TeenagersJoin now to read essay Teenagers“There are few natural leaders among teenagers, most of them being content to follow others. In this unconscious mimicry of others is a moral danger, for character is dependent on the ability to say “No”. Unless education can give to teenagers a training of will, many of them will slip into adulthood and become slaves of propaganda and public opinion the rest of their lives. Instead of creating, they imitate. To create is to recognize the spirit in things; to imitate is to submerge personality at the lowest level of mass.” (Sheen)
This quote elicits in me both positive and negative responses. Some parts I strongly agree while other parts leave me feeling unconvinced. In this paper, I will attempt through specific examples of what I experience and observe at school as well as how I believe we are influenced by the media to demonstrate that the author’s point of view is far too negative and far too general. There are many different types of natural leaders in our society but that does not necessarily make them good leaders, nor good people. I have noticed that some students work hard to try to get people to see them as leaders which does not necessarily make them real nor credible.
I completely agree with Sheen’s first sentence. I think very few teenagers have either enough self-confidence to avoid becoming followers. In addition, frequently in school to be accepted as a leader you need good looks, good grades, fashionable clothing, an outgoing personality and/or athletic skills. Because few teens have all of these qualities, only a select few will be able to emerge as a leader. For the others it is far too risky to be different because they fear they will be ridiculed by their peers.
Sheen’s quote gives you the impression that all leaders are good which in my opinion is not the case. In my books, even if someone has all the required qualities, that does not necessarily make them a good leader. A good leader is someone who realises his/her responsibilities to others and allows them to be their own person. Unfortunately, there are some leaders who love the thrill of being looked up to and use their power to force their followers to be exactly like them.
As I said before, I agree with the fact that some teenagers follow others but I do not think it’s necessarily unconscious. I believe that many teens first decide to follow or mimic someone intentionally in order to get more attention and to attain greater popularity. Unfortunately after a period of time they can lose their ability to be themselves and to discover who they truly are. That is precisely when a moral danger exists. However, I think it is equally possible for a teen to realise that the person they wanted to follow and maybe even become, no longer has that appeal to them. I do not think that this type of person is in any danger of losing themselves. On the other hand, there are people who aren’t strong willed enough to become their own person, again because they like the acceptance that comes with following others. In other words, character may not be so much built on an ability to say no as much as on an ability to recognize that it is more important to be real and true to oneself.
Personally, I think the media plays a big role in influencing teenagers. However, it does not act alone. Marketing is capable of luring teens into believing that it too can provide them with a sense of identity. In my opinion, the media and marketing companies act together to lure teens into thinking that they have all the answers for them. For example, MTV, a channel watched in over 140 countries, is both a source of entertainment and a major marketing company. When I watch the videos, the main thing I find they all have in common is indisputably sex-appeal. All the women and men in those videos look sexy and cool thanks to tons of make-up, ridiculously expensive designer clothes, and computerized airbrushing. Basically, they have to look perfect in order to convince teens they could both feel good and look good if they
A student in the audience asked about The Voice.
“I see The Voice as a great brand, but for one minute I just love it. When I finally had a chance to sit through something like that and think about all those things I really didn’t like, that’s when I started thinking about a brand that isn’t as perfect in most ways as you think.”
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Another student asked about the importance of social media, social media.
“When I hear social media is the biggest factor in young people being attracted to me, I think that people are looking for a new way to find their ideal sexual life. But there hasn’t been a single positive trend among young people through social media. And that’s all because of lack of information.”
So what does the young person learn in how they reach people about their experiences with the internet? Most of it comes from being exposed by an internet service provider’s website and social media presence.
I can offer you a solution for what I call the “I need to know” problem, or as you put it, “I don’t want to think as if I should,”
If you feel that you are more interested in sex than you think, you are also attracted to sites in which you are already aware of your experience in sexual health or physical health. You find them to be an invaluable source of knowledge to have about your lifestyle, how you feel about yourself, your career, and most importantly, the good health you are getting at work.
Answers to the “Why is that” question
I’ve done some searching and found an answer
The main reason for thinking this way is that it looks less like an answer but rather an attempt to explain our current state of affairs and why it’s happening to us. The biggest takeaway is that we don’t simply want to accept that we are all going to have to change if we really want to make the world a better place. we have to be open about all this and to be open to whatever it is people may tell us.
The most immediate issue the audience faces with the problem is with the internet. The internet is designed to be as flexible and user-friendly as possible, but if it doesn’t make sense for us to adapt as quickly and conveniently as we do, then it’s not something we could take very seriously. The internet has become so much more and much more of an important piece of information which helps people understand how the world works and