Ellie PotischmanDec 15, 20225 min readShootings: How many more people have to die?In memory of all those who died in the Sandy Hook massacre 10 years ago.
Ellie PotischmanMay 31, 20224 min readGive Us Our Rights: A Talk About AbortionImagine your child, not even thirteen years old, getting raped and falling pregnant. Imagine her fear. Her innocence. Imagine her as that...
Ellie PotischmanFeb 28, 20226 min readLack of Diversity in LiteratureIt’s safe to say that I am an avid reader. I read about six books every month and have 105 books at my house, not including those on my...
Ellie PotischmanNov 3, 20214 min readThe Tragedy of Unrealistic Beauty StandardsYou are beautiful. You are perfect. Join me in discussing the toxicity of today’s beauty standards.
Ellie PotischmanOct 12, 20214 min readWomen: The Issue of Sexual HarassmentIn 2014, a woman walked down the streets of New York City for 10 hours. She recorded her walk, documenting random, strange men catcalling...
Ellie PotischmanJan 25, 20214 min readNothing Compares to the Holocaust I'm a Jew, and a few months ago I took two DNA tests, expecting one of them to expose some hidden secret that I'm less Jewish than I...
Ellie PotischmanJan 10, 20215 min read10 Ways for Teens to Conserve EnergyToday, January 10th is National Cut Your Energy Costs Day, so I thought it would be appropriate to share 10 easy ways to conserve energy,...
Ellie PotischmanDec 27, 20205 min readDepression in TeensSuicide is mentioned in this post. Like most teens these days, I find myself spending hours a day on TikTok, a social media platform...