...Daiejha Wilson 5-6-2014 Dr. Navare Teen Moms Being a teen mom is definitely not an easy task. Teen pregnancy is the number one reason why teen girls drop out of school. Many teenage girls begin to lose or forget about their dreams of ever finishing high school and going to college, and focus mainly on taking care of their babies. Without support and help from others, these girls are forced to end their education, to take care of their children. Statistics show that only about one-third of teen moms will graduate high school and a little over one percent of these mothers will receive a college degree before the age of 30. Becoming a teen mom should not stop a young woman from continuing with school. Therefore, many support systems, such as affordable childcare, support groups, public assistance, etc., should be implemented in their communities. Becoming a parent at a young age can alter a teen’s life tremendously. For most teenage mothers, school, let alone college are most likely the last things that are on their minds. They are worried about how they are going to take care and provide for their child. Many teen moms have no one to help them, they are basically on their own. Some have the desire to finish high school and attend college, but without the help and support it is almost impossible for them to do so. These mothers should be able to further their education just like the rest of their peers. However, teen moms have many factors in the way, such as not enough affordable...
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...Teen pregnancy When it comes to teen pregnancy, there is no stereotype. Some teens can be persuaded into waiting. Others will have an opinion about sex and not change their minds for anyone. All teens have their own opinions about everything that they do and don't do. One teen might be the result of a teenage pregnancy and choose to wait. On the other hand, they might think that it is no big deal. Being a teen mom myself opened my eyes to many things. I got pregnant, partially out of choice - I thought that a baby would bring me and my fiancé closer together. It was mostly an accident though. There was nothing that my parents or anyone else could have said to stop me from having sex. I was engaged to the man of my dreams and gave myself to him entirely. Sometimes, the teen parents stay together, but unfortunately, as in my case, they often do not. The father of my child was just as excited and was looking forward to the birth of our son, just as much as I was. We had many plans for the future. We had already known each other for approximately four years, dated for around three years, and were engaged for a little over two years, before my baby was born. Everything was going great. Our love was only strengthened by my pregnancy. Once we found out that I was having a boy, the father was even more excited. He now lives in Nebraska, with his girlfriend of three months. He has only seen his son two times, since he was born. He was also called three times. It is so difficult...
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...woman can go through. Becoming a teen mom is not always the best thing that can happen to a woman at such a young age. Ever since MTV’s 16 and Pregnant came on the air, they have glamorized the life of a teen mother and teen pregnancies. However being on a show for thirty minutes doesn’t begin to illustrate how hard it really is to become a teen mom or the consequences of teen pregnancies. Becoming a teen mom comes with consequences, ones that can effect and change the lives of both the mother and the baby. Teen pregnancies have recently been on the rise and it comes with many factors that can change all of the people involved. Of all of the consequences that teen pregnancies can bring to a mother, one of the most important is the affect of the completion of high school to both the teen mother and father. The National Conference of...
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...“Teen Moms and Adoption” Anthony Arcieri Dr. Bob Baron English 102 July 26th, 2012 OUTLINE History of Adoption A. Origination of Adoption B. Reasons For Adopting Early Pregnancy in the United States A. Teen Pregnancy B. Teen Moms Financial Struggles Emotional Struggles and Suicide Positives of Adoption A. Abortion Alternative B. Better the Quality of Life C. A Second Chance Arcieri 1 Recent studies in the United States have shown that thirty-four percent of teenage women will become pregnant at least once before the age of twenty. Of the 820,000 teen pregnancies each year seventy-nine percent occur out of wedlock, while one third never achieve a high school diploma or GED (Chappuis). It is estimated that about five percent of teen mothers end up putting their child up for adoption. As for the ninety-five percent of those teen moms that choose to raise their child on their own, many of them feel differently about their decisions once they attempt to balance the hardships of raising a child with living the life of a teenager ("Abortion.org"). This can easily lead to added stress levels, an unhealthy environment, and improper care for the child. One and a half percent of teen moms that decide to keep their child do not achieve a college degree before the age of thirty (Chappius) where as on average forty-three percent of adopted children end up in homes where at least one parent already has a college degree...
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...is mine and how wonderful is that. Then, in my mind I heard the sound Ru ru that Scooby Doo makes when he’s in danger. “Scooby Doo, the character who solves mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures through a series of antics and missteps (wikipedia.org).” then, reality kicked in. Being a teen mom is very demanding and difficult at times, especially when it comes with an unplanned pregnancy as a teen. The difficulties it came with social, mental, and emotional feelings by the sudden change in the course of life. In addition, I had to take on many more responsibilities. However, with an unplanned pregnancy I had to give up many things in order to be a parent. As a result, becoming a parent introduce me to many new responsibilities and difficulties. Motherhood changed my life, it’s not always an easy transition, but with any transition there is guaranteed change for sure. However, with an unplanned pregnancy I had to give up many things in order to be a parent. The difficulties it came with social, mental, and emotional feelings by the sudden change in the course of life. To begin with, if it wasn’t for my mother support I don’t know what I would have done. Though my mom had eight children did not mean it was smooth sailing for me. I am the seventh to the last, the baby girl in the family. My parents had six boys and two girls. First, my parents are very loving. They love us all, though my dad was very strict. My mom’s balance him out. I missed my father deeply; my...
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...more livable if we have many friends.Getting a friend is easy and you can choose someone who can be your friend,but getting a best friend is too difficult to find.Best friend is different from a friend in every way.Because she/he is not only our friend but also she/he is our mirror.We share our private problems with them. Everyone has a best friend in their life. They can be from his/her school or they can be neighbour.But my best friend is a bit different from them.My mum is my best friend.In my short eighteen years I realized that friends come and go but there is just one person who has always stayed by my side through and thin is my mom.Whatever I do,she always be by my side and love me jus the same as before.I know,I can always trust my mom in my whole life.She has lived with me since I was born and she will stay with me forever. Firstly,you could see that her clothes are basic and formal;but if you know her as I do,you could realize that she has every kind of clothes; cheap,expensive,basic,formal,sportive,informal,soft and whatever you know.She has all of them. Her clothes are so different that I like them and sometimes she dresses my clothes because of our similarities.Her clothes are fit and casual.But there is just one coat that I don't like at all,it is too tall and heavy.And its colour is a bit different that I don't like this colour.But in generally,she dresses fit well with the way she looks. Moving to her appearance,my mother has always her hair cut a bit short.Now...
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...In The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls, Liz is an exceptionally intelligent and independent child for someone her age, of only fifteen years old. Because of her extreme responsibility and compassion for those around her, she is a great role model for Bean, her little sister. Other than being a role model, Liz's main purpose is to serve as the maternal figure for Bean since their birth mother leaves for weeks at a time, and is not around to support them. Liz shows her role by always taking care of Bean when their mom decides to leave. To begin, Liz achieved her maternal role to Bean, by getting a job of her own, "Liz had been doing some babysitting, but after Mom had been gone a week, she decided to take on extra work, and I got a job delivering Grit, a newspaper with useful stories..." (Walls 15). Liz knows that if she is not independent and got a job then there was no way that her and Bean could survive without their mother. Also it was her idea to leave for Byler so that the bandersnatchers, which is the girls word for the police, would not be able to take them away to Child Protective Services. Liz always knew what to do in these kind of situations, as we are told by Bean, which makes Liz very dependable. Also, Liz is remarkably intelligent, which we know because she is always complimented by teachers, parents and other adults about how outstanding she is. But not only is Liz considered to be smart in school, or "book smart", she also knows how to deal with the...
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...institute) Even though the number of unplanned teen pregnancies are decreasing, this ad is focusing on teen moms. The ads display small children with distressed looks on their faces, a banner across the middle and other text around the children. None of the ads directly target teen dads; the issue is toward teen moms. The teen pregnancy advertisement posted in the NYC subway is geared toward teen moms rather than teen dads because of the colors, fonts and emotions provoked. Color has a vast impact on how an advertisement is viewed. In this advertisement certain colors are employed like pink, white, yellow and black. The color utilized the least is pink, but has the greatest impact. The pink is used once in the banner to add a pop of color to the banner. The words highlighted by the pink tone is “teen mom” and “teen parents” pulling the audience back in. Females are associated with the color pink. The color pink is associated with “being immature and girlish” and having “lack of will power and lack of self-worth” (Scott- Kemmis). Hence, its employment in the ad, the ad is attempting to...
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...high hopes about my future. My family life was a mess. My parents were understandably upset with my choices. I believe that for a good portion of my pregnancy I was depressed, and I felt very isolated. Because of the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy, adolescents may also experience extreme emotional highs and lows. It's important for a teen to assess how she feels: Sad? Anxious? Embarrassed? and then acknowledge these feelings. Pregnant teens should reach out to friends and family and share their thoughts. I felt anxious that friends may not want to hang out with me once I started showing,and I should have told them. I bet many friends would have stood by me and offered support during this time. I was sad about disappointing my family, and I should have better expressed those feelings — it's important to ask for support and reassurance. And as I was worried about my future, I know how important it is to talk about your concerns with your family or a trusted adult who can help access all available health, educational, and social services. Most importantly, it's essential to read up on information about pregnancy hormones. Teens may have a hard time telling the difference between typical mood swings associated with pregnancy, and unusual, lingering symptoms of clinical depression that should be addressed by a mental health professional. Believe it or...
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...I will not take any responsibility for damages caused by flashing the BIOS. Use the guide and the BIOS files at your own risk, this will void your warranty. What you need: GPU-Z, Nvflash The following guide is for single GPUs. If you wish to flash multiple cards please do so one at a time or see the Nvflash readme for further instructions on how to use the commands to properly flash multiple card systems. Don't type in the bracket but type in the info in the brackets. The commands are case sensitive and you need to include the spaces, please be accurate. 1. Backup your old BIOS (GPU-Z, BIOS version field, button on the right allows you to save the current bios). Keep the old bios in the event that something happens during the flash. 2. Download the new BIOS you'll be flashing to, it should be a.rom file, otherwise the flash will not work. 3. Browse to your Nvflash folder 4. Transfer the new BIOS file into the Nvflash folder 5. Close all unnecessary programs 6. Shift + right-click the Nvflash folder 7. choose the open in command line option 8. Type in the command: Nvflash --protectoff (case sensitive, please be accurate) 9. Type in the command: Nvflash -4 -5 -6 [yourbiosnamehere].rom 10. If the flash is a cross vendor one you might have to type in y a couple of times when asked to 11. Nvflash will work for a while and close the 2nd command prompt after finishing 12. Reboot 13. Your card should now be flashed, test with Precision...
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...fanpop.com fanpop.com Mariah Carey - AKA the woman with the blessed vocal pipes - has had a long and very successful career as a singer. However, there are some things about her that remain a mystery. Here, we uncover those things with our list of 15 things you didn't know about Mariah Carey. Check out part one below, and stay tuned for part two, coming soon! Number Fifteen: Her High School Nickname Was "Mirage." Carey was nicknamed "mirage" because of how little she came to school. Though her guidance counselor frequently talked to her about her attendance, she continued to insist that she would become a rock star and that school didn't matter. Number Fourteen: She Was Named After a Song. She was named after a song from the musical Paint...
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... photos of heart throbes . These types of magazines stereotype that all girls are crazy about boys and should be focusing on how to impress them. Most teenage girls around the world are influenced by what the media says and does. Teenage magazines are basically to do with fashion and beauty and have lots of images of pretty young rich girls . This popular magazine Teen Vogue http://au.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2012030/reg_634.teecover.ls.13012.jpg characterises a typical teenage girl. In this cover you see sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner. They come from a wealthy background and are step sisters of the famous reality show " Keeping up with the Kardashians". These two sisters are a perfect examples of how young girsl would dream to look like. They are both skinny and pretty , have long straight brown hair , perfect skin, wearing stylish clothes and are wearing minimal make-up. Looking at them you would say that they have the natural beauty look. Having images like this on teen magazine covers can make teenage girls have more doubt about themseleves . It also causes low self esteem for normal teens girls because they want to look like the fake beauty.. This can cause body harm, peer pressure , bullying, no confidence and even suicides in some cases. How much of this photo is actually them ?. The photo will be photoshopped to make them look like a dream teenvogue . This is defying what natural beauty really is. Kendall and Kylie still would have looked beautiful without...
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...2009 Re: Analysis and Recommendations for Seventeen Magazine v. Teen Vogue ____________________________________________________________ _________________ In regards to my current assignment, I have conducted detailed analysis of Seventeen Magazine in comparison to Teen Vogue Magazine. In this project I have also included an industry analysis for teenage girl magazines in 2009 and an overview of the marketing mix for both our brand Seventeen as well as Teen Vogue. In conclusion, I have proposed 3 recommendations to better target our audience, build better brand equity, as well as expanding our distribution channels. These recommendations include narrowing our target market, creating a television show, and building a brand store. Thank you giving me this opportunity to analyze the industry and marketing mixes of both brands. In addition, I hope that my three recommendations will better the company in the future. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at sj7613a@american.edu or by telephone at 202-384-9364 Attachment: Industry Analysis, Marketing Mix, and Brand Recommendations Part 1 Magazine Industry Overview The magazine industry is a very diverse business venture as it is full of multiple segments for its various target audiences. The teen market is full of recognizable names such as the pioneer of teen magazines, Seventeen established in 1944[1], Teen Vogue established in 2003[2], CosmoGirl established in 1999[3]...
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...The Self-Concept is a complicated process of gaining self-awareness. It consists of mental images an individual has of oneself: physical appearance, health, accomplishments, skills, social talents, roles, intellectual traits, and emotional states and more –all make up our self-concept. The development process begins at about six or seven months of age. The child begins to recognize “self” as distinct from surroundings. They stare at anything they see, including their own body parts; hands, feet, toes, and fingers. As they grow, their sense of identity expands through interactions with others –creating self-esteem levels that become the “booster” for the ability to interact. As people’s outcomes in life depend heavily on how others perceive and evaluate them, they are motivated to convey certain impressions of themselves to others and to refrain from conveying other, undesired impressions. Thus, no matter what else they may be doing, people typically monitor and control their impressions, i.e. a process known as: self-presentation. A great deal of human behaviour is, in part, determined or constrained by people’s concerns with others’ impressions and evaluations of them. ’I’m too short’’. ‘’I’m too tall’’. ‘’I would be happier if I were skinnier, fatter, had bigger muscles, smaller ears, had straight hair, curly hair’’. Do any of these statements ring a bell? Are you used to demoralizing yourself? If so, you are not alone. As a teenager, our body changes dramatically...
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...English 379 March 12, 2013 In the movie easy A, a teen comedy, the main character Olive is initially presented to the viewers as the virginal and feminine high school student who dresses like the average high school student, mostly in pants, and turns out to be transformed into the sex object/pin-up girl to resemble her counterparts in the movie. One being her best friend Rhi and the other Marianne, both whom which throughout the entire movie are always in very short skirts and/or extremely revealing tops, especially Rhiannon. Nonetheless, the one normal, dressing female in the movie, Olive, is then in turn forced and presented as a skank, a whore, and a home wrecker. Although one of the central themes of the movie is the loss of virginity, there are no sex scenes and it does displays a witty, contemporary, modern day spin on Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel, The Scarlet Letter. Moreover, the message depicted throughout the movie is that an innocent, little white lie can get blown out of proportion and that teenagers in general are concerned of how others perceive them in their day to day lives. The movie starts off with Olive being portrayed as a virginal, down to earth, average high school student with no cares in the world but is hastily transformed into the slutty female character very commonly used throughout Hollywood films to depict females nowadays. When a little white lie about losing her virginity meant for her best friends ears only gets out of hand and...
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