...Being a teenager is really tough. It's the where you have to deal and cope with the most changes, in your whole life. This transition from childhood to adulthood is smooth for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is responsibility. When you're a teenager, you get blamed for anything wrong you do, get grounded, punished, unlike before when you were a child, and you could get away with murder, and nobody could do anything about it! You can say goodbye to those days now! It's all not so bad about being a teenager though. Now you don't have to have your parents take you to somewhere you want to go, and somewhere you couldn't go before. You can go with friends and have fun, which you couldn't because all of you were too little to know what fun is! You can now go to amusement parks, parties etc. with friends, or even alone. It's a very enjoyable time of life, if you do the right stuff, and put thought into what you are doing. But with all good things, must come the bad. During this age, you are old and hopefully smart enough to understand what is good for you, and make decisions without consulting others. But with that comes risk, and nowadays, fun stuff are usually bad stuff. With the society turning for the bad as days pass, the teens are getting into all sorts of trouble with drugs and alcohol. Thirty years ago, drugs were something that older people never talked about and nor did they ever see. Alcohol was small thing that the good people...
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...The Teenager Clarissa is a 16 year old, confidant, proud, empathetic, teenager, who enjoys the companionship of friends and has no worries. She comes from a very traditional family, who lived the simple quiet life, where nothing ever went wrong, she never heard arguments, or fights. She lived in a peaceful home and her parents lead her through the Christian lifestyle. At the age of 11 she was diagnosed with Leukemia. It was a big shock to her and her family. She began to go through extensive therapies and radiation treatments, it put her family through so much turmoil, stress, and financial binds and she quickly seen how her parent’s beliefs disappeared. She then questioned, why? “Why is this happening to me and why did you choose me and my family to go through this pain?” Her parents quit going to church and they had no time to gather as a family anymore. Everyone was going every which way. “Not only was I falling apart, my family is falling apart!” “I lost total faith in everything I ever believed in.” Her mother tried her best to keep things together, but all Clarissa saw was hurt, pain, and suffering. She became blaming herself for all the pain and heartache she felt she caused her parents. After 2 years of hospital visits and doctors there was finally a breakthrough. She became strong and accepted the fact she had and illness and became optimistic. She then noticed that whatever vibe she put off rubbed off on her parents, who then became positive and “alive”...
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...Saklain Alam Saklain Alam Blame my brain! Yesterday, I slept until lunch time and then crawled out of my bed, leaving my dirty underwear on my bedroom floor. Is there something wrong with that? Absolutely not! I’m a teenager with a pea sized brain and as the scientists have proven, I’ll probably be like this until I’m at least twenty. So parents – just get used to it, it’s going to be a long road ahead. If you are a teenager just like me, if your dad shouts at you in the morning because you are not getting out of your bed for breakfast, if your mum yells at you when you cover the shiny, cleaned bathroom floor with your impure and filthy underpants, then this is exactly what you need to do: Tell them that this is not your fault. Why? Because the motivation part of your brain, the right ventral striatum, has not developed fully yet. These are not my words which I just made up for excuses. These are the words of scientists. Proven facts! How cool is that?! Finally, Scientists are backing up the teenagers. I thought science is just about cells, space and atoms. No, it is not! It is useful in this case. As I read the article “Teenagers’ pea-sized brain” in the Daily Mail from Max Davidson, I was amazed and thought that this was the most interesting and useful article I have ever read. After reading it, some ideas immediately came to my head on how I can defeat my parents when answering back. Parents need to understand that we are just not as easily enthused as we were. It is...
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...SPIRITUAL LIFE AND BELIEFS I do not really have a defining moment in my life where everything changed and gave up drugs and drinking and turned towards God. However, I do have a moment where I turned to him but it isn’t big and grand. Sometimes I wish this was different, sometimes I wish I had some big grand story but then again. I have been immersed in God’s life for all my entire life and I can’t complain about that. I was born in a very spiritual family with parents who had very clear and strict rules when it came to church. After I was born, as soon as I was able to recognize my surroundings I was in church. I remember a few instances when I received some spanking for trying to lie my way out of going for Sunday school. However later on I became quite an active member of every club in Sunday school, be it drama, music and even became a Boys & Girls Brigade leader. However as I grew older and past the Sunday school age, I started losing my way as I tried to figure out where I fitted best. I started moving from church to church following my friends as I tried to fit in. At this point is where I came to appreciate the importance of family worship. A person who has a meaningful plan for his children has to invite God in to his home in order to lay a firm foundation for his family. It’s at home where children should gain the true education since it’s the very first school all children must begin from. Despite thinking I’m all grown...
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...The Story of ROMEO & JULIET Based on the play by William Shakespeare, as told by Bart Marks In the town of Verona lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded lad with an eye for the ladies. One day, Romeo was recounting for his friends his love for Rosaline, a haughty beauty from a well-to-do family. Romeo's friends chided him for his "love of love" but agreed to a plan to attend the feast of the Capulets', a costume party where Rosaline was expected to make an appearance. The disguises would provide Romeo and his friends a bit of sport and the opportunity to gaze undetected upon the fair Rosaline. Once there, however, Romeo's eyes fell upon Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more. Asking around to learn the identity of Juliet, Romeo's voice is recognized by Tybalt, a member of the Capulet clan. Tybalt calls for his sword, but the elder Capulet intervenes, insisting that no blood be shed in his home. So Romeo is tolerated long enough to find an opportunity to speak to Juliet alone, still unaware of her identity. He begs for an opportunity to kiss her hand. She relents. He presses his case, desiring her lips. She has no breath to stop him. Interrupted by the girl's nurse, Romeo learns the name of his heart's desire: Juliet Capulet. The vision of Juliet now invades his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo returns late that night to the bedroom window of his love, hiding in the bushes...
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...Most people have felt sad or depressed at times. Feeling depressed can be a normal reaction to loss, life's struggles, or an injured self-esteem. But when feelings of intense sadness -- including feeling helpless, hopeless, and worthless -- last for many days to weeks and keep you from functioning normally, your depression may be something more than sadness. It may very well be clinical depression -- a treatable medical condition. How Do I Know If I Have Depression? According to the DSM-5, a manual used to diagnose mental disorders, depression occurs when you have at least five of the following symptoms at the same time: A depressed mood during most of the day, particularly in the morning Fatigue or loss of energy almost every day Feelings of worthlessness or guilt almost every day Impaired concentration, indecisiveness Insomnia (an inability to sleep) or hypersomnia (excessive sleeping) almost every day Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in almost all activities nearly every day Recurring thoughts of death or suicide (not just fearing death) A sense of restlessness or being slowed down Significant weight loss or weight gain A key sign of depression is either depressed mood or loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. For a diagnosis of depression, these signs should be present most of the day either daily or nearly daily for at least two weeks. In addition, the depressive symptoms need to cause clinically significant distress or impairment. They...
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...Are Teenagers Too Materialistic? “I would be happier if I had more money to buy more things for myself” as said by more than 70 percent of teenagers in the U.S. in a survey taken by market researcher Harris Interactive. We all know or have friends that would say the same exact thing when it comes to buying materialistic items. Are today’s teenagers really too materialistic? What could possibly be the reasons behind this obsession of wanting the latest material items? Maybe it’s to portray an image that the media is constantly advertising about. It could also be that they are trying to maintain an image amongst their peers of the same clique. There are many negative consequences of being too materialistic due to focus on items more than themselves. Teenagers tend to value material items more than they value learning and becoming a better person. One of the biggest influences on teenagers nowadays is the media. They manipulate our teenagers into buying the newest and latest trends. Many studies have shown that television presents an unrealistic picture of many aspects of the American life. Celebrity endorsers may be influential because they are viewed as highly dynamic and they have attractive and likeable qualities, which teenagers are attracted to. Teenagers think that by buying the newest Apple iPhones that they see advertised by the media, they will fit in their social groups or be the coolest kids at school. Teenagers will spend money that they don’t have to buy material...
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...A Crippled Teenager It is not a pleasing thing to be a crippled teenager. Adolescence is hard enough in normal circumstances, but when you add on other struggles it becomes a whole other world. It was as if a cow came falling from heaven and landed smack on top of me. One minute I was running, catching, and having a great game, and the next minute I had doctors looking all over me. Football was an expected sport for most boys in the town I grew up in, and if you played well, you were indestructible, or so we thought. During my eighth grade year, I was having a wonderful game and I too thought I was capable of anything. It was a high pass that required a massive leap into the air. The pass was caught, but I hadn’t thought about my landing yet. But oh, I would be fine; I always was, until this landing. I came down on my arm as though it would have still broken had it been made of steel. The popping of the bone alone was enough to turn your stomach. That unfortunate day changed life as I had known it for a while. Yes my voice still squeaked, and my hormones ran strong, but for the most part my days never changed. The thought of being able to move any part of my right arm had left my thought process for the time being. It was the most awful thing a thirteen-year-old boy could possibly imagine. I could not write, I could not eat, and as for taking a normal shower I had no hope. I felt like a helpless baby left to die. Life around the house was not so...
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...A Crippled Teenager It is not a pleasing thing to be a crippled teenager. Adolescence is hard enough in normal circumstances, but when you add on other struggles it becomes a whole other world. It was as if a cow came falling from heaven and landed smack on top of me. One minute I was running, catching, and having a great game, and the next minute I had doctors looking all over me. Football was an expected sport for most boys in the town I grew up in, and if you played well, you were indestructible, or so we thought. During my eighth grade year, I was having a wonderful game and I too thought I was capable of anything. It was a high pass that required a massive leap into the air. The pass was caught, but I hadn’t thought about my landing yet. But oh, I would be fine; I always was, until this landing. I came down on my arm as though it would have still broken had it been made of steel. The popping of the bone alone was enough to turn your stomach. That unfortunate day changed life as I had known it for a while. Yes my voice still squeaked, and my hormones ran strong, but for the most part my days never changed. The thought of being able to move any part of my right arm had left my thought process for the time being. It was the most awful thing a thirteen-year-old boy could possibly imagine. I could not write, I could not eat, and as for taking a normal shower I had no hope. I felt like a helpless baby left to die. Life around the house was not so...
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...Controlling Teenagers Essay In my opinion, neither positive nor negative sanctions are the more effective choices when trying to control the behaviors of teenagers. Although one may be the better choice theoretically, because they are controlling the behavior of a human being, the outcome of using one of the two will vary from instance to another. Human beings are very complex when analyzing the psyche and this factor will cause the outcomes to vary so much. The only way in which I believe that one may be better than the other is when personal lives are taken into consideration. A teenager who does not have many positive aspects of their lives will more than likely respond better to sanctions that reward them for their actions. A negative sanction may occasionally work in this situation but because of all the negative aspects of their lives, the teenager may not be affected by the negative consequence because they have gotten used to the negatives of life. On the other hand, a teenager who has many material objects and rarely is punished will not respond as well to the promise of positive sanctions because they have already learned that life comes easily and they get whatever they want. In this case, a negative sanction will work better because the consequence is the exact opposite of what the teenager is used to. To sum everything up, neither positive nor negative sanctions are better. The better choice changes based on the situation at hand and usually the best...
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...j*k SULIT 1211 1211 Bahasa Inggeris Kertas 1 Ogos 2011 1 jam MAJLlS PENGETUA SEKOLAH MALAYSIA (MPSM) NEGERI KEDAH DARUL AMAN PROGRAM PENINGKATAN AKADEMIK PENILAIAN MENENGAH RENDAH 2011 BAHASA INGGERIS KERTAS 1 Satu jam JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU Arahan: 1. 2. 3. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi lima bahagian dengan 40 soalan. Jawab semua soalan. Anda dinasihati supaya mengambil masa 10 minit untuk menjawab soalan Bahagian A, 10 minit untuk Bahagian B, 10 minit untuk Bahagian C, 10 minit untuk Bahagian o dan 20 minit untuk Bahagian E. ~ Instructions: 1. The question paper consists of five sections with 40 questions. Answer all questions. You are advised to spend about 10 minutes on Section A, 10 minutes on Section B, 10 minutes on Section C, 10 minutes on Section 0 and 20 minutes on Section E. 2. 3. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 15 halaman bercetak. [Lihat halaman sebelah SULIT 1211 © 2011 Hak Cipta MPSM Negeri Kedah SULIT 2 1211 j*k Questions 1 - 10 are based on the information given. PETSTAR MAGAZINE RAISES ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS Thank you Petstar Magazine for helping WWF -Malaysia to raise funds for our nature conservation work. I l~ ww 1 A B C WWf Mft LftrSlft ..... Let's Ic:!;;:,ve our children", living planet - The main purpose of this notice is to collect donation for WWF Malaysia promote Petstar Magazine to the public express appreciation to Petstar Magazine raise...
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...A Life of a Teenager I would of never thought that my early childhood into late childhood be the way that it was and me turning out to be Ok. I made many dreams of going to school to make something of myself, like being a model and a lawyer, but the way we plan our future doesn’t always work that way. In this paper I will tell you a little more about myself and how I became the strong women I am today. My life growing up was a tough path to travel. Learning and developing adulthood in my childhood was very tough. Although I think of my family as a little dysfunctional I do remember some good times. I remember when I was in the 4th grade (about 9 years old) we lived in West Virginia about 20 min from my grandparents. Every weekend we would go there to have lunch or just to see if my grandparents would need us to do anything for them. On Sunday’s we would all go to church with them, my grandparent are faithful church goers, after church we would meet at my grandparents house to fix a big lunch. Some friends of the family would join us; the kids would play in the yard. I can remember many of the weekends, I would stay to help them, mainly because I didn’t want to home. I remember, one summer we all help build an apartment over their garage for my great grandmother, because she no longer could live by herself. My parents, I mean my mother and step father, was there that weekend to help with the apartment. Around this time in my...
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...First off, hairspray can be harmful to young girls. Hairspray isn't an issue for teenagers or adults, but little girls who constantly wear excessive amounts can develop growth issues. According to Travis Stork, an emergency physician and host on CBS's The Doctors, "Excessive exposure to phthalates has been linked to stunted growth and even lung cancer" ("5 reasons child pageants are bad for kids"). Also, high heels are harmful to backs and growing feet. When young girls wear high heels, most of their weight is pushed forward, causing pain in their lower back. Heels can also cause improper feet development if girls wear them on a daily basis ("5 reasons child pageants are bad for kids"). In addition, parents of beauty pageant participants have their child spray tanned or expose them to radiation by using a tanning bed. Brooke...
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...Censorship for Teenagers Kathryn Criswell Western Governors University I. Censorship for Teenagers a. Is censorship dangerous to the development of our children? Censorship is a concern for parents, schools, librarians, and school administrators. Public education is vital to the future of society. Students must be allowed to develop the spirit of independent intellectual thinking and be exposed to a variety of conflicting ideas, images and viewpoints, in return giving them the knowledge to make the best choices in life (Reichman, 2001). b. Should parents censor what books their children read? Research suggests that censorship can have a negative impact on teenagers because the topics teenagers are facing today are the very ones that parents are trying to shelter them from. c. Main points: i. Censorship limits teenager’s ability to understand societal issues. ii. Censorship limits the knowledge teenagers have to make up their own minds and discuss their thoughts and opinions openly. II. According to the American Library Association, the following books are the 10 most challenged books of 2011. The graph represents the reasons why they are challenged. 1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle 2. The Color of Earth (series), by Kim Dong Hwa 3. The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins 4. My Mom’s Having a Baby! A Kid’s Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy, by Dori Hillestad...
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...Drug use is the increasing problem among teenagers in today's high schools. Most drug use begins in the preteen and teenage years, these years most crucial in the maturation process. During these years adolescents are faced with difficult tasks of discovering their self identity, clarifying their sexual roles, assenting independence, learning to cope with authority and searching for goals that would give their lives meaning. Drugs are readily, adolescents are curious and venerable, and there is peer pressure to experiment, ad there us a temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result of a combination of factors such as peer pressure, curiosity, and availability. Drugs addiction among adolescents in turn lead to depression and suicide. One of the most important reasons of teenage drug usage is peer pressure. Peer pressure represents social influences that effect adolescents, it can have a positive or a negative effect, depending on person's social group and one can follow one path of the other. We are greatly influenced by the people around us. In today's schools drugs are very common, peer pressure usually is the reason for their usage. If the people in your social group use drugs there will be pressure a direct or indirect pressure from them. A person may be offered to try drugs, which is direct pressure. Indirect pressure is when someone sees everyone around him using drugs and he might think that there is nothing wrong with using drugs. Person...
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