I’m Hooked

FOR WRITCOMM:

Addiction is widely present among youths who are still in school nowadays. This addiction comes in various forms and often ranging in their severity. Firstly, the most common addiction is the pathological use of the Internet. The Internet is an essential tool in research. Thus, hours are spent on the Internet. It is no wonder that it is easy to get side-tracked into chatting, gaming and downloading. With softwares fueling these acts, Internet addiction has a rapidly increasing fan base. This is evident during lectures when the youths’ attention is poured into their addictive acts rather than to the lecturer. Also, there is the addiction to self. It is often not acknowledged for fear of being called egoistic. However, youths carry out this addiction almost daily. From wanting to look good for others, to wishing to come out on top in class, youths practice this addiction all the time. Often do we come across conversations that start with “Me” or “I” – and this only goes to show that this addiction is in action. Lastly- smoking.  With immense amounts of projects, coupled with deadlines to meet, stress is inevitable. An outlet is needed for this mounting stress. So, youths turn to smoking. Smoking gives them the feeling of rebelliousness. Some are solely hooked on to the idea of being exclusive, puffing away unlike their non-smoking counterparts. In contrast, there is still a large number of youths who genuinely enjoy the feeling of smoke filling their lungs.

P.S. : I was just making use of the word count system in here. So much cooler than Word’s.
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