The Film Havoc By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tracy, a seventh grade girl in the movie Thirteen, provides a glimpse into the dangers of negative adolescent development. She was an honor student who was content playing with Barbies, but she was also desperate for acceptance and affection. Tracy meets Evie, a popular girl who engages in destructive behavior. Tracy’s only goal becomes emulating Evie, and she embarks on a path of self-destruction. Tracy, who is in early adolescence, is at the peak of her most critical developmental stage (Capuzzi & Gross, 2014), and is willing to do whatever it takes to belong. Throughout the movie, we see her struggle with low self-esteem, anger, dysfunctional relationships, self-harm, and substance abuse. Vernon (2009), discusses Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which can be utilized with Tracy. Vernon (2009) notes that when needs of safety, belonging, love, and respect are not met, children respond emotionally, cognitively, physically, and socially, depending on their developmental level. The degree of development also impacts how children react to common developmental difficulties and situational problems. Vernon (2009) adds, “…how children interpret and respond to basic needs, as well as typical and situational problems, can result in various self-defeating behaviors” (p.3). Applying this to Tracy, we see that her basic needs of

The purpose of the manuscript is to provide insight into high-risk behavior primarily in a school setting. This paper will examine the issue through a literary review of the character Thomas Sams from the movie Lean on Me. The is paper will identify the social, community, and school issues related to the topic. This paper will discuss the (1) legal and ethical issues related to the character (2) Individual characteristics of high risk youth (3) Family problems related to at-risk youth (4) school issues that impact at-risk youth (5) prevention, intervention, and treatment options used in the movie but also available to the students and community leaders dealing with the issues. This paper will also discuss some of the exaggerated assertions

In the essay “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”, the author parallels the destruction of society to the weakening of traditional family practices in an effort to demonstrate how apocalypse escalates in a city. Didion begins her essay by describing notions of apocalypse in the form of “bankruptcy notices…casual killings and misplaced children and abandoned homes” (84). While these actions do not appear to target a specific group, in every case families receive the most set back. Families play an essential role in preparing future generations to become working members of society. Until the age of eighteen, a child is reliant upon their parents to supply adequate shelter, food, water, and access to education. Traditionally, parents are responsible for guiding their children by communicating certain values or morals to them. Didion emphasizes this aspect of childhood in her reflection on how parents do not teach children, and will never learn the “games that had held the society together” (84). Before a child is capable of formulating their own opinions, they look to their parents for guidance on matters they cannot fully understand. As a child advances their education, they become more aware of how to interpret their surroundings and will eventually cease to rely on the others’ opinions. Human behavior, parenting, and education expert Dr. Gail Gross discusses the importance of parental figures by noting how “our interactions with our parents form the crucible for our

In the video “The Lost Children of Rockdale County” produced by Dretzin and Goodman in 1999, portrays the life of teenagers engaging in peer delinquency, sexual behavior, and drugs and alcohol consumption. The video portrays the life of Nicole a 14 year old female who had engaged in sexual behavior, delinquent activity and lived under lack pf parental supervision. The General Theory of Crime and Delinquency is defined as “Motivations for crime include reinforcements for criminal activity, exposure to successful criminal models, learnijng beliefs favorable to crime” (Frailing & Harper, 2013. p.156). Robert Agnew’s theory can be related into Nicole’s life, because the environment in which she grew clearly affected the five domains explained in the theory. The family domain was affected because Cindy’s (Nicole’s mother) lack of parental attachment during Nicole’s infancy affected the relationship. Nicole argues that she started to engage in a risky behavior because she wanted to obtain her mother’s attention because her mother worked full time and didn’t had time to monitor her behavior.

Extreme or aggressive parenting techniques are ineffective and can irreparably damage a child’s psyche. Many children raised by overly strict parents lack initiative and creativity (“Extreme Parenting.”). Scout Masterson and Bill Horn freak-out after seeing the matching cheetah pajamas. They informed Nana that if she repeats the pajama catastrophe she will not be able to have another sleepover with Simone. Simone was only three year old and was going to have her first sleep over with her grandmother. But her nerves and controlling parents kept checking up on her bay video chat. She’s a three year old girl that is not invaded to nanas home a

F. Scott Fitzgerald is generally regarded as of one of the finest American writers of the 20th century. His largely autobiographical works address the Jazz Age and the question of wealth and moral decline. This is also the case with Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned (1922). It tells the unfortunate story of a young and privileged leisure class man, Anthony Patch, whose indolence turns him into an unemployed alcoholic with a troubled marriage. The struggle with money and subsistence is real as Anthony justifies his careless lifestyle with his awaiting inheritance of his grandfather. The ending is rather tragic as Anthony finally becomes the multi millionaire of his dreams, but the victory comes too late as his habits have consumed

To start off, the theme that if parents have too much power, it can lead to the careless demolition of the family is shown because of Unwinding. “Connor wonders how

This book is about a girl named Hazel that has cancer. Hazels parents think she is depressed because of the stuff she has been going through. Her parents make her go to a support group with other people that has cancer. She meets a guy named Augustus and he tells her that she is beautiful and stuff like that. The start dating and they really like each other. Hazel loves a book named An Imperial Affliction, and she ends up letting Augustus read it and she reads his favorite book. He ends up loving the book too. The only bad thing about that book was that it didn't end. It didn't tell you what happens to the people in the book. That bothers both of them a lot. Hazel writes letters to the author all the time seeing if he will tell her about what happens to them. He

Evidence portrayed by both the video and textbook, demonstrated that girls who experienced early puberty may also be affected by the interaction of social factors, such as, the quality of parenting, school experiences, and neighborhood conditions, which could result either in the postponement or acceleration of the female’s delinquency, depending on the situational factors (Siegel and Welsh, 2014). Research has also indicated that girls who are involved with these high risk groups are more likely to engage in precocious sex, thus, resulting in them being more sexually developed in comparison to their peers and often leading the girls into more deviant behaviors, such as smoking, drinking, and substance abuse (Siegel and Welsh,

The book The Portable Veblen by Elizabeth McKenzie is a novel that shows how bad parenting can cause future problems in both the child and in the family’s next generations. This issue is shown through the story of Veblen and Paul, a young couple that struggle with their family relationships. This same idea has been explored by other writers as well, one of them being Alice Miller. In her book The Drama of the Gifted Child she describes how children that went through an abusive childhood deal with the trauma throughout their adult life. Alice Miller’s insights apply not only to Veblen, but also to Melanie and Paul, all in different ways. However, different from what Miller argues, I do not believe there is a single formula for recovering

The way a child behaves says a lot about their parents. In “The Sound and the Fury”, there is a lot to say about Caroline and Jason Compson. Their children, Quentin, Jason, Caddy, and Benjy, all have their own specialities, good and bad. These distinctions are ones that are direct products of the strange equation that makes the Compson family, yet are certainly not unique just to them. As a parent, you must take responsibility for the things that you teach your children, or don’t. As a result of the complicated situation and circumstances the Compsons live in, Caroline and Jason were not always present to set a good example for their kids. This caused the Compson children to stray far away from the home, and search for answers to the questions

For Nadine and many others, the consequence is abandonment. Nadine’s failure to fit into the behavior standards set for women result in her inability to form a peer cluster throughout her youth. Likewise, after failing to sacrifice herself for her friends and family, Nadine’s mother, brother, best friend and love interest have all abandoned her. Furthermore, Nadine’s father’s death was a kind of abandonment, and unfortunately, this trauma heightens Nadine’s sensitivity to betrayal in her relationships. Clark explains that “the consequences of ripped-apart family system remain a constant source of brokenness throughout one’s life” (48). Moreover, Nadine, like other adolescents, feels pressure to meet the unrealistic expectations assigned to her in part because she is immersed in a larger “culture of abandonment” in which social institutions and adults abandon their responsibilities to adolescents, and instead, they assume that adolescents should fulfill roles that serve adult interests (Clark 27) . Nadine’s mother demonstrates this attitude because she believes that her teens should sit on a pedestal to serve her emotional needs. Unfortunately, for Nadine and many other teens, a willingness to meet these conflicting expectations will not automatically lead to their independent flourishing and success; More often than not, it leads to a sacrifice of intrinsic motivation and

The Fault in Our Stars was a book with an amazing plot and characters. The characters were easy to relate to and love. The love story simply was fantastic; I really enjoyed following the adventures of Hazel and Gus!

harm that the expectations of the parents could cause. At the end of the day, the situation is rather

Specific Purpose: The purpose is to examine parent-adolescent relationships and peer-adolescent relationships to determine the effects it gives an adolescent in their behavior. The results gathered will bring about factors and ways the adolescents get along with their parents and peers. The findings can indicate what it is that changes their behavior. More information about the adolescent’s life styles at home and outside of home can lead to more ways in which adolescents change their behavior more aggressive.