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Plastic Pollution is a big problem, we can not solve it individually
'Save Our Earth' is a phrase that many people talk about today. We are facing many problems today. One of them is Plastic Pollution. The amount of plastic in the ocean just keeps growing. If things do not change, maybe one day the ocean will have more plastic than fish. Plastic pollution problem is complex. Why? We are aware of the plastic pollution, but we are still use it, maybe depend on it. Companies are aware of the plastic pollution but its production increased exponentially; governments are aware too, but they do nothing. So ending plastic pollution is nearly impossible if we fight...
Who I am and who I want to become
So my teacher gave an assignment to write an essay about WHO I’M GOING TO BECOME Typical right? But being the procrastinator that I am… I did it three hours before class…. After all how hard can it be? One hour to plan, One hour to draft And one hour to edit I sat there and began to write…write…write…write When class had begun and I handed her the essay I was like "I've been up all night working on this I deserve nothing less than an A” *wink My teacher looked perplexed Trying to figure out what I meant, holding the page of my future Torn from the book of my heart Written by my experiences She...
Live Life to the fullest
Live life and live it to the fullest!!! This statement is the most overused yet motivational line that is used in the 20th century of life. It has been used so much that it lost its value, its significance that it’s just that a statement that is used with the hope that it will bring someone some light, some energy, something for people to feed on, to read on . This is more than a statement its a feeling that cant truly be described. BUT I am here to say that this statement is…..well…. actually… true. I know this because I’ve experienced it…I actually felt it and lived it. I was in Florida on a...
Globalisation and Sustainable development
From the discovery of America in 1492, to the first airplane made by the Wright brothers in 1902, to the extremely recent invention of the world wide web in 1983, it is safe to say that humanity has done everything to allow globalisation to take place. But why are we so desperate to connect and network? Why do we want to spread societal structure everywhere? Other than allowing people of different cultures and backgrounds to mix and prosper, globalisation has brought upon the world great economic growth, but sadly has lead to unpleasant consequences for the environment we rely upon. A great...
"Generation Greta" - Inspiring Change in Younger Generations
The rise of “Generation Greta” has inspired young people to take the stand against climate change, trying to make a powerful, positive change to the world. But, there have been many people opposing this new movement, causing much dispute between members of the celebrity and overall public community. Greta Thunberg has taken the world by storm. The Times Magazine “Person of the Year” gained popularity while striking outside of the Swedish Parliament during school days, trying to make the government take a stronger stance and increase the fight against climate change. She and other students...
Think positive and act wisely
The sinking islands
Tuvalu, located in the Pacific Ocean, is classified by the United Nations Development Programme as "extremely vulnerable" to the effects of climate change, given the IPCC report that global average sea levels could now rise by up to 1.1m by 2100, up 10 cm on previous estimates. A glimpse into the lives of Tuvaluans was offered through an interesting video by Yes Theory, a renowned YouTube channel. Its 11,646 residents are on their way to become the world's first climate-change refugees. Yet, moving people out of the island will not halt the predicted global temperature rise of 3.2 degrees...
Ideas and Ideals
I didn’t recognize my talent until one day my kindred spirit, Kun, said to me, “Summer, you are a confident person. And I like the idea of you.” “Am I?” None of my friends had ever said that. They praised me for being smart and friendly, but none of them would have credited me ‘confident.’ I nodded because I didn’t want him to know how insecure I felt when surrounded by a bunch of talented elites. But his words changed my life. I have not spent time wallowing in self-pity ever since. I flipped the desk and dismissed all the skeptics, as being true to myself, I am confident. When I fail, I...
All Generations Will Ask For Your Responsibility
To The World Leaders & Big Companies: If you ask these questions to the world leaders and big companies: "Do you care about our generation? Do you care about our environment?" They will says YES. But is it a fact? Today, the very air we breathe is growing dangerously polluted. So the effects of air pollution are serious. WHO estimates that around 7 million people die every year from exposition to air pollution. Many countries are still using dirty energy. It's harder to change. There are many reasons, one of them is politics are involved. Forests are key of to climate, water, health and...
From a child to an advocate - 7 things I learned working in UNICEF
Six months, half a year or one hundred eighty-two days – this may seem like a short period of time but for me it is a mini-life journey, filled with challenges and new insights. I have been with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Kazakhstan as an international UN volunteer working on communications. As such, I have contributed to improving the visibility of the organization and the important work it is doing for every child. My contribution has varied: from writing and editing to pitching a partnership proposal and contributing to the launch of a new programme on volunteering. As I...
You can!
Not everyone has the opportunity to listen 'You can!' just at the moment we need it most. If no one has told you, then you should know that there is a force inside you that drivers you to do incredible things and make the impossible possible. You just have to believe in yourself, have confidence in what you do. You are able to realize your dreams and everything you set your mind to. If something does not go as expected, do not give up! Persevere. The secret is often to insist. Your opinion, your actions, your dreams are important and the world needs them. Some situations that occur in life are...
A Mixtape for Hope: Youth Poems for Change
8 Tips to Follow to Reduce Pollution
One of the most critical problems that our world is facing each day is pollution. For the past decades, pollution has always been seen as a destruction that is destroying the planet where we live, little by little. Some people have noticed it, some people did not, and some just don’t really care. We all know that natural sources like volcanic eruptions, wildfires, or dust storms are also some of the causes of pollution, but we cannot blame them because we humans have no control over them. What we should be mindful of is our activities that we do everyday, because those activities are...
Our disconnection with nature
The modern way of life, for a huge part of the population, has been grounded on the disconnection from nature. We can see that in many ways, and the most obvious one is the number of environmental problems we face today. Deforestation, fires, pollution, temperature increase, biodiversity loss, land degradation, ocean pollution, greenhouse effect, etc are just consequences of our personal disconnection with nature. Most of the world we live in today was forest before human intervention, which nature has thrived for thousands or millions of years. And then we built our cities on those forests...
The significance of art & its effect on mental health
With a knack for arts and a passion for psychology, my dream is to use my art to contribute to real change in the community. By portraying my ideas through art and putting important topics on display through tangible artistic pieces - such as abstract sculptures and visual art representation - my messages get communicated to people. Since childhood, I have loved art and always looked at it from different perspectives, ranging from painting, drawing, and more. Illustrating cartoons with a beneficial story for kids, in addition to making miniatures (size of a coin) that show the significance and...
Earth is our future. There's no PLANet B
Human’s negative impact on the environment is nothing new. We have always refused to maintain a balance with nature. We are responsible for the climate crisis we are facing. I see climate change happening and I see it getting worse every time. This makes me wonder how the future is going to look for us. We have failed to realize that climate change directly impacts us and our basic rights like the right to food, clean air, clean water, education, development, etc. The temperature is rising, natural disasters just keep increasing in numbers, deforestation... There is no us without mother nature...
The Memory of Touch
Who knew that 2019 would be the last year when we would actually experience touch? Who knew that in 2020, touch would become such a negative verb? Who knew that something which used to calm us a year ago, would become the reason for millions of deaths? Well, a lot has changed since 2019, and sometimes it feels like the time from 2020 onwards is a completely different era; not a good one though. We all would agree, that touch is one of the major sense organs, and without it, humans wouldn’t get any sense of emotions, right? But, were we prepared for the time when a day would come when we wouldn...
Does the United States Need a Universal Basic Income?
A large number of people believe the growing wealth gap between the rich and poor is a sign of a weakening democracy. Discussions surrounding whether the United States should implement a universal basic income and stronger public services have come into play. Many Americans believe that more public agencies will lead to inefficiency. They see the government as a necessary evil, rather than a helpful tool and prefer to keep the bulk of economic power in the hands of private markets. Plenty of people also have faith in the rags-to-riches story of capitalism, that anyone who works hard can also...
Beautiful Scars
Whenever I try to reflect of how my life has been going, tears never fail to fall from my eyes. On my perspective: life is not at its best state for the past months. Life has not been good to me. Life shows its unpleasant side all at once. Everything fell apart, including the people i love(d), the things i enjoy, and ME. But what i realized— life needs to hurt me at times in order to let me grow and accept that not all things should come perfectly as planned. It is not going to be what you thought it would be. It will destroy, break and scar you first. And if you are strong enough, you shall...