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    Richard Foreman Richard Foreman was born on June 10th 1937 in New York City. Richard Foreman is an American playwright, artistic director and avant-garde pioneer. Foreman is considered be one of the most influential figures in American Drama and is known as the “Godfather” of the American Avant-Garde. Foreman creates works in the Avant-Garde performance movement, now largely known to post-dramatic theater. Foreman went to school at Brown University and became interested in film and…

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    Craig Kielburger is a great Canadian historical figure because of his great accomplishments to our society. Craig is a well known author, columnist, social entrepreneur, and activist for the rights of children. Craig has many contributions. He contributes to many groups; the three major groups that Craig is well known for are: Free the Children, We Day, and Me to We. Many people are aware of these groups and what they do for others. Craig Kielburger has a tremendous impact on many children,…

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    Teen Activist

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    What is a teen activist? That question is on your mind. Malala, Craig, Alex, and Faye show you what it is to be a teen activist. First, teen activists believe in something enough to fight for it. Often they also are problem solvers, they face challenges, and lastly they may start an organization or they help and organization. Teen Activists believe in something enough to fight for it. Thirty-two million girls are not in school. Who will stand up for them? Malala! She fights for girls to go…

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    Being A Teen Activist

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    the problem that is going on. Anyone can be a teen activist , but you need to have determination. If something goes wrong in the beginning you just need to keep on trying pushing harder through the tough times. Malala yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Craig kielburger are all teen activists that have changed the world. To begin with, According to Timeforkids.com Malala stands up for girls education because in her hometown Swat Valley, Pakistan, the Taliban took away girls rights for education and Malala…

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    Teen activist speaking Craig Kielburger is an teen activism. An activism is a someone that focus on one issue and tries to fix it to make the world to a better place. One morning he read his newspaper and found out that another teen activist Iqbal Masih was shot killed. Iqbal escaped from child labor and made a speech to stop child labor but it wasn't enough so he help other kids escape from child labor. According to the article…

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    and Latin America) where their main focus is on children and education. This organization was founded in 1995 by human rights advocates Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger after reading though Toronto Star newspaper and coming across an article about the murder of 12 year old Pakistani boy called Iqbal Masih, who spoke against child labour. As seeing this Kielburger established Free the Children with a group of his classmates. The organization was formed for the main purpose to raise awareness…

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    right? What is teen activism you may ask? It’s where a teenager ages 13-19 are passionate about a problem and help.Teen activism is many things. You can be like Malala that risked her life, or Faye Carey growing passion for her cause, or even Craig Kielburger doing everything possible. Those are just a few major teen activists that help make our world better. But one thing teen activists all have in common is their passionate about their cause.…

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    at the age of ten. When he was free from work he decided that he had the passion to help other slave children from having to work to put food on the table. But because of his passion, he was assassinated at the age of 12. The next activist is Craig Kielburger. He found out about Iqbal’s death and that gave him the passion to do the exact, same thing as Iqbal. He was able to get his…

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    Craig Kielburger, founder of “Free the Children” tries to incorporate design thinking in his approach to breaking the cycle of poverty and ending exploitation of children in the developing world. Indeed, when tackling this complex problem, he adopts the point of view of local children and calls for developing a deep understanding of unmeet needs in each village, thus avoiding the pitfall of imposing the wrong solution on a community. His approach is shaped in 3 fundamental phases that overlap…

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    Ava Bont Have you ever heard of Malala Yousafzai, Alex Libby, or Craig Kielburger? These are three of the many teen activists in the world. A teen activist is someone who makes a difference in the world. That’s what all of these people have done. But they all have to be brave to stand up for what they believe in. Some ways are harder than others. Malala stood up for all kids' education. Alex stood up against bullying. Last, Craig stood up for child slavery. Could you change the world like one…

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