Filled with sex, drugs and homework, high school molds and twists teenagers into the people they will be, adults. ... As teens are introduced to the vicious pit known as high school many are tested and put under constant pressure to look good, be smart, and popular at the same time. ... Such happens to Susan, a former friend of the character Charlie in The perks of being a wallflower " I saw her standing in the hall, surrounded by a group of boys I didn't know they were all laughing making sex jokes, and Susan was doing her best to laugh along with them." ...

• Word Count: 2117
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The children born to teenage mothers sometimes score lower on developmental tests than the children of older mothers. ... Researchers say that the recent trends in sexual activity and contraceptive use are the result of a number of factors, including a greater emphasis on abstinence, more conservative attitudes about sex, fear of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, the popularity of long lasting birth control methods such as the contraceptive implant (Norplant) and the injectable (Depo-Provera), and even because of the economy. In addition, researchers say that young people have beco...

• Word Count: 1949
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Along with the attractions between sexes, sexual experimentation is a large factor of stress for teenagers, and the repercussions of such experimentation can cause an even larger amount of stress for the teens in the future. ... Studying for this huge test can cause an enormous amount of stress, if not done correctly. ...

• Word Count: 1355
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Along with the attractions between sexes, sexual experimentation is a large factor of stress for teenagers, and the repercussions of such experimentation can cause an even larger amount of stress for the teens in the future. ... Studying for this huge test can cause an enormous amount of stress, if not done correctly. ...

• Word Count: 1353
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Along with the attractions between sexes, sexual experimentation is a large factor of stress for teenagers, and the repercussions of such experimentation can cause an even larger amount of stress for the teens in the future. ... Studying for this huge test can cause an enormous amount of stress, if not done correctly. ...

• Word Count: 1354
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Along with the attractions between sexes, sexual experimentation is a large factor of stress for teenagers, and the repercussions of such experimentation can cause an even larger amount of stress for the teens in the future. ... Studying for this huge test can cause an enormous amount of stress, if not done correctly. ...

• Word Count: 1355
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

As an emotional, intelligent, inquisitive, and painfully sensitive young man, Holden puts his inner world to the test through the sexual mores of his peers and elders, the teachings of his education, and his own emerging sense of self. ... "I have no wind, if you want to know the truth," "I'm pacifist, if you want to know the truth," and a variation: "She had a lot of sex appeal, too, if you really want to know." ...

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This factor alone creates opportunities for potentially risky activities such as eating unhealthy foods, drinking excessively, using drugs and having risky sex. ... From the results of this and other test, it showed that relative to females, males had a higher planned alcohol use. ...

• Word Count: 1993
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When this same thing was done to adolescent group of kids test scores did not change, but they had a higher chance of completing their education. ... The study took into consideration many factors so it involved the selection of a comparison group, matched with the maltreated sample on the basis of age, sex, race/ethnicity, and approximate family social class during the time period under study. ...

• Word Count: 2164
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Teenage Depression Teenage depression is a growing problem in today's society and is often a major contributing factor for a multitude of adolescent problems. The statistics about teenage runaways, alcoholism, drug problems, pregnancy, eating disorders, and suicide are alarming. Even more startli...

• Word Count: 1938
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography