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Danielle Ramirez Composition and Rhetoric 09-00 Music Does the music that is produced today have a direct affect on what teenagers in America will do? This is a question that many people over the last couple of years have asked constantly. With the recent Columbine incident, as well as the increase in school shootings, many people feel there is something to blame for the violence. In situations like these, art forms are usually the easiest …

…the bigger picture, which is that teenagers and children are not getting the required attention from adults. Music isn’t the culprit, America is. Bibliography Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D. “Preempting Teen Violence” HYPERLINK "/IMNG/PediatricNews/public/archive/1999/toc-3311.html" Pediatric News . International Medical News Group. 1999. Mark Hoppus. Blink 182 Discusses Adam’s Song and Suicide. HYPERLINK http://www.launch.com/music/content/newsDetail/0,2820,true_6809_,00.html http://www.launch.com/music/content/newsDetail/0,2820,true_6809_,00.html . May 2000.