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Allison

Child Abuse

child abuse is something that happens to a lot of kids in this country. The kids usually get abused by someone in their family and it needs to stop.

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Nicholas P.

"News" vs News

Fake news is spreading fast due to people on fake news websites and social media.

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Gracie C.

Obamacare Beware

Obamacare has created very many problems, and our next president should fix it.

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Ethan Ackland

Class Size Struggles

The average American class size is growing every year as thousands of teachers are laid off. These classes need to shrink and the teacher populatio...

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Hung H.

Low-Wage Jobs

How Low-Wage Jobs can lead to conflict.

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David

Military Funding Cuts

In recent years the United States military has received limitations in spending in multiple departments of the military making it weaker, putting h...

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Lili A.

Saying Goodbye to Suicide

Suicide rates need to be reduced.

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Joey O.

Racism is everywhere

My letter is about how racism is everywhere and i want it to be stopped.

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Annie T.

Pollution

"Pollution is slowly killing our home. We don't notice that our everyday activities is creating lots of harm into this environment. Whether people ...

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Sophia L.

Trashing Marine Life

Facts and opinions on marine pollution and one of the biggest cause for it.

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Matthew S.

The Horrid Public Transportation

The public transportation in San Diego is terrible there are people at the trolley and bus stop who wait over an hour just for a ride.

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Morgan

Puppy Mills

Putting an end to an atrocious practice.

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Alonzo R.

"The Great War"

A war, its effects, and how we, together, can put an end to it.

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Juana

Stop Animal Abuse. NOW.

Our nation has a serious problem, and it needs your help. Address animal abuse.

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Ryan C.

We Demand A Recount

Stop trying to stop the three states' recounts.

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Aly A.

Developing Adequate Rights and Care for United States Army Veterans

Developing Adequate Rights and Care for United States Army Veterans

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Dillon

Jobs for Youth

Kids these days are in need of money and experience with real world interactions. Nothing can help more than jobs for teenagers.

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Mikey

Keeping Comic-Con in San Diego

Keeping the Con

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Roberto B.

Deportatoin and Immigration

That we should do something about all of the illegal immigrants

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jax k.

"A Kids Worst Nightmare"

Homework is always stressing kids out and i want to put a stop to it.

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Corinne M.

Potential Wasteland

Recycling is one of the most ignored topics there is, so why don't we do something about it?

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Charlie Dunnigan

"Healthy Nature, Healthy Nation"

Dear President Donald Trump, I am a Boy Scout, and as you may know, the Scouts offer a lot of outdoor activities, from camping, to whitewater river...

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Wesley T.

The Exorbitant Price of College Tuition

College tuition is exorbitant, and causes many problems for students, potential or enrolled.

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Gianna M.

The End of Animal Testing is Today

Overall, animal testing is something that the future president will face, and he/she must do something about it. Animals are harmed and killed ever...

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Katie G.

The Global Issue

Global Warming is an issue that we can't avoid; but exactly what is global warming and how bad is it?

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Guadalupe

Deportation?

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Travis M.

"The Drug Epidemic"

Drugs are like a virus in this country, spreading from person to person with no intent on stopping.

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Ryan P.

The Issues of Hate Crimes

Now's the time to stop the hate.

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Connor

Global Warming is Destroying our World

Global warming will someday make earth unbearable to live on

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Ly Nguyen

Every Child Deserves a Meal

13.1 million children throughout the United states are dealing with starvation everyday. Our future generation lies in our hands, we need to help s...

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Diane N.

Gender Wage Gap

The gender wage gap is huge and it needs to be narrow, so men and women could be paid equally.

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Gabriel C.

How immigration really is, and how we can help.

Many things happen that we need to help out as much as we can.

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Phoenix

America and Immigration

The good and bad of immigration

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JoJo L.

Domestic violence is a serious issue in America

There should be more programs for domestic violence to turn to and where they can heal from there problems. There's not enough programs for them to...

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Gage P.

Common Core...Does it give you this? 💯

This letter to the president is that common core, does it help our country?We all know that adults want good for the next generation, but does comm...

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Gavin A.

Teaching Fish to climb

No child's brain is the same, yet schools teach every kid the same curriculum the same way.

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Caroline K.

Consider Domestic Violence

In this letter it is talking about why domestic violence is a bad thing to do to some one. This is a problem in the whole world and need to be addr...

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Zachary R.

Nuclear Power And It's Complete Superiority

Why you, Mr trump should switch America to nuclear power.

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Luis S.

Discrimination Against Hispanics

Racial Discrimination Against Hispanics Plagues Our Nation.

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Andrew G.

Foreign Policy

Making foreign policy less foreign

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Kasey

Cyber Security and the Problems Inside

Cyber Security needs to be improved

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Jabril A.

Outdoor School

Children should be getting some of their education from the outdoors.

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Olivia V.

Abortion: Keep It Legal

I think that abortion should be kept legal for several well thought out reasons, mostly for the woman's health.

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Angelina C.

Is Homework Healthy?

Homework is a normal, everyday thing for most students, but is it healthy?

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Tony

World Hunger & Drought

People are starving and don't have food or water.

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Ande

Frankly, Mr. President. Do You Give a Damn?

Our national parks need your help.

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Ben G.

The Conflicts of Interest Facing Donald Trump

As the dust settles, more issues are revealed.

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Toan N.

Green and clean

Green energy can help the world become a better place. A cleaner and safer place for future generations.

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Sara Clarke

Your Religion does not make you a Terrorist.

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Madeleine B.

Schools need Art

Art classes should be required to schools thru K - 12

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Levi H.

Smoking Needs To Be Stubbed Out

We need to end the crisis of smoking

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Leilani

Common Core Mathematics

The trouble with Common Core math is endless...

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Zachary L.

Minimum Wage and the Strength Involved

Minimum wage affects the lives of others and if it's not raised, it can change the way the world lives.

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Ella

Funding for the Future

Planned Parenthood should be funded.

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Lily T.

Abortion Stops A Beating Heart

Many lives are killed everyday through abortion and we need to stop the menace.

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Samuel M.

Severing Ties With Russia

Our ties with Russia must get snipped.

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Joseph K.

The War on Drugs

What should we do to fix the drug problem?

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Claire H.

"Refugee Investigations"

Immigrants and refugees that can possibly pose a threat to innocent U.S. citizens should not be entering our country too easily.

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Andrew E.

The Plastic Ban Issue

We need to do something else other than banning plastic bags.

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Dana

Dream, Reality

Something so important our lives would be ruined without, has its own price tag, health.

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Demetri L.

Reducing homework

Homework can help a student academically, but the negative effects of it can affect kids in a bad way.

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Kella S.

The Art of Acceptance

LGBT+ is either where you agree, disagree, or you're indifferent. But how does the LGBT+ community feel when you don't agree?

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Ethan Nguyen

Youth Employment

Kids should be able to work

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Chloe K.

Gun Control: A Serious Problem

Gun control has been a serious problem for years and it is time to end it. With simple solutions such as background checks, we can make this world,...

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Raha R.

Higher Education Costs

How much is too much? Higher education costs putting your family under a financial strain.

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Kendal E.

Treatable Ailments

People in rural and impecunious areas don’t have as much access to medicine thus leading to more deaths in the world that could have been prevented...

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Paul M.

The Terrorist Plague

Terrorism has plagued this world and all of it's people for too long, and you must be the one to end it.

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Bella A.

"The Homework Problem"

There is a nation-wide problem with homework.

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Lizzy Weber

Minimum Wage: More Than a Coin Toss

What should be done with wages is a very two sided issue. Many families need more than what's currently the minimum, but individuals don't need muc...

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Anaya R.

Protecting Planned Parenthood

Keeping Planned Parenthood open is very beneficial to anyone and everyone.

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Brandon P.

We need more time in our hands!

Students have to wake up very early and rush to get to school on time.

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Jarreth

Underage Smoking

Underage kids have been smoking and it can badly effect them in many ways and we can stop it

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Vivian T.

Underage Drinking Problems

Kids start underage drinking at the age of thirteen. This is a problem that is happening world wide. Underage drinking can cause alcohol problems i...

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Thao-An

Homelessness

There are individuals out there with out a home and with a slim chance of ever having a home.

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Vy

Respect

It's something we should all have and give.

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Lilli L.

Marriage Rights for the LGBTQ+ Community

Dear, Mr. President, Over the last couple years there has been a lot going on, but nobody will forget when same sex-marriage was allowed in...

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April C.

Police Brutality

The policemen are here to protect the people, NOT to kill them!

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Lauren

Divorced Programs

Many families in the United States are divorced. The current divorce rate is 40 and 60 percent for those recently married and end up to 10 perc...

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Contessa S.

Homelessness in San Diego

1.6 million children will experience homelessness this year, making up one-third of the homeless population.

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Emmy R.

A Cancer Free World

Cancer is a huge problem and there are many types of it although not all are preventable we can end types that are.

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Jenny

Police Body Cameras

So many reports of police brutality have been filed, so why aren't we doing something about it?

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Lane

"Global Warming"

I explain the horrible consequences of global warming.

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Stephen G.

"The Criminal System"

The crime sentences are far too low and let the rich get away very easily with a good lawyer which is why punishments need to be harsher.

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Ava D.

Sexist Rhetoric and Why It's a Bad Idea

How the president's voice towards women can affect the overall viewpoint of women in the United States of America and how it affects the overall we...

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Annice Cecil "Conversion Therapy Hurts in More Ways Than One"

Conversion Therapy Hurts in More Ways Than One

LGBT+ children are forced to go through conversion therapy but why? What does it do to the child? Is it Constitutionally correct?

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Matt H.

Violence or Change?

How did Black Lives Matter come to be, and how is it affecting our nation?

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Cole H.

Letter to the Next President

Cost of college tuition will affect the US greatly, the next president needs to take charge and fix this issue.

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Anikin

Transgender Rights

This letter to the president will talk about how transgenders do not have enough equal rights and how it is not enforced. Trans people get discrimi...

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Emerilio

Traffic Jams

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Joselyn S.

Child Hunger

Hungry? There are kids starving.

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Michael

Police Brutality

Police brutality is not being taken serious, it is just used as a game that the future President is playing in and is allowing.

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Jeane M.

End Police Brutality

Our lives matter, so let's end this problem.

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Joel T.

L.G.B.T+ Adoption Rights

Gay Adoption rights belong up with the high problems in our nation because L.G.B.T+ people matter too and should be able to be parents.

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Julianna V.

Polluted Waters

Polluted water affects many including sea creatures, humans, and other land animals. It's an important issue that must be dealt with immediately.

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Kate M.

Drug Smuggling into the US

Drugs are smuggled into the US daily, and it needs to be stopped before it gets out of hand.

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Adam B.

Diabetes, More Like DIEabetes

How diabetes affects the body.

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Zoe

Domestic Violence + Kids= Bad Childhood

Domestic violence is not something to take lightly. Children all around the world are constantly watching their parents harm each other, we need to...

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Erika I.

Crisis of College Fees

The nation and our country is getting affected because of College fees/coast its leading to many different problems including Empty nest syndrome ...

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Maria Palestini

Discrimination of Self-Expression in the Work Place

Many people who discriminate others for being themselves don't know how much it really affects someone.

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Joceline

Police Brutality

Reports on Police over using their power. Soon people aren't going to feel safe in this "united" country.

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Kaitlyn K.

"Destruction is Heating Up"

Global warming.

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Phat T.

Immigrants

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Andrew N.

"Simply Pollution"

Pollution is clouding up our country.

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Gracie

"There's nothing different about me"

People being bullied on appearnce.

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Dylan

Syrian Conflict

Why we should resolve the Syrian conflict

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Charlie B.

Re-uniting America

This letter talks about racism and what we can do to end it together to re-unite America as one people again.

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Claire A.M.

Anxiety In Our Country

Anxiety becomes a disorder or a mental problem if it starts to rule your life and affect your responses to different stimuli.

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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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