¨Angela Davis is an activist, educator and author. She is the author of eight books and has lectured throughout...
Angela Davis is a American political activist who was a part of the black panther party that was founded...
Famous Activist Angela Davis was stripped of her award for her Civil Rights movement efforts. The Birmingham Civil...
I Stand With Angela
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
The Alabama Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) rescinded the Fred Shuttlesworth Humans Rights Award from Angela Davis because she...
Justicia por nuestras propias manos.
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Showcase, Women, 0
Hasta ahora, la trama en El que dirán me recuerda a lo que pasa en el mundo. La trama...
ICE is inhumane
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 1
Is ICE really needed to control immigrants? ICE stands for immigration customs enforcement and they have over 20,000 agents...
Inter-sectionalism in Feminism
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Racism, Showcase, Women, 0
Racism is one of our society’s biggest issues, along with the existence of our patriarchy. Many people think that...
Deportation
, , , American Dream, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Economy, Fall 2018, Immigration, Incarceration, Latino Power, Media, Politics, Protest, Racism, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 1
I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
Do Violent Video Games Make Kids More Violent
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Games, Showcase, Violence, 0
I have chosen to study how we best inform people about the relationship between violent video games and real...
Introduction I’ve chosen to study how immigration affects the United States economy. This issue is important because right now...
After reading The Hate U Give, I’ve chosen to study trust in police. I chose this issue because last year...
Why are people littering so much? In Oakland there is a lot of trash in the streets and in...
I am becoming an American. I was born in Bangladesh and I have been living in New York City...
Oakland Let’s Talk About Health DIsparities Did you know that, “An African-American born in West Oakland can expect...
The Deportation Issue
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 11
Jennifer Duran-Salcedo Humanities 9th Ms. Portugal 12-21-18 THE DEPORTATION ISSUE With Trump as our President many U.S. citizens...
“Experts estimate that 50 to 100 girls, many of them underage, line the city’s International Boulevard each night” (Logue)....
According to The Washington Post, a great amount of people get deported from the US every year. To be...
Do You Care About The Homeless In your Community? How many homeless people have you seen in...
Immigration and Deportation affects Families What are the effects on families dealing with immigration?based on the research i’ve...
Do The Police Deserve Our Trust
, , , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2018, Police Brutality, Showcase, Spring 2017, 11
What is police brutality? Police brutality is abusive power using excessive force in situations where it’s not required and...
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities
, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Crime, Police Brutality, Protest, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Taking a Knee, Violence, 4
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
Recently in Oakland it has been more apparent that people are moving out and others are moving in because...
Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...
No one is illegal because this is a free country and no one owns it in the first...
Why are people Moving in and out? Why are people that have lived in Oakland all their lives...
Diego Casillas Ms. Portugal Humanities December 21, 2018 Redlining is Present Imagine a game. A game with a...
Growing up in Oakland
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
Noah Lopes. “Growing up in Oakland.” 13 Dec. 2018. this source is also credible because Noah is a after school...
“My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too.”~ Barack...
Stereotypes In Oakland
, , , Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 1
Stereotypes In Oakland It’s not even about us as humans anymore. It’s mostly about us being portrayed as...
Oakland
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Ingrid Ramirez Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 Landlords Increase Rent Prices Rent change in prices has been...
Violence in oakland
, , , Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 4
On December 13th, I was in my car and somebody hit us when they were running away from the...
Kelly Iraheta Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Cultural Celebrations In Oakland
, , , Art, Community, Fall 2018, Family, History, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7
Cultural Celebrations In Oakland All cities have celebrations, but what makes the celebrations in Oakland so joyful, special, and...
Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep??
, , , Fall 2018, History, Homelessness, Inequality, Media, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep?? Have you ever wondered why marijuana has such a big stigma?people...
Let me introduce you to to Oakland. I believe that Oakland is violent because of what I have seen...
Inclusion and Safety in OUSD
, , , Education, Fall 2018, LGBTQA, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 5
Does inclusion lead to safety? Oakland is filled with all types of people but the classrooms don’t always embody...
Gun Violence Prevention
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
What should we do about gun violence? We can´t let it go. Oakland needs to do something about...
Undercover Modern Day Slavery
, , , Call to Action, Economy, Fall 2018, Health, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
Christy Vong 9th grade humanities Ms.Portugal 12/21/18 Undercover Modern Day Sex Slavery Do you know what sex trafficking...
Family Separation=Fear and dehumanization
, , , Con Trump, Fall 2018, Latino Power, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
Tania Lopez Humanities 9 Ms.Portugal 12/21/18 Should we continue Family Separation? Do you think that people should...
OUSD Budget
, , , Debt, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
Janie Otero Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Violence in Oakland
, , , Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 3
Why do you believe people are violent? An Oakland resident Ethan Cole, brought up so many interesting ways in...
Police Brutality Cause and Effect in Oakland
, , , Black Lives Matter, Education, Police Brutality, Protest, Racism, Raise Your Voice, 3
What is the cause of police brutality and how does it affect Oakland residents? Hillary Walker, a teacher at...
Oakland is becoming unrecognizable
, , , Fall 2018, Gentrification, History, Homelessness, Housing, Inequality, Showcase, 4
Calvin Dao Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 Oakland is becoming Unrecognizable because of Gentrification Recently Oakland has been...
How Should We Help Prevent Suicide https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/suicide This image embodies the fact that multiple people aren’t getting the...
Why does gentrification make residents of Oakland think something is “too perfect to be true”? Building people’s hopes just...
Homelessness: Are Politicians Doing Enough?
, , , Fall 2018, Homelessness, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 3
Homelessness: Are Politicians Doing Enough? “I would just say to the politicians, what if it was you? What would...
The increasing amounts of school shootings in America have left families devested and a country in shambles. Parents are...
How Can We Better Our Attitudes Towards Foreigners?
, , , Education, Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, 0
In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
Why do we cast out those different than us?
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2018, Inequality, Showcase, 1
The overall issue of accepting those who are different than us has been around for a while now. We...
Xenophobia Is a Real Issue–Particularly in America
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, 0
One of the many problems that society faces today is the rise of xenophobic and anti-refugee sentiment. This is...
How Sensationalized and Biased Media Distorts Public Perception of History
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Showcase, 0
Winston’s job in 1984 is to effectively rewrite history in a fashion that supports the party and Big Brother....
Manipulation has become the backbone of our society. As the use of technology continues to expand and becomes...
Will the omnipresence of media and the constant bombardment of notifications today lead to a damaged future?
, , , Fall 2018, Media, Media and Message, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, 0
Nowadays it would be hard to argue against the claim that technology is very prevalent in...
George Orwell highlights many themes in his dystopian literature that are concerning for the future of the world we...
Do you think that human rights and civil liberties are being disregarded at the border and with the allowing of hate groups?
, , , Politics, Showcase, 0
Do you think that human rights and civil liberties are being disregarded at the border and with the allowing...
Solution to Today’s Technology Problems
, , , Call to Action, Media, Politics, Privacy, Technology, 0
1984 by George Orwell predicted many things about today’s world. One thing in particular was the impact of technology...
Income Inequality
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Economy, Education, Inequality, Poverty, 0
As our generation begin to enter society fully as adults, we face a large number of societal problems, some...
There is an increasingly more complicated problem of privacy as technology becomes more prevalent in society. In a New...
Does our government attempt to control what we are thinking?
, , , Media and Message, Social Media, 0
The term “fake news” has rapidly increased in usage and meaning over the past two years. A quote popularized...
Protecting your privacy is a big concern in today’s day. We live in a world lead by technology, and...
In his novel, 1984, author George Orwell, writes about a futuristic society where the government reigns absolute. In this...
Mob Mentality
, , , Fall 2018, Media and Message, Politics, Showcase, 1
In a world full of problems, one seems to rise to the forefront. The screaming mobs, burning torches, and...
Will Policing In Schools Lead To a Better Sense of Security
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, 0
Gun violence is a problem that America has been struggling with for a long time. Events like the Manchester...
School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Labeling Theory, Socialization
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Education, Fall 2018, Inequality, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Stress, 0
The Labeling Theory states that individuals “behave in ways that reflect how others label them” (Crossman). For example, if...
Love Story
, , , Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, Social Class, 2
Hi my name is Kimberly, a 9th in Life Academy i’m writing a poem relating to Romeo and Juliet....
Why???
, , , Coming Out, Education, Fall 2018, LGBTQA, Showcase, This I Believe, 3
I just don’t understand why my mother does not understand me. I tell her that I am not straight....
A woman
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creative Writing, Fall 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Women, 0
A Woman cares but who cares for her. She is abused who pulls her back on her feet. She...
The law of attraction can shift your entire life, only if you grasp how it works and absolutely believe...
I Believe … Creativity is one of the most important things in life because if we didn’t have it...
You are worth so much
, , , Bullying, Emotional Health, Fall 2018, Mental Illness, Showcase, Stress, This I Believe, 13
Self worth is something I believe that everyone has struggled with at least once in their entire life. It...
Comfort Zones
, , , Fall 2018, Showcase, This I Believe, 10
A comfort zone is defined as “a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without...
When considering what the most important American Creed values are as a person and as a teacher, I begin...
Why does everybody go crazy when they see the Lamborghini Aventador?
, , , Design & Style, Fall 2018, Getting Started, Science & Math, Showcase, Transportation, 3
The Lamborghini Aventador is a beautiful and fast Italian car. The Aventador is named after a fighting bull. This...
The Value of Hard Work
, , , American Creed, Fall 2018, Showcase, Sports, 3
America has many traits or values that make such a unique country that stands out from other countries. We...
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