Filipino Youth Essay

Perhaps that as a recent Adolescent compared to the author I can empathize more with the hypothetical youth that he is discussing. This article hasn’t really changed my views as how I previously mentioned they weren’t much different from my pre-conceived thoughts on the subjects. However, the effect of development either helpful or destructive was kind of…

Is education all it’s cut out to be or is it merely a facade masking the downturn in the job market and the ability to develop into independent adults? Alan Greenblatt’s article “Youth Unemployment” explicates the co-dependent relationship between the economy and youth unemployment, while giving a glimpse of prospective future recessions. In the aftermath of the focus being on college education, people are not just becoming destitute of jobs but of adulthood. Young adults unwillingness to take…

Department and was given the opportunity to conduct my work-study with the Next Step Program. Next Steps is a mentorship program that works directly with youths’ ages 16 – 24 in NYCHA developments (Patterson and Butler housing developments) in the Bronx. The goal of the program is to reduce violence and recidivism in these developments. Youths are involved in identifying their problems and developing solutions…

Young people and adults today are using the Internet more than ever seen before. They view the Internet and their mobile devices as positive aspects to our society. Not realizing that they play a huge role of underdevelopment of their personalities with in themselves. There are many effects when using sites to their daily life that they don’t even realize the risk they put themselves everyday. Even though, yes, technology provides entertainment, information and an opportunity for us to keep…

There is not an epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses. There is an epidemic of sexual assault nationally among all young people – college students or not. When addressing sexual assault on college campuses, it is vital to note that this is not a problem unique to institutes of higher learning1. Therefore, strategies to address sexual assault on campuses must include interventions that go beyond the isolated systems of universities. To date, the majority of prevention interventions are…

participate in classroom discussions, and provides answers to questions or problems they may have about life, death, love, social issues, and everything in between. If one were to visit the local library, he/she would find that a variety of literature for youth is categorized as children’s and young adult literature. The term young adult literature also includes the sub-genre adolescent literature, which is often targeted to include those in junior high school. Of course this is not a universal…

In recent years, many youth athletic organizations have decided that trophies should be given out for participation, rather than athletic ability. This policy is supposed to promote skill building and equality among all adolescent athletes. While the players may be building skills on an equal playing field, they are also being allowed to believe that they deserve to be recognized for giving their best effort, when in reality that is not the case. Although initiated with good intentions, the…

Runaway youth Although you most likely see many youths enjoying and living life to the fullest, other children and adolescents could be doing the polar opposite. According to Taylor and Mosteller, between 1.6 and 2.8 million youths runaway each year. This reality can be shocking to some people. While really running away would never cross some youth’s minds, some other youth can feel that it is their only option. Not everyone might understand why a young person with so much time ahead of them…

Some students after graduated from school are better in finding their own career; Not all of them can do that. Sometimes other students when they finish school find it difficult and confusing to choose a long term career. They are confused with questions such as which career will be good for them, and where they can start. It’s very important for a student to choose a long term career because it will guarantee you a better life. Also the skills they learned in school will help them to make a…

arts. With the newfound power to create such lifelike realism, game designers often turn to death and violence as a basis for their games due to the popularity of such grim topics. Ratings have been placed on such material in attempt to protect the youth. There are blurred lines, however, on what exactly young people should be shielded from; and how use should be sectioned to allow for maturity throughout children’s development. Violence is often brushed off as unneeded, unnecessary or as simply…