good morning everyone my name is Coco de la soo I’m 13 years old and I am a
la soo I’m 13 years old and I am a
la soo I’m 13 years old and I am a modern-day world changer flashback to
modern-day world changer flashback to
modern-day world changer flashback to about 30 years ago it might have seemed
about 30 years ago it might have seemed
about 30 years ago it might have seemed impossible for young people teenagers to
impossible for young people teenagers to
impossible for young people teenagers to educate themselves on global matters and
educate themselves on global matters and
educate themselves on global matters and use that to make widespread changes but
use that to make widespread changes but
use that to make widespread changes but that’s what’s going on these days with
that’s what’s going on these days with
that’s what’s going on these days with our youth and the world is becoming a
our youth and the world is becoming a
our youth and the world is becoming a place where anybody can make a change
place where anybody can make a change
place where anybody can make a change thanks to this I’ve been involved in a
thanks to this I’ve been involved in a
thanks to this I’ve been involved in a volunteer charity Club called the vault
volunteer charity Club called the vault
volunteer charity Club called the vault club for about few years of my life now
club for about few years of my life now
club for about few years of my life now and this year I was elected as a student
and this year I was elected as a student
and this year I was elected as a student president of the ball club
president of the ball club
president of the ball club now when I first joined the ball club I
now when I first joined the ball club I
now when I first joined the ball club I used to wonder what the point of
used to wonder what the point of
used to wonder what the point of publicizing all our events was because I
publicizing all our events was because I
publicizing all our events was because I thought the purpose of community service
thought the purpose of community service
thought the purpose of community service was only helping the less privileged one
was only helping the less privileged one
was only helping the less privileged one thing I’ve learnt however is that a lot
thing I’ve learnt however is that a lot
thing I’ve learnt however is that a lot of people want to help others they want
of people want to help others they want
of people want to help others they want to help their communities they want to
to help their communities they want to
to help their communities they want to help the environment but they have no
help the environment but they have no
help the environment but they have no idea how the problem with the world is
idea how the problem with the world is
idea how the problem with the world is not the lack of interest in helping it’s
not the lack of interest in helping it’s
not the lack of interest in helping it’s the lack of knowledge in helping and
the lack of knowledge in helping and
the lack of knowledge in helping and today’s teenagers are using their
today’s teenagers are using their
today’s teenagers are using their resources to the full extent in order to
resources to the full extent in order to
resources to the full extent in order to not only make a difference but to teach
not only make a difference but to teach
not only make a difference but to teach others how they can make a difference as
others how they can make a difference as
others how they can make a difference as well now we all know the conversation on
well now we all know the conversation on
well now we all know the conversation on technology and the good and bad aspects
technology and the good and bad aspects
technology and the good and bad aspects of its impact on the youth but we always
of its impact on the youth but we always
of its impact on the youth but we always seem to forget all the good teenagers
seem to forget all the good teenagers
seem to forget all the good teenagers are doing with the resources they have
are doing with the resources they have
are doing with the resources they have and we try to replace it with the old
and we try to replace it with the old
and we try to replace it with the old ways of adults because we refuse to
ways of adults because we refuse to
ways of adults because we refuse to except that new and modern can be good
except that new and modern can be good
except that new and modern can be good whether we like it or not the young will
whether we like it or not the young will
whether we like it or not the young will grow and one day we will be the world
grow and one day we will be the world
grow and one day we will be the world leaders we will be the adults but if we
leaders we will be the adults but if we
leaders we will be the adults but if we grow to be nothing more than carbon
grow to be nothing more than carbon
grow to be nothing more than carbon copies of the adults of today the world
copies of the adults of today the world
copies of the adults of today the world will never progress and reach its full
will never progress and reach its full
will never progress and reach its full potential
potential
potential now if there’s one thing adults have
now if there’s one thing adults have
now if there’s one thing adults have always done that can be of example to
always done that can be of example to
always done that can be of example to teenagers it’s that they’ve always been
teenagers it’s that they’ve always been
teenagers it’s that they’ve always been able to identify mistakes and admit to
able to identify mistakes and admit to
able to identify mistakes and admit to them however if the adults of today fail
them however if the adults of today fail
them however if the adults of today fail to learn from mistakes and end the
to learn from mistakes and end the
to learn from mistakes and end the current global mayhem how dare they
current global mayhem how dare they
current global mayhem how dare they limit the youths from reaching their
limit the youths from reaching their
limit the youths from reaching their full potential and exploring the length
full potential and exploring the length
full potential and exploring the length of resolutions they can reach what
of resolutions they can reach what
of resolutions they can reach what adults don’t realize is there is a very
adults don’t realize is there is a very
adults don’t realize is there is a very big difference between the way adults
big difference between the way adults
big difference between the way adults and children think things should be
and children think things should be
and children think things should be approached and there is so much that
approached and there is so much that
approached and there is so much that adults can learn from kids but before
adults can learn from kids but before
adults can learn from kids but before that can happen the world will stop
that can happen the world will stop
that can happen the world will stop seeing education as a one-sided thing
seeing education as a one-sided thing
seeing education as a one-sided thing whereby an adult is teaching a child
whereby an adult is teaching a child
whereby an adult is teaching a child what is and what is it I would describe
what is and what is it I would describe
what is and what is it I would describe myself as an extrovert and as much as
myself as an extrovert and as much as
myself as an extrovert and as much as possible I like to share my knowledge
possible I like to share my knowledge
possible I like to share my knowledge and opinions through public speaking I
and opinions through public speaking I
and opinions through public speaking I do most of my talking during classes and
do most of my talking during classes and
do most of my talking during classes and to my school during assemblies or social
to my school during assemblies or social
to my school during assemblies or social events this is because I believe I have
events this is because I believe I have
events this is because I believe I have something worth listening to
something worth listening to
something worth listening to I share with people and this is my way
I share with people and this is my way
I share with people and this is my way of community service now other people my
of community service now other people my
of community service now other people my age are doing things like going door to
age are doing things like going door to
age are doing things like going door to door to collect shoes to sent to victims
door to collect shoes to sent to victims
door to collect shoes to sent to victims of war-torn countries they’re finding
of war-torn countries they’re finding
of war-torn countries they’re finding different ways to feed the poor ballclub
different ways to feed the poor ballclub
different ways to feed the poor ballclub and I even had a charity fashion show
and I even had a charity fashion show
and I even had a charity fashion show recently to raise money to buy resources
recently to raise money to buy resources
recently to raise money to buy resources for public schools in Nigeria and we
for public schools in Nigeria and we
for public schools in Nigeria and we raised over 500,000 IRA
the point is adults have made a massive
the point is adults have made a massive impact on the world in terms of positive
impact on the world in terms of positive
impact on the world in terms of positive change things like run for a cure Africa
change things like run for a cure Africa
change things like run for a cure Africa an organization in Nigeria that charges
an organization in Nigeria that charges
an organization in Nigeria that charges towards raising awareness for breast
towards raising awareness for breast
towards raising awareness for breast cancer as well as money for treatments
cancer as well as money for treatments
cancer as well as money for treatments these are the kinds of things the adult
these are the kinds of things the adult
these are the kinds of things the adult generation is created and these things
generation is created and these things
generation is created and these things are the platforms for us the youths to
are the platforms for us the youths to
are the platforms for us the youths to build our changes upon one thing about
build our changes upon one thing about
build our changes upon one thing about run for a Cure is that they always get
run for a Cure is that they always get
run for a Cure is that they always get teenage volunteers to help out with the
teenage volunteers to help out with the
teenage volunteers to help out with the annual walkathon as well as their
annual walkathon as well as their
annual walkathon as well as their Mother’s Day brunch and shop for a Cure
Mother’s Day brunch and shop for a Cure
Mother’s Day brunch and shop for a Cure event I for one have been a volunteer
event I for one have been a volunteer
event I for one have been a volunteer for run for a Cure for the past two
for run for a Cure for the past two
for run for a Cure for the past two years of my life and I can confidently
years of my life and I can confidently
years of my life and I can confidently say that my involvement in run for a
say that my involvement in run for a
say that my involvement in run for a Cure has made me want to make my own
Cure has made me want to make my own
Cure has made me want to make my own change in the world seeing the passion
change in the world seeing the passion
change in the world seeing the passion behind the run for a Cure coordinators
behind the run for a Cure coordinators
behind the run for a Cure coordinators alongside the drive of the vault club
alongside the drive of the vault club
alongside the drive of the vault club adult coordinators have made me want to
adult coordinators have made me want to
adult coordinators have made me want to create something of my own and make my
create something of my own and make my
create something of my own and make my own change in the world working with
own change in the world working with
own change in the world working with adults and community service has not
adults and community service has not
adults and community service has not made me want to do exactly what they’re
made me want to do exactly what they’re
made me want to do exactly what they’re doing or achieve exactly what they’ve
doing or achieve exactly what they’ve
doing or achieve exactly what they’ve achieved instead it made me want to do
achieved instead it made me want to do
achieved instead it made me want to do even greater things and break more
even greater things and break more
even greater things and break more boundaries than they have encouraging
boundaries than they have encouraging
boundaries than they have encouraging the youth to try different things in
the youth to try different things in
the youth to try different things in order to make the world a better place
order to make the world a better place
order to make the world a better place should be seen as imperative by adults
should be seen as imperative by adults
should be seen as imperative by adults because one day when we grow up and you
because one day when we grow up and you
because one day when we grow up and you grow old we will be the ones taking care
grow old we will be the ones taking care
grow old we will be the ones taking care of you but if we haven’t been able to
of you but if we haven’t been able to
of you but if we haven’t been able to change the world from its current state
change the world from its current state
change the world from its current state because we haven’t been able to change
because we haven’t been able to change
because we haven’t been able to change our methods everyone will suffer the
our methods everyone will suffer the
our methods everyone will suffer the effects teenagers of today have
effects teenagers of today have
effects teenagers of today have incredible ideas and the best thing
incredible ideas and the best thing
incredible ideas and the best thing about it is that we stop saying things
about it is that we stop saying things
about it is that we stop saying things like when I grow up and we started
like when I grow up and we started
like when I grow up and we started saying things like this is the plan and
saying things like this is the plan and
saying things like this is the plan and this is what’s taking place tomorrow
this is what’s taking place tomorrow
this is what’s taking place tomorrow because waiting till adulthood for
because waiting till adulthood for
because waiting till adulthood for action to take place will only elongate
action to take place will only elongate
action to take place will only elongate the
the
the freeing going on in the world as well as
freeing going on in the world as well as
freeing going on in the world as well as turn the rate of possible success within
turn the rate of possible success within
turn the rate of possible success within the action into the rate of possible
the action into the rate of possible
the action into the rate of possible failure when children have ideas we
failure when children have ideas we
failure when children have ideas we don’t think about the obstacles that
don’t think about the obstacles that
don’t think about the obstacles that could affect the idea instead we think
could affect the idea instead we think
could affect the idea instead we think far and wide into the craziest places
far and wide into the craziest places
far and wide into the craziest places because in our eyes everything is
because in our eyes everything is
because in our eyes everything is possible when adults have ideas they
possible when adults have ideas they
possible when adults have ideas they think about things like the price the
think about things like the price the
think about things like the price the manufacturing the practicality the
manufacturing the practicality the
manufacturing the practicality the lifespan those kinds of things and of
lifespan those kinds of things and of
lifespan those kinds of things and of course there’s nothing wrong with either
course there’s nothing wrong with either
course there’s nothing wrong with either side but if the youths of bullish long
side but if the youths of bullish long
side but if the youths of bullish long term goals and replace them with
term goals and replace them with
term goals and replace them with short-term goals will be able to achieve
short-term goals will be able to achieve
short-term goals will be able to achieve more and impact the world and even
more and impact the world and even
more and impact the world and even greater weights adults have done
greater weights adults have done
greater weights adults have done tremendously in changing the world for
tremendously in changing the world for
tremendously in changing the world for the better but hey so have the youth the
the better but hey so have the youth the
the better but hey so have the youth the kinds of ideas the use had these days
kinds of ideas the use had these days
kinds of ideas the use had these days are equally as good as that of adults or
are equally as good as that of adults or
are equally as good as that of adults or maybe even better adults it’s about time
maybe even better adults it’s about time
maybe even better adults it’s about time we take these ideas into account and
we take these ideas into account and
we take these ideas into account and appreciate the kind of work the kind of
appreciate the kind of work the kind of
appreciate the kind of work the kind of work teenagers are doing I mean we are
work teenagers are doing I mean we are
work teenagers are doing I mean we are the future world leaders and my fellow
the future world leaders and my fellow
the future world leaders and my fellow youth it’s no longer enough to think
youth it’s no longer enough to think
youth it’s no longer enough to think about what you want to do when you grow
about what you want to do when you grow
about what you want to do when you grow up do it now dream big and work hard
up do it now dream big and work hard
up do it now dream big and work hard because nothing can be achieved without
because nothing can be achieved without
because nothing can be achieved without a plan no plan can be made without a
a plan no plan can be made without a
a plan no plan can be made without a dream and no dream can happen without an
dream and no dream can happen without an
dream and no dream can happen without an inspiration thank you
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