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The Search Institute has created a list of 40 developmental assets for adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18. The Search Institute is a group that researches and attempts to solve issues in education and youth development. The list is broken down into two section, twenty external assets and twenty internal assets. The first item under external assets is family support. I think that a strong family support network is one of the most important factors related to the development and future success for adolescents. Expanding outward, a caring community that works on issues that affects adolescents is important if we want to see any large scale changes. Under internal assets, positive identity is listed. I think that without a strong sense of purpose and some level of self-esteem, there will exist no internal drive for the adolescent to become successful. In other words, they will not try, or even go to school, work on creating relationships, or be interested in future jobs and careers. ______________________________________________________________________________ …show more content…

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