Fearnhill Feature Writing and Speeches

Kids and teenagers are constantly changing. They grow up quickly and before you know it, that giggly, energetic toddler is a teenager who sleeps ‘til noon. As we grow it’s normal to experience changes but with all the changes going on, how can we tell which ones  are  actually normal? At what point should parents start worrying that their teenager's “mood swings” are just “growing pains” or “hormones”? It can be hard to tell. The truth is, for many teens, these changes aren’t just part of growing up. These changes are symptoms of mental illness. Mental illness can be disruptive to a teenager’s normal development that can affect them for the rest of their lives. The most common include anxiety disorders, anorexia, bulimia and depression. Around 15% of teenagers experience depression. It can affect attitudes and emotions, making teens feel sad or irritated.  It  causes people to experience low mood ,  loss of interest, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, ...

When we think of the word feminism, what comes to mind? Angry women, pitchforks in hand, screaming about how all men must be condemned to hell? Or perhaps a female that gets offended as soon as you demand she make you a sandwich? What feminism  actually  is, is the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of equality for both sexes. Many people often argue that feminism is not needed these days, how females are completely safe. However, I believe that it is very much needed. When you put a man in power who has been  accused of sexually assaulting and harassing women, then the result will always be biased. Look at  Kvanagh, Trump defended the perpetrator, degraded the victim and left her humiliated in the public eye. The bible refers to a part where Jesus mentions gouging every male’s eyes out who dared look at a female in an inappropriate manner. If we took that verse as seriously as we do about gay relations,  most men would probably be bl...