Collaborating to Save Lives

Online tools can be used to connect and collaborate online to save lives. Will you join the movement?

Can 21st Century media be used to combat sexism?

I was raised primarily by women - my mom and two sisters. My dad constantly worked outside of our home, so most of the instruction I received in my formative years came from these three women. Now that I'm married, my wife is incredibly influential and important to me. Needless to say, the women I love in my life have helped me become the man I am today. They deserve respect, equality, and love, just as everyone does.

My mother and two sisters with my wife and I on our wedding day.

But I'm concerned that this respect is getting lost and deformed through the 21st digital society we live in. Facebook, Twitter, television, movies, video games, and the internet as a whole have made pornography and illicit sexual themes more accessible than ever before. Although some might think these forms of media will clean themselves up over time, I'm not so optimistic. 

What we need is a change. 

A change in the way we consume media.

A change to begin to fill the world with good and uplifting forms of media.

A change to create a powerful and respectful image of women across the globe. 

A Plea from the Past: What History Teaches Us about Our Future

Hi all,

My name is Michael Trauntvein.  I'm a student at BYU in the Construction and Facilities Management program.  I'm also an outdoorsman, a writer, an amateur cook, and a Mormon.

I've chosen a topic that is fundamental both to our understanding our history and our hope for our future.  We've heard time and again that "history repeats itself".  My purpose is to show you that not only does history repeat itself, but it does so at an increased rate as civilization develops digital literacy.

How the Digital age Takes Away Our Individuality

My name is Tailor Walmer and I have focused my research and ideas around the concept that people are losing their sense of individuality due to technology and the online modern culture.

Identity & The Social Media Barrier

I think it's fair to say it's one of the world's greatest tools for communicating with loved ones and reconnecting with people all over the world. Yet, even though social media may have risen from pure intentions, the world has found a way to abuse it's power and it puts the security of one's identity is at risk.

Tracking Our Digital Footprints

 

Hi! My name is Katelyn Dalton, and I'm a college student trying to learn how to market myself in a world where our digital footprints are beginning to define us.

A Power Struggle

Hi I'm Katherine Baird. I'm a proud Texan and a proud American. My ancestors have fought in every major United States war since the American Revolution. I love this country yet I fear that the power of the US government is growing too strong and will threaten the individual freedoms we cherish.