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A lot in my life has happened that is testing my mental, physical, and emotional strength. I'm fed with with the violence and immoral sexual acts that frequent my teenage world. On friday, December 28th a kid from my high school was killed. He was shot while at a party. He was only 18. Then there was this other kid who was a football player. He was only 15 and he died of a heart attack that friday. His death shocked a lot of people since he was pretty much perfectly healthy. He was in my friend's PE class. I didn't know any of the kids that died, but I've been thinking that we could use these tragedies to give us courage and strength to fight for what the youth of this nation deserve! The youth of this nation need to know that there is a loving God out there. They need better health care, better education about sex and abstinence. My best friend was raped about a year ago. We need more places and people that encourage us not to do drugs. We need better violence prevention programs! We need a change in the media so that the media portrays more positive, responsible things. We're tired of walking around like zombies and seeing our friends act like zombies because of their grief. We're tired of hearing about who got raped, who got drunk when, and who got stoned recently! WE'RE FED UP AND I DON'T THINK WE CAN TAKE ANY LONGER! Please God, and please friends, help me change this. I've been through all of this and I'm only 14.

I'll keep you in my prayers. I know there's a lot of bad things in this world. All we can do is try and make our small corner better. You're really young, as you think about what you'll do with you life - think about how you can make a difference. Please remember there's also a lot of good in the world, make sure you're finding the support you need from friends, family, or wherever you can get it (even gaia!)