We need people to pay attention to the environment. Thankfully, we have teen activists that do pay attention. Teen activists are teenagers that stand up for what they believe is right. For instance, there is Alex Lin, who refurbishes and recycles e-waste, Team Marine who act against pollution of plastic bags, and Clay McMullen who studies and helps the environment. This will show that these activists can help change the world.
Alex Lin To start, Alex Lin helps recycle and refurbish electronic waste. One day in 2004, 9-year-old Alex Lin read an article on e-waste. That’s when he started to act. That means that even when he was nine, he was aware of what was happening in the world. Also, according to “Alex Lin Helps Reduce E-waste,” by TakePart TV, in 2006, Alex passed a bill for the state of Rhode Island saying that it was illegal for any improper disposal of e-waste. This means that he cared so much about this cause that he went this far to stop it. To add onto this, “Turning E-waste Into E-treasure,” at inspiremykids.com says that after the tsunami in 2004, Alex donated refurbished computers to Sri Lanka. They named a learning center after Alex’s team after it was built.
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The article, “Clay Mcmullen, Teen Passionate About Saving The Environment,” says that when Clay was eleven years old, he started to worry about the environment. That shows that even though he was eleven, he was still aware of problems around the world. To add on to this, in the article it says that Clay builds nests for Osprey, starts nature clubs for his district's elementary schools, and plants courtyards and gardens at his school.This shows that he is really making an act to fix the environment. Also, in the article it says that he has spent nearly 2,000 hours on environmental causes since seventh grade. This means that Clay is really involved with what he does. He is a huge inspiration for a lot of
He has also worked with other organizations to make his goal.He even made his own group in 2002 called team WIN which stands for Westerly Innovations Network.He was only 9 when he started working against e-waste.Alex Lin has made e-waste dumping Illegal in multiple states.He has also been awarded the Christopher Columbus
He raised 15 thousands dollars when he was only 7 years old. Now he has raised over 24 million dollars. He is 24 and he is still going strong with steady line of profit for his foundation. They made the distance for kids to get fresh water from 6km to 200 ft. That is scary impressive. He loves what he does and he does not care that he will not reach his goal. He brings over 100,000 every 6 months that is more than what some people make in 1 year. He helps out the community in so many ways. He shortened the distance all around south Africa to get fresh water by at least 5km. That takes willpower to say their needs to be a change to help them for the better and not just stand by and let it happen.
People see a dog on the website which they like, and then pick up the dog. This way, the dogs can get a home and they don’t have to get euthanized or stay lonely. Faye Carey has helped hundreds of dogs get a happy home. Another example is Neha Gupta, an activist who tries to give orphans education, toys, and clothes. She gave away all her toys at the age of 9 to get donations for orphans."We just put it out on our driveway and people came, bought things and it turned out to be such a successful event,” Gupta recalled. “From that one event we raised $700 and I’ve wanted to keep going.” Ever since, she has been gathering donations and raising money herself through social media and her website Empower Orphans. As a result, she has now raised a whole $1,000,000 through donations!( information found from http://www.worldofchildren.org/ ) She is now helping kids in India and USA get
Around the world, many people are afraid to speak their minds. Teen activists inspire people. They are believers who want to change the world. They want to stand up for something that they believe in. What they do for people is very beneficial. They all have motivations for what they do. These teen activists all persevere and do all that they can to get their point out to the world. They all help people along with them selves. I noticed that they will never give up and they will try their hardest. For example, Malala was shot through the head with a bullet. Although that happened she didn't give up. Alex has been helping with the environment since he was in fifth grade. He probably went through some tough choices and difficulties,
Do you know what teen activists are? Teen activists are people who stand up for what they believe in. Just like Malala Yousafzai, Faye Carey, and Emily Rigel. Every single one of these people will have obstacles in their way but they never give up for what they think should be right in the world that makes them very brave. If you want to be a teen activist you have to accomplish all of those things.
Have you ever heard of a teen activist? If you haven’t, you will today. A teen activist is a kid or a teenager who wants to change the world. They fight for what they are passionate about. They go through tough obstacles along the way but don’t give up what they love. They do this because they want to change the world. Some teen activists are Malala Yousafzai, Alex Libby, and Alex Lin.
To start off, the first reason why all teen activists have different traits is that they are all optimistic. For example, Alex Lin is optimistic because he wants to make the world a better place. I know this is true because according to the article “Alex Lin Teen Activist” it said that he recycles computers around the U.S. Also another teen activist Faye Carey is optimistic
Can one teen really change the world and make it a better place? At least certain teens try and that’s why we call them teen activists. Teen activists fight for a cause that is important to them and other people in similar situations, or facing similar challenges, or simply seeing an opportunity for change. They work in very different ways and use different communication channels, such as; social media, newspapers, and interviews to reach their target audience. Christopher Yao, Alex Lin, and Shawn De Angelo all started their activism as teens.
Teen activists are determined and passionate about what they believe in because they fight for what they believe in, get support in different ways, and they work in different ways. This shows they are all working to get their way to make the world peaceful. Teen Activism is when a kid either went through a tough problem or heard about the problem and wanted to set the problem right. The activist uses whatever they can to get their word out, advertisements, books, newspaper, internet, t.v, and people like their peers, parents, pets, family members, friends, and all of their fans.
So have you heard of a teen activist if not your about to find out what they are!!! A teen activist is someone that helps with the environment and negative things that happen. An example of a teen activist is faye carey after leaving work one day she saw a puppy sand and in a cage so she started making advertisement´s. If you are interested in making a difference for a cause you care about you can do so by educating yourself about the issue finding ways to get involved in a person, and online. In order to become a teen activist you should be, helpful, nice, donate your time be ready, and be prepared.
“Berners-Lee heads up the nonprofit World Wide Web Consortium-which he also founded- which helps set technical standards for the web. ”(Citation A, P.4). He set up a non-profit company that contributed to other big name companies such as Google and
First Alex Lin. According to YouTube Alex had lots of friends help him recycle and refurbish electronics. When he was young he wanted to help the world by recycling old electronics. Alex states, “We said, hey, let’s
What is Alex Libby fighting for? What made Alex become a teen activist? What obstacles or challenges did Alex face? Alex is fighting for Anti - bullying not just where he lives but around the world. He became a teen activist because was bullied and so he knew how it felt and didn’t want anyone else to that feeling of getting bullied and wanting to commit suicide. For example, Alex writes ”I craved friends. I didn't have
Teen activists are believers and who want to change the world. They want to stand up for something that they believe in. They all have motivations for what they do. They all help people along with their selves. They are people who will change the world and not wait for someone else to do it for them.
Born on November 8, 1986, to Robert and Susan Swartz, Aaron was raised in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois. At three, Swartz’s father introduced him to computers, and according to Swartz’s mother, he “took off like crazy on them.” As an adolescent, Swartz programmed The Info Network, a website tasked with the purpose of documenting the “…vast repository of human knowledge.” At Swartz’s junior high school, ArsDigita, a website designing firm, hosted a competition and The Info Network received first prize. To accept the award, Swartz flew to Cambridge, Massachusetts (The Internet’s Own Boy).