We used to read books in primary school from the ages 4-11. I used to get given Bif, Chip and Kipper or the Magic Key and look for 'big words' or 'sentences' that I could use in my work and the teacher would say use these to expand your vocabulary or grasp a concept. Now, we read books and will mentally highlight anything that 'relates' to us. We find a character that we can relate to find some sort of satisfaction. I gathered titles of various one-paged stories in a Disney book, reason behind these titles is because of the satisfaction I get when I can relate it back to myself. I chose four titles of stories; A Family reunited at Last, A Difficult Decision, Why Worry? and Make-Believe. These were the strongest titles/phrases which related to me, and reading them gave me some sort of satisfaction. The first title 'Family Reunited At Last' is a personal experience I had to battle through as a child until the point where I was certain 'my family is reunited.' Unfortunately, it didn't last long which is why the 'Difficult Decision' title; this was a situation which effected both me and my sister through a year and a half of a our school/university lives. Then I jumped straight to the title of 'Why worry?' and 'Make Believe'- 'Why worry?' this was my main target for 'My Generation' because we have been infused so much with the idea that things get better or worse with words, words become razors often. It seems as though teenagers genuinely believe every issue is a big issue and its the worth taking some time out of every day life to over think, analyse, go over or even resolve the situation. I think sites like 'Kush and Wizdom' do damage the thoughts of a teenager in 'My Generation' because of the satisfaction, which I have previously mentioned, that someone out there is feeling how they are, if its not a member of the family or a friend, whoever put these words on a picture knows how 'I feel.' Teenagers today should be able to speak how they feel without the prompt of an image.
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