Today's youth on their own

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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