Satire Assignment

The teens of our generation today are becoming a recipe for disaster. In ways they are displaying their knowledge and are getting into the beginning stages of driving. Many teens who turn 16 in Canada are taking their drivers test in striving to reach their goal in getting their L. After responsibly driving for one full year with their parents or guardian over the age of 25, the young drivers are what are thought to be ready to take initial action in going for their stage two test, the N. Many teens who thought they were an expertise in driving find out that they are actually one of the most dangerous and wreckless drivers of today.

Teenagers should be aloud to go for their drivers test, only if they have had professional driving lessons to properly instruct them on the rules of the road. These lessons are very expensive though, and in a lot of cases some people can not afford to take them. This is why driving lessons should be included if you are wanting to for your N test, as a bonus. The first lesson should be free and then after that if a second lesson is in need, the driver should be able to pay for it, in a more low affordable price range. After the driver passes their L test they are now able to rightfully practice their driving, and learn more about the road while being behind the wheel in a safe manner.

When the time comes and the driver finally gets passes their N test, they should be knowledgeable enough to have common sense while driving. This includes knowing not to drink and drive while putting others at risk, or not having road races and burning rubber late at night. Now that the teen is old and responsible enough to be on the road without adult supervision they have more freedom and opportunity to use the road whenever they please. Stereotypically many new drivers who have their own car are known to be the ones who drive the old beat up junkie puttering down the street barely making it from point A to point B in one piece.

As many people mainly adults and the elderly may complain about how obnoxious and speculative our teenage driving is, they just may be right. Statistics prove that most accidents are caused due to new drivers being on the road, mainly focussing on the teenage boys. Wreckless, and careless as many new drivers may be, there are many who are actually very informative and cautious about their driving. This being said...

Everyone Look out, you never know what could hit you.

Inside the Dangerously Empty Lives of Teenage Girls

If you were a teenage girl what lengths would you go to in order to fit in or become popular, no matter how dangerous the situation may be? Dr. Leonard Sax, a family physician and founder of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education, is the author of two books concerning the effects of gender differences and focusing on teenage girls and their complicated lifestyles. Sax had 3 main ideas that he talked about in the article he wrote “Inside the Dangerously Empty Lives of Teenage Girls.” The article was referring to how teen girls are living a rougher and more dangerous lifestyle than teenage boys. Sax talks about how many girls suffer from eating disorders, depression, binged drinking, and how they are obsessed with photo shopping there self images. The third key point that Sax focused more on and may have not realized it was that the article and the statistics are based more on the lifestyles of girls who live in larger cities in the United States, rather than other places throughout the world.

Sax’s first main idea, girls living a rougher more dangerous lifestyle than boys, is a stereotype and is not true. Girls and boys are two very different genders and have different opposite lifestyles. It is true that girls may be more vulnerable than boys in some cases, but this is because their bodies are built differently as well. The point that was brought up in the Maclean’s article was that “The guy who’s captain of the hockey team, who’s popular, is not secretly cutting himself. But the girl who’s popular, captain of the basket ball team and doing well in school, is.” This is another false statement. One reason why Sax may be so stereotypical is that he does not have any boys of his own. He has one daughter and his wife whom he lives with. His focus may be on his daughter all the time, trying to make sure that she does not encounter all the problems out there that he believes she is exposed to in her everyday life from other girls at school, or the media. The fact is, both teen boys and teen girls have the some of the same issues they suffer. While girls may be more competitive in being popular or looking better than the others, boys are competitive in things such as sports, and videogames.

The second idea Sax talks about is how many girls suffer from eating disorders, depression, binged drinking, and how they are obsessed with photo shopping themselves to portray a better self image. Once again this is very stereotypical. These obsessive disorders can happen to anyone ranging in age. Sax writes “I’m the skinny girl, that’s an accomplishment. It’s normal to be anorexic.” There are a lot of people out there who suffer from eating disorders, not just teenage girls. “These girls believe it’s a lifestyle choice, not pathology.” The photo shopping of self images is a true fact. “Girls tend to care more about how they look and what they did yesterday, rather than who you are and what you want to be.”

The last main idea that Sax turned his attention to was the facts he was stating were based mainly on the larger cities in the United States. If he had looked

Love At First Sight

Love conquers all. I was head over heels in love for him as soon as our eyes met. Some people say Love is blind. After talking with him he was the most down to earth person I have ever met. So I decided to go out on a limb and take the first step, in asking him to marry me. I could feel my stomach spinning with butterflies, I felt as sick as a dog. He told me, he wasn't ready for marriage. Then he told me "don't you ever take the time to stop and smell the roses?" I didn't exactly understand. He turned me down, I knew it. "Love and hate are two horns on the same goat," my mother used to tell me. This is how I was feeling. When you love something, set it free. Really, it's true what they say, "all's fair in love and war." Besides, I wasn't going to let one guy bring me down. He really only had a face a mother could love after all.

Who is Ann Coulter?

Ann Coulter, a lawyer and a famous author, is described as being an extreme republican. Her opinions are presented with very racial authentic views. Lately there has been lots of controversy involving the strong opinionated women, and her rivalery.

Coulter believes she has the freedom of speech and should be aloud to say whatever she pleases. While the public and many Canadians are boiling with this lawyers racial comments. Recently Coulter has been touring Universities in Canada and wants students to aknowledge the republicans, and their profound answers towards the media.

When an intervier asked Coulter what she thought about airports and the discrimination that goes on behind the scenes, she replied "we have the most civil rights lawsuits brought against us by the arabs." People questioned how would the muslims travel? Coulter responded by stating "they could use flying carpets."

MY SUPER POWER!!!!!

On a weary rainy day their sat a young girl whos thoughts meandered throughout her head as she stared out the window gazing at the raindrops appearing on the windowsill. She looked puzzled as to what she should do on such a depressing day. Suddenly a thought occured that made her wish she was living in Paradise, where the wheather is warm and the palm trees sway in the cool ocean breeze. Out of the cold darkness of the thick ash-coloured rain clouds came a flash of light so bright it lit up the room. The girl struggled to open her eyes through the blinding light and looked straigt ahead. There appeared white puffy clouds and a clear blue sky so blue it looked like the ocean. When she looked down she could feel soft grains of what felt like sand brush accross her feet. Looking around the girl saw palm trees and coconuts scattered about the beach. All of a suddon she realized what she dreamed had turn into reality. Pinching herself to try and wake up, did no good. She was really living the life in Paradise under the beaming warm sunshine. There was one thing still missing as her eyes wandered around scanning the area. There seemed to be not a single person in sight. She thought if she could dream to live in paradise for one day maybe she could dream for some people to appear or dream for anything for that matter and it would come true. So the girl had no hesitation and jumped quickly to imagining people and shortly after that came true she knew life was good. Spending the entire day on the mysterious tropical island the girl had one last adventure she wanted to try before wishing to go home. She decided to try surfing which she had never done before. Before she knew it a huge wave had swept her out to sea and she had become lost. The girl had no idea where she was drifting and she began to panic, when all of a suddon she realized she had her imagination to save her. She pictured herself at home staring out her window gazing at the raindrops slowly dripping down the window sill. Nothing happened. She began to feel fatigue and gradually she began to fade away into the depths of the deep ocean. When she had finally taken her last breath, she saw an immense light and before she knew it she woke up and was sitting in her chair back at home. She stared out the window gazing at the raindrops falling down the window sill. That was enough adventure for one day.