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Megan Balparda wrote a new post, Nov Retreat: "The Food Was Fantastic" 4 years, 2 months ago
I am one of two seventh graders in this program, and the second is older than me. Therefore I came to this retreat knowing that I am the youngest one here, with everyone else at least a year older than me. I only […]
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Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #8 "The Change I'm Seeking is Simple" 4 years, 2 months ago
The change I’m seeking is simple. I want to help parents pay for child care or lower the cost of child care in Vermont. I hope to target people who care as much as I do, and want to help. I like this topic around […]
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Megan Balparda commented on the post, #6 The Breakdown 4 years, 2 months ago
Hi Lena!
One thing that caught my eye was the five freedoms. I thought that was really cool. Where did you get that information? If it was from a website, do you have any tips for finding good websites, which […]
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Megan Balparda commented on the post, Mapping a new topic 4 years, 2 months ago
Hi Brennan!
I really loved the way you set up your mind map. I also noticed that you changed your topic to illegal immigrants. I think it is really cool that you are exploring topics and trying new things. Do […]
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Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #7 "The Stakes are Pretty High" 4 years, 2 months ago
This week, when I was asked to explain why my topic is important, I realized that I couldn’t explain it because it was so obvious to me. It took me about an hour before I could even try to explain it. It’s not […]
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Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #6 Mapping My Crazy Mind 4 years, 3 months ago
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Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #5: "Women are being pulled out of the work force because child care is too expensive" 4 years, 3 months ago
When I started researching for this post, I wasn’t sure what to do for women’s rights. I knew that I was trying to help women, but in what field? I searched a list of women’s rights topics and one caught my eye. […]
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Megan Balparda commented on the post, #2: "What's the Story" Topic 4 years, 3 months ago
Hey Lena,
sorry I commented on the wrong blog last time! Anyway, I think your could be really interesting. I am also interested in the dairy/farming issues, though I chose to do a different topic. I can’t wait […] -
Megan Balparda commented on the post, #2: The Current State of My Topic 4 years, 3 months ago
Hey Brennan,
Sorry I commented the wrong post last time, I wasn’t aware that we were supposed to comment on blog post #2. Anyway, I think all of these topic sound great. Is there any that you are leaning towards […] -
Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #4 "Equality is not optional" 4 years, 3 months ago
When I started listening to that Ted Talk, I was immediately intrigued by the way he presented himself (he being Simon Sinek). Odd, I thought, I love the way he talks. I could have listened to him for hours. But t […]
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Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 "It should not be a burden to be born female" 4 years, 3 months ago
Hi Mrs. Krahn!
Thank you so much for that comment! It feels really great to have all this support. I’m so happy you encouraged me to join WTS! -
Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 "It should not be a burden to be born female" 4 years, 3 months ago
Hi Lena!
I’m not sure exactly how to start changing the women’s rights issues, I just entered seventh grade at MUMS, and am very new to this kind of thing. I’m very open to any suggestions, if you happen to have […] -
Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 Milk's Greatest Sacrifice 4 years, 3 months ago
Hi Lena!
My name is Megan Balparda. I really enjoyed reading your article, and knowing you are as passionate about this topic as I am. I am a vegetarian, and try to limit my milk and egg content as much as […] -
Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 Giving Back 4 years, 3 months ago
Hi Brennan,
My name is Megan Balparda. I really liked your post, because it reminded me that there is a lot more I could be doing in the community. This brings me to my question. I think your right, and that […] -
Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #3 "It should not be a burden to be born female" 4 years, 3 months ago
Women are treated differently then men everyday. Maybe not in a terrible way, and maybe not on purpose, but that’s still not equality. Many people believe that we live in a fair and modern world, or that what we […]
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Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #2 "No One Will" 4 years, 4 months ago
I am thinking about doing the topic of child abuse. I know that this is a hard topic to write about and work on, but that fact makes me want to even more. I am also thinking about woman’s rights and things like […]
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Megan Balparda's profile was updated 4 years, 4 months ago
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Megan Balparda wrote a new post, #1: "Making the world a better place" 4 years, 4 months ago
Hi, my name is Megan Balparda. I am a seventh grader at MUMS (Middlebury Union Middle School). I joined What’s The Story because I want to help the world be a better place, and at my age WTS is a really good wa […]
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