Native American teenagers face a lot of challenges because we are still trying to recover everything that we lost when we were originally thought to be the inferior race. ... When any teen goes through being looked down upon in school because of their race it doesn't just affect them emotionally, but it affects them mentally and physically as well. ... But as Natives we go through a lot more than any other race in school, and that makes for more high school drop outs than any other race. ...

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This makes them fell that ending their lives is better than going into the real world to experience new and better things. ... Being a teenager you want to experience many things. ... These teenagers feel hat they can't fail in any way. ... At this point, these teenagers are embarrassed. ... Some statements that express suicidal thoughts are "I can't go on," "life isn't worth much," or "I"m a worthless person" these statements should be taken seriously" (Farberow and Shneidman 113). ...

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That's the idea of a good time for the American teenager. In Mexico teenagers will go out with a big group and go dancing. ... You will never see this at clubs that teenagers go to here. ... I wish that American teenagers will be able to experience what I have had in this different community. It will change a teenagers thinking so much, and for the better. ...

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(Segal 194) Many American teenagers use more than one substance, whether it is using multiple drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol. ... Adolescent substance abuse usually starts with the teenager drinking alcohol with his/her friends or family. ... While going through adolescence, children experience all kind of emotions and feelings and they often do not know how to deal with it. ... This goes into the category of trying to fit in because the teens that can fit in with his/her peers will more than likely feel better about themselves because now their insecurities are blanketed by the g...

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This goes to show that the rate of accidents for the most part among drivers is not related to age but instead skill level. ... Taking extracurricular activities and being with friends on teenagers' own time is an essential part of growing up. Teenagers in NYS should be able to drive at age fifteen to satisfy their needs and even wants of life. ... Being granted the opportunity to learn independence would let young teenagers show that they can be responsible. ... Life as a teenager daily consists of moving around and being with peers. ...

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In order to keep guns and other weapons out of the hands of children and teenagers, there should be some "buts" and "exceptions" added to the Second Amendment. ... These are not little children getting a hold of them, its teenagers and young adults. ... If guns were banned, the suicide rate would go down also. Guns are used in roughly two out of every three suicide attempts by teenagers. ... While only 20% of suicide attempts by teenagers by drug overdose are fatal, 90% of attempts with a gun are fatal." ...

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Now that we're well into the 21st century, one would think that that the majority of Americans have become more accepting - open minded - to men, women and teenagers who are homosexuals. ... There will continue to be hate and discrimination against homosexuals unless the public, particularly teenagers, are educated. Teenagers use derogatory terms for gay people all of the time, completely unaware of the effect on those surrounding them. This provides a hostile environment in schools for gay teenagers that is almost unbearable. ... However, in doing so they are allowing blind discriminatio...

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Teenagers have not developed enough maturity, experience, or judgment skills to obtain a license at sixteen. ... From the age of sixteen to eighteen, there is a lot of development going on in the brain. ... In addition to immaturity and inexperience, teenagers are easily distracted and are typically influenced by peer pressure. ... Many states have instituted graduated licensing programs which limit driving freedom, such as when and with whom the teenager can drive. ... Teenagers have been living for 16 years without a license. ...

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The media does not generally emphasize the responsibilities and risks of sex and I believe that it plays a major role in the high rates of pregnancy among teenagers in the United States today. ... Having a baby as a teenager makes it much harder for a them to reach their goals in life, such as finishing high school, going on to college, getting a good job, or getting married when they grow up, and it also poses additional challenges to the child as well. ... Being a teenager myself, I have seen 2 friends of mine become a teen mother and father. ... And if something goes wrong, there is the P...

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Teenagers are engineered to rebel. ... If the drinking age was lowered to an age where seniors can have a Corona at their graduation party or before they go off for boot camp (which they are allowed to do at the ripe age of eighteen,). The more something is prohibited, the more teenagers make is popular or cool to do. The idea of teenagers' 'risk taking' behavior need is based on the psychiatric definition of brain development. ...

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Teenagers in the south tend to interact with one another in different ways than other teens throughout the country. ... To go along with this friendliness people in the south are not as self-conscious as others throughout the country. ... One way that teenagers interact with one another differently than the rest of the country is through parties. ... Square dancing is also another thing that southern teenagers like to do. ... These interactions by teenagers are another way that one might have to get used in order to live in the south. ...

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In fact one out of three teenagers will be in an automotive accident before age 18. ... The people who think the age should be left the same or lowered are often the teenagers just below the actual age limit who want their license to go drink or party or other illegal things which is what causes all the accident anyways and makes insurance so expensive. ... If you support safety for the youth of the nation along with the other victims of motor vehicle accidents I ask you to go to your local library and get the address for the state legislature and send them a letter telling your side of the ...

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My Commitment to America's Future In spite of all of the health warnings, teenagers continue to get hooked on tobacco even though they all know that it is bad for them. It is therefore logical to conclude that a shallow knowledge of the health risks is not enough to convince teenagers not to smoke. ... Teachers go over the long term effects such as lung cancer and emphysema to try to scare their students into not smoking. ... Something should be said about all of the lifestyle changes smokers go through, such as only being able to smoke in certain areas in public. ... Although I...

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The three leading causes of stress in a teenager's life include school, family, and friends. ... Teenagers receive tremendous amounts of homework each night leaving them with no extra time to relax. ... Teachers often do not give teenagers enough information on projects causing teens not to complete the work. ... Then when teens ask to visit a friend parents will not let you go for any little insignificant reason they can think of. ...

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Those who use meth often go days without eating or sleeping. ... Teenagers particularly are using the drug more today. The drug has become easier for teenagers to get than alcohol and is affecting all teenagers. ...

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No matter how you look at gambling, it's not going away. ... If people have the right to go out and buy a lottery ticket and possibly win over $180 million, they should have the right to go to a casino, relax and play a game of cards. ... The National Institute of Mental Health notes that "addiction" to gambling is growing fastest among teenagers. Suicide rates are twice as high among teenagers with gambling problems, and teenagers are nearly two-and-one-half times as likely as adults to become compulsive gamblers. ... If someone lost a few million at a casino, people think he/she is...

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Research has shown that at age 18, teenagers are realizing a greater level of responsibility thereby showing a higher level of maturity. ... Please go in your mind to being a male and just turning 18 years old. ... You then go off to war and die for your country. ... Making alcohol legal would open up a large window to back up the Drink Responsibly Code by not forcing teenagers to drink and attempt to hide it by driving themselves. ... We live in a society that immediately forces teenagers out of their homes and into either college or work. ...

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A distant neighbor, Michael Geraghty, feels the need to go and help her. ... As a former principle and schoolteacher, most of his books reflect on teenagers. ... Paradise Lane's theme is admirably realistic with teenagers then and today....

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High rates of teen pregnancy burden us all: teenagers, their children, and the society at large. ... Only one in ten shows that contain sexual content included a reference to safer sex or to the possible risks and responsibilities that go along with having sex. ... Results of this study revealed that teenagers in the United States absorb sex education messages from television programs, and visually examining and discussing television programs with an adult reinforces the sex education messages (Alters). ... Douglas Kirby, in "Emerging Answers: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen P...

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Years ago, parents always told their children go to school earlier, so they could learn more. Every single parent wished their kids would go to school and get a good education. ... Teenagers copy actions or movements from movies and TV shows, why can't the media be careful with the things they show in public? Kids want go be heroes like the actors and actresses on movies, they bring firearms and explosives to school. ... Teenagers copy, they don't think life is important anymore. ...

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Teenagers are recklessly bingeing on alcohol every opportunity they get, even though the law says that no person under the age of 21 is allowed to purchase or consume the beverage. ... If you think of how much alcohol abuse there is among minors, think of how much worse it could be if minors were able to purchase their own alcohol instead of having to go through someone else. ... We allow children as young as twelve to handle rifles, deadly weapons, to go hunting with, but at age 20, we don't allow adults to handle a drink of alcohol. Adults who are old enough to go to war, vote, and ma...

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But for teenagers these jobs are what bring them into this economic based world. ... The CEOs all the way down to the managers of these fast food chains perceive the idea that teenagers working for them are unreliable; because the value of a dollar is not well known in the young members of this country anymore. ... I was a hard worker, I showed up early, and I helped co-workers finish their shifts if they seemed they were going to be backed up. ... Yet, there are a few exceptions who had possibly done very well in high school but had decided to not go to school. ... Drawing them in and never l...

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This is a time where teenagers are rapidly undergoing change, specifically in the brain. ... " This explains why teenagers often act with impulsive and erratic behavior. ... Thompson goes on to say, "These frontal lobes, which inhibit our violent passions, rash actions, and regulate our emotions, are vastly immature throughout the teenage years.... In one of her articles, she points out how kids "can't smoke, or drink, or go to R movies can't vote, have curfews" yet, many of these kids, who all have these restrictions, are being treated like they are adults who ha...

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Many parents of today's teenagers were legally allowed to drink at the age of eighteen. Today's teenagers face more responsibility and are treated much differently from the way their parents were treated back then. ... Open or not open if its acceptable to have it on you then its more likely that the eighteen year old is going to drink the alcohol if its in their possession. ... In Europe, teenagers learn how to drink gradually, not excessively. ...

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Cyber bullying, in the worst case scenario can end in suicide or depression, which ruins – and ends a teenager's life before it can even get started. ... Even though students' speech is limited, this is due to the recklessness teenagers tend to have while online. ... Conclusively, schools should have the right to punish cyber bullying because students deserve the right to learn without disruption and to be able to go to a school with motivated and cultivated peers. ...

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