Everything started when there was a situation that made me think I wasn't good enough.  Someone I had cared a lot about had told me things that really hurt me in a way that was hard to accept from them. ...

Dogs are nice, they’re there for me when I’ve endured an awful day, there when my woes won’t go away. Dogs are nice, they’re kind, dynamic, and lovely, they’re hyper-kinetic, you’ll find, but...

My mom and I were in my room, she was laying out all my clothes. I was getting ready so slowly because I was trying to buy myself as much time as possible. My mom sort of realized what I was doing so she...

I went to my parent teacher conference like normal with my mom in the fall. Recently I got a black cat with green eyes named Queso. At the time my grades were not the best because I was very lazy. I didn't...

As the day was ending my sister and I were very bored so we decided to play tag, and by the way, my house isn’t that big to be playing tag. My sister and I were both in our pajamas because it was late,...

On October 3, 2016, it was the day that changed my entire life. Finally, after a whole week of being in the hospital, my mom came home with my dad. She had gone to the hospital because my unborn sister...

Artist Statement I made this piece to show different perspectives, to show how different people view the world – which is why the eyes have different colors and are different shapes. One side of the...

Twenty first-graders gunned down at school in Connecticut? A lone gunman killing 58 people and wounding 869 in 10 minutes at a concert in Las Vegas? Seventeen students and staff murdered during classes...

What does racism mean to you? Some people think that racism is just a word but it’s not. It’s when you judge or treat someone different because of their skin color. Racism is a very strong word that...

Tom Robinson, a black man in To Kill a Mockingbird has a story that is the basis of the entire book and causes controversy because of his skin color. His trial is one to remember because of the heavy amounts...

Hi my name is Matthew and in this debate I will be arguing that Columbus should not have his own holiday or be honored for the things he did to those Tainos. We should not celebrate Columbus Day because...

Artist Statement We were supposed to draw something about what you want to change, and then I made it in charcoal. I wanted to change homelessness in NYC, because there are a lot of people who are cold...