At Risk Youth Basketball Diaries Liberty University May 8‚ 2014 Abstract At-risk youth is an epidemic in society and an issue that not only is troublesome for the at-risk teens themselves but affects their family systems‚ their peer clusters and the broader community that they live in. It is not necessary to look far to find at-risk youth in your own community‚ but the media is also filled with examples of at-risk youth. We can look to the media as a case-study of sorts
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Rachel Carson’s “A Fable for Tomorrow”‚ the first chapter in Silent Spring‚ succeeded in creating a greater awareness of the increasing amount of human-caused disasters involving pesticides around the world by bringing in a large audience‚ showing the audience realistic‚ feasible events‚ and laying the foundation by giving purpose for the entirety of Carson’s book. Carson was a marine biologist‚ but was more famously known as a conservationist because of her book Silent Spring. She is also credited
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Youth in Politics If I were asked to describe ‘Politics’ a few years back‚ this is what I would’ve said- Politics is a quagmire of dirt‚ corruption and power. For a government official to a top bureaucrat‚ money is the end and the means. Politics meant getting your hands soiled‚ without achieving much. However‚ the situation today is fast changing. The faceless anger with current proceedings and motivation to make a constructive change in the society has found manifestation in youth movements
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Derived from the definition above‚ the topic of discussion is youth unemployment‚ why are there no jobs for the youth of today? Various reasons can be the cause of this problem‚ the lack of skills and knowledge of the youth‚ foreign competition‚ technology development‚ increase in business input and production costs just to name a few. The youth unemployment rate in South Arica is 24.9%‚ roughly displaying that a third of the countries youth are without jobs. This crisis is influencing and leading to
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Running head: YOUTH SPORTS CAN SAVE OBESE CHILDREN Youth Sports can save obese children Chauncey Jones Hampton University Abstract Obesity in America is the main reason Americans are dying every year. People can say that aids‚ lung cancer‚ or guns are the main issue of today. Well I am willing to prove that living a sedentary lifestyle is a terrible way to live‚ and the children of the United States are living very unhealthy. Did you know that almost 300‚000 deaths are caused by sedentary
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Analysis for Footnote to Youth Many parents today are not in favor of early marriage‚ this is because they know that married life is difficult. It’s true that most of the teenagers today who got married are experiencing hardships in life. Footnote to youth is the title of the story. It is said that it is a footnote to youth because it is a brief reminder for the Filipinos especially the youth of what a real life could be today. It also indicates the sources or the causes why youth act this way. It furthermore
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Youth and Poetry Poetry by definition is the art of writing that shows more imagination and deep feeling that ordinary speech. Poetry is a set of sensual words with deep meaning‚ but for some reason young people do not appreciate it. Hugh Maclennan states‚ "For without poetry these youths were poor.” He was referring to a group of teenagers he encountered‚ but this statement can be directed to the majority of youths today. Poetry is dead in our lives‚ and without knowing what it is
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Youth Bullying Bianca Myles ENC – 1102 June 27‚ 2013 Danielle Waller Abstract Youth bullying has become out of control across America cases and cases of it are going viral across social networks and the internet. Officials are trying to determine an effective method of punishment so that no more children become victims of this horrible crime. Bullying is repeated oppression by‚ psychological or physical‚ of a less powerful person by a more powerful person or group of persons (Rigby
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Dennise Soriano BSTM 1Y2-3 INTRODUCTION Footnote to Youth By Jose Garcia Villa Dodong is seventeen years old when he wanted to marry Teang and asked for his dad’s permission. Even thought Dodong thinked twice of marrying Teang‚ they still got married. After nine months‚ Teang gave birth to their eldest son Blas. Teang really regretted getting married in an early age. Her husband doesn’t know about this. She even wondered if ever she got married to Lucio who was nine years older than Dodong
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Youth Homelessness What do YOU think it would be like to be homeless? Could you imagine not knowing when you will eat or where you will sleep next? On a realistic level‚ how would you feel not being able to shower and wearing dirty clothes day in and day out not knowing when you will be able to wash them? I think it would be safe to say that the majority of us would agree with the line from John Payne’s poem Home‚ Sweet Home: “Be it ever so humble‚ there is no place like home”. Yet thousands
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