, , , Beauty, Family, Girl, Good Health and Well-Being, Homelessness, Life on Land, Love, Police, 0
The protagonist is playing the story of a dog who goes through four reincarnations, and comes back every time...
“Go with your heart and you will make it through hard battles.”- Raniyah Lawrence My family and I have...
, , , Books or Plays, Decision Making, Fall 2020, Family, History, Showcase, Wonder, 0
Milly, the protagonist in Finding Miracles has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is...
, , , Fall 2020, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Psychology, Showcase, 1
Endlessly drowning in a pool full of emotions and weight. Paralyzed with fear and a place I could not...
, , , Craft & Make, Creating Community, Design & Style, Family, Life Skills & Fitness, Social Class, Wonder, 0
Sibling comparison is a large topic among many families. I know that being the youngest, I get treated differently...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Family, Showcase, Violence, 4
Anne, the protagonist in The Couple Next Door, has a few traits that influence their relationships with others. One,...
, , , Argument, Arts & Entertainment, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Literary Essay, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Race Relations, Read/Write Poems, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Stories, Youth Activism, 1
(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Writing, 1
What does it mean to be American? Whenever someone asks me this question, I instantly think back to the...
, , , Fall 2020, Family, Immigration, Raise Your Voice, Refugees, Showcase, 5
In the article, “Alone at the Boarder” by Patricia Smith, detention facilities for immigrants are in torture like conditions...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Family, History, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, 0
Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2020, Family, Goals, Love, Point of View, Showcase, 4
Recently, I read Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer. I appreciated the allure of darkness, kind of like the “light meets...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Getting Started, Love, Showcase, 0
So far, the story starts with Bella and how she’s fitting into a new “world” , That’s when she...
, , , Fall 2020, Family, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Housing, Point of View, Showcase, 0
In the article ¨Who’s Still Doing The Housework¨ by Claire Cain Miller and Chrisanne Grise it says that the...
In Venezuela, the economy is not as wealthy as other places. In fact, many parents flee Venezuela in search...
, , , Bio, Fall 2020, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Getting Started, Journalist Bio, Showcase, 0
Women have always had the traditional role of taking care of their home. With new education, and more job...
, , , August 2020, Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 4
It has been about 7 months that many of us have gone into quarantine mandated by the government, due...
, , , August 2020, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Family, Showcase, 4
I come from a Fulani tribe in West Africa, which is a herding and nomadic culture so my ancestors...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Family, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
In the article, ¨A Poem of Mexico¨I learned of how beauty behind Mexico, its unity in family and its...
, , , Family, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
Polygamy has always been at the center of attention, especially in my home state of Utah. Polygamy in Utah...
, , , April 2020, Coronavirus, Family, Media, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
I’m sure you all know of everything that is happening in the world. I’m sure a lot of people...
, , , Family, Showcase, Spring 2020, Youth Activism, 2
I am impressed by your Instagram video where you call this generation of youth badass because you are truly...
, , , Family, Favorite Word, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2020, 3
My favorite word is NBA. The NBA is important for me because I have been watching since I was 10...
, , , American Dream, Family, Immigration, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
It was the summer of 2015 remember? You got the news that two of your grandkids were coming to...
, , , Family, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
The problem I am researching is about how seperating immigrants from their children, make their children become more aggressive...
Education is what formalizes humans, what is hard, is to remain being educated and listen to others. In the...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Literary Essay, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 4
It occurred to me that these three have one strong connection in between and that is how the social...
I am thinking about managing my time before every due date. Being responsible is important because you will not have...
The three stories, “ The Lesson”, “ Everyday Us” and “How to date a browngirl, whitegril, blackgrl and halfie”...
Since I started remember society is not fair even though they make us believed it.I think is important to...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Race Relations, Showcase, Violence, 0
As a young black man in America, It seems like I have confusing examples to live up to. I...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0
I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1
I chose to study immigration detention centers. It is important because this has been a huge problem with today...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 0
The article I was reading was basically reviewing the best ways to reform foster care. The author of the...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Family, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2
“I hate you.” That is the last thing I remember saying. During dinner, my mother and I had gotten...
The book, the first part last from Angela Johnson might leave a reader feeling interested because what is in...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, 7
From the time we are born to when we move out of the house our parents are always there...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 2
When my sister Dee, Mama, and I lived together, I always felt ashamed that Dee saw me. My body...
, , , Everyday Use, Family, Point of View, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2
I was having dinner with my mother, Mama, at the table in the backyard of our house. The backyard is...
, , , 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...
Dear Dee Hello Dee or I should call you Wangero? Whatever. I am writing this letter because I would like...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 1
I don’t have the blame to pass throughout that fire. I honestly feel ashamed in the way that I make...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 9
Dear Dee, I am writing this letter to you at this very moment, because I just feel like is...
One upon a time, in the 90s, there lived a black family in a small and unsafe neighborhood. The...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 7
Sisterhood is not always the cheerful moment. Having a lighter skin and education especially for girls in 1920’s in black...
I have been dying to tell you what happen today in my life. I wake up every day and I...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 3
The yard of my house is so beautiful. It makes me feel that I am sitting in my living room...
, , , Everyday Use, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 3
Maggie: Those quilts are mine. I finds worth in the quilts because of their functionality and sentimental value. They are the...
, , , Badges Earned by Youth Voices Authors, Fall 2019, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, LRNG Portfolios, Showcase, Write & Record 3 True Paragraphs about You, 0
My name is Annie Garcia and I was born in Lansing, Michigan in the year of 2002. I’m a...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Fall 2019, Family, Friendship, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Partnerships for the Goals, Politics, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, 1
At a time when the United States is under development and facing corrupt relations, global public opinion started to...
, , , Art, Drugs, Fall 2019, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Summer 2019, This is America, Writing & Communication, 2
Factory work, Friday night lights and fentanyl: all three have become daily life in this Mississippi town. It’s...
, , , Family, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Throughout generations, parents have assumed their children wouldn’t make mistakes in life, despite their older siblings making them. What...
, , , 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,...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Family, Life Skills & Fitness, Nature, Photography, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Zilker Park has been around for a long time, it’s had a big impact on my childhood. There’s a...
In the documentary Walt the Man Behind the Myth it is made clear that Walt was loved unconditionally and...
, , , Family, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
My cherries and wine,Rosemaries and thymeAnd all of my peaches To heal the wounds,The wounds you burned onto meOnto...
, , , Family, I Remember, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
She remembers that her parents made her move out of her old bedroom to make that room a closet....
, , , Family, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
my brother hasblack combed hairhe will alwaysapply it with gelhe leaves itthe way he intendsit to behe wars it...
, , , Fall 2018, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 9
An Unbalanced Household Opens The Doors To An Unbalanced Life Data from the Pew Research Center, a...
, , , Art, Community, Fall 2018, Family, History, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8
Cultural Celebrations In Oakland All cities have celebrations, but what makes the celebrations in Oakland so joyful, special, and...
, , , Family, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
Brand new blue dress Hair & nails done She walks through the door “Surprise!!” Over 20 people in the...
, , , Community, Family, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Dear Youth Voices Community, Hello, my name is Christy-Lynn Lagula. I am 16 years old and I am an...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Family, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 0
My Great Grandfather, Lewis J. Minor, is proof that the American Dream is real. Just the son of an...
In the short dialogue from Desdemona in Act 1 Scene 3 Lines 208-218, I learned a lot about how...
, , , Fall 2017, Family, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, Where I'm From, 1
I am from hurt from hate and love I am from carelessness and judgement I am from...
, , , A Day in My Life, Call to Action, Family, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Throughout my entire life I have always seen an Asian parent being strict on their children. They want...
, , , Family, Immigration, Latino Power, Politics, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, 0
I chose to do my video on DACA, also known as The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This topic...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Drugs, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Why should Henrietta Lacks’s family be compensated to use her mother cells? if they are getting consent and money...
, , , Art, Family, Happiness, Love, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
, , , Argument, Family, Rights, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Should the family of Henrietta Lacks be compensated for the use of her cells? The Henrietta Lack cells (HeLa...
, , , Family, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Why Did You Hurt Me? I wonder how many people have experienced the feeling where you think you...
, , , Family, Love, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
May was one of the most exciting times of the year. No more academic classes. Excited to...
, , , Creative Writing, Family, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, 1
Family is forever. Even when we lose those who make part of our families and mean so much...
, , , Decision Making, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, 7
There isn’t any magic formula to parenting. There are countless factors going into raising a kid with innumerable decisions...
, , , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Decision Making, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, 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...
, , , Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Helicopter parenting is a style of overbearing parenting that can have adverse effects on young people through stifling their...
, , , Bullying, Decision Making, Family, Quality Education, Stress, 4
Overprotective parents cause for all kinds of problems in kids, essentially through preventing them from learning how to handle...
, , , Family, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
We are blood, we are FAMILY, we sound the same, Yet all three of us are different. My dad...
, , , Fall 2017, Family, Love, Memoir, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Jovana Lopez-Cuevas These names defining who I am now and who I will become in the future. Also...
, , , American Dream, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Drugs, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
, , , Family, Love, Poetry, Spring 2018, Where I'm From, 3
I am from a home of love from books and funny faces I am from warmth and comfort and understanding...
, , , Beauty, Fall 2017, Family, Friendship, Gender Equity (Women), Love, Photography, Showcase, 1
She is beauty. She is grace. However, she will actually punch you in the face. Beneath this gorgeous exterior...
, , , 2nextprez, Biases, Debt, Decision Making, Drugs, Fall 2017, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, 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...
, , , Community, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, 4
Although many American systems are damaged, one that is often overlooked is the foster care system. Foster care, according...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Family, History, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Terrorism, Violence, 0
In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
, , , Art, Family, Love, Rights, Shakespeare, 0
Love Is Bleeding By: Manuel Mercado For my project of Romeo and Juliet I decide to make a book...
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 2
When a couple first has their child they see it as the light of their world. In the next...
My interview took place at P.U.L.S.E high school, my current school which i will be finishing late June....
We are told to respect our elders, learn from their advice, and honor them. Many of us find this...
, , , Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Life on Land, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 0
It seems strange to question this social norm we as human beings have conformed to for the majority of...
, , , Family, 0
I have always wondered how I would be different if I did’t have a sibling. People always talk about...
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