Kids these days get themselves into all sorts of wacky situations. As a child, you want to grow up, learn about the world, and be free as your own person. Indeed, childhood benefits an individual as their brain and body develop, growing in size, and allowing for a later transition into adulthood. However, some adolescents take this to the extreme, breaking the rules and rebelling against the status quo. In fact, I believe that social dilemmas among adolescents is a considerable problem within society, which should be addressed. In determining the social issues represented across many high schools in America, one must assess the values depicted within Bert V. Royal’s play, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. Furthermore, the unambiguous
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Indeed, the characters within the play are high schoolers, and are assumed to abuse substances, underage, without regard for the consequences of their actions. For example, in the beginning of the play, Van and CB are hanging out while Van casually smokes a joint. Additionally, many of these characters substances are present on school grounds. For example, “Tricia reaches into her backpack and produces a large bottle of vodka” (Royal 16). In this scene, Tricia and Marcy pour vodka into their milk cartons during lunch and proceed to get intoxicated at school. In my opinion, this behavior is morally unacceptable because, school is not a venue to get trashed, but rather a place to foster learning and …show more content…
After Matt slammed a piano on Beethoven, and broke his hands, he deliberately overdosed on pain medication to end his painful existence. In Adolescents Transitioning to High School: Sex Differences in Bullying Victimization Associated With Depressive Symptoms, Suicide Ideation, and Suicide Attempts, Williams et. al discuss the prevalence of suicide among youth, with a focus on the various symptoms of depression. Indeed, bullying is one of the main factors that leads to depression and suicide among adolescents. Additionally, “students who reported they have been bullied were, on average, twice as likely to screen positive for depression compared to students who reported they had not been bullied” (Williams et al. 473). Within their study, 233 ninth grade students were assessed in determining their psychological reactions to bullying and depression. In fact, 18 students within the sample reported attempted suicide, proving the sheer dangers of depression. (Williams et al. 472). Therefore, through preventing bullying and depression among adolescents, many student’s lives will be saved from
Indeed, the characters within the play are high schoolers, and are assumed to abuse substances, underage, without regard for the consequences of their actions. For example, in the beginning of the play, Van and CB are hanging out while Van casually smokes a joint. Additionally, many of these characters substances are present on school grounds. For example, “Tricia reaches into her backpack and produces a large bottle of vodka” (Royal 16). In this scene, Tricia and Marcy pour vodka into their milk cartons during lunch and proceed to get intoxicated at school. In my opinion, this behavior is morally unacceptable because, school is not a venue to get trashed, but rather a place to foster learning and …show more content…
After Matt slammed a piano on Beethoven, and broke his hands, he deliberately overdosed on pain medication to end his painful existence. In Adolescents Transitioning to High School: Sex Differences in Bullying Victimization Associated With Depressive Symptoms, Suicide Ideation, and Suicide Attempts, Williams et. al discuss the prevalence of suicide among youth, with a focus on the various symptoms of depression. Indeed, bullying is one of the main factors that leads to depression and suicide among adolescents. Additionally, “students who reported they have been bullied were, on average, twice as likely to screen positive for depression compared to students who reported they had not been bullied” (Williams et al. 473). Within their study, 233 ninth grade students were assessed in determining their psychological reactions to bullying and depression. In fact, 18 students within the sample reported attempted suicide, proving the sheer dangers of depression. (Williams et al. 472). Therefore, through preventing bullying and depression among adolescents, many student’s lives will be saved from