The New Age

There is no doubt that over the years the life of the typical American teenager has changed. I feel it is partly due to the expansion and evolvement of the American society. Technology mostly has broadened our society and I feel teenagers have just adapted to it. I also feel society has basically set the standards for teenage life. They have given us the Internet, thus giving us new opportunities to make money, learn more, …

…around the house, having a social life, and dealing with the pressures of today’s teenage life, society expects us to live a normal teenage life. A life of mistakes and learning experiences. But what they don’t understand is that the simple rebellion that they got away with can now get us into serious trouble. They don’t understand that our life today is much harder than what theirs was when they grew up.