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				   Teenagers



	      The teenager is a creature far different from that of
	 any other.  These strange beings are classified into the
	 species of the homo sapiens ranging from thirteen to
	 eighteen years of age.  Through the years, it seems that a
	 teenager has grown more to be a separate class in itself
	 rather than a certain time period in life.

	      Although teenagers are really almost a separate sub-
	 species of the human race, none of them are really quite the
	 same.	The teenager may be divided into three separate
	 categories ranging from the radical, moderate, and
	 conservative.	The "radical" teenager may be best described
	 as one going to all extremes to try and prove something that
	 nobody else can really understand.  Punks, stoners, new-
	 wavers, skaters, surfers, and other similar people fall into
	 this category.  The "moderate" sub-species of the teenager
	 may best be described as the classic teenager, or really a
	 teenager who epitomizes most of the qualities of a "normal"
	 teenager.  This category comprises the widest range of
	 people and could definitely be sub-divided within itself.
	 This particular category of teenager is slightly vague as it
	 can range from teenagers such as "jocks" to "brains".  The
	 last of these categories, the "conservative" teenager
	 describes the class of teenagers who follow the rules and
	 teachings of the adult world without a complaint or
	 rejection.  One will most likely find a "conservative" teen
	 in the front of the classroom trying to get as close to the
	 teacher's desk as possible.  One will find that this person
	 is usually quite timid and quiet the majority of the time.


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	      The description of any of these abstract creatures is
	 quite difficult because of the vast difference in each one's
	 features.  These beings may range from 3 feet in height up
	 to around 7 feet.  They can be either tall, fat, thin,
	 short, ugly, attractive, intelligent, slow, fast,
	 responsible, irresponsable or a variety of several more
	 features humanly possible.  The "radical" and "moderate"
	 teenagers are usually quite unpredictable and can usually
	 never be trusted.  The vast majority of teenagers begin to
	 actually think and reason for the first time in their life
	 and begin to have contrasting beliefs from what they have
	 been taught by their elders for 13 to 18 years.  Before
	 hitting the teenage years, most every person accepted just
	 about everything taught by their parents as they had no
	 reason not to believe in their parents, and also knew no
	 better.  As these teens begin to think, they find logic in
	 new and different beliefs and find many old beliefs
	 obsolete.  Teens could be a major advantage to the human
	 race if it were not for their tragic flaw in which they
	 think that they have had so much experience in life that
	 they are ready to handle it all and take on the world with
	 their "vast knowledge of life".

	      Although teens are far from perfect, they are still not
	 treated to the best of the older generation's ability.  The
	 average teenager is "abused" by their elders.  Teens are
	 forced to do miscellaneous odd jobs not respectable to the

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	 human race.  One may find a teenager doing such degradable
	 chores ranging from taking out the garbage, doing the
	 dishes, to sacking groceries at the local grocery store.
	 Although for the most part teenagers are mistreated, being a
	 teenager has its definite advantages.	For in being a
	 teenager, not much is mentally expected of you, for the
	 elder generation has accepted the fact of the difference
	 between them and the teen.  As the elder generation was also
	 forced to go through this demanding time in life, they
	 realize how "difficult" it is, thus a teenager can
	 practically get away with "murder".

	      As the teenager can never fully be described because of
	 their wide variety of qualities both mentally and
	 physically, many people struggle to find out exactly why
	 teenagers act as they do.  As one may see, the differences
	 of the teenager are quite obvious and contrasting to that of
	 any other period in life.







				   Teenagers
				  Brad Goodson
				  Mrs. Kelley
				    Period 2
				     3/9/87
				   English II