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It’s a Man’s World
, , , Fall 2016, 51
The term feminism is defined as the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic...
Gregory Gunn, Samuel DuBose, Brendon Glenn, Freddie Gray, Walter Scott, Michael Brown Jr., Eric Garner, Tamir Rice all unarmed...
Sexism in the U.S.
, , , Showcase, Women, 36
Over the years we have come a long way, as a whole women have the right to vote, there...
School Uniforms
, , , Bullying, Education, Psychology, Showcase, Violence, 29
Over the past few years, more and more schools have been requiring their students to follow a strict uniform....
Chaos, screaming, bodies on the ground. This is the scene of Las Vegas shooting as hundreds of everyday people...
I believe in the value of education. Education is what has allowed me to have most of the things...
Anxiety is a illness typically diagnosed alongside of depression. I was officially diagnosed 5 years ago when I was...
I believe in hard work. Hard work never betrays. When I was in middle school my dad recommended that...
In attempt to understand the effects of prison on mental health I have found interesting information about inmates organized...
My thoughts on Feminism
, , , Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 24
Feminism is defined as “the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes”. Although...
Did you know that a study in a jail in California showed that most young offenders resorted to crime...
Should Bottled Water Be Banned?
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2018, Pollution, Showcase, 24
Earlier this year, around March, I became really focused on saving the environment. It had never really occurred to...
The space between that barrier and I seems to be infinite So many words lost in translation, it’s hard...
Gun Violence
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, Upstander, Violence, 22
Dear Mayor Schaaf: Hello, our names are Xin and Nakiah. We are 9th graders at Life Academy...
Illegal Immigration is a huge debate in this upcoming presidential election. There are two opposite sides, Donald Trump who...
There have been 300 homicides due to gun violence in 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This video was made to...
The United States of America: a Nation of Opportunities
, , , American Creed, Argument, Showcase, 20
America is and forever will be the land of opportunities. The American Dream is different for everyone, and as...
Stop Bullying Now
, , , Bullying, Showcase, Spring 2018, Upstander, 19
Dear Dr. Kyla Johnson Trammell: We are a group of high school students at Life Academy Of Health...
What Does It Mean To Be An American? What Is the American Dream? These are questions that have been...
Do drugs affect your body?
, , , Drugs, Showcase, Spring 2017, 19
By examining the article called “Here’s How Many People Have Fatally Overdosed On Marijuana,” “A total of 17,465 people...
How can blind people become photographers? That is ridiculous. However, they can. Blind people can feel pictures. What? Yes,...
Equal Pay Proposal
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, Upstander, Women, 18
Dear Business Owners: Did you know that in most cases, women get paid less than men? For example,...
NE OH Takes on the Women’s March on Washington (updated with videos I shot that day)
, , , 2nextprez, Abortion, Black Lives Matter, Gender, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, LGBTQA, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Rape Culture, Refugees, Renewable Energy, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Voting, Women, 18
Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...
Support in curating my sources: Domestic Violence Against Women
, , , Family, Health, Mental Illness, Rape Culture, Research Help, Showcase, Violence, Women, 18
Dear Youth Voices Community, My name is Gary Tuione. The social inequity problem I am looking into is “Domestic...
Trump Protest
, , , Poetry, Politics, 17
My voice is hoarse; The rain leaves me drenched through all the layers. I feel puddles in my shoes....
Dear Leaders of America, My name is John Penitani and I go to Fremont High as a Junior at...
The average professional basketball player in the NBA makes around $5.15 million a year while the average professional baseball...
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Fresh Earth
A Place I’ll never forget
Sights and Smells of a Mall
The calm
This Is The Place I Love
Digital Citizenship- Mathematics
When does a person become an adult?
Single-use Plastic
A Solution to the Plastic Problem `
Single-use Plastic
Plastic Around The World
We should ban Unnecessary Single-use Plastic
Reading.Is.Lit.Project.
Race and Social Justice Reflections
Black Lives Matter summit
What Is Sex Without Love?
Reflection On Quilt
Do I look at myself the same way Blake looks at his Tyger?
Sonnet 129
Essay on “Changes” by Tupac Shakur
Filming at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
What makes a good parent?
BlackLivesMatter
Woman’s Rights Being Taking Away In front Of Our Own Eyes.
Will changing the age of concealed to carry to 18 make more gun violence in Chicago?
Chicago’s Casino
Weed Legalization
What has Chicago done about human trafficking?
Hard worker, when focused
My Portfolio
Power of Poetry
Where I’m From
LRNG Portfolio
To What Extent Was/Is The Black Panther Party Successful ?
How have certain policies impacted the LGBTQA communities?
What is Chicago doing to protect people from sex trafficking?
BLM Changing American Lives
What Are The Pros And Cons Of The BLM Movement?
Trump: To Impeach or Not Impeach?
The Hustle
The Beach
What do we feel?
Asphalt Plant in McKinley
How do you express your love?
Does life go by fast or slow, depending on what you’re occupied by?
Do men go based off of what’s on the outside?
Why are people dying at a young age?
How do people perceive you? Can you know their perspective on you?
Is true love really a thing?
Can You Be Active Without Any Strings Attached?
Can I Look At Myself The Way Blake Looks At This Tyger?
When is there gonna be change in our society?
Do you believe that it’s possible to change poverty and racism?
Can you abandon everything for a better life?
How do People Endure Giving Their Things Up?
Do peoples relationships to family separate with time?
Should people care about their own lives?
Why are humans destroying nature instead of honoring it?
My Mind Map
Are people actually going to help you in the bad times?
Is the effort of love worth the pain of an inevitable breakup?
Looking for the real meaning of “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
Humane and Inhumane: What’s The Difference?
Can people change from violence? Can violence change anything?
A Deeper Understanding of “To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman
The Obsession of Her
What is heartbreak?
Literary Analysis of “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron
Is preschool beneficial for kids?
Should people in prison have the right to vote?
Free CTA Pass for Chicago Students
Close reading of “Changes” by Tupac Shakur
How to cope when life falls apart
Motherhood and School
Defend DACA!
Improving our communities
Makeup is for everyone…
Untitled
Pro Choice
Undocumented
The issue of homelessness within CPS
Haunted Houses: Is the Money really worth the Scare ?
my mind dump
Petition For After-School Program In Our Neighborhood
Students at Back of the Yards College Prep High School Have no Access to Their Library
Hip Hop
The WPII
Free Public Transportation For ALL Students!
School Funding For Low Income Schools
Hope After the Chaos
Homelessness in Chicago Public Schools
Art
Police Brutality exploded and Criminal Justice System needs to Change
Questions about “Sex Without Love” by Sharon Olds
A call to do better !
The way things grow
Climate Poetry
Nature
Global warming is real!
A place poem
An additional social worker in CPS Schools
Questions About “The Tyger” by William Blake
First Analysis of “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop
Can time heal an abortion?
My project
Activism Project Reflection
California Wildfires
Questions about the poem “So We’ll Go No More A-roving” by Lord Byron
Negative Familial Relationships in “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath
41st
Berry Street Park
Bonfires of Memory
Living without Papers
Females can play video games too
Learning from your family’s mistakes
U pass For Students in Chicago
The Found Poem
My Questions about “Changes” by Tupac Shakur
My Questions About “There is a garden in her face” by Thomas Campion
My Questions About “Lorena” by Lucille Clifton
A Close Reading of “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron
Close Reading of “You Fit into Me” by Margaret Atwood
A Close Reading of “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed” By Edna St. Vincent Millay
Second Chance
LEARN
Wonder
My Neighborhood
Embracing My Black Culture
Learning About the History of My Community
The Rights of Human Beings: Brooklyn Public Library Convocation Speech
Frankly Terrible
My Questions about “Changes” by Tupac Shakur
My project.
LGBTQ Healthcare Equality
Escaping Immigration
My Project Reflection
Reflection on Digital Activism Project: The Journey of Global Warming Activism
Reflection of My Digital Activism Project
Reflection
Fight For Victims: The Results
Fracking
Animal Testing Project Reflection
Deforestation in NY Reflection
Racism and Police Brutality Reflection
Fight4Victims
Our Journey on Battling LGBTQ Discrimination
The slight rise and then great fall of TWCBirds
Recognizing Rohingya Refugee Reflection
A blog about sexual assault
Our LGBTQ+ Project
Trans Health Blog Reflection
The Mind Dump
Shyness
My Hoem
Lake Travis / Pace Bend park
Money For Planned Parenthood
Progress on Sex Trafficking report
The Planned Parenthood Project
Having Healthcare Rights is Very Important
Our Project on Preventing Bird Collisions
Bird Collisions in Review
Reflection-save the birds. TWC are killing them
My Digital Activism Project
Digital Activist Project
Time for Goodbye
Digital Activism: A Refleciton
My Questions About “She Walks in Beauty” By Lord Byron
Reflection: POP Project
Digital Activism, Immigration and Tech Class
Plastic Ocean Summary
Child Marriage: Project Review
Trying to Make a Change
Sexual Harassment in the Military
My question is about what separates a smart decision from a bad one?
Reflection
My Questions About “What lips my lips have kissed” by Edna St Vincent Millay
A Close Reading on “To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E Housman
Reflection
Marijuana Project
Waiting ’till Weed Wins
Rape Awareness Project Reflection.
So We’ll Go No More A-Roving
Gender neutral bathrooms project reflection
Declawing Awareness
Animal Cruelty, Human Greed.
Racism and Police Brutality Reflection
Immigration project
A Reflection on my Project
A Community Garden Project Reflection
Final Reflection
Raising Awareness For The Homeless NYC
End Poverty NYC: Project Reflection
Helping the Homeless NYC
Questions about “Tangled Up in Blue”
My Writing Journey
Questions about “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks
Our Progress- Homes For Tomorrow
Freshpod Digital Activism Project
Digital Activism Project
Questions about “To My Dear Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet
Bettering the MTA
Reflection of My Strawless Journey
Helping the Homeless in NYC
Creating an Improved MTA
Reflection on FreshPod
Fresh Pods
Our Progress and Results
Parks.home.blog Reflection
Reflection on FreshPod
My questions on “Changes” by Tupac Shakur
The Success of The Rose Project
Homes For Tomorrow: Reflecting On The Last Three Months
OurParkMatters
Making Transportation Awesome(MTA)
The Better MTA
Pork Skin
Help The Homeless
Healing the soul
Atticus Finch in Different Places
More about Scout
Digital Activism
My Multimedia Presentation
Dogfighting Abuse
A Reflection on My Project.
Fighting Drunk Driving- Project Reflection
Animal Abuse in Zoos
Fighting Drunk Driving- Project Reflection
NYC Quality Clinics Blog Page Reflection
Luxury Tax Ain’t It
REFLECTION ON MY PROJECT
The Bois: Reflection
Immigration
The Creation of our Plastic Pollution Blog
The Tampon Tax Reflection
Project Reflection
Fracking: The Corrupt Truth
My Project Reflection
Do you hear me?
North Austin
The Warmth of a City
Banning Firearms Isn’t The Answer
Trivium
Addiction
My Journey
My Question About “Changes” By Tupac Shakur
A Close Reading of “As I Walked Out One Evening”
Questions about “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe
Born In the USA
Questions about “Changes” by Tupac Shakur
Digital Activism Project: Reflection of “Safer Chicken Consumers” project
Unsuccessful
Teens for the MTA
NYC Clinics Reflection
Plastic Pollution SUCKS
Sanitation In NYC : Project Reflection
Reflecting on My Activism Project
Adventures in Activism
Sanitation In NYC Project
Digital Activism- Sanitation4NYC
Poverty in NYC
Missing and Murdered Native American Women
Global Warming
Political Correctness and Hate Speech
The Carnival
Questions about the poem “Latin Night at the Pawnshop” by Martin Espada
The way you see a situation may effect you.
Questions about Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy”
Analysis on “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E Housman
Old Field, Mi Cancha
Questions About Emily Dickinson’s Poem #479
Argument is Everywhere Pt.2
Skin Color
No-Kill Shelters Video
Burning Question
A close reading of “To an Athlete Dying Young “
My questions on “As I Walked Out One Evening” by W.H Auden
My questions about “Immigrants in Our Own Land” by Jimmy Santiago Baca
My Thoughts on The Tyger By William Blake
Abortion
Analysis of “the mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks
Analysis of “There is a Garden in her Face” by Thomas Campion
My questions about the poem “A Birthday,” by Christina Rossetti
Close Reading of “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
Plastic Ocean
Air pollution
Educating People on Mental Illnesses
Animal Testing Video
Dangers of Unaffroable Insulin
Puppy Mills Project Pt. 2
Child Abuse: Presentation
Fracking
Epic Video about Bird Collisions
Medical education about LGBT health
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An Informative Video About Trees No One Else Thought About…
Recognizing Rohingya Refugees
Why Do People Immigrate?
Misconceptions about Poverty: Presentation
Declawing
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