What are you hooked on? Idiosyncratic gadgets having synched into the lives of the youths have made more independent individuals who are hooked 24/7 to them‚ either it be on a Smart Phone or Tablet or iPod. Free apps which have flooded the markets are an easy access to anyone with a Smart Phone or a Tablet‚ who is even willing to BUY them for self gratification. Gone are the days when the urban teens were seen loitering in the neighbourhood or in the streets and hanging out with friends and were
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Participating in sports as a youth can be essential to the maturation process during ones childhood. Whether that’s participation in a structured league or just playing in the neighborhood there are a lot of lessons that can be learned in applied through sports and are vital to their development. Youth sports is one of the many displays of positive effects on children because thru participation they are learning some vital life skills like goal setting or time management‚ so with the combination
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Youth sports programs have become the focal point of many family-oriented communities nationwide. Little League‚ sponsored sports programs and T-ball‚ are just three programs among thousands available for families and their children. The increased national interest in sports over the past two decades has promoted the increased endorsement of these programs‚ as well as developed interest on the part of families to encourage partaking by their children. Many of the programs developed to encourage healthy
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Should youth participate in politics? Politics is the art of governing the policies‚ people and framing rules for the well being of common people. Politics is an age old science in India. And the question‚ Should youth indulge in politics always arise in any country? There can be two reasons for this deplorable scene of Indian politics. One may be that the youth today are not interested in actively participating in the political field. They are content with what they are doing and how
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concept of play‚ as many participate in youth sports at a young age. However‚ in Alfie Kohn’s No Contest‚ Kohn asserts that participation in youth sports is inherently harmful to one’s self confidence saying‚ “Sports not only reflect the prevailing mores of our society but perpetuate them” (Kohn 184). Yet Kohn falls short in his argument against competitive youth sports because he fails to acknowledge that not all youth interpret failure in the same way and that youth sports are a great model for their
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Patrick Carr and Maria Kefales‚ are the authors of the chapter “Heartland and the Rural Youth Exodus”. The chapter is from the book‚ “Hollowing out the Middle: The Rural brain drain and what it means for America”. Migration of young people to the urban centers is a major concern that has attracted debate among various stakeholders. Better living standards and search for good jobs are some of the reasons for such migration. The development of small towns is stagnating resulting into untapped resources
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‘Youth is like a fire It crept forward. A Spark at first Growing into a flame The brightening into a Blaze’. Introduction Introduction: Martin Luther has said‚ "I have a Dream" and the dream come largely true. If he had not thought of that dream he would have accomplished nothing in his life. To climb high one has to think of climbing the Everest. One may not go higher than 10000 feet but
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Key Factors in youth development and government neglectfor a brighter future‚ of our future। By Kyna Michelle Gaboriault I grew up under the governments supervision. As a ward of the court I was able to establish the social system of law and governance. As a bright and outgoing youth I feel that the government worked against corruption inside their powers. Although if you were to do enough studying on laws and rights you can always eventually get through the loop holes that don’t permit certain
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India is a big country with a large population. It is estimated that India’s present population is about 121 crores. Those between the ages of 15 to 25 form almost half of the total population. For our purposes we count them all as the youth. These comprise students‚ employees‚ workers‚ farmers and others‚ including the unemployed. They are energetic‚ enthusiastic and full of zeal. Unfortunately a large number of them are without any direction. It is dangerous to allow them to remain idle. A large
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MASS MEDIA’S EFFECT ON YOUTH Over the years‚ technology has progressed from being merely a form of practical functions to forms of entertainment‚ such as computer and video games. Since the commencement of these technological advancements‚ our lives have become significantly more convenient. However‚ as technology has considerably developed‚ it has had detrimental effects on members of society‚ especially on youth. Young people now identify social internet networks‚ video games‚ cell phones
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