Response To The Song 'Wildfire' By Bean

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This essay is similar to the song “Wildfire” by Bean. In this song, she is complaining about being poorly treated and ridiculed. My essay is about adults blaming all teeneagers for their technology use. This double standard has always torqued me; there are several adults who are also addicted to technology. This songs displays my anger towards this topic. Even though it was tedious at times, I enjoyed writing this essay. This issue annoys me to no end, and I was excited to be able to share my thoughts and feelings. However, this became a problem throughout the essay. There were times I came off as whiny, so I became more cautious of my word choice but still strived to get my point across. I enjoyed being able to italicize words which added

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