Aunt Chinelo Character Traits

Adolescents are very unlikely to reach their full potential without the guidance of an adult figure, such as a mother, father, sibling, or guardian. Adult figures are essential to a growing child because they exemplify decision making, wisdom, and overall life lessons on how to grow up. Although some children do have an adult figure in their life, they aren’t always the best influences for their children, adults also face their own battles which can reflect upon their exterior, ultimately having a critical effect on a child’s development. For example, in “Running with Scissors” by Augusten Burroughs, the main character Augusten lives with his mother who suffers from a mental disorder who guides him into a pathway of chaos and disorder. Augusten learns to cope with no guidance, but still faces many issues that could have been resolved with a reassuring adult figure.

My mother’s younger sister, J.J., did not fall victim to teenage parenthood as Sharna and her daughters did. She did, however, find herself disowned at the tender age of 15. My mom says I’ve always reminded her of J.J. when she was younger, mainly talking about the stubborn personality that her parents couldn’t seem to handle. J.J. struggled with dyslexia throughout school and received little special education, the only remedy being when she was held back a grade. This did little more than to deter her further from school altogether. She dropped out by junior year and never looked back. She lived paycheck to paycheck working part-time jobs and spent her nights at the bars. She married a man and had three children. When her

Parents now days believe teens are misbehaving and not listening more so than teens in years past. However, kids in years past had more control and authority of their own life’s unlike today’s kids who have to rely on their parents. Adults now days have complete authority over teens unlike teens in years past. Teens back in the day were able to find work at an early age and could choose whether or not they wanted to attend school. With that being said, today’s teenager’s growth to adulthood is being prolonged due to society’s changes. Coontz states, “relations between adults and teens are especially strained today, not because youths have lost their childhood, but because they are not being adequately prepared for the new requirements of adulthood.” (McIntyre, 2014, p. 8) Therefore, society’s sociological and historical changes are the real reason for adult and teen

Many of us look up to someone important in our lives. This role model can be anybody, from “famous” individuals, fictional characters, and even “ordinary” people. Although they may be very different, each influences the lives of young people everyday. In Carl T. Rowan’s “Unforgettable Miss Bessie” and Mike Rose’s “I Just Wanna Be Average,” the authors demonstrate that one of the most common role models comes in the form of a teacher. Educators are said to be second in line after parents when it comes to influencing youth. They are trainers who play a crucial role in the development of students.

In ‘Abolish high school’ by Rebecca solnit, she writes “High school is often considered a definitive American experience, in two senses: an experience that nearly everyone shares, and one that can define who you are, for better or worse, for the rest of your life.” which means high school isn’t wonderful for many people, it has a lot of challenges for teens, maybe some of them ‘kill’ by pressure and challenges, it would affect their rest of life. The high school is not a wonderful place for everyone. People should skip it and escaped it that you would don’t be suffered by it. However I disagree with her, because I believe high school is a indispensable place for students. It is a place for students, they can find a great relationship and an unexceptionable place to learn. On the other hand, I believe the high school is the key to definitive teens who they are in an great way. For example, Teachers would shape everyone’s identity, make you strong to face challenges, and open child’s heart. For example, in my childhood, when I lived with my parents, I was happy to learn, because my parents always encourage me to learn. Also, they want me learn from mistake, because It is a way to learn. They want me to be someone. However my parents left me at 12 age, they have to work more hard to support this home. I can’t focus on learning, I was playing video games every day, because I think I was ‘release’ from my parents. I have no ideas about my future. There is no one like my parents to guide me , I feel alone and confuses. Until I was be a part of high school.The high school make me stronger and hopeful. Teachers guide me walk on the right way again, they talk to me about future and how wonderful thing would happen in high school. I

My mother became depressed, my father became disabled, and my brother was skipping school. I continued going to school from eight until four, which was a big relief in my life because it made me forget the hard times. My grades slowly began to decline, as well as my motivation. I gave up many opportunities such as attending New York’s number one specialized high school. I recognized my mistakes and was able to identify my failure. School was not the only place where I lacked interest in because I also slowly started to push my friends away. As a young teenager, I did not think I would ever make it to college. I became frustrated at my parents because my life was ruined and it was all their fault.

Despite being stubborn, people, especially young adults, attempt to display likable personas. They desire to be liked, and appreciated. Comparingly, my sister had been the same way as a teen, trying to fit in with what she perceived as the “cool group”. She entered the rebellious stage, because it was what she thought was cool. She wanted to impress the people she considered her friends.

While reading Too Cool for School by Ellis Cose I have became aware of various aspects of my ‘schooling’ experience. I realized that I may not have had the best schooling experience, but I never pushed up against the system to get any better. Throughout my life I have attended over 10 schools some very high end others bottom of the barrel. Like Cose, I always knew my intellectual abilities, but I was always so dissatisfied with my situation I didn't make the best of it. Instead of soaking up as much knowledge as possible and making a lesson out of my situation I became complacent. I started to slack off and allow myself to become stagnant to what I knew my abilities were. I allowed myself to be a product of my environment when I should I have

Have you ever done something that you knew was wrong? If so, it was probably just before or during high school as an adolescent, when many kids start to rebel against their parents. I guess you could say what I did was rebellious. On that beautiful, June day, I learned that if you try something different, like I did with my friend, Addison, it doesn’t change who you are, it’s just a way of learning more about yourself.

In the article, “Cool at 13, Adrift at 23”, Jan Hoffman discusses about how the “popular” kids who were 13 did not turn out well later in life in their 20’s. First, Hoffman states “ ‘ The fast-track kids didn’t turn out okay’, said Joseph P. Allen”, this explains that the kids who were acting older for their age did not do well later in life around their 20’s. The writer points out that even if 13 year olds were cool in Junior High, during high school their social status plummets and they began struggling; some also got involved in crimes, alcohol, and marijuana. In addition, she points out because they were fast moving middle schoolers, they wanted to impress their friends and these same people had problems with alcohol and drugs. Moreover,

Did you know that elephant owners in Asia can keep their elephants in their yard with a simple piece of twine and a post in the ground? I’m sure you’re probably thinking, “How is that possible? Elephants are strong, smart, and have potential to do huge things.” The answer has nothing to do with the twine and the post; but it has everything to do with the twine around the elephant’s mind. The thing is, teenagers are a lot like elephants. We are strong, smart, and have incredible potential, but somehow we are held back by a tiny piece of string, held back by a lie; the lie that teenagers are rebellious, good for nothing, lazy bums. Today I am going to be talking about how this lie affects the relationship between adults and

This incident says and reveals a lot about the character ‘aunt addie’. For one it shows how religious she was, and that she was so religious that she put religion before her very own family. I feel like Aunt Addie, as well as the other relatives in the family (Granny etc.) have taken religion to an extreme level that is not seen much in today's society. I can infer that Aunt Addie’s extreme religious views were most likely influenced by other characters in the Wright family, like Richards granny. The fact that she was willing to beat her own nephew in front of the whole class almost makes her seem like she wanted to channel all of her angry emotions that she felt about everything going on, not just what was happening in that moment all

Radical behaviorism explains Yolanda’s dropping out of college because she was no longer receiving the copious amounts of praise she had previously been receiving while in primary school. With the increased population of students, she received less recognition for her academic achievement in her classes, reducing the amount of positive reinforcement she received, her grades began to suffer, and ultimately she dropped out of school. Through this, we have

Twain's ideas about society in his article match up perfectly with the problems and actions we commit and witness every day, very relatable. For example, he says “most parents think they know better then you do, and you can generally make more by humoring that superstition than you can by acting on your own better judgement.” With this certain situations I can tell you from first hand experience that this will always apply to any teenager and this specific advice will always come in handy. Once you take this certain advice

So there I was sitting on the front steps of my house with my head in my hands. Tear after tear rolling off my face into a puddle in my hands. Now realizing that everyone could see me, I went inside to meet my mom sitting at the table just inside. I turn my head the other way, trying to hide my puffy eyes and runny nose. She looks up from her computer and over her reading glasses and says softly, “What's wrong dear?”. Shaking my head, I shoot up the steps and slam my bedroom door behind me. I am in my room and feeling alone, once again for the 100th time today, I pull out my journal and start writing everything that happened to me. My journal is almost full and it's only October, I write. How am I supposed to be able to continue on and let this just happen to me, I continue. People's character is something that is often questioned. Kids are not getting the kind of guidance at home that they need, they do not know right from wrong. This issue is something that needs to be addressed more in schools. Our society may be growing in technology, but our society will not be able to continue to grow successfully if the children nowadays are not growing up respectful. The young children will not have the ability to be successful. Although character education is important and is positive, but it would not be beneficial to have a lesson in every class, every day.