Youth Activism

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.

Teen activists are always looking for a way to help their community. They do work that is lifesaving and very good for the earth. There are many different teen activists that focus on different things. Teen activists use a lot of their time and effort to help their community. Many teen activists also attend activities to support the cause they are helping. They also have organizations for others to help with their cause. Like many teen activists they have many people that support them.

Nowadays, social media is practically a staple in everyone’s lives. While some use it solely to stay in touch with friends or family, others wouldn’t even know the latest of current events if they didn’t have their phone notifying them that their friends are talking about it. The Internet and social media have bred a new generation of socially-aware people which has given them a platform to learn and share on. Because this generation’s growth is largely-based online and through technology, it has formed a new brand of social activism. While some feel social media has made it too easy to claim a movement or position, others believe that it is what we need to spread a message

What is a teen activist? A teen activist is a teenager who wants to help people or animals for a cause. What I think about all teen activists is that they all fight for what they believe in. They go to extensive lengths to help people to help us. They don't do this because they have to they do it because they want to do it. They don't care that the odds were against them or they have very little chance of succeeding. They do what they want and the do it right.They are like the voice of the people fighting up against poverty and all the other struggles in the world. Most activists go through a lot like Malala but I won't get to deep into that yet. They all have the courage to do what they do.

The media today is something that is used more than anything else by teens to obtain information about the world. “Social media in this day and age cannot be ignored; it is now a critical part of presidential politics, it has been part of the revolutions in the Middle East and its going to be an unavoidable part of high-profile legal cases; just as traditional media continue to be” (Hochberg 1). The media have reached the peak of influence since the beginning;

Do you think being a teen activist is easy? Teen activists help the world in many ways, but it isn’t easy to fight for their cause. Teen activists persevere through any challenges they get. They are brave, and have to be good speakers to get other people’s attention. They often found organizations or teams to help them on their mission. So being a teen activist isn’t that easy. But how to fight for your cause is the hardest part. You have to find a way to get help for your cause. Teen activists use many ways to fight for their cause.

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,

Chapter three - How people can prevent bullying from happening. What can you do if you are the Bystander?

What do you do on a Saturday? Sit around watching TV, playing around with your friends, studying for a math test you have on Monday? Well, let me tell you what some of the other teens in this country do. They are either leading protest rallies, starting marches, or talking on interviews to tell the world what they believe in. Not your typical weekend, right? These amazing kids are called teen activists. They fight for the cause they believe in fiercely, whether it’s against animal cruelty, education issues, bullying, or child labor. Some of the teens have a dangerous life full of death threats as they pursue their cause, like Malala and Iqbal. Meanwhile, other like Faye Carey and Alex Lin don't risk their lives, but they still make a big difference in the world. However, nobody’s born with a cause to fight in. Teens become activists through different experiences. They either go through a personal struggle themselves, they see others around them struggle, or they read about the injustice.

It can be easy for teens to disconnect from the consequences of their words when they are connected to the internet because they are not able to see the reader’s real-life reactions to their posts (Patchin & Hinduja, 2015). According to the authors, many of the teens that they have spoken with which have been accused of cyberbullying have reported that they did not realize the harm that their words caused the victim (Hinduja & Patchin, 2014; Patchin & Hinduja, 2015). Therefore, this means that it is just as crucial to teach teens to stop and think before they post online as it is to teach them to stop and think before they speak (Patchin & Hinduja, 2015). The authors use this chapter to remind teens that the same moral standards that govern their social behavior both at school and at home also apply to the digital world, and they need to act with the same integrity online as they would when they are off line (Patchin & Hinduja,

Teen activists are kids who not only want to make a difference, but are brave enough to try. Teen activists are kids that do whatever they can to help the world. They are compassionate for those less fortunate, they befriend those who are in need of help, and they try to have more people to come and help. Teen activists all have one more thing in common to become a teen activist, either the activist has had personal struggles, seen someone or something have personal struggles, or they read an article.

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.

Did you know that sometime kids/ teenagers could change the world. Well they can they are called teen activists. And all of them have different traits. Like how all teen activists are optimistic, or they could all make a difference, or even some of them have to overcome obstacles. All of these three examples support the claim, “All teen activist have different traits.”

Hilary Stout’s a writer of The New York Times is expressing her opinions on how social media affects teenagers by not getting experience and develop empathy for others, understand different emotions, and recognizing others facial expressions and body language in her article “Antisocial Networking?”. In my opinion Stout's argument is wrong because teens today have more experiences on social media because it is an easy and powerful way to connect with people.

In the reading “Small Change : Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted,” Malcolm Gladwell discusses the act of four brave college students and their act of social activism. The four freshmen from a local all black college sat down at a counter in a diner near Greensboro, North Carolina and were denied service because of their race. The students refused to leave and instead started a protest there at the restaurant. The numbers of people protesting with the four young men increased as the story spreaded across states. The story of the sit in was done without the use of any technology or social network. Gladwell discussed the effectiveness of the sit-in because of the relationship between