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    teens, parents, State and citizens. There are pregnancy prevention classes and sex education courses that should produce positive results. I am an inexperienced writer, so I’ve included a list of sources that will form my credibility concerning teenage pregnancy. The references that I will be using are Higgins (2012), Witt (2014) and Finer and Zolna (2014), they are knowledgeable on teen pregnancy and have the credentials to help me establish my credibility. Teen pregnancy is an issue in the U

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    dilemma. Not even my parents knew about this. I kept on asking myself if I had to assure them. I thought maybe the best thing was to kill myself before anyone found out about this, but it would not solve anything only depression piled in the walls of my brain that I was not able to concentrate or think of what I was doing. Only God knew what I was going through. It was only a week after I realized I was pregnant. I once had an idea of

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    Teenage pregnancy is an issue for a plethora of reasons. For example, there are many health risks for the mother and the baby that come along with teenage pregnancy. Although most pregnancies are accidents, this one accident can cause a complete change in the father and mother’s lives. One may ask, is teenage pregnancy on the rise? Luckily, it isn’t. Just in 2013, “there were 26.6 births for every 1,000 adolescent females ages 15-19, or 274,641 babies born to females in this age group” (“Teen Births”)

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    Brain mapping is the study of the brain using various techniques, such as cellular biology and imaging. It is a very difficult process and can take a long time to accomplish. Brain mapping maps areas of the brain to functions, such as vision and creativity. It also looks to see how the environment can change a brain’s structure, like how learning and aging can physically change the brain. We are using brain mapping to see if we can cure bipolar and other brain problems. Brain mapping is difficult

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    Teen pregnancy has become a high profile concern in this generation. Teenage pregnancy leads to teenage parenthood. Teenagers are minors and not proficient for bearing child mentally, physically and financially. Teen pregnancy is a grave penalty for males and females and causes unfinished schooling, future financial problems and health risks for both mother and child. Children of teen parents are at risk of low birth weight, slow cognitive development and behavioral problems on the offspring and

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    The Adolescent's Brain

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    An adolescent’s brain is not yet done developing and has not reached the same stage as the brain of an adult. Adolescents should be able to mature in a safe environment, not behind the bars of a prison cell. In her TED Talk, The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, stated, “Medial prefrontal cortex activity in social cognition tasks decreases during adolescence

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    problems for the baby. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), babies born to women who do not have regular prenatal care are 4 times more likely to die before the age of 1 year. In addition to increased health risks, children born to teenage mothers are more likely to experience social, emotional, and other problems. Also increased risk for abuse and neglect."Teen Pregnancy & Health Risks to the Baby." - Teen Pregnancy. Stanley J. Swierzewski, III, M.D., 31 Oct. 2000. Web. 07 Oct. 2015

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    Americans early adulthood. Teenage boys, and girls share the same classrooms, and teachers. Many become close friends, and some even become romantically involved. However, many of these teen romances can end in unplanned pregnancy, painful break-ups, and academic failure. When teens have sex at a young age they're limited in sex education. They do not have the complete knowledge of prevention, and contraception that they should. I believe this to be true because their brain aren't matured yet. When

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    depression. Parents do not generally want their kids to have kids. Instead of being supporting, they end up being hostile and throwing cruel comments around because they can, because they are upset. The hostility can be overwhelming and prevent the teenage mother from taking proper care of herself and her child which increases the risks of birth complications. In some instances, the mother turns to abortion as a quick fix and it can increase the already present depression. Depression is a serious

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    Essay on Teen Pregnancy

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    Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The United State's teenage birthrate exceeds that of most other industrialized nations, even though American teenagers are no more sexually active than teenagers are in Canada or Europe. Recent statistics concerning the teen birthrates

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