Proposition 2 was presented in this years ballot to legalize the use of medical marijuana in the state of...
My name is Dust Eshan. I am 18 years old. I live in New York, USA, but I am...
One American value that always seems to show up when talking about these things is equality. So why is...
Americans and Their Values
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Education, Fall 2018, History, Politics, Religion, Rights, Showcase, 1
What does it mean to be an American? Americans live in America, but there is something deeper than just...
Sexual Assault and the Supreme Court
, , , Fall 2018, Politics, Rape Culture, Showcase, Women in Action, 2
Accusations of sexual assault have been prevalent for the news over the past few years. Recently, an accusation about...
The Expansion of Light Pollution
, , , Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2018, Nature, Politics, Pollution, Showcase, 0
With the implementation of government policies, the effects of light pollution, such as washing out starlight in the night...
Citizenship in Curriculum
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Education, Fall 2018, Politics, Showcase, Student-Centered, 1
Teachers around the world are strikingly different. We come from different backgrounds, speak different languages, believe different subjects are...
Gerrymandering in Utah
, , , Fall 2018, Politics, 2
Gerrymandering is on the 2018 November ballot. Propestion 4 is attempting to get rid of gerrymandering by creating a...
Net neutrality refers to the concept that internet providers should allow access equally to online content without judgement of...
Net Neutrality
, , , Politics, Showcase, 2
Most issues have multiple sides and arguments to them. Net Neutrality is one of those issues. Net Neutrality is...
Separation of Families
, , , Immigration, Politics, Showcase, 1
What can we do about the kids that have parents that are deported and left here in the United...
Policing Immigration
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Inequality, Politics, Prison, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
Banning Books
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Books, Fall 2018, Politics, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 1
Books have been banned for various reasons. For instance, some have been banned for sexual content, uses of slurs,...
Animal Rights
, , , Animal Protection, Politics, Showcase, 3
A very controversial issue in today’s society is whether or not animals have the same rights as humans. Not...
How Can Roe V. Wade Be Protected?
, , , Con Trump, Decision Making, Gender, Politics, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, Women, 0
Roe V. Wade is one of the largest contemporary judicial controversies. It has spawned avid opposition and support throughout...
Teenage years are some of the most important in a young adults life. It is also the time where...
Why do many people look at Childish Gambino’s video, “This Is America” as a message to society?
, , , Education, History, Politics, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2018, This is America, 2
When the video starts the camera zooms in on Childish Gambino, he turns around and starts to dance ....
Othello Close Read
, , , Education, Politics, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Desdemona 1.3.208-218 My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty: To you I am bound for life...
Islamophobia: A Rising Problem
, , , Immigration, Politics, Racism, Refugees, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Islamophobia is a large issue in the United States. The term describes the prejudice that occurs against Muslims, a...
Should Illegal Immigration be allowed to stay in the US or be deported?
, , , Immigration, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is whether illegal immigrants be deported or be allowed to stay in the US. I am passionate...
Middle East: The Opression of its Women
, , , Gender, History, Inequality, Politics, Rape Culture, Religion, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, Women, 0
The issue that is discussed in the video is the oppression of women residing in the Middle East. I’m...
Gun-Control Movement
, , , Guns, March for Our Lives, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
In our modern issue — about guns and murders; is a somewhat-considerably a serious matter of our community. It...
LGBTQIA+ : Respect is the Gay Agenda
, , , Argument, Bullying, Community, Emotional Health, Gender, Homeless LGBTQ, Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The LGBTQIA+ movement has become more well known throughout America. This movement fights for more acceptance of those in...
Modern Slavery
, , , Minimum Wage, Politics, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 1
Throughout the world many people experience unfair work conditions that are both torturous and inhumane. Shedding light upon this...
I feel that fake news is a very serious issue that affects any nation of the world, and it...
“Polish Death Camps” Law
, , , History, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The topic of my video is the “Polish Death Camps” Law. It interested me because I’m from Poland, and...
Defending DACA
, , , Education, Family, Immigration, Latino Power, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, 0
I chose to do my video on DACA, also known as The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This topic...
Hi, this following video is about unemployment. It contains information on the victims of unemployment, possible solutions to it,...
Crisis in The Ukraine
, , , Economy, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, Voting, War, 0
The crisis in Crimea is that Russia had annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, and illegally occupied it. I...
“Free Speech” In Polling Places?
, , , Decision Making, Politics, Protest, Showcase, Spring 2018, Voting, 0
In the following video, I discuss the issues of polling places and how the US Supreme Court has decided...
Two Sides of Abortion
, , , Abortion, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
My topic for this project was abortion rights and what each side things about abortion. Before I started this...
Students S(it)tanding Together
, , , Community, Education, Guns, History, Inequality, Politics, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
On March 14, 2018, students all across the country walked out of their schools at 10:00 AM in order...
Teens Take A Stand For Gun Control
, , , Education, Guns, Politics, Protest, Showcase, Spring 2018, 7
Gun control can be explained in many different ways but, teens speak everywhere across the United States saying why...
Recognize the Truth
, , , Health, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
To prove that there is a battle of belief/misinformation among the Affordable Care Act, I conducted a survey. The...
Immigration 4
, , , Education, Health, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
My mother is an Italian. Her parents are both Italians and during her youth they would travel back over...
The Lies of Multi Level Marketing
, , , American Dream, Biases, Economy, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
In an article by Robert L. FitzPatrick, the president of the Pyramid Scheme Alert and co-author of False Profits:...
I have changed my topic to Net Neutrality, because it makes a lot more sense, I know there are...
More then just education
, , , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Decision Making, Education, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
In one of my earlier post “Why memorization doesn’t work” I addressed the issue that in the US education system...
Will we ever be able to get religion out of politics?
, , , Politics, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
I have recently been thinking about my original thesis for my essay, the only concern of it was if...
The Power of Choice
, , , Abortion, Politics, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 1
Over the past few months in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has worked vigorously...
“Legal Good, Illegal Bad”
, , , American Dream, Con Trump, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
Immigration pt 3
, , , Education, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
There is much confusion in terminology used when describing an individual who is young and in this country...
People tend to avoid change. Whether it is social, economic, or governmental, the human race favors what is familiar....
Immigration 2
, , , Education, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Immigration helps americans in the long run. There are many social truths to this but the thing that should...
My topic for my research paper has morphed from an informative essay regarding the ways in which colonialism has...
Multi-Level Marketing and its Uncanny Resemblance to the Pyramid Scheme
, , , American Dream, Debt, Happiness, Health, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, 0
In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
Confronting Illegal Immigration to Make It Easier for the U.S. and It’s Immigrants
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, 0
In order to confront immigration and it’s problems, we must identify why most illegal immigrants come to the U.S....
Reinventing Education
, , , Books, Community, Economy, Education, Fall 2017, Health, Politics, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2018, Stress, 1
The US education system has been obviously failing the students and lacking in its job to create self sufficient,...
Immigration Part 1
, , , Education, Fall 2017, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
President Donald Trump made it very clear where he stood on immigration in his announcement speech that he would...
America’s political system has two major parties in it, the democrat and republican party with smaller third parties existing...
Why memorization doesn’t work
, , , Books, Call to Action, Education, Fall 2017, Happiness, Language, Media, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 8
US curriculum is one of the worst ways of “grading” one’s intellect. We use these ideas of memory and...
While crafting this essay I realized I am going against, the standard academic format my Humanities teacher, Mr. Reed...
Monuments and Their History
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2017, History, Politics, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 4
Proper education on the statues and names of confederates on buildings or monuments is needed to teach future generations...
Trump Against American Values
, , , Con Trump, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Language, Politics, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
Throughout Donald Trumps time in the American spotlight we have seen who he really is. From the beginning of...
Should the United States decriminalize Drugs?
, , , 2nextprez, Biases, Debt, Decision Making, Drugs, Economy, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Incarceration, Politics, Poverty, Prison, Protest, Research Help, Science, Showcase, Violence, Voting, War, 0
The United States does not tolerate drugs at all, since Ronald Reagan started the war on drugs. If someone...
Trumps shift from Mars to the Moon
, , , Fall 2017, Politics, Science, Showcase, Space, Technology, 3
Recently the our president Donald Trump has declared that he plans to shift NASA’s direct focus from Mars back...
DACA
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, 3
DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
According to deathpenaltyinfo.org (https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-penalty-international-perspective), in 2015 the United States executed the fifth most people in the world, behind China,...
The death penalty and when it is appropriate.
, , , Argument, Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Politics, Showcase, 2
A few hundred years ago, all around the world, the penal system was absolutely. People would be sentenced to...
The Achievement Gap
, , , American Dream, Argument, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Debt, Decision Making, Economy, Education, Goals, Health, Housing, Inequality, Latino Power, Point of View, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
Can suppressing information and knowledge hinder society in the way it progresses into the future?
, , , Community, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Happiness, Inquiry, Language, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 1
1984 and Brave New World contain key attributes that define the way each society behaves. These attributes...
Are the people in Brave New World polarized like our current society?
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Politics, Showcase, Social Class, 0
Brave New World and 1984 are both dystopian novels written in the early to mid 20th century. These books...
The Trophy Hunting Controversy and American Action
, , , Animal Protection, Call to Action, Nature, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 1
America has a knack for ignoring uncomfortable issues, regardless of the degree of importance. Perhaps we take too much...
How Do You Feel?
, , , Fall 2017, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 0
Has the talk of things like building a border wall or the administration’s latest travel ban made people feel...
America was designed with an intent that neighbors would encourage each other to practice their beliefs, especially if their...
The Juvenile Justice System: Deeply Flawed
, , , Death Penalty, Incarceration, Inequality, Inquiry, Politics, Prison, Racism, Showcase, Violence, 0
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?
, , , American Dream, Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, Showcase, 1
There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
Economic regulation is always a hot button topic in politics; one of those topics that nearly everyone disagrees on....
Adultification of Black Babes
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Gender, Incarceration, Inequality, Police Brutality, Politics, Racism, Showcase, Women, 11
Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
We all love our country. One of the ways we show this is by standing for the American flag...
Are Laws liberating?
, , , Argument, Biases, Community, Education, Goals, Inequality, Media, Point of View, Politics, Pro Trump, Showcase, 0
“When is a train most free? Is it when it goes bouncing across the field off the track? No....
What is happening to America?
, , , American Dream, Fall 2017, Inequality, Inquiry, Politics, Showcase, 2
What is happening to America? In the past few decades, our country and all of its inhabitants have made...
Geography and Political Opinions
, , , Biases, Community, Decision Making, Economy, History, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 1
It seems that people tend to have similar beliefs as those who live in the same geographic area as...
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