Young-adult fiction

argument, “16: The Right Voting Age”, by the National Youth Rights Association, the writers insist that the right age to vote is 16 years old. As the authors’ put it, “Young people have strong views about the environment. But they have no voice in determining the leaders who must protect it” (450). In making this comment, writers argue that young people have the strong opinion about the environment, do not know have the right to choose their president to protect them. I agree that youths know…

What Makes a Good Teen Activist? “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” When Margaret Mead stated this, no doubt she had people like Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Fae Carey in mind. When we think about good teen activists we find that they all have several things in common. What makes them a good teen activist is, they find a problem in the world that needs to be solved, they are willing to make…

From the early 1950’s the teens that first started reading this book, they loved it. But the generation that lives today, seems to have lost interest in it. They have seemed that Holden has lost a bit of interest in him. Some teens believe that Holden stills has a grasp on today’s generation. Some may disagree because the language that Holden uses back then versus the language that is used today may confuse many students. The weird language may stun many of today’s teens, making teens not like…

is Rough, Just Live It Teenage years are like a roller coaster, many ups and downs, but a fun ride, so far. All teenager experience growth and a desire to become their own independent person. Regardless of the century, the teen years are when young adults search for physical, emotional, and intellectual independence while trying to hold onto the security of childhood. Just as fifteen year old Jemima, in the book Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi, begins to develop self-reliance within her…

at the age of 18 are no longer important to us at the age of 50. Although, there are some people at a young age, and through their adolescents who are more goal oriented than others, but typically the majority of adolescents are stuck in Erikson’s stage of identity versus role confusion. Therefore, during this time they are more concerned about themselves and who they want to become as adults. Although, Berger (2014) reports, throughout Erikson’s stage of generativity versus stagnation as…

Can the average social media user live without exploring social media every hour? Social media is extremely popular among the teenagers, and it affects not only teenagers but other ages as well. The effects of social platforms have on teenagers are not sleeping, females are concerned about their image, and social skills. In today’s world, social media became a platform not only to interact, but to be a part of an online community. There are many reasons people use social media today, such to…

Today’s society is revolved around one thing: social media. Teenagers and young adults all around the world are addicted to their cell phones and, most importantly, their social media profiles. We live in a world of likes and followers where the higher numbers you have, the more “popular” you are. Teenagers and young adults are exposed to edited pictures of men and women, which causes them to have a pessimistic body image about themselves. They tend to believe that these are real life images,…

Skins, a critically acclaimed British television series, created by Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain, follows the lives of eight teenagers as they go through their last years of school. Skins pushes the boundaries when touching on subjects such as sexuality, substance abuse, eating and personality disorders. All eight of the teenagers have their fair share of issues, but one that seems to have the most problems is James Cook. Cook, is portrayed as the mentally unstable antagonist in the series,…

Many teenagers have had an impact on society, whether it be a large or small impact. Though these impacts aren’t always so largely revered and celebrated, the impacts have still changed someone’s life indefinitely. These teens may have only thought they were living their lives, but many made an impact on the lives of many around the world. But, 3 teens who have made a significant difference are teens such as Anne Frank, Hector Pieterson, and Joan of Arc. A teen who made a significant difference…

City Council is debating on new law for teens to go by . They are trying to adoption a weekday curfew of ten p.m. for us . An aslo weekend curfew at midnight . To me I think this is unfair to teenagers because there maybe a good and acceptable reason why a teen is out so late . Reasons maybe have to do with a teen working late on weekdays or weeends . Its can also be an emerency on why an teen is out late at night . During this period of time a lot teenagers under the age of eighteen or…