In school, you are faced with so many pressures. These are not just pressures from school like loads of homework, but you are also confronted with pressures from your peers to indulge in some activities. It may be pressure to smoke, to have sex, to take drugs or to cheat. Of course, you know very
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Morayo used to smile a lot until that particular morning when there was nothing but a frown on her young, pretty face. She was pregnant and her life was almost ruined… Just a few weeks earlier, Morayo had found herself in a horrendous situation; she was raped by someone who ought to have protected her
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DOORS Closed doors! They say to me- “you are not welcome here” Knock knock; would you let me in? “No please…you’re not one of us!” Closed doors are all I see! Like a curse on which spell I’m cast Why does it have to be this hard? *KNOCKS*… Please let me in! The replies are
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Right early on in their lives, boys learn the art of winning the hearts of women. This is usually an interesting for guys, difficult [even] in some cases. So just out of curiosity, I rounded up a few of friends and asked them to share their experiences about how their first attempts at romance went
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The roots of Halloween can be traced back to over 2000 years ago, to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain which was celebrated on November 1 in what is now Ireland, United Kingdom and Northern France. Then, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. On the night before Samhain, on
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In secondary school, the time eventually comes when you are taught Reproduction in Biology class. Yes, that momentous time when before the whole class, your teacher says things about your bodies and even draws them on the board! If you haven’t had this experience yet, trust me, your time will come. And as a homage
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The Internet provides such immense opportunities for knowledge-acquisition, entertainment and self-improvement. It provides as much useful information as it does the less useful ones. Therefore, it is imperative that teenagers avoid being swayed into accessing the negative contents online and focus more on the positive things. And to achieve that, a great deal of self-control
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A few weeks ago I wrote about why some students are scared of going to school and specifically mentioned bullying as one major reason. I then promised to come up with an article detailing ways to cope just in case one finds him or herself bullied. Well here it is as promised! It is important
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As a teen, you may often feel like no one gets you and your frustrations, yet that is far from the truth. Today’s adults were once like you, and below are 7 amazing advice from one to her 18 year old self. I hope you enjoy it. 1. Follow Your Dreams, Not Someone Else’s Make
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You know that awkward moment when everyone in a particular space is just so quiet, you would think someone died! Perhaps, you are meeting someone for the first time, and you want to strike up a conversation. Just how do you go about breaking the ice? Consider some of these fun and easy ice breakers:
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