After Alexie became a writer, he often visited schools and teach creative writing to Indian kids and let them read books. Indian children were expected to be stupid but after they read books they are refreshed. He wrote about those kids in the article [run on sentence. End the last sentence with a period and then integrate the quote] “they have read my books. They have read many books.
This novel doesn’t really have a specific narrator, it is told by three students; T.C Keller, Augie Hwong, and Alejandra Perez, and their alternating perspectives. The story’s point of view is told in first person because during the story three teenage students are talking about what’s happening right there and then between them. I think this type of narration throughout the book is a good because this way the reader understands how the characters are feeling about the situation through the characters own perspective. I think the narration chosen for this novel was smart for the type of situations that came up while reading, for example some parts of the book were told by two characters going back and forth through instant messaging or notes. So it was easier for the reader to understand it coming from the characters them self then from a separate narrator.
Francine Prose states, "Traditionally, the love of reading has been born and nurtured in high school English class." I disagree with this statement only because of my own personal experience. My love of reading was stimulated by my own passionate mother who instilled in me from a very early age that reading books frequently is important for any educated individual. I was very startled to find that other children weren't as lucky as me, relying primarily on their school education to teach them how to read and to love reading. By the time that we were in middle school, the majority of my friends felt that reading was a chore and turned their noses up at any books I'd suggested to them.
Criticizing people for being too passive in their convictions is not an uncommon complaint in this day and age, especially of young people. In fact, common disparagements of youth mirror Postman’s description of Brave New World almost perfectly. Postman writes of Huxley’s vision, “People will come to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think,” just as adults often say their children would rather text than have a real conversation, or go on Facebook than read a book. The complaint is not without validity, but it seems unfair to lay all the blame on Generation Y. The parents and grandparents of those disinterested teenagers and yuppies come from a generation that burned its draft cards and protested racism,
One of such theories is by Laurence Steinberg, who holds that brain science demonstrates that the adolescents’ brain plays a big role in influencing adolescents undertake riskier behaviors. Over the years, there have been stereotypes that adolescents are irrational persons who believe that they are not vulnerable and unaware of the risks behaviors and are unconcerned and inattentive to the possible consequences of their risky behaviors. The facts, however, are that the logical reasoning of a 15years adolescent is similar to those of adults when perceiving risks. The difference comes in when reasoning about the consequences of the risky behaviors. The adolescents do not take time to critically think about the consequence of the risky behaviors.
This shows in other words novelty seeking behavior of the teen. This contributes to why there are poor performances in the driving tasks shown in teens in comparison to adults. Driving license restrictions are rules and regulation that limits the privileges of driving given to teens to prevent accidents and road hazards. “Motor vehicle crashes are the greatest single health threat to teens” explains the UMTRI researchers. The purpose of the restrictions is keep teens safe and avoid crashes.
Teen-Parent Communication About Sex When young people feel unconnected at home, family, and school, they may become involved in activities that put their health at risk. However, when parents affirm the values of their children, young people often develop positive, healthy attitudes about themselves, therefore delaying in sexual activity. The writer’s purpose(s) for writing these articles is because risky teen behavior is on the rise, and what are parents and families doing/not doing to promote safe behavior? I chose these articles because I am a teen parent, and I feel that if I had been able to have “the talk” sooner, more in depth, and more often, that it may have prevented my pregnancy. Teen Sexuality’s research showed a few things: Adolescents who stated that they were connected with their parents were more likely than other teens to delay sexual intercourse.
I think these adverts are relevant to teenagers. Teenagers are at the age where they start experimenting with substances like alcohol. As they are teenagers they are not yet as responsible as may be adults in the way that they are not as equipped or experienced to always make the correct choices. They are also constantly under peer pressure and they might not know when enough is enough. This may cause them to land up being in a situation like the one presented in the two adverts.
Cameron Williams 11 April 2011 4th Hour Ms. Mason Music Affect on Teens The negative effects that music can have on teens are that it encourages sexual activity, causes hearing loss, and encourages violence, but positive effect that music can have on teens is that it can help them concentrate, it can help them have a positive mind and can help them do better in school. During teenage years, teens use music as an escape to their problem. But music can affect teenager’s life in a negative way, like causing them to go to jail, or even death, or in positive ways like causing them to become good writers, or entertaining them. Teens listen to different songs with different messages, some good, and some bad. It depends how the teen react to the music.
Peer pressure, curiosity, and the availability of drugs are factors that some youthful and vulnerable teenagers have to deal with in their adolescent lives. One of the significant reasons of teenage drug use is peer pressure, particularly from the social influences among friends, acquaintances, school, and the community. Depending on the person’s experiences and choices, circumstances and consequences may vary. If a teenager’s social main group is using drugs, then there may be a strong pressure due to the fact that drugs are present and can easily be offered. Also, the person might get convinced to think that there is nothing wrong with trying drugs because “everybody else is doing it.” In the effect that teenagers will try drugs just to fit in the social norms, they might do it to impress their buddies to be considered "cool" as part of being in the group and gain acceptance by friends.