In Joyce Carol Oates" short story, "Where are you going, Where have you been?" ... Connie's mother would act as if she liked her sister better. Connie tried hard to look her best and get her mothers approval but she would find her mother asking, "Why don"t you keep your room clean like your sister? ... You don"t see your sister using that junk?" ... "Where are you going Where have you been" is a descriptive story that reads like a movie in your head. ...

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Where has the common saying, "the older you get, the wiser you get" gone? It's more like wise is the synonym for old, isn't it? ... Remember how you avoided doing things that might make you make a fool out of yourself? ... You make mistakes, and you learn from them, so you don't make the same mistakes again. ... The older you get, the wiser you get. ...

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Do you dare to read? What is the more acceptable scenario, an adolescent learning about life's less glamorous situations in the safety of their own home or possibly in harm's way at a party? At home it might come in the form of a novel. But in a party environment, it may lead to an adrenaline rush ...

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The pressure that today's media is trying to administer to young girls is forcing them to look down upon themselves and question their body image, causing them to consider self-harm things like starvation, binging and mutilation; it also takes a toll on the young girl's mental health, which could lead to things like self-esteem and anxiety issues. With the way our society has changed, not everyone looks the same, like we all did in the early 1900's. ... From this girls feel like the way they are, is not worth it. ... With all the influences of media surrounding these young girl...

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Ready to take you where?"... You gotta be able to know what to do with hips when you get them. You gotta know how to walk with hips, practice you know-like if half of you wanted to go one way and the other half the other." ... " like that black coat and those shoes you wear, where did you get them? My mother says to ear black so young is dangerous, but I want to buy shoes just like yours, like your black ones made out of suede, just like those." ...

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Teens learned, from him, that you don't have to be shy, you can let yourself out, like Todd did after he read his poem in front of his English class. ... Like when Knox went to a party so he could see Chris, a girl he really liked, or when "Nwanda" (Charlie) showed up with two girls and a bunch of beer at their dead poet's society meeting. A teenager from, say, Brock, would never expect a "nerd" to do things like this. ... If you do let them control you, or your dreams then you must live with the consequences of living a life you may never want to live. ... You must take everyday wi...

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First, many teenagers like to try the new stuff that they never tried before. They want to know what does smoke taste like, and how it feels. ... Also, many teens like the feeling that smoking gives them. This good feeling is from the nicotine in the cigarettes, and many teens feel like smoking gives them a sense of freedom and independence, and some smoke to feel more comfortable in social situations. ... Also, smoking makes you smell bad, gives you wrinkles, stains your teeth, and gives you bad breath. ...

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A hardship, like close to poverty or a tragic accident or illness can greatly affect someone's outlook on life, therefore affecting their identity. ... If you are exposed to intellectual aspects like books, computers, and learning very early it can lead to a desire or passion for learning leading to higher intelligence. ... Big habits like these develop at a younger age, and younger kids almost always look at the older people and mimic or try and do the same as them. ... If one follows their friends and stops thinking of what they really want, they will most likely become just like them. ...

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"While you are a student, start scoping out the men you might consider marrying.... How can you know what you want in a person that you are going to spend the rest of your life with, when you don't even know who you really are? ... This is irritating to me because it makes it seem like women depend on men to support them; that they should get married either before you graduate or soon after, so you can start having kids. ... Susan Patton makes it seem like while you're young you should make yourself pretty and get men to notice you and then once you've gotten married yo...

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Church's point of view of abortion is that were killing a life, a human being but that is a fetus that does not have feelings yet until you bring it to life and if you bring it to life you will hurt those feelings because you will bring that child to suffer, so what is the point of it? If at the end you will end up killing that child in a way that he will suffer since you wont love him and that is not nice. My reason number one is unwanted kid, there is plenty of reasons why you wouldn't want that kid like for example if the woman gets raped the woman would not want to have that...

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"Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you. Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met. ... Throughout the novel, John Green sent a message to teens that you should appreciate the time you have together with someone because you don't know how long you have together. ... Love is not like living on a cloud, it is filled with both heartache and disappointment. ... People hurt you, sometimes to the point in which it feels like your heart is going to explode. ...

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VISUAL STEREOTYPING Some girls see themselves as average looking, some think they fit the standards of which they"d like to be, and some see themselves far from satisfactory, but you"d be hard pressed to find a girl who thinks her looks are perfect. ... In an effort to be liked or popular or just simply noticed, they tend to give up their right to think on their own. ... Take for instance: You finally buy those designer jeans you've been saving up for forever, and you want to show them off. ... Then, you have totally wasted your hard earned money on something you don't even want....

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$97.7 billion of this is spent on illegal drugs like ecstasy, LSD, and Methamphetamine. ... When drugs were first introduced to the world you would have to travel to another country to buy them. ... The most unsuspecting person that you may never think of could be a drug dealer. ... Drugs can cause several problems to anyone weather it is visible like physical disability or non-visible like mental disability. ... Mental disability can also be something small like not remembering last week or serious like not remembering everything you learned or every precious moment since the day you were bor...

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Today we all think we have these big responsibilities at home like taking out the trash, doing the dishes, etc. ... You will have to learn to have patience while disciplining so your bond between your child and you can stay close.You will also have responsibilities for yourself also, like school work or a job. ... Think about what it would be like if you had a child to take care of. ... Do you like the late night partying? ... Once you have a child you will think of how much you are missing out on your teenage years. ...

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High school is mandatory so that every citizen in the country has to attend it, whether you like it or not. ... In fact, your parents and professors begin treating you more like equals. ... In college, you focus on what you want to do with your future. ... Fun in college is like a buffet where you can choose what you like. ... If you get into trouble, you get grounded as punishment. ...

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When you are a child, you do not have many problems or worries. ... One worry you might have while you"re a child is getting into trouble for little things like not cleaning you room or riding your bike where you"re not suppose to. ... As you grow older you become a teenager. ... You also will worry about things that don't really matter much, such as, does Billy really like me? ... When you are an adult you can do whatever you want, whenever you want to. ...

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You see, this is the scary bit guys the minute that child becomes 13 you"ll know about it, Harry Enfield got it spot on with "Kevin". ... Nevertheless, like a wise person once said " if you can keep your head whilst all the spots around you are losing theirs one day my friends you will reclaim your child" with a few alterations of course. Right first thing's first for the first couple of months your son will sound like a hamster's wheel that hasn't seen a can of WD-40 for a decade, however as time goes on he"ll sound remarkably like Barry White and find out why girls r...

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Just imagine if you were one of these teens. ... The choice to raise a baby is also a life time decision, so before you go off and have sex think twice about the consequences that can happen like getting pregnant. ... Then you have abortions which cause a lot of mental and emotional problems like knowing you just gave a living life away. But it has it's goods like you can graduate and achieve things and not having to worry about money and someone else. ... Then you get to 7th grade you have it again but that stops until you get to be a sophomore in high school....

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Teenagers like to think that their invincible, that nothing can hurt them but they fail to realize that they are not bulletproof. ... When a teenager first gets their license it's like giving a fallen angel wings, teenagers are so happy because it's a step towards freedom. ... If teenagers like testing their lives then the devil doesn't mind participating in helping. ... When your 15-18 you think you know everything, especially when your parent says no. ... If you risk your life because you want to be cool, then you're basically selling yourself to the devil before you ca...

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The advertisement is saying to the audience, "I'm famous and I use acne products; and if you want to have flawless skin like a celebrity, you would buy this product. " Ethos is also apparent on Justin Bieber image or known as a testimonial. ... Even though having completely flawless skin is impossible this image implies the message that if you use Proactiv, you will look like a celebrity you admire. ... Using Justin Bieber, a very famous celebrity, gives the targeted audience of teenagers a need to have flawless skin like the celebrities they look up to in order to look/feel like them in...

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The poem goes like this: "When was the start of all this? ... Yet even then, We ran like the wind Whilst our laughter echoed under cerulean skies- What creativity! ... How could you relate with such? ... This game dealt with issues regarding church leaders, church teachings and the like. ... When you are a teenager (which we know you have already gone through Mr. ...

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Either way, a lot of teens do not get to experience as much as they would like because of how parents feel about what is going on around them. ... There might be a really great concert next weekend, but you can't go because you have to work, otherwise you will lose your job. What do you do in a situation like this? ... You are made to go by your parents and teachers and if you do not, boy are you in trouble. ... They even tell you how you can dress, talk, and behave, but really, what does that teach you? ...

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I come with my personality so if you like how I act you'll love being around me. ... Most people like other that are easy to please or easy to get along with. You character reflects the expression of others toward you. If you have, some cheerful character people will notice that you are easy to get along with and you will have many friends. ... If you do not express that it may be harder for people to approach you. ...

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Peer pressure comes in many different forms such as sex, making decisions, or helping you make a choice. ... Peers come from your school, your church, your neiboorhood, and often from a sport you might play. ... Peer pressure can affect a child's parent's life when you are a teen. Teens like to hang with peers more than their parents do. ... Teens push their parents away because they feel as if their friends wont like them anymore. ...

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An Old Friend Joyce Carol Oates writes "Where are you going, Where have you been" in a very symbolic way. ... Arnold shows up dressed like a teenager half his age: "Connie liked the way he was dressed, which was the way they all dressed" (315). ... By using pronouns, she points out the overwhelming presence of Arnold Friend; he is evil, scary, and all around you, much like pop culture. ... Like a puppet master he controls her strings, manipulating her into doing things she would never do consciously. ... The title of the story ask "Where are you going, where have you been." ...

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