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Something we see posted in classrooms today is  ATTENTION TEENAGERS if you are tired of being hassled by UNREASONABLE PARENTS NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION!!!  Leave now and pay your own bills while you still know everything!

This is what all parents should hang in their homes now days because in all honesty and truth teenagers do think they know everything

Why children drink alcohol and watch the things they do when their parents don’t want them to. Alcohol and sex a very large thing in teenager life and society. Why do teenagers drink this is a question that not many people have actually thought about but it’s something that has stood out to me. How many teenagers actually drink? Studies have shown that students are more likely to drink than actually have sex because when drinking it cancels out the emotions that lead to these activities.

Another thing we look at when children rebel are slasher films. Why do kids (especially teenagers) enjoy these gruesome movies? Some studies show that when parents say don’t do this or don’t do that. Something clicks inside of their head that tells them “oh yeah you just try and stop Me.” The biggest problems with teens are the fact that they think they know everything and act like they have done everything. This is why I bring up attention all teenagers thing because like I have said earlier it is the truth.

Peter Johnson from children & society a peer-reviewed academic journal did a little testing and asking of questions to several of today’s youth they said the following to the following questions Peter Johnson asked the teens how their drinking behaviors are scrutinized by a range of adult voices. 

Boy 1”It’s just like if you drink, you’ll die. It’s the same with sex. If you have sex you’re going to die.

Boy 2 “There may be health risks about it but they push it so far, like life-threatening. If you drink only one bottle.

Boy 3”But at the end of the day, all the parents and teachers are basically going out and getting drunk anyways, so they can’t really say anything. (Johnson 4)

Is this really true all those people that tell us it’s bad and isn’t good for you are they just going out and doing it. Well that seem to be what the teens these days are thinking so this is another reason we see our youth do it today. Mom and dad are doing it anyways so why can’t I. This attitude isn’t the wrong attitude it’s also one of the most dangerous attitudes you can have for someone of the teenager age because they could use it for other excuses that could get them in very serious trouble.

The second question asked was this; how does alcohol enhance and mediate friendships and relationships

Boy1 “It just helps whenever you’ve had a couple of drinks. It just brightens everyone up a bit.”

Girl1 “It’s just like you’re more laid back when you have had a drink in you, cos like you don’t hold back as much can be good but it can be bad if you know what I mean…”

Girl2 “yeah it loosens you up more.

Boy1 “drinking gives you a lot of confidence I think.”

Girl1 “I know, like say if you like someone, you wouldn’t tell them if you were sober but if you have a few drinks in you, you just man up and tell them to their face” (Johnson 5)

So here we find that kids think it gets everyone in a good mood and nice and loose. They also think it is a confidence booster so we can understand from this that there might be some low self esteem issues that need to be solved. They could be drinking because they think it’s the only way to be good looking and great. So it’s a confidence booster and relaxer of sorts that these kids look forwards to.

L. J. DeGRAFFENRIED from the Journal of Popular Culture says that slasher films are another big problem in children these days. Saying that they are attracted to these films because they are interested in an “Underage society’s revenge-seeking doppelganger” (DeGRAFFENRIED 1) this is what we see in the nightmare on elm street movies kids wish that their lives were like those in the movies so they watch them to scare and wonder for themselves what would my life be if it were a horror film. See this is the positive side of that but what about the negative. We hear all the time some kid just murder these people using the same weapon they use in the newest horror so I guess things could go both ways. It could just be that the parents aren’t doing their job in the way that they should be looking out for their children and not letting them just do what they want. The job of the parent is to look out for their children and keep them from getting hurt or mentally damaged. Letting your children watch these movies is not the answer your not there to be your Childs friend your there to be the adult and make the choices until they can make their own. That is a question that I have had for a long time. That question was why adults let their kids be the boss and decide. It’s like they just want to be their Childs best friend. Which isn’t wrong but you can only be their friend up to a certain point then it just gets out of hand.

So you may be wondering how does all this tie into rebellion. Well here it is there really isn’t anything you can do about rebellion it’s always going to be there and there isn’t anything you can do about it. That doesn’t mean sit back and just let your children do what they want but to let them kind of make a choice here and there. Let them explore the world but don’t give them the world have them learn from their mistakes because we all know that is the only way to learn things is from our own mistakes. Even though they rebel because you tell them not to do something you have to keep trying because if you look back at your life you probably weren’t the best child either you just have to deal parenthood isn’t the job for everyone but for those of you out there that can handle it. You are a soldier for keeping on and trying hard to bring up respectable children into our society and for that we thank you. Just remember next time your child acts up show them the quote ATTENTION TEENAGERS if you are tired of being hassled by UNREASONABLE PARENTS NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION!!!  Leave now and pay your own bills while you still know everything! And hopefully they will understand

Works cited

DeGRAFFENREID, L. J. "What Can You Do In Your Dreams? Slasher Cinema As Youth Empowerment." Journal Of Popular Culture 44.5 (2011): 954-969. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Jan. 2013

Hagan, John. "Defiance And Despair: Subcultural And Structural Linkages Between Delinquency And Despair In The Life Course." Social Forces (University Of North Carolina Press) 76.1 (1997): 119-134. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.

Johnson, Peter. "'You Just Get Blocked'. Teenage Drinkers: Reckless Rebellion Or Responsible Reproduction?." Children & Society 25.5 (2011): 394-405. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.

Levine, Bruce E. "Mental Illness Or Rebellion?." Ethical Human Psychology & Psychiatry 7.2 (2005): 125-129. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Jan. 2013.

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Greg Johnson

Mr. Gowans

English 12^th

Equilality report

 

Thesis: one man can rise above a perfect society to give people a choice and help people see the importance of choice and accountability

In life we understand that we all need choices and we all need to be able to make our own decisions like what to wear for the day and how to do our hair and what’s the fastest route to school. Well imagine a world without any of those little worries in life. You won’t have to worry about what to wear and when to wear it. You won’t have to worry about styles or being late because in this world you are equal with everyone else you don’t get to make a single choice all you get to do is what everyone else wants to do and you also get no feelings or thoughts on matters. No one takes into account what you want to say no one listens. All because in this world all men are equal. That is the kind of world I am introducing you to in world Lois Lowry made in 1993. This world is a horrible place why would anyone want to give up their feelings and memories for a perfect society. Lucky enough Jonas and even the giver understand the importance of memories when the giver says “It’s the choosing that’s important isn’t it” (Lowry 98) you see even the giver the one who holds the society together begins to realize how importance choice is. One thing that is said that isn’t really understood is “He might make the wrong choices” (98) Who is to decide whether or not it’s a bad choice or not this is a flaw in the whole entire society or maybe there are taught that someone knows who is making wrong choices but if in fact that is the case then Jonas would have never been able to escape. In another perfect society we read about in the book Anthem by Ayn Rand we see it’s a lot like the book The Giver by Lois Lowry in the way that Equality 7-2521  wants to do something in his life like be a scholar but according to the rules he must listen and be a street sweeper. Later on we read that equality 7-2521 finds a manhole cover in the city. When he explores this new place he realizes that it is an inventing room. This is the place where he finds something that could be the best thing for his fellow brethren. When he takes his discovery before the council he doesn’t understand but it is the biggest mistake of his life because of the following reasons “what is not done collectively cannot be good” said international 1-5537. (rand 73) here it is obviously telling us that anything done by one man cannot be good  and if it is not done together with the brethren then it is evil and must be cast out.  Even though equality 7-2521 is rejected about his discovery he begins to see that being alone isn’t always bad and how being alone makes you able to think and discover new things. When equality 7-2521 discovers the word I it becomes a whole new world for the man. He realizes that a thing he does is because of him rather than them. He realizes the power individuality has. Now that he has discovered this he plans to save his brethren and help them understand this new found words power. “To be free a man must be free from his brothers.” (101) earlier we read about a certain woman he encounters and ends up loving (another great sin.) together they end up understanding that this whole we are one bull$#! ^ is nothing but that a bunch of bull$#! ^ they love each other and they know they do so that is there plan is to love each other forever in the forest until they can set their other brethren free. Now that Prometheus (the name that Equality 7-2521 has given himself) has understood the importance of being you and understands freedom. Now with freedom we all have choice and accountability and we all know that but at least they can have that choice of what to do instead of being told this is what you are doing no if ands or buts. If these two societies were together I think that together Prometheus and Jonas could out do the entire government and create a normal society. Now here is something to think about what if our society today was a new society and our past was a “perfect” society and we broke free because of someone like Jonas or Prometheus