Argumentative Essays

1. Victoria Okafor
Dr. Stainbrook
English 111–121
02 December 2015
Do TV Shows Like 16 and Pregnant Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy?
Teenage pregnancy has become a major issue in today's society for our adolescents. This is a
major problem for all who are involved. It creates hurt and a struggle for on the parents, especially
for the mother (Gonchar and Schulten). Also for the parent(s) of the teenager this creates struggles
for them because more often than not, they end up with the load of caring and looking after the
child while the teenage parents are at school or out doing other things that teenagers do. Raising a
child as a teenager is not easy. Teen parents are more likely to struggle to deal with parenthood, and
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The television show 16 and Pregnant was initially created to try to symbolize the hardship of being
a teenage parent (Taylor). The stories of these young girls are often times very similar being that
they have a miserable nine months of pregnancy just to give birth as a single mother, no longer with
the father of their child. This show displays the sorrow and struggle that the mother has in just the
first few weeks into being a new mother.
On the other hand, some view that these types of shows somewhat "glorify" the reality of having a
baby as a teenager. Both Teen Moms and 16 and Pregnant offer the young teenage girls that they
document great deals of money in order to record their pregnancy, birth giving, and first couple of
weeks of motherhood. This in itself, to some teenagers, shows that it isn't all that bad. Many teen
moms believe that they could possibly become one of the documented females if they end up in the
situation of being a teen parent and could earn money off of it and a little fifteen minutes of fame
(Henson). Also, they think that they could be featured in Teen Moms, the spinoff of 16 and
Pregnant. This would just introduce even more money to the teen. The show is not intentionally
trying to promote teenage pregnancy. This is just the viewpoint that some uneducated teenagers take
from watching it. This is definitely not the realistic and commonsensical way of viewing teenage
pregnancy.
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2. Argumentative Essays
Failure is the step towards success. Do you agree?
It is often assumed that failure is a deterrent to achievement. Rather, failure should be seen as a
motivator for a person to keep trying until the objective or aim of a particular mission is fulfilled.
Failure often times leads a person to feel helpless, disappointed and depressed. However,one should
not allow this to set them back in trying to achieve the ultimate aim one has set out to do. Failure in
the beginning can often be a powerful incentive to reassess one's position in wanting to achieve the
particular aims; to analyse whether the purpose is worth the trouble the person has to undergo and
the whether the obstacles are surmountable. Practical and...show more content...
Another disadvantage of being an only is that he lacks companionship. He has no brother or sister
to confide in. Growing up as an only child can be very lonely. If you have siblings you will have
to share everything, so you get less; but you also get less of the bad things. Siblings can support
and comfort each in times of trouble. The elder siblings learn to care for the younger ones and the
younger ones learn to respect their elder siblings and have someone to look up to besides their
parents. You are more balanced person than an only child. Another advantage of having siblings is
that your parents' attention is divided among your siblings. As a result, there is less pressure on you
to perform well, be it academically or in other areas. Having siblings also means that you have
companionship, the joy of caring and sharing, and security. I, personally, am happy that I am not an
only child.
Students should not take up part time jobs. Discuss.
Nowadays, students love to have part–time jobs. Their parents approve it easily as they are said to
gain experience from working. However, having a job is a big responsibility for a student. Before,
teenagers at their age were working to help their family because of poverty. Nevertheless, they
were actually eager to study and learn at school for their future. It was not the same as the teenagers
nowadays where they are more likely competing to each other to have a job. Most of the
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