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Teen Activists Are Good Role Models Essay

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Do you know what wanting something really means? It is not just wanting a toy, or the food you want for dinner. It is something bigger than that. Teen activists are kids and teens who want very badly for the world’s problems to go away. To be a teen activist, you have to be many things, but most of all, you have to be a really great role model. You have to be brave, courageous, and most of all, determined. One of the reasons that teen activists are good role models is that they are brave. For example, according to scholastic, ” When Iqbal Masih was just 4 years old, his parents sold him into slavery to pay off a $12 debt.” After six years of working as a slave, he ran away from his “owner”, and spoke out against child labor. Iqbal’s words were so strong and he was so brave that he was killed because of his campaign. Iqbal is a great example of bravery and being a good role model. …show more content…

The final reason teen activists are good role models is that they are very courageous. For example, in 2002, when Alex Lin was only nine years old, he noticed that there was a lot of pollution outside of his house, so he wanted to put a stop to it. The pollution, he noticed, was because of electronic waste. All electronics have a heavy metal in them that can damage the outside world if they are burned. A few months/years after that happened, Alex formed a group to collect electronics and recycle them so they would not cause even more pollution. He was courageous, though, when him and his group (W.I.N) made a petition and went to get it signed. He succeeded, now he just needed to get the law to pass. It was vetoed the first time, but Alex would not ever give up. I think that Alex Lin is a great role model for kids and teens who want to make a

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