... Conversely speaking, when people think about old age, they think about illness, despair and frailty. The question then arises: What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a teenager? The answer to this question depends on the context in which it is asked. In many circumstances, teenagers can be viewed as an advantage. In the workforce, employers tend to view teenagers as an advantage. Younger workers are more energetic, more willing to commit and easier to mould. To these employers, teenagers are assets that they wish to capitalise on. They also view younger workforce as more creative and more willing to try out new things. As such, in the workforce context, teenager is definitely an advantage. Teenagers can also be an asset where learning is concerned. Everyone can learn, but when one is younger, one is more likely to pick things up faster. This is especially so when the teenagers of today are more exposed to cutting edge technology and therefore are more open to new and unfamiliar things. With this exposure, and their natural propensity to learn faster, they would find the mastery of a new skill relatively easier. However, in situations where maturity is called for, teenagers can be a stumbling block. When handling over power and responsibility, people in positions of power tend to view those who are more matured as being more trustworthy. This is especially so when the young ones are still in the process of discovering themselves, and therefore are deemed as more...
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...UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Passages for Comment Additional Materials: * 9 7 9 6 7 5 0 3 6 9 * 8693/11 May/June 2012 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer two questions. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (CW) 47397/3 © UCLES 2012 [Turn over 2 Answer two questions 1 In the following passage, from a travel website, the writer describes his first experience of a wedding in Mongolia. (a) Comment on the style and language of the passage. [15] (b) The same writer visits another country. He puts an account of his experience of one of its national customs on the same website. Write the opening of the account (between 120–150 words). Base your answer closely on the style and language of the original extract. [10] Throughout the evening people came...
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...contests and the list goes on. In my opinion the first advantage in being an adolescent is the fact that the high school is changing our lives. Not only because we’re preparing for our future careers. It’s the time when we are strong enough to reach all our goals. I mean we are able to do the homework, learning for the next day and also relaxing with a guitar or body building if you’re a boy, or reading a book/ watching a movie with Brad Pit in a romantic role, if you’re a girl, all these activities in one day. But you see, unfortunately some of us (meaning at all the adolescents) are using this “freedom” in not a quite useful way. I mean at the fact that we are a generation which is grown up faster than it’s time and this might be the reason for the youngsters from the 7th grade who started to smoke cigarettes, ganjas and also started to argue/ even fight with their families. In my opinion this would be the 1st disadvantage. But probably the most important disadvantage is this kind of “war between the generations.” I’m taking it as a disadvantage because some of our parents are blaming us for using the ultimate drug – the internet, for too many times. Not once I’ve heard the words” searching things on internet AGAIN?” or “chatting with your friends AGAIN?” They don’t understand the fact that the internet is also the ultimate source for gaining information, not only for entertainment. And at last, a second advantage would be the fact that we can discover different ways to...
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...Advantages and disadvantages of being a teenager. Autor: jusia16 Dodano: 17.02.2010, 18:47 Teenagers are young people who do not know what is important in life. Being a teenager is easier than to be an adult. I do not agree with that because I am a teenager and I know what adults think about my lifestyle and behavior. There are some advantages and disadvantages of being a teenager. I will try to confirm this thesis. The first advantage of being a teenager is that we don't have to worry about family. We do not have as many worries as adults have. Usually we live with our parents. They love us, help us and care about us. The second advantage is spending time with friends and thinking about what is the most interesting for me. Is it the time which we can decide what we want to do in the future. We can choose way for our life and it can be good or bad. Another advantage is that we live our life to the fullest. We shouldn't think about the future, we think about present. We shouldn't sit at home and watch TV, but should interest in spending our free time in different way. Teenagers are young and healthy. We don't to take tablets because we don't have the old age problems. We are strong. However, being a teenager has some disadvantages. The first disadvantage is that we sometimes do things which we don't want to. Sometimes we do more than we think. We regent this things although we know that it is too late. I think that young people spend too much time learning...
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...The advantages and disadvantages of being young in 2010 Many of us think that our parents are too controlling, or think they are not. However we have all had our arguments at least once about wanting to be independent and go out on your own, wanting to do things by yourself, or about being told what to do. However these things may all have different reasons why! Grandparents and parents often say that life today is not as good as when they were young. However there are disadvantages and advantages of being young in 2010. The advantages are that there are more opportunities and clubs to keep children and teenagers busy. Many places have been set up for teenagers so they can have fun and keep busy for example skate parks. There is advanced technology now which means we can get information easily, keep in contact with people and just use computers, phones, iPods etc. for fun. The disadvantages are that there is more crime, however it may be because we hear about it more. This is because there has nearly always been crime. By hearing about it more it raises awareness and parents may be more controlling to try and keep their children safe. This might be why they won’t let you go out by yourself, or stay out too long! Also the advanced technology we have now can also be bad! Sometimes you do not know who you talk to on chat rooms and they could be anyone. Chat rooms are now a trend for teenagers, and so are other social networking sites. However do they really know who they talk...
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...The advantages and disadvantages of being young in 2010 Many of us think that our parents are too controlling, or think they are not. However we have all had our arguments at least once about wanting to be independent and go out on your own, wanting to do things by yourself, or about being told what to do. However these things may all have different reasons why! Grandparents and parents often say that life today is not as good as when they were young. However there are disadvantages and advantages of being young in 2010. The advantages are that there are more opportunities and clubs to keep children and teenagers busy. Many places have been set up for teenagers so they can have fun and keep busy for example skate parks. There is advanced technology now which means we can get information easily, keep in contact with people and just use computers, phones, iPods etc. for fun. The disadvantages are that there is more crime, however it may be because we hear about it more. This is because there has nearly always been crime. By hearing about it more it raises awareness and parents may be more controlling to try and keep their children safe. This might be why they won’t let you go out by yourself, or stay out too long! Also the advanced technology we have now can also be bad! Sometimes you do not know who you talk to on chat rooms and they could be anyone. Chat rooms are now a trend for teenagers, and so are other social networking sites. However do they really know who they talk...
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...The Advantages and disadvantages of being young… Some people believe that being a teenager is so easy. They often enumerate numerous good things but some seem to forget about bad ones. Okay, I agree that our life is easier than adults, but still it’s not as great as it seems. When you are young you have less responsibilities – we don’t have to work because we live with parents who pay for the house, for our education and for many other things. They give us pocket money and we can do with it whatever we want. The next argument is that young people are in good health and full of energy. Most young people have clear minds and learn fast, but the most important thing is that we are young, free, have lots of friends and many opportunities. When you’re young you can decide about your future whether it be job, education or relationships. You get to choose the way your life and it can be good or bad. Many people say that’s good because you can decide by yourself what path you would like to choose, but I think that young people sometimes do not know what is good and what is bad – this often leads them into taking drugs and abusing alcohol. Many people think that being a teenager is a great thing – you don’t need to care about a lot and you can do what you want, but it is not as nice as they think. Young people have a lot to learn – if they want a good future with a well playing job. They study 8 hours a day at school and they also have a lot to learn outside of school. As a teenager...
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...The Impact of Technologies on Teenagers An Assignment Submitted by Name of Student Name of Establishment Class XXXX, Section XXXX, Spring 2013 Nowadays, information technologies play a significant role in the modern world. Information technologies have a long history. Some technologies were created a few years ago, while some technologies are comparatively new. Technologies have penetrated all spheres of human activities: education, politics, trade, medicine, and this list can be prolonged. Television and phones are considered to be the primary technologies which appeared in the life of human beings. New technologies were produces in great amounts. Nonetheless, people used those technologies to simplify the process of fulfilling domestic duties. T. K. Derry et. al. mentioned that “domestic housing, though it followed on the whole traditional forms, made use of new materials and new techniques of mass production” (Derry et. al., 1961, p. 403). With further development of information technologies, many other technologies appeared. The main of them are the following ones: iPhones, iPads, and many others. Technologies have produced a great impact on teenagers: phones, television, Internet, and video games have many advantages and disadvantages; they are able to make people technologically informed, but they produce a negative impact on people’s health simultaneously. The invention of mobile phones has produced a great impact on people all over the world:...
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...Misamis Oriental Basic Education Department School Year 2013-2014 TERM PAPER “An analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of playing computer games or online gaming” August 19, 2013 Presented by: Rey Pahunang Presented to: Ms. Michelle Odchigue Introduction Playing game is a natural part of growing up. It is one way that person can learn to socialize and compete. Computer and online games , in most instances are no more dangerous than other games that people plays. But sometimes computer and online games become more than just play. They become an addiction and when they become in addiction teenagers psychological and physical well being may be in danger. Addiction to computer and online games is a real and growing problem. It affects both kids and adults specially teenagers. Often the most addictive games are the online multi-player game they include role playing and endless of achievements and an IM or a chat function. Groups of players play and chats online, creating a fantasy world that provides an escape from real life. Kids can get caught up in this fantasy world to the exclusion of their real life responsibilities. Playing online games is an innocent hobby that can become a pathological behavioral problem, in which playing games becomes more important than other aspects of life. Addicted teenagers spend hours on the computer to the exclusion of other activities. They lose interest in their school, fail to turn...
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...Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Did you ever hear about pregnant teenagers? Some might think that teenagers, also known as adolescents or youth, intuitively knew the things that made life amazing, and the problems one must face along the way in their one round life. There are so many obstacles to deal with. One of those is being pregnant unprepared. Are you afraid of being called – teenage mother/father? One might ponder that this exposition will exclude men. No. they bring ladies in this scene. The exposition attempts to conduct the teenagers to be reminded of what it is like to live in a more aware, conscious, and fulfilling way. It also serves as one of the guide to more harmonious relationships between young couples and families. Gilapay (2007) states, teens want to act like adults, but the child in them remains. Teen years are a prime time for identity crisis and identity formation. It is also, when pregnancies come into play. According to the World Health Organization, around 21 percent of Filipino Women become pregnant before they turn 19. Cerecero (2009) says, teen pregnancy is an issue that has affected not only our school, but schools across the nation. Although the teen birth rate is slowly falling there still remains an estimated one million teen pregnancies nationwide. Babies born to teenage mothers are more likely to have health problems, suffer from social problems, and do poorly in school. The Problem The main purpose of this study is to...
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...Impact of smartphones on students’ work habits The modern day student is now equipped with smartphones and it is a rare site to see a student who doesn’t have a smartphone or a computer. As the age limit for owning these things are also being brought down as we now see small kids and primary students having these devices when they were once only bought after a certain age. The age limit for having these devices are going down and therefore the chances are that the modern day high school student has probably grown up being surrounded by smartphones and technology that he/she is proficient in its use by the time they are all grown up. These smartphones, being a major part of the modern teen society, plays major roles in their lives. Teenagers and students use them for entertainment, playing games, watching movies, and texting and calling our friends. As you can see smartphones play a major role in a teenager’s life and the typical teenager is usually inseparable from their mobile companion. Therefore it is only natural to include this device into a school students education, as they can learn of a device that they are so used to living with as well as the potential for learning material to be presented on a much more interesting basis due to the interactive capabilities of a smartphone. The question is, although using smartphones in the education department sounds appealing and intuitive, will it actually aid with education or provide the students with further distractions that’s...
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...people sometimes do not know what to choose and what is evil – that's why they often take drugs and abuse alcohol. Teenagers have often very receptive brain, so they can learn faster and better then others; they need less time to acquire a knowledge. They can also work to develop and improve their's brain. When you are young generally you live with parents so you do not have to carry about many things – you leave it them. You often get pocket money and you can buy something for yourself . Many people think that being a teenager is some very good thing – you do not have to carry about most things and you can do with your life whatever you want, but it is not as nice as they think. Young people have to learn a lot – if they want to have a good job in their's future. They stay about 8 hours at the school and they must also learn a lot at home. Mature people often want to have calm and organized life. They often have many stereotypes and they judge person by some predetermined rules. Young people are more often more tolerant to other nations and cultures. As a teenager you can spend many time with your friends, you can improve your talents, skills and hobbies. You can spend whole day on doing something without thinking if a dinner is ready, have you already do launder and dishes – as a mature person. All in all every person was, or will be a teenager and he will see what i is like. As I wrote it has many good and bad sides. It is very big responsibility to decide...
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...shows that young people maintain already formed friendships and build new friendships online. Social media has taken away face-to-face social skill development. The constant growth in technology has resulted in the creation of over five online social networks for people to sign up for and be members. Research shows that almost every teenager is an active member in one social media site, at least. Further research into the time that people spend online in these social networks per day is even alarming. The connection between teenagers and online social networks is a cause if concern. Adolescents use the social networks as a platform for creating friends and getting to know each other. However, despite the strong relation between teenagers and social networks, better precautions needed. While undergoing social networking activities, several disadvantages a teenager might suffer. The violations include an increase in immoral activities, violations of privacy, sexual violations, deceit, and cyber bullying (Dorsch and Greenberg 2009). Therefore, it would be of importance if teenagers receive education on the benefits and disadvantages of social network...
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...Being a teenager is a strange yet exciting part of life. Teenager faced tough and critical decision each and every day – decision that will effect their lives. Everyone goes though the teenage years, but as people get older, they seem to lose touch of their teenage experience and feel as though they can’t relate to anything that teenagers go though. There are numerous of pros and cons of being a teenager. One of the advantages is most of the teens in our country need not to take big responsibility compared to those adolescences living in India and Africa. They worked very hard day and night in order to put rice on their family’s plate despite their salary is dirt cheap. I believes that most of the teenagers over here have sufficient love and affection from their parents or any other people who is related and close to them such as grandparents or relatives. Hence, attentions from all these kind souls will helps them in developing better personality and attitude towards overcoming obstacles in future. However, lack of love in a teen, will lead them in committing crimes. It is not only applied to those suffering in poor family but surprisingly, it occurred to rich brats too. As their parents are way too busy in search of money and slipped away the responsibility of a good parent which is to care for their children. Furthermore, teenagers have a little more freedom to hang out with their friends at shopping complex and meeting up for meals, compared to when they were a little...
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