Although
music can be used as a way to get away from problems, they won’t fully heal the
pain or possibly even make things worse. Music is just used to hide the pain
but can never patch up the wounds. Speaking from personal experience, I’ve
tried listening to music during difficult times such as after a heartbreak,
depression, and family problems and if anything, it made things worse. Music
should be used to clear your mind of problems, but in reality, they just mask
them. You would think music relating to your situation should help, but it
really doesn’t. Even if the lyrics heavily relate you, from my experience, it
just made things worse. Also, there are many songs that can make the listener
do stupid things. Many of today’s music is about doing drugs, alcohol, and
living recklessly. Considering today’s popular music is geared toward the
younger part of society, many of their young minds can be influenced to make
stupid decisions that can negative effect their life. Many of the young
listeners often look up to rappers who pretty much talk about shooting each other,
dealing drugs, partying, and living a polygamy lifestyle. Many of these rappers
bring hate and violence in their music and many people seem to enjoy that kind
of music. Some violence that occurred with music being an influence includes
the murders of Biggie Smalls and Tupac. There was always hatred between the
West Coast and the East Coast and through music, these rappers took shots at
each other. At this point, violence is just inevitable and they were both
killed in cold blooded. So overall, although music can be used as a way to cope
with problems, they can also make these worse. Music is basically just a minor
solution in which other methods are needed to cope with the problems.
Although
having siblings may seem like the best idea, as a younger brother, I think that
many of the cons of having siblings outweigh the pros. First of all, being the
oldest probably has it the worse. Not only does the oldest have to be expected
to teach their younger siblings, but they have all the work and chores in the
house. They are expected to teach their younger siblings the ropes and
responsibilities that comes to growing up. Also, not all older siblings bring
positive advice. There have been many instances in which the older siblings
doesn’t attend school, do drugs and alcohol, and even go to jail. From a young
age, the younger siblings are supposed to look up to their older siblings but
the older siblings are not always helping their siblings for the better. Many
younger siblings end up following in their footsteps for the better or for the
worse. If the older sibling deals drugs, there is a pretty good chance the
younger sibling will. Also, the younger sibling will automatically get a
reputation from their older sibling. This reputation or expectations can be
negatively enduring for the younger sibling. If the older brother was the
quarterback for the high school football team, the younger brother is expected
to do something equal or even better. Another important part is the older
sibling is technically a test subject for the younger sibling. I remember my
parents would always scold my older brother for bad grades and behavior but
when I got to his age, I didn’t receive much punishment because my parents saw
that it didn’t work for my older brother. Also, with a new born child, the older child
could often feel neglected at a very young age. The older child has to experience
this because the parents are forced to take care of the baby. In terms of the
siblings at a decent enough age, many arguments and fights will inevitably
happen. Especially when the siblings are the same gender, sharing may not
always be the easiest thing to do. I remember when I was young, my brother and I
had a rule in which we had to take turns playing the video game console for an
hour and switch off, but it never really worked. Fights were always bounds to
happen. If the siblings were different genders, you would probably still feel
the loneliness you felt as a only child because a boy wouldn’t want to play
with dolls while girls wouldn’t want to play with cars and action figures.
Lastly, parents would have to be even financially stable to support more than
one child especially when all their children get to college. Many financial
problems can arise paying for child support, needs, and wants of the multiple
children. Overall, even though I love having my brother, saying that having
siblings may not always be the best thing.
Marijuana
has been a known gateway drug. Marijuana has be known to lead people to harder
drug use. Marijuana could potentially lead to the use of cocaine and other
illegal drugs. All throughout the country, the distribution of marijuana has
caused violence and crime. Marijuana could also potentially get people in
trouble with other people, or even the police. Many of the latest police
catches involve marijuana possession. Even though it’s a petty crime, many of
the police have to deal with it. Also, marijuana is known to make people lazy
after use. After smoking, people either just pass out or just become too lazy
to do everything. Marijuana also involves using expensive equipment such as
bongs, bowls, and rigs. These expensive tools are supposed to be used with
tobacco, but people spent hundreds of dollars to just get a piece of glass to
smoke. Not only are the tools expensive, but also the actual weed. Many people
can easily get ripped off on people who don’t know prices. People lose out on
money on just buying it. Overall, marijuana should be illegal.
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