, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Protest, Rights, What do I stand for?, 0
In the age of technology and widespread use of social media, the influence of people in power is...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Getting Started, Media, Music, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Slavery, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2020, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 1
Many people have many different interpretations of what it means to be an American. Some may think that being...
In my opinion, to have hope is to want an outcome that makes your life better in some way....
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, What do I stand for?, 0
Hi, my name is Rachel. From the span of February to my group and I had to find a...
, , , Decision Making, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Love, Nature, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Science, Science & Math, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, Women in Action, 0
The NAM is not the only way or the best way to treat children with cleft lips and palates,...
, , , Life on Land, Media and Message, Quality Education, Rights, What do I stand for?, 1
This issue is important to me because I love animals a lot. My cousin’s have a dog...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Love, Rape Culture, Refugees, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Violence, What do I stand for?, 3
I decided to make an informative video about sex trafficking because I felt that the issue needed to...
, , , Biases, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, What do I stand for?, 0
The “model minority” myth. What exactly is it? Is it something that someone made up in order to make...
, , , Life on Land, Showcase, Spring 2018, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
The issue is animal abuse. I am passionate about this issue because it is usually overlooked. Most people don’t...
, , , Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Surveys, What do I stand for?, 3
According to MentalHealth.gov, “If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it is helpful to...
, , , Call to Action, Life on Land, 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...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, History, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
, , , Friendship, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 0
Throughout life we are faced with the word value. What it means to value things, what it does, how...
, , , Argument, Call to Action, Community, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Nature, Photography, Politics, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Science, Social Media, Sports, Terrorism, Violence, What do I stand for?, Zero Hunger, 2
Whalers kill dolphins, whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals. In Japan, they do so in a cruel and shocking...
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, What do I stand for?, 1
I believe that it is our rights to not stand for the national anthem. our right to sit for...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Decision Making, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Social Media, Taking a Knee, What do I stand for?, 0
As Americans we have a lot of freedom. One of those freedoms being to peacefully protest. Kneeling during the...
, , , Argument, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, What do I stand for?, 1
Do you stand or do you sit down when the national anthem comes on? Most don’t stand because the...
, , , Argument, Goals, Point of View, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
In an article by PROCON.org about the players who took a knee during the National Anthem, stated that the...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Quality Education, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Student-Centered, Violence, What do I stand for?, 6
High School textbooks don’t have anything on Asian Americans during the civil rights era. There were a lot of...
, , , Charlottesville, Fall 2017, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 1
Dear Leaders of America, My name is Jordan Phal, I am a 17 year old senior who currently...
, , , Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Through Save Our YOUth, high schools around the state of Michigan, and eventually the nation, will fully understand the...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Debt, History, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
https://youtu.be/B-HlbLzaL_I
, , , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, Voting, What do I stand for?, 0
Copy of Photo album Photo by New York Public Library
neocolonialism in africa
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 3
They say we are equal, but we aren’t. Women all around the world have their rights ripped away from...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Rights, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Photo by The Library of Congress
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Questions What does depression affect? What can cause teen depression? What is depression? Equality and equal opportunity is whats...
Should Abortion be Legal? An important issue that I feel very strongly about is that women should have full...
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Raise Your Voice, Sustainable Cities and Communities, What do I stand for?, 0
This infographic was made in collaboration with Quan Nguyen.
A issue I care about is sexism, specifically in media because I feel that people today are influenced by what...
, , , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
In today’s society it seems that getting an education is necessary and inevitable. The law tells minors that we...
For my What Do I Stand For, I decided to research and write about neocolonialism, and it’s effect specifically...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, Technology, What do I stand for?, 0
I learned about computer programing in the start of my junior year of high school, where I was introduced...
Does slavery still exists? Why? How is it still in society today? Where is it happening? And why isn’t...
I believe very strongly in women rights. Who should say men are superior to women? All around the world...
, , , Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, War, What do I stand for?, 0
The Syrian war has been going on for 6 years, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop...
, , , Argument, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, Zero Hunger, 2
This is the link to the article I annotated for my what do I care about. Please note that because...
Live freely and believe in yourself. That has become my mott. I stand for the pursuing your freedom. Meaning...
, , , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Crime, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
, , , Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
What do I stand for? An interesting and complex question to think about, especially considering how there are just...
, , , No Poverty (Economy), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
The economy of our country is in a terrible condition. There is little job creation, and annual GDP growth...
, , , American Dream, Happiness, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
The American political system we have now needs to be changed. Division between the political left and right is...
, , , Argument, Art, Call to Action, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
To all those who love Pringles; those sweet, sweet shareable chips. Pringles cans have gotten smaller, too small for...
, , , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Partnerships for the Goals, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 2
Growing up on my family’s ranch in south-central Montana, I have experienced the issues drought can cause to our...
, , , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Science, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
Churches and religious groups across America have opposed stem cell research for decades, even when this technology first came...
, , , Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, Zero Hunger, 6
You can’t go wrong with food. You like it and I like it. More importantly, it’s necessary to sustain...
I believe that cosmetic testing on animals is wrong. The animals are defenseless and countless studies have shown that not...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Point of View, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, What do I stand for?, 0
I care about school lunches. I don’t think they are adequate. The don’t provide students nutrients that they need....
, , , Raise Your Voice, Social Media, What do I stand for?, 7
While many people have spoken about the issues of social media they continue using it recklessly and making...
Dinakar Talluri Mrs.Reed American Lit 3rd hour 3 June 2017 Ending World Poverty I believe in helping out...
Combat Climate Change The issue I am the most concerned about is climate change, especially the lack of...
, , , Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 6
Democracy is a failure of a system that should be eradicated from the face of the Earth. This may...
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