Recently did an on-line test called ‘What’s Your True Age?’ My result was 50-60 years old.
ADORA SVITAKBy creating so many illusory images of physical perfection.
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It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama.
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The traits the word ‘childish’ addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age.
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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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Everything from championing literacy and youth voice to raising awareness about world hunger.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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Anyone can make a difference.
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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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And ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.
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As children, we have a tenuous idea of love.
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There’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of person who can change the world – and you can’t.
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CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.
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To show that you truly care, you listen.
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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.
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Due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical.
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Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
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If school is preparation for the real world.
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Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.
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A real world that is increasingly technology-driven.
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Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to.
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And when school doesn’t offer the same, it’s easy to tune out.
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Where no girl is denied access to education, for instance.
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The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors’ pushup bras?
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In order to make anything a reality, you have to dream about it first.
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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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We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion.
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