...Surname 1 Name: Course: Title: Date: Are Young Teens Ready To Raise Children On Their Own? Introduction Visual texts are widely accepted as being very informative owing to the saying that “pictures speak for themselves”. However, a lot of caution must be taken especially in the analysis of visual images as these images are prone to manipulations so that the objective they are meant to achieve can be met. Reading visual text requires one to understand, do proper interpretation and finally analyse. In the visual text we are seeking to analyse, we shall seek to ask ourselves certain questions in order to find out whether its objective is met. Source of text Our visual text of analysis is an advertisement of a young kid on one of the media; probably the television. In the visual text, there is some writing that accompanies the image that delivers the message of the disturbed kid to the mother. The writings seek to establish whether the mother of this kid has the capacity to bring up the kid in a situation where parents are not together. So how far for the teens is too far? The complementing message touches on a very crucial issue that requires all the affected parties to contribute. The question is “will you make it on your own?” Let us examine this in our analysis: Surname 2 The Body It is interesting to read the comments the kid is making to the mother. The kid appears to have a very clear and firm resolve that the mother will not manage to fully support her when the dad...
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...available to teen moms when making decisions on parenthood; being a teenage mother is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face. There are many causes for teenage pregnancy. First, teenagers take unwanted risks due to lack of knowledge and education on teenage pregnancy. Many parents feel uncomfortable about discussing sex with their children. “Most people evade their children from talking about sex. In some cases, they provide false information regarding sex and discourage their children to participate in any informative discussion about sex.” Giving your child false information is not smart! Talking to your children at an early age and answering any questions they have directly and honestly can be a step closer towards preventing teenage pregnancy. That’s why it is very important as parents to educate our children before it’s too late. (What are the Causes of Teenage Pregnancy) Lack of knowledge for safe sex is considered to be another cause of teen pregnancy. Teens between the puberty ages of 12 to 15 years old are exposed to the subject of sex. Because both boys and girls are curious about the changes in their bodies, they act in unprotected sexual ways, primarily due to lack of knowledge. Teenagers want to talk to their parents about sex, but finding the right time is never easy; resulting in the risk of unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases (What are the Causes of Teenage Pregnancy) Some parents feel their children are too young to learn...
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...[pic] Immature Parents: Role Reversal Many of today's teens are forced to act like adults—because their parents won't. by Ginger Rue [pic] Mama Drama In December 2009 a California superior court awarded custody of then-seventeen-year-old Frances Bean Cobain (left) to her paternal grandmother and aunt and issued a restraining order against Frances's mother, Courtney Love (right). Photo: Adam Nemser/photolink.net/Newscom After a tough first year at an Ivy League university, 20-year-old Sarah was looking forward to relaxing over the summer. Unfortunately, her parents made that impossible. "My dad's an alcoholic, and my mom's addicted to dating alcoholics," the Stanford, California, native says. "They're divorced, and my dad is broke, so I had to help him get government assistance. Meanwhile, I needed to deal with my mom's drama about the terrible guys she chooses." Between running her mom's dating life and managing her dad's finances, Sarah was exhausted by summer's end—and relieved to return to college thousands of miles away. "I can't do much from here, so I can't feel guilty," she says. These days countless teens like Sarah, who are coping with irresponsible parents, are forced to step in as the mature party. "When parents refuse to act like adults, it creates a power vacuum. Someone has to fill that space, and most often it's the teen son or daughter," explains Karol Ward, a licensed psychotherapist and author of Worried Sick (Berkley)...
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...Jnae Young Professor Leigh Ann Christian English 101 Teen pregnancy is now an epidemic in the United States; teens are having unprotected sex knowing the repercussions and consequences of it. “Nearly one million teen girls get pregnant each year. Nearly four out of 10 young women get pregnant at least once before they turn 20.1 Each year the federal government alone spends about $40 billion to help families that began with a teenage birth (Statistics ).” This new social phenomenon is spreading widely and becoming a calamity. The consequences of teen pregnancy are devastating. Some parents are left to raise kids on their own as single parents, and some teens have to drop everything and do not even get to finish high school. Children born to teen parents have higher rates of foster care placement, teen parents struggle with finance issues, and it is more likely for babies to be neglected when born to teen parents. Abstinence of course is the number one prevention method for teen pregnancy, which is the only method that is one hundred percent effective. If tens just waited until they were older, instead of having sex so quickly there certainly would not be as many teen mothers. The reality of the situation at hand is that teens are having sex and at very young ages, do not use contraceptives and get pregnant. One real common cause of teen pregnancy, that being unprotected sex. Teens are not using contraceptives as much as they should and some not at all; the reasoning behind...
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...drives and behaviors. Therefore they ended up finding out the hard way, and have to go through the daily struggles of being a teen mom. If we can prevent these girls from having unprotected sex before they have found the one that they are going to marry, it seems as if most if not all of these problems will be solved or at least in some way decrease drastically. Teenage pregnancy is everywhere. You see it on television programs such as MTV’s popular series 16 and Pregnant, movies such as the classic Juno, while you’re out on the streets, or even within your own family. Usually this picture of a teen mom is painted of them being alone, struggling to make ends meet, and the father of the child is rarely or not present in the child’s life whatsoever. This is a saddening thing to think of, but unfortunately it is true. These young girls do not seem to understand what they are getting themselves into when they decide that they want to engage in unprotected and premarital sex. They feel as if they are ready for what is to come with the pleasures of indulging in this act, but only when they have no choice but to raise this helpless little child who needs you, do they then realize that they were not ready for the responsibilities that came with engaging in this sexual activity. I unfortunately have had the opportunity to watch this experience unfold for one of my own family members only about 2 years ago. My Aunt Mary, who now has 2 beautiful little girls and one of them being my Goddaughter...
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...net/74517/teenage-pregnancy-among-todays-filipino-youth The National Youth Commission, supported by the Department of Health and the World Health Organization, convened the 2014 National Summit on Teen Pregnancy last April 24. This summit, which saw the active participation of adolescent youth, delivered a clear message: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), or the lack thereof, is fast becoming the defining issue of this generation of young Filipinos. Without a robust response from all stakeholders, the Philippines is on track toward a full-blown, national teenage pregnancy crisis. Staggering facts support this call for concern. Recent (2014) data from the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) reveal that every hour, 24 babies are delivered by teenage mothers. According to the 2014 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) study, around 14 percent of Filipino girls aged 15 to 19 are either pregnant for the first time or are already mothers—more than twice the rate recorded in 2002. Among six major economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philippines has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies and is the only country where the rate is increasing, per the United Nations Population Fund. According to Josefina Natividad, YAFS coordinator and director of the University of the Philippines Population Institute, young Filipinos have limited access to sex education and ASRH services, especially if they are underage and unmarried. Seventy-eight percent are not using any form of contraception...
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...TEEN PREGNANCY By: Taylon Lamkin Introduction What is teen pregnancy? Teen pregnancy is defined as a teenaged or underage girl becoming pregnant. When does teen pregnancy occur? The average age of teens becoming pregnant is 13-19. Where does teen pregnancy happen? Teen pregnancy is more likely to occur among populations of non-white females, low income families, single parent households, and households struggling with substance abuse or financial resources. How does teen pregnancy happen? Well there are many reasons how teen pregnancy happen, for one unprotected sex is the big occurrence in this topic. Another one is rape, rape takes a big portion of pregnant teens, lastly some just want to have kids, which is low and unlikely but there are a few. Who causes teen pregnancy? Irresponsible teenagers are the cause of teen pregnancy, and also parents that don’t teach their children at a younger age about sex. Teen pregnancy is a serious problem in our country. It actually has gone down since 2011, so I would say it is getting a lot better than it was. There appears to be a lack of support. Teen mothers don't know their options. I feel that many teens today are unaware of the dangers of unprotected sex. To bring another life into this world without proper care and attention is to no one's advantage. The intention of this website is to inform people that are pregnant of the options available and to help them make the right decision when it comes to teen pregnancy. ...
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...Brittany Davis J. Myers Essay #4 Birth Control for Teens We have all heard stories about teenage pregnancies. There are girls that have to drop out of school to take care of their newborn and now get jobs to support their unexpected new family. Then there are the guys who think they need to marry that girl just because she had his baby. Very often that marriage will lead into a divorce because they were rushed into it. Even worse, some men up and leave that girl because he doesn’t want to be tied down with a baby. There are so many controversies with having a baby while in your teens. There are parents raising their children’s baby, too many teens having babies and sometimes more babies directly after, and Television Reality shows such as, Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, making teens think it’s not so bad. When you’re a parent, the last thing you want to hear is your sixteen year old daughter is pregnant. For one, sixteen is nowhere near ready for a baby of their own. That’s the age where you start hanging out with your friends and staying out a little more. That’s also the age where you get your driver’s license. Music cranked up, windows down, hair flowing in the wind, your best girlfriends riding around with you in your new car; so why mess all that up and throw a baby in the mix? There are too many teens having babies in this generation because of unprotected sex. Condoms and birth control are highly effective ways to help prevent unwanted pregnancies to happen. Parents...
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...Running head: MORE THAN HORMONES Teen Pregnancy: More Than Just Raging Hormones Amberette Kennard Psychology 101 Professor Greg Harmling 05/10/2011 Teen Pregnancy: More Than Just Raging Hormones A young girl gets ready to leave for school. She brushes her teeth, combs her hair and picks out an outfit. She gets dressed and takes one final look in the mirror before heading out. She stares at her midsection, anxiously trying to adjust her shirt. It’s getting harder and harder to hide…soon everyone will know... Despite a one-third decline since the early 1990s, the United States still has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and birth among comparable countries. In 2008, the U.S. teen birth rate was 41.5 births per 1,000 girls age 15-19. By way of comparison, the U.S. teen birth rate is nearly two times higher than the United Kingdom (26.7 per 1,000). (The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2010) Teen pregnancy has been the leading topic of many U.S. talk shows, news programs, documentaries, and movies. Its appearance in so many mediums demonstrates that there is a fascination with and strong desire to understand the problem of teen pregnancy in the United States and the constant search for a solution. There have been many studies on the physical causes of teen pregnancy such as rising hormone levels, the adolescent brain’s transition, and more. Although there has been...
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...TEENAGE PREGNANCY Introduction One should start by saying that teenage pregnancy is a complex and controversial social issue in the USA of teenage females getting pregnant. In the underdeveloped countries the practice of having teenage pregnancies is not unique but rather is usual since most women are expected to be married and have children before they turn 20. The problem for the society with teenage pregnancies is that teenagers are believed not to be ready emotionally and financially to raise their children even though they are indeed physiologically capable of producing offspring. Teenage girls when getting pregnant typically are involved in some form of school education and do depend on their parents and relatives at least to a certain degree. In most cases the father of the baby in teenage pregnancy is of similar age and thus is also financially and emotionally unprepared to raise a baby. Dependence on his parents is also the fact. Body Teenage pregnancy rates have gone up over the years. This is due to our exposure to sexual content on television and our lack of sexual orientation we give our kids or our parents give us. Teenage pregnancy has been labeled as a major social and health problem and has become a key policy area in several industrialized countries. In England, current policy aims to have teenage pregnancy rates for under-18s by 2010, and to reduce teenage parents’ risk of...
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...not want to hear about it, or you may choose denial over reality, but the fact remains that children are playing out the cultural role that they are being taught as early as 2nd grade. Therefore, the relationship between boys and girls at every school (Christian and non- Christian) is a topic that needs to be discussed from a Biblical standpoint. Recently I have observed an increase in the level of interaction between some of the boys and girls at the elementary school level with the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship in mind. There have been some phone calls made and notes passed, and yet nothing really serious has happened. Even so, the fallout from this kind of interest and behavior has been clearly seen, as some of the kids are rejecting others, breaking off friendships, and making “who likes whom” a focus of attention. The pattern becomes more sophisticated as it continues in the middle school years and is in full bloom by the time the children hit high school. I would like to attempt to persuade you that the elementary level of “who likes whom,” and the middle school level of “who is going out with whom,” are not simply innocent and cute stages of life through which everyone must go. As informed Christians professing to glorify the Lord in all things, we need to see if any of this behavior brings glory to God and evaluate the effects of it on our kids. A brief look at the teen dating model and its consequences will show that it is the world’s model, not Christ’s, that...
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...teenage pregnancy is a complex and controversial social issue in the USA of teenage females getting pregnant. In the underdeveloped countries the practice of having teenage pregnancies is not unique but rather is usual since most women are expected to be married and have children before they turn 20. The problem for the society with teenage pregnancies is that teenagers are believed not to be ready emotionally and financially to raise their children even though they are indeed physiologically capable of producing offspring. Teenage girls when getting pregnant typically are involved in some form of school education and do depend on their parents and relatives at least to a certain degree. In most cases the father of the baby in teenage pregnancy is of similar age and thus is also financially and emotionally unprepared to raise a baby. Dependence on his parents is also the fact. The greatest concern in teenage pregnancy is seen when the mother was below the age of consent when the child was conceived while the father was clearly above the age of consent. If a teenage mother chooses not to keep the child she has two options: Abortion. The child is not even born and the pregnancy is interrupted (Edelman, 2003). Adoption. The child is born, yet the mother gives it away. According to various researches in the USA more than 30% of teenage pregnancies result in abortions. At the same time the relationship between a teenage mother and a father usually turns into a single...
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...Lets Get Practical In today’s graduating high school class everyone thinks the same. They are required to do just about everything the same. Students are not taught to think outside the box. By the time they leave high school they are not an individual yet. Yes, they can write a paper but it isn't their own thought. Yes they can spend money, but do they know how to manage and save it. Because of the lack of outside world knowledge, high school should shift to a more practical and individualized curriculum. It would benefit the high school students to learn more practical things because, they need to learn the everyday tasks that are required as adults. When students graduate, most if not all do not know how to balance a checkbook, manage a bank account, or even know how to budget. They need to be taught how to resit the never ending urge to buy something they know they do not need. A money management class will teach them how to be responsible with their money and teach them the benefits of saving. If I had of learned these tools while in high school, I would most likely have a car and my license by mid summer. But because I lack in these traits I will have to save and wait until next march to drive. If they are taught these things they will not have to face the burden of feeling and being unprepared for life. By teaching them time management there would be fewer mistakes made. They would have the proper time to be able to process their thoughts, and write them down for...
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...Education in Schools Sex education in public school has been a controversial issue in the United States for quite a while now. I feel like it really needs to be into schools with so many teen pregnancies, HIV and STD’s cases sex education is needed. Most of the American public believes that sex education should be taught at home by the children’s parents. They feel this way because the sex education programs in schools do not emphasize on abstinence instead they encourage the children to have sex instead. American culture is very sexually oriented. When you turn on your TV or listen to music sex is all you can hear. The pros of sex education in school are countless. Sex education in school gives the kids opportunities to express themselves with their sexuality. It also prevents them from becoming parents at an early age. Each year, U.S. teens experience as many as 850,000 pregnancies, and youth under age 25 experience about 9.1 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs). By age 18, 70 percent of U.S. females and 62 percent of U.S. males have initiated vaginal sex. When expressing comprehensive sex education is effective at assisting young people to make healthy decisions about sex and to obtain healthy sexual behaviors. No abstinence-only-until-marriage program has been shown to help teens delay the initiation of sex or to protect themselves when they do initiate sex. The U.S. government has spent over one billion dollars supporting Edwards 2 abstinence-only-until-marriage...
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...needy and less fortunate in an effort to create a better community. A local community in the state of Georgia has been plagued with an increase in teenage pregnancy, and the female high school drop out rate is at an all -time high. Citation and reference needed to support the statement of fact that there is an increase in teenage pregnancy. In an effort to promote a change in the young girls and women in the local area, a new human service organization has been developed. The name of this organization is called Saving our Girls. The organization has just hired a new director and this new position comes with the large task of developing a mission and values statement. This organization was established as a means of instilling qualities in the young ladies in the community in an effort to deter them from a life of teen pregnancy and dropping out of high school and encourage them to make wise lifestyle decisions. The organization does no just seek to provide services to teenagers, but also towards younger girls in the community. The ultimate goal of the organization is to change the way young girls value themselves, despite their current environment. Service Provided Saving our Girls is...
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