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    by Cuong Vo

    I am the face of America's youth. My parents worked two jobs each to keep a roof over my sisters and me. We were spared the luxuries and often the rod. As America's middle class grows, the compromise between keeping in st...read more

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    by W. Diane Van Zwol

    Hey Mister! "Hey there mister, are you all right?" A young man walking down a country road, sees an old man sitting on a patch of grass. As he gets closer, he realizes that the old man appears to be almost exhausted...read more

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    by Olha Romaniuk

    With parents often having their time more invested in their jobs than their kids, many of today's youth are forced to raise themselves. I, as a part of this generation, have to say that raising myself at thirteen, fifteen ...read more

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    by Jose Bustamante

    We, pure thinking energy, come to this world like a blank CD, ready to function, but in need of feedback. The people that surround us (Family), are in charged, at the beginning, to supply all the information needed. Before...read more

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    by Sean Murphy

    Splintering Culture I've often found it interesting that a fairly homogenous culture can splinter into so many groups. Walking downtown you see the bulk of people, fairly plain vanilla shop keeps, people with their chil...read more

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    by Chelsea Tello

    Todays youth, I being one them at the youth adult barrier line of 18, have noticed a rather scary development in todays teenagers and children. With all the t.v messages and lack of adult supervision, our youth are slowly ...read more

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    by Laura Lamar

    Alone and on their own. This is what many of today's youth are facing each day. We hear about it all the time. Both parents must work in order to survive. Divorce is the norm and single-parents have no choice. Face it...read more

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    by Alicia Amey

    As a young adult, you are thrown into this lifestyle of values, rules, mediocrity, and harsh decisions. But what are todays youth doing? Giving in to the video games that await them at home. Playing cards at school with f...read more

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