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Samantha California

Letter to the President

I believe that if we, The United States, legalize marijuana, and find a stable way to control it, the effects can be phenomenal.

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Mia California

Dear future president

Overall, I hope you find importance in building the strong American identity that we are currently in need of. To make America strong once again we...

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Warren L. California

Abortion

I am not a person with very political views. I come from a household where current events are not talked about around the dinner table. However, on...

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MJ California

LGBTQ Community

If America truly is the home of the free, then why do nearly a fourth of (working) LGBTQ people feel scared to be true to themselves?

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Isaac Z. California

Letter to Future President

Over the last few years, terrorist attacks around the world have created fear and insecurity for many people.

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Kelsey F. California

Abortion

Abortion should be legal.

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Hannah California

Make America Pro-Choice

Women should not be forced to keep a baby if they aren't ready. The woman who is carrying the baby should have the decision if she wants an abortio...

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Jess J. California

Equality in America's Justice System

Many judges these days are giving harsher or more lenient sentences based on the race, gender, sexuality, religion, or social class of the offender.

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Chloe S. California

Animal Rights

Thousand of animals face extinction everyday and it is our job to protect these vital creatures.

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Megan California

Police Brutality

Something needs to be done. The topic of police brutality certainly needs to be discussed and changed to better protect the people and the police o...

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Samantha P. California

Illegal Immigrants

Illegal immigration needs to be stopped and regulated in the United States to decrease both overpopulation and crime rates.

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Delaney B. California

Dying on Autonomous Terms

Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized in the United states as an optional way to die on the grounds of irreversible illness or unbearable ...

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Nivi California

The Gender Wage Gap

The gender wage gap is an issue that can no longer be ignored. Women lose a significant amount of money as years go by with the 23 cent deficit the...

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Samantha V. California

College Tuition Crisis

College tuition is on the rise, destroying the drive of the future generation of America.

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Andie H. California

Gun Control

I am concerned about a lot of things in our country, but what frightens me the most is seeing that police officers or young African Americans were ...

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Beau L. California

Our Troops

Recent studies have shown that 1 in 5 people who returned home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were diagnosed with some type of post-deployment s...

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Rory California

Gun Control

Orlando, San Bernardino, Newtown, Aurora. These places have become almost synonymous with the mass shootings that took place there. It is estimated...

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Nolan N. California

The Pragmatic Perspective

Gun control is no longer a question of if, but how much. A hard-line approach to the matter that incorporates the ideologies of both of the nation'...

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Marlena T. California

Police Brutality/Black Lives Matter

According to the Huffington Post, at least 194 African American lives were taken at the hands of police officers so far this year. ALL Lives Matter.

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shane California

Financial Aid

As a citizen of the United States, it sincerely concerns me that college tuition is very high and very unreasonable.

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Grant H. California

Drugs, Justice, and Education

The issues of marijuana, private prisons, and higher education will face your administration in the upcoming years.

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Emily G. California

death penalty

Is it really fair to kill criminals when some are proven innocent? If we kill them are we really any more morally correct than those who committed...

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Olivia California

Some Injustices of Standardized Testing

Too many standardized tests are being put on students, and it stresses out not only that student but their teacher and quite possibly their school....

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Maryam California

A Letter to the Next President

The letter is about personal issues with Islamophobia, its negative impacts, and the portrayal of Muslims in media as a result of Islamophobia.

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James California

Keep Our Troops At Home

I created this video as a class project and a short informative documentary. It details the Syrian war's destruction and why we should not send our...

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Kenrick K. California

The Schism

Police Brutality is dividing us socially, economically, and ideologically. How can foreign affairs be more important than domestic affairs right on...

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Jordan F. California

Police Brutality

From 2015 to 2016, hundreds of African Americans have been shot and killed by police officers. Approximately 25% of those victims were unarmed.

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McKenna F. California

Food Waste

An alarming amount of food is being wasted, at the same time that millions of Americans are struggling to put food on the table.

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Simran D. California

Abortion

Every woman should have the option to keep or abort her baby.

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Melanie D. California

Syrian Refugee Crisis

​The United States has brought in over 10,000 Syrians, but there are still many more Syrian refugees who seek a place to stay. The U.S is a strong ...

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Letters to the Next President 2.0 engaged and connected young people, aged 13-18, as they researched, wrote, and made media to voice their opinions on issues that mattered to them in the 2016 Presidential Election.

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