Certain
This is what I know to be undeniably true:
1. No matter how much I wait or how much help I receive I still have to save myself.
2. Nobody will ever truly know me as well as I do.
Opinion
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The Start of a Change
Why should anyone alive today actually care about climate change?
This is a sentiment held by many people, even if they do not realize it.
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Not yours
Women’s bodies are not yours for the taking
Not your land that’s up for sale
Not your home to destroy
Not your food to fill your belly
Take your greed elsewhere please
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Thoughts after the fair
I’ve never enjoyed the feeling of being sick to your stomach on a fair ride. Maybe I just don’t have the iron-willed intestines that all of my friends seem to have, because I get sick from going on the teacups at a normal speed.
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The River Speaks
There is a web and it holds us.
Pieces come apart so we help rebuild it.
We are a species that has forgotten our place on the web, so the earth reminds us.
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Mists of Avalon and why you must read it
Published in 1982, The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley’s novel is a breathtaking book. -
A Youth's Response to the NPR article: Children as young as 12 work legally on farms, despite years of efforts to change law
A Youth’s response to the NPR article: Children as young as 12 work legally on farms, despite years of efforts to change law
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ARE YOU AWAKE YET? (You expected something sweet)
ARE YOU AWAKE YET?
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Opinion-Challenges
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Opinion
WHERE THE YWP COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?
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What we're missing
The biggest issue that teenagers face today is a lack of support.
There are so many problems that affect this age group, but the lack of support is the most important obstacle that can slow down a student’s learning capabilities. -
We Are Not Alone
Sometimes I think about how expansive the universe is. I don't like to think about it too much though, because I can't quite comprehend it all. For example, the universe is growing, right, but what is it growing into?