, , , Call to Action, Happiness, Media, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, This I Believe, Upstander, 0
In tech, we are doing a digital presentation project and the issue that me and my group chose was...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Goals, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Inequality, Showcase, Sports, 0
My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
The effectiveness and risks of vaccines are becoming more and more feared by parents with young children, leading to...
, , , Beauty, Creative Writing, Decision Making, Friendship, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Stories, Summer 2018, Wonder, Writing, 0
So many dreams, forgotten This one comes true I open my eyes and feel minuscule before the towering force...
, , , Emotional Health, Getting Started, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stress, 5
Why are more and more teenagers being diagnosed with mental illnesses such a y s depression and anxiety? Problems...
, , , Friendship, Happiness, Love, Scratch, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, Stories, Writing, 0
In order to make this animation work click the green flag. Intro to my fairy tale...
, , , Community, Economy, Emotional Health, Family, Goals, Happiness, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Dear Youth Voices Community, Hello, my name is Christy-Lynn Lagula. I am 16 years old and I am an...
, , , Animal Protection, Beauty, Bullying, Friendship, Happiness, Love, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Do you like ducks going in adventures? Well, you’re in for a ride! My animation is based off the...
In the short dialogue from Desdemona in Act 1 Scene 3 Lines 208-218, I learned a lot about how...
, , , Books, Decision Making, Education, Found Poetry, Happiness, Inquiry, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, Writing, 0
First passage, Desdemona 1.3.208-218 My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty: To you I am bound...
, , , Argument, Books, Happiness, History, Portraits, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Women, Writing, 0
1.3.208-218 Paraphrase: Desdemona: My dear father, I do face a difficult challenge: To you I am grateful for life...
, , , Friendship, Goals, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
On my way to Costa Rica I was super nervous I was also excited to meet my group members...
, , , Art, Family, Happiness, Love, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
, , , Creative Writing, Happiness, History, Memoir, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Where I'm From, Writing, 1
I am from Nestle Crunch bars, from Airstream and Herman Miller. I am from the crystal-clear panels that let...
, , , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
summers are everlasting but i’ve learned to love the days spent in the sun with my mother soaking in...
, , , Beauty, Books, Creative Writing, Happiness, Mental Illness, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, 0
There are many psychological treatments for individuals seeking medical attention whether to treat or manage a mental illness. Therapy...
, , , Emotional Health, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Surveys, What do I stand for?, 3
According to MentalHealth.gov, “If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it is helpful to...
, , , Decision Making, Education, Family, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Spring 2018, 7
There isn’t any magic formula to parenting. There are countless factors going into raising a kid with innumerable decisions...
, , , Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 3
I feel like being alone But in reality I just need someone to never let me go Expressing my...
, , , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Decision Making, Education, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Health, Point of View, Politics, 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...
Goal Digger Goal Driven Goal Seeker Success is all I wish for Doing good is what I pray...
, , , Community, Goals, Happiness, Love, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Why I’m Helpful as Hell Growing up, I was always told by my parents, “si tienes la oportunidad...
, , , Creative Writing, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Wonder, Writing, 5
i was young when pink and white flowers grew on the dogwood tree in the front yard of the...
, , , Family, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Helicopter parenting is a style of overbearing parenting that can have adverse effects on young people through stifling their...
, , , Bullying, Call to Action, Emotional Health, Happiness, Health, Love, Mental Illness, Psychology, Spring 2018, 3
We live in a world where mental health is a prevailing struggle, that affects all ages. On average about...
, , , American Dream, Debt, Happiness, Health, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, 0
In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
, , , Decision Making, Emotional Health, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 3
Mental Health is an ongoing issue world wide and even within the Utah community. According to Utah Department of...
, , , Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
The phrase money can’t buy happiness has been an ongoing mentality in our society, and continues to impact many...
, , , Biases, Economy, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The further society advances, the further it leaves behind those who cannot keep up. Mental disabilities are arguably the...
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Friendship, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
In many stages of our lives, we may either see a person or a group of individuals as attractive...
, , , American Dream, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Drugs, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Guns, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
, , , Books, Call to Action, Education, Fall 2017, Happiness, Language, Media, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 8
US curriculum is one of the worst ways of “grading” one’s intellect. We use these ideas of memory and...
After reading the first three chapters of Victor Rios’ Street Life, I feel impressed about the events he is...
, , , Beauty, Fall 2017, Friendship, Happiness, Inquiry, Media, Showcase, 4
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard about the hip new brand called Supreme....
, , , 2nextprez, Biases, Debt, Decision Making, Drugs, Economy, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Incarceration, Politics, Poverty, 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...
, , , Emotional Health, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Technology, 1
Handheld technology certainly has its pros and cons. The pros include easy communication, access to news, a platform for...
, , , Community, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Happiness, Inquiry, Language, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 1
1984 and Brave New World contain key attributes that define the way each society behaves. These attributes...
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who see the glass as half empty, have a...
, , , Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Media, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, 0
Technology is playing a very big role in our society today, and is prevalent in almost everything we do....
, , , Fall 2017, Gender, Happiness, Love, Showcase, Social Media, Women, 6
In dystopian literature, things like procreation, passion, and love are viewed as threats towards society. Sex is viewed as...
, , , Call to Action, Drugs, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Showcase, 6
If you’ve been on the news recently and been able to get past the news about Trump’s administration and...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Happiness, Showcase, 0
What is an “American”? James Truslow Adams stated in his book The Epic of America, that America is “…that...
“Showing emotion is a sign of weakness”- this stigma has made us think sharing our feelings is something that we...
, , , Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Showcase, 2
I often will wonder why it is that mental health is still such a prevalent issue. In Utah, the...
, , , Happiness, Showcase, 0
To Be Happy Happiness is well known to all, yet something so far from absolute comprehension. No one knows...
, , , Animal Protection, Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Inequality, Love, 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...
, , , 2nextprez, Education, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Showcase, 0
Dear Future President, Stress,depression,anxiety,fear, and anger, these things start to retreat. For a student having this negativity lifted...
, , , Economy, Friendship, Happiness, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 0
Throughout life we are faced with the word value. What it means to value things, what it does, how...
, , , Fall 2017, Friendship, Getting Started, Happiness, Showcase, 7
Many of us throughout our lives ask this question and wonder to ourselves if we are that good person....
, , , Argument, Call to Action, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Science, Social Media, Technology, 1
On average in the U.S. 121 people die by suicide every single day making suicide the 10th leading cause...
, , , Decision Making, Happiness, Health, Nature, Pollution, 0
Places like India, China and Africa that have an enormous population and with the increase in population we see...
, , , Animal Protection, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Education, Food, Goals, Happiness, Health, Love, Nature, Photography, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Science, Social Media, Sports, Terrorism, Violence, What do I stand for?, 2
Whalers kill dolphins, whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals. In Japan, they do so in a cruel and shocking...
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Showcase, 10
Emotions are very weird and to be quite frank, terrifying. Emotions for another human being cause so many issues...
Is it money ? is it having what you want? What truly makes us happy ?. As human beings...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Guns, Happiness, Media, Rights, Showcase, 1
We the People “We the people”(US Const. Preamble). The first three words of the Preamble in...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Happiness, Religion, Showcase, 0
Our American values is freedom. Freedom of speech and freedom to live a happy life. Our country should...
Transitioning into our last year of high school, we are constantly being reminded of the ways we are growing...
, , , Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Stress, Student-Centered, 10
I chose my personal questions, “what causes all my stress?”. The reason I chose this is because the past...
, , , Education, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
I’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...
I Believe that our differences should be accepted and celebrated How is everything in the universe categorized? Each holding...
, , , Animal Protection, Friendship, Happiness, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, 0
In the Story “The Selfish Horse”, the horse learns that helping someone is always better because something is much easier...
, , , Animal Protection, Bullying, Happiness, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, 1
In my story, “The Ugly Duckling Remixed”, there is a mother who gives birth to three ducklings; ducklings 1...
, , , American Dream, Happiness, Inequality, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
The American political system we have now needs to be changed. Division between the political left and right is...
, , , Happiness, Media, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Photography, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2017, Technology, 2
In New York City, teenagers and new adults, as young as 12, and as old as 25, roam the...
, , , Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, 5
Growing up my parents always told me to do what makes me happy, that no amount of money will...
I believe that people can control and create their own happiness. Throughout this past school year, I have been...
I firmly believe that everyone has control of their own happiness. There are several different things that can bring...
, , , Food, Happiness, Health, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
The overall American diet, has shifted into what is fastest, cheapest, and most often what is unhealthiest. Many convenient...
, , , Art, Creative Writing, Family, Happiness, Poetry, Spring 2017, Stories, Wonder, 0
Poem in the style of Williams Just to let you know I did not return the change from the...
, , , Economy, Education, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Social Class, 0
Child Labor affects over 250 million children worldwide. Kids who range from under the age of thirteen to seventeen...
, , , Happiness, Health, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7
In 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...
, , , Economy, Education, Happiness, Health, Point of View, Poverty, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
In a study published by the University of the Punjab, Centre for South Asian Studies, it was concluded that...
, , , Beauty, Family, Friendship, Gender, Happiness, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 2
Using Gale to find information on what I was studying was somewhat difficult. At first, I wasn’t specific enough,...
, , , Animal Protection, Family, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
How do dogs perceive their owners? I have always found animals fascinating, especially dogs. There are some questions that...
, , , Happiness, Health, Inquiry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 3
How will the world react when there is further increase of people that live their lives in autopilot? Autopilot...
In my discovery to understand and conclude if Veganism is beneficial to ones health. I found an article explaining...
, , , Beauty, Happiness, Health, Inquiry, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2017, 4
Since my last post, I have done more research about how social media can and cannot positively influence people...
, , , Happiness, Health, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stress, 5
My research question is, assuming meditation alters brain pathways, what are the consequences and benefits of those alterations? Thus...
, , , Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, 0
Over what ppl get in to fights and get slumped over what a post on da book or some...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Economy, Family, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Politics, Poverty, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, 3
Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
, , , Call to Action, Education, Fall 2016, Happiness, Health, Media, Mental Illness, Politics, Privacy, Psychology, Research Help, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Stress, Technology, 11
Technology is a very wonderful thing. It can connect us to others, give us information and give us a...
, , , Fall 2016, Happiness, Health, Media, Music, Psychology, Showcase, 1
I have chosen to write about the effect that music has on our emotions. I am interested in this...
, , , Fall 2016, Happiness, Health, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
My chosen research project for my english class asks the question of how social media and technology have influenced...
, , , Drugs, Education, Family, Getting Started, Happiness, Health, Homelessness, Mental Illness, 2
TEENS ON DRUGS Did you know that 90% of drug addiction starts in the teenage years. This shows that...
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