Fast food restaurants are everywhere. They portray their food as healthy and good. Most people don’t realize what’s really inside their typical burger. Do you know? Our group focuses on the unhealthy reality of fast foods. Eating too much of it can create sicknesses and diseases and can ultimately shorten your life. Although many people…
We are a group of eighth graders who care about women in the workplace. Why are so few women in positions of leadership in the Fortune 500? Why are women still paid less than men for the same work? We want to learn more about why this issue affects women and how women of different…
Our group is focused on preventing gun violence in America because we do not have strong, clear laws to prevent gun violence in our country. We have been working with many organizations, including Harlem Mothers Save, NAGV and Everytown, USA. Through our work, we have learned how easy it is to get a gun and…
Our group is focusing on the portrayal of women in the media and how it affects young girls and teens. Girls see stereotypical pictures of women represented in many places like ads, television and social media itself. These images are all arounds us but most of us never realize the stereotypes and sexualization of women.…
Climate change is a global issue that each of us contributes to. There are pipelines running throughout the world that could potentially make certain cities uninhabitable for more than 200,000 years! Our group is focusing on the effects of climate change and what we can do to keep our planet green. Remember, there’s no planet…
Our group is studying hunger in the United States. Hunger is a fast growing problem in our country. Over 48 million people are food insecure in the United States and 1 out of every 7 people have to rely on soup kitchens, food pantries and federal assistance to feed their families. People may think that…
1 in 6 people in the U.S. are impoverished. 500,000 children in New York City alone live below the poverty line. Growing up in poverty can make it difficult to make choices and escape the cycle. Once in poverty it is extremely difficult to create a sustainable future. Our group is learning about the difficult…
Public schools in New York alone are owed over 5 billion dollars. Important programs, like art and music, are being cut. The schools that are affected by these cuts are not providing them with an education that sets them up for success, many kids are left to continue the cycle of poverty and inequity. Click…
