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The impacts of COVID-19 on young people of all ages
Our Humanity is so Important
I think everything that is happening now is beyond what any of could have imagined, but at the same time, it’s testimony to what we can do united under one common goal. Beyond these times, textbooks will speak of the measures we took and didn’t take to combat this global pandemic. It’s in the interest of humanity to set a precedence that we worked collectively to get past this global conflict facing us. Right now there is no color of skin, religious belief, or political alignment that should divide us from achieving a better future beyond now. We must believe in humanity and our ability to...
Dear quarantined youth
Quarantined Emotional Youth: Hey, just really wanted to check in on you, times are getting hard, especially for us, the sensible kind. We’ve grown in an incredibly overwhelming media situation, and it hits extra hard. Sensibility tends to relate in a universal way with stability, we tend to act as guardians and protectors of the ones we love. We are strong for those who aren’t and put on our bravest face during the day and sit quietly at night. I just wanted to remind you it really does get better, you and I both are reading this and remembering the times we were strong when all we wanted was...
Hers For the Taking: A Poem about Female Empowerment
A newborn baby smiles Gazing at her mother With playful eyes So innocent So young The world is hers for the taking A little girl laughs Alone in a silent playground Her eyes closed Pigtails whipping through the wind Without a care The world is hers for the taking A young lady cries Tiptoeing to the edge of the cliff She has a choice Irreversible But she won't because The world is hers for the taking A middle-aged woman reads To a classroom of eager faces Staring expectantly at her She prepares to share with Each and every one The ultimate power Knowledge The world is hers for the taking A...
Close Yet Far Away; A Poem in Times of Social Distancing
You see the ray of sunshine. You hear the birds chirping. You feel your heart beating. You watch your limbs shifting. You want to go and feel the breeze, But you can not even do what your soul may please.
How Human Trafficking and Poor Mental Health Are Results of Poverty
Poverty is a global issue that has yet to be resolved, so how do we correct this problem? A part of fixing any issue is understanding the source of it. Poverty is defined in the dictionary as “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor” in other words, not able to live comfortably. It goes without saying that homelessness is a result of poverty. However, poverty causes many problems, such as human trafficking and poor mental health. According to the Polaris Project website, risk factors for human trafficking is 569 for runaway and...
Mental Health & Isolation: How we can address mental health during the coronavirus pandemic
The year 2020 started off in panic. There was talk of a possible 3rd World War, then there was an outbreak of coronavirus in China. I never thought it’d reach America, but I was wrong. In fact, the United States is one of the nations most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Our economy is in free fall, people are in isolation waiting for government aid; all while cases of Covid-19 rise. Despite this, there’s another casualty of this pandemic – our mental health. There’s no doubt that uncertainty breeds paranoia, especially in adolescents. I personally started to feel different after my local...
The 3C Campaign to cheer our Frontliners
Hello Everyone! My name is Ayush and I’m in 7th grade. We all know that they are so many people out there on our frontlines trying to help combat COVID-19! These frontliners include doctors, nurses, hospital workers, police, firefighters, EMTs, first responders, restaurant workers, and so many more. Every second that they take to make our lives easier, means that they have one more second to get a risk of getting infected. Many of them go home to an empty house, afraid, and not able to see their family for weeks at a time. Many of our frontliners are at a high risk of getting depression. So...
A New Reality
Coronavirus. COVID-19. A global pandemic. A crisis that goes by countless names, from city to city, state to state, nation to nation. Plaguing the weak and targeting all with no remorse. No one saw this coming for two reasons, one we simply cannot predict the future, and two… we made a joke out of it. For weeks, months even, coronavirus was simply a subject on social media where memes were being made and a joke was made out of suffering. People were desensitized, people began to feel untouchable, that was of course until they were touched. Coronavirus does not discriminate. Being a high school...
Do Your Part
Making do by making art. We are not alone in this. Love each other from afar, pray for those who are sick and on the front lines, and continue to do your part. The best way I process my emotions is through making art, and I also wanted to share this piece to spread awareness and inspiration during these difficult times. Hope you enjoy!
Here's why racism is unhealthy.
The United States of America was founded on principles of equality, justice, and freedom on July 4th, 1776. However, it was also founded by white slave-owners who intentionally created a government with discriminatory laws and practices to ensure that they could continue to maintain racial superiority. After amendments to the U.S. constitution and centuries of struggle, which included a bloody civil war and a powerful civil rights movement, the effects of the institutional racism this country was founded upon are still very apparent in modern-day America. With the country in the middle of the...
Our voice
Living in a world with the agony of not being proud of the current face of my country is like living in misery. Keeping my mouth shut during this time of pain is unbearable. I have lived with this big mouth for my entire life, but it never caused pain like now. Whenever I open my mouth I am told to close it. Words I could think of as a complement are suddenly used to stab me in the back, it's almost like self-inflicted pain. I feel diminished to be a woman, where being a woman can be used to insult me. I have shirts like Love is Love, Or Students Lives Matter but what is the point in wearing...
The Shades of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Protests. Rallies. Curfews. Never would I have imagined such a day in the United States. Never could I conceive the threat of tear gassing and rubber bullets, unmasked acquaintances and close contact with strangers rendered insignificant in the midst of a pandemic. Never could I imagine streets lined with thousands marching hand in hand as the disease spreads from man to man. The desire for justice has overcome fear of COVID-19, for while the virus can’t pick and choose who deserves to live or die, the racist few of an institution in this nation meant to “serve and protect” have that power...
Covid-19 poem
Covid-19 isn’t any kind of flu It’s taking over our 2020 Social Media and all of our foes Are telling lies, they’re all just a hoax People take this as a joke But the worldwide death rate is 333,001 We are all struggling through this time The people believe this is a war People overreacting and acting like fools Fake lies like labs and other tools I just hope we have vaccinations No one knows why this is happening This is no one's fault, they say But every day there’s someone at the park It’s dark we just need the light We have seen some things we’ve seen that we all have sight Now...
Right Way during COVID -19
What is right in your mind and heart makes us do the right thing! During this time we should: - Maintain social distancing - must wear a mask - protect yourself
A long history of suppressing Asian American voices
Disenfranchisement, By The Slice: The Untold Truth of Voter Suppression Amongst Minorities
I find it ironic that the first election I was eligible to vote in, was also one of the most cut-throat. I voted in Georgia, a state where attempts to disenfranchise people of color continues to plague the system. These attempts are often masked either as rightful decisions based upon the conduct of the disenfranchised or beyond the control of those in power. Yet, if one digs deeper, this disenfranchisement is a historical and long-standing issue that illustrates how racism operates in America. Merriam Webster dictionary defines “Disenfranchisement” as something done “ to deprive of a...
Patient Survivors Need Help with Their Mental Health.
Worldwide around 970 million people have mental health illnesses, ranging from anxiety to dysthymia. These same illnesses are responsible for around 14.3% of deaths or 8 million deaths each year, and the numbers continue to skyrocket. Despite the heartache from these numbers, they are also valuable tools to demonstrate how prevalent mental health illnesses are in our world and to raise public awareness. We need to use these statistics to convey how rampant mental health problems are and advocate for our world’s well-being. Furthermore, we should take action and target predictable triggers to...