Racial Diversity in Public Schools
This article is about racial discrimination within schools. Just six weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that Jefferson County Public Schools were violating the Constitution by assigning students to schools on the basis of their race, Hannah MacNeal was denied admission into a school due to the fact that she was white. Her mother found out that if she had been of a different skin color, such as black, she would have been allowed to go to that school. The definition of racism is "prejudice or discrimination directed against someone of a different race based on such a belief." A general misconception is that racism is derogatory towards only blacks. However, here we see racism go the other way, which does not mean its any less severe.  The case was fought out and served in its proper justice as she was soon allowed admittance. 

Jost, Kenneth. "Racial Diversity in Public Schools." CQ Researcher 14 Sept. 2007: 745-68. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.


Hazing
This articles summarizes the extreme consequences of hazing whether its for a sports team, a fraternity or even just a high school group.  One example given as a chronic case was Walter Dean Jennings, 18, who died of hyponatremia, a rare disorder marked by low sodium levels in the blood. “He was ordered to [drink] very large quantities of water until he vomited,” said Police Chief Desmond Racicot. “He died from brain swelling due to water intoxication.”  One thing that many hazers seem to forget is that they are breaking the law; hazing is illegal, not to diminish your 'fun', but to keep people safe. People are enforcing other people to do ridiculous things when they do not even realize what the severe outcome could lead to. Hazing is a serious matter that is taken lightly too often and until the reality of someones death, or hospitalization, people remain unaware and naive to it.

Hansen, Brian. "Hazing." CQ Researcher 9 Jan. 2004: 1-24. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Teenage Pregnancy
 This articles summarizes the dreadful epidemic of pregnancy amongst teenagers today. For teenagers, pregnancy can usher a dismal future- with little to few choices and a set path for what her life is going to look like. With birth rates declining for women over 20, teenagers now account for nearly one in every five births in the country.  According to one expert on the problem of child abuse, Dr. Vincent J.Fontana, medical director of the New York Foundling Hospital, “Troubled parents, particularly single adolescent mothers, become saturated with a sense of desperation, alienation and anger that during stressful situations leads them to lose control and strike out at what is closest to them — their child.” This means that a teenager is not capable of bearing a child as they themselves, have a lot of growing up to do.  How can someone raise a child when they can barely take on responsibilities themselves. The disadvantages far outweigh the advantages of being a teen mom.

Stencel, Sandra. "Teenage Pregnancy." Editorial Research Reports 1979. Vol. I. Washington: CQ Press, 1979. 205-24. CQ Researcher. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.