This is probably one of the most awkward awkward crowning moment in the history. Steve Harvey made a horrible mistake on the 1st runner up and Miss Universe winners. But then he apologized, announced the right winner, and took responsibility of his mistake. What an embarrassing moment for Steve Harvey and horrific for both Miss Columbia and Miss Philippines. He is a great guy so no need to embarrass him in social media. Nobody is perfect, we all makes mistakes.

Early pregnancy is quickly becoming one of the most common problems in first-world countries. Teenagers range from ages thirteen to eighteen, and get pregnant for many different reasons; the causes of teenage pregnancy include lack of discipline, feelings of not being loved and cared for, overprotective parents, lack of parents’ guidance and supervision, sexual abuse or rape, childhood environment, failure of sex education, and neglect or improper use of birth control. There are many causes of teenage pregnancy and its consequences are life changing.

Teenagers with busy parents have no time to guide and support them are more likely to get pregnant. Communication between parents and children, which is part of the family bonding, become weak. A teen who does not feel that she can talk to her parents about sex will turn to friends, movies or videos that will most likely give wrong information. The lack of affection from the family will push them to have an intimate relationship elsewhere.

Teenage pregnancy can also be a result of failure to teach the necessary sex education from both the school and parents. They then get engaged in sexual contact without any knowledge about contraception or proper use of birth control. Parents are still hesitant to discuss sex with their kids, and are just content with whatever sex education offered by school. According to a survey poll by National Public Radio, Sex Education in America Foundation, and Harvard's Kennedy School National Survey on Sex Education, a majority of Americans agree that sex education should be taught in schools. The debate continues to this day whether to teach a broad sex education curriculum to school.

Children of overprotective parents can also be rebellious. They cannot make their own decision and some get tired of it by doing things against their parents will. They turn to friends who are into alcohol and drugs or find security and love they are looking for to the opposite sex and are more likely to get pregnant. They find happiness away from the sight of their parents. Stemming from that, however, some children, no matter how great their parents are, are just too stubborn and does what they think will make them happy without consideration to how it will affect others. They are prone to bad influences, sexual escapades, and early pregnancy that will lead them to miserable life.

The effect of teenage pregnancy in the society is a serious issue. School dropouts are the leading effects of pregnancy; they cannot handle the burden of studying and taking care of their baby after birth. Because of their responsibility to the newborn baby, they choose to stay home to take care of the kids. Many teen moms may find it difficult or impossible to support the kids because they did not get the proper education so the career option is limited resulting to poverty. But there are others who pursue their dream to finish college education and becoming a good parent.

Teenage pregnancy is most common in the USA, despite the government campaigns to teach sex education in schools. According to The National Campaign, the teenage pregnancy rate declined from 1990 to 2008, therefore teenagers are becoming aware of the negative impacts of early pregnancy. If pregnancy happened to one member of the family, all we need is to give them the support they needed instead of blaming them, for sure they already learned their lesson for what they have done wrong. Teenage pregnancy is a life-long commitment that needs serious attention.

Depression and suicide in high school students has been well researched and documented, but hardly anything has been done about it. Although it occurs in western countries, it is more often documented in Asian countries, where academic success is stressed, in belief that academic excellence is one of the only ways to succeed in life. Juon et al surveyed Korean high school students and found that those who admitted to being more stressed about academics were more likely to have serious considerations of suicide (Mres.Gmu.edu). Similar results were found in Singapore, where school problems accounted for 11% of suicide in students (Mres.Gmu.edu). The results of these studies prove nothing positive on the psychological toll of excess academic pressure.

On the other end of the spectrum, the sources of pressure have different motives for attacking a teenager’s fragile psyche. The most common sources of academic pressure include parents, competition, and the curriculum itself. Parents usually have no idea of the extent of psychological toll their pressuring has to their children, and their efforts can be justified by trying to get the best out of their child. Academic competition, in its simplest sense, is ranking and how a student competes with other students. Many schools have opted out of traditional valedictorians and salutatorians for the very purpose of reducing academic pressure. And last, but definitely not least, is pressure from a school’s curriculum, which may prove to be too difficult for a student. A tough curriculum, on top of parental and peer pressure, is the outdoing of many students. This is a problem in Eastern and Western countries, either it’s to maintain their high tier spot in education rankings or to raise theirs.

Academic pressure has proven detrimental to students’ psyches, academic dishonesty and student depression rates, yet despite the research and efforts, little has actually been done and to reduce academic pressure. Education is simply essential for the growth of human beings as individuals and a population, and it carries long term effects. Poor education of one generation fosters worse education for the next.

Works Cited

Ang, Rebecca P. and Huan, Vivien S. “Relationship between Academic Stress and Suicidal Ideation: Testing for Depression as a Mediator Using Multiple Regression.” Mres.Gmu.edu. July 21, 2006. Web. 6 July 2013.

Chris and Bryant. “High Expectations Asian Father.” tumblr.com. n.p. 2010. Web. 7 June 2013.

Heneghan, Emily. “Academic Dishonesty and the Internet in Higher Education.”

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• Start of the Battle of Bataan - The Japanese attack
• The Fall of Bataan
• The Bataan Death March

Start of the Battle of Bataan - The Japanese attack


Upon Arrival at Camp only 54,000 of the prisoners had made it. It is estimated that about 7,000 to 10,000 died, while the rest of the missing had escaped into the jungle and joined guerrilla groups.
The conditions within Camp were also brutal and harsh, leading to thousands more POW deaths even within their first few weeks there.


Public Speaking: Informative speech, special event.

Ever wonder who provided Pope Francis church furniture used in the apostolic visit in the Philippines between January 15-19, 2015? VitreArtus Glass Art Co., Inc.’ offered its services six months ago to Fr. Genaro Diwa, head of the office of liturgy of the Archdiocese of Manila without asking for anything in exchange.  Engr. Cruz considers it a blessing to him and to VitreArtus when the invitation did come (CBCPNews).

Engineer Robert M. Cruz, liturgical furniture maker and President of  VitreArtus Glass Art Co., Inc., based in San Pedro, Laguna, started the company on 1990, designing, manufacturing and exporting decorative art glass (stained glass), church interior furnishings, statuary, wrought iron.  For almost 25 years, the company provided Catholic churches and other institutions in the Philippines and abroad with liturgically and theologically correct religious art, iconography, and furniture.