cause and effect
...mothers are there, they need someone to be tough on them not literally, but someone with a "strong-hand." Both the mother and the father need to teach their child to go in the right path, and they need to teach their child right from wrong. With no guidance from either parent, their child will end up making their own decisions, or they may follow in their peer's footsteps. Peers also have a big influence on why teenagers act the way they do. These days teens re being picked on by their peers. After being bullied so much, it will make one's self-esteem extremely low. For example, if one has clothes on that aren't name brand, or plain old raggedy, he or she may get talked about horribly, and it may make the person being picked on feel terrible. If that person is tired of putting Alexander 2 up with people picking on them, he or she may go crazy. Being in a gang can also be a major effect on teens. Some kids form gangs in order to feel needed or superior, and some kids just want to be mean. Today's society evokes teenage behavior. The media shows a lot of violence happening in today's world. When teens watch the news, what do they see, they see someone that has been shot, or someone that has done the shooting. After the teen has seen violence on television, he or she may wonder what it is like to be...