In the article, “Community Gun Violence” (February 2021) I learned that Policies and programs that address community gun violence...
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In this text the central idea is states can help prevent gun violence. In support of their central idea,...
In the article “Key Facts about Americans and Guns” (Schaeffer 2023) I learned that many Americans have different views...
Owning A Fire Arm
Yahir, , Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Gun Violence, Orange Cove High School, Firearms, 0In the article, “Why Own a Gun? Protection Is Now Top Reason” by the Pew Research Center I learned...
Gun Safety Policies
Cristian M., , Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2023, gun safety, OCHS, 0In the article, “Gun Safety Policies Save Lives” I learned that there are different gun violence in different states...
In the article, “The 30 deadliest mass shootings in modern US history include Monterey Park and Uvalde” (Abidi 2015),...
In the online article, “FACT SHEET: New Findings Continue to Show California’s Gun Safety Laws Work,”(Governor 2023) I learned...
Gun Owners Support Gun Control?
Roy, , Politics, Decision Making, Fall 2023, Guns, Violence, Gun Violence, Weapon, Gun control, Constitiution, United States, Rights, Orange Cove High School, Gun Rights, Middleground, Assault Rifle, 5The article “Many Gun Owners Support Gun Control. So Why Don’t They Speak Out?” (Aubrey 2022), reveals that a...
Gun Control does not Violate Second Amendment
Marty, , Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, second amendment, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “Gun Control Is Constitutional (From Gun Control, P 83-86, 1992, Charles P Cozic, ed. — See...
Gun Regulations v. Gun Owners
Kevin M, , Guns, History, ochs, District of Columbia v. Heller, Gun Regulations, 0In the Supreme Court case “District of Columbia v. Heller” I learned that the District of Columbia added Provisions...
Gun Control
Lilia, , Guns, Con Gun Control, Community, protection, Orange Cove High School, Con Gun control, 1In the article, “In The Gun Debate, Both Sides Have Evidence to Back Them Up” (The Conversation 2021) I...
We Need to Prioritise People over Guns
Cristian M., , This is America, Guns, Gun Violence, Gun control, Gun Rights, 0In the article, “We Need to Prioritise People over Guns” I learned that the threat of gun violence to...
In the article, “Are Firearms Effective Tools for Defending Yourself?” (LTC 2020) I learned about many reasons why guns...
Gun Violence
Cristian M., , Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Gun control, gun safety, Gun Rights, 0In the article, “Fun Violence: Prediction, Prevention, and Policy” it talks about how gun violence can impact society in...
Point of view on guns and gun violence
Janet, , Fall 2023, Guns, Rights, Gun Violence, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article “Views on guns and gun violence” (Parker et al. 2017) I learned how gun violence and...
In this text the central idea is that gun violence can be stopped by enforcing gun control and making...
“Gun violence and its threat to education, health, and life”
Andrea, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Guns, Gun Violence, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “Gun Violence” I learned that gun violence doesn’t just have a physical impact on a community...
In the text, “ Gun Violence” by Amnesty International, the central idea is guns make people feel uncomfortable. ...
In the article “Bearing Arms: What it Takes to Buy a Gun in California” (Stephenson 2018) the central idea...
Gun Restrictions Pose Threat to Second Amendment
Marty, , Guns, Con Gun Control, Gun Rights, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Gun Rights” (Congressman Doug Lamborn 2022) I learned that increased gun regulations are harming our second...
Prohibiting Assault Weapons
Bryan, , Guns, Pro Gun Control, Con Gun Control, Guns, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Prohibit Assault” (Everytown.org 2023) I learned that assault weapons are extremely dangerous and if we prohibit...
Why do Gun Owners want GUNS?
Roy, , Fall 2023, Guns, Violence, Call to Action, Con Gun Control, Gun Rights, Gun violance, Orange Cove High School, ochs, 0In the article, ”Gun Demanding: The Psychology of Why People Want Firearms” (Burnett 2018) I learned about the psychology...
Stricter Gun Control
Kevin M, , Guns, Argument, This is America, stricter gun control, research, debate, ochs, 0In the text “CNN Poll: Most Americans want stricter gun control, but they’re divided on whether guns make public...
“CBP’s Efforts to Combat Contraband Smuggling: A Look at Their Response”
Cristian L., , Guns, Drugs, Orange Cove High School, OCHS, 02. My thoughts have changed because I used to think that CBP was doing nothing to stop the smuggling...
Public health approach to gun violence
Isidro, , Guns, Crime, #Gunsafety, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article ¨Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention¨I learned that gun violence has a major effect on...
Negative Impact on American Youth from School Shootings/Gun Violence
Marty, , Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, school shooting, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Surviving a school shooting: Impacts on the mental health, education, and earnings of American youth” (Stanford...
Reasons for people to own guns in the U.S.
Bryan, , Con Gun Control, Guns, Pro Gun Control, Orange Cove High School, Gun Rights, Guns, 0In the article, “Gun demanding: the psychology of why people want firearms” (Burnett 2018) I learned that people own...
Gun Violence in America
Kevin M, , Guns, Politics, research, Gun control, Orange Cove High School, 0In the text “Mass shootings” by Micheal Ray, the central idea is that gun control is that there are...
In the article, “What Is The Second Amendment And How Is It Defined” (NRA-ILA 2022) the central idea is...
Gun Violence
Lilia, , Point of View, Stories, Con Gun Control, Goals, Environment & World, Creating Community, Guns, Orange Cove High School, #makingachange, 0In the newspaper, “I Was Shot 12 Times. I’m a Gun Owner. We Can End Gun Violence¨(SIRS 2021) discusses...
In the article, “Gun Violence” (Amnesty 2022) I learned that Gun violence is a daily scourge that threatens our...
Penelope, , Guns, This is America, gunviolence, OCHS, 0
In the article, “Gun Violence,” by Amnesty International, I learned that gun violence is starting to grow more and...
In the article, “Gun Violence” (Amnesty International 2023) I learned that gun violence is now a recurring problem almost...
In the article, “Governments Are Ignoring Rampant Violence: A Shocking Reality.” By Charan. I learned that gun violence and...
Action to Reduce Gun Violence and to Make Communities Safer
Marty, , Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Gun Violence, Orange Cove High School, ochs, 2In the article, “FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer”...
The article I was annotating was “Gun Violence” by a UC David researcher (Jones 2022). The article mentioned how...
In the article, “We Need to Prioritise People over Guns” I learned that the threat of gun violence to...
No Answer for Gun Violence
Bryan, , Showcase, Guns, Protest, Gun Violence, Orange Cove High School, 12In the article, “Off the Cuff: What Don’t We Know about the Causes of Gun Violence? Almost Everything” (Hemenway...
In the article, ” ‘Tragedy Upon Tragedy’: January Brings Dozens of Mass Shootings So Far”( Goodman, Marmon, Hassan 2023)...
Betraying Native Americans in “There There”
Anneliese, , Crime, Spark Inquiry with Questions, History, Oakland, Friendship, Reduced Inequalities, Point of View, Thinking flexibly, Stories, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Student-Centered, Responding with wonderment and awe, Goals, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2023, Showcase, Tracking the Themes, Guns, Gentrification, Family, This is America, Tracking the Theme, Powwow, betrayal, P.U.L.S.E. High School, There There, 0“There There” by Tommy Orange might leave a reader feeling gut wrenched. The building of the characters stories and...
Governments Are Ignoring Rampant Violence: A Shocking Reality
Charan, , Guns, Drugs, Crime, Spring 2023, government, Gun Violence, Violence, 0By Charan Pyloore When you think of violent cities and countries, what do you think of? War torn countries...
“Exploring the Literary Landscape Social Inequality”
Kamya, , Prison, Protest, Black Lives Matter, Incarceration, Gender Equity (Women), Taking a Knee, Crime, Media and Message, History, March for Our Lives, Police, Women in Action, Media, This is America, Voting, Semester Published, Social Class, Listening with understanding and empathy, Guns, American Dream, Spring 2023, Violence, What do I stand for?, SLA@Beeber, 1Discover how literature has dominated and explored the social landscape of inequality and uncover how it still affects us...
Gun Control Debate in the United States
Emma M, , Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Persisting, Questioning and posing problems, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Fall 2022, Showcase, Gun control, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Gun laws, 1https://www.npr.org/2022/06/25/1107626030/biden-signs-gun-safety-law https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-is-clear-gun-control-saves-lives/ A month after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas and the racist mass shooting in Buffalo New...
Debates over Gun Control Laws in the United States
Emma M, , Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2022, Showcase, lack of gun control, Gun control, gun safety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3A month after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas and the racist mass shooting in Buffalo New York, President...
To the folks in Texas, I hope you all that have experienced loss are well.
Sam, , Showcase, Guns, Listening with understanding and empathy, Spring 2022, Bronx Park Middle School, Uvalde, 3I hope you all that have went through loss get through this, and that the parents that loss their...
Remember Ahmaud Arbery!
Jennifer G, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Black Lives Matter At School, Guns, Race Relations, #hatecrimes, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Georgia Proclaims February 23 Ahmaud Arbery Day” (BTW) I learned that on February 23, 2020, a...
Tokyo Fire
Jason, , short fiction, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Showcase, Responding with wonderment and awe, Guns, Fall 2021, Crime, Police, Stories, Creative Writing, tokyo, crime, Fiction, fire, Okemos High School, city, 5Mitsu Hamada. The name runs through my tongue like a lemon with hot sauce. Mitsu was a trained military-grade...
One of Society’s problem
Aaliyah, , Guns, Crime, Orange Cove High School, #crime, #UK, #GunViolence, 0In the article, “Gun Control in The United Kingdom” (Henry), I learned that the people of the UK have...
In the article, “War Games” it mentions that in Afghanistan that is widely known for a country that has...
Hawaii’s Gun Laws and How They Reflect on the Nation
Yara, , Spring 2021, AAPI Heritage, Showcase, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Good Health and Well-Being, Gun control, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 6Gun control has been the subject of much back and forth within the past decade. Many believe that guns...
The Benefits of Strict Gun Laws
Ariana, , Pro Gun Control, American Creed, Showcase, Fall 2020, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #LESS GUNS LESS VIOLENCE, Gun Violence, Gun control, #Gunsafety, 19Gun laws are laws that should be taken into serious consideration when any person can walk into a store...
Gun Control in The United Kingdom
Henry, , Con Gun Control, Fall 2020, Showcase, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Crime, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, United Kingdom, Gun control, 1The United Kingdom has some of the most extreme gun control in the world. According to Gun control and...
Teen Suicide in Utah
Zoe, , Good Health and Well-Being, Fall 2020, Showcase, Guns, Drugs, Call to Action, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, suicide prevention, teen suicide, suicide, 3As of 2018, Utah has the third highest teen death by suicide rate in the United States. Of Utahn’s...
Should people have guns?
Gerardo, , Pro Gun Control, Con Gun Control, Fall 2020, Showcase, Guns, Gun control, gun safety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 7I mean, for me, I think people should have guns only if they are responsible for it cause it’s...
Should more gun control laws be enacted?
Jose, , Police, Call to Action, Argument, Showcase, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fall 2020, #Gunsafety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, laws and restrictions, #LESS GUNS LESS VIOLENCE, Covid 19, Guns, War, 4According to the Los Angeles Times, “almost 146 out of 167 mass shootings could have been prevented in the...
Why Can’t We Decide On Gun Laws?
Audrey, , Rights, Fall 2020, Showcase, Guns, Gun Violence, Guns, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4America is always going back and forth on whether or not gun laws should be come more strict. There...
Mystery Of The Hidden Sniper
Nicolle, , Showcase, Guns, Crime, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Plot Analysis, wonder, Mystery, Harvest Collegiate High School, 1Recently, I read “Cold Water Killer” by Andrew Hook. I enjoyed this book. It was really interesting and made...
The Value of a Gun
Audrey, , Showcase, Guns, This is America, Fall 2020, Guns, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0From 2009 through 2018, some 1,121 Americans were killed and 836 more wounded in 194 mass shootings, with an...
10 Gun Control Questions
Owen, , Showcase, Guns, Fall 2020, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 10 questions, 0Topic: Gun Control Questions: Why are gun crime rates significantly lower in states where gun ownership is more common?...
Dear People Who Are Against Gun Violence
Kheriya, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Call to Action, Pro Gun Control, Raise Your Voice, March for Our Lives, Showcase, Spring 2020, Guns, Gun Violence, call to action, teens, Health Sciences High and Middle College, 1To teens, adults, parents, teachers, high school students, and etc. Something needs to be done and it needs to...
Stop the Violence
Cindy, , Violence, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Police, Spring 2020, February 2020, Showcase, Guns, Violence, Gateway High School, 5Opening my eyes up every day once again another one of my loved ones getting killed. Listening to the news,...
Dear People Who Think Doing Drugs and Gun Violence Are Okay
Kheriya, , Guns, Drugs, Call to Action, Con Gun Control, Spring 2020, Showcase, Gun Violence, drugs, Health Sciences High and Middle College, open letter, 9Dear People Who Think Doing Drugs and Gun Violence Are Okay, To kids, adults, parents, students, moms, dads, and...
Gun Control
Cassie, , Showcase, Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0The United States has 120.5 guns per 100 people or about 393,347,000 guns. 22% of Americans own one or...
Gun Violence
Maggie, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Gun Violence, mentalhealth, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Gun violence and mass shootings have become a permanent part of American culture. In 1966, the most terrible mass...
Fist Stick Knife Gun
Brittany, , Showcase, Guns, Crime, Fall 2019, Harvest Collegiate High School, street violence, gang violence, 1Fist Stick Knife Gun: a personal history of violence By: Geoffrey Canada To start off, after reading this book...
Gun Violence in America: Opposing Viewpoints
Sam, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2The first article speaks about how the victims of gun control should not be looked at to determine the...
Gun Violence is the second leading cause of death in America for children, teens, and adults behind motor vehicles....
How can we limit gun violence?
Matthew, , Violence, Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Gun Control (Background Checks), Gun Violence, Gun control, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2The issue of guns in America is one of, if not the most important issue that envelops the country...
Concealed Handguns
Dominic, , Showcase, Guns, Violence, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Crime happens all the time, crime is also something that everybody would like to change. Concealed weapons are a...
Police Brutality In America
Casey, , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Guns, Quality Education, Black Lives Matter, Police, Call to Action, This is America, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Everybody has an alternate meaning of being American, albeit a large number of us can concur that being American...
Guns Guns Guns!!!
Samuel, , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Guns, Con Gun Control, Guns, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3I think that the main problem with gun control today is education. So many kids today see a school...
Gun Control
Danny, , This is America, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Guns, Gun control, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1Gun control is controversial in plenty of nations, particularly in the United States. Before exploring more in-depth on the...
The Bullets you Shoot
Prerna, , American Dream, American Creed, Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Black Lives Matter, Politics, Police, The Hate U Give, Okemos High School, Police Brutality, 4Everyone has a different definition of being American, although many of us can agree that being American is about...
A dive into the world of 3D printed ghost guns
Casey, , This is America, Constitution, Spark Inquiry with Questions, Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Con Gun Control, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0The 3D-printed firearm debate is quick paced and rapidly evolving. As the name suggests, 3D weapons are firearms made...
Opinion on gun control
Roman, , Pro Gun Control, This is America, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Fall 2019, Guns, Shootings, 2nd amendment, Gun Violence, Gun control, Guns, second amendment, freedom, 2Roman 10/22/19 English Youth Voices post 1 Why do people think that owning a gun is part of their...
Is gun control effective?
Jimmy, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Partnerships for the Goals, Guns, Con Gun Control, Argument, This is America, constitutionalright, secondamendment, Guns, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #GunControl, 0Shootings have been rampant all around the United States. It seems as if every time you turn on the...
The Complex Relationships Between Americans and Guns
Timmy, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Gun control, american, 0Americans have a complex relationship with guns because plenty of americans have different opinions about them. Many think that...
Does Having a Gun in the Home Make You Safer?
Christina, , Pro Gun Control, Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Gun Violence, Guns, gun safety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Although guns are seen as a means of protecting yourself, research shows that owning a gun in your home...
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Gun Control
Maggie, , Showcase, Guns, Fall 2019, Gun Violence, Gun control, gun safety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 6I truly believe that there are benefits and drawbacks to gun control. For example, having gun control can decrease...
Oakland violence
Brian Burgos Ramirez, , Fall 2018, Showcase, Guns, Quality Education, Drugs, #oaklandviolence, youth, #GunViolence, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, 7Oakland Violence The City of Oakland where we live is trying to make a change because Oakland has...
Gun Violence Prevention
Kimberly, , Community, Fall 2018, Showcase, Guns, Spring 2017, #prevention, support, #GunViolence, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4What 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
Mary, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Guns, Fall 2018, policing, massshootings, policebrutality, school, #GunViolence, safety, 0Gun 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
Katie, , Showcase, Guns, Violence, Fall 2018, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Gun control, United States, Donald Trump, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3The political topic that I chose to explore was gun laws, namely how gun laws in Utah and the...
American values are something that every American citizen has. These values could vary from person to person. Everybody...
Guns vs. Kids?
Alexis, , Showcase, Guns, Violence, Quality Education, March for Our Lives, Fall 2018, #Gunsafety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #GunControl, 7I am interested in gun rights, specifically in the US compared to the rest of the world and what...
School Shootings on The Rise
Hailey, , Showcase, Guns, March for Our Lives, Fall 2018, celebrity activism, Gun Violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, school shooting, Student activism, 3Sadly, school shootings seem to becoming more and more of a trend ever since the Columbine shooting almost twenty...
While furthering my knowledge on gun control, I discovered many different stories and ideas that sparked my interests. I...
Transparent Backpacks
Johnny, , Showcase, Guns, Quality Education, Call to Action, Fall 2018, Good Health and Well-Being, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4There’s no doubt that after a serious and dangerous event, we begin to take safety extremely seriously. We saw this after...
According to Statistics…
Jake, , Reduced Inequalities, Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Guns, Race Relations, Gender Equity (Women), Religion, War, Abortion, Refugees, Pro Gun Control, 0According 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?
Tarek, , Con Gun Control, Showcase, Fall 2018, Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Violence, Pro Gun Control, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Shootings, NRA, Bill of Rights, mass shootings, Firearms, Gun control, Constitution, second amendment, Constitutional Right, 2The first thing I would like to say is that this is my opinion on the matter, and other...
Stop the gun violence in schools
Erika, , Showcase, Guns, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #upstander, #Stopthegunviolenceinallschools, 11Dear Aryn Bowman and Roseann Torres, We are choosing to write to you both because we want to make...
Letter to Curyj (“Courage”)
Mario, , Showcase, Guns, Con Gun Control, Community, Spring 2018, Upstander, #STOPGGV, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #socialissue, 6Dear 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
Joshua, , Spring 2018, March for Our Lives, Showcase, Guns, Getting Started, 0According to Vox, they said that David Hogg had beaten the critics that were saying fake news about him...
Gun-Control Movement
Dennis-senpai, , Guns, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Spring 2018, March for Our Lives, Showcase, #GunControl, #End Violence, 2In our modern issue — about guns and murders; is a somewhat-considerably a serious matter of our community. It...
Gun violence happens all over the country, one occurrence is too many. There have been many school shootings...
Mental Illness
Mya, , Showcase, Guns, Spring 2018, 0Amendment number 2 in America’s bill of rights: The right of the people (of America) to keep and bear...
Guns are an issue today, they are killing our parents even our children and that’s not fair. After the...
Gun Violence Across America: When will it end?
Anabel, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Guns, Shootings, parkland, never again, school shootings, enough, Gun Violence, Gun control, Guns, #Gun, 1My informational video focuses on Gun Violence in School across America. I am passionate for this topic because it...
Put The Guns Down
Destiny, , Guns, Poetry, Spring 2018, Showcase, #Gunsafety, #blacklivesmatter #humanrights #racism, #DestinyDavis, 0It’s time to put the guns down But if you must have a showdown Don’t be a coward...
Something Has To Be Done
Ayanna, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Guns, #carmanainsworthhighschool, #NeverAgain, #fightforrights, #ayannajohnson, #GunViolence, #standup, 1Gun control is a huge issue for us right now, because there are mass shootings that is occurring too...
LESS GUNS = LESS VIOLENCE
Kovu, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Guns, cahs, #activism, #LESS GUNS LESS VIOLENCE, #KOVU, #TAKE A STAND, 1If there were less guns there would be less violence. Guns are everywhere you can get guns off the...
Students S(it)tanding Together
David, , Politics, History, Protest, Community, Showcase, Raise Your Voice, Guns, Spring 2018, Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, #YouthInPower, #StandUpForYourRights, #DavidGuster, #GunLaws, carman-ainsworth, #PeacefulProtest, #activism, #NeverAgain, #itcouldbehere, change, Protests, #CASitDown, 0On 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...
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?
Ty'Arika, , Black Lives Matter, Police, Media, Spring 2018, Showcase, Guns, Race Relations, #blacklivesmatter #humanrights #racism, #marchforourlives, 3Black 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
Jade, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Guns, Quality Education, Politics, Protest, #Bless #Carman-Ainsworth #StandUpForYouRights #BeEqual #Brave, 7Gun control can be explained in many different ways but, teens speak everywhere across the United States saying why...
Shall Not Be Infringed
Quinton, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Guns, Political Issue, carman-ainsworth high school, school shooting, Guns, Politics, second amendment, 1We have seen how the news has portrayed the weapons used in shootings around the US and around the...
America’s Biggest Domestic Problem
Arron, , Showcase, Guns, Spring 2018, #carmanainsworthhighschool, writingintotheday, 6America’s biggest problem is gun control. It is stricter laws for dress code at my school then the laws...
Mental health and gun violence
Lexi, , Crime, Good Health and Well-Being, Media, Call to Action, Con Gun Control, Decision Making, Goals, Showcase, Spring 2018, Guns, Getting Started, #Trump, mental health, serial killers, attitude, 1Following the Parkland shooting, the President of the United States claimed that the mental health contirbuted to the mass...
Never Again
Ellie, , Showcase, Guns, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Gun control, never again, the time is now, 5On 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
Chidiogo, , Showcase, Guns, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, 2Having 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
Averi, , Showcase, Guns, Call to Action, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, 7The United States has the highest rate of mass shootings in the entire world, which is why I don’t...
Gun Control
Ellie, , Showcase, Guns, Argument, Spring 2018, NRA, never again, Gun control, parkland, 6After the Parkland shooting in Florida on February 14th, gun control must be implemented. I have decided to write...
Gun Control and Mental Health
Lexi, , Community, Incarceration, Spring 2018, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Guns, Shootings, Gun control, Florida, mental health, 3After 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
Paul, , Guns, Goals, Black Lives Matter, Biases, Fall 2017, Family, Spring 2018, Drugs, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Call to Action, American Dream, Showcase, Community, change, society, mental health, 0In 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....
“Why Me?” asked Kahlil
Munier, , Showcase, Guns, Black Lives Matter, Police, Fall 2017, The U School, 5This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...
A Letter to the Policeman
Nyla, , Call to Action, Protest, A Day in My Life, Fall 2017, Showcase, Guns, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, The U School, 2My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
Dear People/Next President There is a problem that the world...
Women are often the victims of domestic abuse by their male romantic partners. Domestic abuse can leave emotional and...
We The People
Gabe, , Fall 2017, American Creed, Showcase, Guns, Rights, Happiness, Media, American Dream, Argument, Decision Making, 1We the People “We the people”(US Const. Preamble). The first three words of the Preamble in...
Reopen the Kurt Cobain Case
Vincent, , Guns, Violence, Good Health and Well-Being, Crime, Music, Spring 2017, Argument, Showcase, investigation, evidence, Police, suicide, Kurt Cobain, nirvana, 5Dear Seattle Police Department, As a police department that prides itself on enhancing trust with the public, it would...
America faces a surprising amount of national issues to date, yet the most common tie between every debate worth...
Safety Pins
Tiffany, , Showcase, Guns, Spring 2017, 3I think people wearing the safety pins are doing great things. They’re showing that minorities that feel scared or...
Power by Anaja Patton
Anaja, , Black Lives Matter, Poetry, Police, Call to Action, Showcase, Guns, 2Money & Power power & money that’s all that we have ain’t trying to be funny. you act like...
Oakland’s Security
Rafael, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, No Poverty (Economy), Police, Guns, Black Lives Matter, 4Crime remains one of Oakland’s most serious issues , which begs the question if police are doing their job?...
Research Discussion
Kavi, , Point of View, Research Help, Guns, Quality Education, Guns, Okemos High School, Research help, Gun Violence, Gun control, 14I want my research paper to be about gun control in America. The idea of gun control has been...
More gun control doesn’t mean less violence
Ramazan, , 2nextprez, Guns, Showcase, Letter2NextPrez, letter2prez, Letter to Next President, Gun control, Okemos High School, 4Dear President, I write to you today to discuss an issue that many speak blindly about. Of course, there...
Black Lives Matter
Ilianies, , Showcase, 2nextprez, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2016, Crime, Police, 2Dear Next President of the United States, An issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter is a...
Should Toy Guns Be Illegal?
Christopher, , Showcase, 2nextprez, Guns, Fall 2016, Call to Action, children addictions, Gun control, Guns, #guncrime, toy weapons, toy guns, 6Dear Future President, An important issue that I care about is toy guns. I care about this issue because kids...
America and Guns
Mason, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Guns, Violence, Quality Education, Rights, 1“America and Guns” is like “Peanut Butter and Jelly.” It is an American pastime and an eternal fascination. Despite...
The Truth about Guns
Blake, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Guns, Okemos High School, Gun Violence, Gun control, Guns, 3There have been many thoughts and ideas shared about gun control. The political left seems to think that taking...
I’m from Oakland!
Bladimiro, , Where I'm From, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), Where I'm from, #ArtfromOakland, Poem, Oakland, 4I’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
Jose, , Where I'm From, Guns, Violence, Fall 2016, Crime, Police, #oakland #thetown, whereimfrom, 0I am from Oakland Where people do drugs and get robbed at night Where you here gunshots and sirens...
I worry for my friends and family
Valeria, , 2nextprez, Immigration, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Crime, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1Dear Next President, There are a lot of issues surrounding my community and all over the country about unfairness...
Gun Control In America
Celia, , Rights, Guns, Terrorism, Race Relations, Crime, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Guns, Inequality, Okemos High School, Discrimination, change, Gun Violence, Gun control, 7There are many problems facing America today, and many threaten the lives of citizens. I believe that one of...
Gun Violence in America
Sarah, , Fall 2016, Showcase, 2nextprez, Guns, Violence, Okemos High School, Gun Violence, 0A huge problem in the US is gun violence. In recent years, we’ve had an insane rise in school...
Response to Deadly Force
Jeremy, , Black Lives Matter, Family, Summer 2016, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Racism, Violence, Young black males, Police officers, 4In 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
Randy, , Showcase, 2nextprez, Guns, Race Relations, Slamming4Cause, Black Lives Matter, Responsible Consumption and Production, Homelessness, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Rights, Poetry, Gender Equity (Women), Hip hop, Alton Sterling, cops, Trayvon Martin, 6What is the world coming too? How ya got money for gunz but not for food? How ya try...
Touched by a poem about Trayvon
Jeremy, , Summer 2016, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Trayvon Martin, 0Dear Yanilsa, I am touched by your poem about Trayvon Martin, because the 17 year-old was walking home and...
Jordan Davis: Killed for loud music
Jeremy, , Guns, Violence, Prison, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Michael Dunn, Florida, Guns, teenager, music, Jordan Davis, 5Happy, Glad, Joyful, Cheerful Teen He was shot At a gas station Jacksonville, Florida. November 23, 2012 ...
Guns In America: Life in My City
Fredrick, , Guns, Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Summer 2016, 6Before you start reading, some of my language isn’t professional. It’s to show my lifestyle, enjoy. Dear President, In...
Lack of Gun Control in America
Isis, , Violence, Black Lives Matter, Showcase, 2nextprez, Guns, lack of gun control, america, June 27th 2016, 2nextprez, 3Dear 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
Kim, , Immigration, Life on Land, LGBTQ+ Rights, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Prison, Race Relations, Homelessness, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 2nextprez, 2nextprez, film, Chico State, featured, EOP, 0Incoming freshmen at CSU, Chico created a film version for letters to the next president (#2nextprez). Their letters can be...
Dear future President My name is Kevin Pleitez, I’m currently a freshman at California State University of Chico....
Why Gun Control Matters
Freya, , Rights, Showcase, 2nextprez, LGBTQ+ Rights, Guns, Violence, Letter to Next President, Gun Violence, Gun control, 2nextprez, 9Dear Future President, I am touching base with you concerning my opinion on gun control. There is multiple of...
Dear future President
justin, , Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2016, Partnerships for the Goals, Summer 2016, 2nextprez, 3Dear Future President, My name is Justin Young and I am writing you this letter, not to attack...
Future President of 2017 Read this bro!
Latisha, , Showcase, Summer 2016, 2nextprez, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, 0Dear Future President, I have high hopes and expectations for what you would do for this country. I’ve...
The Procedure On Gun Control
Jeremiah Khem, , 2nextprez, Guns, Partnerships for the Goals, Gun Control (Background Checks), 1Dear Future President, My name is Jeremiah Khem, and I have been thinking about an issue lately that...
Dear Future President, The lines are blurred for Americans. The extent of the Second Amendment is being compromised as...