Their mission is simple: to spread awareness and bring about the capture of Joseph Kony. Their argument is convincing: in just under 3 days their video has garnered around 27 million views, and I doubt the Facebook statuses will stop cropping up any time soon. Most impressively, Invisible Children (...)
Interesting. Typical teenagers ask a similar question, but ask specifically: Who am I? This is the normally asked question of the developing teen. Yet, as I'm progressing through high school and growing up in general, I find that among my peers there is a larger question that looms, that goes (...)
“An hour of TV class, an hour of basketball or baseball or running, another hour of transcription history or painting pictures, and more sports,we never ask questions, or at least most of us don't; they just run the answer at you, bing, bing, bing, and us sitting there for four more hours of film (...)
We've all had our share of experiencing injustices and taking harsh, unpleasant words. Sometimes these words are justified, and sometimes they are not. When we are criticized by others, once or twice is enough. However, when others begin to criticize us constantly for being a certain way or for no (...)
My name is Susan Lin, and I'm currently a sophomore in high school. Some of my largest passions are: journalism, literature, design, education, and self-image. I’ve always loved literature but took my first step into the world of journalism in the past year by being on the newspaper and yearbook staffs. (...)
Have you ever had the above conversation with your parents? Okay, not word for word, but something along those lines? And you know, your parents only want the best for you, and they sometimes they understand you more than you think. However, when it comes down to three o'clock in the morning and you're still... (...)
Success is something that all people want. From when we're little to adolescence to adulthood, we always want to be successful in one way or another. When we're children, our parents tell us to be successful, but as we mature, we push ourselves to be as 'successful' as possible. But I've been thinking. What is success really? (...)
Recently (well, about last week) I interviewed Billy Horwitz, a young activist who has taken a step off the usual road to make a difference in the world. Although he was unsure of his choice at first, Billy began to find changes that he was committed to making through several organizations, and most recently, one called European Disaster Volunteers. This young leader has improved the lives of 55 orhpans through his work for Foyer D'Orelph Orphanage, changing his own in the process. (...)