Be it resolved that youth are too apathetic and narcissistic to make a difference in the world.

I honestly can't believe you put this in writing and are serious about this. Millions of youth across the world are making a huge difference on the planet as a whole (i.e. a whole lot more than you ever will). As an argument I will list examples and their stories but let it be known that there are countless more out there making a difference every day. Robby Novak, better known by the nickname Kid President, is an American comedian, motivational speaker, TED speaker, and a YouTube sensation, interviewing Beyoncé, Andrew WK, Pen Ward, Rainn Wilson, Ban Ki-Moon, and others. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the town of Mingore. She is known for her education and women's rights activism in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. At the ripe age of 9, Dylan Mahalingam co-founded Lil' MDG's, a non profit international development and youth empowerment organization and an initiative of Jayme's Fund. Lil' MDGs mission is to leverage the power of the digital media to engage children in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. In 1998, 6-year-old Ryan Hreljac was shocked to learn that children in Africa had to walk many kilometers every day just to fetch water. Ryan decided he needed to build a well for a village in Africa. By doing household chores and public speaking on clean water issues, Ryan’s first well was built in 1999 at the Angolo Primary School in a northern Ugandan village. Ryan’s determination led to Ryan's Well Foundation which has completed 667 projects in 16 countries, bringing access to clean water and sanitation to more than 714,000 people. And there are so many more out there! Just because you are ignorant and don't see the difference, doesn't mean it's not there. You can't see air but it keeps us alive. You have probably never seen Divine Bradley in person before, but that doesn't stop the fact that he changed his Brooklyn community forever by building a children's center in half of his home. Your statement that children are narcissistic is a generalization that cannot be taken seriously because that is your opinion. Many of the celebrated kings and presidents that have gone down in history as people who changed their countries were bathed in lavish riches. Would that not make them narcissistic because they want to look the best all the time?And the idea that kids can't really care about anything or show enthusiasm for changing the world is completely false. In fact, most of the kids I know want nothing more than to make a positive difference in the world. However, I can see why you would make these comments about minors in leadership roles. You are insecure because you never felt you could make a difference as a child, and even now. You feel as though today's youth are making a difference that you could never make; they are making a monumental impact on society as a whole. I'm not saying we should elect a ten-year old as president, but that doesn't mean a person can't make a difference in the world. I have now given significant examples of youth who have made a difference in the world today. I look forward to rebutting your argument.