Letter Written In Response To An Article On Teenagers.

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                                                                                Jason Perera,        

                                                                                69 Seddon Road,

                                                                                Morden,                                                                                         SM4 6ED

Daily Mail

15 London Road,

London,

United Kingdom.

Dear Daily Mail Editor,

                                

I am Jason Perera, a year 11 student from Wimbledon College, London. I wish to remark on the article, “What sort of example is this to set our children,” which was published by the Daily Mail on the 23rd of September 2011. In this letter, I will primarily discuss the concept of media and its importance to the modern society. Next, I would talk about, how teenagers are negatively and positively portrayed in the media. Finally to conclude, I will state my overall thoughts and opinions on the entire concept.

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In the past, teenagers used to be the forgotten group in society; the ones stuck between being “cute kids” and “responsible adults.” However all that has been changed over the last 20 years or so; the media realises that teens are slowly getting their voices heard in today’s society. The media: first things that come to mind are: T.V, politics and of course, football! The media is of paramount importance to our modern society. It highly influences the behaviour of teenagers.

Superficially, the media portrays teenagers in a negative stereotypical way. Tabloid newspapers such as your own tend ...

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