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shout essays
Essays were written for the Writing Competition portion of the Shout Conference Adacemic Triathlon held during the 7th Annual CFC-Youth for Christ North America Leader's Conference in Dallas, July 27-29, 2001. Photos on this page are unrelated to the essay.
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ESSAY PROMPT: Today's youth face an overwhelming challenge of counteracting the negative aspects of the media and entertainment industries. Though society tends to accept these things as typical reflections of 'youth' and 'pop' culture, how can we -- as CFC-Youth for Christ -- resolve society's acceptance of the current 'trends'?
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trendy normalcy

modern society is heavily influenced by trends that eventually become completely acceptable in society. but unfortunately, some trends happen to be negative.

as cfc-youth for Christ, we can take actions to resist the negative trends. i think one of the easiet things that members could do is inform people by making them aware of these trends, and by setting an example to others.

media has desensitized many people against things like violence, and no one objects to them. showing people the media's negative influences gives them knowledge of the situation.

another way to change society is by setting an example. no one likes a hypocrite, so we must follow what we preach to others.

the last part is action against the trends. no plan is complete or effective without action. as yfc, we can use our numbers to take action by speaking out against negative influences. we can help make changes in society through our actions.

vincent yu, 14
houston

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