A Generation of Change
Originally posted to The Odyssey Online We're the next rulers. It's as simple as that. This generation, my generation, is the next group of leaders that will bring our world to greatness or lead us into despair. We've sat back and watched for years now as our world gets torn apart by climate change and war. We try, day by day, to stay unaffected by all the hatred that surrounds us every day. We go on, trying to find some reason to not be angry. People say that this generation of teenagers is worse than the last, and even though this is said every generation, it might just be true this time. We have watched as helpless people get left to the devices of war, seen our own countries be ravaged by hatred, and people lose hope for nature. To put it simply we need to be the generation to end that. The generation that rises up, takes leadership wholeheartedly and starts to make the place we live more habitable. We need to work to give our kids a chance. From cancer research ...