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Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Teenage sexual activity is under looked by many people in today's society. Sexual activity at a young age is bad because many teenagers are unaware of the results that may occur. Results that could are the transfer of sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, gonorrhea, AIDS, and Chlamydia. These results can affect the lives of people in great ways. These are mainly transmitted through teenagers because they are simply unaware of the correct way to engage in sexual activity in a safe way.
When I have children, I will be sure to educate them on the idea of teenage sex. I will be sure to make them understand the possible consequences that may occur. There are many ways that teenage sexual activity can be brought about. For example, the easy access of pornography on the television and computer can easily promote sex to young children. A way to prevent this is to activate parental controls which restrict these areas. This acts as a block or wall that does not allow these websites or channels to be breached. Also, the promotions of rated R movies that include sexual scenes also create a sense of interest towards sexual activity.
Throughout the past 50 years, sexual values have changed greatly. With the invention of the computers and televisions being obvious promoters of sex, the change in the way it is dealt with by parents and teachers are also a reason for this. I understand that schools and parents do try hard to educate their children on sex but it the way times have changed as well. In the past, the teachers and parents were much stricter then in today's society and this is not their fault, it is just the way times have become. It is also the attitudes of teenagers in today's society which cause these problems. Because of these easy accessible ways of watching and understand sex, teenagers have been able to understand the meaning of it, and although they don't understand the real...
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