Index of youth articles

April 22, 2012 Zimbabwe’s Indigenisation Policy Africa possesses vast mineral resources, from diamonds to platinum, which remain untapped. Recently discovered ore deposits and soaring commodity prices are attracting miners from around the world to Africa. This has led to “resource nationalism”, as African countries are looking for ways to maximize their share of the profits from the mining. All over Africa countries are increasing taxes and royalties on mining companies in an effort to maximize

The Epidemic of Steroid Abuse in America We as a people are preoccupied with the notion of greatness. Our role models are athletes, actors and actresses, and other figures in the public eye. Many of us often desire to be better off than our current state; to look better, to be in better shape, etc… We compete with each other for jobs, for mates, for grades, for parking spots, and in sporting activities. This competitive nature is a way of life, especially in sporting activities, often learned

forty percent overweight). In order to decrease their chances of becoming overweight or obese, we want the participants (five to eighteen year olds) to gain an understanding how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Current thinking considers a body mass index above the ninety-fifth percentile but the complexity of the problem

In his essay, “Idiot Nation,” Michael Moore directly conveys the horrid truth behind American education when he utters the sheer words, “the knowledge (students) acquire in school is not going to serve them throughout their lifetimes. Many of them will have four to five careers in a lifetime. It will be their ability to navigate information that will matter” (Moore 141). According to Moore, American education today is by no means preparing students for the real world of work. In fact, he infers that

dictionary, 2012). Bullying for this paper: Any act of harassment, intimidation, whether physical, verbal or telecommunicated (cyber/text) that makes a person feel demeaned, belittled, fearful, or endangered. Since doing this research I find that each article defines bullying in a different way. I

Florida Constitution (Article VII), Florida Statutes Ch. 218, Code of Ordinances (County Home Rule Charter), and Osceola County Administrative Code (Chapter 4 – Budget Policy and Chapter 6 – Finance Code) were all analyzed to see how a community center would be proposed, accepted

gradient, social exclusion, unemployment and addiction (Wilkinson & Mormot, 2003). Among the various cultural and ethnic groups, this case study highlights the aspects determining the health and its risks in Chinese-Australian and Homeless-Australian youths’ community and the strategies overcoming those risks. It reviews the literature on the social determinants causing health risks in the specific cultural groups and suggests the best possible approaches dealing with the health problems associated with

The study conducted by Whiteman, Solmeyer, and McHale (2015) aimed to find new information on how sibling positivity and negativity work together to affect adolescents’ adjustment. The researchers specifically wanted to discover information on African American families, due to the lack of studies dealing with the family dynamics in African American families. The researchers found no research dealing with sibling relationships in African American families, and wanted to help fix the lack of studies

often times kids don 't even have time for a home cooked meal and they find things that they can eat that will be cheaper and more importantly fast. What better place to get food when you 're in a rush them McDonalds? According to the Wikipedia article on McDonalds, Mcdonalds can be found in 118 countries and territories around the world and serve about 68 million people per day. However, just because McDonalds is convenient doesn 't make it anywhere near as healthy. Zencienko claims when he was

How do we choose the music that we listen to? We could be affected by the music itself, the lyrics could touch us on a personal level, or we may have a predisposition to a certain genre of music due to the geographic area we live in. Our background and upbringing can even play a role in our musical choices. However we come to that ultimate decision, how many of us actually pay close attention to the language used in the songs that we like? Could it be that some of our favorite artists or compositions