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Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic

In an article called “Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic” published by John Hopkins...
Utah government’s push to ban transgender athletes from girl’s sports

On February 17th, 2021, House Bill 302 (“Preserving Sports for Female Students”) was passed with a vote of 50...
I’m Not Where I Am From

I am from music and laughter Where I am from we get discriminated and killed where I am from...
Jane Eyre as Influence For My Story

Often in novels, characters are what drive the plot forward, allowing readers to immerse themselves into the story, both...
In many cities, there is an image of opportunities and a sense of new hope, so; it leads to...
Women have recently sought higher education and have been pursuing longer hours at work, yet they continue to be...
The Violence in Chicago Neighborhoods

A key to Chicago community areas can be found here. I’m sure we’ve all seen or heard at some point...
Barbara Johns: Brown vs. Board Of Education
The article, “The 16-Year-Old Who Fought Segregation” brings back to life the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of...
Biden’s New Responsibilities

Joe Biden was expected to take over on January 20, which he did, but then he had to start...
The Invalidation of Teen Girls’ Interests
Try to name one thing that girls can like and won’t get made fun of for it. Harder than...
Segregation

Not too many years ago, America was labeled with signs everywhere stating whether or not Black people were welcome...
The homeless community is being put at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of space and resources, and is...
In the article, “Should Cashless Businesses Be Banned” I learned that in the past few years there has been...
Modern Day Christian Persecution
Many people may think that Christian persecution is something that happened in the past, but it is still occurring...
Who Should Handle Cyberbullying?

In the article, “Should Schools Punish Off-Campus Cyberbullying?” cyberbullying is a major issue that is increasing. Statistics show that...
Students & The Pandemic

In the article, “I Felt Like I Was Suffocating” by Aya Raji speaks on the pandemic and how it...
Portugal’s Wildly Successful Decriminalization Experiment

All across the world, people use drugs. Whether it be marijuana, heroin, cocaine, meth, etc. people use it. In...
Portugal’s Wildly Successful Decriminalization Experiment

All across the world, people use drugs. Whether it be marijuana, heroin, cocaine, meth, etc. people use it. In...
A movement to integrate schools across the United States.

Years after the Civil Rights Movement, there have been many strides to becoming an “anti-racist” America. One being, the...
Home

The stories behind these walls The memories of my childhood The good and bad Behind these closed walls is...
Inmates are learning to be their own bosses after they leave jail behind

One effect of the criminal justice system that needs to be talked about more is the lack of employment...
Holocaust and Antisemitic Education in the United States

Antisemitism has always been a major issue within the US, but lately, hate crimes and hateful acts towards Jewish...
Hawaii’s Gun Laws and How They Reflect on the Nation

Gun control has been the subject of much back and forth within the past decade. Many believe that guns...
Life Outside of Prison

After former inmates are released from prison, they struggle to find support that ensures they don’t end up back...
Ending the Violence for Millions of Children

The main issue that this article addresses is the challenging environments that some children have to grow up in...
Covid Vaccines

In the article, “Should Covid Vaccines Be Mandatory” I learned that about 2 million people have died from Covid-19...
“A Plan to Make Homelessness History”
The severity of homelessness in the United States is more intense than many people probably realize. 700,000 people every...
Saltwater Agriculture; A Green and Blue Solution
Humans have been growing food in much the same way for thousands of years. Much of what has changed...
Philadelphia’s 24/7 Homeless Shelters

We all know how huge Philadelphia is, but did you know that they have one of the smallest homeless...
Police Brutality and Body Cameras

One “solution” for Police Brutality was to have police officers wear body cameras, this was supposed to help us...
Restraining order effectiveness has been questioned over the years, as love disputed end tragically for women who felt protected...
How To Build A Perfect Refugee Camp
The way that refugee camps are run is a problem because these are innocent suffering people looking for a...
Homes are a big part of Salt Lake City’s air pollution problem — and are also the solution.
In this NowComment article, I went over the issue of air pollution within my state of Utah. Specifically, how...
Men’s Crisis Hotline to Save Lifes

In the city of Bogotá, Columbia, there is a large concern over men’s mental health that may lead to...
Should Covid Vaccines Be Mandatory?
In the article “Should Covid Vaccines Be Mandatory?”, two intellectuals, W. Ian Lipkin and Michael Cannon, who have knowledge...
Covid-19 in CA
Covid-19 in California is very different than the states around us. Covid has significantly increased so much in California...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
After watching the video “Ocean Today Trash Day”, I learned that the ocean is very full of trash as...
Crises Facing Biden: Covid-19, Climate Change, Immigration, China…

Now that Bidens is the next president of the United States, he’s going to have to face some very...
COVID-19 Around the World: Mexico

It has been one year since the first COVID-19 was reported in the US. The Covid-19 outbreak was announced...
COVID-19 Around the World: Virginia, USA

On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the city of Berkeley Health Officer gave orders to all residents to stay at...
COVID-19 Around the World: El Salvador

It’s been a year since we began social distancing caused by the well known COVID-19 virus, which has caused...
COVID-19 Around the World: Buenos Aires, Argentina
The pandemic has been present in our lives since the CDC reported the first case in the United States...
Selena Quintanilla
Like many citizens of America who value and think highly of their country, Mexican Americans are the same. They...
Why are many young people unemployed at this time?

In the article,¨Young and Unemployed,¨ I learned that all over the world many young people have been affected by...
The Courage of Emergency Workers
I used to tell myself that I wanted to be a doctor because I wanted to be able to do...
Our bodies are not a political discussion

A top discussion in the world right now is about the rights of abortion and if it should be...
Is Google/Facebook a threat to technology?
In the article, “Is Big Tech Too Powerful” I learned those top internet companies such as Google, and Facebook...
Inauguration Day 2021
On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn into office and officially became the 46th president of...
Presidential Election the USA
This year’s election was crazy due to the fact of what Trump is complaining about and what he is...
Biden, the New President

Joe Bubar, the author of “Biden Is Sworn In as President’ wrote that in the past 20th of January...
What do you think when people talk about race ?
When people talk about race sometimes it may not be a good idea because some people may get offended...
According to Upfront’s latest edition, experts are considering whether or not to stop the production of pennies. When you...
Young and Unemployed
In the article “Young and Unemployed” by Liz Alderman and Geneva Abdul, they talk about how many young people...
Have Big Techs Become Too Powerful?

The article, “Is Big Tech Too Powerful?” explains how our lives revolve around technology and how tech companies are...
A Trip to the Past?
In the article, “A Titanic Do-Over” I learned that mistakes during the build of the ship were made as...
RUN!!!!!
I watched as The giant, poisonous, green looking cloud rise into the sky and flooded the whole city, I...
Penny Elimination

In the article, “Is It Time to Eliminate the Penny?” I learned that the U.S. produces more than 7...
First Impressions
Picture this, you are preparing for a job interview, or for the first day at a new school. You...
Domestic Violence: Pandemic Within a Pandemic

As we talked about in an earlier post, we stated that domestic violence was becoming a pandemic within a...
Tish, the protagonist in If Beale Street Could Talk, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others....
The Senate: America’s Gridlock Graveyard

It is a well known fact that divisive language, especially when used by a person with substantial power, causes...
I appreciate the way this book makes you imagine things. If there are multiple ways of seeing something and...
The Widespread Problem among teens today: How the Pandemic has increased social media usage

As a follow-up article in response to my last article in which I reflected on the widespread problem of...
Cuisine may be essential to assimilation and acceptance for immigrants within American society, but what is its significance for...
Looking for a cure for Covid

The cure had to be somewhere because in the USA the vaccine for the coronavirus was a matter of...
Janie rises from survivor to striver in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Janie is a character whose archetype changes dynamically over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
Women in prison Women in prison we go through a lot. Women in prison we don't get the proper...
R.I.P Selena Reyes-Harnandez
While I was growing up I was raised to hate trans people. Because trans people are men trying to...
March: Book One

The first sections of March: Book One by John Lewis might leave a reader feeling happy because it’s about...
I respect others no matter skin color I only didn’t give up my seat because I was in the...
And Still I Rise

This poetry book makes me feel confident and inspired from the way it can grab your “insecurities” or lack...
Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes

Selected poems by langston hughes The Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes makes me feel “educated” (in a sense) because...
A Dog’s Purpose

The protagonist is playing the story of a dog who goes through four reincarnations, and comes back every time...
Body positivity
People told me that I shouldn’t show my skin or that I’m not perfect enough or fit enough to...
Point of view of March Vol 3

The first chapters of March vol 3 by John Lewis might leave a reader feeling Hurt because Black people’s...
Janie is a character her archetype changes dynamics over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
“Go with your heart and you will make it through hard battles.”- Raniyah Lawrence My family and I have...
Why people are protesting and getting mad at the death of innocent Black people

Recently, I read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I appreciated this book. I say this because it...
Who Did It?

Recently, I read The Outsider by Stephen King. I found myself captivated by this book. The way Stephen King...
The Unknown

Milly, the protagonist in Finding Miracles has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is...
Now that I’ve read over half of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neal Hurston. I appreciate this...
Why Are There So Many Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?

Red Dresses, hanging eerily amongst the trees, revealing the number of missing and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in...
Standing Rock Protests and Native American Land Access
I have been recently researching Native American reservations/ land access and also the recent standing rock protests. I chose...
If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk is about systemic racism and how Black men and women are constantly being profiled...
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse has proven to be a large problem in America and especially within the Native American Indian Population....
Peacefully Protecting the Land

The issue I have chosen to study is the issue of the standing rock pipeline. There is a pipeline...
The Benefits of Strict Gun Laws

Gun laws are laws that should be taken into serious consideration when any person can walk into a store...
Decolonizing Research Video Portfolio


After reading Tommy Orange’s novel There There, these students researched issues that affect Native Americans. Tap on the right...
Substance Abuse In Native American Communities

An undying issue in the United States is the lack of support Native Americans recieve. From the birth of...
Struggles of Indigenous Women

The issue I have chosen to study is Indigenous Women. The articles that I looked at talked about how...
Substance Abuse and Addiction in Native American Communities

Click on each of the links below to see a series of Adobe Spark Pages I made about substance...
Substance and Alcohol Abuse: Native Indians

Substance and alcohol abuse has been a major issue within Native American communities across the nation. The reason I...
Historical Trauma

Native American communities face many obstacles, one being a huge mental health crisis. Native Americans have endured a brutal...
Struggles and Injustices

I chose to use this fact because of how surprising it was to hear for the first time. I...
I am choosing to address the topic of Indian related things on sports teams mascots and flags. The NFL...
Insensitive Sports Names and Mascots
Indians, Redskins, Braves, Chiefs, Blackhawks. A history of racially insensitive team names and mascots in professional sports has persisted...
Not Your Mascot

In this artifact I put an image of a football field with the Washington Redskins mascot symbol (before they...
BLM and the Representation of Kneeling During the National Anthem

The action of kneeling during the national anthem began back in 2016 when Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during...
Champions League
The Champions League is one of the most-watched tournaments in the world big teams, like real: Madrid, Barcelona, and...
Domestic Abuse: Pandemic within a Pandemic

Some people know domestic abuse as something daily or regular in their lives and others who have never experienced...
Further into “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Janie and Joe moved to a town made for people of color....
Are monkeys taking over Thailand?

Imagine if you lived in a city that was heavily populated with dogs? Cats? Lizards? Well some people are...
Could the Electoral College Be Reformed?

According to NBC News the “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact” is an agreement that 15 states and the District...
The Intersection of Culture and Cuisine

When asked what the American cuisine is, many will respond by saying “french fries,” “hamburgers,” or “high cholesterol.” Others...
Astroturfing and The Importance of Corporate and Political Transparency

If you have been keeping up with political news and campaigns, especially in this election year, then you are...
Is Christmas Too Commercialized?

As soon as the clock strikes midnight on Halloween, stores rush to put away the Halloween decorations, and only...
An Inherited Immune System

In the last decade, Neanderthals, the now extinct homo sapiens who inhabited Eurasia around 40,000 years ago, have proven...
Why Do We Decorate Christmas Trees?

Many people enjoy decorating a Christmas tree every year. This tradition is extremely valuable to so many people, but...
In today’s world, which is captivated by social media, people have a tendency to conform to those around them....
Finals and Why They Should Be Finally Done With

At the end of each high school semester, the students are tasked with overwhelmingly difficult tests that encompass all...
How to protect our personal information from leaking

Do you worry about your personal information being leaked on the internet? We enter in our information to create...
Dangers of E-Cigarettes and Teenagers — The Who’s What’s Where’s When’s and How’s

19.6% of high school students and 4.7% of middle school students reported using E cigarettes on a consistent basis....
Seeking Racial Justice

In the article, “Speaking Out About Race,” five teenagers wrote essays voicing the need to build an antiracist society. ...
Are Driverless Cars A Good Idea?
In the article “Are Driverless Cars A Good Idea” Amitai Bin-Nun supports the idea of driverless cars being a...
What is the Quality of life in the U.S
We know that the United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. However, does the quality...
In the article “The race For A Vaccine” by Patricia Smith writes about scientists are desperately trying to create...
As growing adults, our bodies should be made up of water making our bodies 60% full of water, but...
How Selena Quintanilla Valued Her Nation, Culture, and Traditions
Like many citizens of America who value and think highly of their country, Mexican Americans are the same. They...
How the “History Of Septa” Represents My Neighborhood

The mural I am doing in my neighborhood is titled the “History Of Septa.” It is located near Cottman...
Unfair Treatment of Workers

The problem originates from major companies outsourcing their labor mainly to 3rd world countries. From Brookings, “Foreign nations that...
Gun Control in The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has some of the most extreme gun control in the world. According to Gun control and...
Teen Suicide in Utah

As of 2018, Utah has the third highest teen death by suicide rate in the United States. Of Utahn’s...
Marijuana in Professional Sports

Marijuana for a long time has been the best friend of professional athletes. Endless amounts come out after their...
In today’s society, it may seem difficult to come into terms with a lot of people’s difference of opinions....
Cultural Appropriation of Native Americans in America

Cultural appropriation shows up a lot in American history and even now. There are some instances where it’s not...
Is storytelling still the same today as it once was?
Storytelling (in a straightforward sense) was once important to humans. We used storytelling to connect, entertain and pass along...
As social media has become a growing source of entertainment, communication, and information it has begun to provide a...
There is a growing number of people suffering from lung problems, most of which can be answered to the...
Sibling Comparison

Sibling comparison is a large topic among many families. I know that being the youngest, I get treated differently...
In the book “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” I see it takes place back in the olden days, following...
China Goes Back To School
In the article ¨China Goes Back To School” by Javier C Hernandez he talks about although China was the...
For the coming presidential election, the younger generations are one group urged to vote. For this generation, the overall...
When do you truly know when you are becoming a “Adult”? Some states use it to turn you physically...
Covid-19 Vaccine
The rise of Covid-19 has surged over the past 3 weeks. Many companies are rushing to get a vaccine...
To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus Finch, one of the protagonists in To KIll A Mockingbird, has a few traits that influence his relationships...
We live in a world, with Americans of different ethnicity, race, culture, etc. The past year, people and society...
Movie popcorn at home?
Many movie theaters have been closed for months—and the popcorn is piling up. People have been eating plenty of...
A Time When Being Anything But White Wasn’t Right

The theme in the first two parts of “Born a Crime “ might remind a reader of the beauty...
The Importance of a Second Language in a Multilingual World

Today, although most of the world is multilingual, many Americans are not fluent in a second language. This is...
The Elite: An Absorbing Book about Standing up for Those Mistreated and Overlooked
Recently, I read The Elite, by Kiera Cass. I enjoyed and absorbed this book. This has become a favorite book...
Poems By Langston Hughes

Recently, I read Selected Poems, by Langston Hughes. I relished the thought of the ingeniousness Langston uses in his poems....
The Impacts and Repercussions of Divisive Language Used by Politicians

In the age of technology and widespread use of social media, the influence of people in power is...
Power of Language

The power of language builds communities that can connect and understand each other. In addition, language forms an aspect...
1984 plot analysis

Recently, I read 1984, by George Orwell. I appreciated this book. I thought that the way it described human nature...
Plot Analysis Of Death Of A Salesmen.

Recently, I read Death Of A Salesman , by Arthur Miller . I was distraught in a sad way...
Trump’s Criticism of The 1619 Project

Inquiry Question: How does Donald Trump think race should be incorporated in American history and education? Summary of first...
Should pro athletes be getting paid more than those who save lives?

In the article “ Are Pro Athletes Overpaid?” I learned that pro athletes are highly paid. There are some...
Why Was This Election So Different?
The Presidential election that occurred this year of 2020, was one like never before. The pandemic of COVID-19 greatly...
Can Young People Vote?

The voting age lowered to 18 years old in 1971 but even this change was made people nowadays still...
The crimes against humanity are the greatest and the most momental events in history as the era of the...
Should Paid Sick Days Be Required?
In the article “Should Paid Sick Days Be Required” is about Patty Murray who says the people should get...
Your Hair, Your Right?
In the article “Your Hair, Your Right?” by Joe Bubar it argues that there should be a law passed...
What the Internet Really Knows About You
In the article “What the Internet Really Knows About You” by Zeynep Tufekci is about how you have to...
In the article, “No Place to Call Home” by Jessica Press and Rebecca Zissou I learned that there is...
Basically during World War 1 there were lots of executions and it was basically Jews being executed. This war...
Young People On Voting

In the article, “Could Young Voters Decide the Presidency?” by Patricia Smith, past and younger generations haven’t been involved...