The Big Apple Teenagers

Teenagers nowadays(include me)
Recently, the issue of socialills amongst teenagers are hotly debated in this sociaty. More teenagers nowadays are becoming involved in social ills such as exortion, bullying, gangsterism, vandalism and even petty theff. This problem had become very serious in our country till our society become worry and anxious. Althought our society especially the government had found many ways to overcome this problem, this problem is still become more serious. Actually, in order to solve this problem, we should find the source of the social ills. There are a lot of reasons that contribute to this problemto be occur. The question is, what are reasons behind that cause the social ills amongst teenagers become more serious?
There too much pressure placed on teenagers had become one of the reasons of the social ills amongst teenager. As we know, teenagers nowadays have to face a lot of stress especially in their studies as they have to handle many subjects in their studies. Teenagers are too much emphasize on their exam and they have to study day and night in order to get flying colour in their exam. So that, they would not dissappoint their parent. This situation had caused teenagers become stress. Futhermore, the family especially parents would become one of the source that caused teenagers to become pressure and even fighting or quarrelling everyday. Some of them even divorce thus causing parents fail to be a good role model. This situation would cause teenagers become stress and they ‘may involve in the sociall ills in order to release their pressure.
Other than that, media influence would become the reasons of the social ills as well. The media such as internet. Tv program and others and broadcast those unhealthy issues from west country. As me know, mind of teenagers are not mature yet and they will absorb all of thinds without thinking. Terefore, while watching the tv program or surfing internet,they may be curious and learn the role of the movie. As a result,they will become unbehaviour,violent,and inpolite,and subsequently involve in the social ills.
Futhermore,lacking of traditional value had also due to the reasons of the social ill become serious amongst teenagers. In this modelization era,people are more pursue the material and more concern about their career or studies. People wooing the highly technology in order to make a fortune and have a comfortable living. It had caused them, especially teenagers to neglect the traditional value. It would cause the number of social ills amongst teenagers increase rapidly.
As a conclusion, this social ills problem would become worst if nobody try to solve this problem. Therefore,the government and authority should cooperate with others in order to take action against the problem as teenagers are playing an important role to the development of the country. We as teenagers should have responsibility and should not involved in the social ills.As a student, we do not need to feel shy with our friends or teacher. Ask what you don’t know. After that, make exercise at home such as the old saying says ‘practise make perfect’. Don’t give up and keep on doing until you are familiar with it.
Lastly,try to talk with friends. This is the best you should do. Don’t stop for a long time. If not, you will forget it. Look at the dictionary if you use ‘broken English’ for a beginning.
In conclusion, based on the discussion,English is very important to us. Learn, ask to the teachers and talk with friends can help to improve your English.

Teenagers and love(include me also)

It’s wonderful to be in love. It’s exciting, romantic, and fun, and you feel like nothing can go wrong.Sure, like the love songs say, love hurts sometimes. You worry, you wonder if the person you love really loves you, or if he or she is cheating on you. But knowing that love hurts doesn’t mean you should expect to get hurt – to be put down, slapped, embarrassed in front of your friends, pushed, yelled at, forced to have sex if you don’t want it, controlled by, or afraid of the person you’re going out with.
Getting hurt like that isn’t love. It’s dangerous. It’s
violence. It can happen to anybody, even if you’re
smart or popular or strong or sophisticated. And it
doesn’t matter who you’re seeing. It happens to
girls and to boys. It happens in same-sex
relationships.
At first, if it happens to you or to a friend, you might not get what’s going on. You’re thinking, “I can handle this. I can make it stop”; of “There’s no black eye. I’m not getting pushed down a stairway.” “I shouldn’t take put-downs so seriously.” Maybe you’re thinking, “He only gets jealous because he loves me.” “She only slapped me to show attitude.” “She won’t love me if I don’t do everything she wants, when she wants it.” “To show my love, I should want to spend every spare moment with him. ”Or maybe you do get it. You know things aren’t right, but you feel alone. You’re ashamed to tell your friends. You’re afraid the explosions and jealousy will get worse if you tell anyone. You’re afraid to tell your parents because they might make you break up. Maybe you also are afraid of losing your boyfriend or girlfriend. Maybe you think it’s worth it to put up with anything just to have someone special in your life. Every relationship has problems and upsets. That’s just part of life. But if you see patterns of uncontrolled anger, jealousy or possessiveness, or if there is shoving, slapping, forced sex, or other physical violence even once it’s time to find help.
Think about this. Imagine that your best friend is going with someone who thinks and acts that way. Would it seem okay? Would you want them to stop hurting each other? Would you treat your bestfriends like this. You have the right to be treated with respect and to not be harmed physically or emotionally by another person. Violence and abuse are not acceptable in any relationship. Love shouldn’t hurt like this. What’s the first step in turning the situation around? Take it seriously. Listen to yourself. If you feel that someone is abusing you, trust those feelings. Take it seriously. What’s the second step? Take care of yourself. You’re too valuable to settle for love that hurts. Don’t stay silent – find support and help. Believe it – it’s happening Nearly one in 10 high school students will experience physical violence from someone they’re going with. Even more teens will experience verbal or emotional abuse during the relationship. Between 10 and 25 percent of girls between the ages of 15 and 24 will be the victims of rape
or attempted rap. In more than half of those cases, the attacker is someone the girl goes out
with. Girls are not the only ones who are abused physically or emotionally in relationships. Boys
also experience abuse, especially psychological abuse. Boys rarely are hurt physically in
relationships, but when it happens, it’s often severe. Boys also can be pressured or forced into
unwanted sex, by girls or by other boys. Violence happens in same-sex relationships,
too. When it does, gay and lesbian teenagers often don’t know where to turn for help. If they are
not comfortable telling people that they’re gay, that makes their situation even harder.

In every culture, people have certain ideas about what it means to be a man or a woman. These ideas are called stereotypes. When you first start going out seriously, stereotypes can get you really confused about how you or the person you’re going with ought to behave. Boys often have the idea that it’s a “guy thing” to act tough and to treat girls like property, like they own them. Guys often try to get their friends’ approval by acting like they don’t care about
anything or anyone. Even a guy who likes a particular girl might show off for his friends by
treating her badly or acting like she’s been put on earth just to have sex with him. Girls often accept the idea that it’s a “guy thing” to push girls around, and so they should learn to go along with it. Girls also may believe it’s a “girl thing” to try to figure out and do whatever will keep their boyfriends happy. So, they may feel that they have to do only what the guy wants, or they may put up with the guy ignoring them, treating them badly around other guys, being really possessive, or being violent or abusive. Both girls and boys often have the idea that boys
can’t control themselves when it comes to sex. They may believe that if a man forces a woman to
have sex against her will, she was probably leading him in some way.




Remember: There’s no “guy thing” or “girl thing” when it comes to violence and abuse in relationships. There’s just the “right thing” and the “wrong thing”. Violence and abuse are always the wrong thing.

The BIg Apple Top to Toe

Stop a Nail Biting Habit with Proper Natural Nail Care

The first thing we can all do in having good-looking hands is to keep them
clean by washing regularly. It’s amazing how many people (guys especially, but some women and girls too) walk around with grubby non manicured finger nails. Get a nail brush and put it by the sink, so it’s convenient whenever you wash your hands. An added plus of a nail brushing your fingers is the way it feels: those soft bristles and the luxurious soapy lather take your hands on a daily very mini spa vacation. Always follow up with a nice hand cream or lotion to keep your hands moisturized

Stop nail biting. Break your toddler or child's habit early.

Beautiful hands and nail care start with basics, and not having raggy, bleeding cuticles is a primary step in having presentable hands. Granted, one of the hardest habits to break is to stop fingernail biting, but it’s also one of the more disfiguring things that can happen to a hand. We all know someone who bites their nails to the quick, then starts on those ragged cuticles. Nail-biting usually starts in early childhood as a toddler with some people never outgrowing it, while others only revert to nail-biting in times of stress.

A finger nail biting cure that helped remedy 18 year old girl's problem from when she was a child.

I know a New York woman who stopped biting her nails when she was eighteen, because she wanted to be a flight attendant, and she had read in one of those “How to Be a Flight Attendant” guides, that bitten nails would keep her from being accepted into “Smile School”. (It was a long time ago, when airlines also had age limitations for stewardesses.) I admired her greatly as she stopped through sheer willpower.

At first, she went retro and wore gloves a lot. She also started carrying a nail file in her purse so that when a nail got split or roughened, she could take care of it on the spot. She wore gloves because taking off a glove to bite a nail is a great way to make yourself pause and consider, and then stop the behavior before it starts. She never did become a flight attendant, but she did have her hands photographed for a newspaper ad for the Chicago manicure and nail salon that she frequented and once more a few years later for a Los Angeles nail care and manicure salon.

Nail care and nail biting products

There are some products on the market to stop nail-biting, super-hot or bitter things to paint on your nails. I've heard some nail-biters say that the nasty taste didn't stop them, but they must work for some people.

Bad Hair Cut Help

If it hasn't happened already, sooner or later it will. The dreaded "bad hair cut" goes beyond a "bad hair day." It can change the way you feel about yourself and undermine your self esteem for months. It's no secret, women are picky about their hair. It's hard enough to get a good style, but with a bad hair cut, it's almost impossible.

First of all, don't panic! If misery loves company, you've got plenty. The bad hair cut happens to everybody at some time or another and it may help just knowing you're not alone. Here's some advice to get you through the tough times and help you feel better.

Contact Your Stylist

You need to tell your stylist that you're not satisfied with your cut. It's possible you won't realize it's a bad cut until you're home. If that's the case, give your stylist a call and tell him or her why you're not satisfied. If there's some hair to work with, make another appointment and have it corrected. If not, it's better just let it grow (and it will) because you don't need to make it worse.

If this is a new stylist and you won't trust him or her again, get a referral, go back to a trusted one, or try a new one to get help for your bad hair cut. There's no reason to have someone cutting your hair again if they've caused you so much grief to begin with.

If this was a trusted stylist who botched your hair, it's better to forgive and allow them to make amends. Nobody is perfect, and it may just have been a bad day for them or simple miscommunication. While this is little relief, they'll try their best to make it right.

Some Consolation

Now for some bad hair cut help. For your emotional stability, you need to remember that hair grows about 1/2" a month and it's probably not going to take near as long as you think to grow out to a stage where it's acceptable. Trust me, this is the only time you will appreciate dark roots because that indicates your hair is growing!

Give it some time. If you're one of the few lucky ones, you may decide the cut wasn't bad after all and you may even you like it. If that's not the case...

Growing out a bad hair cut is awkward but there are ways to minimize your discomfort. If the hat fits, wear it. Some people look great in hats and already have some. Ok, so that may not be what you had in mind...

Add Some Style

Try adding some body to straight hair with Velcro rollers or a curling iron. Adding some waves and curls will help disguise any blunt cuts. If your hair is wavy or kinky, straighten it out to give it some length. Don't be stuck in a rut. Now that you have a different hair cut (like it or not,) you need to do damage control with some new hair styles.

Use Hair Accessories

There are so many hair accessories on the market today, a rotten hair cut is a good excuse to try them out. If you hair's long enough, pull it back and leave a few strands around your face to give the illusion of longer hair.

Use the new style barrettes, hair pins, spikes, and butterfly combs to pull back your hair in problem areas only. Headbands come in so many styles and colors you're bound to find some you like. Plastic, jeweled and beaded, you can't go wrong. Think of it this way, you may be noticed for the best multiple innovative hair styles in the upcoming months!

If your bangs are too short, blow dry them straight down and sweep to the side. Then secure them back with a hair clip or bobby pin.

Add Hair Extensions

You can find clip on synthetic pony tails, braids (plaits) and straight hair extensions in department and discount stores everywhere. If you can match the color, you're in luck. You'll have an instant ponytail or braid for a feminine look.

Loose line extensions are more complicated and you're going to need a professional to put them in. You can choose synthetic or human hair. Human hair is costly but gives you a more natural look. Since the price tag for extensions is higher than other fixes, you need to decide it your bad haircut is really THAT bad. They require special maintenance and if you like things simple, this is not for you.

Do-it-yourself hair extensions are in longer lines and come with directions for you to put them in yourself. These are handy but it's a good idea to have someone help you clip them in.

Whatever bad haircut fix you decide on, remember, it's only a matter of time before you're back to your normal self and this will only be a bad memory.