Electric Cars, Are They Safe? Electric cars are evolving and most of them are self drivable, but there’s a...
Technology: Friend, Enemy, or “Frienemy”
, , , Fall 2018, Psychology, Science, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, 0
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?
, , , Fall 2018, Media, Media and Message, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, 0
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?
, , , Decision Making, Environment & World, Fall 2018, Health, Science, Showcase, Technology, 0
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
, , , Call to Action, Media, Politics, Privacy, Technology, 0
1984 by George Orwell predicted many things about today’s world. One thing in particular was the impact of technology...
There is an increasingly more complicated problem of privacy as technology becomes more prevalent in society. In a New...
In his novel, 1984, author George Orwell, writes about a futuristic society where the government reigns absolute. In this...
Do violent video games contribute to increasing youth violence?
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2018, Games, Psychology, Showcase, Technology, Violence, 5
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?
, , , Media, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, 1
Question: Is social media good for our society? Social media is a convoluted subject about whether it has an...
Over the past few decades, we have had a huge change in our lives. Smart phones have made our...
Today we got lots of development in our technology. We can only imagine 50 years ago that we can’t...
In the future how many years will the people work in the future? Why would they be so busy?...
Robotic World
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 0
Dear readers, Technology has advanced very rapidly over the years. To some, the idea of technology is scary, however...
Our Robotic Future
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 0
Hello, my name is Bryan Flores and I am from Oakland Unity High School and I think that in...
Dear readers of YouthVoices.live, I believe that robots will in fact become dangerous at some point and could potentially...
Our Robotic Future
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 0
My name is Valeria Fornes and I am a 10th grader at Oakland Unity High School. I believe that...
Hello, My name is Maryrose and I’m a sophomore at Unity High School. We have a unit where we...
“The Boy Who Drew Cats”
, , , Books, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Technology, 0
Introduction To My Animation: I am posting my scratch animation which is about the story “The Boy Who Drew...
Introduction: Recently, I made a fairy tale project in scratch and I would like to share it with you....
Animation Project: Scratch It!
, , , Education, Friendship, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Student-Centered, Technology, 0
Project Submission and Self-Evaluation Hi! My story is called “ Me and the Flawless Blind Boy.” The story is...
Female Harassment in the Gaming Industry
, , , Games, Gender, Media, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2018, Technology, The Fifth Column, Women, 2
Sexism is still present in today’s society, especially in video games. I have had encounters in which my teammates...
Screen time and its relationship to children is an issue I feel passionately about because it is something that...
Can social media affect teens?
, , , Bullying, Drugs, Emotional Health, Health, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 2
Hello everyone, I’m a senior high school student at Life Academy High School, and I’m currently working on my...
One technological advance that has the potential to completely change the world is the development of self-driving cars. The...
Preventing Skynet
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 1
“Google Tackles AI, Robotics Safety to Prevent Future Toasters from Killing Us in Our Sleep”, by Joel Hruska, is...
Particle Frenzy
, , , Education, Nuclear Energy, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, Wonder, 0
The Large Hadron Collider In 1998 the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) started the construction of the Large...
I stumbled upon the article “Posthuman enough?”. While this article did not pertain directly to my question, it nonetheless...
Most of us know of Terminator, IRobot, and countless other films depicting a dystopia of our own creation. The...
It’s Saturday afternoon, you text your friends your going to hangout with them in the evening. As soon as...
According to an article, “Hurricanes and Global Warming,”the authors express great concern about the effect that climate change is having...
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
, , , Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Goals, Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, Wonder, 0
In recent years the government has banned funding for genetically modifying humans, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from pursuing...
Among other major advances, self-driving cars are expected to become commonplace in the future. American car manufacturers say that...
Blogging a Research Paper!
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Psychology, Research Help, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, Thesis Feedback, 1
For this essay, I am choosing to recycle and dig deeper into one of my past posts, on freedom...
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
, , , 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...
Trumps shift from Mars to the Moon
, , , Fall 2017, Politics, Science, Showcase, Space, Technology, 3
Recently the our president Donald Trump has declared that he plans to shift NASA’s direct focus from Mars back...
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?
, , , 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...
Do we trust the internet too much?
, , , Education, Fall 2017, Media, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, 3
There is some news on the internet that seems too good to be true. The unfortunate thing about social...
After reading ‘Brave New World’ and ‘1984’, it was easy to come to the decision that Huxley’s ‘Brave New...
Human Connections through Technology
, , , 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....
Is Technology Advancing Us Towards Mental Inertia?
, , , American Dream, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Showcase, Technology, 0
The bustling flood of technology that has poured into our world has brought a whole new menagerie of...
How has the internet changed us as a society?
, , , Fall 2017, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, 1
There is no doubt that the internet has become a big influence in today’s world, as not only does...
Is Technology Affecting Our Relationships With Others?
, , , Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Health, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, 4
Technology is at the forefront of today’s society and is pervasive in everyday life. However, there are many negative...
New technology comes out every day, and whenever it does everyone in America scrambles to get it. We lavish...
Genetic Engineering and Aldous Huxley
, , , Fall 2017, Nature, Rights, Science, Showcase, Social Class, Technology, 2
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, or better known as CRISPR, is the latest and greatest DNA editing tool...
As our world makes repeated advances in technology, we often hear about future benefits. For example, we often hear...
Intended Obsolescence
, , , Economy, Fall 2017, Health, Showcase, Technology, 3
How is intended obsolescence contributing to the increased laziness and lack of individual thought in today’s society? An will...
The internet is changing our brains. It’s a system of distraction. We get the rewards of having unlimited information...
Has technology decreased our ability to critically think and analyze? Are we becoming lazier each time we use technology?...
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been researching about the topic of self-driving cars and their...
One hundred years ago our world was extremely different. There was limited technology if any and the stuff we...
Digital Child
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, Technology, 0
Tokyo, Japan has, undoubtably, one of the most unique residents within its city limits. Shibuya Mirai is a seven...
Information Technology
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, Technology, 6
According to Merriam-Webster, Information technology is the technology involving the development, maintenance, and the use of computer systems, software...
Social media play in society today
, , , Fall 2017, Language, Media, Media and Message, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, 5
81 percent of Americans use some sort of social media platform today. 1.96 billion people use social media worldwide...
Is technology worth it?
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Showcase, Technology, 1
Over the past half a century, technology has advanced in more ways than one could have ever imagined. Information...
“Kill Yourself”
, , , 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...
Technology is more and more common in this society. “With the way technology has pervaded every part of our...
Technology will continue to drastically change our society. There are positive connotations that come with technology. It has increased...
What i know is that people are so reliant on their devices that they have a mini heart attack...
The Future of Technology
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, Technology, 5
I asked myself what the future of technology has in store for us. There is bound to be a...
Cleaner energy sources are definitely possible, but is pure energy possible? Things like electric cars are not necessarily cleaner,...
When thinking about the future, I can’t know anything for sure; I can only make assumptions. What I can...
I already know that lots of technology is being developed today, such as self-driving cars. Technology will almost...
Is The Future a Good or Bad Place?
, , , Call to Action, Climate Change, Fall 2017, Point of View, Renewable Energy, Showcase, Technology, 2
Obviously we have a lot of scary and devastating problems in our world today. Things like climate change, world...
A Question of Choice
, , , Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Inquiry, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, 0
I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, “You decide!” But are you actually making a choice? A choice is something...
Can We Colonize Mars?
, , , Science, Showcase, Space, Technology, 7
The colonization of other stellar bodies would benefit the community of Earth indefinitely. In a world plagued by climate...
Who Are Our Students?
, , , Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, 0
I like the idea of an overarching something but I am not sure a specific question might be –...
Using Media to Spread the Message
, , , Media and Message, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, Technology, Women, 0
In order to spread my message more, I decide to create a video and post it on youtube, and...
Eight-Year-Old Girls is the Key to the Gender Gap
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, Women, 1
The lack of gender diversity in STEM-related fields is enormous, and there are many reasons why this is. According...
Sexism in Tech, Infographic
, , , Infographic, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, Women, 6
The feature image is my infographic, please enjoy.
I learned about computer programing in the start of my junior year of high school, where I was introduced...
The Tortoise and the Hare Remixed
, , , Animal Protection, Education, Friendship, Scratch, Spring 2017, Technology, 0
My remix of the Tortoise and the Hare show how there can be different endings of a moral story...
Aesop was a very famous author known for his short stories that often revealed important morals to the reader....
Stem Cell Controversy
, , , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Health, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Science, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
Churches and religious groups across America have opposed stem cell research for decades, even when this technology first came...
Youth Photography in NYC
, , , 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...
The Importance of Cell Phone Addiction
, , , Health, Media, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, 13
The Importance of Cell Phone Addiction By: Ethan Barmettler Cell Phones are the foundation of human society,...
What can be done to help further prevent future hackings and data breaches? From the resources of the online...
Fake News.
, , , Media, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, 2
Nowadays the best way to communicate is through the web, which offers an unlimited number of information from all...
To begin, the novel 1984 does connect to 2017 because like in the book we can be watched and...
The Internet is a very powerful tool in the technological culture we are living in today. We use it...
What is Ethonal
, , , Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Scratch, Spring 2017, Technology, Transportation, 0
My research topic was the addition of up to ten percent corn ethanol into gasoline. Ethanol was added to...
Opposing view points on how hacking can be malicious
, , , Fall 2016, Privacy, Showcase, Technology, Terrorism, 0
Article 1 Exploding the myth of the “Ethical Hacker” This is an article about the differences and when it...
Ethanol
, , , Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, Transportation, 1
Ethanol fuel has been a growing debate in the United States. Many people think we as a nation should...
How Technology Affects our Health: Mentally and Physically
, , , 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...
The Manhattan Project
, , , Fall 2016, History, Showcase, Technology, War, 1
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons....
Clever Hans (Remixed)
, , , Love, Stories, Technology, 1
Clever Hans is about an 18-year-old boy who is just hopelessly in love with a girl named Gretel. They...
Rumpelstiltskin (remixed)
, , , Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Nature, Point of View, Scratch, Technology, 0
(As you can tell from this title), I made an animation based on the folktale “Rumpelstiltskin”. Rumpelstiltskin is about...
Follow Little Red Riding hood on her journey through the woods to her grandmother’s house. She will have to...
The Emperor’s New Clothes (Remixed)
, , , Art, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Inequality, Scratch, Stories, Technology, 0
This is my version of the long told tale of The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson. it describes such a...
Hansel and Gretel (remixed)
, , , Books, Fall 2016, Scratch, Technology, 0
Many people have loved fairy tales for so many years. But sometimes we wonder, “How could it end differently?”...
My animated story is a remixed version of Little Red Riding Hood. Halfway through the story there is a...
The Lion and the Beetle – Remix
, , , Animal Protection, Art, Fall 2016, Happiness, Scratch, Technology, 0
Into to the story: The lion and the beetle is about a lion who is greedy for power. He...
“The Envious Neighbor” is a Japanese fairy tale that shows the consequences of being good, along with the consequences...
Hi, my name is Tahir and I created a scratch animation based upon the story “ASS and his Masters”...
Hi, my name is Alex. In my Scratch animation, I made a remix of the fable “The Fox and...
The Fairies Remixed
, , , Art, Technology, 0
“The Fairies” is a fairy tale collected by Charles Perrault. It is about a girl who receives the...
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