The Text I will be writing about in essay #3 will be the original Netflix Series “On My Block.” Thesis statement: Teens unfortunately are being exposed to racism, discrimination, gang violence, drug abuse etc. and are expected to be able to function perfectly stable despite the negative toll it can take on their mental and physical health and their relationships with their friends and family.

I believe that this show depicts struggles not openly spoken about that certain teens endure on a daily basis. This show depicts how a group of 4 young teen friends live in a bad part of California filled with gang violence, racism, discrimination and drug abuse. Such topics are not as easy to be talked about I believe due to fear and negligence that they do exist. In this essay I hope to be able to shed light on these problems that young children are being exposed to and try to be a voice that there should be something done in order for these problems to decrease. I would like to address that discrimination and gang violence display a relationship with each other and ignoring someone’s mental health is also a problem as seen in the show. Addressing the importance of trust within family and friends is also important and addressing the certain toxic traits of masculinity is also important and should be pointed out. The lack of education on drug abuse and sex education is also an important point that I would like to note in my essay. I would like to further research these topics because the majority of children that are affected and endure these problems are minorities such as blacks and Hispanics. Analyzing the negative tolls that these problems take on teens is important because one will be able to further understand the damage that these teens may have in themselves and the damage they can cause to themselves and others and will allow for us to learn ways in helping these teens better themselves.

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