In the article, “Haiti Faces Series of Natural Disasters.” I learned that the earthquake was a huge devastation for...
In the article, ¨AirBnB Provides Housing for Afghan Refugees¨ (Stuff you should know) I am now aware that millions...
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Thousands of refugees run away from their homeland country when they are in danger and seeking for a better...
In many cities, there is an image of opportunities and a sense of new hope, so; it leads to...
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It seems like we are all aware that plastic consumption is at all time highs. Even if you specifically...
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What if I were to tell you that once a year approximately 130 of the world’s most powerful politicians,...
A huge debate within the last couple of years is how can we get everyone to use their privilege...
A fear of flying is not unusual, in fact it’s so common, there’s a name for it. It’s called...
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In a Washington Post opinion piece, Helaine Olen argues that It’s long past time to raise the minimum wage....
America is one of the most diverse countries in the world and you cannot say that is has one...
What do Americans value the most? Money, of course. They still value their rights and their freedom but money...
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Factory work, Friday night lights and fentanyl: all three have become daily life in this Mississippi town. It’s...
Hi! My name is Ashley and I am a student at BSGE. I worked with Lina and Lidia on...
This February, I was given to project by my technology teacher to digitally advocate for something I wanted to...
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My main question for this poem is Do you believe that it’s possible to change poverty and racism? .The...
As the weeks have progressed I created an informative video based on the myths vs realities about poverty. The...
fracking is very harmful to the animals and we should try very hard to change that. in this video,...
My blog takes a look at poverty in New York City, especially in the least popular boroughs, and the...
Everyday thousands of NYC citizens plunge into homelessness. There are many reasons people become homeless and yet there aren’t...
My name is Zacharia and I want to take action against poverty in the United States. I am not...
This video was created by me and I discussed poverty rates in New York City. The rates are increasing...
In our society today and especially all over the world; there has been a deeply concerning problem with the...
I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
Introduction I’ve chosen to study how immigration affects the United States economy. This issue is important because right now...
Oakland Let’s Talk About Health DIsparities Did you know that, “An African-American born in West Oakland can expect...
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Christy Vong 9th grade humanities Ms.Portugal 12/21/18 Undercover Modern Day Sex Slavery Do you know what sex trafficking...
“I think some people commit violent crimes because it’s something that will give an effect compared to someone just...
As our generation begin to enter society fully as adults, we face a large number of societal problems, some...
Proposition 2 was presented in this years ballot to legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state of...
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My parents are immigrants in the United States so I decided to learn more about immigration in the U.S....
The political topic that I have decided to explore is the minimum wage and the controversy involved with it....
“Should the federal minimum wage be increased?”There are good arguments for both the pros and cons side of this...
I’m from Germantown where you get killed just for looking at somebody Where you sell drugs for your hustle…...
Economist Alan B. Krueger (2012) writes that “the rise in inequality in the United States over the last three...
I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
Dear Youth Voices Community, Hello, my name is Christy-Lynn Lagula. I am 16 years old and I am an...
The question i have is why is gun violence still playing a big role in the number of deaths...
The gender wage gap is a controversial social issue that has constantly resurfaced throughout recent years. Even with the...
Health Care. It is an industry that works on maintaining and improving the human health by providing medical services,...
The issue is based on the fact that immigrants are being blocked from entering the country by a border...
Poverty is a major issue that exists within society. It is the state of being extremely poor and lacking...
The issue I am discussing in my video are the Myanmar refugees. They are a group of refugees from...
The issue that is discussed in the video is poverty in education. To be exact, children...
Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
I am passionate about this issue because in the future, I will be trying to get a job. I...
The crisis in Crimea is that Russia had annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, and illegally occupied it. I...
The issue of discussion is wealth disparity in America. The passion for this issue comes from seeing the effect the problem...
My video is about sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. In these areas, young women and girls are forced to...
A lot of people may notice but not stand up and speak out about what is taking place...
Does classism play a role in human experimentation. Yes, classism plays a big roll in the experimentation of the...
In an article by Robert L. FitzPatrick, the president of the Pyramid Scheme Alert and co-author of False Profits:...
This article by Stacie Bosley and Kim McKeage examines the diffusion of multilevel marketing and the risk of pyramid...
I came across a very informative source while browsing the Gale database. This link should lead to my annotations...
If you’ve read my last two posts you’d know a few problems, I see, with the US education system....
My topic for my research paper has morphed from an informative essay regarding the ways in which colonialism has...
In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
The US education system has been obviously failing the students and lacking in its job to create self sufficient,...
The further society advances, the further it leaves behind those who cannot keep up. Mental disabilities are arguably the...
Education is considered to be a basic right in the modern world, one that all should have access to,...
I read a few fascinating articles on how illegal immigration into the U.S. has many benefits, which is what...
“Drugs, an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older—(9.4 percent of the population)— used an illicit drug in...
Sharai Ward January 12, 2018 Ms.Portugal Period 3-4 My first interviewee believes that gentrification is unfair to...
Immigration Job Problems Do immigrants really suffer because the lack of jobs they have for them? Based on...
“28 percent of the people that are kicked out of their home make $30,000 yearly” (Allen-Price). This shows that...
Gentrification hurts people without privilege. It means when newcomers erase and displace the histories and homes of locals....
On January 1, 2018, marijuana became legal in California. The California law is: ¨Retail sales of recreational cannabis will...
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The minimum wage in the United States is normally $7.25 an hour. This makes it very hard for people...
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How is intended obsolescence contributing to the increased laziness and lack of individual thought in today’s society? An will...
What makes someone American shouldn’t be a topic of conversation. “Being American” shouldn’t come in one shape or size....
I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
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There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
There comes a time in life when one has to figure out what they want to do for the...
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Greetings Leaders of America, My name is Jasmnika Newbern and I am currently studying race relations in America. I...
There has been a big talk about poverty in the world and even in America. According to the Huffington...
Living in the upper-middle class as a young woman in the United States, I haven’t found or seen many...
It seems that people tend to have similar beliefs as those who live in the same geographic area as...
If you look at the global car market, and the American car market some very distinct differences arise. America...
The players had every right to kneeling during the national anthem. A lot of people were offended by them...
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Living in Utah, I am always hearing things like “Utah is growing very fast” on the news. I have...
Though there are many issues facing the world today, there are some that are much more pressing than others....
Think of all the inspiring movies you know about a rags to riches story; Someone that came from nothing...
Did you know that a study in a jail in California showed that most young offenders resorted to crime...
In California one quarter of young children live in poverty it affect its education and economic well being. Latinos...
If humans disappeared, our footprints would slowly diminish. Buildings would slowly crumble, nature would take over and become fruitful....
Are people’s economic states begining to determine their view of their self worth? People throughout the world have a...
I think that this is a super interesting question because it is just around us all the time in...
How will we target poverty throughout the world? Poverty is a very serious issue across not only the nation...
To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
These are memes that Tuan and I made about hunger stats and people starting to care about the topic....
Dear President Trump, Since 1913, America has become indebted to the point where we don’t own ourselves anymore. The...
The Interstate Commerce Clause impacts the general public in many ways. Any product that traveled on the interstate to...
Lawmakers, the public, the Standing Rock tribe, and the pipeline company need to come up with a way to...
Marijuana has been driven into people’s minds as a harmful drug that can ruin one’s life. It’s believed to...
The economy of our country is in a terrible condition. There is little job creation, and annual GDP growth...
Child labor affects more than 250 million children in our world today. Most of these countries are third-world, but...
“I have an AC in every room. With these brick walls? I’d die without it,” said one public housing...
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There are lots of people around the world, who has started to wear safety pins. These safety pins represent...
After spending time going through Gale databases to continue my search for resources about health care and culture, I...
Child Labor affects over 250 million children worldwide. Kids who range from under the age of thirteen to seventeen...
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The healthcare system in America is undergoing a lot of stress at the moment. Between the ACA, the argument...
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In a study published by the University of the Punjab, Centre for South Asian Studies, it was concluded that...
Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...
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In my opinion, I think that they chose the right decision to not go to school or work because...
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I have done more extensive research into how gender roles affect the workplace and aggressive behavior. According to a...
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Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
My topic is about how America became the superpower it is today. I’m interested because I wonder how...
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When women or men suffer from domestic violence they usually don’t report it right away. One of the reasons...
When women or men suffer from domestic violence they usually don’t report it right away. One of the reasons...
Can illegal drug Beneficial or harmful for adolescents. “Everyday 4,000 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
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Dear Mr. President: Hi, my name is Kim Toli. I am 17 years old, and I’m a senior student...
When I saw that Trump won the election I was baffled, disappointed and honestly disgusted, more than I thought...
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Dear Mr./Mrs. President, Hi my name is Kathleen and, first I would like to congratulate you on winning! Second...
Dear Future President, Recently there has been a massive push across the nation to increase the minimum wage, which...
Dear Next President, Congratulations for your success in becoming the next president. We understand as president; there are many...
Dear Future President, Hi! My name is Layla and I am 10 years old. First, I want to say...
The book I have continued reading, is the book Homelessness by Karen Latchana Kenny. I have continued reading this...
Dear Next President of the United States: I want to just say thanks for all the things that you’ve done...
Many people think they don’t have to go to school and they think that they just go to learn....
People in less fortunate countries have faith as a sign of hope. Although people have lots of faith there...
During the past few weeks, I have been reading Homelessness by Karen Latchana Kenny. As said in my previous post,...
I’m a co-founder of Connected. United. 4Change, and Bumpe, Sierra Leone, is C.U.4C‘s first international partner school. The school...
According to Phil Ruffin, a businessman, and friend of Donald Trump, Trump always pays his bills on time. USA...
Dear Next President: I am a high school student that goes to Fremont High in Oakland California named Gabriel...
These past few weeks, I have been reading the book, The Hidden Story of Homelessness by Karen Latchana Kenny. What...
One of the top debated topics in today’s politics is the increase of minimum wage. Currently...
Minimum wage is a highly debated topic. People on both sides are debating whether or not it should be...
The minimum wage has been an issue long debated over the past decade. The question is whether it should...
Whether or not minimum wage should be raised is a controversial topic that plenty of people feel passionate about. ...
A political issue that is important and is a huge issue in our country is equal pay. Equal pay...
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As I am approaching the next chapter of my life, which in my case is college, I have become...
Many people think that the minimum wage should absolutely be raised. They say that minimum wage is too low...
Dear Youth Voices Community, My name is Aleah Jefferson. I am a senior in Media Academy class of 2017....
I’m from Oakland. Where lil’ niggas claim stuff they ain’t about Where they wanna run games on lanes But...
At first glance, indifference appears as an equal to neutrality. However, that could not be further from the truth....