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My artist's statement is about how different the earth will look in such a short amount of time, and that we need to change our ways. Allergies, asthma, and infectious disease outbreaks will become more common due to increased growth of pollen-producing ragweed, higher levels of air pollution, and the spread of conditions favorable to pathogens and mosquitoes. Melting glaciers, early snowmelt, and severe droughts will cause more dramatic water shortages and increase the risk of wildfires in the American West. Disruption of habitats such as coral reefs and Alpine meadows could drive many plant and animal species to extinction.

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My issue is how many people go without shelter for the night. I want to fix that by making an efficient shelter that anyone can stay in. One of the biggest problems is storage for the homeless. My design in Minecraft can make everyone have plenty of storage and it looks more comfortable to stay in. It is a simple and cheap design to make.

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My image is about being confident in who you are.  I feel that everyone should be proud to be who they are and want they want to be. So many teenagers feel like they have to live up to the expectations of their elders.  However, no one should ever think that they are not good enough.   Always love yourself and be proud of who you are.

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Have your parents ever told you to go outside instead of playing video games? The fact is video games aren’t bad, and you can even learn from them. Games can be beneficial for your mental health and can help improve your memory, problem solving skills, teamwork, and reflexes. Gaming and technology are the future.

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Littering negatively affects the earth and the organisms on it. This issue is important to me because  I have a dog and I wouldn't want trash to affect her life. Whenever I see trash scattered around on the streets, or at a public park, I think how much better people should be treating the planet and they need to stop littering. Littering kills and affects the lives of countless animals . I want people to see what littering really does to the earth and its animals. Hopefully, you will rethink littering in the future and learn to respect this planet.

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In this image you see a burning postcard. The postcard has an image of a dead tree. I chose the fire to represent global warming, because if we continue to pollute our earth, it will eventually get hot enough to kill all our plant life. Global warming is a serious threat, and we must take all precautions to prevent it from happening.

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My social issue is about global warming and the ways that can get people to pay attention to the topic in a way that most people will use all the time and find interesting. this is important to me because we are the next generation and are left with the problems from other generations and if younger people can solve this problem it will show that we are the better people.

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Issue: My issue is how many people go without shelter for the night. There are about 80,000 homeless people in Chicago. I want to fix that by making an efficient shelter that anyone can stay in. One of the biggest problems is storage for the homeless. My design can make everyone have plenty of storage and it looks more comfortable to stay in. I made a design in Minecraft where everyone gets their own storage bin right next to their bed so they can access it quickly.

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My social justice issue is global warming and why people are ignoring the fact that it is real. I want the world to be able to know about this issue because the world will eventually heat up and the world will become hot fireball. I also want people to know about this issue because I want them to tell their future generations to help fix this problem.

YouTube Link:

https://youtu.be/WMNel559Twk

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My social issue is animal cruelty. The photo I chose to shoot was my of my dog tied up by my stairs in the cold with a lone face. I chose my own dog because of how much he means to my family and I and how much we love and cherish him. Animals bring families together. Animals give you unconditional love and affection whenever you're sad, happy, or are just coming home from a hard day at school or work. To see animals hurt and nobody cares, is so painful to me and I cannot bare to live like this. Animals have no voice which is why we need to step up and have a voice for two.

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My social issue is animal cruelty. The photo I chose to shoot was my of my dog tied up by my stairs in the cold with a lone face. I chose my own dog because of how much he means to my family and I and how much we love and cherish him. Animals bring families together. Animals give you unconditional love and affection whenever you're sad, happy, or are just coming home from a hard day at school or work. To see animals hurt and nobody cares, is so painful to me and I cannot bare to live like this. Animals have no voice which is why we need to step up and have a voice for two.

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A topic that I feel strongly about is that women in general are told that they are not as good at things as men because they are a woman. This make no sense because woman are just as capable as men. I especially feel connected though this topic because during sports I have been called weak because I am a girl. That I should not be as aggressive or good at what I am doing because boys are supposed to be better at sports.

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A social justice issue that I want to explore using photography is animal abuse. This issue is important to me because I love animals I have 1 black cat and I volunteer at an animal shelter. This means very much to me because I feel like we humans have kinda ruined some animals habitats and and food chains and we put them in cages when they are meant to be free in the wild. The message that I want people to take away after viewing my photo is that we have to donate to charities that support no kill animal shelter like the shelter that I help out at. The reason we should not donate to the animal shelters that kill the animals is because they kill the animals that haven't been adopted and that have been at that shelter for a long time.

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My image is about how different the earth will look in such a short amount of time, and that we need to change our ways. I'm concerned about future generations and the effect it will have on them. on the right you see the earth in its full beauty, but on the left you see what could happen if we keep going on the trend we are on now.

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For my social justice issue I chose the topics of depression and anxiety but I mainly focused on the feeling of being alone and trapped. This is an issue that is important to me because me, along with many of my friends and family struggle with depression and anxiety and that empty feeling that we get. In this image you see a girl (Emma) reaching for the camera, in a way she is reaching out for the person looking at the photo, asking for help. She is also behind bars, which symbolize's her being tapped. I want people to understand that everyone is going through something and that if someone calls for help then you need to listen. A lot of my images didn't look unique, so I reshot my image. Originally there was a of light in the photo so I used Lightroom to give it a darker affect.

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My social issue is animal cruelty. The photo I chose to shoot was my of my dog pretending to be tied up in the cold weather . I chose my own dog because of how much he means to my family and I and how much we love and cherish him. Animals bring families together. Animals give you unconditional love and affection whenever you're sad, happy, or are just coming home from a hard day at school or work. To see animals hurt and nobody cares, is so painful to me and I cannot bare to live like this. Animals have no voice which is why we need to step up and have a voice for two.

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Everyone of voting age in the United States should exercise their right to vote. Sometimes people don't vote because they feel that their vote won't change anything significant, but that isn't true.  There are issues at stake that affect everyone, so it is important to make your voice heard.  In my image you see two hands, one red to represent the Republican party, and one blue to represent the Democratic party.  By voting, people of each party will influence policy regarding gun violence, climate change, education, and public safety. If we feel strongly about our future then we need to take control by electing representatives who will enact positive change.

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I’m Nicholas. I like computers. I like to play video games. They’re fun. I play Minecraft with my friends. I like to play survival and on servers. We build houses and we get resources and new weapons. Minecraft is easier to play with other people than other games. By playing I think I gain hand/eye coordination. Also, it’s a safe place where I can be myself and explore creative challenges with my friends. I’ve been playing Minecraft since I was four or five.

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Global warming is bad for everyone and that's why I made this image. In it you see a man without eyes and money in his pocket. This represents the rich politicians ignoring global warming and only thinking about money and their personal gain. Currently there are many ways to prevent the harmful effects of global warming, but government officials are not taking responsibility. I wish elected officials would listen to the concerns of the people they represent and take more action to prevent this crisis. They need to stop poisoning the planet and only thinking about themselves!

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My message is that girls are strong and that we should not live up to the stereotypes that everyone gives us, we shouldn't be put down by a label. Boys should not think of us as lower than them. Just because everyone says that boys are stronger and more athletic doesn't mean it's true. In my image I want to show girls using their body positions and showing then sport they play.

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For my social justice issue I want to focus on the topic of gun control. This issue is important to me because it's a worldwide issue that has gained more and more attention over the past few years. The reason why it's been gaining so much attention is because shootings and issues involving guns have been happening more frequently. For example, there was a shooting just a few weeks ago on Halloween on the West Side of Chicago where a seven year old girl got shot while trick-or-treating with her dad. This shows that gun violence continues to be a problem even though it has gained so much attention. I also believe that the thought of getting shot or a shooter being in the same building as you has crossed almost everyones mind. For example, almost all schools and other companies and buildings have a protocol or drills they practice for the situation of shooter. For my photo I want to focus on the fear of guns.

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I am concerned about government surveillance and how it affects our lives. It affects us by influencing our decisions and other things that affect our everyday actions. Gathering information about our lives makes us feel like our privacy is invaded.

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My focus for this project was anxiety and depression. Sometimes you feel alone, even though you know there are people to help you. Sometimes you feel unheard and small even though you know that you can be heard. Sometimes you feel sad, even though you show everyone you are happy. Sometimes you know you should tell someone, but you don't want them to judge you. Sometimes you feel like you want to listen, but the words just aren't enough. I hope this project brings more awareness to this disorder that has a nearly two-fold increase in teens, from ages 13 to 18, from 8.4% to 15.4%. I hope things will get better.

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The Social justice issue I would like to explore is voting/ LGBTQ rights. I combined these two topics because when you vote for someone, they could possibly make a law that no longer allows Gay people to get married. My parents are gay, and if we spread awareness for people to vote for the right person, there is a higher chance for someone who will help support the LGBTQ community.

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My topic is going to be about equality, I want to talk about how we are all supposed to be equal in this country. This is an important topic to me because there are times that I feel unequal because my family is Hispanic. Sometimes I feel discriminated against because we can’t let our voice be heard. We should all have the same rights.

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Destruction caused by wildfires in the United States has significantly increased in the last two decades. I feel like this is such an important and serious topic because forest fires are spreading rapidly. This indicates that animals are in danger and their homes are being destroyed. The crazy thing about that is that most of the fires are started by humans.

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Queer people of color, do you know that multiple are killed and no one knows their names. Killed just for being the true selves, being put out of the house for being honest, being disrespected by their own family for being genuine. That is a terrible thing to think of. Being killed for just wanting love. Just wanting to be them true selves gets them killed. In my photo I have the flag I associate with, to represent my sexuality, pan-sexual. I have X’s over my eyes represent that I have been killed, like in the cartoons. I chose these pieces to show people what I mean visually. I have gradients of my flag across the photo. I was killed for love and wanting love, all because, i am a young, black gay, female, in this country.

Lyrics,

“I can rock the world with you

I can show you what love is too

I can show you how lovers do

Let me show how I love  you

Now wait a minute the

sky ain’t the limit

I can show you what love is

but still need to live it

I can show you what heart is

‘created from your soul

Can talk to you fro the heart

But you might need some more

Lemme break it down to you

sweetest way know

Lemme show you my hear

lemme create you  a home

We got each other that’s  that

a simple thing shown

Perfect harmony like that

Like a pitch and  tone

If you miss me let me know

Cause that’s a aisle call on small little phone

Just hit me up

I’m always at home

I can show you my heart

I only got my own.

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I want to investigate the issue of body figure because many girls at school deal with their body image. It’s important to me because I’ve had to deal with how I look and feel. I’ve dealt with this issue at school and at home. I want people to see that no matter how you look, you are still important. That’s why I put repetitive questions on it to show a person's thoughts about themselves next to a girl with a serious face. To add to my serious mood I made the room dark and edited it to look even darker. My model's head is half in and out of the water in a bath. I hope more schools and others learn and hopefully take interest into my issue.

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My social justice issue is about depression. Depression is a large part of my life, because me and my brothers have some type of anxiety and or depression. There are many people that think that depression is not a serious illness, but those people are wrong, depression is a very real thing. I want people to realize that depression is a hard struggle for many people. I also want to show others how depression effect people, and what people with depression experience all the time.

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Many people struggle with depression, but not many people talk about it. Depression is important to me because people are too scared to talk about it, which means they're going to be closed off and not share what they really feel. I want people to be able to talk about their depression without feeling ashamed. I know that nothing can force or encourage people to share.

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Artist Statement: In my image you see a phone showing a view into the future when global warming has taken its toll on the Earth. Burning fossil fuels and creating non-reusable and non-biodegradable materials are ruining our planet. If we continue at this rate we will make the world uninhabitable.

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My artist's statement is about how different the earth will look in such a short amount of time, and that we need to change our ways. I'm concerned about future generations and the effect it will have on them.