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Great Expectations---Characters
Honors English 9-7 January 28, 1997 #6: Characters in Great Expectations: Static or Dynamic? The characters in Great Expectations are the products of extreme characterization. Each personality type represented is in its extreme, as though to make a point to the reader. Overall, the le

Pollution in the Mediterranean
Pollution in the countries surrounding the Mediterranean has become a serious problem with no simple solutions. In this paper, we will discuss the problems in the Mediterranean, particularly in the area surrounding Italy. In addition to this we will also offer practical solutions. The Mediterra

Teenagers and Sex in America

TEEN SEX& PREGNANCY

SEXUAL ACTIVITY

CONTRACEPTIVE USE

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

(STDs)

TEEN PREGNANCY

CHILDBEARING

TEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN

ABORTION

SOURCES OF DATA

SEXUAL ACTIVITY

Most adolescents begin having

intercourse in their mid-to-late teens,

about 8 years before they

marry.1

56% of young women and 73% of

young men today have had

intercourse by age 18, compared

with 35% of young women and 55% of

young men in the early 1970s.2

While the likelihood of

having intercourse increases steadily with age,

1 in 5 teens do not have

intercourse during their teenage years.3

7 in 10 women who had sex

before age 14, and 6 in 10 of those who

had sex before age 15, report

having had sex involuntarily.4