When considering what the most important American Creed values are as a person and as a teacher, I begin...
Where We’re From
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2018, Media, Photography, Poetry, Showcase, Where I'm From, 0
Here is some of the highlights from our poetry. We hope you enjoy it. Fondly, The HSHMC Independent Surgeon...
killer species
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2018, Showcase, 0
So far, the it’s about un un anciano ,los cazadores y el cocodrilo gigante en killer species me recuerda...
Dragon ball Z
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2018, Showcase, 0
So far, the my book it’s about una serie animada de hace many years que se trata sobre un...
Rags to Riches
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Goals, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Inequality, Showcase, Sports, 0
My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
What Defines Us As American?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 0
One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
Fear is one of the biggest things that lives in America all of the time, it’s also a main...
Police Brutality in Our Country
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2018, Inequality, Showcase, This is America, 0
The fictional novel, All American Boys, written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, focuses on the topic of police...
My Shadow Box
, , , Art, Fall 2018, Shadow Box, Showcase, 0
The items in my shadow box represent the counter-narrative the outside of the shadow box represents the dominant narrative....
The Pay Day Dilemma
, , , Fall 2018, Gender, Inequality, Showcase, Sports, Women, 1
Gender equality is at the forefront of national debates as politicians argue over how to go about creating equal...
How did he get so much into a short video?
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2018, Showcase, This is America, 2
“This is America” is a song written by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover). This song has subliminal messages. For example,...
How can blind people become photographers? That is ridiculous. However, they can. Blind people can feel pictures. What? Yes,...
Do violent video games increase youth violence?
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Crime, Games, Media, Showcase, Violence, 7
According to Craig Anderson, director of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, video games...
The effects of a brain injury can be life long, as expressed by SpinalCord.com. Depending of the severity of the...
Banning Books
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Books, Fall 2018, Politics, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 1
Books have been banned for various reasons. For instance, some have been banned for sexual content, uses of slurs,...
Social Media, Good or Bad?
, , , Media, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, 1
Question: Is social media good for our society? Social media is a convoluted subject about whether it has an...
Megan’s My Beautiful Neighborhood
, , , My Beautiful Neighborhood, Powtoon, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
Point of View Writing Yes the people are beautiful like the color white paper but some people smell like...
Who am I?
, , , My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, 0
I am Abraham Lincoln I’m Abraham Lincoln I born on February 12/ 1809 I’m from Hodgenville, Kentucky. I...
Why Is the Sky Blue?
, , , Art, Getting Started, Inquiry, Science, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
Why Is the Sky Blue? (science, color, earth , planet , ) The sunlit sky is blue because air...
Some Interesting Places In Jackson Heights
, , , Food, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, Summer 2018, 1
My name is May. I’m from Burma. I lived in Woodside Ave near Jackson Heights. It has many traditional...
Park I am a park in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. I have a nice look with the plants, trees and I...
My name is Muyar Khant Naing. I live in Rego Park. Rego Park is inQueens. There is train stations...
Forgotten Dreams
, , , Beauty, Creative Writing, Decision Making, Friendship, Happiness, Nature, Poetry, Showcase, Stories, Summer 2018, Wonder, Writing, 0
So many dreams, forgotten This one comes true I open my eyes and feel minuscule before the towering force...
Point of View Writing I am a Bench, I stay the same place every day, until I break Human...
The space is beautiful. There is clean road and when I enter neighbor house they have so clean house. I...
I’m one of the ships that lives in Sheepshead bay. At morning, I woke up by the...
I am a traffic light, I have a three colors, I can change them From red to yellow, From...
Sheepshead Bay, My Beautiful Neighborhood.
, , , My Beautiful Neighborhood, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
The birds- seagulls are always flying behind the cloud. And they always see the cloud are not moving. They...
Besides the obvious scientific and structural advancements, only one thing has really changed amongst the generations : We now...
Rock Climbing Experience
, , , Art, Education, Friendship, Goals, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
During my rocking climbing week day I was able to get amazing climbs in. I never knew I had...
Why do many people look at Childish Gambino’s video, “This Is America” as a message to society?
, , , Education, History, Politics, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2018, This is America, 2
When the video starts the camera zooms in on Childish Gambino, he turns around and starts to dance ....
Childish Gambino’s video, “This is America,” is by Donald Glover. He created this music video because he trying to...
In Childish Gambino’s “This is America” video, Gambino is expressing about how America is right now by doing a...
Everyone should be EQUAL: The message of “This Is America”
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Economy, Inequality, Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, 5
I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
Childish Gambino Motivates Us Against Violence
, , , Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, 2
I am excited by Childish Gambino music video, “This Is America,” because its very inspiring and motivating. As a...
New Animation Based on Aesop’s “The Farmer And His Sons”
, , , Art, History, Media, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, 1
From the producer of “The Witch’s Dilemma” comes a brand-new animation… this time based on a fable! Presenting the...
The Importance of Creativity
, , , Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Since I’ve been a young child, I’ve always had a way to express myself. From fingerpainting to holding...
The Ugly Duckling Animation- Kindness and Reality
, , , Animal Protection, Beauty, Bullying, Friendship, Happiness, Love, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Do you like ducks going in adventures? Well, you’re in for a ride! My animation is based off the...
Beauty Isn’t a Size
, , , Beauty, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, Women, 14
April 6, 2018 Dear Victoria’s Secrets CEO Lex Wexner: Have you ever wondered how diverse your company...
Children Aint Money
, , , Emotional Health, Health, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, Upstander, 12
Dear Life Academy Students, Staff and Families: We are writing to you because we want to address...
Body image and Expectation
, , , Art, Beauty, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
May 4, 2018 Dear, Middle School Teachers and Students: We are choosing to write to the...
Othello Close Reading
, , , Art, Books, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Desdemona 1.3.208-218 My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty: To you I am bound for life...
When I wanted to quit what made me keep going?
, , , Decision Making, Friendship, Getting Started, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2018, 0
Sometimes quitting could get in the best of you. I have been there so many times. I’m a 15-year-old...
Breathe Life Into Shakespeare
, , , Art, Books, Language, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Hamlet 4.5.59-79 The character I played was King Claudius. I learned that tone, inflection, and pacing are very important...
In the short dialogue from Desdemona in Act 1 Scene 3 Lines 208-218, I learned a lot about how...
Othello reading
, , , Books, Goals, Inquiry, Media, Raise Your Voice, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Othello act 3 scene 3 lines 121-134
The Witch’s Dilemma- America’s Newest Magical Adventure
, , , Art, Media, Oscars, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, 0
From the producer of teacher-acclaimed “The Surprise Party” comes a new and spellbinding short film- The Witch’s Dilemma! What...
Mean Girls: First on Broadway, Now Fruit
, , , Food, Media, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, 0
I made a scratch animation called Rotten Fruit. . It is a Mean Girls parody, but all the characters...
In section 3 of act 1 of Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello is under scrutiny surrounding accusations from Desdemona’s father....
Othello Close Reading II
, , , Art, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Desdemona 1.3.208-218 Dad, I am divided on my duty to you and the man I love You gave birth...
Othello Analysis
, , , Argument, Books, Happiness, History, Portraits, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Women, Writing, 0
1.3.208-218 Paraphrase: Desdemona: My dear father, I do face a difficult challenge: To you I am grateful for life...
Othello Analysis
, , , Art, Books, Education, Language, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Desdemona 1.3.208-218: This paragraph is about Desdemona professing her love and obedience to her father, but telling her father...
Gender Inequality
, , , Gender, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2018, 0
In the world of professional sports the inequality between male and female is astonishing especially when you take a...
I feel that fake news is a very serious issue that affects any nation of the world, and it...
Female Harassment in the Gaming Industry
, , , Games, Gender, Media, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2018, Technology, The Fifth Column, Women, 1
Sexism is still present in today’s society, especially in video games. I have had encounters in which my teammates...
Why does one movement get more support than another?
, , , Black Lives Matter, Guns, Media, Police Brutality, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Black Lives Matter will never receive the recognition nor support that other modern protest have gotten. The movement is...
Henrietta Lacks’s Family
, , , Black Lives Matter, Drugs, Family, Health, History, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Why should Henrietta Lacks’s family be compensated to use her mother cells? if they are getting consent and money...
Family Uniting
, , , Art, Family, Happiness, Love, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
, , , Bullying, Emotional Health, Media, 0
In my opinion, people that tortures others have a problem with in themselves. #Night #Eliewiesel
Can social media affect teens?
, , , Bullying, Drugs, Emotional Health, Health, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 2
Hello everyone, I’m a senior high school student at Life Academy High School, and I’m currently working on my...
, , , Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Family dynamics Sadness Tears running down our faces No one expected it to come this soon We knew he...
Feel it Still
, , , Art, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Those words stick with me They’ll stick with me forever And each time I lay in bed I...
I.S.O. Nikki Giovanni
, , , Climate Change, Creative Writing, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
winter poem yesterday while running to the bus a raindrop told me to put my hood on but i...
Bibliotherapy and Art Therapy as Methods for helping the Isolated and Mentally Ill.
, , , Beauty, Books, Creative Writing, Happiness, Mental Illness, Mind Dump, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, 0
There are many psychological treatments for individuals seeking medical attention whether to treat or manage a mental illness. Therapy...
Graphic Violence In Film
, , , Argument, Art, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Mass shootings and violence in today’s world is continuing to grow. Many people and groups have been trying to...
Mental health and gun violence
, , , Call to Action, Con Gun Control, Con Trump, Crime, Decision Making, Emotional Health, Getting Started, Goals, Guns, Health, Media, Mental Illness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Following the Parkland shooting, the President of the United States claimed that the mental health contirbuted to the mass...
The Fine Art Photographer
, , , Art, Photography, Spring 2018, Vignette, 2
My Burning Question: What does it mean to be a fine art photographer? I know that when I retire,...
Fill in the Gaps
, , , Showcase, Sports, Spring 2018, 0
Oakes-Ash, Rachael. “Skiing vs Snowboarding: Does Anyone Snowboard Anymore?”Traveller, Www.traveler.com, 20 July 2016, via.hypothes.is/http://www.traveller.com.au/skiing-verses-snowboarding-does-anyone-snowboard-anymore-gqa0km. Durango, The. “Snowboarding Declining in...
Some issues between skiers and snowboarders are brought up in this article. AT THE SNOWBIRD SKI RESORT IN UTAH...
Music is everywhere today. It is in cars, grocery stores, doctor offices, restaurants, and many more places. music is...
“Why I Am SAD As Hell”
, , , Beauty, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Why I Am Sad As Hell, My country is a country that screams for help. Yes they screams...
Why Am Lazy As Hell
, , , Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Why I’m lazy as hell? I’ve been sitting On this hard ass red chair In this stuffy ass...
“Why I’m Paranoid As Hell”
, , , Beauty, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Why Am I Paranoid As Hell I hate that feeling. That feeling when you are sad but I...
Why I’m Lazy As hell
, , , Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Why I’m lazy as hell? I’ve been sitting On this hard ass red chair In this stuffy ass...
Why I’m funny as hell
, , , Beauty, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Why I’m funny as hell I’m funny as hell because Im loud I’m funny as hell because i say...
I.S.O Whitman Poem
, , , Animal Protection, Art, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, 1
Gardens with grey tree frogs are croaking my name, I let their midnight chorus soothe me, The song that...
Does film influence society or does society influence film?
, , , Argument, Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
You know the does art imitate life or life imitate art age-old debate? That is taken in an entirely...
Murphy, Sam. “Skiing vs Snowboarding.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 22 Dec. 2007, www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/dec/22/weekend7.weekend11. In this article the author...
Fear and The Media
, , , Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
With easy access to smartphones, computers, televisions, newspapers, magazines, and a plethora of other information accessibility capable devices, we...
ISO Giovanni
, , , Animal Protection, Creative Writing, Music, Nature, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, 6
a harsh chaotic melody echoes through the storm drenched clouds and orchestral raindrops and i sit and smile and...
Name Memoir – Octavio
, , , Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
My full name is Octavio Carrazco Padilla. It was given to me by my dad. There wasn’t anything special...
My Not So Secret Nickname
, , , Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
My grandma gave me the nickname Morena like a birth gift that would stay with me forever. She gave...
He’s Not Us
, , , Art, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5
A last name is typically given to you by your father. It should be a name you’re proud to...
On April 3 of 2000, I was going to die. My neck was wrapped around on what was...
3 words of memories My name is Luis Alexander Acetun Toc. But on paper it is Luis...
Whenever I’m asked to talk about myself and about who I am, I hit a wall. To my mother...
How did movies start?
, , , Art, Fall 2017, History, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
When you watch a film, can you notice how produced and funded a film can be? It can have...
The real meaning of my name
, , , Art, Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
My name is Itzel Rosas-Beltran Itzel Rosas is a name that I go by. My parents gave me my...
Two Wolves
, , , Art, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5
Vesna Sot February 1, 2018 Ms. Oliver Certification Two Wolves Vesna Sot is the name I carry...
My Name Memoir
, , , Art, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Jimmy is what i’ve been called my whole life, i’ve never had nicknames that would stick around long enough...
“Me my Dad and Future I” By Vicente Pena As I sit here thinking on the relationship between me...
Why Marilyn Monroe Was the Most Influential Beauty Icon in American History (Part One- Early Life)
, , , Art, Beauty, Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
America has had its fair share of divas, but one who takes the crown is Marilyn Monroe. She is...
Snowboarding vs Skiing
, , , Fall 2017, Showcase, Sports, Spring 2018, 1
Topic: Will one of the main two winter sports (skiing and snowboarding) eventually overshadow the other in popularity/ participation?...
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