, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, 2 In my last youth voice post, I discussed a new plan that New York city schools were implementing into...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0 When people think of America, they usually think about the “American Dream” or “The Land Of Opportunity”. After all,...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1 A study conducted by EJ Lea and D Crawford looks at the likelihood of the average person to make...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Showcase, Zero Hunger, 7 As climate change continues to be a major issue in our society, evidence is growing that being vegetarian can...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2 Tons of plastic debris is discarded every year, polluting lands, rivers, coasts, beaches, and oceans. The main problem for...
I’ve chosen to study the Australian brush fires, and global warming. Global warming is going to affect me for...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 5 In our generation the extinction rate of species has rapidly gone up and “Every hour, 3 species disappear. Every...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 1 In this article about being a vegetarian, I got a deeper understanding of the pros of being a vegetarian. I...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 0 The Modern e-cigarette was created in China by a man named Hon Lik in 2003. But not until 2006-2007...
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2 Vegetarianism has been around ever since Ancient Greece (570 BC – 495 BC) There were many philosophers back then...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Community, Environment, Fall 2019, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0 What should we do about our environment? By The year 2050 it is estimated that many bad things will...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 1 In recent years, I have been seeing so many news about wildfire. Whether it’s Sichuan, Los Angeles or the...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0 Our environment is very important for our lives. We need the fresh air, the clean water and so on....
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 3 It seems like we are all aware that plastic consumption is at all time highs. Even if you specifically...
Air pollution is the release of pollutants from humans that cause problems for everyone’s health and the planet itself....
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 EBSCO Sources The Real Cost of Your Blue Jeans. Thomas, Dana. “The Real Cost of Your Blue Jeans.” Newsweek Global,...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2 Overview/Who is involved Since 2015, a civil war has been occuring in the middle eastern country of Yemen. After...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Family, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 1 “I hate you.” That is the last thing I remember saying. During dinner, my mother and I had gotten...
Did you know that littering has become an unacceptable habit for Oakland? Also, did you know that Oakland can...
Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2 Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 6 A vegetarian is someone who eats a more plant based diet. There are six different types of vegetarians including...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Happiness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 9 The Internet is full of interesting and especially odd ideas. These ideas sometimes get so successful that even communities...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 9 Immigration Struggle What do immigrants have to go through? Based on what I see happening in my community, Oakland,...
The growing population is becoming increasingly more and more of a problem for many countries. Areas such as Hong...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 Climate change is something that affects all living organisms in our world. One of these is a species of...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 4 One of the biggest issues in today’s industrial world is that humans are creating more waste now than ever....
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, 0 Hair care is a very personal choice. There is almost no medical reason to wash your hair. Therefore, deciding...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0 Fossil Fuels are formed from plants and animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago and became buried...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 8 I am a single Black women who raised my two daughters by hard work as a man on the...
Global warming is the warming of the atmosphere, mainly caused by the excess of CO_2. This is caused by...
Climate change has been one of the most talked about issues in recent years. This is due to how...
Sharks are vicious, man-eating monsters, right? Wrong! If you ask the directors of Jaws, Sharknado, and 47 Meters Down,...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 The biological world is a rich and colorful, vibrant world, the eagle striking the sky, the fish gliding, the...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 1 Climate change and its impact on our environment has been a major topic in our society for a long...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, 2 Many people think that marine protection has nothing to do with themselves, as if they don’t live close by...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Zero Hunger, 0 Our air pollution can affect the seafood that we eat. The pollution from coal-powered plants causes poisons like mercury...
Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they always here. Everyone has friends,...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 1 Plastic has a chemical in it called bisphenol A (BPA) and this chemical is very dangerous for us humans...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 3 Global warming is a huge problem going on in the world that I think often gets overlooked in everyone’s...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 6 Once upon a time, a beautiful child was born. All of the family members were waiting for this moment for...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Life Below Water, 2 Mama believes that I despise my adorable sister, Maggie, and I do not blame her for the way she...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, This is America, Writing, 4 Immigration and refuge have always been part of America’s history. There is not a person in the US that...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0 ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* my review of a timeless tale *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Recently, I read Crime And Punishment; by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I...
It was a common afternoon like any other day, a normal school day at least. While I was outside...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2 Crossover is a book written by Kwame Alexander in hopes of getting a very specific point across. One that...
In America, you will find that even if you have plenty of sunshine, no one will dry clothes outside,...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 1 In this article about climate change, I learned more about climate change and all of the effects that it...
“The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is about an Indian boy named Junior who...
Everyone dreams of a cruise in a yacht, but have you ever thought what would happen at sea with...
Twenty people were shuffling next to a river. It was twilight, and the water was loud when a boat...
by Siwei Tang How does depressed person walk out of shadow —— talk about heart cold According to clinical...
It is really hard to describe American culture for many reasons. First, it is something that seems everywhere but...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 Poverty is a major problem around the world. The issues of hunger and poverty are struggles that almost every...
, , , American Creed, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Social Class, 1 Poverty can be defined as “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, 2 Global warming has been a hot topic discussion for years now and people have regularly debated the effects it...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 10 In the article about plastics, I learned about how plastic does not just affect ocean life. It affects everything....
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2 In this day and age it is hard to imagine life without plastic, we see it everywhere for example...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Life Below Water, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2 It is very discouraging to think how much plastics are now in the oceans due to human waste. In...
As we received the information of the surface of the “red planet’s” environment and weather thanks to our best...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 8 In the article regarding animal testing, I learned that animals don’t necessarily need to be tested as there are...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 4 Since our birth, our parents have been forcing us to guzzle gallons of milk, insisting that it’s good for...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 9 One of the most popular vape pens, the “juul” is being overflowed by kids and teenagers. According to 2019...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 4 Humans cannot communicate underwater unless we use our bodies to communicate. When humans do activities underwater such as scuba...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1 The earth has natural greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is the effect where...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 4 Over the last couple of years we have seen a massive growth is our oceans trash and specifically the...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2 Why is climate change bad? It causes an increase in temperatures across the globe. Soon, in some places, it...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 The issue I chose is factory farming. The author of the first article believes that factory farming is an...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0 This first article was written by Nicholas Stephanopoulos in his efforts to address the voting crisis in America. Though...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Getting Started, Showcase, Spark Inquiry with Questions, Technology & Computer Science, 1 In my thought, I think that the world will be very different 500 years from now. The world will...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 0 I was raised an onion dome surrounded by six towers, The largest mosque in Yemen I am made of...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Poetry, Showcase, 1 Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins You are feathery You are a bird that can fly in water You are noots...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 Accepting others, embracing differences, and learning about new cultures in our melting pot of a country are all parts...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 Martin Luther King Jr once said, “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 There are many American values like personal control over the environment. The environment has become a huge discussion today...
I am Lainie Himebaugh, I am a dedicated swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the chieftain marching band....
, , , Bio, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, 8 My name is Joey Shears, and yes I am a girl you can blame my parents for the name....
, , , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, 1 I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Poetry, Showcase, 7 Dear Earth, I’m sorry I’m so so sorry I’m sorry that we’re losing our chance for change I’m sorry...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, 7 Dear Baby Polar bear, You are a fluffy bundle of playfulness rolling down a snowy hill You are a...
Dear, polar ice caps, you are cold and white with your glimmering snow coating your icy earth. With your...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 Dear Polar Bear You are big, cute and snow white. They say your ice will melt, They say your...
, , , Art, Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Places We Love: Photos, Showcase, 1 I was raised by the biggest Castel opposite my old windows. I am from Taiz, the sound of motorcycles...
When I was in China, I spoke Chinese All the time, but at that time a lot of people...
, , , Beauty, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Memoir Photos, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Poetry, Showcase, 4 I am the ferry. I go to Manhattan because it is my job everyday, because I have to take...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, 3 For over 30 years now, science has been proving global warming, and it’s negative effects on the human race....
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 4 The environment has become quite the concern of many people. However the reasons behind the efforts to move to...
Falling in love Have you ever fallen in love? I mean really truly fell in love. Well, I have,...
Over the past few decades, there has been a noticeable change in Climate change. Although climate change is one...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Guest Post, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 Hi, New Family We sit at the table conversing while eating a meal we were invited to....
By: Yamilex Martinez My Identity This shadow box represents my autoethnography. it contains different objects from Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Shadow Box, Showcase, 3 The objects of my shadow box represent who the true me is. My chosen identity and my counter narratives...
, , , Art, Bio, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0 My name is Emanuel Gonzalez. What’s important to know about me is that at times I’m lazy, but when...
My Mother and Her Death My mother’s death. It sounds so cliche. Maybe that’s why a mother’s death is...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Drugs, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Summer 2019, 0 In experiments with children, when an adult removes a mask to reveal her face, this is the source of...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Places We Love: Photos, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2 Booker T. Washington Middle School at 108th between Amsterdam & Columbus is a place I grew up, from the...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 6 Dear Youth Voices, We should use less plastic, ban single-use plastic, and start managing our waste. Single-use plastic should...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 5 Dear Readers on Youth Voices, If you are unaware of the plastic pollution that is occurring in our modern...
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