lostforwords

Hey Lost, I don't think you were "lostforwords" on that one....I think you SHOULD have handed that in, kiddo. Doesn't matter what the school thinks of you, and it sure don't matter what grade you would have gotten on it, God would have given you an A++++++++++++++ for it..... Anita thank you

no. I'm a young woman. and its equally hard for us to get our points of veiw across to the wider community. but you are right. i think there are more young men rather than women who are rebelling. i guess this is because they have more courage to stand up to our elders. thank you for your encouragement.

yeah, kinda. i can still hand it in for extra marks on my end of year school report but i'm not sure if i want to.

[this was an essay that i didn't hand in because it mentioned GOd and the Bible. but now, reading over it, i know its probably the best i ever wrote. thought i would share it] I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be young. In the western world we have one of the longest periods of 'adolescence' in the world. Adolescence is the period of time in which the transition between childhood and adulthood takes place and in which a person must achieve several physical, psychological, emotional and social standards set by the culture in which we live which dictate our ability to be seen as an adult in our culture. In many cases, in order to be have a say in the happenings of our society, people's voices are not heard unless they are seen to be a 'responsible adult'. This poses huge issues for young people who are desperate to have their voices heard. I believe we live in a society full of young people desperate to have their voices and their views heard. This can be seen in the ways in which young people use the few avenues they are allowed to express their views in. It may be through blogging, forums, debating or through means which are typically seen as being less conventional such as graffitti, art or music. I believe as young people we have an amazing opportunity to impact the world around us by exercising our 'voice'. I am tired of hearing people say that "the young people are our future". Young people are the present. We are the here and now. We have views and ideas and desires and wishes and a conscience about the world around us. Many of us are passionate about seeing a change take place in the world, to make it a better place both now and in the future. Unfortunately many of us will never get the change to stand in parliament and present our views and ideas and many people will not listen because we are seen to be "too young" or "too inexperienced". There's a bible verse I love which now challenges me in the way that I live. It says: "Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith and your purity." - 1 Tim. 4: 12 (NLT) As young people we often hear people say that we cannot be influential because we are young. But this bible verse suggests that this isn't the case. It suggests that we are not only influential when we exercise our voice but also by our very lives, by the way we act, by the way we love God and the way we love those around us, in the way we demonstate our faith and our purity. The question is not whether we are influential but what kind of influence we want to be. We have the ability to influence the world in a positive way or in a negative way by how we speak, live and love. Rather than being people who remain silent and who let what is simply be even if it is not right, or who influence in a negative way, let's be people who live in a way which influences in a positive way, who change the world to be a better place.

hey. you know what you could try? writting bible verses on toilet paper in public toilets and such. a few friends and i once did that at the mall. it works, i think and it's funny too. blessings

no but i got french

well i know a few people who would like to know german, so i thought i would share my knowlegde and post some of the basic stuff. here is the german, i'll put the german words, then the pronunciation, and then the english meaning... Guten Morgen goot-en mor-gen Good Morning Guten Tag goot-en tahk Hello/Good Day Guten Abend goot-en ah-bent Good Evening Gute Nacht goot-eh nakht Good Night Tag / Hallo / Tsch