Oakland Violence The City of Oakland where we live is trying to make a change because Oakland has...
Gun Violence Prevention
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
What should we do about gun violence? We can´t let it go. Oakland needs to do something about...
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...
Gun Control in the US and the World
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, Violence, 3
The political topic that I chose to explore was gun laws, namely how gun laws in Utah and the...
American Values
, , , American Creed, Fall 2018, Guns, Pro Trump, Showcase, 0
American values are something that every American citizen has. These values could vary from person to person. Everybody...
Guns vs. Kids?
, , , Education, Fall 2018, Guns, March for Our Lives, Showcase, Violence, 7
I am interested in gun rights, specifically in the US compared to the rest of the world and what...
Sadly, school shootings seem to becoming more and more of a trend ever since the Columbine shooting almost twenty...
Transparent Backpacks
, , , Call to Action, Education, Fall 2018, Guns, Health, Showcase, 2
There’s no doubt that after a serious and dangerous event, we begin to take safety extremely seriously. We saw this after...
According to Statistics…
, , , Abortion, Guns, Immigration, LGBTQA, Pro Gun Control, Racism, Refugees, Religion, War, Women, 0
According to statistics, 100% of all gun deaths in the US are due to firearms. I am so triggered...
America is the greatest nation in the world. Hands down. There’s no competition that comes anywhere close. Some people...
Are the Current Gun Laws Sufficient?
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Con Gun Control, Fall 2018, Guns, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Violence, 2
The first thing I would like to say is that this is my opinion on the matter, and other...
Dear Aryn Bowman and Roseann Torres, We are choosing to write to you both because we want to make...
Letter to Curyj (“Courage”)
, , , Community, Con Gun Control, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, Upstander, 6
Dear Curyj: We are three Oakland students who are writing to you because we have the same goal to...
Parkland survivor David Hogg faced his critics
, , , Getting Started, Guns, March for Our Lives, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
According to Vox, they said that David Hogg had beaten the critics that were saying fake news about him...
Gun-Control Movement
, , , Guns, March for Our Lives, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
In our modern issue — about guns and murders; is a somewhat-considerably a serious matter of our community. It...
Stand For Something!
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Gun violence happens all over the country, one occurrence is too many. There have been many school shootings...
Mental Illness
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Amendment number 2 in America’s bill of rights: The right of the people (of America) to keep and bear...
DONT SHOOT !!!!
, , , Guns, March for Our Lives, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Guns are an issue today, they are killing our parents even our children and that’s not fair. After the...
My informational video focuses on Gun Violence in School across America. I am passionate for this topic because it...
Put The Guns Down
, , , Guns, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
It’s time to put the guns down But if you must have a showdown Don’t be a coward...
Something Has To Be Done
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Gun control is a huge issue for us right now, because there are mass shootings that is occurring too...
LESS GUNS = LESS VIOLENCE
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
If there were less guns there would be less violence. Guns are everywhere you can get guns off the...
Students S(it)tanding Together
, , , Community, Education, Guns, History, Inequality, Politics, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
On March 14, 2018, students all across the country walked out of their schools at 10:00 AM in order...
There are people in this world that have done nothing, there are kids in this world that actually goes...
Enough is enough!
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, 1
It is clear that all lives should matter but in our society or shall I say in this world...
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...
Teens Take A Stand For Gun Control
, , , Education, Guns, Politics, Protest, Showcase, Spring 2018, 7
Gun control can be explained in many different ways but, teens speak everywhere across the United States saying why...
Shall Not Be Infringed
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
We have seen how the news has portrayed the weapons used in shootings around the US and around the...
America’s biggest problem is gun control. It is stricter laws for dress code at my school then the laws...
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...
Never Again
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 5
On February 14th, 2018, there was yet another mass school shooting South Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. This...
How too much or too little control can lead to killings
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 2
Having too much control over people can lead to very drastic and terrible things happening. Having little or no...
Walk out Today, For a Safer Tomorrow
, , , Call to Action, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 7
The United States has the highest rate of mass shootings in the entire world, which is why I don’t...
Gun Control
, , , Argument, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 6
After the Parkland shooting in Florida on February 14th, gun control must be implemented. I have decided to write...
Gun Control and Mental Health
, , , Community, Emotional Health, Guns, Incarceration, Mental Illness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
After the events of the Florida Shooting, I wanted to do some research into how mental health and shootings...
How mental health is viewed, and how society addresses it
, , , American Dream, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Drugs, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Guns, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
There have been 300 homicides due to gun violence in 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This video was made to...
One of the strangest, most American things to me is how people can feel safer with a gun around....
This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...
A Letter to the Policeman
, , , A Day in My Life, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Guns, Inequality, Police Brutality, Protest, Showcase, 2
My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
Can Video Game to Movie Adaptations Work?
, , , Fall 2017, Games, Guns, Media and Message, Showcase, 2
Since movie makers have a crippling fear of creating something original, they are currently remaking and doing adaptations of...
We The People
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Guns, Happiness, Media, Pro Trump, Rights, Showcase, 1
We the People “We the people”(US Const. Preamble). The first three words of the Preamble in...
Reopen the Kurt Cobain Case
, , , Argument, Crime, Guns, Mental Illness, Music, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 5
Dear Seattle Police Department, As a police department that prides itself on enhancing trust with the public, it would...
Gun Violence: Informative
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
America faces a surprising amount of national issues to date, yet the most common tie between every debate worth...
Safety Pins
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
I think people wearing the safety pins are doing great things. They’re showing that minorities that feel scared or...
Oakland High School Students talk about Church Shooting in South Carolina
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Death Penalty, Guns, Prison, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 0
Photo by Spencer Means
Power by Anaja Patton
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Guns, Poetry, Police Brutality, Showcase, 2
Money & Power power & money that’s all that we have ain’t trying to be funny. you act like...
Crime remains one of Oakland’s most serious issues , which begs the question if police are doing their job?...
Research Discussion
, , , Education, Guns, Point of View, Research Help, 14
I want my research paper to be about gun control in America. The idea of gun control has been...
Black Lives Matter
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Fall 2016, Guns, Police Brutality, Racism, Showcase, Violence, 2
Dear Next President of the United States, An issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter is a...
Dear Future President, An important issue that I care about is toy guns. I care about this issue because kids...
America and Guns
, , , Education, Fall 2016, Guns, Mental Illness, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
“America and Guns” is like “Peanut Butter and Jelly.” It is an American pastime and an eternal fascination. Despite...
Today’s day and age is obsessed with technology. It fills every moment of our time. The average person...
Gun Control
, , , Guns, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Violence, 5
Gun control has a long history and is a very controversial topic. The two main parties, of course, being...
I’m from Oakland!
, , , Fall 2016, Guns, Inequality, Poverty, Racism, Violence, Where I'm From, 4
I’m from the town, where being yourself isn’t good enough. I’m from the lands where it all goes down,...
Where I’m From Poem
, , , Crime, Fall 2016, Guns, Police Brutality, Violence, Where I'm From, 0
I am from Oakland Where people do drugs and get robbed at night Where you here gunshots and sirens...
Gunshots
, , , Bullying, Guns, Poetry, Repentino., Showcase, Violence, Where I'm From, 4
I am from Oakland, CA I am from a world where the only thing you hear is gunshots wherever did you...
Gun Control
, , , Guns, 0
“The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people, or about 270,000,000 guns, which is the highest total and...
Gun Control
, , , Guns, Rights, 4
One of the large concerns of the American people is gun control and whether or not we should continue...
I worry for my friends and family
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Guns, Immigration, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
Dear Next President, There are a lot of issues surrounding my community and all over the country about unfairness...
Gun Control In America
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Guns, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Terrorism, 7
There are many problems facing America today, and many threaten the lives of citizens. I believe that one of...
In Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara’s essay, “Deadly Force, In Black and White,” from ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/deadly-force-in-black-and-white,...
Don’t Forget
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Guns, Homelessness, Poetry, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Slamming4Cause, Women, 6
What is the world coming too? How ya got money for gunz but not for food? How ya try...
Dear Yanilsa, I am touched by your poem about Trayvon Martin, because the 17 year-old was walking home and...
Happy, Glad, Joyful, Cheerful Teen He was shot At a gas station Jacksonville, Florida. November 23, 2012 ...
Why do teens smoke weed?
, , , Drugs, Family, Guns, Inquiry, Showcase, Summer 2016, 0
In Buddy T’s essay “Why Do Teens Use Marijuana?” in Very Well. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 July 2016, the...
Before you start reading, some of my language isn’t professional. It’s to show my lifestyle, enjoy. Dear President, In...
Dear President, Hello, My name is Isis and there is a serious problem that we have in America. This...
#2NextPrez: Students film letters to next president
, , , 2nextprez, Animal Protection, College Costs, Education, Guns, Health, Homelessness, Immigration, Inequality, LGBTQA, Prison, Racism, Showcase, 0
Incoming freshmen at CSU, Chico created a film version for letters to the next president (#2nextprez). Their letters can be...
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