The Young Ones

such as Hemingway already promoted the theory of “living life to the fullest”, however because Hemingway's idea came from older writers instead of Drake the teenagers of America missed the message the first time. The urge to live life while still young started dominated the mindsets of many teenagers. The word “yolo” became the go-to excuse questionable behavior. The amount of ridiculous photos plastered on social media captured “yolo” speaks for itself.…

In this positive text I will be analysing a text about 2 boys who have heroically saved a young girl from a stranger. in this text there is a wide use of the positive words describing the teenagers were words like ‘hero’ and ‘zero intentions of giving up’. The two boys, Temar and his friend, both aged 15 were riding their bikes when a girl was…

practicing something can only get someone so far and that practice alone can never make someone perfect. Maria reported on her interview with a psychology teacher named Zach Hambrick who said he spent at least a thousand hours of practicing golf as a young adult hoping to make it to the PGA, but instead found himself not making the cut for his college golf team. Maria proposes that there are many other factors that play a role in helping someone become extremely talented, or even a professional,…

differently. One of the problems in our country is youth incarceration. Youth Incarceration needs to be reconfigured into a positive changing experience for troubled teens instead of a horrible time that effects the reason of their lives in a negative way. Youth incarceration is when a young adult younger than eighteen is sentenced to serve a certain amount of time in a detention facility or an adult prison if the crime is big enough for that form of punishment. Nearly 55,000 young persons were…

Stress is different in everyone and in every situation, the key is to recognize when enough is enough, and it may be time to cut back on activities. Some people roll with the punches, while others crumble at the slightest obstacle or frustration. The stress response is our body 's way of protecting us. When it works properly, it helps us stay focused, energetic and alert. The downside is that it can stop being helpful and start causing major damage to our health, our mood, our productivity,…

The Little Rock Nine were mine students who were ‘allowed’ to attend a ‘white school’ in Little Rock, Arkansas, due to the verdict of Brown vs. Topeka. However the students were blocked from entering the school by the Arkansas National Guard, under orders by Governor Faubus. However President Eisenhower intervened in a civil rights event for the first time in his presidency, contradicting his usual uncommitted approach, and sent the US Army to escort and protect the nine students. This instance…

despite the urging of several members of my family and friends, I changed my focus. I had begun volunteering with a group at my church called Life Hurts God Heals (LHGH). This group is similar to a 12-step recovery group. They focus on teens and young adults who are struggling with life’s hurts, hang ups, and bad habits. They focus on helping individuals who struggle with addictions, cutting, mental illness, daily struggles of teenage life, or hard life circumstances. While this group is Christ…

the decisions and actions of teens. Though, the factors of this problem can be narrowed down to three main topics. Being teenager’s convenience to technology, high stress levels, and underdeveloped brains. However, “These differences don’t mean that young people can’t make good decisions or tell the difference between right and wrong. It also doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be held responsible for their actions.” (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,…

inherently social, but the stimulus of the villagers shaped who became. When he tried to peacefully talk to the them, he was shunned on more than one occasion. The first time is when he wanted to introduce himself to the cottagers and in result, Felix runs at him and, ¨[strikes him] violently with a stick¨ (Frankenstein, 134). When the Creature kills the young boy, he is introduced the the stimuli of destruction and the satisfaction it brings. From there, he realizes that, ¨[He] too, can create…

As a child or young adult you commit many errors. As I can recall I like most young adults had done something bad with consequences. It was a warm summer day the sky was clear. The streets full of cars. Children playing and having fun due to summer vacation. I woke up that morning not really knowing what I was going to do that day clueless on how my day was going to go. That morning I did the usual got dressed and relaxed. Towards noon I got a text from a friend. My friends planned to skate by…