Marijuana's Early Start Lisa, Jenny and Alex were all 11 years old and in the sixth grade. They were great athletes and super smart. They had everything going for them, until they got suspended from school for the use and possession of marijuana. This scenario and others much similar...

Marijuana's Early Head Start Lisa, Jenny and Alex were all 11 years old and in the sixth grade. They were great athletes and super smart. They had everything going for them. They were all American girls that every parent loved, until they got suspended from school for the use and pos...

"Whasaaaaap!"-- two words, combined into one. This word was THE WORD, just a year or two ago, stemming from a Budweiser commercial that showed a group of friends greeting each other on the phone with this phrase. The phrase became so famous that the group of friends who started it even mad...

Most teenagers are not aware of the dangers awaiting them on America's roadways. In the United States there are more registered motor vehicles than there are drivers. Each year there are over 5,000 fatal car crashes involving teens. More teenagers are killed in a car than any other form of...

Should Eighteen be the Minimum Drinking Age? The drinking age in the United States should stay twenty-one. In the past sixteen years in which the legal age to purchase, drink, and sell alcohol has been twenty-one, an estimated fifteen-thousand kids lives have been spared that would otherwise have ...

Did you know that 10% of all adult Americans are affected by alcoholism? Well, it's true! Also, junior and senior high kids consume 35% of all the wine coolers sold in the United States. Just think what it would be like living with an alcoholic parent. Pretty scary, huh? These kids ...

More than three quarters of parents and teachers say that they want their students to be taught a wide range of issues in sex education courses, including: sexual orientation, abortion, contraceptives, and the emotional consequences of sex (Parents 20)(Abstinence-Only 7). The United States governme...

The United States is currently being faced with hundreds of tragic problems that greatly affect our nation. These days there are so many, that it is very challenging to choose just three. I decided to do some research on the Internet and figure out which challenges are the most important to young pe...

Officials that distribute condoms on school campuses have often been accused of immorality. As stated in the article, Condoms in Schools, "courts have tended to defer to school boards decisions and allow condom distribution programs to stand, but legislators have tended to re...

More violent crimes are being committed by young, poor and disadvantage teens. These teenagers have developed a very observed behavior toward the real world and resort to violence and killings to settle their faults. (Barrett 17) Gang violence and the availability of guns has caused a big increas...

Gangs have been a threat in a lot of our communities in the United States dating back to the early 1800s. There has however, been a few discrepancies when it comes to defining these groups. Sometimes city or town officials who do not want to be classified as having a gang problem will go to certai...

Youth violence is escalating in the United States. More juveniles crimes, are sentenced to juvenile court, and then sent right back to where they started The question is, are these juveniles being treated right, are they getting the proper attention? Should they be treated like adults? Or should te...

Gun Control The question of weather or not to have tougher gun control laws is a major issue for the American society. Violence with guns in the United States seems to be ever growing. Gun violence claims the lives of an estimated 34,000 Americans each year. It is evident that some peopl...

Alcohol is the most widely used drug among youth. This is a large problem in the world today. Many teens anywhere from ages 12 or 13 to 20 years of age are victims of underage drinking. The statistics of underage drinking are outrageous. Billions have died because of alcohol related car crashes....

A basic high school diploma can only get one so far. Job titles such as a cashier, retail salesman, and others within that description only allow a person to reach a minimum amount of success. A college education is crucial in today's society for anyone choosing to improve their lives and live at a...

GUN SHOW BACKGROUND CHECK OF 2001 It has been known that there are over 4,000 gun shows every year in the United States. These shows attract thousands of people every year, people with licenses to sell the guns legally and people without licenses. That is the downfall. These gun shows a...

In an age of error the most influential thing in a child and or a teenagers life is music. Whether it be Reggae, Hip Hop, Gangster Rap, R&B, Oldies Rock, Latin, or Heavy Metal it still has a way to overpower a persons mind no matter how old they are. Right now pretty much everybody that I talk to wh...

A world of fast cars, modified engines, customized body kits, and the adrenaline pumped thrills of racing is a calling not only to hot-blooded young males but to young women as well. The craze about modified high-performance engines in cars for use in racing has been around for ages, but since the ...

Maralyn Moul Mr. Gluckman Period 3 April 9, 1998 Juvenile Crime and Treatment: Causes of Adolescent Atrocity In a small town like Haddon Township, crime does not seem like a serious issue. Small crimes such as vandalism may be looked at as immense. In other parts of...

"Bowling for Columbine" by Michael Moore is a humorous and frightening movie, which basically is about the United States. This film shows the state of the Union, which is the intense anima of the United States of America. The movie shows that the people are frowning in every ...

Blink 182 has won the hearts of punk rock fans all over the United States over the past 4 years. In those years they have released numerous albums that have each went platinum multiple times over. However; there was great disappointment in their 1998 album "Enema of the State." While at...

LOSING BATTLE AGAINST DRUGS The article, Losing Battle Against Drugs, is true. I agree with the article that the regulation of drugs into America is impossible to manage. You can spend millions and billions of dollars to decrease the drug trafficking but drugs are going to find another way i...

Violence in America Now a day's violence in America is just outrageous. There are many reasons for this. The world has been shocked by not only a couple of high school shootings but over 5. The Number of deaths among children. And the violence among teenagers is just downright brutal. The...

Censorship is the biggest controversial topic in high schools all across America. Although some principles and parents don't think their kids are mature enough to learn about sex, drugs, abortion, divorce, etc., students need to learn how to approach situations in the real world. Censorship sho...

EDUCATING KIDS AT HOME Every morning, Mary Jane, who is nine, doesn't have to worry about gulping down her cereal so she can be on time for school. School for Mary Jane is literally right at her doorstep. In this era of growing concerns about the quality of public education, increasing number...