Brief Summary Of The Article 'Teens And Violence'

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The second article called “Teens and Violence” was about how violence is spread out like a disease between teenagers. What I found interesting about this article was that teenagers are exposed to violence from many surrounding factors such as friends, sibiings, other family members, and even media. The impact that this article holds for teenagers is that it informs us to be careful about the people we surround our life with. It teaches us to choose our friends wisely so we won’t be exposed to violence and commit violence ourselves because of peer pressure. This also has an impact on parents and teachers because it helps them understand the struggles that teenagers go through such as peer pressure and how adults can help teenagers get out of

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