Part 1 of Essay
"But Mom why can't I?" I asked. "Because I said so that's why," my mother replied. "Come on Mom. You surely have a better reason than that, " I said. "Erica, you are seventeen years old and are still a teenager. As far as I'm concerned you will do what I damn well tell you to as long as you are living under this roof." " ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... and conservative. The "radical" teenager may be best described as one going to all extremes to try and prove something that nobody else can really understand. Punks, stoners, new-wavers, skaters, surfers, and other similar people fall into this category. The "moderate" sub-species of the teenager may best be described as the classic teenager, or really a teenager who epitomizes most of the qualities of a "normal" teenager. This category comprises the widest range of people and is slightly vague as it ca ....