Growing up in todays world
It's tough enough being a teenager in today's world without the temptations of drugs, sex, and violence, but in the year 2000 this is what the adolecent's face. We face more obstacles and trials and tribulations than teens faced twenty or thirty years ago. There is more sexual content on today's televisions, more violence in todays school, and more peer pressure to try all sortsof new drugs. Yet it seems the youth of today have acomplished more. We are chess champions, graduates of college, star athletes, crucial holders of our country's economic wealth, multi-millionaire entrepreneurs, and Grammy-award winning entertainers. Most of these had, at one time, a direct correlation with only adults. But our current society has taught us to be strong, independent, young go-getters, who fight for what we believe in. This independence and strong-will was started and nutured when we were children, probably by loved ones such as parents and grandparents, and ministers and teachers. They encouraged us to play educational games and read. By the time we got a little older we were inspired to compete or participate in activities to expand our minds (or maybe to keep us out of trouble), such
Many more mature adults feel as though we are a wild and rambunctious youth, but in fact the teenager has not changed that much over the years. The physical anatomy of puberty has not changed "Peach fuzz" is still accquired in new places, mood swings become more frequent, and problems and peer pressure are still here, although our problems may be slightly different from senior generations. Sure our predecessors have dealt with violence and lust and alcohol and illict drugs, but ours is now at full scale. It is a wise person who can see through the lie that drugs and drinking are the way to a good time. In fact, many of teens who have been offered marijuana or alcohol have turned it down. Okay I'd like to ask you a question. Which name has the most significance for you? as playing a musical instrament, or participating in a sport, or attending class in computers. I saw this poem on the internet and it reminded me of those special people that helped me through my childhood. I would like to read it to you, The media produces much more stories about the Eric Harrises and Dylan Klebolds than the Natalie Toros. I'll admit that all teens are not super genius nor are they all model citizens, but we are not all Dylan Klebolds either. Positive coverage may not sell in our national magazines, but wouldn't you
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Approximate Word count = 902
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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