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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...
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...
Police Brutality and Body Cameras

One “solution” for Police Brutality was to have police officers wear body cameras, this was supposed to help us...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Not Your Mascot

In this artifact I put an image of a football field with the Washington Redskins mascot symbol (before they...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Harlem Renaissance

(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
Are You a True American?
Are you a true American? Most of you reading this might have never thought about it. So what does...
Themes of America
To me being an american means very little, Most would probably say they identify with the general traits associated...
Equality in America
What it means to be an American could mean various different things in this day and age depending on...
Immigrants in America

In the article, “Should America Still Welcome Immigrants?” I learned that immigrants are what keeps this country running. Immigrants...
How Much Freedom Do We Actually Have?
In the article, “Is Freedom in Trouble?” concerns about freedom has struck every nation into actually looking into the...
An Election Like No Other

This year is a new year for people to vote in a presidential election. But due to this pandemic...
Should more gun control laws be enacted?

According to the Los Angeles Times, “almost 146 out of 167 mass shootings could have been prevented in the...
The Harlem Renaissance By: Veronica Chambers

(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
What Does it Mean to be American?

What does it mean to be American? Whenever someone asks me this question, I instantly think back to the...
What I believe as an American

America, the land was founded in 1607 and was declared to be free from Britain in 1776. With new...
What To Do About the Senate?
It can largely be agreed upon in liberal circles that the Senate is an antiquated institution that requires immediate...
Being an American is not Always as Amazing as it is Explained to be.

For many people America is an amazing country where people have free will and can be anything their heart...
American Values and Beliefs

To be American means to be free. Americans’ beliefs consist of many freedoms like freedom of speech, freedom of...
Post Office Trouble?
In the article, “Post Office Panic,” I learned that with this Covid-19 pandemic going around, it is delaying deliveries...
Ferguson in Black and White by Jeff smith

This book is about the life of being a Black man/woman. The book tells you different perspectives of people...
Crisis in Syria

The US had decided to pull out of helping Syria and fight against the terrorist group “ISIS” since 2011....
Do We Still Need the Senate?
Obviously, we cannot just get rid of the United States Senate. What would all those career politicians do with...
Athletes Asking for Change

A lot of athletes all over the world are asking for change around the community because of the Black...
Venezuela´s Crisis

Many of Venezuela’s parents are leaving behind their children in order to find a better job and to be...
Human Trafficking
Human trafficking can happen to anyone it is a serious matter that really takes a toll on the victim....
6 Things To Know About The Atomic Bomb

In the article, “6 Things To Know About The Atomic Bomb” I learned that the people of Japan have...
The Impact of George Floyd

In the article, “George Floyd’s Death Sparks Massive Nationwide Protests” by Patricia Smith, I learned that the upsetting of...
Would You Want Your Country To Have Nuclear Weapons or Abolish Them?
In World War 2 the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki that killed thousands of people and was the world’s...
Why do people protest with looting & violence?

Characters: Stephanie, an 18-year-old, is a student who supports the protest “Black Lives Matter.” She believes it is finally...
Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King always believed peaceHe never used violence he used his voice to fightNever used his hands he...
Call Center Scams in India

Scams are the worst way to lose your hard-earned money. Small foreign and domestic businesses capitalize on people’s naivety...
A Poem of Mexico Response

In the article, ¨A Poem of Mexico¨I learned of how beauty behind Mexico, its unity in family and its...
Our Generation is Sensitive in a Positive Way
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez I am so happy to hear your great respond to the question in your Instagram video...
Polygamy: It’s Back!

Polygamy has always been at the center of attention, especially in my home state of Utah. Polygamy in Utah...
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatments of Animals) has recently written a letter to the Commandant of the Marine...
Stepping up to change our lives and our generations
Dear Ocasio-Cortez, I am very thoughtful about the video you uploaded on Instagram about the young generation being badass. It...
Article Summary 1: Criminal Justice
In researching for an essay about solutions to the many problems in the criminal justice system, I came across...
Dear People Who Are Against Gun Violence

To teens, adults, parents, teachers, high school students, and etc. Something needs to be done and it needs to...
Is America’s law enforcement just or unjust?
Is America’s law enforcement just or unjust? This was the title of my survey where I asked a variety...
What happens to children separated from their parents?

The articles I was reading were mostly about how separating children from their parents causes them to act out...
Stop the Violence

Opening my eyes up every day once again another one of my loved ones getting killed. Listening to the news,...
An Update on Education in Youth Detention Centres

While there are no major critics of education in youth detention centres, many argue that proper education is too...
Religion and Reform: the Climate

Religion is often portrayed in the media as an antithesis to climate reform and environmentalism. Religion is seen as...
Money in Politics

Money in politics has been a problem for a long time. Corporate America along with the wealthy are the...
When it comes to the reformation of the United States Justice System, one must notice the underlying problems. We...
The Ripple Effects of Money in Politics

In the little under a month, I have had to research this problem, even more, I have learned that...
Why improving education in youth detention centers improves society as a whole

I have read and annotated three articles that look into education systems inside of youth detention centers, also known...
Stories about Equality

Everyone knows that the community is the one that is most affected by the issues of society. Through those...
Death Penalty in the Chi

By Elijah and Lalo Do you feel like people should face the death penalty? Here in Chicago or in...
What’s The Deal With Police Brutality

Police brutality is a word that’s used for unjustified or unintentional harassment, verbal assault, physical or mental injury. It...
Housing Epidemic in the Bay Area

The Bay Area housing crisis is an important issue to me for the sole reason that I have grown...
Was President Trump’s reaction to Iran justified?

As you all have heard, on December 31, 2019, a U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked and under siege...
Here’s how Russia’s new weapon would leave us defenseless.
Ever since the beginning of the Manhattan project in 1942, humans have been obsessed with the inhalation total of...
Capitalism vs Democratic Socialism.

A common idea that is spread among the youth of America is a move from a capitalist economy to...
A Young Black Man Was Choked By Police at a Waffle House After Prom — A Cell Phone Video Captured What Happened.
by Alix Langone As strange as it may seem, there have been many incidents of police misconduct at Wafflehouses...
We Have A Problem With Voting And I Might Have A Solution

Voting is a vital part of our democracy and I truly believe that everyone should have their own opinions...
IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA

In recent years the topic of immigration has become one of great importance in both political and personal ideas....
Lack of Education Inside the Juvenile Justice System Creates an Endless Cycle

In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
China’s Big Secret
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
The Negative Effects of the Death Penalty

There is a lot of statistical evidence as to why abolishing the death penalty can be good for society....
To Leave or Not to Leave

Immigration and refuge have always been part of America’s history. There is not a person in the US that...
How does Literacy affect people’s lives?

The book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich takes you into the everyday life of lower income families and...
How The Green Mile Exposes What’s Wrong With the Death Penalty in America
The Green Mile by Stephen King is a book about death, both in life and on death row in...
Discrimination Surrounding Us

Prejudice and discrimination exist everywhere, and most of the people have experienced these before, or even in the current....
Stephen E. Wright wrote an article on how gun control laws will not save lives. In the argument, he...
The American Dream and Social Equality

The U.S. has long been known as a country with a perfect constitution providing liberty, equality, and the pursuit...
Issued in a 2017 Center for Disease Prevention that 36,000 people died of gunshot wounds in 2015. In...
School Funding For Low Income Schools

Money has been misplaced in communities that are high income. Schools in the mid/low-income community are suffering due to...
Reflection of My Digital Activism Project

Hi, my name is Rachel. From the span of February to my group and I had to find a...
Marijuana Project

Hello everyone! Me and my classmates recently created a project about Marijuana, that proved to be widely successful. Our...
My Multimedia Presentation

I have completed a presentation about why planned parenthood clinics should not be shut down. This presentation is a...
Skin Color

Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
Digital Activism Topic

I want to fight for better LGBTQ healthcare. Prejudice and discrimination is everywhere but when it endangers someone’s life, it is unacceptable. I have friends in the LGBTQ community and they should...
Poverty In New York City

This video was created by me and I discussed poverty rates in New York City. The rates are increasing...
Social and Economic Inequality

In our society today and especially all over the world; there has been a deeply concerning problem with the...
College Admissions: Discriminatory Affirmative Action?

Around this time every year high school seniors all around the world are hearing back from the colleges they...
Give and Not Take

Have you ever walked around town and lookedObserved how people actHow they are as a personWhat they do in...
Sex trafficking in Oakland

“Experts estimate that 50 to 100 girls, many of them underage, line the city’s International Boulevard each night” (Logue)....
Redlining is a Toxic Paint

Diego Casillas Ms. Portugal Humanities December 21, 2018 Redlining is Present Imagine a game. A game with a...
Oakland

Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep??

Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep?? Have you ever wondered why marijuana has such a big stigma?people...
Why do we cast out those different than us?

The overall issue of accepting those who are different than us has been around for a while now. We...
Income Inequality

As our generation begin to enter society fully as adults, we face a large number of societal problems, some...
School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Labeling Theory, Socialization

The Labeling Theory states that individuals “behave in ways that reflect how others label them” (Crossman). For example, if...
Chicano Pride

I believe people shouldn’t be judged or treated differently because of their skin color. You shouldn’t feel embarrassed because...
Rags to Riches

My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
What Defines Us As American?

One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
Police Brutality in Our Country

The fictional novel, All American Boys, written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, focuses on the topic of police...
America’s problem with wealth

One American value that always seems to show up when talking about these things is equality. So why is...
The Pay Day Dilemma

Gender equality is at the forefront of national debates as politicians argue over how to go about creating equal...
What Values Define the People of America?

There has been a lot of discussion about what “American Values” are. What the things are that make us...
Dress Codes: more harm than help?

Dress codes were first implemented in America during the 1960’s when most families began to make enough money to...
Policing Immigration

Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
How inequality influences the economy

Economist Alan B. Krueger (2012) writes that “the rise in inequality in the United States over the last three...
Robot Revolution?

I think that robots will one day take over the world and we need to put a stop to...
Will Robots Take Over?

I think that robots will one day take over the world and we need to put a stop to...
Everyone should be EQUAL: The message of “This Is America”

I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
Feedback request on Human Trafficking thesis :)

Dear Youth Voices Community, My name is Bladimir Gallegos and I am a Junior at Fremont high-school. I feel...
Foster Care System (Can I get feedback on my thesis statement)

Dear Youth Voices Community, Hello, my name is Christy-Lynn Lagula. I am 16 years old and I am an...
What It Meant and Still Means To Be American; White

For the larger part of American History, to be an American meant to be white and to view those...
The MeToo Movement

The MeToo movement sparked my interest because of how it is revolutionizing the way we talk about sexual violence...
Women = Men

The issue of sexism is a very relevant issue today. It is a very broad issue, and there are...
Racial Stereotyping and Profiling

Unit 3 Project Well, I focused on racial stereotyping and profiling for my project. Although the issue doesn’t directly...
Middle East: The Opression of its Women

The issue that is discussed in the video is the oppression of women residing in the Middle East. I’m...
LGBTQIA+ : Respect is the Gay Agenda

The LGBTQIA+ movement has become more well known throughout America. This movement fights for more acceptance of those in...
The Myanmar Refugees

The issue I am discussing in my video are the Myanmar refugees. They are a group of refugees from...
Racial Discrimination and Gender Inequality

Too many people are being treated poorly and unfairly because of their skin color or because of their gender....
Discrimination in the Job Industry

The issue iIfocused on was discrimination in the job industry. The focus was more on pay and hiring...
Unequal Pay

Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
Workplace Discrimination for the LGBTQ+ Community

The issue I discussed about was the LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination. I am passionate about this issue because I believe...
Education: A Right for All Girls

Link to Video: 14CD7A4D-51F8-4ED0-9945-83CA7D744032 I first found out about the lack of girl’s education in developing countries by reading...
GENDER PAY GAP: An Issue of Unfairness

I am passionate about the gender pay gap because it is an issue that affects the economic bridge between...
Putting an end to Sexism

I am passionate about sexism because I have seen so many women put through so many horrible things. There...
The Problem that is Wealth Disparity in America

The issue of discussion is wealth disparity in America. The passion for this issue comes from seeing the effect the problem...
Students S(it)tanding Together

On March 14, 2018, students all across the country walked out of their schools at 10:00 AM in order...
“Legal Good, Illegal Bad”

Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
How much do you expect to be paid once you are hired for a job? According to the federal...
Confronting Illegal Immigration to Make It Easier for the U.S. and It’s Immigrants

In order to confront immigration and it’s problems, we must identify why most illegal immigrants come to the U.S....
The Misconceptions of Illegal Immigration

In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
The Price of Being a Woman in Prison

In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
“Is Illegal Immigration an Economic Burden to America?”

I read a few fascinating articles on how illegal immigration into the U.S. has many benefits, which is what...
Are We Setting Up Our Students for Success or Failure?

“Nearly half (49%) of all students reported feeling ‘a great deal of stress’ on a daily basis and 31...
Oakland’s Police Department Untold Story

Oakland’s Police Department Untold Side “Did you know that African-Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be...
Changes

You may have thought I didn’t see, Or that I haven’t listened to your problems or lectures you’ve taught me...
A Letter to the Policeman

My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
DACA

DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
“You are only worth 213”

“China plans to implement a social credit system by 2020”. In short, every one of the 1.3 billion citizens...
Injustices of United States’ War on Drugs.

The war on drugs, the supposed “public enemy number one”, established under the Nixon administration and intensified under Reagan...
#MeToo

Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
The Achievement Gap

The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
The Juvenile Justice System: Deeply Flawed

In privileged communities across America, the phrase “kids are the future” is sung to remind children that they matter....
Is Immigration into the U.S. an Actual Problem?

There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
Adultification of Black Babes

Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
Taking a Stand for Injustice

In the world we are in today the ability to peacefully protest is one of the most important tools...
Are Laws liberating?

“When is a train most free? Is it when it goes bouncing across the field off the track? No....
Is Monogamy Natural for Humans?

It seems strange to question this social norm we as human beings have conformed to for the majority of...
What is happening to America?

What is happening to America? In the past few decades, our country and all of its inhabitants have made...
Not Allowed To Fight For Our Rights?

I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
The Hired Girl and American Values- Are They Connected?

The Hired Girl, by Laura Amy Schlitz is a perfect example of how American values are different for each...
History passed, but discrimination hasn’t

Recently, I have noticed that certain parts of society still have a hesitancy to accept people that are “different”...
Kneel Down to take a Stand

As Americans we have a lot of freedom. One of those freedoms being to peacefully protest. Kneeling during the...
Why Should Expressing Your Beliefs Come At A Cost?

Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
Dear Leaders of America

Dear Leaders of America, As we all know the United States of America is a great country, however we...
Are Americans Living the American Dream?
All Americans should have freedom, equality and rights. Many people moved to America to live the American Dream. But...
Requests and Reflection after Charlottesville

Dear Leaders of America, My name is Amanda. I grew up just off of Lake Saint Clair in the...
The Lower the Social Class, the Lower the Opportunities

Think of all the inspiring movies you know about a rags to riches story; Someone that came from nothing...
Do people congregate with people who are like them?

The Telegraph states that, “Earlier research revealed that the lower portion of a brain region called the “medial prefrontal...
Asian American Activism

High School textbooks don’t have anything on Asian Americans during the civil rights era. There were a lot of...
Learning From the Past

As a society, we have failed to learn from our past mistakes. We are still repeating the past, in...
Every year, we get closer and closer to true equality. Wages are going up for minority races and for...
Anything Worth Writing About

While radical free choice is not something kids get often during the school year, this question remains broad enough...
Neocolonialism in Africa

To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
Hunger Media Through Memes

These are memes that Tuan and I made about hunger stats and people starting to care about the topic....
Causes of Hunger

Food is the most important resource other than water for us, humans. We need food to survive through each...