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Extended Essay – English B
Title:
American Society Should Take Responsibility for its Troubled Teenagers
Research question:
Regarding Green Day’s twelve-minute-long music video “Jesus of Suburbia” as well as its lyrics, how have the problems of American society led to the problems of American teenagers?
Candidate Name: He, Jing
Candidate Number: 001458-039 School Name: Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School
School Code: 001458
Word count: 3672
Abstract:
I’m concerned about America’s troubled children and curious about the cause of their problems after I watched Green Day’s 12 minute music video “Jesus of Suburbia.” Their discontent and self-destruction shocked me. Therefore, regarding that music video and the lyrics of “Jesus of Suburbia,” this essay is going to focus on how the problems of American society have led to the problems of its troubled teenagers.
This essay is divided into two parts. Part one presents two main problems of troubled teenagers, which are substance abuse and an apathetic attitude. Part two further discusses three reasons teenagers are doing all these things and the social problems which are likely to cause their problems. First, schools, which give up on their troubled children too easily, and irresponsible parents are responsible for teenager’s lack of education. Then the irresponsible parents’ problems are further discussed by analyzing the role of the mother in the music video, which indicates that the impact of broken homes and the parents’ own self-destruction on teenagers is profound. Thirdly, the hypocrisy of the American government is a big part of the cause of teenagers’ discontent. Its hypocrisy is embodied in its negligence of poverty and unemployment, and general lack of awareness of poor people. Finally, the irresponsible and unethical media is responsible for mass negative advertisements and TV shows, and neglecting the existence of troubled teenagers.
The conclusion is that the hypocrisy of
Title:
American Society Should Take Responsibility for its Troubled Teenagers
Research question:
Regarding Green Day’s twelve-minute-long music video “Jesus of Suburbia” as well as its lyrics, how have the problems of American society led to the problems of American teenagers?
Candidate Name: He, Jing
Candidate Number: 001458-039 School Name: Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School
School Code: 001458
Word count: 3672
Abstract:
I’m concerned about America’s troubled children and curious about the cause of their problems after I watched Green Day’s 12 minute music video “Jesus of Suburbia.” Their discontent and self-destruction shocked me. Therefore, regarding that music video and the lyrics of “Jesus of Suburbia,” this essay is going to focus on how the problems of American society have led to the problems of its troubled teenagers.
This essay is divided into two parts. Part one presents two main problems of troubled teenagers, which are substance abuse and an apathetic attitude. Part two further discusses three reasons teenagers are doing all these things and the social problems which are likely to cause their problems. First, schools, which give up on their troubled children too easily, and irresponsible parents are responsible for teenager’s lack of education. Then the irresponsible parents’ problems are further discussed by analyzing the role of the mother in the music video, which indicates that the impact of broken homes and the parents’ own self-destruction on teenagers is profound. Thirdly, the hypocrisy of the American government is a big part of the cause of teenagers’ discontent. Its hypocrisy is embodied in its negligence of poverty and unemployment, and general lack of awareness of poor people. Finally, the irresponsible and unethical media is responsible for mass negative advertisements and TV shows, and neglecting the existence of troubled teenagers.
The conclusion is that the hypocrisy of
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