The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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Se oAnd I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries.f sex is enraging.
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It seems we’re not only uninformed about our present.
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Young people are often asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives.
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Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children.
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A real world that is increasingly technology-driven.
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Prom has all the elements of a popular story.
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The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make ‘big miracles’ happen.
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Rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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None of my friends don’t have Facebook accounts.
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It is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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With writing, I can express myself, really, and share my ideas and just let my thoughts flow out.
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Let’s abolish the term ‘childish’ because adults normally cause the largest problems.
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It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama.
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I realise I’m still a child, though I do feel older.
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But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.
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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion.
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The first thing anyone can do, about any issue, is get informed.
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Since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.
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The next step is figuring out how you’re going to do it.
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No matter your position or place in life.
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And to teach you something about what we know.
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