the season of oranges i smell the scent of clementines and i see a window of white and all...
Archive for category: Happiness
We welcome new users 917-612-3006 allisonpr@gmail.com
We Pray
Dawning, , Creating Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Creative Writing, Fall 2021, Happiness, Poetry, Showcase, Love, Okemos High School, Peace, 9In the dawn of day We pray We pray so our families feel safe So that one’s happiness may...
Thanksgiving Traditions
Rene, , Community, Environment & World, Fall 2021, Happiness, History, Poems and Stories, This is America, Writing, #Celebration, #FUN, #respect, #Thankful, #Thanksgiving, #Traditional, #Traditions, #Turkey, 1In the article “Thanksgiving Turkey & Traditions”, I learned that the bird ‘Turkey’ was known & to should have...
Mental Health
Nyalok, , Fall 2021, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Sports, Stress, importance, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, mentalhealth, 2“Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also...
Are People Happier at a Desk Job or Labor Job?
Evan, , Career & Job Readiness, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Happiness, Media and Message, Stress, desk, happiness, job, job satisfaction, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, labor, 0People who worked at either a desk job or non-desk job reported the same amount of happiness in their...
Happiness & Smiles
Andrea L, , Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Media, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, Smile, 5In the article, Can Smiling Make You Happier (BTW) I learned that although many think that by smiling one...
Dog Training
Litzy, , Goals, Happiness, Point of View, Spring 2021, dogs, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “No Petting” I learned that there is no need to train a dog to be more...
Home
Nicolle, , Family, Friendship, Happiness, I Could Be Worse, Love, Media and Message, This I Believe, Harvest Collegiate High School, home, nwpplaces, 1The stories behind these walls The memories of my childhood The good and bad Behind these closed walls is...
The Widespread Problem among teens today: How the Pandemic has increased social media usage
Josie, , Coronavirus, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Media, Media and Message, COVID-19, mental health, Social Media, teens, 1As a follow-up article in response to my last article in which I reflected on the widespread problem of...
The Princess Saves Herself in This One
Drew, , Community, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, History, Amanda Lovelace, Harvest Collegiate High School, The princess saves herself in this one, 0This poetry book for me provides a sense of comfort and growth, because it makes you start thinking of...
What would you choose?- Wealth VS. Happiness
Hanna, , Career & Job Readiness, Happiness, Point of View, Psychology, career, happiness, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Wealth, 2Personally, I think I would choose wealth over happiness because since our modern-day is such a capitalistic society that...
The World’s need for Pilgrimage
Josie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Media, Media and Message, Religion, pilgrimage, self reflection, Social Media, 1In today’s fast-paced culture, taking a step back to enjoy life every so often is unheard of, and now,...
Non-Religious Pilgrimage
Izzy, , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Nature, Showcase, Wonder, pilgrimage, RHS, 3Often associated with religious motives, pilgrimage is the long, arduous journey meant to enlighten one about his or herself...
Pilgrimages: Then and Now
Madison, , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Literary Essay, Showcase, Writing & Communication, journey, pilgrimage, RHS, spiritual growth, 2For most, a clear, stereotypical image comes to mind when visualizing the word pilgrimage: an ancient tradition reserved for...
Economic Changes
Gage, , Community, Coronavirus, Decision Making, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Social Class, community, coronavirus, family, friends, relationship, school, work, 0“With schools closed and the streets empty across the country because of the coronavirus pandemic, many parents are spending...
Move it to up your Mood
Emily, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, Spring 2020, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1In our world we tend to hear that it is good to exercise for at least 30 minutes a...
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...
Mental Health in Schools
Kira, , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Lake Washington High School, 18Mental health is no joke and is becoming a very common problem for struggling teens. One website states that,...
Diplomacy Is the Key to American Success
Han, , 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, 1At a time when the United States is under development and facing corrupt relations, global public opinion started to...
I Stayed Strong
Farah, , Beauty, Fall 2019, Happiness, Immigration, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Read/Write Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Showcase, This I Believe, Okemos High School, 0I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
Fight For Victims: The Results
Lamiah, , Call to Action, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media and Message, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, Summer 2019, Technology, 0Our project was about the dangers of sexual harassment and our overall goal was to inform people about sexual...
Sexual Harassment in Schools
Lamiah, , Call to Action, Happiness, Media, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, This I Believe, Upstander, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, 0In tech, we are doing a digital presentation project and the issue that me and my group chose was...
Rags to Riches
Teo, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Goals, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sports, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #alone #nohome #homeless #no family # help, basketball, Business, Circumstances, happiness, homelessness, Immigration, Jimmy Butler, LeBron, Lebron James, Money, Perspective, Real Life interview, 0My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
The Risk of the Anti-Vaccine Movement
Sante, , Drugs, Happiness, freedom, government, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, sickness, vaccination, 6The effectiveness and risks of vaccines are becoming more and more feared by parents with young children, leading to...
Forgotten Dreams
Annika, , Beauty, Creative Writing, Decision Making, Friendship, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Stories, Summer 2018, Wonder, Writing, 0So many dreams, forgotten This one comes true I open my eyes and feel minuscule before the towering force...
How bad is teen depression?
Jean Carlos, , Getting Started, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stress, anxiety, depression, getting Started, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 5Why are more and more teenagers being diagnosed with mental illnesses such a y s depression and anxiety? Problems...
My Fairy tale Remix of The Princess and the Pea
Lihie A., , Friendship, Happiness, Love, Scratch, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, Stories, Writing, #scripts, Animation, Decision Making, DigitalStorytelling, Fairy Tales, history, marriage, scratch, Scratch Animation, storyboard, Storyboard that, 0In order to make this animation work click the green flag. Intro to my fairy tale...
Foster Care System (Can I get feedback on my thesis statement)
Christy, , Community, Family, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, Fostercare, freemont-high-school, hope, success, 1Dear Youth Voices Community, Hello, my name is Christy-Lynn Lagula. I am 16 years old and I am an...
The Ugly Duckling Animation- Kindness and Reality
Tasmia, , Beauty, Bullying, Friendship, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, #Don't Judge, #struggles, Animals, ducks, Fairytales, family, farms, friendship, happiness, HappyButSad, kindness, 0Do you like ducks going in adventures? Well, you’re in for a ride! My animation is based off the...
Othello: Recording a Passage
Paul, , Beauty, Family, Happiness, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0In the short dialogue from Desdemona in Act 1 Scene 3 Lines 208-218, I learned a lot about how...
Othello close read
PJ, , Books or Plays, Decision Making, Found Poetry, Happiness, Inquiry, Quality Education, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, Writing, #Shakespear, Analysis, closeread, Othello, 0First passage, Desdemona 1.3.208-218 My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty: To you I am bound...
Othello Analysis
Hailey, , Argument, Books or Plays, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, History, Portraits, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Writing, 01.3.208-218 Paraphrase: Desdemona: My dear father, I do face a difficult challenge: To you I am grateful for life...
Departure
Luis, , Friendship, Goals, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, LRNG, Memoir, Oakland, 0On my way to Costa Rica I was super nervous I was also excited to meet my group members...
Where I’m From
Zoe, , Creative Writing, Happiness, History, Memoir, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Where I'm From, Writing, Okemos High School, poetry, 1I am from Nestle Crunch bars, from Airstream and Herman Miller. I am from the crystal-clear panels that let...
I.S.O Nikki Giovanni
Zoe, , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, creative writing, Okemos High School, summer, sun, 0summers are everlasting but i’ve learned to love the days spent in the sun with my mother soaking in...
Bibliotherapy and Art Therapy as Methods for helping the Isolated and Mentally Ill.
Judge Thomas, , Beauty, Books or Plays, Creative Writing, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, Bibliotherapy, patients, ptsd, seekinghelp, The Fifth Column, therapy, 0There are many psychological treatments for individuals seeking medical attention whether to treat or manage a mental illness. Therapy...
Mental Health Stigmas
Caleigh, , Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Surveys, What do I stand for?, 5According to MentalHealth.gov, “If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it is helpful to...
How to raise kids into healthy young adults?
Ed, , Decision Making, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, freedom, growingup, parenting, teens, 7There isn’t any magic formula to parenting. There are countless factors going into raising a kid with innumerable decisions...
There’s More To Life Than Just Pain
Yaqui, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #notashamed, #selfharm, #Survivor, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, mylife, 3I feel like being alone But in reality I just need someone to never let me go Expressing my...
More then just education
PJ, , 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, aplang18, career, education, thegoodlife, 2In one of my earlier post “Why memorization doesn’t work” I addressed the issue that in the US education system...
Why I´m Ambitious As Hell
Jovana, , Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, #ambition, #selfmotivation, success, 3Goal Digger Goal Driven Goal Seeker Success is all I wish for Doing good is what I pray...
Why I’m Helpful As Hell
Esme, , Community, Goals, Happiness, Love, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2018, #gift, #Helpful, decision, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, MemoirPoem, 3Why I’m Helpful as Hell Growing up, I was always told by my parents, “si tienes la oportunidad...
Wonder – ISO Giovanni
Valerie, , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Wonder, Writing, Okemos High School, 5i was young when pink and white flowers grew on the dogwood tree in the front yard of the...
The Unforeseen Consequences of Helicopter Parenting
Ed, , Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, parenting, youth, 3Helicopter parenting is a style of overbearing parenting that can have adverse effects on young people through stifling their...
“Kill Yourself”
Caleigh, , Bullying, Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Psychology, Spring 2018, blue whale challenge, kill yourself, mental health, societal norms, suicide, 4We live in a world where mental health is a prevailing struggle, that affects all ages. On average about...
Multi-Level Marketing and its Uncanny Resemblance to the Pyramid Scheme
Maxwell, , American Dream, Debt, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, bernie madoff, Money, multi level marketing, pyramid scheme, 0In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
The Price of Mental Health: both physical and mental
Caleigh, , Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, cost, hospitalization, mental health, stigma, therapy, 3Mental Health is an ongoing issue world wide and even within the Utah community. According to Utah Department of...
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Caleigh, , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, cost, happiness, materialistic, Money, 1The phrase money can’t buy happiness has been an ongoing mentality in our society, and continues to impact many...
Mental Health
Lexi, , Biases, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Spring 2018, Inequality, mental health, 0The further society advances, the further it leaves behind those who cannot keep up. Mental disabilities are arguably the...
Fitting in.
Judge Thomas, , Argument, Fall 2017, Friendship, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, discoveringyourownperson, fittingin, flaws, society, 2In many stages of our lives, we may either see a person or a group of individuals as attractive...
How mental health is viewed, and how society addresses it
Paul, , 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, change, mental health, society, 0In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
Why memorization doesn’t work
PJ, , Books or Plays, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Language, Media, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, aplang18, education, teenager, USA, 8US curriculum is one of the worst ways of “grading” one’s intellect. We use these ideas of memory and...
Street Life
Christy, , Community, Decision Making, Getting Started, Happiness, Quality Education, Spring 2018, Sensory Details, Street Life, Victor Rios, 0After reading the first three chapters of Victor Rios’ Street Life, I feel impressed about the events he is...
Should the United States decriminalize Drugs?
Oliver, , 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, 0The United States does not tolerate drugs at all, since Ronald Reagan started the war on drugs. If someone...
The problem with education
PJ, , Community, Fall 2017, Happiness, Language, Quality Education, Science, Showcase, Stress, Student-Centered, education, reform, schooling, students, 2America’s education system was created in the nineteenth century and has been weakened throughout the years to a point...
Can the Way You Were Raised Make You a Criminal?
Jacqueline, , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, crime, family, Nature, nurture, psychology, science, 3Two of the largest factors of the human personality are nature and nurture. Some argue that the two are...
How Does Cell Phone Use Affect Our Health?
Beth, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Technology, cell phones, health, mental health, physical health, technology, 2Handheld technology certainly has its pros and cons. The pros include easy communication, access to news, a platform for...
Can suppressing information and knowledge hinder society in the way it progresses into the future?
Judge Thomas, , Community, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Happiness, Inquiry, Language, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, 1984, brave new world, future, independence, power, questioning authority, society, 11984 and Brave New World contain key attributes that define the way each society behaves. These attributes...
Should We Be Satisfied with Status Quo?
Hannah, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Happiness, Showcase, status quo, 0There are two kinds of people in the world: those who see the glass as half empty, have a...
Human Connections through Technology
Caleigh, , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, #netneutrality, human connections, Media, 0Technology is playing a very big role in our society today, and is prevalent in almost everything we do....
Today’s Hook- Up Culture
Sofia, , Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, Love, Showcase, Social Media, Media, sexuality, technology, 6In dystopian literature, things like procreation, passion, and love are viewed as threats towards society. Sex is viewed as...
The Opioid Epidemic: How Bad is it Really and How do we Solve it?
Zoe, , Call to Action, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, 6If you’ve been on the news recently and been able to get past the news about Trump’s administration and...
To Be American
Randal, , American Creed, American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Happiness, Showcase, 0What is an “American”? James Truslow Adams stated in his book The Epic of America, that America is “…that...
Being Vulnerable is a Good Thing?
Averi, , Fall 2017, Friendship, Happiness, Showcase, emotions, human nature, 6“Showing emotion is a sign of weakness”- this stigma has made us think sharing our feelings is something that we...
Mental Health Issues in today’s Youth
Lexi, , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, depression, hapiness, mental health, 2I often will wonder why it is that mental health is still such a prevalent issue. In Utah, the...
Is Monogamy Natural for Humans?
Maxwell, , Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Life on Land, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Love, monogamy, polyamorous, polygamy, 0It seems strange to question this social norm we as human beings have conformed to for the majority of...
Homework is just basically stress…
MiAngel, , 2nextprez, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, health, homework, teenage stress, 0Dear Future President, Stress,depression,anxiety,fear, and anger, these things start to retreat. For a student having this negativity lifted...
Hip-Hops Purple Reign
Keaton, , Argument, Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, History, Media, Music, Point of View, Showcase, Stories, 11Warning: This article contains explicit content on the use of codeine in Hip-hop. Coarse Language involved. Nowadays drugs and rap practically...
what does it mean to value something
McKenzi, , Friendship, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, American values, happiness, 0Throughout life we are faced with the word value. What it means to value things, what it does, how...
What defines someone as good person?
Cheryl, , Fall 2017, Friendship, Getting Started, Happiness, Showcase, goodpeople, 7Many of us throughout our lives ask this question and wonder to ourselves if we are that good person....
“Kill Yourself”
Jacqueline, , Argument, Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals, Psychology, Science, Social Media, Technology, depression, history, mental health, mental illness, psychology, science, society, suicide, suicide prevention, 1On average in the U.S. 121 people die by suicide every single day making suicide the 10th leading cause...
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...
Boycotting the 2020 Japan Olympics to save the dolphins.
Rachel, , 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, animalabuse, Animals, boycot2020olympics, japan, taiji, taijidolphins, thecove, Violence, whaling, 2Whalers kill dolphins, whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals. In Japan, they do so in a cruel and shocking...
How the Brain Craves Sadness
Maxwell, , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, contradictory, emotions, happiness, psychology, sadness, 10Emotions are very weird and to be quite frank, terrifying. Emotions for another human being cause so many issues...
We The People
Gabe, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Guns, Happiness, Media, Rights, Showcase, 1We the People “We the people”(US Const. Preamble). The first three words of the Preamble in...
American Argument.
Alexander, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Happiness, Religion, Showcase, #freedom #american #equality #education, 0Our American values is freedom. Freedom of speech and freedom to live a happy life. Our country should not...
How do we find our aspirations and goals?
Cheryl, , Getting Started, Goals, Happiness, Aspirations, passions, 0Transitioning into our last year of high school, we are constantly being reminded of the ways we are growing...
The stress of highschool
PJ, , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Stress, Student-Centered, #stress #highschool #trump2017, 10I chose my personal questions, “what causes all my stress?”. The reason I chose this is because the past...
Life Decisions
Jonathan, , Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, baseball, jonathan, journey, New Media Arts, 0I’ve made bad decisions that resulted me to ending up at P.U.L.S.E. High School. From third grade to my...
Every day in the U.S, over 360,000 babies are born. Each one has the opportunity to benefit mankind. The...
Differences Should be Accepted and Celebrated
Naomi, , Happiness, This I Believe, american literature, Diversity, mental health, Okemos High School, society, This I Believe, TIB, 1I Believe that our differences should be accepted and celebrated How is everything in the universe categorized? Each holding...
The Selfish Horse Remixed
Farah, , Friendship, Happiness, Life on Land, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Animals, donkey, farm, helping, Horse, lesson, Morals, 0In the Story “The Selfish Horse”, the horse learns that helping someone is always better because something is much easier...
The Ugly Duckling Remixed
Shantanu, , Bullying, Happiness, Life on Land, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, 1In my story, “The Ugly Duckling Remixed”, there is a mother who gives birth to three ducklings; ducklings 1...
Political Permutation
Rourke, , American Dream, Happiness, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0The American political system we have now needs to be changed. Division between the political left and right is...
Youth Photography in NYC
Shantanu, , Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Photography, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2017, Technology, #arts, #hobby, #photography, Media, NYC, photo, technology, teens, youth, 2In New York City, teenagers and new adults, as young as 12, and as old as 25, roam the...
Coconut Lime Breeze
Ariel, , Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2017, Wonder, 7It’s the smell of mother The spell of months It’s the smell of stillness The smell of sickness It’s...
The Only Way to Do Good Work is to Love What You Do
Tyler, , Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, 5Growing up my parents always told me to do what makes me happy, that no amount of money will...
Happiness is a Choice
Kait, , Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Okemos High School, This I Believe, TIB, 15I believe that people can control and create their own happiness. Throughout this past school year, I have been...
The Causes of Violent Outbursts in youth (Abstract Available)
Jackson, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Violence, child, child behavior, child violence, 0Abstract: In our developing world more and more is learned about the development of youth. One of the most...
Controlling Happiness
Jordan, , Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Okemos High School, TIB, 3I firmly believe that everyone has control of their own happiness. There are several different things that can bring...
Abstract: The American Diet
Maddie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, american diet, diet, food, government, health, 1The overall American diet, has shifted into what is fastest, cheapest, and most often what is unhealthiest. Many convenient...
Just to let You Know
Ariel, , Art, Creative Writing, Family, Happiness, Poetry, Spring 2017, Stories, Wonder, 0Poem in the style of Williams Just to let you know I did not return the change from the...
Child Labor
Hannah, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Minimum Wage, No Poverty (Economy), Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Social Class, child labor, economy, mental, social scholarship, 0Child Labor affects over 250 million children worldwide. Kids who range from under the age of thirteen to seventeen...
The Mind and Its Benefits from Meditation
Gigi, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7In researching about the benefits on one’s mental health from meditation, I found several studies that show numerous reasons...
This is my writer’s autobiography. For our February issue of Madame Noir, 2017, we interviewed Ariel Saah. Self...
Different Aspects of Child Labor
Hannah, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, affects, bad, child labor, children, good, 0In a study published by the University of the Punjab, Centre for South Asian Studies, it was concluded that...
(I’m)Perfect
Malia, , Beauty, Family, Friendship, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 2Using Gale to find information on what I was studying was somewhat difficult. At first, I wasn’t specific enough,...
How Our Pets Perceive Us (Initial Research)
Jessica, , Family, Happiness, Life on Land, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1How do dogs perceive their owners? I have always found animals fascinating, especially dogs. There are some questions that...
Are emotions good or bad?
Miguel, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 3How will the world react when there is further increase of people that live their lives in autopilot? Autopilot...
Benefits of Being Vegan
Mayree, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life on Land, Showcase, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, 11In my discovery to understand and conclude if Veganism is beneficial to ones health. I found an article explaining...
How Social Media can Spread Outdoor Awareness
Chloe, , Beauty, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Inquiry, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2017, outdoors, 4Since my last post, I have done more research about how social media can and cannot positively influence people...
Meditation: A Beneficial Practice
Lily, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 5My research question is, assuming meditation alters brain pathways, what are the consequences and benefits of those alterations? Thus...
My Body
Janyah, , Beauty, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 12Boys will judge a girl just by her body not her personality,attitude,or the way she carry herself . Most...
Child Labor
Hannah, , Call to Action, Crime, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, child development, child labor, mental illness, psychology, 3Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
How Technology Affects our Health: Mentally and Physically
Montana, , Call to Action, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Politics, Privacy, Psychology, Quality Education, Research Help, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Stress, Technology, 11Technology is a very wonderful thing. It can connect us to others, give us information and give us a...
How Music Affects Our Emotions
Alea, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Media, Music, Psychology, Showcase, 1I have chosen to write about the effect that music has on our emotions. I am interested in this...
Social Media’s Influence on Outdoor Recreation
Chloe, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, outdoors, 0My chosen research project for my english class asks the question of how social media and technology have influenced...
Teenagers and reading books, what’s the big deal?
Katie, , Books or Plays, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, Stories, 4In this day and age, everyone is all about technology. It seems that everything is being replaced with technology,...
The New Trend?
Dallana, , Drugs, Family, Getting Started, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Homelessness, Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, family, happiness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2TEENS ON DRUGS Did you know that 90% of drug addiction starts in the teenage years. This shows that...
Summary of “The Fault in our Stars” by John Green
Breanna, , Books or Plays, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Stories, #ohmygosh #PeterVanHouten #favoriteauthor #thisisn'treal, 1This week I have continued reading “The Fault in our Stars” by John Green. As I’ve said on my...
The Fault in our Stars
Breanna, , Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, #cancer #suppor #family #friends #loveatfirstsight, 0These past days I have been reading the book “The Fault in our Stars” by john Green. On what...
Rumpelstiltskin (remixed)
Shantanu, , Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Point of View, Scratch, Technology, geed, gold, Rumpelstiltskin, 0(As you can tell from this title), I made an animation based on the folktale “Rumpelstiltskin”. Rumpelstiltskin is about...
The Emperor’s New Clothes (Remixed)
Isabel, , Art, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Scratch, Stories, Technology, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, 0This is my version of the long told tale of The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson. it describes such a...
Brother and Sister (remix)
Shantanu, , Art, Call to Action, Debt, Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Point of View, Privacy, Scratch, Stories, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, change, Digital Storytelling, friendship, happiness, lying, punishment, reward, scratch, truth, 0This story talks about how two siblings (brother and sister) that live in poverty. One day three old women...
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Remixed
Shantanu, , Beauty, Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Happiness, Love, Nature, Scratch, Stories, Alternate Endings, fairy tale, Isao Takahata, Japanese Fairy Tale, The Tale of Princess Kaguya Movie, 0The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is an old Japanese fairy tale telling of the princess of the moon...
The Fox and the Wolf (Remixed)
Shantanu, , Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, History, Inquiry, Love, Nature, Quality Education, Stories, Violence, BrothersGrimm, lessons of life, Make the World a Better Place, Morals, the fox and the wolf, 0This project is based on a moral “The Fox and the Wolf” by the Brothers Grimm which was adapted...
The Lion and the Beetle – Remix
Alexis, , Art, Fall 2016, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Life on Land, Scratch, Technology, 0Into to the story: The lion and the beetle is about a lion who is greedy for power. He...
THE GOOSE-GIRL remixed
Amy, , Death Penalty, Happiness, Love, Rights, Scratch, Social Class, Stories, Violence, Animation, Decisions, Digital Storytelling, scratch, The Goose-Girl, 0This is my adaptation about THE GOOSE-GIRL by Brothers Grimm. Its about a princess who is going to get...
Buttercup Remixed
Shantanu, , Fall 2016, Happiness, Stories, buttercup, evil witch, kidnappings, scratch, 0The scratch animation I made was based on the story “Buttercup.” The process had happened mostly at school...
The Two Goats Remixed
Shantanu, , Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Media, Point of View, Stories, Violence, Aesop, death, Fable, pride, scratch, 0Hello! Welcome to an introduction of my adapted animation, “The Two Goats”. This animation is adapted from one of...
Why Trigger Warnings Are Important
Celia, , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, Stress, internet, mental health, mental illness, ptsd, trigger, trigger warnings, 15((This post contains mentions of basically everything triggering)) If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably heard...
Posion Love
Olivia, , Fall 2016, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Stress, 1Love is supposed to feel warm, not feel rejected/poisoned I loved someone… but he didn’t feel the same way...
The Election
Shea, , Fall 2016, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Politics, Showcase, 0I have been informed of the election results, and personally, I am very sad. I know, you have probably...
My Tech Project
Stella, , Fall 2016, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Point of View, Quality Education, Technology, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, code, CSS, high school, HTML, school, Tech, websites, 0I had to recently create a website using basic HTML and CSS code to explain my school. I go...
Will she come home?
April, , Bullying, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Stress, Transportation, willshecomehome, 0Bernadette is still away. It’s been days since she disappeared and she’s really starting to miss her children and her husband....
Welcomed
Hailey, , Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Poetry, Repentino., Showcase, Where I'm From, 4I am from documents and lawyers. From genes I do not know. As a newborn introduced to a family,...
Clowns and other dilemmas
Benny ._., , 2nextprez, Bullying, Happiness, Media, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Social Media, 2nextprez, Clowns, fresh, new, poverty, Social Media, 7Dear Next President of the United States: I want to just say thanks for all the things that you’ve done...
Families Also Need a Voice
Jasmin, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2016, Family, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Rights, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, family deserve happiness, Immigration, people should have a voice., 3Dear Next President of the United States, First, let me congratulate you for reaching your goal. You crossed the...
Why are people Homeless?
Breanna, , Books or Plays, Call to Action, Drugs, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Homelessness, Housing, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #homeless #need help #no job #sick #alone, 3During the past few weeks, I have been reading Homelessness by Karen Latchana Kenny. As said in my previous post,...
What Goes Around, Comes Back Around
Maria, , Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Humble, 0The Ch’i-lin Purse is a collection of ancient Chinese Stories, retold by Linda Fang. One of the stories...
Let’s Work Together to Stop Inequality!
Monica, , Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Happiness, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Graceling, 2The book that I am currently reading is Graceling by Kristin Cashore. In this book, some people are born...
To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved
Jenessa, , Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Friendship, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, Love, Psychology, Showcase, 0To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved written by Jenny Han, a good girl gets letters that are supposed...
Looking for Sources for a Project on Deported People Leaving Their Children Behind
Lilian, , Fall 2016, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Research Help, Showcase, 5Dear Youth Voices Community, I am Lilian Mancia, a senior at Fremont High School in the Media Academy. The...
Where I’m From
Patrisha, , Drugs, Fall 2016, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Rape Culture, Showcase, Stress, Violence, Where I'm From, 0I am from a used to be drug-abused, so now she needs the drug use From an older brother...
“I am From”
Jade, , Beauty, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2016, Family, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Poetry, Stress, Where I'm From, #Mystory, 0“I Am From” I am from the hood When young ladie walk down the street And the men ask...
Where I’m From
Sam, , Fall 2016, Family, Happiness, Stories, Stress, Where I'm From, #confidence, #importance, #selfworth, 0I am from Oakland, CA A place of different colors and creatures I am from a city of individuals...
Opinions of Abortion
Anna, , Abortion, Crime, Fall 2016, Family, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Showcase, abortion, babies, pro-choice, pro-life, 2Abortion is one of the most widely disputed topics in America today. People are either for it or against...
Prejudice and Judgement
April, , Books or Plays, Family, Friendship, Gender, Happiness, Race Relations, family, happiness, judgement, Love, prejudice, 0The book From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun consists about a young boy who is 13 years old, ever...
Warm Feelings~
Thaarini, , Fall 2016, Favorite Word, Happiness, Poetry, Showcase, ExposSquad, favorite word, happiness, memories, nostalgia, Okemos High School, 3You know that feeling? The one that comes on a bone-chilling, dreary day As a ray of...
Hopes Change Lives
Kavi, , Fall 2016, Favorite Word, Happiness, Showcase, happiness, hope, Okemos High School, 1Being a senior in high school fills me with hope – hope that I will find a good college...
Transgender Equality – My Perspective
Ben, , Beauty, Fall 2016, Gender, Getting Started, Happiness, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, 2nd Hour American Lit, 2nextprez, Caring, education, Equality, Gender equality, happiness, Love, Okemos High School, Relationships, Rights, Transgender, 3Hi, my name is Ben Crino. I am a straight white male who lives in...
Students and Sleep
Evan, , 2nextprez, Fall 2016, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, 2 nextprez, Okemos High School, 0Dear President, Why can’t school start later? Sleep is a major issue for students. Studies show that getting more...
American Lunches Need a Reboot
Brandon, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, 1The extreme guidelines on cafeteria food does nothing to fight obesity, deprives students of a nutritious meal, and siphons...
There are many theories about why people have unique personality traits. Some theories suggest that nature and nurture play...