Informative Speech
Title: Pregnancy among Teenage Girls
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform students about teen pregnancy and prevention
Introduction: According to a study of thirty-seven developed nations published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute in 1985, the teen pregnancy rate in the United States is more than double the rate in England, nearly triple the rate in Sweden and seven times the rate in the Netherlands. Each year, more than 1 million American teenage girls become pregnant, about half of these young women give birth.
Transition: So let’s get started with the important keys and causes of teenage pregnancy.
Body
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A: Teenage pregnancy is young girls between the ages of 13-19 who become pregnant B: Most teens more likely to become pregnant 1. Education, students doing badly in school 2. Family, Teens can be abused at home, parents working all the time or even have low self esteem, etc. Teens might need someone to love since no one willingly love them so their child can be that love they never had 3. Financial issues at home. Poor families often live in low-income neighborhood are less likely to be able to afford an unwanted child. While wealthy families have the money to pay for contraception and abortions.
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A: Causes 1. After various researches I’ve found that there are three major causes of teenage pregnancy within today’s society a. Lack of knowledge. There is fundamental discomfort for Americans with sexuality. We have not yet accepted human sexuality as a normal part of life. The result is that our children and many adults as well, are confused, frightened and bombarded by being informing the importance of sexuality. b. Peer Pressure. Once teenagers have had sex, is there any stopping them? Surprisingly enough, a Kaiser Family Foundation study finds a majority of sexually started 15- to 17-year-olds are not "currently in a
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform students about teen pregnancy and prevention
Introduction: According to a study of thirty-seven developed nations published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute in 1985, the teen pregnancy rate in the United States is more than double the rate in England, nearly triple the rate in Sweden and seven times the rate in the Netherlands. Each year, more than 1 million American teenage girls become pregnant, about half of these young women give birth.
Transition: So let’s get started with the important keys and causes of teenage pregnancy.
Body
I
A: Teenage pregnancy is young girls between the ages of 13-19 who become pregnant B: Most teens more likely to become pregnant 1. Education, students doing badly in school 2. Family, Teens can be abused at home, parents working all the time or even have low self esteem, etc. Teens might need someone to love since no one willingly love them so their child can be that love they never had 3. Financial issues at home. Poor families often live in low-income neighborhood are less likely to be able to afford an unwanted child. While wealthy families have the money to pay for contraception and abortions.
II
A: Causes 1. After various researches I’ve found that there are three major causes of teenage pregnancy within today’s society a. Lack of knowledge. There is fundamental discomfort for Americans with sexuality. We have not yet accepted human sexuality as a normal part of life. The result is that our children and many adults as well, are confused, frightened and bombarded by being informing the importance of sexuality. b. Peer Pressure. Once teenagers have had sex, is there any stopping them? Surprisingly enough, a Kaiser Family Foundation study finds a majority of sexually started 15- to 17-year-olds are not "currently in a
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