In many countries there has been an increase in social problems involving teenagers in recent years. Many people believe that this is due to modern lifestyles because parents spend more and more time at work and have less time to supervise their children. To what extent do you believe this is true? There is no question that standards of behaviour have fallen among teenagers. The popular belief is that the principle cause is that parents are unable to supervise
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people can be easily governed." When taken in the context in which he spoke‚ that of a ruler who demanded complete domination over his subjects‚ one would take his quote with only one meaning‚ that more intelligent people can be easily governed. Ignoring the speaker and his reputation‚ however‚ this quote then becomes open for discussion. One could read these words and believe that “easily governed” referred to a people who tend to be more law abiding and can therefore be more easily controlled through
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Nowadays teenager which is 15 to 18 years old is matured enough to do their own decision. I totally disagree if parents make important decision for them. They are grow up enough to make a correct decision for their own future. They still can ask their parents opinion but let them decide which way they want to follow. Sometime have parents that really care to their child until the smallest or simple thing they will decide. This is not good because they need to accept everything eventhough they do
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Teenagers are a big subject of today’s media. We hear about them on the radio while we’re driving and on the TV at home. The media represents teenagers in a way that comes across as them being reckless alcoholics who are breaking the law. This is not always the case with the youth of today. There are many well-behaved teenagers out there. The following quote from Plato‚ I believe is false “What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders‚ they disobey their parents. They ignore
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READERS’ COMPANION Introduction Wednesday‚ April 5‚ 1944 ...I Finally realized that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant‚ to get on in life‚ to become a journalist‚ because that’s what I want! I know I can write... it remains to be seen whether I really have talent...I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to!...I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people‚ even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death! And that’s
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Youth is a stage where we desire for affection‚ fun and craze. We are always ready to try new fad so as to quench our thirst and that is why‚ nowadays‚ teenagers are smoking‚ taking drugs‚ drinking‚ swearing and dating. All this is inexperienced for them and new things are always exciting! Growing up is not synonym of maturity‚ thus‚ teenagers are not mellow enough to understand that all these new “stuffs” are radically destroying them. Teens normally do not acknowledge and analyse the depth
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Every teenager loves the feeling of freedom and being able to do whatever they want. Now when it comes to responsibility not everyone can do it. So how much freedom and responsibility is right enough for teenagers to have in making their own decisions? Teenagers are suppose to have just the adequate freedom and responsibilities according to their age. Giving them too much will overwhelmed them or giving them little can cause for them to run over you. Not too much and not to little.The first thing
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social life Teenager social life is a very serious problem in this generation and there is many kind of problem‚ for examples: friends‚ gossip‚ communication‚ bullying‚ peer pressure‚ social networks‚ and the like. In the same time‚ there are many ways by letting teenagers easily get influenced. And most of the teenagers been influenced is because of family problems and friends issues. So today we will be exploring this social problem that would affect the forefront of teenage life. Teenagers’ social
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Teenagers Life Teenager is the stage where the physical and mental condition of a person develops which occurs between childhood and adulthood. It starts at age 13 for boys and 12 in girls. In teenagers life‚ we must be more independence than before. It is the time of puberty too. During the teenage life‚ a person have some transformations. It involves physical‚ emotional‚ mental and psychological changes. The physical changes are changes in the body. Perhaps the most profound changes are linked
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Thesis: The lifestyle of a teenager in the Middle Ages was very different from the lifestyle of most modern American teenagers. Childhood ended early for children in the Middle Ages. In upper class families‚ girls married as young as 12 and boys as young as 14. They did not normally choose their own marriage partners. Their parents arranged their marriages for them. Children were expected to help the family earn a living as soon as they were able. A young person in the Middle Ages had fewer options
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