Suddenly one of the boys is shoved and his head hits a metal pole with a loud thump; his limp body splashes into the water and is enveloped in a cloud of blood. ... The CW Network's guilty pleasure TV show, Gossip Girl, gives us a glimpse into this world. ... We simply cannot underestimate the power that media has to influence teens to drink. ... Parents simply give up, fully aware of the consequences, physical and mental, to their children's health. ... Teens focus on the here and now and tend to disregard the grim prospects down the path. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Teens also watch more television and listen to more music developing their own unique personalities. ... Every year 3 million teens-about 1 in 4 sexually experienced teens-acquire an STD (Guttmacher, 1998). ... If she chooses to have the baby, she will have to decide whether to keep it herself or give it up for adoption. ... If teens want to go out and have sex, then so be it. ... Some teenagers already have it squared away in their heads that they are g...

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• Grade Level: High School

There would be less teen pregnancy because people would wait until they marry until they have intercourse, which is usually out of the teens. ... It also says that if we live by the Spirit then we will not give in to our desires of sinful nature. ... I think kids get it in their heads that they have to have sex as soon as possible because its just the thing to do. The sad thing is that most teens that have sex are not fully aware of all the consequences and sacrifices they have to make. ... It is called a "secondary virginity," this doesn't give your virginity back, but it may make you...

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• Grade Level: High School

Teachers are told to give the technical aspects of sex education without telling the students about moral values, how to make the right decisions, and abstinence. ... This motivation for acceptance within a social group can be a very strong driving force that pushes teenagers to start having sex as the notion of "since everyone is doing it" has been instilled in their heads. ... Chlamydia is more common among teens than among older men and women. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Introduction Many children watch television everyday, and recent studies indicate that children watch between three to four hours of television a day. Even more astounding is the fact that children spend about 38 hours a week either watching television, playing video games, listening to music, an...

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