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Teen Pregnancy rates are decreasing Being nineteen and under and expecting a child is what is label as a teen pregnancy. As well as many generations before us the trend in pregnant teens has been an interesting topic because the debate as to what can prevent underage child-bearing has been so controversial. Throughout the early 1900’s we seen a typical trend in women being old enough to get married, to then decide to have children, steadily change. By the 1950’s change in the typical women’s…

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 teenage parenthood realistically. “16 and Pregnant” is a reality television show on MTV that began airing in 2009. This show follows a girl, her family, and the baby’s father from the first few months of the pregnancy, through the birth, to the first months of the babies’ life. (Weiss) It’s easy to say that modern day shows like “16…

La La Anthony was born Alani Nicole Vazquez on June 25, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York. Alani along with her family is of a Puerto Rican descent. Her parents were both born and raised in Puerto Rico. Alani parents moved to New York City were they started their family. Alani is the oldest child of four. He has two younger sisters whose name is Aviana and Solana Vazquez. She also has one bother whose name is Christian Vazquez. Alani family moved from New York to Atlanta, Georgia. When her family…

to Cawthorne (2016), The employment rate of African-American men showed no increase even during the economic booms in the 1980s and 1990s. In a 1994 interview for MTV Tupac stated the following: “Everybody's smart to know we’ve been slighted and we want ours. And I don’t mean by ours 40 acres and a mules because we’re past that.” (MTV, 1994) He is referring to economic inequality in the U.S. and how oppressed people have continuously been in the same deprivation for years. Many African-American…

“Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned”(Eminem). This quote emphasises the treatment of others around you and how to handle them. In life there will be people who dislike you, but you have to face them otherwise, they will keep stabbing you. Eminem or Slim Shady, formally known as Marshall Bruce Mathers III, fits the square peg/round hole because of his childhood experiences, his education approach, his publicity actions,…

Generation X grew up as the latchkey children of Boomers. Xers parents were more focused on their jobs than spending quality family time with their children. When they did is was more to get them Harvard-bound than anything. So now Gen Xers are the parents and they are taking a much different route than their parents. Gen X parenting involves more quality time, more technology, and more family stability than Boomer parenting. Gen Xers were the children of the divorce era of the 70s. During this…

Adam Carolla is better known for being a radio, internet, and television personality. He is also a comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, and author. Carolla does really well as a television program creator and producer. He has earned for himself the 75th place on the list of the 100 richest comedians with a net worth of 15 million dollars. The bulk of his net worth was acquired as a radio and television personality. Carolla got where he is today by working first, as a carpenter and builder, and…

Rap/Hip-Hop is currently one of the largest music genres in today’s society. Marshall Bruce Mathers III, more commonly known as Eminem, is one of the most successful artist in the rap game with almost 150 awards (Wikipedia) to his name - one being the artist of the decade award; this almost certainly has to be accompanied with a sense of pride. During Eminem’s early career, he portrayed asshole like characteristics and would have taken that sense of pride and turned it into offensive pride. It…

Latino music and artist adapting to fit mainstream Introduction & Background Latinos have had a long history in the United States and the same goes for Latin American music. As history has shown, Latinos in the Unites States have created new music for Spanish speaking countries, for example salsa was created in New York, Tejano music in Texas and many more music styles. While the United States have helped Latin America develop their music, for Latinos from or outside the U.S it’s difficult for…

referring to the television shows 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom when mentioning fame. I thought nothing of the friend’s reference until today. Her friend is correct. You can gain fame for being a pregnant teen. But, is fame for being pregnant at sixteen what MTV producers want to convey to young audiences? 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom promotes awareness…