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Jilleen M. Michigan

Smoking

Do you like taking walks or going for a run? Just imagine it for a moment, walking through the park with the sun warm on your face one moment then ...

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Ethan B. Michigan

The Education of All

Everybody has the right to be educated, no matter where they live or where they came from.

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Lauren M. Michigan

LGBT Adoption

LGBT Adoption is a controversial topic that has been debated time an time again.

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Maddie D. Michigan

Keep "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance

The words "under God" should remain in the Pledge to display our country's Christian history.

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Finnley T. Michigan

Sexual Assault

Why are they getting away with this?

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Sophie Michigan

The Death Penalty

The death penalty is a flawed system and should not be used in the United States.

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Emily E. Michigan

Gender Inequality in America

Gender inequality is a big problem that affects many people in many ways. It's time we change that.

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Lindsey V. Michigan

Free College

Free college will not provide the benefits needed to make the investment worthwhile.

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Sofiya Michigan

Woman's Choice

Reasons why abortion should remain legal.

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Jana Michigan

Are Women Seventy-Seventy Percent of a Man?

Women across America face wage discrimination and this has to stop. Equal pay for equal work must be considered a human right in order for society ...

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Charlie F. Michigan

Gender Wage Gap

The Issue of Gender pay inequality has been an issue plaguing the United States of America for too long, with women pulling the short straw since o...

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Max D. Michigan

The issue of Gun Control and Rights in America

The issue of gun control and rights has hit an all-time high in America. I try to address different points of view in hopes of addressing the issue.

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Meg V. Michigan

Poverty

A letter about why poverty needs to be looked at more closely, and in turn, fixed.

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Adrienne P. Michigan

Capital Punishment

Reasons why Capital Punishment is wrong.

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Claire S. Michigan

Climate Change Reform & Policy

Climate change needs to be addressed in a way that get's everyone's attention from a scientific perspective, not purely politically based.

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Lauren h. Michigan

What You Need to know about Guns and America

Facts, Reports and statistics aren't the only thing involved with gun control.

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Sara L. Michigan

Abortion Should Be The Woman's Choice

Women should be able to make their own decision about whether or not to have a child.

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Ryan G. Michigan

The Spying and the Lying

From the recent events with civilian monitoring by the NSA and leaks by people affiliated, the questions are: Should the government be able to moni...

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Megan S. Michigan

Abortion

Abortion should be legal in every state in The U.S.

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Gwen D. Michigan

LGBT Adoption Rights

LGBT adoption rights need to be better protected.

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June D. Michigan

My Body, My Choice

My letter highlights the moral and legal issues involving banning abortion in the United States.

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Allie i. Michigan

American Pride

An essay about the Syrian refugee crisis relating it to our responsiblility as American citizens based on American norms.

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Helena M. Michigan

Suicide and Gun Control

Suicide is the tenth-leading cause of death in the United States. 85 percent of suicides attempted by gun are fatal - so why aren't we doing more a...

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Megan M. Michigan

Access to Mental Health Care

Our country’s approach to mental health care is extremely flawed. As it stands, one in five Americans report that they do not have access to treatm...

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Lamont G. Michigan

The Issue of Overly Expensive College Tuition

The cost of college tuition is a huge problem, and it's leave many in post-graduate difficulties.

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Aiden O. Michigan

Gun Control

A letter on why I believe we should lower restrictions on firearms

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Emily L. Michigan

Wage Gap

Wage gap is something that most people have to deal with. It is unfair that women have to deal with being paid less when they do the same jobs as m...

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Ava F Michigan

Planned Parenthood Funding

Why Planned Parenthood deserves to be funded by the government.

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Morgan S. Michigan

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Fighting For Loving Parents

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Jessica S. Michigan

The Wage Gap Impacts Us All

Challenging the issues with the gender wage gap.

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Allison G. Michigan

Syrian Refugees

My letter is about allowing the Syrian refugees into the United States.

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Hailey P. Michigan

Bee-ware!

Bees are a crucial species in the survival of not only humans, but entire ecosystems. Re-establishing and supporting bee populations should be one ...

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Kira L. Michigan

Kicking the Wage Gap

The wage gap affects millions of people. From celebrities like the stars from the United States Women's National Soccer Team, to ordinary people li...

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Sam L. Michigan

Gun Ban on the "No-Fly" List

Those on the "no-fly" list are prohibited from boarding planes because of their potential threat. In order to prevent future terrorist attacks, gun...

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Heather R. Michigan

Free Higher Education is Not the Answer

The best way to give everyone equal opportunity and stimulate economic growth is not by making higher-level education free.

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Jewely C. Michigan

Gun Control

In my letter, I talk about the need for new gun control laws, and how the problem needs to be fixed.

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Peter S. Michigan

Immigration Integration

Illegal immigration is a big issue in our country. We need to do something about it. This letter addresses this problem and gives information and a...

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Libby Michigan

Athletics vs. Academics

Multiple people are lead to believe that academics are the only way to be successful and that athletics only take away from academic success. But, ...

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Meghan E. Michigan

Prison Sentences Should be Longer.

Prison sentences should be longer because it keeps dangerous criminals off of our city streets.

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Andrew G. Michigan

Climate change and America

An opinion on how the U.S. should respond to the issue of climate change.

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Mackenzie K. Michigan

Abortion

Abortion is a very controversial topic in today's society, but does it need to be?

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Elise M. Michigan

The Page on Equal Wage

In the United States the is a wage gap based on gender that shouldn't be there, everyone should get equal pay for equal work. With that change the ...

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Gabbi F. Michigan

Gun Control

The government should enforce laws on gun control to protect the citizens of our country.

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Maddy G. Michigan

Mass Surveillance

An argument on gaining your digital privacy back.

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Harrison H. Michigan

The Death Penalty in Today's America

This letter outlines the complexity of the death penalty in the U.S and why it may not be as simple as it seems it should be.

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Lucy D. Michigan

Planned Parenthood

A letter about why Planned Parenthood should NOT be defunded.

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Dallas S. Michigan

Men Vs. Women- The Wage Gap Crisis

My letter is on the difference between the wages for men and women in America, and I believe that the gap should be closed.

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Olivia K. Michigan

Capital Punishment or Legalized Torture

Is the death penalty really an effective way to serve justice in our society?

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Cam K. Michigan

Gun Control in America

The Second Amendment states, "... the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

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Sarah K. Michigan

Make Haste On Ending Food Waste

Food is taken for granted, but do we really have that right?

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SIDNEY M. Michigan

LGBT Adoption Rights

The LGBT community is still living with restrictions that heterosexual couples have the rights to.

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Ryan G. Michigan

Affirmative Action 2016

My letter to the president I'm pointing out how important Affirmative Action is in today's world.

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Hannah L. Michigan

Dear Future President...

My letter is about the Death Penalty, and I believe that it needs to be reformed.

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Dane C. Michigan

Gun Control: Human Over Object

The main issue in the topic of gun control is that more can be done to stop the people obtaining the guns, such as tighter background checks, inst...

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Tyler H. Michigan

Gun Control, Our Safety Matters

The issue of Gun Control and the issues surrounding the topic in the United States.

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Henry Michigan

Vaccination

Vaccines need to be mandatory, to protect the health and safety of the American people.

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Julia B. Michigan

Preserving our Wildlife

The world’s wildlife populations are in major trouble, and will continue to get worse if we humans don’t do something to fix it.

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Emma R. Michigan

The United States Must Take in More Syrian Refugees

I ask you to reframe the Syrian refugee crisis from a political burden to a test of principles, which carries with it serious implications for our ...

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Abbey L. Michigan

Public Education Funding

Unequal funding means unequal education

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Quinew Michigan

Space Expansion

We should put forth all efforts to expand into space.

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Eve A. Michigan

Abortion

Abortion should not be discussed only as a common American taboo, but it needs to be addressed as an adult conversation. Women and girls around th...

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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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