Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Young people today have no influence on the important decisions that determine the future of society as a whole. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
I disagree with the statement that young
people
have no say in important decisions
, mainly because there are in fact many ways young people
today can influence
the decisions
that determine the future of society
as a whole: they can arrange massive protests for a cause, they can make petitions which can have a big impact
on society
and they might even influence
their parents
voting decissions.
The first
major way
young people
can impact
the future of a society
, is arranging massive protests. If there are enough young people
who believe in an idea, they will be able to stage successful protests that will have an impact
on an important decision. For example
: French students are known for holding very influential demonstrations which changed the way
they were treated and this
had both an economical and a moral impact
on the entire society
of France.
Another great way
young people
can make an impact
, is by getting people
to
sign petitions. If enough people
sign a petition, the government will not be able to ignore it and will have to comply with it’s terms. A friend of mine believes strongly that genetically modified foods should not be allowed to be imported into Serbia. Because of this
, he actually brought a petition to a birthday party which demanded banning the importation of such
foodstuffs in Serbia and all of the people
present there signed it.
On the other hand
, a young person
could influence
important decisions
through the votes of his parents
, if he were still not old enough to vote. If he felt strongly enough about a certain decision, he would get informed about the various aspects of the situation surronding that decission. With this
knowledge, he might be able to convince his parents
into voting the way
he would vote for such
a decision. When it was time to choose a new president for our country, I was still not old enough to vote, but I really cared about this
issue. So I really got informed about the whole situation and managed to convince my parents
into voting for the person
that I thought was best suited for the job of being the president of Serbia.
As we look back on the various ways in which a young person
can influence
important decisions
that impact
the future of society
as a whole, we see that there are in fact many ways a young person
can contribute. It is because of this
that
I believe young people
should be encouraged to take whatever part they can in order to influence
these major decisions
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