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Part one: After reviewing Chapters 21 and 27 of the KU Guide to Successful Writing, select one of the sample informative essays in either chapter and write a brief paragraph in which you explore what you think is effective (or ineffective) in the thesis, development, grammar and use of sources in this essay. How might reading this sample essay help you with making final revisions to your Final Project essay?Essay on Consequences of Sexually Active TeensJulie H. is a 15-year-old girl on the brink of a new adventure. She is a sophomore in high school, plays the flute in the school band, is involved in the drama club, and although she might seem like one of the last girls to deliver this news, she is also five months pregnant. She is having the baby, a decision that is supported by her parents, but her life is forever changed. The consequences some adolescents like Julie face when they decide to become sexually active can include pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and depression.One obvious consequence teens face when they become sexually active is pregnancy. Pregnancy at any age can be taxing on the body and spirit; however, adding in a third factor—lack of maturityin most adolescents—can create a disastrous combination. According to Brenda Smith, author of “The Many Consequences of Teen Pregnancy,” the risks associated with teenage pregnancy can be severe. Smith states, “Pregnant teens are prone to giving birth to premature babies, struggling with depression, and experiencing socioeconomic and economic hardships.” A recent poll conducted by The National Center for Teenage Pregnancy indicates that recent years, 2008–2009, have seen a rise in the number of teenage pregnancies, from 30 out of 1,000 teens to 50 out of 1,000 teens reporting pregnancies. In addition to this increase, the results of the poll also show that 25 percent of pregnant teens have another child within one or two years of their first.What do these statistics mean for pregnant teens? Brenda Frank, director of the Chicago chapter of Planned Parenthood, paints a bleak future for many pregnant teens: “Teen mothers typically miss out on the educational benefits experienced by their classmates as only about one-third of teenage mothers graduate from high school. In addition to not completing high school, teen mothers are susceptible to getting involved with drugs and alcohol, struggle with poverty in part due to low earning potential of their babies’ fathers, and are more susceptible to contract a sexually transmitted disease than more mature mothers.”Frank goes on to explain that the issues surrounding teen pregnancy are not limited to teen mothers. Rather, teen fathers also share a big portion of the burden, as does society as a whole. Yearly, teen pregnancies cost nearly $8 billion total in lost tax revenues, public assistance, child health care and involvement with the criminal justice system.Dr. Peter Young, professor of psychology at Illinois University, brings up perhaps a less obvious but no less disturbing consequence of early sexual activity–depression: “Sexually active teens do not necessarily succumb to depression, but there is evidence that shows the age by which a teen first becomes sexually active as well as the type of partner he or she chooses can cause depression in some teenagers.”Both teenage boys and girls can experience symptoms of depression as well as think suicidal thoughts when they first have sex before age 16 for girls and age 15 for boys. In addition, if an adolescent relationship ends quickly after a sexual encounter, or is not emotionally fulfilling, teens are more likely to go through an extended period of depression or contemplate suici
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