America's Promise
Why do we have thirteen-year-old mothers? Why do we have school shootings? Why do we have high school dropouts? Why are some of America’s youth loosing hope and belief in themselves? Why aren’t more of America’s adults asking themselves these questions? People of every sector of American life should be more concerned with building the character and competence of our nation’s youth by providing ongoing relationships with caring adults, safe places with structured activities during non-school hours, and marketable skills through effective education.First of all, we would not have attention starved teens, if more relationships with caring adults were available. Maybe there is not a lot we can do for the older troubled teens of today, but America can learn for her mistakes, and apply the lessons learned toward our future. Starting today, each and every abled adult or older teen should begin building true friendships with the unfriended. If there was someone how really cared, not just pretended that they cared, one would be more motivated to succeed, because of
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Approximate Word count = 736
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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