Alex and Brett Harris are challenging teens to choose leadership over laziness
by Beth Bowyer Wei
Twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris are calling teenagers around the globe to rebel. And the brothers’ message is getting out – they’re among the most widely read young writers on the web. Sounds dangerous, right?
Wrong. Instead of asking teens to rebel against authority, the 20-year-old Harris twins are challenging teens to rebel against low expectations. They believe today’s society is teaching teens to be irresponsible. So the twins are encouraging young people to take a different path – the difficult one. It’s a path that requires more work but also promises more rewards. The message is simple but powerful: Be ambitious, become a leader, change the world
It's a path that requires more work but also promises more rewards The message is simple but powerful: Be ambitious, become a leader, change the world.
Redefining the teenage years
To get their message out, the twins from Oregon started a blog that has become a worldwide movement-The Rebelution. The word "rebelution" is a combination of the words rebellion and revolution. Teens are encouraged to rebel against the saying. "Be young, have fun!" and instead to follow the motto," Do hard things," The movement signals the beginning of a real revolution.
The three Cs of the Rebelution
As the twins' ideas developed into The Rebelution, three main teaching points emerged: character, competence and collaboration. Last year, they put these ideas and more in their book. Do Hard Things it it, they emphasize getting out of one's comfort zone and stretching oneself in all areas. There are endless examples, from aiming to do 100 push-ups to starting a club that helps needy kids. They believe that working on big tasks with others leads to personal growth. Do Hard Things emphasizes that trying and failing is better than not trying at all. Because the goal is growth, failure is acceptable.
Do Hard Things Tour
Alex and Brett will soon start their second year of university in Virginia. But this summer, just like the last two, the boys have taken their message on the road. By hosting Do Hard Things conferences around the U.S., they're challenging thousands of teens. face-to-face. By taking the challenge, young people are redefining the teenage years And, they're changing the world.
Did you know:
When 16-year-old Zach Hunter was in seventh grade. he started a organization called "Loose Change to Loosen Chains." The group help young people start school clubs to fight slavery and to educate consumers about products made with slave labor.
Pennsylvania high schooler Jaime Coleman started a shoe-collecting project called "walk Humbly" in 2007. Through it, she collected 4,200 pairs of shoes for people in Karogoto, Kenya.
Grammar:
But this summer, just like the last two, the boys have taken their message on the road.
on the road (idiom)-here not the top of the road, is referring to traveling.
The band will be on the road for three months doing concerts in different cities.
The drama team will be taking the show on the road to different schools in the state.
rebel (v)-dis obey, doing thing against what has being told or ask to do 动词重音在后面。反抗,不遵守。 rebel (n)-名词重音在前面，反对者 rebel someone or something use "against"
Bobby rebels against his parents by doing everything they tell him not to do.
*Tom rebelled against his parents' plans for him to go to a private school.
authority (n)- 权威，权柄，职权。(1)have control over people in situation.
(2) police officer, teacher.当权者，官方。
In the classroom, the teacher is the authority.
*The students need to have respect for teachers' authority.
*She doesn't have the authority to hire or fire any employees.
*The local education authority decided to close the school.
ambitious (adj)-ambition (n), high goal willing to facing the challenge.
Todd has an ambitious plan. He wants to climb the ten highest mountains in Asia in one month.
revolution (n)-革命，剧烈的变革。
The Industrial Revolution changed the way people work. Many people moved from farm work to factory jobs.
*The oppression from the government eventually lead to revolution.政府打压，导致革命
*The invention of the Internet caused a revolution in communication.网路的发明，沟通方式的革新。
irresponsible-not responsible
motto-is a sentence or a saying that try to teach a central idea to the members. "friend for life" "be kind to anyone" etc.座右铭
emerge (v)-出现，显露出来，浮现出来。脱颖而出。
As the police investigated the crime, more and more details slowly emerged.
*More and more problems emerged as the economy sunk into recession.
*The submarine emerged from the water.
*The singer emerged on the well-known TV talent show.
comfort zone (n)-zone-area.
Rob is fairly shy, so he was out of his comfort zone when he gave that speech.
needy (adj)-Our church collects clothes and canned foods to give to needy families.
collaboration-合作. working together, act of work together.
*The two departments worked in close collaboration on the high-profile case. 受重视的案件
*The building is the result of the collaboration of two of the nation's top architects. 国内最。
*The two directors collaborated and created a successful film.
conference-与meeting 同，是时间比较长，较正式的集会。
*The association held a conference on the usage of educational computer software.协会
character-roll play. or have a quality to doing well.
competence-ability can complete a task well.
Chat Room
Be ambitious, become a leader, change the world.
be ambitious, become a leader and change the world.
three or four items listed but each one separated.例举项目时，通常在最后的一个前加and。如省略and，把项目平等化，表示同等重要，并且表示还有不断延续下去的可能性。
Milk, juice and bread.
of the people, by the people, for the people.
lettuce, tomato, orion, ketchup, mustard.
amazed and thrilled and exhausted and scared. 全部加and把速度放慢,而每个项目都有同等地位,同样重要。
a flat tire or a traffic jam or a bad storm.
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a sophomore (v), (n), (adj)-second year of college or high school.
a sophomore attorney/a sophomore on Wall Street （甚么的第二年）．
a sophomore in the NBA
sophomore album,（第二张唱片） a director's sophomore effort.（导演的第二部戏）
freshman大学一年级，九年级（美国高中有4年）, sophomore大二（高中二，10年纪）, junior 大三（十一年级）, senior毕业生，大四（高三，十二年级）.
sophomoric -二年级学生的，自大而幼稚的，自命不凡的
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