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November 9, 2010, 10:39 am
Most teenagers experience peer pressure at least once in their lives. Parents and teachers all around the globe: What is to be done about this? There has been no logical solution—or at least one that works, anyway. Here is an article that spells out what it’s like to be under peer pressure and how it’s being dealt with.
It is natural for a teenager to feel this way; it’s something almost all of us experience. The key to overcoming it is to be confident and be strong in your values. I know that this is [ ...continue reading ]
November 4, 2010, 10:36 am
Many young girls today are being influenced by the media’s showing how the youngest, coolest celebs act and dress. No doubt, it is every girl’s nature to want to look nice, but are some young girlies going overboard with the trends? No—trendy and more trashy? This article will make the issue clear; check it out.
Being aware of this situation already, it makes me a little sad, because I feel that young girls are being influenced by the media to feel that they need to dress in a more provocative way in order to look [ ...continue reading ]
November 2, 2010, 9:36 am
It is an apparent issue that young teens (mainly girls) are taking pictures of themselves for strangers on the Internet, then these strangers are blackmailing the girls to do sexual things for them in order for them to not spill to their parents or spread the pictures around the Web. Here’s one example.
This is an issue that should be brought up and discussed openly so that teenagers or even young adults are aware of the consequences of what they are doing. I understand that some kids might choose to do this because they [ ...continue reading ]
October 19, 2010, 9:53 am
Facebook screenshot by Jelene Morris http://www.flickr.com/photos/jelene/2715774596/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Facebook is a place to chill, comment on friends’ pictures and update your status according to what you did during the day, what’s happening tomorrow or exactly how you feel right in that moment. So, according to some, it’s nothing more than teens attempting to catch others’ attention purely out of boredom! Check out this article to see the latest thoughts.
An interesting approach to the world of Facebook, this article has bits with which I agree—and that is the unnecessary exaggeration of letters and [ ...continue reading ]
October 8, 2010, 3:51 pm
Photo by Nic McPhee http://www.flickr.com/photos/nics_events/4529416595/
Most fashionable items shooting down runways are made from lavish, expensive materials. Though this is great for those who can afford it, the majority of people cannot, and so masses of material is going to waste. What to do? Check out this article in The New York Times for the new idea called zero-waste design, which aims to use every scrap of material in the fashion design process.
The zero-waste concept sounds great in theory—it’s beneficial to the manufacturer and to the company selling it. The question is, How many people does it [ ...continue reading ]
September 20, 2010, 8:33 am
Photo by Kerosene Photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkerosene/3880628289/in/photostream/
There was a time when stars became famous based on talent—most of the time through word of mouth, or other times leveraging industry “contacts.” No doubt knowing people is still a good way to go if you wish to make your name as an entertainer of some sort. However, the world’s technology has evolved to the point that now even the youngest star wannabes are able to strut their stuff. Yes, dear readers, I’m talking about one of the world’s most known and used websites: YouTube!
The power of the popular video site [ ...continue reading ]
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