Appearance Vs. Reality Of Modern Music Affect On Teenagers

Term Paper Title	Appearance Vs. Reality Of Modern Music Affect On Teenagers
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Appearance vs. Reality of Modern Music Affect on Teenagers

     In today's society the teenager has had more rights than ever before,
along with these rights comes responsibility, independence and good judgment.
All of those mentioned have been destroyed in many teenagers lives by these
"Rock Stars".  The modern teenager is exposed to many different things that may
affect their lives as they choose to live it, non quite as strong of a force
than the effect of music, it is the teens outlet to expression, rebellion and
popularity all of which are very important to the average teenager, but often in
cases the teen who is trying to conform becomes subject to the "Rock Star's"
manipulation, and that is when obsession kicks in.  Then not only is the
teenager subject to power corruption but so is the "rock star".  This is the
important thing to remember when dealing with the subject at hand.
     There are many reasons why teenagers cling to "rock stars", but there
are always more popular reasons than others.  One main reason that this occurs
is because of the accessibility of what these "rock stars" are publishing.
Think of all the things that teenagers have in front of them day-in, day-out;
radio, television, clothes of peers etc.  All of which are covered with popular
musicians.  So if they are so accessible then most people are aware of this so
they start to pay attention to it, they see these extravagant people with no
boundaries, limits or regulations.  Most of modern "rock stars" have a catch
something that stands out from the rest which leads to peoples attention.  Also
most "rock stars" these days have a relationship with the teens, the teens see
themselves (or what they want to call themselves) in the "rock stars"
presentation of their selves, but they take it to extremes so the teens say "hey
they are like me but better" so it becomes an obsession to conform.  These are
some reasons why teens are obsessed by "rock stars".
     Out of  all the different age groups on this planet why do teens seem to
be the only ones who do this?  Well teenagers have a great amount of time to
read so much into things.  Its the   first age in most peoples lives where real
independence is given, so they are desperate for something new to be controlled
by.  The one main reason why teens are the only age group subject to the
manipulation of  "rock stars" is because most of these "rock stars" are still in
a teenage state of mind, so the real teenagers are already adapted to the
environment that the "rockstars" make for themselves.
     Some bands are well known just for how they acquire the liking of
teenagers, they have absolutely no respect from any other age group but they
have millions of following teenagers.  The  biggest one I can think of (in
modern music) would be Nirvana.  Their lead singer Kurt Cobain was the creator
of this whole "grunge" thing that took the world by storm a couple of years
ago(baggy ripped jeans, plaid, easy repetitious music).  Kurt Cobain was
basically to be a savour to all teens, he related every thing he wrote to when
he was a teenager and put words to peoples experiences and looked like a
rebelli...

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