Few people can remember the truth about adolescence. Their minds "censor"

their memories; and have them believe that being a teenager was was one big

party, free of cares and responsibilities. Well let me say this, you couldnÕ

t be more wrong if you had a lobotomy. There aren't that many adults around

who realise what adolescence was really like. The anguish, the fear, the

anxiety, the stress. People don't remember those problems because they want

The truth of the matter is, is that being a teenager is hard, right from

the beginning, and it doesn't get any easier. We are such easy prey for big

name companies who advertise using the pressure of popularity, looks and

sex to force us to buy their product that, as it turns out, we never wanted

along with ignorance and apathy that thwarts our lives. A wise man when

responsibility. Eventually, they enter adulthood and the work force.

Hopefully, it can only get easier for teenagers to cope with the world and

parents, and they take the blame personally. This is not right. Sometimes

hardest to be accepted among a certain group or circle. Whereas most of the

Another form of escape for teenagers is, unfortunately, suicide. It is

and say "These are the best years of your life", or "What responsibility?

of advertisers, the popularity contest, their parents, and most of all,

Some common words found in the essay are:
, ignorance apathy, teen suicide,
Approximate Word count = 588
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)