Koji Nagata-Brown Youth Voices #1 April 25, 2018 Period 5   Desdemona 1.3.208-218   I have respect for you as my father, But I have important decisions to make. You have given me an education and a roof over my head, To which I am grateful. So I respect what you want me to do, Because I am your daughter, […]

In the spirit of “Owning Shakespear” I choose to be Duke from the play Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 lines 229-240. In this scene, the Duke is trying to help Brabantio make the right decision about letting his daughter, Desdemona, marry Othello. While recording my voice, I had to make my tone, volume, and pacing match what I believed the […]

The legalization of medical marijuana would be very beneficial for our country because of the social, financial and medical impacts of legalization. Most of the country agrees that medical marijuana is the direction our country should go. There are too many advantages to the legalization of medical marijuana to ignore. It has been proven that medical marijuana is extremely efficient […]

There is a lot of stigma surrounding the infamous drug, marijuana. Most of this stigma is based on the stereotypical “stoner”, the one that sits at home all days and eats potato chips. But as early research is showing, marijuana has a lot more potential than just being a “lazy-drug”. Research has shown that marijuana can dramatically help those who […]

The past few days I have been conducting research on the social and economic effects that the legalization of marijuana could have on our country. I have found that there is convincing evidence that the new and expanding marijuana market is promoting the success of minority groups. The legalization of marijuana has allowed many young entrepreneurs to take advantage of […]

Marijuana has been a large topic of debate for the past decade. No one can seem to agree on whether or not this drug should be legalized for recreation, legalized for medicinal purposes or legalized at all. As more and more research comes out, marijuana is starting to look like one of the safest, most versatile drugs on the market. […]

  Should self-driving cars be allowed to drive on public roads? States across the nation seem to think so, as more and more states continue to legalize autonomous vehicles. California is one of those states, legalizing self-driving cars within its state borders. With a total of 27 companies that have permits to drive autonomous cars on public roads, and more […]

All over the news we hear stories about gang violence, murders and shootings. It seems as though the world we live in is becoming increasingly violent and unforgiving. But it might surprise you that the homicide rates among teens and youth have actually been decreasing since 1990. Over the course of the past 25 years the national homicide rate has […]

Zamboni. The satisfaction of just saying the word, zamboni, is similar to beating a high score on a game or getting a good grade on an assignment. After saying the word, zamboni, images of an ice skater twirling in the air, memories of ice skating with my friends and the hum of a large machine rolling across the ice instantly […]

I often find myself contemplating on my life and what it means to be happy. So often times I wonder, will I be satisfied with how I lived my life when I leave this Earth. Our time on this Earth is limited, we should be spending time with the people that matter most to us. I believe being happy is […]

Some things that I can do to make the world a better place is by going on volunteer trips. Organizations such as Youthlinc can help me volunteer around the world, especially in third world countries. I can also do stuff locally, like volunteer at the homeless shelter, donating food to the food bank and encouraging friends and family to do […]