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    to challenge the mind in several forms. Each student is placed in a competitive learning environment that undoubtedly helps mold teenagers into adults. College isn’t easy, and nor should it be. Having professors who refuse to let students skate by allows them to obtain an understanding of what the professional world is like. Outside of college, young adults are unlikely to find an academic setting that is used primarily to enhance their intellectual prowess. The access to interacting with intelligent

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    The Perks of Being a Wallflower As teens or young adults you are still trying to figure out who you are and what you have to offer the world. There is so much pressure around teen’s every day of their lives. They do not know what is the right or the wrong choice, but certain influences and relationships help determine the choices they make. They need guidance and someone they can talk to, like a non-parental adult. This is an adult who wants to make a difference in the life of teens, and is

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    young adulthood can blend with the end of adolescence. However, the most prominent change is the shift from struggling to find out where you fit in as an adolescent to finding out who you are as an individual, apart from your parents, as a young adult. As people enter this stage in their life, they may be getting married, having kids, or starting a career, but more than likely, they’re just trying to figure out what they want to get out of life and where they want to go. The song I chose to exemplify

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    Teenagers are in a vulnerable time in their lives as their experiences set behavior patterns that they will carry with them as they transition into young adulthood. The integration of technology in the lives of teenagers has provided new tools for perpetrators to abuse their partner. Yet, teenagers are unable to identify these key factors because adults and parents minimize the impact a dating relationship can have at a young age. Technology is a danger and a threat to future adult relationships these

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    Summer is the time of year when kids get their much deserved summer vacations and adults get some time off as well. It's a time to get away and do some travel. When you're on the road, be sure to watch for these five summer driving hazards: Children School is out and so are the kids. Be especially careful when driving around neighborhoods. Children are less aware of traffic dangers, and will cross roads without looking as they chase after balls and other toys. They will cross the road again without

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    examine the relationship between adult attachment classification and symptoms of depression. By assessing adult attachment classifications in this study it is proposed it will identify individuals at risk to depressive symptoms and help in gaining a better understanding of the types of treatment interventions that may be most effective given an individual’s attachment style. One hundred undergraduate students will complete two online questionnaires each, with one on adult attachment and one on depression

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    Abstract An estimated 36% of Adult New Yorker’s are at level one-literacy skills about one and a half are functionally illiterate. That means that they cannot read a prescription label, newspaper or fill out a job application. An additional 25% of Queens’s New York residents do not speak English. (Queens Library’s, 2016) The Adult Learning Center (ALC) in Flushing offers many services to the flushing community. Many of the services are focused around the large Asian population in flushing. The services

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    another era where adolescents can and will act on their feelings. I truly believe adolescents will go thru this phase and come out as "normal" healthy adults, as long as they have great support system that includes family, friends and when needed the help of a well trained professional. During this time adolescents are so vulnerable but they don't even acknowledge it, do to the fact that they are so overwhelmed with feelings, thoughts, pressure from society etc, therefore they sometimes fall

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    We torment each other each and every day. We claim we want the hate to stop. We want the rumors, disrespect, harassment and bullying to end. We cringe at the bitter words spoken about us online. And yet we persist to tag along through sharing of photos and videos. The virtual world called social network continues to corrupt the minds of the innocent and the young. The popularity of social network site will continue to grow in number regardless of whether we love or hate it. Coupled with the advancement

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    young adults. I believe social media can be a positive thing, but it can also have some negative effects. Young adults have become dependent on social media likes, retweets, followers and friends to determine validation and self-worth; these elements of social media are important to teenagers. Young adults need to take a step back from social media and focus more on reality, because they can become dependent on it, take it too seriously, and it can affect their mental health. Young adults have a

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