Rachel Reine English 101 Section 4 February 19, 2012 Internet Use in Teenagers In response to the new generation’s use of internet and lack of reading classic books, Amy Goldwasser defends the teenage reputation in her article “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” Goldwasser speaks of how the internet has expanded kids’ minds when it comes to school and themselves, also how this generation has more access than older generations due to the internet. Goldwasser claims that teenagers spending time online is overall good for them because they do read and write. The content, however, is not strong enough for educational purposes. A blog post about how to curl hair or how to pass the perfect spiral is not giving them any educational value. Whereas reading the local newspaper or reading a classic novel like “The Great Gatsby” by F Scott Fitzgerald would provide a more intellectual purpose.
In his essay “Handling Teen Calls”, Gary Lautens exposes the harsh realities associated with being a parent of a teenager in modern society through his recounts of fumbled attempts at taking phone messages for his son correctly. To be sure, cell phones have alleviated these phone message mishaps, but unfortunately, cell phones or not, parents are still often left overwhelmed and confused with the many unwritten rules and expectations of their teenaged children. Thus, throughout his essay, Lautens sarcastically illustrates the many challenges parents are faced with when trying to appease their teenagers’ unrealistic expectations using unity, consistent coherence, and a humorous style. One essential component of Lautens’ essay is unity, as he constantly introduces the topic and slips in catchy phrases to refer back to the heightened sense of failure associated with parenting teens. While grabbing the reader’s attention with the first sentence, he clearly establishes the topic when he begins with, “The other evening the telephone rang and a lovely female voice asked, ‘Is Stephen there?’” (301).
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Critical Analysis: Ka-Ching by Margaret Atwood Author’s Voice The essay that I chose to analyze was the personal essay, Ka-Ching by Margaret Atwood. I feel that Atwood intended for mostly teenagers to read this essay, because most teenagers can relate to the feeling of being unsure and confused at a new job. Also, most teenagers are faced with the decision to go to university/college and further their education or to just start work straight from high school. This relates to the essay because it shows the difference between book smarts and street smarts and how they are completely different. I feel that this is also the thesis of the essay, however I do not have a direct quote for the thesis because it is an implicit thesis.
The Not So Controversial Elements of Ordinary People Ordinary People by Judith Guest is an intriguing novel that has been banned in one school, and challenged in many others for several controversial topics including language, teen suicide, parental conflicts, sex and graphic descriptions. I don’t feel this novel should have any restrictions or censorship because of its importance and value as a work of literature. This novel indeed does have some potentially offensive material, but its reading level is high school, and I feel that by high school, people reading this book will be mature enough to handle serious topics and controversial material. Ordinary People harbors an important message and theme regarding personal re-growth and forgiveness. Judith Guest’s novel, Ordinary People, follows a high school boy, Conrad, throughout his junior year.
He worked hard to live up to his name, and soon the legacy of Monster was well known, by not only his own gang, but in others as well (Scott, 1993). In this paper I intend to show how Kody's early child hood and teenage years, both proceeding and during his life as a Crip, fit quite well with several theories that were discussed in class over the quarter. The Arousal Theory says that because some peoples brain's work differently than others, things that stimulate, or interest one person may not do so to someone else. People with lower arousals have a greater propensity to be criminally prone (Class Notes). Throughout the book there are several examples of how Kody was bored with the everyday happenings of his life.
While there are positive outcomes of the internet, there still exist dangerous aspects to it, such as bullying. Most people may associate bullying with images of a teenager getting slammed into a locker, or getting their lunch money stolen. People may also think that it extends to name calling, teasing, and insults. Bullying has existed for a long time, with some adults thinking that it is a normal part of growing up, that teaches young adults to toughen up and have a thick skin, thinking this will help when they become adults. However, with the advancement in technology and its wide use, a new type of bullying has developed, cyberbullying, which is when a person uses technology and/or electronic devices to bully another person, typically by sending messages or posting comments of an intimidating or threatening nature.
Brave New World should be studied in school because it is a satire that challenges technology, human emotions, and society as a whole. As years go by, new technology develops in order to make life more convenient. Take super markets for an example. They have evolved from small little convenient stores to large one stop shopping stores;
Cyber bullying is when someone writes humiliating comments about someone on the World Wide Web. Cyber bullying is when an adolescent is harassed, humiliated, embarrassed, threatened or tormented using digital technology, such as the computers, and cell phones. It’s important to understand why people use this type of bullying. Cyber bullying is used in an effort to make the person who is doing the bulling feel better about themselves, in a way that isn’t as confrontational. As many as 25% of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying, even though there is still more bullying at school in comparison to online.
In recent times, people have resorted to cyber bullying as there is a potential for a wider range of victims to inflict pain and suffering on as compared to the old-fashioned schoolyard bullying. This is because when victims are abused verbally, the victim might not remember every word the bully has said, but in the case of emails and text, chatrooms and websites the targeted students can read what the bully has said over and over again. Moreover, written words seem more concrete and real compared to spoken words.