Today's teenagers have more stressful lives than previous generations. Discuss this view and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

In
today
's
world
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many of us are under constant
stress
. A similar pattern has emerged for teenagers over the years.
Stress
in
young
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the young
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generation
is often related to
the
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apply
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academics, whilst the
previouse
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previous
generations
had to face different causes of
stress
. On one hand, the academic world has become more competitive.
Teenager
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Teenagers
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are under increasing academic pressure, as education is becoming more
competetive
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competitive
.
For instance
, entry requirements for universities are getting higher and higher.
Furthermore
, competition for a
limted
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limited
number of places is increasing in these institutions.
This
results in many teenagers having to work more and harder to achieve their goals of attending university.
On the other hand
, the type of
stress
teenagers experience
today
is different to what the previous
generations
have experienced. I do not believe that it is fair to say that
today
's
generation
has to deal with more
stress
.
Although
, it
appeares
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appears
appeared
that the nature of
stress
has changed. For
exmaple
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example
, my grandfather had to walk five
kilometers
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to school, no matter the conditions outside.
This
is something that many
teenager
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today
do not have to worry about.
In other words
, as our world has become more developed, many causes of
stress
that may have affected the previous
generations
are not as relevant
today
. In conclusion, it
appeares
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appears
fair to say that an increase in academic pressure, has resulted in an increase in
stress
for the young
generation
.
However
, I do not believe that
today
's
generation
is exposed to overall more
stress
,
comapred
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compared
to previous
generations
.
Submitted by nikolaus.a.zach on

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