What were you doing when you were a teenager? Think about it. Were your actions changing the world, making it a better place for everyone to live in?
Probably not. Chances are you, like most teenagers, were too busy watching television, surfing the Internet, hanging out with friends, and simply trying to get through the awkward years. For most people, the teen years are simply formative years, wherein you try to figure out who you are and what you want to do and be when you grow up. It takes a special kind of person to have any sort of direction in life before they enter adulthood (hell, there are some adults who still don’t know what they’re doing).In one way or another, the teenagers on this list have managed to influence, inspire, or change the world (for better or for worse, although mostly for better). Some of them are artists, some of them are entrepreneurs, some of them are inventors, and some of them are simply influential because of who they happen to be and what they happen to represent.
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| 10 Teenagers Who Changed The World In 2015 |
Ahmed Mohamed
Ahmed Mohamed was all over the news in mid-September after bringing a homemade clock into his high school. After the school suspected that he was trying to bring in a bomb, he was interrogated by the police and threatened by the principal with expulsion, and he was eventually taken out in handcuffs and sent to a juvenile detention center, where his mug shot was taken. Many believed that his severe treatment was a result of racism, and he received an outpouring of support from people around the country, including the President, who invited him to The White House.
Silento
You may not know the name Silento (or his real name, Richard Lamar Hawk), but you probably know his song: “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).” The debut single from the 17-year-old Georgia rapper peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was so popular that just about everyone, including celebrities, was singing it and doing the dance. Since being released on YouTube in June it has garnered over half a billion views. Silento was nominated for a Teen Choice Award and an MTV Video Music Award, and all before he graduated high school.
Muaz Nawaz, Daanyaal Ali and Chirag Shah
Muaz Nawaz, 13, Daanyaal Ali, 14, and Chirag Shah, 14, from Isaac Newton Academy in England created one of the most revolutionary products of the year: a condom that glows and changes color when it detects a Sexually Transmitted Disease. Health experts believe that the invention has the potential to drastically reduce the number of STDs in the world, and condom manufacturers have already started to approach the three young men with business offers.
