Teen pregnancy is a big topic discussed today. ... Not long after that a "Pregnancy Pact" was also formed and reported. ... The media does give the message of preventing teen pregnancy but it is often lost. ... It can be argued very well that the media glamorizes teenage pregnancy, but even if glamorized the argument that it shows the real life struggles of teenage pregnancy is very relevant. ... Television and media will not stop teen pregnancy nor will it cause it. ...

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Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is always unexpected, and can often ruin a young girl or boy's life. ... Teen pregnancies date all of the way back to the time of the Civil War, but it was not as far common back then, as it is today. ... So for those teens who do participate in having sex, have not been highly educated on safe sex, and the results often end in pregnancy. Although over the last ten years, teen pregnancy rates have gone down, it is by far not as low as it needs to be. ... There are many solutions in solving teen pregnancy, but the biggest help in lowering teen pregnancy...

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"This day Judy still wants to eat meat and drink beer" Mark adds (laughing) During pregnancy Judy gained some weight but it wasn't too bad it wasn't like she was large woman it was normal weight it wasn't out of control. ... Judy said that " I would of do it again if not my age because its very dangerious and a lot of money and I don't want put a child through all this and I want give all the best to my child" I learned that pregnancy is not that easy that there's a lot of worries, but its worth to go through this. ...

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The purpose of this letter is to provide you with all the information about my pregnancy, the process of giving birth to you, and include all the factors that I believe affected your overall development. ... I have to admit my temper got worse the first few months of pregnancy; I felt like I hated your father, everything seemed to irritate me. ... I can tell you, that after the third month after conception, when my body kind of got used to have you in my womb, I enjoyed every single moment of my pregnancy! ...

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When she reflects she explains, "I was in such awe of my pregnancy and I was so scared of hurting my little boy growing inside my belly," (19). It sounds that perhaps she will do absolutely anything for this baby during her pregnancy however, this is not the case. One may think that Jowita will stop drinking during her pregnancy, but she continues to drink which is harmful to the baby during the nine month process. ...

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It has been over two decades since The United States of America has had a military draft. The big question that everyone keeps on asking is whether or not women should participate in the draft. I strongly believe that women should not take part in the draft. I have taken surveys, and I have facts th...

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She has seen some teenagers who got married because they had unplanned pregnancies, and then had to quit schools. ... Women who bear children during their teens typically seek prenatal care late in pregnancy, are more likely to live in poverty, and have more than one child during adolescence; their children may be at risk for a variety of behavioral problems such as truancy, and running away from home. 3. ...

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At the beginning of the book Maya is a confused little girl suffering from the associated with being a black child in America. She is also suffering with the pain of living without her parents. Maya is smart and ingenious, but she always feels like other people judge her for being black. She feels v...

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The "freedom" that America has so desperately desired has now resulted in promiscuity, unwanted pregnancies, STDs, and thousands of broken homes. ... This girl, which we"ll call Mary, has grown up as the product of a teenage pregnancy, a failed marriage, and now finds herself as split property between two rivaled parents, whose only time as a whole family is when she is dropped off at her father's house by her mother. ...

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Project Cuddle is a program with a hotline for women to call who have an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy and they don't know what they are going to do when the baby is born. ... A lot of women who hide their pregnancies are in denial. ... While making this a federal law is not that answer to the problem of unwanted pregnancies, it is still in the best interest of the children involved. ... "On the night of her senior prom, Melissa Drexler gave birth to a full-term baby boy in a bathroom stall, placed the infant in a garbage can and returned to her date on the dance floor in a doomed a...

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When Dolores's mother looses her child during pregnancy, their happy household falls apart. ... As time passed Dolores became pregnant, she feared telling Dante about the pregnancy and her past, for fear of losing him. When she finally worked up the courage to tell him about the pregnancy, he abandoned her, "I couldn't tell if my vomiting was from being pregnant of being abandoned". ... When Dolores was younger, her family was close, her mother became pregnant, but unfortunately it was a difficult pregnancy and Dolores's unborn brother passed away. ...

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Actually, men are not totally in fault because till you go through a pregnancy and labor, you cannot understand what it really means to be a mother. ... Moreover, it is a fact that after child-birth, most women go through that is known as " baby blues" a deep depression that occur due to hormone unbalance and other stuffs that come with pregnancy. ... Those usually started with the pregnancy and goes persist after birth. ...

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Transition to Parenthood The transition to parenthood can be tough. Sleep deprivation, postpartum depression, interrupted schedules, dirty diapers, are just some of the many stresses that new parents face. Newborns have an endless list of relentless demands. Everything a parent does affects the...

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La Llorona One of the first legends I came across said that the Llorona was to thought to be a witch. Sophia was her name. She lived in a small town where young girls had to be married by the age of sixteen. Sophia was nineteen when she met this handsome man named Luis. She gave birth to a ...

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After reading the book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" I thought a lot about what the book was trying to explain. Throughout the awful events of the black girl, Maya's life, she stayed patient and strong. I do believe that this book belongs among the classic works read by young adults. Maya went...

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Unwed Teenage Mothers and Dead-Beat Dads In today's society there are far too many teenage pregnancies. Most of the teenage girls who are pregnant are fourteen or older and unwed. Some of the unwed teen girls have thoughts of being married, but the sperm donors or dead-beat dads of ...

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Many people have memorable experiences throughout their lives. Some may be: losing their first tooth, a first date, graduating high school, or even a special event that made a difference. A memorable experience in my life was the birth of my little brother. ...

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Marriage Gone Bad Recently divorce has become a recurring trend throughout America. In my parents" marriage there were a number of causes that lead up to their divorce. Early marriage, contrasting maturity levels, differing parenting styles, and communication problems all played a part in my par...

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The Issue of Abortion Abortion has been a widely opinionated controversy for quite some time now. Most people who are involved with this controversy either share the title of being pro-choice or being pro-life, obviously being pro-life means that one is against abortion and believes that...

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Just Another Girl on the IRT We fall down, but our strength is determined by how strong we are when we get up. Just Another Girl On the IRT is a film about the strength and determination of one young girl and a black family. In the film, a 17-year old girl's dreams are deferred but, her dreams d...

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ANTI-WELFARE Welfare is constantly being taken advantage of, and it needs to be reformed to solve this problem. Welfare in its current state is a huge drain on our economy. The main problem is that it gives money to people who haven't done any work for it. Our Government should look towards a polic...

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When the doctor finally confirmed my pregnancy I was 16 weeks and 5 days along. ... I have argued through extensive literary research showing the various effects adolescence pregnancy has on a teen mom's interpersonal relationships with everyone she surrounds both herself and her child with. ... It is said to have reduced the pregnancy rate of teens since it aired. ...

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During Clara's pregnancy both girls were sent away to a convent to have the child. ... There is little mention in the book regarding Ida's peer interactions during this time period, but Ida took initiative when she was older and played well with Clara before Clara's pregnancy. ... The betrayal was the pregnancy of Clara by Lecon. ...

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Loss of innocence is a necessary component to maturity. It is the gradual transition into adulthood that every child must go through. Nino Ricci's "Lives Of the Saints" deals with the loss of innocence of a boy who realizes that the world is not as perfect as he thought it would be. Vito's loss of i...

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"Most people don't have any idea about all the complicated life going on inside a hive. Bees have a secret life we don't know anything about." (Kidd 148) In a fictional novel by Sue Monk Kidd, Lily Owens is a white young female that is living with black women during time of racial oppression, who ha...

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