Teenage pregnancy

about what 's going on in society. Society has a big impact on today 's generation. But the one question that we all have is, can society really damage or impact our generation. There can be many reasons why you would say yes. For example, teen pregnancy, drugs, suicide, alcohol, technology, bullying, and people worrying and caring so much what other people think. This is what our current generation is. Teenagers today are stuck on their technology whether if it 's their phones, tablets, or…

years 2007 to 2013, the percentage of people using marijuana over the age of 12 has increased from 5.8 percent to 7.5 percent (Drug Facts: Nationwide Trends). On top of that, I found another study stating that “The United States has the highest teenage pregnancy rate and infant mortality rate of all developed countries.” (Don’t Tell My Parents). With facts like these, I find it almost impossible to say we are moving in the right direction. I completely agree with what Bauerlein wants for our…

emotional and impulsive. This explains why they engage in high risk behavior, such as unprotected sex (Blakemore, 2011), for example, Juno engaged in unprotected sex and as a result became pregnant. Initially, she went to the clinic to terminate the pregnancy; this decision is another example of how teens usually have the urge to make life changing decisions without considering the possible outcomes. However, she finds out that her baby has developed fingernails and decides to put the baby up…

The economy recession Puerto Rico is facing is dragging the island to the worst it could have been in decades. A 70 billion in debt is sucking Puerto Rico in more problems, causing a decrease in jobs opportunities and increasing poverty, a society limited to expend even in essential, an exodus of professional and an increase of drug consumption, which all increases drug trafficking and crimes. In grand part this economic problem arises due to government agencies corruption and/ or misused funds…

Although these programs do not have the highest success rate for teen pregnancy what they have shown is respect for religious beliefs. The classes would only teach the basic concept of sex and will teach on how to avoid having intercourse until marriage. Thus the abstinence-only programs were not harmful but they just would…

Every day across the world “more than twenty-two thousand children die from poverty” (Today 1). As concerned citizens, we have to eliminate childhood poverty. Can you envision having no food, drinking dirty water, or living in a homeless shelter? Every day children who could’ve been the next president, governor, senator, or possibly father be murdered by poverty because they weren’t born into wealth. As a baby, you don’t get to hand select who your guardians are or their wealth. The “United…

Some people may argue that “The Secret Life of the American Teenager brings awareness to teen pregnancy, however my analysis proves otherwise. This leads to young girls wanting that same type of love and attention, thus leading to real life situations like teen pregnancies and high school dropouts. These young girls of color closely relate to characters who come from similar backgrounds, influencing them to act in similar ways. According…

Everyone knows bringing a child into this world is difficult, tiring and stressful but it is also the greatest joy a person could ever know. However most parents-to-be don’t believe it when other parents tell them to sleep while they can. All the advice you hear while you’re expecting you start to ignore and dismiss, because your either too excited or you don’t think it will be bad for you. Being a mother of a six month old, I was guilty of this myself. The first thing anyone tells you when you…

turn leads to more sexually active youths, this is not true. These programs provide the youth with “complete, accurate, age-appropriate sex education that helps them reduce their risk of HIV/AIDs, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy.” Though it is true that abstinence is the safest sex measure, people will have to face reality and remember that sex is a natural part of life. There are too many people living in “denial” about their children being sexually active; and…

According to the Child’s Defense fund website, the U.S Census Bureau claimed that in 2015, 43.1 million people were poor, and one in three were children. As this website stated, “about 20% of children were poor in 2015, compared to 12.4% of people ages 18-64 and 8.8% of people ages 65 and older” (childrensdefense.org). Poverty is when you have insufficient amount of income to obtain even the basic needs to survival, such as food and shelter, for you or your family. Children living in poverty…