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Characteristics Of Teen Activist

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What qualities create a teen activist? Is it their utter devotion to their cause? Their sacrifice of personal time and possibly their safety? Or, is it the way that they will work long hours on weekends while others are relaxing or watching Tv? The answer is all of them. A teen activist is a young person who will fight for a cause for the better of the community/world. They often make many sacrifices and endanger themselves to others who disagree with their cause, yet they keep fighting. These teens are willing to do whatever it takes for the benefit of people in need, and that’s what makes them so admirable.

Often times, when something is wrong, an activist cannot help but to respond. This longing to make a difference is one of the key qualities in an influential activist. For example, a completely ordinary teen named Alex Lin came across an article about e-waste in the Wall Street journal. In a video interview he says “Every long journey starts with a short step” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weqt0N0vxH4). That is very true, because from then on, his interest and passion kept growing. He spent hours collecting old electronics and managed to recycle 20,00 pound of e-waste that day. He formed a team and devoted his time to get a law passed in his city banning e-waste dumping. He still continues his journey and has built media centers in other parts of the world in his quest to eliminate e-waste. But, just like many others, he won’t stop there. He

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