She’s not a druggie or an alcoholic, and she’s not mentally ill. She’s one of thousands of college students who can’t afford a place to live. She might be someone whose scholarship doesn’t cover housing. Or her family lost their home after racking up mountains of medical bills. She could be the first in her […]
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We all dream of travelling around the world, but how many of us actually go out there and do it? The secret is to do it when you’re young, and taking a gap year is a perfect time. The only problem is that few of us have the money or the means to pay our […]
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It is very common for young people to feel like they cannot make a difference in the world. There are always too many problems to solve and not enough time to do everything. Although it may be unrealistic that you will be the next Mother Teresa or Gandhi, there are always small ways you can […]
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Martin Luther King, Jr. represented a new beginning for America during the 1950s and 1960s. Among other civil rights activists, such as Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez, King was such a driving force for people’s right to equality that a national holiday has been created to honor him. As a Baptist minister and a social activist, King was […]
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The school year is a little over half way over, and the summertime hype is already beginning. For most high schoolers, this means trip planning, bikini body ready-ing, and day dreaming of days starting at noon and ending in the wee hours. But for some (a.k.a. me), there are no such preparations being made. For […]
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In elementary school, Valentine’s Day generally meant agonizing over which cards to exchange with classmates and scarfing down as many heart-shaped cookies at the class party as you could. But once you’re of an age where serious romantic relationships come into the picture, Valentine’s Day can take on a whole new meaning, whether you’re single […]
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Since Christmas is right around the corner, my husband and I have been talking a lot about charities and volunteer opportunities we would like to be a part of. And, believe me, the question did occur to both of us as to why we are only just now thinking about this instead of all year round. But through […]
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There aren’t many places that teens can go to get well-informed about sex — not just information about the act itself, but learning about the best ways to handle sex. No one wants to talk about the non-pleasurable side of sex, and, as a result, wrong information can get passed around. You can see the […]
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