The Affects Media Has on Teens

            “The effect media has on a teenagers' body image is immeasurable. Each year, thousands of teenagers use diet and exercise to conform to an image that has been created by the media.”

            Teenagers see over 25,000 ads in a year and it affects their thinking. Males and females both see plenty of ads in a day and over 70% of those claim attractiveness as a reason to lose weight. Teenagers start to think they need to buy the latest product, have muscular body, or be tall and fit to be happy.

            At least one out of every four advertisements sends a message about attractiveness. Teens see these messages and advertisements every day and once they think they need to look that way they can start ruining their body to represent this image they would think is normal. Teens have lower self esteem if their bodies don't measure up to the image they think is right.

More Information at: http://teens.lovetoknow.com/The_Effects_Media_Has_on_Teenagers_Body_Image

By: Zach Altose

Human Trafficking

      Human trafficking is a huge global concern. Humans are the second most trafficked "product" in the black market [internationally], surpassed only by drugs. Many people realize it’s occurring but assume that it’s not happening in Canada. They’re wrong! Canada is known worldwide as a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are being trafficked for the intentions of prostitution and forced labour. Eight hundred thousand people are trafficked across international borders annually, mostly women and children destined for sex trade. Children as young as nine are being sexually exploited and by the age of eleven to twelve they are being forced into prostitution. Approximately 80 percent of human trafficking victims are women and girls, and up to 50 percent are minors. A real life example of this horrible crime in Canada takes place with a fifteen year old girl. She’d been abducted from her parents, her name had been changed and been trafficked to Calgary. She was sold up to twelve times a day, seven day a week. Over a three year period her captor acquired roughly three hundred and sixty thousand dollars. This issue is growing and becoming more serious every day! Want to learn more about this topic and find out ways to fight against it? Go to: http://4mycanada.ca/HumanTrafficking.html

By: Kyra-Dawn Thomas