What's the Story? – The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team | Megan Balparda | Activity https://whatsthestoryvt.com/members/mbalparda04gmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for Megan Balparda. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:27:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 41ccf0829033d286fb881f7065f4b668 Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2046 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:41:11 -0500 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 […]

]]> 73429ebdef716c5601187df94f24d61d Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1764 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:42:52 -0400 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 […]

]]> 41c972ef3c3461e657a9faf090f093ca Megan Balparda commented on the post, #6 The Breakdown http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6-the-breakdown/#comment-514 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:41:41 -0400 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 […]

]]> 84a93e254723f927acbbeeca03286f96 Megan Balparda commented on the post, Mapping a new topic http://whatsthestoryvt.com/mapping-a-new-topic/#comment-512 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:35:01 -0400 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 […]

]]> 1e7d1f7bf2af541dfb8c018b2b66294e Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1583 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:28:43 -0400 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 […]

]]> 94afece13d9b030e70e778c90fdaf6bf Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1479 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 20:39:30 -0400

]]> 809cc33fb26c290a9b24eaff0bb26ae7 Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1166 Sun, 09 Oct 2016 14:01:38 -0400 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. […]

]]> 07482ceb0cbb1907378fa029d626f2ae Megan Balparda commented on the post, #2: "What's the Story" Topic http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-whats-your-story-first-draft-topic/#comment-227 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 01:16:34 -0400 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 […]

]]> 2847facf753d2070856044f61d00378b Megan Balparda commented on the post, #2: The Current State of My Topic http://whatsthestoryvt.com/current-topic-brennan/#comment-226 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 01:12:07 -0400 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 […]

]]> 74eaedf399b1a7b516e96903f7ee9fd7 Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1062 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 01:06:28 -0400 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 […]

]]> a58cfe606dc78d0a76e45d64b1f0481c Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 "It should not be a burden to be born female" http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-it-should-not-be-a-burden-to-be-born-female/#comment-111 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:32:15 -0400 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!

]]> 63e71882014218e232bbd22f4421eb4b Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 "It should not be a burden to be born female" http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-it-should-not-be-a-burden-to-be-born-female/#comment-109 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:28:35 -0400 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 […]

]]> c3073e57db3220f5cbd94f675b305506 Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 Milk's Greatest Sacrifice http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-milks-greatest-sacrifice/#comment-108 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:23:13 -0400 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 […]

]]> 7d2a2108644da1259101ff5f501de1c9 Megan Balparda commented on the post, #3 Giving Back http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-giving-back/#comment-104 Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:12:42 -0400 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 […]

]]> dbe741be69f53c9dbe4b1d4e412e1a87 Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=757 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:50:25 -0400 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 […]

]]> 72964fe64974d086bb537f8d0efb2a3e Megan Balparda's profile was updated https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/177/ Sat, 17 Sep 2016 21:55:16 -0400 0 54cebf426f638f5f3276bd9691e691a0 Megan Balparda changed their profile picture https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/149/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 18:31:29 -0400 0 b067ed23b9c7cdbac4e7c5112f0fffb1 Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=368 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:10:28 -0400 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 […]

]]> 02bd44dea088d7e0e2203c57dbf38f60 Megan Balparda's profile was updated https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/91/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:28:14 -0400 0 af431453c642b3c22d71022978fcf412 Megan Balparda wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=300 Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:21:07 -0400 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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