Posts by Haley Samsel | Mobilize.org

Haley Samsel is a Featured Blogger for Mobilize.org’s The Millennial Report. She is a high school sophomore who lives in Plano, Texas, which gives her a pretty unique view (in her opinion) on politics and Millennial issues. Outside of the Millennial Report, Haley enjoys playing basketball, reading biographies and watching cooking competition shows, among other things. If you wish to contact her, you can reach her at haleymobilize@gmail.com or on Twitter at @mob_haley. You probably don’t want to, but it’s worth a shot.

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Blog posts by Haley Samsel

The Outreach Movement: A Revelation in Virtual Tutoring

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with the leaders of The Outreach Movement, a non-profit organization run entirely by high school students in Plano, Texas. Twice a week, tutors from The Outreach Movement use VOIP software and webcams to connect with middle school students in Dallas ISD to (...)

Lincoln & The Millennial Mindset: 4 Lessons From Honest Abe

In the Oscar-nominated “Lincoln”, Steven Spielberg traces the Thirteenth Amendment from its conception to its eventual passage in the House of Representatives. The film documents Lincoln’s metamorphosis from a self-taught lawyer into a capable, anything-goes politician. In a time where many (...)

The New Year and Globalization in 2013

Globalization has changed the way we look at what it means to be human. With increased access to means of expressing ourselves, the outlook on centers of turmoil like the Middle East has morphed as podcasting and blogging has opened our minds up to new perspectives. Yet it remains possible to be (...)

Millennials: Envisioning our Separate Futures

Recently I attended International Career Day, an event held by Texas’ World Affairs Council that featured among others a former U.S. diplomat and the head of Computer Management at IBM. As each speaker went through their presentations, I couldn’t help but scan the auditorium and search out the (...)

Mrs. Harris: How One Teacher Made a Difference

How has one professor changed your life? Tell Pearson Students in a 1-minute video! Join the movement at http://bit.ly/SgdstE and watch the instructional video on how to share your story about a teacher who has made a difference in your life. My mom was a single parent for the first 14 years of (...)

Team Rubicon: Then and Now

I recently had the opportunity to interview Jacob Wood, founder and president of Team Rubicon. Founded in January 2010 by Wood and William McNulty, Team Rubicon’s mission is to take military veterans as they come home from war and provide them with an opportunity to continue their service through (...)

The Rise of Partisan Media & What Millennials Can Do to Stop It

There’s no doubt about it; the America that Millennials are experiencing today is much different than that of our grandparents, parents, or even siblings. The Democratic and Republican National Conventions elicited millions of responses from across the nation through a multitude of social (...)

Millennials at Work: Getting Out of Cubicles and into the Front Office

We’ve all heard the complaints; Millennials care more about their hair than their job, they have a blatant disregard for the “way things work.” Older employees may be disenchanted with Milliennials in the workplace, but employers are going out of their way to make sure young people stick (...)

Are Young People Environmentally Conscious? You Decide

Competition between the U.S. and China has become a consistent presence on the international stage. Whether it’s in a heated discussion concerning human rights, a battle for the highest economic standing worldwide, or the intense struggle for gold at the recent London Olympics, these countries are (...)

The Presidential Youth Council: Young People Impacting Government

I recently had the opportunity of speaking with Allison Wu, a prominent member of the campaign for a Presidential Youth Council. Recently endorsed by House Representatives John Shimkus, John Larson, William Clay, Timothy Ryan, and Joe Courtney, the PYC seeks to give youth a voice through the (...)