Society
Caine Smith – The BULLY Project
A powerful short film about Caine Smith, a brave young boy whose daily dealings with bullying compelled him to speak out to his school administrators and be a voice for his fellow classmates. This 11-year-old from Haltom City, ...
Population Concentration and the Standard of Living
As of 00:00 on 10th April 2013, the world population count reached 7,109,330,000. The exponential increase in the human population, not only calls for the increased resources, but also the management of resources. Cities have ...
Cut Cake, Not Wrists: A Speech for Teenage Depression
Hello, my name is Dean Beirne, and I’m here to talk about this one word we fear: depression. I feel you should listen to me as I am not some old adult who has succeeded in life, but I am a teenager like you. I have gone t...
2012 – Year in Review
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darknes...
Amanda Todd and Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a crime! It happened with Amanda Todd, a 15 year old girl from Vancouver, who was cyber bullied so much so that she had to change schools, had no friends to talk to, was left all alone and humiliated by a numbe...
Volume4Teens
DUBAI – Malls seem to be too cliché, magic planets are for “kids”, teenagers are the ones who suffer when it comes entertainment and chilling out with friends. Are you playing games the whole day all by yourself ‘c...
O-MUN vs Traditional MUN
Many a times, when new delegates who have previous MUN (Model United Nations) experience join the Online-MUN (O-MUN) program, they ask the same question: What is the difference between O-MUN and traditional MUN? This article ...
The Google Nexus 7 Marriage Proposal
We love a good wedding proposal. Recently, there has been a Minecraft wedding proposal. Someone proposed with Pandora Internet radio. And given the success (and Internet popularity) of those proposals, someone thought it woul...
Facebook According To College Student “Likes”
Almost Everyone on Facebook enjoys or regularly uses the “like” button. It gives one the ability to tell people that he/she has really enjoyed what the other just wrote, shared or commented on. Building likes has b...
Justice for Natalie
During the month of July, 2008, Natalie sustained a severe head injury when she was staying in The Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The justice to fight for her proper treatment and medical coverage that she will require is ...
We’re all a bunch of racists
Disclaimer: If you’re really really really really sensitive, don’t bother reading. If you’ve got an open mind with a good sense of humor, then go on. Since you’ve already found your way here, I assume you’re part of ...
Plan – A Global Charity Initiative
Plan is a children’s charity which operates globally by working with children that reside in the world’s poorest countries to help them build a better and a secured future. Plan was found in 1937 by a British journalist, Jo...
O-MUN: Online Model United Nations
O-MUN is an online simulation of one of the world’s most popular student programs: Model United Nations. In the program, students play the role of diplomats to the United Nations of various member countries and organizations,...
World Youth Day 2013
World Youth Day (WYD) is when the world gets a chance to meet with the Pope, which is typically celebrated every three years in a different country. The most recent World Youth Day was celebrated in Madrid from August 16th to 2...
Youth Culture
Youth culture is an essential term which highlights the ways in which adolescents live. This youth culture is a summary of the various norms, values and practices that are shared by the adolescent society as a suitable guide to...
Youth Club Options. For the Youth!
A youth club is formed when young people meet and enjoy taking part in those activities together in which they are interested. This could range from different sports, to religious activities, student activities, or those kinds ...
Youth Festival
Youth Festival is an annual gathering of youths with various activities. It is a festive occasion, where young individuals get an opportunity to showcase their talents through competitive, non-competitive and other events. Sing...
Abused Bus Monitor: A Karen Klein Story
Recently an extremely disgraceful video has been circling around the internet. It consists of a 68-year-old bus monitor named Karen Klein being verbally harassed by a group of middle schoolers on their way home from Athena Mid...
Arab Youth. We are..
As a part of the Arab Youth Community, it would be quite natural to assume that I would know exactly what young Arabs do nowadays. There are however a few very valid reasons as to why I could not know what a lot of young Arab...
Positive and Negative Influence of Media Among Young People
Media plays an extensive role in an individual’s daily life. Right from the second you wake up till you go to bed after saying goodnight to your wife, kid, parents, siblings or friends, you are surrounded in a world built jus...
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