{"id":7971,"date":"2017-08-12T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.ca\/blog\/?p=7971"},"modified":"2017-08-11T15:38:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T19:38:56","slug":"shape-your-world-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.ca\/blog\/shape-your-world-university\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will You Shape Your World?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is there any better fresh start than heading to university or college for the first time? Leaving home and starting a new adventure\u00a0 opens the door for you to be whoever you want to be and shape the world that you want to live in.<\/p>\n

The idea of shaping your world is important. As a young adult, you have a clean slate to create the life you want to live. This is the time to consider: what is important to me? Where do I stand on issues that affect the world I live in?<\/p>\n

Did you know…<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
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  • As of 2012, 31 million<\/strong> primary-school pupils worldwide dropped out of school<\/li>\n
  • 1 in every 13<\/strong> people is a refugee<\/li>\n
  • Over a billion<\/strong> people live with some form of disability<\/li>\n
  • The LGBTQ community was the predominant victim group for assaults<\/strong> in Toronto in 2016<\/li>\n
  • Canadian women earn 87 cents<\/strong> for every dollar made by men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It is up to you – smart, innovative young adults – to fight for the causes that affect the well-being of other people just like you all over the world.<\/p>\n