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a
ABCs of Making Money 4 Teens, The (Cauvier and Lysaght), 50
accomplishment, feelings of, 70–71
accountability, government and, 96–98
Acompora, Louis J., 68–69 Action Without Borders, 64 actions, taking responsibility for,
13–14, 19–22 altruism
blood and organ donations, 88–90, 91
Cody Kommer and, 87–88 rescuers of Jewish people
and, 15, 82–84
saving others, 84–87, 90, 92 self-worth and, 70–71
Altruistic Personality: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe, The
(Oliner and Oliner), 14–15, 83 American Foundation for the
Blind, 32
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), 75 America’s Second Harvest, 74 AmeriCorps, 16
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 92 Anagnos, Michael, 28, 31, 32 Anderson, Marion, 99 animal charities, 75 Antczak, Una-Marie, 38 antivirus software, 60 Appalachia Service Project,
74–75
Army, U.S., 17, 19, 21
asylum, in the United States, 79 attitude, positive, 35–36, 38 automated external defibrillators
(AEDs), 68–69 awards, for altruism, 92
b
Balancing Act: A Teen’s Guide to Managing Stress (Esherick), 114
Beating Lupus organization, 39 Becker, Gavin de, 59
Bednar, William, 86 Bell, Alexander Graham, 28 Berkshire Hathaway, 56 Bethune, Mary, 99 Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, 56 blood donation, 88 bone marrow donation, 88 Bourque, Loretta, 93
boycotts, civil disobedience and, 105
bravery, 84–87, 87–88 Bridges, Lucille, 101 Bridges, Ruby, 101–103 Bridgman, Laura, 34
Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954), 101 budgets, setting, 50 Buffet, Warren, 53–56 bullying, 61–62, 72 Bush, George H. W., 109 C
cabinet, of U.S. president, 20–21 Cahill, John, 74–75
Caldera, Louis, 15–22 Camp David Accords, 76 Canby, Margaret, 31–32 Cappuccino, Andrew, 30 car accidents, 114 Carlson, Richard, 115 Carter Center, the, 76 Carter, Jimmy, 76–77 Carter, Michael, 91 Carter, Rosalynn, 76–77 Cauvier, Denis, 50
challenges, setting goals and, 26–27
chaplains, U.S. Army and, 84–87
Character Building (Isaacs), 13
charity
being responsible and, 68–70
Eleanor Roosevelt and, 101 feeling of accomplishment
and, 70–71
nonprofit organizations and, 74–78
opportunities for, 71–72, 73 Warren Buffet and, 56 ways to help, 78, 80–81
See also volunteering
charitynavigator.org, 74 checks and balances, U.S.
government and, 20, 21 child labor, 51–52, 98
child predators, the Internet and, 60, 62–63
child soldiers, 79
Children’s Bureau of Information, 79
Children’s Disarmament Campaign, 79
Cho, Seung-Hui, 90, 92 Christensen, James, 15 Cifone, Lara Kaye, 47–49 citizenship, U.S., 104–105 civil disobedience, 104–105,
107–109
Civil Liberties Act (1988), 109 civil rights, 99
Clinton, Bill, 19, 108, 109
clutter, organizational skills and, 45–46
Cody Kommer Award, 88 Coles, Robert, 103 Commission on Wartime
Relocation and Internment of Civilians, 109 community service organizations, 78 computer viruses, 60 confidence, 32 Constitution, U.S., 20 consumerism, 56–58 corporal punishments, 84 Corporation for National and
Community Service, 16, 19, 80
crime victims, the death penalty and, 95
cyberbullying, 61–62, 63
Cyber-Safe Kinds, Cyber-Savvy Teens (Willard), 63, 66
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 75
D
Daughters of the American Revolution, 99
Dead Man Walking (Prejean),
94–95
Death of Innocents (Prejean), 95
death penalty, the, 93–95 decisions, making, 47–49 defensiveness, 42
Delancey Street organization, 64 depression, exercise and, 113 “Dietary Recommendations for
Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners”, 110–111 diligence, 27, 31, 34, 36 Dillon, Doris, 92 disabled people, 32, 77–78 Do Something organization, 64 donations altruism and, 88–90 charitable organizations and, 78, 80
organizational skills and, 46
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens (Carlson), 115 Dorchester, USAT, 84–87 downloads, illegal, 67 Drew, Lori, 62 e eating disorders, 66 education
being responsible about, 40–46
employment and, 47 exercise and, 113
getting enough sleep and, 114
Helen Keller and, 28, 30, 32 limiting screen time and,
44–45
Louis Caldera and, 17–18 school integration and,
101–103
social responsibilities and, 18–19
Warren Buffet and, 54 e-mail, 59, 60
employment, 47–50, 51–52, 54– 56, 98–99
See also work ethic
environmental issues, 56–58, 75 Esherick, Joan, 114
Everett, Kevin, 30–31
everyday activities, charity and, 71–72
evidence, illegal activities and, 66 excellence, 41 Executive Order 1066, 107 exercise, 44–45, 111, 113 extracurricular activities, 41, 47, 49 F
Fair Labor Standards Act (1938), 52, 98
family responsibilities, 15, 25, 71–72
Fenner, David, 110, 111, 113 Field, Tiffany, 113
firefighting, employment and, 48 flexibility, 27
food choices, 56, 58, 110–111, 112 Forbes, Kaitlin, 69–70
Forest Stewardship Council, 75 Fossey, Dian, 64
fossil fuels, 58 Fox, George, 84–87 freecycle.org, 57 freeganism, 56–58 friendship, stress and, 116 fundraisers, charitable
organizations and, 78
g
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand, 104–105
gardening, 112 Gates, Bill, 56
Giraffe Heroes Project, 63–64 goals, setting
Helen Keller and, 28, 30 Melvin Juette and, 36 money management and,
50, 52
Randy Pausch and, 23–24 responsible persons and,
26–27
time management and, 43 Goode, Alexander, 84–87 government responsibility
the death penalty and, 93–95
Eleanor Roosevelt and, 98–101
Japanese-American internment and, 103–109 school integration and,
101–103
social activism and, 96–98 Grafman, Jordan, 71
gratitude, stress and, 115 Great Depression, the, 53–54,
98–99
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, 77 Guinea worm disease, 76
H
Habitat for Humanity, 76–77 Halweil, Brian, 112
Harvey, Elizabeth and Vernon, 95
hate groups, Web sites and, 66
Healing Power of Doing Good, The (Luks), 70–71 health benefits of volunteering and, 80 exercise, 111, 113 food choices, 110–111, 112 getting enough sleep,
113–114
stress and, 114–115, 114–116 health charities, 75
Heart Safe Club, 69–70 Heigl, Jason, 72 Heigl, Katherine, 72, 73 Heigl, Nancy, 72, 73
help, asking for, 42 Henry, Barbara, 102, 103 heroes, 63–64, 84–87, 90, 92 Hickey, Eileen, 96 Hirabayashi, Gordon, 107, 109 homeless shelters, 74
homework, organizational skills and, 41–43
Hoops, Mark, 60, 63 Hreljac, Ryan, 75 human rights
the death penalty and, 94–95
Eleanor Roosevelt and, 98–99, 101
human rights organizations, 76, 79
i
idealist.org, 64
identifying information, the Internet and, 62–63 identity theft, 60
illegal activities, 62, 104–105 illness
Aiden Gallaher and, 37–39 altruism and, 91, 92
blood and organ donations, 88, 90
health charities and, 68–70, 75, 76
Randy Pausch and, 22–25, 22–25
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (Pollan), 112
income, money management and, 50, 52
index funds, 53
Industrial Revolution, the, 51–52 infant abandonment, 80
injuries
charity and, 68–69
overcoming obstacles and, 30–31, 35–36
interest, money management and, 53
Internet, the
being responsible and, 59– 60, 62–66
cyberbullying and, 61–62 illegal activities and, 66–67 internment, Japanese-Americans
and, 103–109 internships, 96
interviews, employment and, 49 investments, 53, 53–56 Irwin, Agnes, 32 Isaacs, David, 13–14 J Japanese-American internment, 103–109
Jewish people, rescuers of, 15, 82–84
jobs. See employment journaling, 115 Juette, Melvin, 35–36 junk foods, 111 K Keating-Owens Act (1916), 52 Keller, Helen, 27–33, 34, 36 Kelly, Nancy, 27, 70, 115–116 Kennedy, John F., 20, 99
Kid’s Guide to Giving, A (Zeiler),
74 Kommer, Cody, 87–88 Korematsu, Fred, 107–109 Kutner, Ellen, 41–42, 44, 45, 46, 112 l Ladd, John, 87
Last Lecture, The (Pausch), 23
Laurson, Kelly, 44 laws
automated external
defibrillators (AEDs) and, 69–70
child labor and, 52 civil disobedience and,
104–105
freeganism and, 58 learning responsibility, 14–15 LeBlanc, David, 93
letters, to public officials, 97–98
Liberia, child soldiers and, 79 Librescu, Liviu, 90, 92 Lin Hao, 40–41 local foods, 112
Louis J. Acompora Foundation, 68–69
Luks, Allan, 70–71 lupus, 37–39
Lupus Foundation of America, 38–39 Lysaght, Alan, 50 M Magnusen, Debbe, 80 Mahoney, John J., 86 Mankiller, Wilma, 64, 65 mayors, teens as, 96–97 Megan Meier Foundation, 62 Meier, Megan, 61–62
Merrey, Caroline, 92
Military Office, White House, 19–22
Millman, Richard P., 113–114 misunderstandings, the Internet
and, 60
modeling responsibility, parents and, 15, 83–84 Molinaro, Marc, 96–97 Moll, Jorge, 71 money consumerism and, 56–58 investing and, 53–56 money management, 52 Warren Buffet and, 53–56 Muellerleile, Richard, 48 Munds, Michael, 64 mutual funds, 53 My Hero Project, 64
MySpace, cyberbullying and, 61–62
n
National Child Labor Committee, 52
Naturalization Act (1790), 104 networking, employment and, 49 New York, military flyover of,
19–22
Nobel Peace Prize, 77
nonprofit organizations, 74–78 o Obama, Barack, 19, 22 obesity, 44–45 Obrizok, Jennifer, 26, 41, 42, 60, 63 obstacles, overcoming
Aiden Gallaher and, 37–39 Anne Sullivan and, 34 Helen Keller and, 27–28, 32 Kevin Everett and, 30–31 Melvin Juette and, 35–36 Randy Pausch and, 23–24 Oliner, Pearl, 14–15, 83–84 Oliner, Samuel P., 14–15, 82–84 O’Malley, Maggie, 69 optimism, 27, 35, 38–39, 115 organ donation, 72 organ donations, 88, 90, 91 organic foods, 112 organizational skills, 41–43 origins, of altruism, 83–84 Oz, Mehmet, 116 p
parents, modeling responsibility and, 15, 83–84
Pausch, Randy, 22–25, 43–44, 45 Peace Corps, the, 16
Perkins School for the Blind, 28, 34
perseverance, 27, 35–36, 87–88 personal information, the
Internet and, 60
personal responsibilities, 15 exercise, 111, 113
food choices, 110–111, 112 getting enough sleep,
113–114
stress and, 114–116
personal safety, the Internet and, 59–60, 62–63 pesticides, 112 petitions, government accountability and, 98 photo opportunities, 19–22 CE_Mnging Resp_3.indd 133 9/9/09 12:29:30 PM
Piecuch, Balwina, 82–83 plagiarism, 31–32, 66–67
planners, time management and, 44
Poling, Clark, 84–87
political service, 17, 18–19, 96–97 Pollan, Michael, 112
poverty, nonprofit organizations and, 74–75
Prejean, Helen, 93–95
president, of the United States, 20–21
Presidential Classroom, 96 Presidential Commission on the
Status of Women, 99
Presidential Medal of Freedom, 32, 109
Project Cuddle, 80
Protecting the Gift (de Becker),
59
protests, government accountability and, 98
R
racism, 99, 105
Radcliffe College, Helen Keller and, 32
Reagan, Ronald, 109
realistic goals, setting, 26–27 relaxation techniques, 116 reparations, Japanese-American
internment and, 109 reputation, maintaining, 63 respect, altruism and, 84 responsible persons
defining, 13–14 Louis Caldera, 15–22 qualities of, 26–39 Randy Pausch and, 22–25
Responsible Woman, The
(Christensen), 14, 15 résumés, 49
risky behaviors, stress and, 115–116
Roizen, Michael, 116 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 98–101 Roosevelt, Franklin D., 107 Ryan’s Well Foundation, 75
s
Sargent, James D., 44
savings, money management and, 50, 52
scams, the Internet and, 60 school integration, 101–103 schools. See education schoolwork, 41
screen time, limiting, 44–45 self-care
exercise, 111, 113
food choices, 110–111, 112 getting enough sleep,
113–114
stress and, 114–116 self-discipline, 27, 52
self-worth, charity and, 70–71 serotonin, exercise and, 113 Sharif, Iman, 44
Siegel, Danny, 66 Silbert, Mimi, 64 skills, improving, 71
sleep, getting enough, 113–114 Smith, Jane, 91
social activism, 96–98
social networking sites, 59, 61– 62, 62–63
social responsibilities, 15 Aiden Gallaher and, 38–39 AmeriCorps and, 16 Helen Keller and, 32 heroes and, 63–64 in school, 41
See also charity
Sonnier, Elmo Patrick, 93, 94 soup kitchens, 74
South Africa, civil disobedience and, 104
Southern Conference for Human Welfare, 99
space, organizing your, 45–46 Spaide, Deborah, 72
Special Olympics, the, 77–78 spending, money management
and, 52
sports, 41, 111, 113
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 75
Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story (Carchidi), 30
State of the Union address, 21 Stimson, Daniel, 71
stocks and bonds, money management and, 53
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II), 76
stress, 112, 114–116
succession, presidency and, 21 Sullivan, Anne, 27, 28–30, 34, 36 Supreme Court, U.S., 52, 109
t
talents and interests, 47–49, 71–72
Teach your Kids to Care (Spaide),
72 teachers altruism and, 91, 92 Anne Sullivan, 34, 36–37 Barbara Henry, 102, 103 talking with, 42 television, 44–45 thank you notes, 49
Through My Eyes (Bridges), 101
time journals, 43–44
time management, 42–43, 43–46 tithing, 78
Tivoli, New York, 96–97 “to do” lists, 45
transportation, freeganism and, 58
U
United Nations, 99, 101
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 79
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 95, 101
V
veganism, 56
Virginia Tech shootings, 90, 92 virtual reality, 23–24
VISTA volunteers, 16 Voice of the Future, 79
volunteering
AmeriCorps and, 16 charitable organizations
and, 80
employment and, 48, 49 Louis Caldera and, 19 political service and, 96 Web sites and, 64
See also charity
voting, 96–97 W Washington, George, 20 Washington, John, 84–87 waste, reducing, 56–58 wealth, 50, 52
Web sites, assessing reliability of, 63–64, 65
Weeks, Kimmie, 79 Wenzel, Jeffrey, 50, 52
What Color is Your Parachute? for Teens (Bolles, Christen, and
Blomquist), 47, 49 wheelchair sports, 35, 36 Willard, Nancy E., 63 Willie, Robert, 95 women’s rights, 32, 99 work ethic, 17, 24, 54
See also employment
working conditions, child labor and, 51
World War II, 15, 103–109 World Wildlife Fund, 75
writing, Helen Keller and, 31–32
Y
Yasui, Minoru, 107, 109 yoga, 116
You Staying Young (Roizen and
Oz), 116
Youth Action International, 79 YouTube, illegal activities and,
66
Z
Zeiler, Freddi, 74
Ziv Tzedakah Fund, 64, 66