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Mrs. Johnson's 8th Grade Global Studies

Global Studies class letters connecting national issues to the UN's Global Goals.

Abby R. Minnesota

Women's Rights

This issue focuses on equality between men and women. Women’s rights and women’s equality is where women don’t get treated the same as men in many ...

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Elizabeth F. Minnesota

Speak up for those without a voice

There is no reason for cruelty and abuse to animals, they are meant to help, protect, and live a full life, just like us.

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Michael D. Minnesota

Immigrants

Better ways to handle the problem of immigration.

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Ethan W. Minnesota

Zero Hunger

World Hunger has been going on for too long and we need more food donation places and helpers in the US.

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Nicholas Minnesota

We live in a dangerous world

We are living in a dangerous world due to terrorism

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Michael W. Minnesota

Convicting Killer Police Officers.

Many innocent people die every year because of falsely accusing people in criminal situations. Many African American people die because of racism, ...

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Ethan B. Minnesota

All Lives Matter

Everyone has the right to life, white, black, homosexuals, transgender, men, women, everyone. 37% of unarmed people killed by police were black in ...

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Emma F. Minnesota

Gender equality

Society still seems to find loopholes to make men and women unequal.

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Ryan M. Minnesota

It's Still a Problem

Ever since humans were formed racism has been a problem. Throughout the years many people have tried so hard to stop this but despite their efforts...

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Kali J. Minnesota

Animal Abuse Education In School

Animal abuse is a big issue in all parts of the nation, but for some reason this is not being taught about in schools. If kids do not learn about t...

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Bryce H. Minnesota

All lives matter

This country is filled with hate crimes everyday and if we don't make a change right now it will get even worse.This letter is asking for the next ...

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Joe P. Minnesota

College Athletes Should Be Paid

College athletes earn money for their school. Also, they have to still do schooling and pay for their schooling, so they should be paid.

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Evan S. Minnesota

Freedom of Speech and What it Means to Use Now

It's time to talk about freedom of speech, not just on how we use it, but with countries that can’t, and how we treat freedom of speech today. Firs...

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Emily H. Minnesota

Saving our Planet: Reducing Usage of Fossil Fuels

In order for humanity to thrive, finding and using renewable energy sources is a must.

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noah a. Minnesota

Abortion Shall Not Be Legal

Abortion should not be legal because this is killing innocent people. Abortion is legal murder.

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Matthew P. Minnesota

Illegal Immigrants in the US

The topic of illegal immigrants is a big issue that needs to be addressed. In America right now, there are approximately 11.4 Million undocumented ...

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Annaliese G. Minnesota

Cost of Adoption

I feel that the cost to adopt should go way down in order for more parents to be able to adopt and more children be able to find good homes.

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Ethan B. Minnesota

Gun Control

Innocent people are gonna shot around the world because guns are too easy to get.

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Jason c. Minnesota

Gun Control

This is about how we can control guns and how people can be more safe with firearms and not get killed and injured.

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Aidan M. Minnesota

School Hours

School should be year-round because many kids lose their intelligence over a summer break.

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Will A. Minnesota

No Hunger or Starvation

We have both an obesity problem and a starvation problem. People in the bronx, people in every state, and around the world, don’t have money to put...

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Jessica W. Minnesota

Why Schools Should Have Later Start Times

Kids shouldn't have to decrease their education because they are too tired to start the day. Clearly, early start times are the cause for lower gra...

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Chris F. Minnesota

Prioritize Shutting Down ISIS

There shouldn't be hundreds of lives being lost due to ISIS while the US isn't doing enough to stop it.

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Sydney H. Minnesota

LGBQT Adoption Rights

LGBTQ citizens/couples don't have the right to adopt children in most states.

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Hannah B. Minnesota

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter is a group that protests the police, but in the process they are breaking laws. Black Lives Matter could be better than they are...

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Gavin L. Minnesota

No More Gun Violence

Gun Violence is a huge problem in the United States of America. People die each day from a firearm and needs to be stopped.

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Carly G. Minnesota

No More Poverty

There should be no poverty. Everyone should have the bare minimums such as food, water, and shelter.

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Bishop S. Minnesota

Clean Water… for Everyone

Clean water for everyone should be the main priority of our future president because it is a very oppressing matter and affects nearly every countr...

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Carson Y. Minnesota

Minimum Wage

Not everybody in the US is guaranteed minimum wage, and everybody should be. This should be a priority to the future president because it will guar...

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Emma C. Minnesota

Animal rights

Animals have rights just like we do and they are not taken as seriously as the should be.

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Samantha W. Minnesota

Changing thoughts about girls in society.

Society has changed the way girls see and think of themselves and it has become a huge problem everywhere.

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Gavin T. Minnesota

Bullying and College Cost

There is no reason that Bullying and College Cost has risen in the past couple years.

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Grace Minnesota

Homelessness Across the World

No one should have to live in the streets because we are all born equal and deserve the same rights.

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Megan B Minnesota

Adoption

Adoption is a hard and emotional process that can be made easier with a few changes.

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Izzy H. Minnesota

How Can We End Poverty?

Poverty is a problem all over the world from all the way in Africa to as close to your own backyard. At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $1...

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dominique s. Minnesota

Police Brutality

Police brutality has been a huge topic to talk about lately. But why hasn't there been any change? There have been too many deaths caused by unprof...

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Aravis P. Minnesota

Racism Must Come To An End

There is too much racism in America, and this needs to come to an end. As the president you can help to resolve this issue.

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Pedro V. Minnesota

Racism

We need to stop racism because it is ruining people's lives and interfering with their education.

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Tyler S. Minnesota

USA Illegal Immigrants issue

We need to stop the Illegal Immigrants the are entering our country and stealing our jobs. Along with smuggling in drugs

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Abby D. Minnesota

The Foster Care System

The children in the foster care system are constantly being thrown from home to home, without any regard for whether or not the homes are safe. Als...

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Jack R. Minnesota

Stopping Illegal Immigration

Stopping Illegal immigration in the United States.

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Ellen A Minnesota

Save the Earth- Global Warming

Global warming is a major threat to Earth that needs to be stopped immediately.

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Cole Z. Minnesota

Gun Control

American Citizens should keep the right to bear arms and the media doesn't know much about guns.

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Ryan H. Minnesota

Reduce the Price of Producing Organic Food

The price of producing organic food is much higher than the normal way of farming which contributes to unsustainable agricultural production.

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Sam B. Minnesota

Stop Illegal Immigration!

There is no reason americans should have there rights taken by criminals who come in illegally.

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Conlan S. Minnesota

Clean Air and Water

Getting rid of pollution in the air and water.

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Liv C. Minnesota

EpiPen Costs

EpiPen prices have been too over priced by the company Mylan. The prices have been raised to $600 and over and it needs to come to an end.

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sophie M Minnesota

mental health

Dear Future President, We need to talk more about mental health. Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. Mental health i...

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Aiden H. Minnesota

Our Peace and Justice System Needs Improvement.

Improving the United States Justice System.

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Brenna Minnesota

School lunches: Better Food, Better Grades

All students want is a good meal for lunch to stay focused during the day. How are we expected to do that if the lunches are disgusting? We need to...

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Julia S. Minnesota

Do Public Schools in the United States Begin too early?

The average start time for public schools in the U.S. is 8:03 am, too early for students to properly learn.

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Emma T. Minnesota

Quality Education for Everyone

The United States is a place for opportunity and a place for everyone to share their ideas. By having education as a major building block, you can ...

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Spencer Minnesota

Pollution Reduction

Pollution is a big problem in our world and we need this to stop. We are killing the world we live on.

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Isabell P. Minnesota

Why Our Meat, Dairy, and Egg Farms are Dangerous

In my letter I explain the truth about the meat, dairy, and eggs that are in your fridge and how it can affect our world. Turning into a vegan can ...

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Kaylee V. Minnesota

Global Warming

Global Warming is a problem all around the world and the U.S. should be the first to set a solution for it. We need to be the example for others.

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Jonas B. Minnesota

Pollution.

Could you imagine walking outside and seeing the world dying and the air full of pollution?

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Ryan S. Minnesota

A Quality Education For All

In 1980, under 10% of US citizens had a 4-year college degree by the age 25. We need to raise this percentage, and create a way that is affordable,...

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Caleb D. Minnesota

My Thoughts on Abortion

This letter describes why abortion should be criminalized.

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Jack s. Minnesota

The war on terrorism

Terrorism is becoming too much of a threat to our world and is spreading very very quickly.

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Annicka H. Minnesota

Making a Change for Animals- Animal Abuse

Animal abuse is a big problem in the United States right now. I believe that if we, as a country, work together to make it stop, we could make a bi...

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Jacob P. Minnesota

No Homelessness

I believe that nobody should ever have to suffer through poverty and homelessness.

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Jake S. Minnesota

College costs are a BIG issue!

The cost of College is so high, that almost half of students have to dropout due to high college costs.

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Clara N. Minnesota

Women's Rights

Women should not be abused and seen as not confident and weak, women are just as strong as men.

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Jordyn Minnesota

Animal Testing

There are over 100 million animals each year dying due to being tested on for different retail products for humans.

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Ava E. Minnesota

Shelter for Animals in Need

We need to make sure that the dogs and cats that don't have homes still get the right care. The street is not the safest place for these animals ev...

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Jack F. Minnesota

Homelessness In The U.S

We must stop homelessness and save children that are homeless because they're our next generation and the future of our country.

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Caitlin R. Minnesota

A Beneficial Education

Schools need to put in the effort to try and install an education that will be a benefit to student's futures.

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Jayden Kelly-Gilchrist Minnesota

No Poverty/Hunger

No one should be insidiously wealthy and over fed when they're are people starving and homeless.

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Emma P. Minnesota

The Gender Pay Gap needs to be abolished!

The gender pay gap is a very bad part of the United States and it needs to be fixed to progress with other issues of the nation.

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Jennie W. Minnesota

Problems With Health Insurance Prices

People should not have to pay thousands of dollars every month just so they can stay healthy.

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Madeline H. Minnesota

Animal Experimentation

Animal experimentation is inhumane and needs to stop immediately. There are so many other better solutions to animal experimentation that give a be...

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Jimmy Y. Minnesota

Control Gun violence

There is no reason that American citizens should be killing each other.

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KHL Minnesota

We Can Save Our World, We Need to Try

As Pollution rates increase, our world decreases. Stop global pollution and keep our world.

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Paris C. Minnesota

Killing Innocent Lives

Abortion should not be allowed to happen, we are killing way to many innocent lives that could have been a big help in our world.

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Anders L. Minnesota

Terrorism

My overview on the topic of terrorism is that we need to find a way to abolish terrorism and prevent future terrorist attacks that we can become vu...

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Gracie M Minnesota

Reduce the Wage Gap for BOTH Genders

The wage gap is a prime issue for women equality, but did you ever think about BOTH of the genders?

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August B. Minnesota

Racism Throughout The World

Racism is something that is tearing apart our world and something that needs to stop. There are many things that the future president can do to red...

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Izzy D. Minnesota

Reducing Racial Disparities in The Justice System During Criminal Sentencing

I believe the future president should make racial disparities between criminal sentences a top priority.

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Drew C. Minnesota

Black Lives Matter

If you turn on the news or read the newspaper there is a high possibility that you will see something proving that black people in the United State...

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Gavin R. Minnesota

Gun Control in America

Gun control in america affects everyone even if you don't own a gun.

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Jackson S. Minnesota

Alternate Fuels for cars

The Majority of cars right now run on gas. In the future we are going to run out of gas especially since the number of cars is constantly growing. ...

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Tyler M. Minnesota

Evolutionism: The Loophole in Public Schools

How schools have been breaking the First Amendment of the Constitution for decades without anyone knowing it by teaching evolution to their students.

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Logan Minnesota

NASA is not funded enough by the government

NASA does not get enough money from the government to learn about our world. They only had major funding in the sixties when the government was int...

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Anna S. Minnesota

Stop Animal Abuse

Animal abuse has been going on for a long time and its increasing over the years. Animals deserve a life too, so this needs to be stopped.

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Carter B. Minnesota

Fair Tuition

We need fair tuition so students can go to and afford college.

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Abby N. Minnesota

The Cost of College Tuition

Around 20 million students attend college each year, which is about 68% of high school graduates. Why don't the other 32% attend? Most of it has to...

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Ethan K. Minnesota

School Cafeteria Food

Dear Future President, Michelle Obama changed the menus to grains and low sodium, but what good is it bringing If students are getting the food bu...

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Ian K. Minnesota

Be Treated Fairly

Everyone will be treated fairly even by race.

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Annalee K. Minnesota

The Problem with the Gender Pay Gap

What does the gender of someone have to do with how much they get paid? On average, women are earning 20% less than their male coworkers. This affe...

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Jack Minnesota

College prices are going up.

Dear Future President, In this letter I want to share my conc...

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Matt R. Minnesota

Gun Control

This letter is about people having the right to carry a gun. It tells you some of the reasons why we should and shouldn't be able to carry a gun.

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Sam O. Minnesota

Help Save the Rainforests

Our rainforests are being cut down fast and they are one of our biggest oxygen suppliers and homes for a bunch of animals.

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Cole T. Minnesota

Black Lives Do Matter

Black lives should not be in danger because of misconceptions that people are having about them. They shall be treated with the same respect as eve...

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Sydney T. Minnesota

Climate Change

Though too often ignored by the problematic eye of today’s society, climate change and the growing heat of the earth is the most threatening issue...

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Abby Minnesota

Better Water in our Schools and Around the World

We should not let people, especially kids, die from lead-infused waters in schools or from trashed waters. We need to act on this right away.

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Emma B. Minnesota

The age of being considered an adult needs to be changed.

Currently, the age for becoming an adult in the U.S is 18. When you are 18 you are usually still a senior in highschool and your brain is not yet f...

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Emma F. Minnesota

No more gender pay gap

There should be no gender pay gap. Women who do the same work as men should receive the same pay.

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Nina Minnesota

College Tuition Crisis

Although many people are suffering from the high tuition needed to attend college, we mustn't focus on this fact alone. We need to open our eyes an...

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Grace T. Minnesota

Taxing Unhealthy Foods

Obesity is a major issue in the United States. Americans aren't getting the nutrition they need, and don't live as long as people in other countrie...

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Dylan M. Minnesota

Stereotypes are bad

Stereotypes are the main problem with our country and the first step in our country's success.

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Caleb S. Minnesota

Reducing the amount of terrorism in the U.S.A.

Over the years terrorism has gained popularity. People in big cities are getting scared and don't want to be in their own home. We need to act quic...

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Bridgette K. Minnesota

Animal Abandonment

Many animals are being mistreated and abandoned when they're not "needed" anymore. We need to take a stand and help these innocent animals.

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Lauren S. Minnesota

Gender Equality

There is no reason that women should be treated much differently than men. We have to fight for women's rights and fight for a better future.

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Jack C. Minnesota

Gun Control

Gun control is still an issue and needs to be dealt with once and for all.

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Adam s. Minnesota

Abortion

So many lives are ruined by abortion each year.

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J Minnesota

Gun Rights for America

Take second and ask yourself this question: Why would making guns illegal stop criminals (Who work illegally) from obtaining them?

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Ethan R. Minnesota

Migration of the Middle East to the United States is Growing Terror.

Terror attacks have gone up because we have no background knowledge on the people who are coming into our country.

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Laurel L Minnesota

Abortion

Women should have the option to have an abortion but that doesn't mean that's always the best idea.

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Connor B. Minnesota

Gun Control

As you know gun control has become a major issue in the U.S., especially in recent years. Some people believe it would be best to get rid of guns i...

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Montana K Minnesota

Foster Love or Foster Fraud?

Kids who are taken advantage of in charity foster homes just for money needs to be taken seriously. To ruin a child's life for yourself is somethin...

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Sara T. Minnesota

What is happening to our resources and how can we stop it

We have a limited amount of resources in the world and we are running low and it is a big problem who want to drink dirty water or unclean air that...

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Katrina D. Minnesota

Homes for the Homeless

Try to find homes for all the homeless so they can stay safe and healthy. The president needs to help stop homelessness and talk to businesses to a...

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Delaney H. Minnesota

Women's Rights In The Workplace

We could donate more money, and help spread gender equality throughout the rest of the world. But we can’t do that all over the world, if we can’t ...

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Sammie R. Minnesota

Gender Equality

Women and men deserve all of the same rights and opportunities. Also, women should not be known as the lesser gender and should be treated with mor...

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Riley H. Minnesota

Animal Abuse

Anyone who abuses animals should get in trouble with the law.

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Christian L. Minnesota

Illegal Immigration

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Carter L. Minnesota

School Lunches

We need to find better food options that kids will like and give bigger servings that will fill them up.

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Claire G. Minnesota

Finding Home: Addressing Immigration

There are many issues with immigration that need to be addressed so that immigrants can be helped. Some of the issues include how many immigrants a...

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Nick P. Minnesota

Together We Can End Starvation

The issue of people dying from starvation is a serious problem, and we need to fix that.

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Lily E. Minnesota

Climate Change and Global Warming

Climate change is a massive problem; coral reefs are dying, areas across the world areas are facing droughts, the sea levels are constantly rising ...

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Ellam Minnesota

Global Warming

Global warming is a big issue that needs to be solved and the president needs to do something about it.

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Gavin B. Minnesota

Equal Pay: Gender Inequality in the Workplace

Gender equality is still a big issue/struggle in our world today. In the United States, men and women are not being treated the same in the workpla...

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Gavin E. Minnesota

We Need to End Terrorism Now!

We need to stop terrorism now with are next president. If we don't then they will take advantage of our country.

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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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