UNDERSTANDING TEENAGERS

Imagine a world where there would be an harmony between the society and the teenagers produced by it. Welcome to the world of teenagers and their many complexities. Trying to understand teenagers have always been like trying to unravel the mystery of coconut water.

Teenagers are generally assumed to be from thirteen to nineteen years of age, and those years seem to be the most important years in the lives of human beings. Whether teenagers can be understood or not is an open reasoning that readers would decide for themselves.

The teenage period is usually a period of subjective and objective discovery. The subjective is how teenagers view themselves in respect to the society, and the objective is the way teenagers view themselves in respect to life and the universe. These two views would eventually determine the lives they are going to live.

The two major challenges of the teenage period are seeking answers to the questions of the self and personality, and also simultaneously seeking answers to the questions of the meanings of life. Trying to find answers to these questions is what causes teenage crisis, which is a period characterised by rebellion, exuberance and individualism. When teenagers try to dig the well of who they are without finding water, and when they climb the ladder of life without getting to the top, then there will be trouble.

The lack of answers bounces back on the family and the society, who may not be able to provide these answers. When teenagers don't understand who they are, or their personality, they go ahead and take on the personalities of people they admire, thereby living away from themselves. When teenagers don't understand life and the universe, they wouldn't care about disrupting the normal workings of the societal system. That is why there are many juvenile homes for teenagers less than eighteen.

Teenagers would be rebellious and keep to themselves if they feel that their family, the society, the government, and their religion is against them and everything they do. The truth is, these cannot be said of all teenagers. It is an irony that the major decisions of life are made in the teenage period, which is the most unstable time in a person's life. This is when they choose careers and professions, and it is always a wonder how they choose rightly.

Whether teenagers will be good or bad is not a function of any determination. While some views believe that teenagers can be influenced to be good or bad, others believe that they cannot. Whether they can be influenced or not, there seems to be a fact that teenagers cannot be made to be good when they want to be bad, or made to be bad when they want to be good. Bad homes and parents have produced good teenagers and good homes and parents have produced bad teenagers.

Whether teenagers should be allowed to learn only by imitation, or experience, or by correction should cease to give adults headaches. How men learn will always revolve around those three things. Imagine a world where the understanding of teenagers would make the society a better place. Truth is, understanding teenagers does not determine having better teenagers. If you have enjoyed this post, please share. Thanks.

INVEST IN GOLD AND SECURE YOUR FUTURE

The best investment for today is to invest in gold. When gold is mentioned anywhere in the world, the first thing that comes to mind is high value. Why? Because gold never depreciates. Why not invest in gold today and secure your future. Whether gold is worn as jewellery or stored for value, it still remains one of the oldest and best form of investment.

If you are still having doubts as to why you should invest in gold, then these reasons will change your mind.

1. Economic Uncertainties.

At a time when the economy is always in danger of collapsing, and the global depth level has risen to about $200 trillion, then you should think twice before investing. Central banks all over the world are printing more money, increasing the risk of global inflation, and interest rates at at record low.

The good news is that, all these things don't affect gold at all. Investing in gold is a sure way to secure your future, as gold has a reputation of performing well in times of recessions, increasing geopolitical tensions, high inflation and economic meltdowns. This is why you have to secure your future by investing in gold. Click the link below to request for your own free gold kit now.

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2. CAPITAL GROWTH RETURNS.

Over the last century, statistics showed that the price of gold has always risen. Statistics also shows that gold always performs better than other traditional investments like stocks, cash, retail superannuation, or even bonds. Based on these statistics, this is why many investors are investing in gold.

3. Investment Diversification.

In investing, it is totally unwise to focus only on one form of investment. That is why it is wise to diversify investments. Investing in gold is a good form of diversification as history shows that gold tends to increase in value when other forms of investments are failing. Diversify your investments by investing in gold today and request for your own free gold kit below.

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4. Low Rates Of Interest.

History and statistics have showed that the price of gold increases more when interest rates are low. Naturally, low rates of interests discourages people from keeping their money in the banks to invest in other areas. Gold investment is surely the way to go when interest are low.

5. Hedge Over Currency.

Gold always has an edge over currency. Fall in prices of currency, including the US dollars always leads to an increase in the price of gold. Be wise and join other investors who are already investing in gold and secure your future. Request for your own free gold kit below.

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KARL MARX : the man who spoiled tomorrow

Karl Marx was a contemporary german philosopher and economist who is best known for his socialist theory. His theory not only shook the foundations of world economy, it also laid the foundation of socialism and communism in the world economic systems.

Karl Marx not only denounced democracy and capitalism, he also saw it as an evil that needed to be overcome. Today, he is known in socialist and communist circles as a god, even above people like Vladimir Lenin of Russia and Mao Tse Tong of China.

Today, a lot of people see Karl Marx as an individual who spoiled the tomorrow of the world. Whether Karl Marx was evil or good will always continue to be debated without end. Another approach would be whether Karl Marx was just unlucky at the kind of disciples he made during his lifetime and after his death.

Every world leader over the last century that everybody have come to agree as tyrants had always attributed their philosophy to the teachings of Karl Marx. Lenin, who was a disciple of Karl Marx led the russian revolution in 1917, where the Tsar and his generation were wiped off the face of the earth. This same Lenin began communism in Russia which Josef Stalin and his predecessors spread all over eastern europe, south america, africa, and asia.

Mao Tse tong of China rose on the waves of communism, sacrificing numerous lives to establish himself as a leader. Fidel Castro of Cuba, with Che Ernesto Guevarra killed thousands of cubans, all in the name of communism. The Vietnam war was as a result of the west trying to prevent communism from spreading into Asia.

Adolf Hitler of Germany and his Nazism, Benito Mussolini of Italy and his Facism are all offshoots of the theories of Karl Marx. Worst of all, the cold war which dominated the world political and economic scene for about forty-five years was technically between the communist east and the capitalist west. If Karl Marx were to be alive today, we wonder what he would had thought of the world and his disciples.

Objectively, Karl Marx saw capitalism and democracy as a system that leads to selfishness, manipulations and greed. He saw capitalism as a system whereby a few rich people can control and manipulate the economy and the lives of the masses. He saw all forms of religion as a mirage of hope for the masses. Quoting him, he said that, "religion is the opium of the masses." He didn't want that system to continue, so he developed his socialist theories.

Karl Marx's socialist theories cannot be said to be bad, but he seems to be unfortunate that only tyrants hid behind them to further their own negative political and economic ideas. We would wonder if the U.S and the UK would still be the same under a socialist and communist environment.

No economic and political system is good or bad. It only depends on the person or people wielding the reins of that system. The same system that never worked for the tyrants has propelled China to the top ; and the same system that has worked for the U.S has sent a country like Nigeria to the bottom.

Still, if history is to be judged, many would still hold Karl Marx responsible as the man who spoiled tomorrow. If you have enjoyed this, please share it. Thanks.

THE INTERNET CONTROVERSY

The internet, as we know and see it today is a virtual world as infinite as the universe. What we call the internet today has really gone beyond what the founding fathers really intended for it. This is called the internet controversy. Now, internet illiteracy is far becoming more pronounced than academic illiteracy.

With millions of websites already, more blogs than websites and still counting daily, these are staggering data that adds to the internet controversy. Today, many people use the internet for many different purposes as it has become the largest electronic and virtual library in the world. From doing serious researches to just leisurely surfing the web, and from receiving and rendering services; the internet is the happening place.

With the popularity of the internet soaring, fast thinking minds thought of ways to make the internet scenery more beautiful. Ideas gave birth to some serious actions, and a computer transformed from what is being used to calculate sums into what can generate money. And some serious money at that.

Just like the gold rush, the internet rush started several years ago, and it is still on. If the gold rush had ended, the internet rush may never end. With many people trying to take a piece of the internet cake, many with unhealthy desperation; the internet has turned into a virtual business global village with the players not needing to see each other.

Now, the internet controversy is how to identify the legitimate players from the illegitimate ones, as it seems to be full of illegitimate players. The controversy of the internet is not whether it is a powerful tool to make money or not, but of how to identify the genuine people from the scammers. Many celebrated gurus and webmasters are scammers, while unpronounced and simple people are doing legitimate business on the internet.

If you are a beginner looking for a way to make money on the internet today, you are likely to be scammed most of the times. The internet has come to stay for good, and if it does not end, then the internet controversy will always be. If you have enjoyed this article, please share. Thanks.

MISFORTUNE HAS IT'S BOUNDARY

For sports lovers, especially football, then we will all come to the conclusion that even misfortune has it's boundary. The English Premier League(EPL) teaches many bitter truths and lessons of life. The just concluded 2016/2017 season was another saga that football lovers would always remember for a long time.

A special focus would be on Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal, a manager and club that everybody has known to be most unfortunate. If Middlesbrough or Burnley goes into relegation, nobody seems to think they are unfortunate; but if Arsenal finishes a season trophyless, everybody sees it as a misfortune. But even misfortune has it's boundary, as the 2016/2017 season have prooven.

Arsenal is a club that last won the EPL in the 2003/2004 season, winning it unbeaten. Even though they were in the UEFA champions league final in the 2005/2006 season, and the Capital One final in the 2007/2008 season; Arsenal remained trophyless until they won the FA cup back to back in the 2013/2014 and the 2014/2015 season. All through their misfortunes, what surprises me is that Arsenal fans are the most die-hard fans in the world.

In the 2016/2017 season, although missing out of the champions league spot for the first time in sixteen years, Arsenal still managed to win the FA cup again, unbelievably against Chelsea who won the EPL. This means that Arsenal have won the FA cup three times in four years, and Wenger set a record of the only manager in english football to win the FA seven times. This is all coming in a season that Arsenal missed the champions league spot for the first time in sixteen years. You can agree with me that even misfortune has it's boundary.

Manchester United is another club that have been misfortuned for some while. Since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club after twenty years as the most successful manager in english football, Manchester United have become a shadow of themselves. After Ferguson left, the club had always missed out of the UEFA champions league and were always underperforming.

Fate smiled on Manchester United in the 2016/2017 season when they won the UEFA europa league in style. Even though they again missed out of the champions league spot, they would play in the 2017/2018 champions league season as the europa league winner.

No matter how long it lasts, even misfortune has it's boundary. If you have enjoyed this article, please share it. Thanks.