Rebellious Teens
Teenagers these days have become more violent than ever. It seems like everyday we hear about yet another high school shooting in which innocent people are being killed. In all this chaos I ask you this: What causes these adolescents to rebel?, Why did they resort to violence?, and why does it happen more now than it did when our parents were adolescents? If they are only teenagers and are already using guns to resolve their problems, can you imagine them as adults? Just the thought of it is frightening. I'm sure we all remember the Columbine High school shooting that was so terrifying, the whole country was in shock. Not too long ago, there had been another shooting in Santana High school which shook us a bit but not as much as Colorado's Columbine incident. There have been many other incidents like these that haven't gained much recognition. But why do these teenagers rebel? The Denver Post interviewed an 18 year old Trench Coat Mafia member who says that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold (shooters in Columbine), were outcasts. He explains that they were loners and weren't accepted by their peers. According to Cnn, Andy (Santana shooter) was bullied by bigger kids because he was skinny. With all the information att
As time passes things change. People become accustomed to the things they see. Example of this would be the lack of shock when the second big shooting after Columbine High appeared on the news. Teenagers rebel these days because they are outcasts in their peers eyes or they might just be bullied and want revenge. They resort to violence because it is seen so much these days. The reason why it happens more than it did in our parents youth is because teenagers have more control over their lives. Things get worse everyday. If our parents youth was thought to be better than our era, can you imagine our children's time? Will things be worse? world they feel cut off from." says Dorothy Gordon (Who Has The Answer? 20) I have come to the conclusion that these teenagers resort to violence because they are exposed to it everyday. The news, games, television shows, movies, music, and sometimes even the home, is full of violence. So why exactly are things so different now than it was when our parents were teenagers? In a current interview, Marcia Suarez states: " There's too much violence on television that shows children things they should not have to watch because they learn them. In my era, what you saw
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