Have you ever wondered why people in your area get kicked out of their homes? I see my neighbors being kicked out of their homes and replaced with people who seem like they have more money. This is called gentrification: the phenomenon that occurs when people of a lower socioeconomic level are priced out of […]
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I have grown up wondering what I could do to help innocent people get off death row without being a lawyer. After I watched “Just Mercy” I felt more inspired to do some research on this topic. The film is about Walter McMillan who was unjustly put on death row, and a new lawyer, Brian […]
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Racism is a bigger type of bullying. I should know because I have dealt with racism in my own school, with a Hispanic girl saying the n-word to me and calling me a monkey in front of my face. It was a really crazy experience for me. But I am not only going to talk […]
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I’ve always been what you’d call a daddy’s girl. God, I loved my father. I idolized him, especially when I was younger, believing he could do no wrong. Then, one night, everything changed. About five or six years ago, a few hours after I had gotten home from school, my parents had been arguing, and […]
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The Anacostia River is a source of life for countless species, and it is currently at risk. The Anacostia has a history of being polluted, and to this day, it is full of toxins and trash. I have volunteered for the Anacostia River Watershed Society multiple times and seen firsthand the crippling effect of pollution […]
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According to USA Today, there are about 600 to 700 thousand homeless people living in the United States, the same number of people who live in all of D.C. Whether you’ve been in a homeless situation, known a homeless person, or just seen someone who’s homeless, you know how much this could impact a person. […]
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According to Turnbridge, a provider of mental health and diagnosis treatment programs, “In the United States, over half (54 percent) of adults do not receive treatment for their mental illness.” Untreated mental illness can lead to unemployment, homelessness, suicide, unnecessary disability, and poor quality of life. Unfortunately, there is currently a shortage of mental health […]
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If you’re a student, have you ever wondered why you can’t have your phone during the school day? Most schools for the 2022-2023 school year let students have their phones on them but don’t allow them to use their phones during class. Many things can happen, like a shooting or fire, and children wouldn’t be […]
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What if someone told you that your child was suffering from a mental health disorder? How would it feel knowing that children and teens are suffering every day simply because they did not have proper emotional support? A mental health crisis is impacting millions of young people today, such as depression, anxiety, and behavioral disorders. […]
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Meet me! A twelve-year-old “They/Them?” or something like that, in the 7th grade. You know nothing about me, but would you want me to be bullied? No, you wouldn’t. So why should queer youth get bullied just because they’re different from you? I don’t wish for me and other queer youth to walk into school […]
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$2.30…$3.65…$4.23…$5.83. Have you ever been to the store and seen that the price of your favorite was higher than it was last month? For the last five years, companies such as Tysons Food and Pepsi C.O. have been raising their prices more than is considered fair. This is called price gouging, a prominent issue in […]
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Have you ever lost something valuable to you? My friend’s aunt died due to overdosing on opioids. This has put their family in a tight situation since they had to pay a lot of money for all of the expenses of the funeral. A lot of people are losing lives due to overdosing on drugs, […]
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