WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?
There's a lot going on in the world. By expressing your opinion and sharing your commentary with YWP, you can begin to make sense of things, build a connection with others, and work toward positive change.
Our list of opinion challenges will keep growing along with the year's news and events. Your responses may be published in YWP's digital magazine and annual anthology and with our Vermont media partners. Your opinion matters! Find out more about opinion & commentary.
[Illustration by Tess LaLonde, YWP]
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Poets, philosophers, songwriters, and members of our own families can provide the most quotable quotes. Brighten our day, enlighten us with your favorite quotes of wisdom, empathy, optimism, humor, and anything else that comes to mind!
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"Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars," Vice President Kamala Harris said in her concession speech. See the stars, YWP, and share them with your friends here.
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What do you hope for in the Nov. 5 election? Who do you want to become the next president of the United States? Write about it.
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"Take our lives seriously," former First Lady Michelle Obama implored men at a rally for presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
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News headlines can be distressing. Do you ignore? Discuss? Take action? Write about the way you or others around you respond to recent news.
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What do you want the next President of the United States to focus on, fix, change? Write to one or both major party candidates in the Nov. 5, 2024 presidential election with your appeal.
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In "Social Studies," a new documentary about the impact of social media, a teenage boy says, "It's up to us to figure out how we can still be people." What do you think of that comment? Does it reflect your own experience?
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What climate changes are you seeing or directly experiencing now?
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that."
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According to a recent national survey, almost half of Gen Z wishes social media platforms like X and TikTok didn’t exist. What's your opinion?
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Check out The New York Times' Headway Election Challenge for Teens – with questions like this: How much do you think the presidential election will affect you and your family’s life?
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With Vice President Kamala Harris stepping in where President Joe Biden left off, how do you see the presidential race now?