnant end up not finishing school and decide to drop out, resulting in the…

more likely to divorce within 15 years of their wedding compared with women who postpone marriage. [Lundberg and Plotnick 1999] In addition, women who marry in their teens tend to have more children and to have those children earlier. Children of teenage mothers also have lower birth weights, have a higher rate of infant homicide, are often the victims of child abuse and neglect, have academic and behavioral problems in school and are more likely to engage in…

Description of the Problem: School and family partnerships are lacking in the community to help decrease teenage pregnancy and their dropout rates. With declining adolescent birth rate, according to (Kail & Cavanuagh, 2016) 1 in six young women will become pregnant. (pg. 311). Majority of teen pregnancies will be unintended due to teens using birth control incorrectly. When teens discover the pregnancy; this typically throws young lives into chaos. Forcing the adolescent to make the most…

An abortion is the ending of a pregnancy, so that it does not result in the birth of a child. It has always been a controversial topic since the ancient times and the abortion laws differ in each country. There are over 1.1 million abortions in the United States each year and the number continues to grow. The United States abortion rate is among the highest in the world within developed countries (abortion). Imagine if you were an adolescent teen girl, who had unprotected sex because of peer…

In 2013, a young girl from Coney Island, New York Attended Abraham Lincoln High School. She was 16 years old, and a junior: one year away from college, and she had big dreams. Unfortunately, like many teens she had unprotected sex and her ambitions were muddled with possible scenarios of pregnancy or STD’s. However, she knew she could help. She found herself in the nurse 's offices, which was tucked away in the school basement, in order to be given the popular contraceptive Plan B. The nurse…

Sex education in public schools has been one of the most controversial topics in Ontario in recent months. Children in public schools are susceptible to learning about a delicate topic from media and their friends. These kinds of sources may give misrepresentations and misinformation of the sexual content. Having sex education in public schools allows students to have proper education and information about body parts, senses, and functions, and stages of development. It benefits parents who are…