Young People Can Change the World
Teen activists, young people who are especially active, vigorous advocates of a cause, are helping to make the world a better place because they care about what is happening around them, persistently work to solve those problems, and find creative solutions.
Caring is something all teen activists need to be. One example of a teen activist who cares about what is happening is Faye Carey, a sixteen year old who volunteers with Animal Control in her spare time. She was first alerted to the animal abandonment problem when she participated in a week of work experience with Animal Control. Faye is a very caring activist. Not only does she help to solve the main problem, but she also cares about each animal she is helping as an individual. About one such dog she says, “We picked up a puppy the first day I went to animal control and then on my last day he was still there and I felt really sorry for him.” She later found a loving home for him. But there are also other caring teen activists out there. Alex Lin, another sixteen year old activist, heard about the e-waste issue (discarded electronic or electrical devices) in a Wall Street Journal article in 2004 and decided to do something about it instead of just letting someone else help out in his place. Other teen activists around the world are just regular teens who find a cause and care enough to help.
Teen activists are also persistent. There are many examples of young activists who just won’t give up, a few being Malala Yousafzai and Iqbal Masih. Malala is from Pakistan and is an advocate for equality for girls’ education. At the age of twelve, her school was shut down by the Taliban, a fundamentalist group in Pakistan. She did not give in and began speaking out against the inequality. A Taliban gunman shot her point blank in the head to silence her efforts, but even that didn’t stop her. Fortunately, the bullet missed her brain and with the support of her everyone around her she was able to live and continue her dream today. Malala is a great example of a persistent young person working to change the world. But she is not the only one. When he was just four years old, Iqbal Masih was sold into slavery by his parents so they could pay off a twelve dollar debt. For the next six years of his life, Iqbal spent his days weaving handmade carpets under awful conditions. But when young Iqbal was ten, he finally escaped and found freedom. He began traveling his native Pakistan to speak against child labor. The students at Broad Meadows Middle school in Quincy, Massachusetts were eager to help when Iqbal reached out to them with his cause. The Broad Meadows students, inspired by Iqbal’s story and persistence, did not let the tragedy of Iqbal’s murder a mere five months later cause his dream to die. They have gone on to raise money to fund a School for Iqbal in Pakistan. Each persistent teen activist can cause a real, positive change to the world.
Teen activists are also creative, particularly in finding workable solutions to problems in the world around them. Faye Carey is one example of a creative teen activist. While trying to find homes for a litter of kittens, Faye decided to start a Facebook page as a free way to advertise. Her creativity has also helped to find over sixty dogs new homes. Another case of a creative activist is Alex Lin. After being alerted to the e-waste problem, he decided to not only help reuse and recycle old computers, but to also work to get a bill against the dumping of toxic waste in Rhode Island. He didn’t just help clean up after the problem; he took a step to solving it.
Teen activists all over the world are helping to make it a better place in a caring, persistent, and creative way. What can you do?
Caring is something all teen activists need to be. One example of a teen activist who cares about what is happening is Faye Carey, a sixteen year old who volunteers with Animal Control in her spare time. She was first alerted to the animal abandonment problem when she participated in a week of work experience with Animal Control. Faye is a very caring activist. Not only does she help to solve the main problem, but she also cares about each animal she is helping as an individual. About one such dog she says, “We picked up a puppy the first day I went to animal control and then on my last day he was still there and I felt really sorry for him.” She later found a loving home for him. But there are also other caring teen activists out there. Alex Lin, another sixteen year old activist, heard about the e-waste issue (discarded electronic or electrical devices) in a Wall Street Journal article in 2004 and decided to do something about it instead of just letting someone else help out in his place. Other teen activists around the world are just regular teens who find a cause and care enough to help.
Teen activists are also persistent. There are many examples of young activists who just won’t give up, a few being Malala Yousafzai and Iqbal Masih. Malala is from Pakistan and is an advocate for equality for girls’ education. At the age of twelve, her school was shut down by the Taliban, a fundamentalist group in Pakistan. She did not give in and began speaking out against the inequality. A Taliban gunman shot her point blank in the head to silence her efforts, but even that didn’t stop her. Fortunately, the bullet missed her brain and with the support of her everyone around her she was able to live and continue her dream today. Malala is a great example of a persistent young person working to change the world. But she is not the only one. When he was just four years old, Iqbal Masih was sold into slavery by his parents so they could pay off a twelve dollar debt. For the next six years of his life, Iqbal spent his days weaving handmade carpets under awful conditions. But when young Iqbal was ten, he finally escaped and found freedom. He began traveling his native Pakistan to speak against child labor. The students at Broad Meadows Middle school in Quincy, Massachusetts were eager to help when Iqbal reached out to them with his cause. The Broad Meadows students, inspired by Iqbal’s story and persistence, did not let the tragedy of Iqbal’s murder a mere five months later cause his dream to die. They have gone on to raise money to fund a School for Iqbal in Pakistan. Each persistent teen activist can cause a real, positive change to the world.
Teen activists are also creative, particularly in finding workable solutions to problems in the world around them. Faye Carey is one example of a creative teen activist. While trying to find homes for a litter of kittens, Faye decided to start a Facebook page as a free way to advertise. Her creativity has also helped to find over sixty dogs new homes. Another case of a creative activist is Alex Lin. After being alerted to the e-waste problem, he decided to not only help reuse and recycle old computers, but to also work to get a bill against the dumping of toxic waste in Rhode Island. He didn’t just help clean up after the problem; he took a step to solving it.
Teen activists all over the world are helping to make it a better place in a caring, persistent, and creative way. What can you do?
Teen activists, young people who are especially active, vigorous advocates of a cause, are helping to make the world a better place because they care about what is happening around them, persistently work to solve those problems, and find creative solutions.
Caring is something all teen activists need to be. One example of a teen activist who cares about what is happening is Faye Carey, a sixteen year old who volunteers with Animal Control in her spare time. She was first alerted to the animal abandonment problem when she participated in a week of work experience with Animal Control. Faye is a very caring activist. Not only does she help to solve the main problem, but she also cares about each animal she is helping as an individual. About one such dog she says, “We picked up a puppy the first day I went to animal control and then on my last day he was still there and I felt really sorry for him.” She later found a loving home for him. But there are also other caring teen activists out there. Alex Lin, another sixteen year old activist, heard about the e-waste issue (discarded electronic or electrical devices) in a Wall Street Journal article in 2004 and decided to do something about it instead of just letting someone else help out in his place. Other teen activists around the world are just regular teens who find a cause and care enough to help.
Caring is something all teen activists need to be. One example of a teen activist who cares about what is happening is Faye Carey, a sixteen year old who volunteers with Animal Control in her spare time. She was first alerted to the animal abandonment problem when she participated in a week of work experience with Animal Control. Faye is a very caring activist. Not only does she help to solve the main problem, but she also cares about each animal she is helping as an individual. About one such dog she says, “We picked up a puppy the first day I went to animal control and then on my last day he was still there and I felt really sorry for him.” She later found a loving home for him. But there are also other caring teen activists out there. Alex Lin, another sixteen year old activist, heard about the e-waste issue (discarded electronic or electrical devices) in a Wall Street Journal article in 2004 and decided to do something about it instead of just letting someone else help out in his place. Other teen activists around the world are just regular teens who find a cause and care enough to help.
Teen activists are also persistent. There are many examples of young activists who just won’t give up, a few being Malala Yousafzai and Iqbal Masih. Malala is from Pakistan and is an advocate for equality for girls’ education. At the age of twelve, her school was shut down by the Taliban, a fundamentalist group in Pakistan. She did not give in and began speaking out against the inequality. A Taliban gunman shot her point blank in the head to silence her efforts, but even that didn’t stop her. Fortunately, the bullet missed her brain and with the support of her everyone around her she was able to live and continue her dream today. Malala is a great example of a persistent young person working to change the world. But she is not the only one. When he was just four years old, Iqbal Masih was sold into slavery by his parents so they could pay off a twelve dollar debt. For the next six years of his life, Iqbal spent his days weaving handmade carpets under awful conditions. But when young Iqbal was ten, he finally escaped and found freedom. He began traveling his native Pakistan to speak against child labor. The students at Broad Meadows Middle school in Quincy, Massachusetts were eager to help when Iqbal reached out to them with his cause. The Broad Meadows students, inspired by Iqbal’s story and persistence, did not let the tragedy of Iqbal’s murder a mere five months later cause his dream to die. They have gone on to raise money to fund a School for Iqbal in Pakistan. Each persistent teen activist can cause a real, positive change to the world.
Teen activists are also creative, particularly in finding workable solutions to problems in the world around them. Faye Carey is one example of a creative teen activist. While trying to find homes for a litter of kittens, Faye decided to start a Facebook page as a free way to advertise. Her creativity has also helped to find over sixty dogs new homes. Another case of a creative activist is Alex Lin. After being alerted to the e-waste problem, he decided to not only help reuse and recycle old computers, but to also work to get a bill against the dumping of toxic waste in Rhode Island. He didn’t just help clean up after the problem; he took a step to solving it.
Teen activists all over the world are helping to make it a better place in a caring, persistent, and creative way. What can you do?
Teen activists are also creative, particularly in finding workable solutions to problems in the world around them. Faye Carey is one example of a creative teen activist. While trying to find homes for a litter of kittens, Faye decided to start a Facebook page as a free way to advertise. Her creativity has also helped to find over sixty dogs new homes. Another case of a creative activist is Alex Lin. After being alerted to the e-waste problem, he decided to not only help reuse and recycle old computers, but to also work to get a bill against the dumping of toxic waste in Rhode Island. He didn’t just help clean up after the problem; he took a step to solving it.
Teen activists all over the world are helping to make it a better place in a caring, persistent, and creative way. What can you do?