Teenagers
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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. From head to toe, everything about a teenager is unique. The way they dress is different. The way the act is different. Even the way they speak is different. Teenagers may be divided into three separate categories ranging from radical, to moderate, to 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. Consider the teenager who dresses in all black: dyed black hair, black shit, black leather jacket, black pants, black shoes, and my personal favorite, black finger nails- and we aren’t just talking about girls. Yes, the boys equally enjoy the beauty of black on their fingers. But why all black? It’s not exactly the social color. Are they trying to send a signal to the rest of us? Perhaps the devil knows. They all seem to worship him.
Or take for example, the pleasant way skaters and stoners dress. Come on fellas, you aren’t winning any beauty pageant.Is combing your hair and brushing your teetth too much to ask? . It looks like they just fell out of bed, put a pair of pants on – which, in most cases are three sizes too big- pulled a dirty T-shirt out of the hamper and crawled to school while rolling in the mud. Guys, If you’re looking for attention, take a shower at least once a week! The obliging smell doesn’t attract many of us.
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”. Along with the “jocks” come the Gangsters or the “G’s” as they have been dubbed. You know, those white boys who sag their pants below their cracks, slap on a hat and spin it sideways and try to be “hardcore”....
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