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.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
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
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
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