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O n a n a p p e a r a n c e level, I m a y give off similar misconstrued ideas of w h o I a m . Right off the bat, I w i l l admit, I a m not the plain Jane; I have semi bright red hair, piercings, tattoos, my c l o t h i n g does not consist of a crisp clean w h i t e b u t t o n up shirt w i t h beautifully pressed pants. M y clothes are a t a d different. A l t o g e t h e r I a m a youth w h o doesn't fancy representing t h e n o r m a l side. ( A l l o w m e t o take this m o m e n t to bring y o u a quick n e w s break from my other self.) M a n d y Ryan here a g a i n , d i s r u p t i n g t h e a b o v e article to speak briefly on t h e w o r d : " n o r m a l " . S o m e o n e define t h e w o r d " n o r m a l " for me. Each to their i n d i v i d u a l s e n s i b i l i t i e s . . . P l a i n Jane is as n o r m a l as any of us. R A N T D O N E . M y w h o l e point is that w h e n w e label s o m e o n e or judge t h e m from an exterior p o i n t of view, a l l w e d o Is g e n e r a l i z e . T h r o w n Into a pool of a s s u m p t i o n s a n d left stranded w i t h o u t a life raft to save our souls from the weary undertakings of j u d g m e n t . Let m e tell y a something here, if you were t o have a chit chat w i t h me, you w o u l d learn all about how oddly hyperactive I a m In a humoursly (not a word), funtabulous (not a w o r d #2) w a y (that's a w o r d , O x f o r d Dictionary says so). Lets get to the M o r a l : Books can become quite emotionally unstable when they are judged by their covers and shoved carelessly back onto the shelf because they may not have the best-looking cover. Covers, smovers...it's the inside w h a t counts. Get to k n o w someone, see them for w h o they are.. .and I'm thinking in return, they could do the same for you. So anyway, here is w h y this w h o l e t a n g e n t exists: Y o u t h , as a whole, have been s o m e w h a t generalized. W h e n w e see a herd of them c a r o m i n g d o w n t h e streets, w e a s s u m e they a r e o u t t o destroy the w h o l e w o r l d w i t h their rap music a n d b a g g y pants a n d b a d language. S e e n as " s c a r y " b e c a u s e t h e y a r e w a l k i n g In t h e c o m p a n y of their friends, a n d m a y b e they d o n ' t like t o w e a r fitted pants. M a y b e they Lets just cut to the chase here shall w e ? A l l youth are delinquents, OR are they? That is quite an interesting question that I just raised here. Is there any factual evidence e m b e d d e d in a drawer of sense somewhere, w h i c h dictates t h e resolution of proposed thought? Sensibly s p e a k i n g , w h a t makes a delinquent? Is t h e f a c t that my a b o v e s e n t e n c e w a s fancy hip hop. Whatever, that's t h e m , a n d I can't argue that there are s o m e p e o p l e w h o may fit this description w h o have caused strife, and there are other youths o p p o s i t e this description that cause some more strife. Believe it or n o t t h o u g h , there are s o m e y o u t h (baggy pants or not) that are quite c a p a b l e of p r o d u c i n g s o m e g o o d happy fun. Want an e x a m p l e ? p o o r l y c r a f t e d , a n d it p o s s e s s e d a lack o f b r i l l i a n c e , m a k e m e a d e l i n q u e n t ? I m e a n let's dissect this idea for a m o m e n t shall w e ? Yes Let's! I'm not the smartest of the b u n c h ; I write my w o r d z in a j u m b l e d slang, I just used a " z " instead of a n " s " . O n a scholarly level, I could be seen as s o m e o n e w i t h a lack of educational w i s d o m , perhaps I could be seen as s o m e o n e w h o m a y have s l i p p e d t h r o u g h the cracks of t h e "system," but that is a lie my friends; I'm not as terrible as my unstructured sentences make me out to be. M a y 3 - 9 is Youth Week. The City a n d District of North Vancouver are c r e a t i n g a n e v e n t t h a t w i l l s h o w c a s e t h e v a l u e w e b r i n g , a n d the difference w e c a n m a k e In our c o m m u n i t y . W e ' r e p l a n n i n g a kick ass event - The Youth Arts Festival - w h e r e everyone c a n come and chill a n d learn m o r e a b o u t w h a t opportunities are out there for youth, and w h a t youth are d o i n g w i t h their creative minds. IMPRESSIONIST STUDIO WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOPS Sunday i:oopm - 4:00pm 11002 - 63A ave, Delta call Jane at 604-596-9345 · $35 per person per session not incl. materials. · Private sessions adults & children $35/hour. · Demos 1-2hrs $75/hour for artclubs, etc. Studio visits to purchase art by appointment. www laorquideaart.com www artists ca/gallery/jsabono html A s a v o i c e o f t o m o r r o w , I feel it is i m p o r t a n t t o h a v e t h e chance t o e x p l o r e o u r d r e a m s a n d h a v e t h e c h a n c e to share w h a t w e are artistically p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t . C o m e a n d s e e w h a t t h o s e v o i c e s o f t o m o r r o w a r e up t o . To be a part of Youth Arts Festival, contaciAnnie Mauboules, 604.990.2454. A V