Yes, "All teenagers are mean and smelly they really need to clean up their acts." is a run on sentence.
Answer:
1. decide what kind of essay to write.
2. brainstorm your topic.
3. research the topic.
4. choose a writing style.
5. develop a thesis.
6. outline your essay.
7. write your essay.
8. edit your writing to check spelling and grammar.
The main idea is to find courage within yourself, she wanted to do many things , but was to afraid to do things in the movie