Earlier this month, a new research paper found that annual Antarctica ice loss had multiplied by six times since the 1970s. It concluded that melting ice from Antartica has already become a major contributor to sea level rise.
The central idea of this article could be: We are the ones who will live through the effects of global issues, so we should stand up for the right thing and be more initiative.
That group recently concluded that the world only has 12 years left to limit global warming to an increase of 3 degrees Fahrenheit this century.
The older generation now can't just walk away from climate change. It's getting worse day by day, and we need a solution to stop.
Younger people across the world are holding older generations responsible for not doing enough about climate change.
The grown-ups now can't tell us that they are right all the time. The students are now holding the adults responsible for not doing enough to stop climate change. The students, we have the potential to change the world.
World leaders at that time agreed to limit the increase of the world's average temperature.
We should believe in the possibilities. The students believed that their protest would work. Who would ever know that due to their protest, the world leaders gathered around and agreed to limit the world's average temperature!
Critics say the government isn't trying hard enough to reduce emissions of fossil fuels like coal.
The government isn't listening to the students when the students are skipping schools to protest.
"We Cannot Do Without The Planet"
The planet provides us everything, but we are destroying the planet.
Thousands of high school students in the European country of Belgium are protesting what studies say is a rapidly increasing threat: climate change.
Thousands of high schoolers are taking a big step by protesting climate change.
Children can take initiative and they don’t always need someone else to tell them what’s best for them.
Children don’t need to wait for someone to help them. They can speak up for themselves.
There was no Hollywood magic, no marketing ploy, no privileged rich white celebrity doing a tear-jerking voice over
So many people can stand up for the kids (they are economically capable to stand up), but they are choosing not to stand up. So it's us who should begin to make the change.
whole communities and families would be torn apart, the children would have their local football court demolished and old friends would no longer be able run, laugh and play a few games of football together on those warm weekend afternoons.
The people are destroying the “unprivileged” people’s habitats just to pay for what they built. The people don’t care about the people but themselves.
This 14 year old Brazilian boy didn’t have much in the way of riches, but he had a loving family, warm and hospitable neighbors, loyal friends and an intelligent and creative mind.
Gabriel didn't pay attention to his richness, but his loving family and his loyal friends.
However, as Gabriel and his friends and neighbors soon realized, all this exposure and prestige comes at a cost and, ironically, it is not those with an overabundance of wealth to give that are expected to pay the price.
Wealthy people are expecting the unprivileged people to pay the cost.
shines a light of hope.
How is he optimistic in this kind of world?
Our world is full of intrigue, deceit, and broken promises. It is merely the nature of things, nothing personal. Grand undertakings often hold dirty little secrets underneath the surface, and promises of happiness and betterment end up being yet another strategy for the powerful few to gain riches at the expense of others.
This quote shows that human will do anything to get what they desire and there's nothing wrong with that.
Donovan says that he is taking a break at the moment from selling soap. He temporarily closed his online shop and hopes to write a children's book about homelessness.
I think the central idea of this article could be that we are the next generation, and this is the world that we would live through our entire lives. So we should stand up for our beliefs!
"By putting your best effort into everything you do and working around a common purpose, you can help shape the world we share and lift up the lives of others."
If one person put their best efforts to fix something, they can save other's lives.
If you are a kid that's been abused, I need you to be brave, and I need you to find an adult that you trust and tell them that you're being hurt, and keep telling them until they listen."
Yeah, that's what everyone is saying. We should find a adult that we can trust and ask them for their help.
Recently, Donovan began to speak up for another cause, child abuse.
He is interested in other topics too. (The activist should be alarm with the issues that are happening globally.)
"He was up at 4 a.m. on Sundays, packing his wagon with all of his soaps,"
If you want to be an activist, you have to have a passion for it.
that sells bath soaps that he makes himself.
Why does he sell soaps?
Donovan Smith is only 13 years old and he owns his own business.
This shows that the age doesn't matter! He's only 13 years old, which is a year older than me, but he owns a company!
“In fact, I believe it’s what we were born to do.”
I think the central idea of this article could be that age doesn't matter. So, we have to stand up for our beliefs because it's us who will live through the effects of global issues.
But I won’t be. Our children won’t be. This planet won’t be. So I believe that it is up to us — the youngest generation
Yes! Also Greta Thunberg said that the grown ups don't care about the global warming because they won't experience the effects of the global warming. It's us, the next generation will live with the effects of the global warming.
to change the way people think, live and act
It's hard to change someone's mindset. How would they do that?
Alec and his mother, Victoria, launched Kids vs Global Warming when Alec was only 13 years old.
"when Alec was only 13 years old" You don't need to be a grown up to participate in a campaign. Age DOESN'T matter
Some teens are taking action on big initiatives,
I wonder how would they take action on big initiatives!
Student Reporting Labs connects classes with public media resources to teach journalism, digital literacy and civic engagement and is supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
I think the central idea of this article would be your age doesn't matter. If you have a willingness to help others, you can always volunteer to help others.
Produced by Evan Aquinde, Hadassah Ballarta, John Fabella and Noah Pilotin, students at Maui Waena Intermediate School in Kahului, Hawaii.
She said, no matter your age, you can make a difference. Our voice is important!
Produced by Annie Collick, a senior at Royal Oak High School in Royal Oak, Michigan.
In this video, she said one of her reasons to volunteer is that if you help others, it's a very first step to make the world better.
Produced by Matthew Hayner, a senior at York Comprehensive High School in York, South Carolina. This video was produced with mentor support from South Carolina ETV.
She said when she gets an emergency call at 1:00 AM, then she goes to the school that morning. She must be so tired, but she's still willing to give up her time to her community and people.
Here are more stories inspired by young people who are actively giving back.
Why are they giving back? Are they from a wealthy family?
Produced by Gracie Eck, Gracie Hall, Cameron Lane and Risa Tomioka, students at Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
I wonder what was his motivation to help the "unprivileged" kids.
“Those kids look up to me, and I’m always there for them,” Trajan said.
I think he loves his job and children.
They found students training to become volunteer firefighters, running pet rescues on Facebook, creating local TEDxYouths, holding math tutoring programs and mentoring peers with special needs.
This shows that teens are more activated in social programs.
Citizenship shows that millennials and teens are more likely to volunteer than other recent generations, and are more civically engaged.
Maybe their parents highly valued their children's education. So the children know how much it's important to get an education.
They come from all over the world, they practice different religions, speak different languages, but they can all sit down and watch Taylor Swift videos, and that's great!"
This shows that no one is unique or different, whether they are wealthy or not. We have different backgrounds and cultures, but we have no difference with them as teen girls. There are no obstacles to be friends with them.
"But they're not jealous of me. They always tell me, 'I'm thankful for what I have, thankful just to be breathing.' And that takes a toll on me because I have so many more things than they have."
Again, I have to think over what I have and should be thankful for.
Yet they've learned that even though girls in low-income countries face many obstacles, they have a sense of hope and gratitude.
This shows me that I shouldn't complain about the tiniest thing because there are so many people who don't get their education, but they are still grateful! I should be more positive.
'Make sure you educate her, keep her in the loop at the dinner table, make sure she has a voice.' "
Her aunt didn't want her to miss the education like her.
"My family is from the most rural part of China,"
Maybe she didn't get an education but wanted to get one. Maybe that's why she is standing up, that other girls won’t have to experience the same thing as her.
The proceeds were used to send bikes to girls in Malawi
How does that relate to the girls' education?
"They don't think we're able to make a difference," says Janet Ho, 18, who lives in Los Angeles. But that's not true, she says.
I wonder how she showed them that she could make the difference.
"I feel like it kind of makes you want to try harder when people say no," says Patel.
Maybe that was the reason why she tried harder. To show others that girls can do things that boys are doing too.
"All the other people running were boys," she says, "and people were like, 'Well, you're not going to win.' You feel intimidated because you're the only girl in the room. It makes you question if you'd be OK in the field of politics."
She was brave enough to stand with boys. Everyone thought she was going to lose, but she outdid the boys and won.
She only travels during school breaks and writes speeches in her spare time.
I think it would be hard to put the school works first, then other things. Even when she became an activist, she didn’t stop loving her education.
Social media is at the heart of what much of the fund is doing around its global advocacy.
The article "How to become an activist" also said connecting to other people through the internet was viral. It helps us and others to be connected and support each other.
Malala’s father, who ran several schools in Pakistan.
I thought he only ran a school in Pakistan.
But she and her father, a politically active teacher, both spoke out for education rights.
I surmise that her father gave her motivation to stand up for girls' education. I know that her father was the school's principal, and he encouraged Malala to get an education.
Most teens spend their 18th birthday celebrating with friends. Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai spent it in Lebanon, opening a school for Syrian refugee girls while bombs dropped 20 miles away across the border.
This shows that she is willing to spend her precious time with the kids who need help. No one will blame her if she spent her 18th birthday with her family or friends, but she decided to spent her time with the kids!
An article (How to become an activist) said we should volunteer our time. Malala is volunteering her time to the refugee girls.
Major in a field related to activism.
I think majoring in the topics that you are interested in is important because you have more opportunities to get involved with your cause.
Look at websites related to your cause.
I think this is important because when you look at some social issues, you can get motivation from them.
Join (or start) an organization that supports your cause.
I can relate this to myself. When I grow up, I want to help kids with their education. So I want to be a worker in the UN. To step closer to my dream, I joined MUN to be more familiar with the UN, and I also joined the Orphanage Club to help the blind students with their English.
And today, even teens can improve their local neighborhoods or build social equality movements through their own efforts.
This shows that age doesn’t matter. If the teens pay a bit of attention to their world, they can see some problems. If they put their efforts to solve the problem, they can impact their world.
An activist is anyone who sees the need for change and devotes their time to doing something about it.
An activist can be anyone, which means the age doesn't matter. Anyone who sees the problems and tries hard to solve them is an activist.