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What Is Poverty and how can we help end it?
Erika, , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Community, Environment, Environment & World, #Calltoaction, #help, #poverty, 1Poverty is the state of being extremely poor and many people may suffer from poverty. In Ethiopia, nearly 7 out of 10 people lived on less than$1.90 a day in 1995, according to the World Bank; now that’s closer to 3 in 10. InBangladesh, the proportion of people in extreme poverty dropped from about 43percent in 1991 to 14 percent recently. In Indonesia, more than half the population lived in extreme poverty in 1990, compared with about 3 percent today. Poverty is...
Blue River
Ella, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Nature, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Inklings, magazine, Nature, poetry, Silver Creek High School, 0There is a strong riverOver the hill from my grandmother’s houseAnd although she does not know my nameShe knows...
The Colorado River is Nearing its Limits
Henry, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, environment, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Nature, water crisis, 0In the first article of his series, “Crisis on the Colorado,” Jim Robbins writes about the exhaustive strain we...
Saltwater Agriculture; A Green and Blue Solution
Sam, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Life on Land, Showcase, Spring 2021, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Zero Hunger, Enviorment, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, water scarcity, 0Humans have been growing food in much the same way for thousands of years. Much of what has changed...
Global Warming is Really Happening… and Its Getting Bad
Miles, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #enviroment, climatechange, fact, Global Warming, 2There’s no denying that global warming is one of the main world issues, but even with the scientific evidence,...
Our Earth
Jace, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Beauty, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Showcase, Global Warming, Nature, sustainability, 0Today in our world we are encountering new environmental hazards that are affecting our climate and it’s getting worse...
Lake Powell Pipeline Construction
Carson, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2020, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, Clean drinking water, Enviorment, Southern Utah, 1There has been growing concern among Utahns regarding the construction of a pipeline that would extend from Lake Powell...
Plastic Bags Are Gonna Stay For A While
Alvaro, , AAPI Heritage, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Fall 2020, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, plastic pollution, 8Plastic bags have been a staple when buying goods for many years. This has unfortunately lead to a downhill...
Plant Based Diets and Saving Our Planet
Hannah, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, environment, health, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, veganism, vegetarian, 3In my last youth voice post, I discussed a new plan that New York city schools were implementing into...
America Means A Horrifying Place to Find an Amazing Opportunity
Luis, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, america, Berkeley High School, the truth, 0When people think of America, they usually think about the “American Dream” or “The Land Of Opportunity”. After all,...
Possible Solutions to Animal Farming Problems and Likelihood of Implementing Plant-based Diet
Sam, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1A study conducted by EJ Lea and D Crawford looks at the likelihood of the average person to make...
Go Veggie for a Day
Madi, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Showcase, Zero Hunger, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, vegetarian, 7As climate change continues to be a major issue in our society, evidence is growing that being vegetarian can...
Should We Ban Plastic Bottles?
Graham, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Change, environment, Plastic, plastic pollution, Plastic waste, 2Tons of plastic debris is discarded every year, polluting lands, rivers, coasts, beaches, and oceans. The main problem for...
Endangered Species in China
Justin, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Berkeley High School, china, endangered species, 6In our generation the extinction rate of species has rapidly gone up and “Every hour, 3 species disappear. Every...
A different Diet
Sydney, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, vegetarian, 1In this article about being a vegetarian, I got a deeper understanding of the pros of being a vegetarian. I...
History of Vaping
Riley, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, SaltLakeCity, vaping, 0The Modern e-cigarette was created in China by a man named Hon Lik in 2003. But not until 2006-2007...
Is a vegetarian diet really have benefits for the environment
Katie, , 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, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2Vegetarianism has been around ever since Ancient Greece (570 BC – 495 BC) There were many philosophers back then...
Our Planet
Paula, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Community, Environment, Fall 2019, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, save our planet, 1What should we do about our environment? By The year 2050 it is estimated that many bad things will...
WILDFIRE
Wuyou, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #enviroment, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2In recent years, I have been seeing so many news about wildfire. Whether it’s Sichuan, Los Angeles or the...
Love our planet
Nini, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Our environment is very important for our lives. We need the fresh air, the clean water and so on....
A problem no one is solving
Lola, , 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, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4It seems like we are all aware that plastic consumption is at all time highs. Even if you specifically...
Let’s clean the air!!
Audrey, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Air pollution, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2Air pollution is the release of pollutants from humans that cause problems for everyone’s health and the planet itself....
Fashion and Justice
Emily, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0EBSCO Sources The Real Cost of Your Blue Jeans. Thomas, Dana. “The Real Cost of Your Blue Jeans.” Newsweek Global,...
Problem-Solution Overview
Eric, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, yemen, 2Overview/Who is involved Since 2015, a civil war has been occuring in the middle eastern country of Yemen. After...
Be Thankful For Your Blessings
Husnain, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Family, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Okemos High School, 3“I hate you.” That is the last thing I remember saying. During dinner, my mother and I had gotten...
Littering in Oakland
Angelina, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, #endlittering #litter #nolitter #savetheanimals #stoplittering, #NoLittering, #stopplasticpollution, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 14Did you know that littering has become an unacceptable habit for Oakland? Also, did you know that Oakland can...
Air Pollution and Environment
Jimena, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, #AirPollution, #enviroment, #Savetheworld, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 10Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
Air Pollution and the Environment
Jimena, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
Can Vegetarians Improve Climate Change?
Cora, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #Vegetarians, climatechange, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 6A vegetarian is someone who eats a more plant based diet. There are six different types of vegetarians including...
Bread stapled to trees
Joshua, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Happiness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #Trees, Bread, environment, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, reddit, Staples, 10The Internet is full of interesting and especially odd ideas. These ideas sometimes get so successful that even communities...
Immigrant Struggle
America, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, family, Immigration, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, support, 10Immigration Struggle What do immigrants have to go through? Based on what I see happening in my community, Oakland,...
Singapore is moving underground
Alexander, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0The growing population is becoming increasingly more and more of a problem for many countries. Areas such as Hong...
Save the Tortoises
Ella, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Climate Change, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, solutions, tortoises, 0Climate change is something that affects all living organisms in our world. One of these is a species of...
A New Way to Deal with the Plastic Pollution Crisis
Dominic, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Plastic, Pollution, 4One of the biggest issues in today’s industrial world is that humans are creating more waste now than ever....
Should you wash your hair everyday?
Siqi, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Hair care is a very personal choice. There is almost no medical reason to wash your hair. Therefore, deciding...
Fossil Fuel vs. Renewable Energy
Kaan, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, environment, health, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Fossil Fuels are formed from plants and animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago and became buried...
Mom Obligation
Emely, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, Writing & Communication, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 8I am a single Black women who raised my two daughters by hard work as a man on the...
Global Warming
James, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Global warming is the warming of the atmosphere, mainly caused by the excess of CO_2. This is caused by...
How can we help our environment?
Dakota, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Climate Change, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Climate change has been one of the most talked about issues in recent years. This is due to how...
Shark vs Humans
Kayla, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sharks, 1Sharks are vicious, man-eating monsters, right? Wrong! If you ask the directors of Jaws, Sharknado, and 47 Meters Down,...
The relationship between humans and animals
Siwei, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0The biological world is a rich and colorful, vibrant world, the eagle striking the sky, the fish gliding, the...
Climate Change is Our Fault
Madi, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Climate Change, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Climate change and its impact on our environment has been a major topic in our society for a long...
Marine Protection
Wuyou, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2Many people think that marine protection has nothing to do with themselves, as if they don’t live close by...
Ayo! Tuna Check!
Sophie, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Zero Hunger, #coal, #enviroment, #fish, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Our 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,...
How is plastic affecting the human race?
Asnica, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Plastic has a chemical in it called bisphenol A (BPA) and this chemical is very dangerous for us humans...
Global Warming Threats
Timmy, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, global issues, Global Warming, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3Global warming is a huge problem going on in the world that I think often gets overlooked in everyone’s...
Mama and Maggie’s struggles
Fatema, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 6Once upon a time, a beautiful child was born. All of the family members were waiting for this moment for...
To Leave or Not to Leave
Ashleigh, , 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, Okemos High School, 4Immigration and refuge have always been part of America’s history. There is not a person in the US that...
Small Analysis of Dostoevsky’s Classic, Crime And Punishment
Katarina, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Plot Analysis, Showcase, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0✧・゚: *✧・゚:* my review of a timeless tale *:・゚✧*:・゚✧ Recently, I read Crime And Punishment; by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I...
Cuando casi me caigo
Edwin, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 1It was a common afternoon like any other day, a normal school day at least. While I was outside...
The effect your parents have is much greater than you think
Ava, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2Crossover is a book written by Kwame Alexander in hopes of getting a very specific point across. One that...
Waste-to-energy
Wuyou, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1In America, you will find that even if you have plenty of sunshine, no one will dry clothes outside,...
Climate Change
Sydney, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, climatechange, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, oceans, 1In this article about climate change, I learned more about climate change and all of the effects that it...
A Plethora of Problems
Keily, , Books or Plays, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1“The Absolutely True Diary of a part-time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is about an Indian boy named Junior who...
Crossing The Red Sea
Ishak, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, #arab, #immigrant, #MiddleEast, #Red Sea, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 4Everyone dreams of a cruise on a yacht, but have you ever thought about what would happen at sea...
Crossing The River
Briant, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 3Twenty people were shuffling next to a river. It was twilight, and the water was loud when a boat...
Are you OK?
Siwei, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2by Siwei Tang How does depressed person walk out of shadow —— talk about heart cold According to clinical...
Culture.
Mitchell, , Books or Plays, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 2nd Hour American Lit, american culture, culture, misery, Okemos High School, stephen king, 0It is really hard to describe American culture for many reasons. First, it is something that seems everywhere but...
Poverty and the Blight
Owen, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Okemos High School, poverty, 0Poverty is a major problem around the world. The issues of hunger and poverty are struggles that almost every...
Why are the Impoverished Judged?
Madison, , American Creed, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Social Class, Okemos High School, poverty, 1Poverty can be defined as “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money...
Does global warming cause cold weather?
Sophie, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Climate Change, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, save the earth, science, 2Global warming has been a hot topic discussion for years now and people have regularly debated the effects it...
Problems caused by Plastics
Sydney, , 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, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Ocean, Plastic, Problems, 10In the article about plastics, I learned about how plastic does not just affect ocean life. It affects everything....
Plastic Pollution
Katie, , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Ocean, Plastic, 2In this day and age it is hard to imagine life without plastic, we see it everywhere for example...
PLASTIC PLANET
Pauline, , AAPI Heritage, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Life Below Water, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Ocean, oceanpollution, plasticintheocean, Plastics, 3It is very discouraging to think how much plastics are now in the oceans due to human waste. In...
Mars Mission and Preparations
Cesar, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Space, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4As we received the information of the surface of the “red planet’s” environment and weather thanks to our best...
How is the government going to stop the production and ban the use of animal testing?
Aria, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Animal Rights, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 9In the article regarding animal testing, I learned that animals don’t necessarily need to be tested as there are...
Milky Milky Yum Yum Yum
Ben, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Agriculture, cow, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, milk, 4Since our birth, our parents have been forcing us to guzzle gallons of milk, insisting that it’s good for...
Is the juul really cool?
Kaan, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, vaping, youth, 10One of the most popular vape pens, the “juul” is being overflowed by kids and teenagers. According to 2019...
Do dolphins and whales use ultrasound only for communications?
Mijin, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Animals, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, ultrasound, 4Humans cannot communicate underwater unless we use our bodies to communicate. When humans do activities underwater such as scuba...
Greenhouse Gases and its Effects
Nic, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1The earth has natural greenhouse gases that are released into the atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is the effect where...
Plastic in our Worlds Ocean
Cam, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4Over the last couple of years we have seen a massive growth is our oceans trash and specifically the...
Why is climate change bad? What can you do to stop it?
Emily, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3Why is climate change bad? It causes an increase in temperatures across the globe. Soon, in some places, it...
The Pros and Cons of Factory Farming
Emily, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, factory farming, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0The issue I chose is factory farming. The author of the first article believes that factory farming is an...
Compulsory Voting- Opposing Viewpoints
Emmy, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, opposing viewpoints, voting, 0This first article was written by Nicholas Stephanopoulos in his efforts to address the voting crisis in America. Though...
In 500 years….
Yeury, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Getting Started, Showcase, Spark Inquiry with Questions, Technology & Computer Science, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1In my thought, I think that the world will be very different 500 years from now. The world will...
“I am made of”
Yousef, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Park Slope Collegiate, 1I was raised an onion dome surrounded by six towers, The largest mosque in Yemen I am made of...
Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins
Adam, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Poetry, Showcase, lifehack, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 1Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins You are feathery You are a bird that can fly in water You are noots...
End Goal: Equality
Lily, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1Accepting others, embracing differences, and learning about new cultures in our melting pot of a country are all parts...
Martin Luther King’s Dream
Beverly, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, American Creed, American dream, argument, Okemos High School, 1Martin Lurther King Jr once said, “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will...
YES, The Government Does Protect The Environment
Aliko, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, environment, Okemos High School, 0There are many American values like personal control over the environment. The environment has become a huge discussion today...
Bio
Lainie, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, LRNG Portfolios, Showcase, Student-Centered, #aboutme #bio, 2I am Lainie Himebaugh, I am a dedicated swimmer, water polo player, and leader in the chieftain marching band....
Me, Myself and I, three paragraphs about yours truly.
Joey, , Bio, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 8My name is Joey Shears, and yes I am a girl you can blame my parents for the name....
My Life in La Troncal, Ecuador
Kerly D, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 1I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
Fighting For You
Meghan, , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Poetry, Showcase, #PeopleSuck, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 10Dear Earth, I’m sorry I’m so so sorry I’m sorry that we’re losing our chance for change I’m sorry...
Dear Baby Polar Bear
Luka, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, #FightingForYou, #humansSuck, #savetheanimals, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 10Dear Baby Polar bear, You are a fluffy bundle of playfulness rolling down a snowy hill You are a...
Fighting for you poem (epic poem)
Kaleb, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, #RemoveCarbonDioxide, climatechange, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 0Dear, polar ice caps, you are cold and white with your glimmering snow coating your icy earth. With your...
“Fighting for you poem”
Oliver, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 0Dear Polar Bear You are big, cute and snow white. They say your ice will melt, They say your...
What I am made of?
Ishak, , Art, Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Places We Love: Photos, Showcase, omartries, Park Slope Collegiate, Senior, traveler, yemen, 4I was raised by the biggest Castel opposite my old windows. I am from Taiz, the sound of motorcycles...
A story about learning English
ZhengHao, , Bio ELL, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 6When I was in China, I spoke Chinese All the time, but at that time a lot of people...
My Beautiful Neighborhood: Castle Hill Park
Joshua, , Beauty, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Memoir Photos, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Poetry, Showcase, bronx, Crotona International High School, ferry, river, 8I am the ferry. I go to Manhattan because it is my job everyday, because I have to take...
Global Warming Has Been Proven. Why Has So Little Been Done, and What is Being Done to Correct it Now?
Addison, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Climate Change, Global Warming, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3For over 30 years now, science has been proving global warming, and it’s negative effects on the human race....
Sustainability as a Trend
Kaila, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Social Media, sustainability, 4The 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,...
Climate change
Gedeon, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Over the past few decades, there has been a noticeable change in Climate change. Although climate change is one...
Hi, New Family
Youth Voices Team, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Guest Post, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #Family #blooddoesn'tmatter, 0Hi, New Family We sit at the table conversing while eating a meal we were invited to....
Yamilex´s shadowbox
Maribel, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3By: Yamilex Martinez My Identity This shadow box represents my autoethnography. it contains different objects from Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico...
Me and My Shadow Box
Areli, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Shadow Box, Showcase, #EthnicStudies, #ShadowBoxes, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, where I come from, who I am, 3The objects of my shadow box represent who the true me is. My chosen identity and my counter narratives...
Cat Lover
Emanuel, , Art, Bio, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 0My name is Emanuel Gonzalez. What’s important to know about me is that at times I’m lazy, but when...
Parental Alcoholism
Darcy, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2019 Summer Invitational Leadership Institute of the New York City Writing Project, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2My Mother and Her Death My mother’s death. It sounds so cliche. Maybe that’s why a mother’s death is...
The Mask under the Mask
Michelle, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Drugs, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2019 Summer Invitational Leadership Institute of the New York City Writing Project, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0In experiments with children, when an adult removes a mask to reveal her face, this is the source of...
A Place I’ll never forget
Charissa, , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Places We Love: Photos, Showcase, Summer 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, 2Booker T. Washington Middle School at 108th between Amsterdam & Columbus is a place I grew up, from the...
Single-use Plastic
Yeira, , 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, Gompers Preparatory Academy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 6Dear Youth Voices, We should use less plastic, ban single-use plastic, and start managing our waste. Single-use plastic should...
A Solution to the Plastic Problem `
Zania, , 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, Gompers Preparatory Academy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 5Dear Readers on Youth Voices, If you are unaware of the plastic pollution that is occurring in our modern...
Single-use Plastic
Ricardo, , 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, #stopplasticpollution, Gompers Preparatory Academy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Plastic, singleuseplasticisbad, 3Dear Youth Voices, Plastic Pollution is a serious topic that should be focused on. Many times, the plastic is...
Plastic Around The World
Vette, , 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, Gompers Preparatory Academy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2Did you know plastic has been around for more than 50 years? Also, did you know that plastic never...
We should ban Unnecessary Single-use Plastic
Estela, , 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, Gompers Preparatory Academy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Dear Fellow Teens, As a country, we should ban or reduce unnecessary single-use plastics like water bottles, plastic bags,...
The Beach
Stephanie, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Health Sciences High and Middle College, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Skin showing suns out.Bodies full of water.Waiting in lines.Rides are exciting.People laughing.Making jokes.Running around toBe first.Ice cream meltingFood smells...
Does life go by fast or slow, depending on what you’re occupied by?
Ethan, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0In the first four lines of the first stanza of the poem “As I Walked Out One Evening,” W....
Looking for the real meaning of “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
Ashley, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1A reader’s first impression of “A Birthday” by “Christina Rossetti” might be that she is celebrating her birthday with...
Activism Project Reflection
Andrew, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Life Below Water, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, continuetohelp, plasticintheocean, plasticstillthere, recycleplastic, 1The overall goal of our project is to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the ocean and its devastating...
The Rights of Human Beings: Brooklyn Public Library Convocation Speech
Nathaniel, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Life Below Water, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, #Brooklyn connections, Civil Rights Movement, showcase, The Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice, 3GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY I would like to say thank you to all of you in attendance today. I want...
Plastic Ocean Summary
Matthew, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Life Below Water, Showcase, Spring 2019, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, plastic is bad, plastic ocean, recycle, Sea creatures, 1Hello I am Matthew from the plasticintheocean blog. Over the course of our project, we tried to raise as...
Global Warming
Koree, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment & World, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Columbus High School, 3There are lots of logical reasons that disprove global warming. Conserve Energy Future says, “Scientists who argue against global...
Ocean Pollution
Elsie, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Environment & World, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, environment, littering, oceanpollution, Pollution, trash, 0From walkways, when we commute, and subways, litter is everywhere. Littering can prompt deplorable mischief on our daily lives....
Climate Change and the Ocean
Raine, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 6Climate change is mainly a result of burning fossil fuels. Because of the greenhouse effect, excess heat is trapped...
One Thing
Orlando, , Bio, Clean Water and Sanitation, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Austin Independent School District, 3My name is Orlando Ramos. I was born in September of 2000 in Austin, Texas. I have lived in...
Climate Change
Ivy, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2018, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Berkeley High School, Climate Change, environment, 2Climate change is important because it affects the entire planet and everyone on it. Some of the effects of...
Do You Care About The Homeless In Your Community
Adrian, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2018, Homelessness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, HomelessnessMatters, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 9Do You Care About The Homeless In your Community? How many homeless people have you seen in...
Should Bottled Water Be Banned?
Penelope, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2018, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 25Earlier this year, around March, I became really focused on saving the environment. It had never really occurred to...
Water Bottle Ban
James, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2018, Life on Land, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 4In the past decade or so environmental issues have been put under a microscope by a population that isn’t...
Overpopulation: The Downside of Modernization
Henry, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Community, Environment, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, Student-Centered, Sustainable Cities and Communities, earth, EVOLUTION, Malnutrition, Natural Resource Depletion, overpopulation, Pollution, population growth, 0The modernization and development of our society is what makes us who we are. However, modernization and development does...
Precautions Against Hurricanes
Sofia, , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Homelessness, Hurricane Harvey, Showcase, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Change, Global Warming, Hurricanes, weather, 1Hurricanes have been ravaging parts of the Atlantic and taking the homes and even lives of people living on...
Land Pollution and Climate Change
Tanner, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Climate Change, Global Warming, Nature, Pollution, 3Land pollution is probably the most evident one we can see, but it still can be hard to notice....
Air Pollution
Tanner, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, air, Climate Change, Nature, Pollution, 0Air pollution is caused by humans. Humans release pollution when we drive cars, burning waste from factories, heating up...
The Effects of Aquatic Pollution
Tanner, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2017, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Sustainable Cities and Communities, environment, health, Nature, Pollution, 1There are many problems affecting the environment today. The list of issues can go on and on and on....
Is Technology limiting Creativity Pt.1
Christopher, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, technology, 13It is more common to find people on their phones looking at social apps, playing games, or texting rather...
Is overpopulation a big problem that needs to be answered?
Parker, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decision Making, Environment, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Nature, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, overpopulation, population growth, 0Places like India, China and Africa that have an enormous population and with the increase in population we see...
Water Pollution
Eric, , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Raise Your Voice, Sustainable Cities and Communities, What do I stand for?, change, environment, LRNG, Okemos High School, Pollution, 0This infographic was made in collaboration with Quan Nguyen.
Climate Change
Megan, , 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?, 2Growing up on my family’s ranch in south-central Montana, I have experienced the issues drought can cause to our...
Letter to the President
Joshua, , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Nature, Point of View, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0The state of our environment is appalling. Many of the regulations that are currently in place are not making...
Coal Factories vs Waterways
Quan, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 3Coal Factories vs Waterways I care about any issues that involve water because without it no one can survive....
Climate Change
Xochitl, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Spring 2017, 15When I first heard that we were writing about issues we care about, I knew I wanted to write...
Fresh Water Scarcity
Savannah, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2016, Nature, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, fresh water, running out, water, 0We use water in almost everything we do every day of our lives. We drink it, we cook with...
Running Out of Water
Savannah, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Spring 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, fresh water, meat industry, ocean water, what will we drink?, 1We are quickly running out of fresh water in our world. It is said that by 2050, we will...
Plasticy Waters
Naomi, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Life on Land, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12When I chose my research paper subject — microbead pollution — I thought it would be straightforward and easy...
Ashes
Emma, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2016, destruction, emotion, envy, passion, rage, 2Fwoom! Streaks of oranges, reds and yellows darted around the forest of trees. A small bundle of...
The Earth can be saved
Eliezer, , 2nextprez, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Summer 2016, 2nextprez, dryland, globalwarming, 1Dear Future President, There have been many creations that humanity has made which have severely damaged the earth. Global...
Dear Mr. President, My name is Francisco Vargas, and I want to speak to you about a serious problem...
Climate Change
Cruz, , 2nextprez, Clean Water and Sanitation, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, 0Dear Future President Hello, my name is Cruz Marshely Martinez and I attend CSU Chico. The regard, of...
Dear Future President!
Chelsea, , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Quality Education, Responsible Consumption and Production, Violence, ALLLIVESMATTERS, 006/27/2016 Dear Future President, My name is Chelsea Williams and I am a current incoming freshman at CSU,...
Letter to the President Immigration
Jasmine, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, 2nextprez, Immigration, 0June 24,2016 Dear President, While the other children were at the playground, my ears were focused on...
Issues of Immigration
Lyjah, , 2nextprez, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Responsible Consumption and Production, 2nextprez, Immigration, 1Williams_Letter2Prez Dear Mr. Or Ms. President, America faces many issues that needs to be resolved immediately. One thing...
Dear future President of the United States Today there are people trying to take away rights that our ancestors...