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College Essays - Young Social Responsibility

April 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Not sure how the youth of today are ever going to gain a sense of social responsibility and a passion for the environment when even at school, the youth of today are actively cheating to get their qualifications? Search the web and you’ll find a whole host of sites offering college essays and term papers etc. I wonder if these are being used for proper research, or just a means to get a good grade? I guess the teachers of today have a lot of work on their hands deciphering the real work from the manufactured. You can relate this very subject directly to looking after the environment. Too often people ‘claim’ ‘green and clean’ when the reality is they are cheating. How many people buy just whatever they want regardless of the environmental consequences, to quench their thirst for the latest gadget, or cheap clothes manufactured in a developing nation, where the workers are constantly being exploited, and yet still claim that they are green activists? The answer unfortunately is too many people.

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