54321 #5 (t.p.t)

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*the 14yr old girl who was once good and did ballet was caught sneaking out to have sex with a older boy.
*one 13yr old boy was caught sneaking in his house at midnight after chilling with his friends and smoking marijuana and drinking.
*a lot of teens do things to test the limits of each situation.
*Ponton and others say teenagers who experiment in the wide range of areas often do better in the long run than those who completely hold themselves back.
* Ponton says risk taking is a normal tool of development and teenagers identify themselves through risks.
questions
*is there a higher percentage of kids who get in trouble than those who don't?
*why does it seem like more kids than adults "act out"?
*is the amount of pregnant teens getting higher or lower?
*how does the environment changing have an effect on how puberty, and puberty coming faster?
vocabulary
*adrenaline- A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury
*ravines- A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water
*cognitive- of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
literary terms
*dialogue- one girl said she thinks she does the things she does when shes feeling vulnerable and she wants to forget that feeling so she does something to keep her mind off it.
*imagery- i could picture the kid sneaking in his house and his parents catch him and he just sits there like nothing happened.
overview statement
*this was about risky situations kids had been in and why they did the things they did.