Peer pressure

There are three main causes that lead to teen substance abuse. To begin, frequent boredom play’s a huge role in teen substance abuse. “More than 52 percent of teens who have too much stress, frequent boredom, or spend lots of money are at risk for teen substance abuse” (Peterson 1). The percentage shown tells us it is an issue because if teens are getting that bored and that’s what they do instead of something that won’t affect their life later on, it is and issue and can cause them to get into…

“Probably they`re high on drugs.” Why can`t teenagers have fun, without being accused of being high or drunk exactly. I guess that’s how 2015 goes these days, it’s so hard to wrap my mind around all the stereotypes on teenagers today. How could one who grew up in a totally different era, with completely different standards, could judge someone just by the look at them. That gentleman has no idea what I had to go through to make it in today’s society. The negativity that is down casted upon…

agreed/disagreed with. Pre-writing helped to pinpoint what my beliefs/ideas were in both the personal culture paper as well as the quote-directed paper. Peer review and tutoring really helped to improve the conciseness of my papers, drawing all my thoughts and ideas into clear, cohesive paragraphs that flowed smoothly from one to the next. My peers and my tutor also picked out errors that I tended to overlook; they were unbiased and were able to point out errors such as awkward wording and…

My drive for becoming a social worker comes from my life experiences and situations I’ve seen my own family go through. When my parents first came to the United States twenty-five years ago, it was difficult adapting for them. I think that this was when I first realized I wanted to do something helping others in need. I remember feeling helpless as a child not being able to better my parent’s situation or being able to talk to them in English. I also felt very angry when my parents were…

In discovering information that is put into resources we use, such as textbooks, scientists test their hypotheses with a specific method. This process, called the scientific method, is part of our instinct. Using this process to prove scientific theories has been used for thousands of years, evolving over time until it reached its current form. This process is the foundation of science, being very important in helping scientists to be able to build off work that was previously done. The…

evaluation is an article from a website. The title is “Single-parent families” and has no author. The second evaluation is on a magazine article, “Understanding Single Parent Families” by Kirsten Schuder from Lifestyle magazine. The final evaluation is on a peer-reviewed scholarly journal article. The title is “Employment, Work Conditions, and the Home Environment in Single-Mother Families” by Christy Lleras. I will evaluate each of these resources following specific guidelines. The guidelines…

I never really had a good experience with peer-review back in high-school. It was mostly used as a time to mess around with classmates and do other stuff besides working on our papers. Needless to say, I wasn’t really looking forward to it. Once we actually got around to peer-reviewing I found it surprisingly helpful. I was able to get a lot of useful information from my partners on how I should improve my…

In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, influences how teenagers battle with character. He does this through a growing anti-school high school student’s point of view. Charlie is an innocent antisocial freshman who is befriended by a group of high school seniors. Charlie’s new friends expose him to a new world of drugs, love, sexuality, parties, relationships, friendship, and lies. His friends play a huge role in his development. They motivate him to explore a new side of life. He…

Should Celebrities Be Role Models Why or Why Not? Teenagers are well known for having an opinion on what they like and dislike in the world today. Celebrities have a huge influence on the youth of our generation. They are not just known for their movies, albums, and good looks, but they are also known for their infamous criminal records. Many believe that celebrities have a positive influence on teens because of their charity events for the causes they support, but these same naive people tend…

was smaller than his peers. The first class that the student attended was Health, and since the class was still relatively new due to it being a new quarter, he seemed to be adjusting well. At the beginning of class, the student was attentive, and as I was paying attention, I noticed that he enjoyed talking to his peer who sat next to him. The other thing that I noticed was that he sat in the front and was paying attention to the teacher during class time compared to his peers who were not as…