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Social Media & Nature

Many people believe that social media is ruining nature, but is it really? Social media is not ruining nature...
The Journey to Extremism

In recent months, political extremism has become more and more apparent in America. Due in part to the rise...
Media Bias on Social Injustice

The media has a significant amount of influence on our values and opinions on certain issues and topics. As...
Do Not Believe Everything You See Online
Nothing everything you see online is true. Some posts or comments can mislead you into something else so irrelevant...
In the article, “Should Cashless Businesses Be Banned” I learned that in the past few years there has been...
Are Big Tech Companies Too Strong?
The main, talked-about tech companies, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook are used every single day 24 hours a day....
The article involving technology by Joe Bubar explains how technology has now taken upon our lives and is much...
Is Google/Facebook a threat to technology?
In the article, “Is Big Tech Too Powerful” I learned those top internet companies such as Google, and Facebook...
Have Big Techs Become Too Powerful?

The article, “Is Big Tech Too Powerful?” explains how our lives revolve around technology and how tech companies are...
Is Big Tech Getting Out of Hand?
In the article, “Is Big Tech Too Powerful,” I learned that big corporations such as Google and Amazon are...
Due to the Coronavirus, eLearning is an effective way to reduce the spread of the virus, and provide academic...
Body positivity
People told me that I shouldn’t show my skin or that I’m not perfect enough or fit enough to...
Harmful Effects Social Media Has on the Mental Health of Teens

In my last blog post, I expressed the idea that social media hinders people’s ability to communicate and truly...
Social Media and Social Change

“The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” – Herbert Spencer (“Herbert Spencer Quotes”) It is a...
Virtual classes, advantage or disadvantage?

Virtual classes have gotten to their peak this past year. Many of these reasons are not only because of...
Technology advancement

Fuel cell technology is evolving into a new system of fuel cell technology. That advancement has been advanced to...
Due to the Coronavirus, e-learning is an effective way to reduce the spread of the virus, while providing students...
In the article, “Should Cashless Businesses Be Banned?” there’s a debate on whether to get rid of establishments that...
Your Hair, Your Right?
In the article “Your Hair, Your Right?” by Joe Bubar it argues that there should be a law passed...
What the Internet Really Knows About You
In the article “What the Internet Really Knows About You” by Zeynep Tufekci is about how you have to...
YouTube

On February 14, 2005, YouTube was activated and has developed throughout the years. The first video was uploaded on...
Should there be a restriction on how much data technology companies are allowed to collect on you?

My inquiry question was, “Should there be a restriction on how much data technology companies are allowed to collect...
Virtually Traveling is a Thing Now?

This unexpected virus has stopped people from enjoying everyday things such as family gatherings, going to amusement parks, attending...
Is the Future here?
In the article, “Are Driverless Cars a Good Idea?” I learned that there are many positive and negative features...
Challenging America
We are repetitively being told by schools and politicians to have pride in our country and its values. Values...
Is Social Media Bad?
Everyone today is always on social media. A social platform where you can connect with others across the world....
When photos lie…
In the articles “When Photos Lie” by Laura Anastasia and Mary Kate Frank the argument is that when navigating...
Are We Ready for Drive Less Cars?
Drive less cars are a very a big thing to this day. Let’s talk about Tesla a fast growing...
Big Data

Question: Should there be a restriction on how much data technology companies are allowed to collect on you? This...
Young people are mostly the ones who are more into smartphones and technology. It is not completely true that...
Are Smartphones Making Us Stupid?
Many people that believe that smart phones are making us stupid and others believe that smartphones is actually really...
Is Your Cellphone Draining Your Intelligence?

In the article, “Are smartphones Making Us Stupid?” there’s a debate between two technology experts Andrew Keen and David...
Social Distancing Now
Researchers say that COVID-19 has been rapidly spreading due to the movements of people with no or very mild...
Tech Companies And Americans Distrust of Them
As we all know, we are getting closer to have some advances of technology. In which we get amazed...
Tablets or Textbooks for School?

Textbooks have been a classroom necessity for a long time, but now it seems that tablets, and laptops have...
To what extent are electric vehicles a solution to global pollution?

Let’s start by stating that global warming is basically temperature rising of the earth’s atmosphere caused by high level...
The thing about Tik Tok is that once you start, there’s no going back. You tell yourself that you’ll...
Will You Vote Now?

A huge debate within the last couple of years is how can we get everyone to use their privilege...
Gene Editing

Gene editing is highly controversial, this process would take place in babies and would remove all unwanted genes from...
Social Media… Yes or No?
The first article is about how social media risks mental health. Cyberbullying is the main example used in this...
In 500 years….

In my thought, I think that the world will be very different 500 years from now. The world will...
How Music Helps Us Define What it Means to be American
American culture is forever changing and music is the best way to explore this. This is evident through the...
5 Things To Consider Before Choosing Antivirus Software

Antivirus software is an anti-malware computer program designed to detect, prevent, and remove malware from the computer. Viruses create...
Everything about TOR – Should you use it?

Our desire to seek privacy online has often led to the discovery of new tools. Walking on the path...
Print Is Dying, And No One Can Heal It.

Since 1882, The Panolian Newspaper (located in Batesville, Mississippi) has been delivering news all across Panola County. It...
Lack of Awareness Resulting in Data Theft among Baby Boomers

Are you far away from your grandchildren and often want to hit them up on social networking sites? Do...
Fight For Victims: The Results

Our project was about the dangers of sexual harassment and our overall goal was to inform people about sexual...
Deforestation in NY Reflection

My name is Karen, the authour of the blog “Deforestation In NY”. This blog is a high-school project where...
Digital Activist Project

Hello, my name is Lina and I am currently in 9th grade. In my tech class, our teacher challenged...
Reflection: POP Project

Hi! My name is Ashley and I am a student at BSGE. I worked with Lina and Lidia on...
A Community Garden Project Reflection

For my digital activism project, from February to May, I chose a goal that I would need to promote...
Fighting Drunk Driving- Project Reflection

The goal of our project was to educate and notify people about the lurking danger that is present in...
Declawing

Declawing cats is a serious matter that should be thought about twice before going through with the decisions. Many...
Social Media Makes People Change their Mind- Sources for Explanatory Essay

Now Comment Social media is engineered to bolster existing opinions to the point of extremity. However, social media is...
Public attitudes toward political engagement on social media- Source Explanatory Essay

Now Comment Social media has become even more popular than traditional news sources for receiving information. The concerns over...
News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2017- Source Explanatory Essay

Now Comment Social media has become a new source for political information but it’s very informal and has even...
Unconscious Bias- Making Millions from Theory

Now Comment Media manipulation most commonly if affected by individual unconscious biases that have been supported through social media...
How Taylor Swift, Snapchat, And Millennial Marketers Are Changing The Political Game- Source for Explanatory Essay

NowComment This source gives examples of how celebrities can partake in political media manipulation tactics through social media. Social...
Mass Media and Political Manipulation

I’m changing my topic to be mass media political manipulation. Ebsco Source: “Do Mass Media Influence the Political Behavior...
For my project, I’m looking at popular, modern conspiracy theories. The first is about the assassination of JFK. My...
Students’ Online Speech Should Be Limited!

Schools should be allowed to limit students’ online speech because it impacts both students and teachers. Online speech allows...
This is a recording of Desdemona (1.3.208-218) in Othello. It was an interesting experience recording and re-recording this. I...
Should Schools Be Allowed to Limit Students’ Online Speech?

Students online speech should be limited because it causes lack of self confidence, affects individuals performance in schools, and...
Online speech should be limited

Students online speech should be limited because students need to learn how to respect one another , if school...
Electric cars, Are they safe?

Electric Cars, Are They Safe? Electric cars are evolving and most of them are self drivable, but there’s a...
Is the world always at war?

The dystopian novel called 1984 by George Orwell was written as a negative utopia that creates a imaginary world...
Technology: Friend, Enemy, or “Frienemy”

George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, seems near prophetic when looking back on the work today. Orwell predicts the increase...
Will the omnipresence of media and the constant bombardment of notifications today lead to a damaged future?

Nowadays it would be hard to argue against the claim that technology is very prevalent in...
Is it Right for People to have the Ability to Select their Child’s Traits to live up to a Societal Standard?

Cohabitating in an ever-changing society can be a challenge to all people, some more than others. Within our changing...
Solution to Today’s Technology Problems

1984 by George Orwell predicted many things about today’s world. One thing in particular was the impact of technology...
Right to Privacy and Technology

There is an increasingly more complicated problem of privacy as technology becomes more prevalent in society. In a New...
Does our government attempt to control what we are thinking?

The term “fake news” has rapidly increased in usage and meaning over the past two years. A quote popularized...
George Orwell’s Prediction about Privacy

In his novel, 1984, author George Orwell, writes about a futuristic society where the government reigns absolute. In this...
Is Homeland Security Violating Individual Right to Privacy?

George Orwell’s 1984 is centered around many societal warning, one of the most significant being government violation of the...
The College Debt Crisis in America

I decided to explore three articles referring to college debt. This is a subject I’m not particularly well versed...
Do violent video games contribute to increasing youth violence?

https://nowcomment.com/documents/116606#.W88xDUtKjD4 When looking at the evidence and scientific studies, it is hard to deny that there is some correlation...
Social Media, Good or Bad?

Question: Is social media good for our society? Social media is a convoluted subject about whether it has an...
How Can Roe V. Wade Be Protected?

Roe V. Wade is one of the largest contemporary judicial controversies. It has spawned avid opposition and support throughout...
Where I’m From

I am from a pink hijab and pink sneakers, from colorful fabric from Telco and praying at home during...
Are You Using Your Phone or Is Your Phone Using You?

Over the past few decades, we have had a huge change in our lives. Smart phones have made our...
I am from building blocks and candy jar with no candy in it, from baby dolls and a...
Megan’s My Beautiful Neighborhood

Point of View Writing Yes the people are beautiful like the color white paper but some people smell like...
The question I choose is if people have higher education, will they live longer than the people with lower...
The Impact of Technology

Today we got lots of development in our technology. We can only imagine 50 years ago that we can’t...
Working Hours In The Future

In the future how many years will the people work in the future? Why would they be so busy?...
Immigrant Life

My name is Evelyn Ramirez Velazquez and I was born in Mexico. I am 19 years old. I...
Robotic World

Dear readers, Technology has advanced very rapidly over the years. To some, the idea of technology is scary, however...
Our Robotic Future

Hello, my name is Bryan Flores and I am from Oakland Unity High School and I think that in...
Robots: Threat to Humans

Dear readers of YouthVoices.live, I believe that robots will in fact become dangerous at some point and could potentially...
Our Robotic Future

My name is Valeria Fornes and I am a 10th grader at Oakland Unity High School. I believe that...
Robots, Beneficial or Life Threatening?

Hello, My name is Maryrose and I’m a sophomore at Unity High School. We have a unit where we...
In this retelling of the classic fairy tale The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, you, as the reader,...
To Procrastinate, or Not to Procrastinate? That is the Question

I adapted the classic story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” by Aesop and turned it into an interactive scratch...
What if the princess lied? “The Princess and the Pea”

Hi there! Have you ever heard of the tale of “The Princess and the Pea.” If not, then you...
“The Boy Who Drew Cats”

Introduction To My Animation: I am posting my scratch animation which is about the story “The Boy Who Drew...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OEkTyhF7vXeeKY47Qcpc8dfQ_i3oMsNLlarP3k5HAWk/edit?usp=sharing
The Children of Hameln (The Pied Piper of Hamelin): Animation by Yours Truly

Hey! Are you bored? Then watch my “wonderful, amazing, spectacular, fabulous, beautiful” animation based off of the hit fairytale,...
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: What would happen if Goldilocks didn’t eat the porridge?

I made an interactive scratch animation. I took the classic fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears and adapted it....
My Fairy tale Remix of The Princess and the Pea

In order to make this animation work click the green flag. Intro to my fairy tale...
The Fountain of Youth turned into an interactive animation for kids

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X_f6FBmm7e42MFJoVkq62sgXkKW3TMaWpxGXkxB4JpU/edit?usp=sharing ^ This is my modified script and storyboard. I decided that people can use the script and background as...
Hello, I would like to tell you about my remix of the famous fairy tale, “The three Billy Goats...
People read fairy tales all the time and usually, they all have a moral learned through a bad decision...
This is my scratch project, that is a remix of a fairytale. The project is based on the story,...
The Ugly Duckling

Hey, This is my scratch project animation I did during class as a project. It is about The Ugly...
The Ugly Duckling Animation- Kindness and Reality

Do you like ducks going in adventures? Well, you’re in for a ride! My animation is based off the...
Believe it or not, one minute of animating can take up at least one page of coding. I experienced...
Cinderella Remix

Cinderella Remix Everyone loves Disney’s Cinderella movie. I took my own spin on the story in my scratch animation....
Echo and Narcissus- With a Special Twist

In the fairytale “Echo and Narcissus” written by Ovid. The main character, Echo, who is a nymph living in...
The Most Amazing Version of, “Little Red Riding Hood” Ever Told- With Alternate Ending

Intro- Almost everyone knows the public fairy tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” made by the Brothers Grimm. Until...
The Red Shoes

I’d love to tell you about my fairy tale project. I chose the fairy tale, “The Red Shoes”. It...
Hello fellow viewer, I would like to introduce you to my fairy tale animation. You’ve heard of Little Red...
Frau Trude- By the Brothers Grimm Adapted by Tenzin J

Tenzin J My scratch project is an interactive story based off the the fairy tale Frau Trude by the...
Mercury and the Woodman: Sophie

Introduction: Recently, I made a fairy tale project in scratch and I would like to share it with you....
Little Red Riding Hood Animation on Scratch by Tenzin C.

HELLO FELLOW YOUTHVOICES MEMBERS!!!! THIS IS TENZIN C! There are some really good fairy tales out there, as well...
My animation is about the “Lion and the Mouse” by Aesop. I adapted it. In Act I, the lion...
Emilia 4.2.159-169 A halter pardon him! and hell gnaw his bones! Why should he call her whore? who keeps...
My story, Shades of Grey is a twist on the average plot/fetch quest because the character who “wants” the...
My Scratch animation explores human morals through a twisted version of Little Red Riding Hood, where we get the...
A story is a cluster of words that has the immense power of bringing people together. The story that...
Read About this New Amateur Animation: ‘Mirrored Match’

Twins, Harper and Gretel Wellington, are two sides to a coin. With Harper being born with supernatural powers, excelling...
The Newest Scratch Project: “The Battle For The County Fair”

In my scratch animation, the protagonist, The Cheese Man, and the antagonist, The Bread Man, both compete in a...
Goob and Bab

Goob and Bab intro: Goob- the protagonist that helps everyone Bab- the antagonist that is mean to everyone...
Scratch is a website that allows people to create animations and games through block based coding. In a Scratch...
“The Fish Who Lived” – Enticing Animation by Daniella L.

In my story the main character is Blue, who lives in the ocean with his best friend Guppy. Guppy...
I made an animation for a tech project which was indeed a rollercoaster of emotions. It was about a...
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My scratch animation is a humorous story on how two food spy agents try to save their fellow food...
“The Chess Game” A New and Exciting Scratch Animation!

There are four main Characters in “The Chess Game”; the white queen, the black queen, the white bishop, and...
Mean Girls: First on Broadway, Now Fruit

I made a scratch animation called Rotten Fruit. . It is a Mean Girls parody, but all the characters...
A Best’s Betrayal

In this story the main characters are Grace and Brittany. Grace and Brittany are best friends since they were...
Olivia is a bullied high schooler who survives endless hours of name calling and verbal abuse. Evelyn, Olivia’s best...
Animation Project: Scratch It!

Project Submission and Self-Evaluation Hi! My story is called “ Me and the Flawless Blind Boy.” The story is...
In my Scratch animation, I have two main characters and one secondary character. My two main characters are Lily...
To whomever may come upon this post: Hello, recently I created a scratch animation, which I put a...
Lit tech project, won’t believe what I created

Hello, this is Tenzin J typing. I made this story called “The War Within Natalia” for a tech project,...
The following story is about a girl named Giga who is constantly hurt by the actions and feelings of...
-The name of the protagonist is Sam Robinson. He starts off in the animation as a 6 year old...
Have you been waiting for a battle in space? A battle that has prehistoric dinosaurs and evil dog’s? Well...
Father’s Wish

Armaan S. BSGE Here are the characters in my story: George:An eighteen year old trying to complete his father’s...
Poverty: A problem worldwide

Poverty is a major issue that exists within society. It is the state of being extremely poor and lacking...
Female Harassment in the Gaming Industry

Sexism is still present in today’s society, especially in video games. I have had encounters in which my teammates...
What Effect does Screentime have on Children?

Screen time and its relationship to children is an issue I feel passionately about because it is something that...
Can social media affect teens?

Hello everyone, I’m a senior high school student at Life Academy High School, and I’m currently working on my...
Five Levels of Self-Driving Cars

One technological advance that has the potential to completely change the world is the development of self-driving cars. The...
Preventing Skynet

“Google Tackles AI, Robotics Safety to Prevent Future Toasters from Killing Us in Our Sleep”, by Joel Hruska, is...
Particle Frenzy

The Large Hadron Collider In 1998 the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) started the construction of the Large...
The Ethics, Morals, and Complications of the Future

I stumbled upon the article “Posthuman enough?”. While this article did not pertain directly to my question, it nonetheless...
What are the Effects of Social Media on the Teenage Brain?

While researching the effects that social media has on an individual’s brain I discovered a book review on, “i-Minds:...
The Advent of AI Technology will not Devalue Human Life

Most of us know of Terminator, IRobot, and countless other films depicting a dystopia of our own creation. The...
Technology limits Creativity

It’s Saturday afternoon, you text your friends your going to hangout with them in the evening. As soon as...
New Models For Predicting Hurricanes

According to an article, “Hurricanes and Global Warming,”the authors express great concern about the effect that climate change is having...
Jobs and Self-Driving Technology

There are many major developments and advances in technology that are expected to occur in the future. However, one...
Genetic Engineering of Human Organisms is Good for Society

In recent years the government has banned funding for genetically modifying humans, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from pursuing...
Reinventing Education

The US education system has been obviously failing the students and lacking in its job to create self sufficient,...
I recently found a very interesting article by NBC news that relates to my research topic of how social...
Self-driving cars and fuel consumption

Among other major advances, self-driving cars are expected to become commonplace in the future. American car manufacturers say that...
Blogging a Research Paper!

For this essay, I am choosing to recycle and dig deeper into one of my past posts, on freedom...
Self-Driving Technology

When people think about self-driving technology, it’s usually thought of as only a good thing. No one really ever...
Why memorization doesn’t work

US curriculum is one of the worst ways of “grading” one’s intellect. We use these ideas of memory and...
Trumps shift from Mars to the Moon

Recently the our president Donald Trump has declared that he plans to shift NASA’s direct focus from Mars back...
#MeToo

Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
Is technology making us lazier?

With the advancement of technology have we as a society become more lazy from the impacts of the internet...
How Does Cell Phone Use Affect Our Health?

Handheld technology certainly has its pros and cons. The pros include easy communication, access to news, a platform for...
Do we trust the internet too much?

There is some news on the internet that seems too good to be true. The unfortunate thing about social...
What has the Future Become?

After reading ‘Brave New World’ and ‘1984’, it was easy to come to the decision that Huxley’s ‘Brave New...
How does society deal with tragedy?

In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
The technological advances in the 21st century have been monumental, but have they been necessary? In today’s world, especially...