Human Trafficking
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Dear Oakland community, “At any given time in 2016, an estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including...
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Sports Injuries
, , , Spring 2020, Upstander, 0
Adults, Have you ever wondered what happens when a young kid gets injured while playing youth sports? Kids can...
Dear Oakland Principals, I am writing to you because students play a variety of sports at school without gear...
Martin Luther King, Jr
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Martin Luther King always believed peaceHe never used violence he used his voice to fightNever used his hands he...
Gun violence
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Dear Oakland Teenagers who want to make a change in gun violence in the community. We are writing to...
Add comments to this video my brother and I made during the lockdown in the Bronx.
Car Accidents
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Dearest Oakland, Don’t you detest when you encounter an awful driver that makes you end up in the medical...
Dear Pharmacies and Health Care Workers, “Painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, are the most abused prescription drugs. These...
Dear Oakland Newcomers, How often do you find yourself thinking about gangs? As someone new to Oakland, you may not...
Sports injuries
, , , Oakland, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Dear Athletes who practice five or more times per week, We are writing to you because we want to...
Dear Oakland Teenagers who do not know other teens who are homeless, We are writing to you because we...
Stop Drownings
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Dear Teens and Parents, Have you seen someone drowning? I have and it was horrible to see because the...
Dear Oakland community, Did you know that in Alameda county we have 1,917 Covid-19 cases as of April 28....
Opioids Threat To Life
, , , Oakland, Spring 2020, Upstander, 0
Dear Pharmaceutical Companies around the U.S, From the year 2000 to 2014, there have been half a million people...
Hello community, As we all know there is a big global outbreak of the Corona Virus and we have...
Domestic Violence
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Dear Victims of Domestic Violence and the City of Oakland, First, I am writing to Victims to let you...
Sports Injury
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Dear Oakland Athletes, Imagine all the passion you have for a sport and that being shattered in a matter...
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I am fixated on your Instagram video and I really appreciate your candor description of our...
Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Ramadan And The Different Rituals
, , , Bio ELL, Coronavirus, Environment, Environment & World, History, Immigration, Life on Land, Memoir, Religion, 2
"Suffering creates creativity"
Dear Gun Business Owners: It seems like the Gun violence has increased among other issues, right? We are here...
Sports Injuries.
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Dear Oakland Athletes, Imagine all the passion you have for a sport and that being shattered in a matter...
Sports Injuries
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Dear Oakland Athletes, Imagine all the passion you have for a sport and that being shattered in a matter...
Emergency Preparedness
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Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Dear Oakland Community, Would you want to live in a safe community where young adults are able to walk...
Risk vs Reward when returning to sports after COVID-19
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Life Skills & Fitness, Sports, 1
At the moment we are in a pandemic with Coronavirus and with coming into summer the virus is supposed...
The Characters In the Glass Menagerie
, , , Books or Plays, Social Class, Spring 2020, Writing & Communication, 0
In our English class, we are reading the play and we decided to write about the characters. The main characters...
Screen Time
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Dear Teenagers, Do you like looking at a screen for a long time? I am writing to you, teenagers,...
Stop Police Brutality!!
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Police Brutality Dear Oakland community, The purpose of having a police force is to preserve the safety one seeks,...
healthcare for immigrants
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Dear Gavin Newsom In 2018 there were 22 million undocumented people in the United States that did not have...
Is Screen Time Unhealthy?
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Dear Oakland Teenager, Did you know Screen Time can be unhealthy? The reason us as upstanders are writing this...
Dear Oakland Community: Did you know that ethnicity and race are related to domestic violence? Oakland is a diverse...
Screen Time: Good or Bad?
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Fellow Oakland District High Schoolers: Do you play videogames, use social media, watch youtube or netflix? If any of...
Dear New Parents, Do you know what the main reason why children drown? Many people don’t have enough knowledge...
Dear Administration offices of OUSD schools, “Unlike a broken ankle, or other injuries you can feel with your hands,...
Dear Oakland teens and adults, Do you really believe that not paying attention to an important topic is gonna...
Paper toilets aren’t the only supplies vanishing
, , , Coronavirus, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
As we are in the crisis of Coronavirus, we have made many precautions to not get infected by natural...
Although this happened in January, I didn’t hear about it until recently and you may have not either. Utah...
Scams are the worst way to lose your hard-earned money. Small foreign and domestic businesses capitalize on people’s naivety...
A Poem of Mexico Response
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Family, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
In the article, ¨A Poem of Mexico¨I learned of how beauty behind Mexico, its unity in family and its...
Our Generation is Sensitive in a Positive Way
, , , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez I am so happy to hear your great respond to the question in your Instagram video...
The Thing about Taxes
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Minimum Wage, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
Taxes are a necessary evil. They pay for our government, military, public transport, infrastructure, and police force. But the...
Why Are Eastern Countries Doing Better Than Western Countries With COVID-19?
, , , Coronavirus, Politics, Showcase, 2
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease...
Vaping is a relatively new concept, but the idea actually dates all the way back to 1927, when a...
Unaffordable Housing
, , , Homelessness, Housing, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Across the US, the lack of affordable housing has reached a crisis. In some of the biggest cities, like...
Polygamy: It’s Back!
, , , Family, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
Polygamy has always been at the center of attention, especially in my home state of Utah. Polygamy in Utah...
Is it worth giving Americans $1,000?
, , , Call to Action, Community, Coronavirus, Debt, Homelessness, Housing, Media, Minimum Wage, No Poverty (Economy), Pitching, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
The US is debating on giving people $1,000 to help them support their family and to get bills and...
These days, I get interested in gender inequalities in the world. People who have been interested in the topic...
Shrek 2: Cinematic Perfection
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Coronavirus, Gaming, Good Health and Well-Being, History, I Could Be Worse, Love, Media, Media and Message, Oscars, Showcase, Spring 2020, Stress, This is America, Youth Activism, 0
Everybody loves Shrek. It’s an amazing film. However, Dreamworks achieved perfection with the next installation of the franchise, Shrek...
Big Cats Are Not Big Pets
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Coronavirus, Media, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Oh what a time we are living in. Pandemics, earthquakes, plagues of locusts, and documentaries about murderous rednecks with...
A shocking study done by the National Low Income Housing Coalition found that” the average minimum wage worker working...
What are the risks and effects of recreational marijuana?
, , , Coronavirus, Good Health and Well-Being, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
Recreational marijuana is a severe issue spread in the world, especially more than half of the people have tried...
Polarization
, , , Coronavirus, Media, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Social polarization is associated with the segregation within a society that may emerge from income inequality, real-estate fluctuations, economic displacements and more. and...
How Wii are all gamers
, , , Gaming, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
In 2005, the gaming industry changed forever. Nintendo came out with the Wii, and the households of many have...
Does our country still provide the promise of prosperity regardless of circumstance? Is it still possible to achieve the...
Yeah, you know, those feathers in your pillow, the ones that prick you sometimes and your like, what the...
The American Dream is no longer attainable. The wealth gap creates too much division between the rich and poor...
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatments of Animals) has recently written a letter to the Commandant of the Marine...
March 16 of 2020,That day, the New York Exchange had experienced its largest economic disaster in recent decades. “It...
How should the government deal with the Coronavirus?
, , , Call to Action, Coronavirus, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
Recently, coronavirus have spread rapidly in the United States. But the government’s approach is not good.So here I want...
There has been a surge of skilled women in the workplace. “As more women find their way into high-skill...
How is COVID-19 helping the earth?
, , , Call to Action, Environment & World, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
Coronavirus has had a huge impact on our daily lives. With everyone having to do social distance many people...
Social Distancing Now
, , , Beauty, Coronavirus, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Spring 2020, 0
Researchers say that COVID-19 has been rapidly spreading due to the movements of people with no or very mild...
The Consequence that my mother is addicted?
, , , Drugs, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, Spring 2020, 2
In the article “My mother is an addict” I learn that many parents are addicts and totally forget their...
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I am surprised by your opinion about the new generation it’s a “badass” on your Instagram...
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I feel proud of your Instagram video because I know that there is someone in the...
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I am passionate about your Instagram video where you call the current generation badass because it...
Stepping up to change our lives and our generations
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Dear Ocasio-Cortez, I am very thoughtful about the video you uploaded on Instagram about the young generation being badass. It...
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I feel tempestuous about your Instagram video because it emphasizes how current generations are responsible, smart...
Which is a better alternative: Online School vs. Traditional School?
, , , Community, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2020, Student-Centered, 7
As the pandemic known as COVID-19 or better known as the coronavirus has become widespread and caused a global...
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I am fascinated with your video because you are really giving the young generation more courage...
Motivating Youth Activists To Advocate For Their Future
, , , Family, Showcase, Spring 2020, Youth Activism, 2
I am impressed by your Instagram video where you call this generation of youth badass because you are truly...
Article Summary 1: Criminal Justice
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In researching for an essay about solutions to the many problems in the criminal justice system, I came across...
AOC: Thanks for giving honors tot the young generations!
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Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I am grateful for your Instagram video because it promotes and gives value to my generation’s...
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Your Instagram video about this generation being badass leaves me feeling giddy and almost speechless. Giddy and...
The debate over minimum wage has been going on since the rise of capitalism in the late 19th early...
Find a girl and look at her, make a list of assumptions you have about her. Do you think...
The World is Diverse
, , , Immigration, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 2
How is it that the world can be filled with so much ignorance? How can it be that a...
How is the government going to stop the production and ban the use of animal testing?
, , , Fall 2019, Life on Land, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
In the article regarding animal testing, I learned that animals don’t necessarily need to be tested as there are...
Hasta ahora el tema es como me vine a los estados unidos yo tenía como 9 o 10 años...
Open Letter To People Who Enjoy First Person Shooters
, , , Gaming, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Dear Gamers, If you like first-person shooters you should definitely check out Tom Clancy’s rainbow six sieges. You should...
Hasta ahora, los personajes de el libro que estoy leyendo, llamado Ana Frank, me recuerda a algo que experimenté...
I am a student in an independent studies program, and I’m here today to tell you why you should...
1990s Rap vs. Now
, , , Music, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
Dear Music Fans, My name is Cory Escobar, I’m also a 17-year-old who is in love with music from...
Dear Grandma
, , , American Dream, Family, Immigration, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
It was the summer of 2015 remember? You got the news that two of your grandkids were coming to...
Overfishing
, , , Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Life Below Water, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2020, Youth Activism, 2
Dear Fishermen, Stop overfishing. Fishermen should stop overfishing because if they overfish too much tuna it can become an...
Dear People Who Are Against Gun Violence
, , , Call to Action, Guns, March for Our Lives, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Pro Gun Control, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
To teens, adults, parents, teachers, high school students, and etc. Something needs to be done and it needs to...
Is America’s law enforcement just or unjust?
, , , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
Is America’s law enforcement just or unjust? This was the title of my survey where I asked a variety...
What happens to children separated from their parents?
, , , Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
The articles I was reading were mostly about how separating children from their parents causes them to act out...
In the article, Meatless Meat is Becoming Mainstream-and its Sparking a Backlash, by Kelsey Piper she talks about the...
Abolish immigration detention centers
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 13
One of so many reasons to abolish immigration detention centers is because the people that are held don’t get...
Stop the Violence
, , , Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Police, Showcase, Spring 2020, Violence, 2
Opening my eyes up every day once again another one of my loved ones getting killed. Listening to the news,...
Another factor that is affecting education in the United States is economic inequality. Economic inequality places low-income children out...
Research Update: Plant Based Diets Can Save the Planet!
, , , Responsible Consumption and Production, Spring 2020, 1
In my search to find more research on plant based diets and how they can save the environment, I...
Recently i’ve been reading up on Student Loan Debt and how to “manage it” so to say. The latest...
My final source is entitled distribution of Family Wealth, 1963-2016. It shows as time has progressed, wealth has gone...
Research Update: Food Banks Could Contribute to the Cycle of Hunger
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, Zero Hunger, 1
While doing research regarding the issue of childhood hunger in the U.S., I came across an article titled, “Why...
An Update on Education in Youth Detention Centres
, , , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
While there are no major critics of education in youth detention centres, many argue that proper education is too...
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