Upstander Reflection
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My project was about homelessness in the bay area. The action that we did to create awareness was make...
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0134241 This article talks about how abstract art achieves its beauty and I think that it shows that abstract...
Abstract art has an interesting history with the CIA, and I didn’t know about it until I stumbled upon...
Hopper loved to go to the movies, saying when he wasn’t in the mood for painting he would just...
Math, Art, and Relevance
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http://web.b.ebscohost.com/src_ic/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=414fa852-3b31-488f-97a7-600cf5f90994%40pdc-v-sessmgr05 This source is on the history between Hans Hoffman and Berkley, which allows for art to have a...
Why doesn’t abstract art receive as much respect as other forms of art?
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Abstract art is really hard to define. It is more than any other forms of art in terms of...
Edward Hopper originally trained as an illustrator but then focused on painting between 1901 to 1906 under the watch...
The Great American Artist Edward Hopper (2)
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Edward Hopper’s work is ingrained in American Imagination. They have a paradoxical conflict in the depicting of the ordinary...
Open Your Eyes
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Open your eyes. Open your eyes and see the riots in France, the Mouvement des gilets jaunes, the tear...
Life Goes On
, , , Art, Beauty, Creative Writing, Life Skills & Fitness, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 9
This one is for those of you living the ¨big snooze.¨And for those of you sleeping your way through...
Cultural Celebrations In Oakland
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Cultural Celebrations In Oakland All cities have celebrations, but what makes the celebrations in Oakland so joyful, special, and...
Is the world always at war?
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2018, Showcase, Technology & Computer Science, 1
The dystopian novel called 1984 by George Orwell was written as a negative utopia that creates a imaginary world...
My Shadow Box
, , , Art, Fall 2018, Shadow Box, Showcase, 1
The items in my shadow box represent the counter-narrative the outside of the shadow box represents the dominant narrative....
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...
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...
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
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Since I’ve been a young child, I’ve always had a way to express myself. From fingerpainting to holding...
Body image and Expectation
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May 4, 2018 Dear, Middle School Teachers and Students: We are choosing to write to the...
Othello Close Reading
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Desdemona 1.3.208-218 My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty: To you I am bound for life...
Breathe Life Into Shakespeare
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Hamlet 4.5.59-79 The character I played was King Claudius. I learned that tone, inflection, and pacing are very important...
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...
In section 3 of act 1 of Shakespeare’s Othello, Othello is under scrutiny surrounding accusations from Desdemona’s father....
Othello Close Reading II
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Desdemona 1.3.208-218 Dad, I am divided on my duty to you and the man I love You gave birth...
Othello Analysis
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Desdemona 1.3.208-218: This paragraph is about Desdemona professing her love and obedience to her father, but telling her father...
Family Uniting
, , , Art, Family, Happiness, Love, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
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Family dynamics Sadness Tears running down our faces No one expected it to come this soon We knew he...
Feel it Still
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Those words stick with me They’ll stick with me forever And each time I lay in bed I...
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...
The Fine Art Photographer
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My Burning Question: What does it mean to be a fine art photographer? I know that when I retire,...
Why Am Lazy As Hell
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Why I’m lazy as hell? I’ve been sitting On this hard ass red chair In this stuffy ass...
Why I’m Lazy As hell
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Why I’m lazy as hell? I’ve been sitting On this hard ass red chair In this stuffy ass...
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?
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You know the does art imitate life or life imitate art age-old debate? That is taken in an entirely...
Name Memoir – Octavio
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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
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My grandma gave me the nickname Morena like a birth gift that would stay with me forever. She gave...
He’s Not Us
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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?
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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
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My name is Itzel Rosas-Beltran Itzel Rosas is a name that I go by. My parents gave me my...
Two Wolves
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Vesna Sot February 1, 2018 Ms. Oliver Certification Two Wolves Vesna Sot is the name I carry...
My Name Memoir
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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)
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America has had its fair share of divas, but one who takes the crown is Marilyn Monroe. She is...
Are movies art?
, , , Argument, Art, Fall 2017, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
Most people that walk into a movie theater want to be entertained. They go in to sit back and...
For my modern version of Romeo and Juliet I rewrote a scene as a song. I wanted my song...
Romeo and Juliet Project
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violence without a reason
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Romeo+Juliet+2017 Yojana P. For this project I chose to write a poem. The poem talks about all the violence...
Love Is Bleeding
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Love Is Bleeding By: Manuel Mercado For my project of Romeo and Juliet I decide to make a book...
Artist Statement Adrian Kelly For my modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, I decided to draw the prologue...
Romeo and juliet in 2017
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Passage to Humanity By Jose Tello For my modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet I decided to...
A Flower and Two Races
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Poem: A flower There’s a flower, one that’s sweet, strong, and pure Yet, this flower has something that...
Romeo And Juliet in 2017
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Elizabeth Gonzalez February 1, 2011 The morning of February 1, 2011. While my sisters and I were getting ready...
Romeo and Juliet Cast List
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Cast Members R&J My Cast Members Romeo Anthony Juliet Tasha Count Paris Eric Friar Laurence Dominic Tybalt Darnell...
Romeo and Juliet Modern Day
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nothing will stand in the way of love 1,000 miles away, A plane ride away, A whole nother state...
Romeo and Juliet Project
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The empty heads of us I was always trapped in a cage Unable to breathe and unable to...
Love Can Change
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Are you Shanee or are you Anthony? Do you have praise or do you have enemies? Can you...
Romeo and Juliet in 2017
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Love leads to Death Love can cause happiness and war Love at first sight is what happen with E...
The Pain It Takes To Love
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Love is what brought everyone together Love is what can make you so happy Honesty is what keeps...
Raiders or Broncos
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Artist Statement Christopher Gonzalez For my modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet I decided to make a graphic...
“Don’t Kill Love”
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My Artist Statement is called “Don’t Kill Love” and it’s based on the shooting and violence there is in...
Hard to Love
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Aritstament By Yureida Gastelum Since little I’ve got told that I’m not allowed to date. They said when...
The Modern Romeo and Juliet
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Artist Statement German Jimenez This movie poster represents the divide between races that is happening in this country....
Bleeding from Love
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Bleeding From Love By: Arlette Morales Love Something so powerful it can destroy any war. Hate Something so powerful...
What would a modern Romeo and Juliet look like in Oakland?
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Modern Prologue: There are two sides, who both know a lot and a little about each other One...
What’s the proper way to review a movie?
, , , Art, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Media and Message, Point of View, Showcase, 3
Has anyone asked you about movie? Perhaps on whether or not if it was good? You respond with, “it...
The Power of Language
, , , Art, Beauty, Education, Fall 2017, Mind Dump, Point of View, Showcase, 1
The art and ongoing achievement of language is probably the most beneficial aspect integrated into society. Communication with language...
Kimberly’s Shadow Box
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I have chosen to include the picture of the USA and Mexico because it represents that I was...
This shadow box represents who I am. When people look at me they see that my race is Guatemalan...
My Representative Shadow Box
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Artist Statement Alejandro Lopez This Shadow Box represents my life and how I love the things I have or...
My Shadow Box
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My Shadow Box Fernando Gonzalez This shadow box represents me because the it shows all things that I care...
Me, Myself and I
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This shadow box represents who I am and who I choose to be. It represents how much love that...
Jennifer’s shadow box
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I have chosen to include an El Salvador flag because I’m proud of being Salvadoran as my Ethnicity even...
Shadow Box Velvet Eligio When people look at me, they see a Latina girl, with brown eyes, black hair,...
Aaron’s Shadow Box
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My Shadow Box Aaron Torres This box represents me because the objects I have in the box have...
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