Youth development

disease as serious as cancer at such a young age.The schooling aspect of cancer is usually a hard pill to swallow for some parents and children because education is such a huge part of our future as a whole, without proper schooling the minds of the Youth in our society will not have sufficient means to proceed onto higher levels. Aside from the logistics of cancer the social and emotional effects can lead to so many subcategories such as depression and bipolar behavior and violent mood swings…

The summer of 2013 was the year I graduated. We have all been there: 18 years old , in a comfortable environment where our problems are small and plenty of opportunities. Some people have everything planned and sorted out, but most off them have no clue what to do with their life after high school. To be able to make a better decision people should therefore think twice before continuing their education without taking a break. People in Sweden usually take one or a few years off after…

The emotional pendulum that kids go through during the crazy years of adolescent hood is easily more intense then that of a middle age woman going through her menopause stage. The only real difference is that the middle age woman has years of experience and even though her body might not have ever been through this exact type of feeling, they still have the knowledge of how crazy life’s tenures can be. As for a kid they have no past experience with any of what is going to happen next in life. It…

sister. The infatuation with Mangan’s sister is the catalyst for the change in the main character as he progresses from young boy to young man. The main character in Araby starts off as an innocent young child filled with hope and playfulness. The youth of the narrator Is exemplified in the story “The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed” (Joyce 1). Being young is being young no matter where you go nor the period in which a person lives, the tenacity to have fun and play is…

Resonation of a Genre The purpose of a genre is one that dates back all the way to Neolithic times. The Epic of Gilgamesh told the story of the great king. The Odyssey and the Iliad told us of heroes searching for redemption and glory. In the Middle Ages audiences were enthralled with tales of chivalry and trickery. King Arthur and his knights fought for truth and justice in epic ballads. Reynard the Fox entertained many with his fables of trickery and cleverness. There are so many…

Being a problem in the US, teen pregnancy has grown for the last couple of decades to become a leading issue for the country. Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face, taking over many lives of teens, the question is asked, “Can we change the rate of Teen Pregnancy before it becomes a bigger problem?” In past times, Teen Pregnancy has been a rising problem throughout the United States. In 2012, a total of 305,388 babies were born to women aged 15–19…

Generation Tech A group of girls are sitting at the local Starbucks chatting about their recent profile picture changes. They analyze every aspect of the picture wondering why they have not received as many likes as the others. They obsess over every detail from what they’re wearing, to how they did their hair, and even wondering what they could have done better. So where did the phenomenon of needing instant gratification from strangers come from? In the early 2000’s “social media” really…

to no value, each too seemingly simplistic and frank; it is only in the context of the rest of the story where his words suddenly take on greater value. In this way, examining Jake’s frequent focus on youth throughout the story allows individual lines to become meaningful. In broader context, youth becomes representative of Jake’s younger self before the war, not necessarily young in age, but mentally…

people in the United States experience a night of homelessness. For the unaccompanied, runaway, and homeless youth those numbers are accessed at 1.3 million annually. While there is a discrepancy in the numbers, the fact that there are not enough youth shelters across the nation is a cause for great concern. According to the National Campaign for Youth Shelter, there are an estimated 4000 youth shelter beds nationwide. As mentioned before, there is only one agency in Tarrant County that…

these students gave me a great gift by breaking my heart, they showed me as nothing else could the importance of youth ministry. They gave me a glimpse of their world and their struggles, hurts, and wrongs and, though perhaps not identified by them, their behavior pleaded for the mercy and love of our Almighty Father. It taught me true importance of being a Christ-like leader in youth…