Have you ever starrted to work on something by yourself, just because you wanted to, and the only reason you started was because a friend inspired you? If you did, you can bet that Teen activists get inspired just like you. Teen activists are teens who want to make a positive influence on the world, trying to solve economic problems such as poverty and child labor. But where do you start out? How do you find a passion, or a drive to start being a teen activist? Don’t worry, because there are many ways that Teen Activists get started. Some of them include a personal experience, read an article or paper. First of all, one way to get started is to read an article or paper. Teen activists can read an article in a newspaper, or a magazine explaining the economical problems for example, homelessness. One example of this is Alex Lin, who passed a bill combating E-waste. According to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weqt0N0vxH4,
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For example Iqbal Masih was a great inspiration for child labor, since he experienced it himself. As https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0D6K18wq8A states, “ He was chained to the loom, they weren’t allowed to get up and stretch, the overseers wouldn’t give them food or water.” These conditions are horrendous, and very torterous. Iqbal was forced into child labor, and after he escaped he went around the world telling speeches asking for help, and made people aware about the problems of child labor happening in the world. According to http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Malala+Yousafzai+Story&&view=detail&mid=469E449F8D195B42BCF5469E449F8D195B42BCF5&FORM=VRDGAR, “A group of armed Taliban asked for her by name, and shot her in the head.” This is another example of a personal experience because Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban for protesting for education for women, so knows that she wants to stop these kinds of things from happening to other
For example Iqbal Masih was a great inspiration for child labor, since he experienced it himself. As https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0D6K18wq8A states, “ He was chained to the loom, they weren’t allowed to get up and stretch, the overseers wouldn’t give them food or water.” These conditions are horrendous, and very torterous. Iqbal was forced into child labor, and after he escaped he went around the world telling speeches asking for help, and made people aware about the problems of child labor happening in the world. According to http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Malala+Yousafzai+Story&&view=detail&mid=469E449F8D195B42BCF5469E449F8D195B42BCF5&FORM=VRDGAR, “A group of armed Taliban asked for her by name, and shot her in the head.” This is another example of a personal experience because Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban for protesting for education for women, so knows that she wants to stop these kinds of things from happening to other