, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Rights, Women in Action, 0
The article, “The 16-Year-Old Who Fought Segregation” brings back to life the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, History, Showcase, Slavery, 0
Dana, the protagonist in Kindred, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. Dana tries to do...
, , , Argument, Community, Covid Oral History, Fall 2020, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, This is America, 0
Joe Bubar, the author of “Biden Is Sworn In as President’ wrote that in the past 20th of January...
, , , Call to Action, Community, Fall 2020, History, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
In the article, “A Titanic Do-Over” I learned that mistakes during the build of the ship were made as...
, , , Argument, Beauty, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, History, Love, Showcase, 1
Recently, I read To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. I relished the fake love/real love aspects...
, , , Community, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, History, 0
This poetry book for me provides a sense of comfort and growth, because it makes you start thinking of...
, , , American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), History, Room with a View, 0
Selected poems by langston hughes The Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes makes me feel “educated” (in a sense) because...
, , , Books or Plays, Decision Making, Fall 2020, Family, History, Showcase, Wonder, 0
Milly, the protagonist in Finding Miracles has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, 0
Click on each of the links below to see a series of Adobe Spark Pages I made about substance...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Psychology, Showcase, 0
Native American communities face many obstacles, one being a huge mental health crisis. Native Americans have endured a brutal...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3
I chose to use this fact because of how surprising it was to hear for the first time. I...
, , , American Dream, Community, Fall 2020, History, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 2
When asked what the American cuisine is, many will respond by saying “french fries,” “hamburgers,” or “high cholesterol.” Others...
, , , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Science, Showcase, 2
In the last decade, Neanderthals, the now extinct homo sapiens who inhabited Eurasia around 40,000 years ago, have proven...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Fall 2020, History, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0
The mural I am doing in my neighborhood is titled the “History Of Septa.” It is located near Cottman...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Friendship, History, Media, Poetry, Religion, Stories, Writing, Writing & Communication, 0
Storytelling (in a straightforward sense) was once important to humans. We used storytelling to connect, entertain and pass along...
, , , Argument, Coronavirus, History, November 2020, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, 1
In the article ¨China Goes Back To School” by Javier C Hernandez he talks about although China was the...
, , , History, War, 0
If you didn’t remember, 75 years ago, 2 atom bombs were dropped on Japan by the United States. The...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, History, Poetry, Showcase, 3
Recently, I read Selected Poems, by Langston Hughes. I relished the thought of the ingeniousness Langston uses in his poems....
The crimes against humanity are the greatest and the most momental events in history as the era of the...
, , , Death Penalty, History, Slavery, 0
Basically during World War 1 there were lots of executions and it was basically Jews being executed. This war...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2020, History, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, Writing, 2
Being an American is always staying open-minded and welcoming to others. America is filled with so many different people...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Family, History, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, 0
Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Girl, History, Point of View, Police, Politics, Protest, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, Writing, Youth Activism, 1
The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Covid Oral History, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Showcase, 3
Dear Cousin Saidou, How are you doing? I hope everything is going well for you during these difficult times....
, , , Black Lives Matter, Charlottesville, Fall 2020, History, Protest, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, 6
The removal of Confederate monuments from our cities and gathering spots is necessary for our country to move forward...
In the article “6 things to know about the atomic bomb” it was talking about how much things have...
Young people are mostly the ones who are more into smartphones and technology. It is not completely true that...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, George Floyd Protests, History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, September 2020, Showcase, 5
In the article, “George Floyd’s Death Sparks Massive Nationwide Protests” by Patricia Smith, I learned that the upsetting of...
, , , Coronavirus, Environment, Environment & World, History, Immigration, Memoir, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
"Suffering creates creativity"
, , , 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, 1
Everybody loves Shrek. It’s an amazing film. However, Dreamworks achieved perfection with the next installation of the franchise, Shrek...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, History, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 0
The topic which I chose to research about are issues which affect the Native American community, problems such as...
, , , American Creed, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, History, Nuclear Energy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Violence, War, 2
Ever since the beginning of the Manhattan project in 1942, humans have been obsessed with the inhalation total of...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, History, Partnerships for the Goals, Politics, Showcase, 1
The U.S. political system is set up for two major parties, because it awards seats in Congress and the...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3
Racial profiling in the United States has become really serious, not just now but back in history. No small...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Immigration, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, 1
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
, , , Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, History, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Terrorism, Violence, War, 2
More conspiracies have been confirmed than you might think. Take examples such as Watergate and MK-Ultra. Today’s conspiracy is...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, This is America, Writing, 4
Immigration and refuge have always been part of America’s history. There is not a person in the US that...
Edward Hopper originally trained as an illustrator but then focused on painting between 1901 to 1906 under the watch...
The author of “The Witch Continues tto Enchang as a Feminist Symbol” begins this article by discussing a recent...
Andrew Jackson was born in the backwoods of the Carolinas in 1767 where he received sparse education. At age...
, , , History, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
The article “Modern Witch Hunts” emphasizes how “witch hunts” have always been used to persecute already vulnerable and oppressed...
The Age of Jackson saw an almost fervent spread of democracy: widespread political engagement, shrinking power to the rich...
Andrew Jackson’s election in 1828 marked the first modern campaign in American history. After a bitter defeat in arguably...
, , , Bio, History, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
My name is Wendy I was born on December 9th, inside a hospital. I am currently living in New...
“Commentary: Beyond Halloween – the real story behind witches, devils, trials and executions” from the Salt Lake Tribune is...
Andrew Jackson was a completely different type of presidential candidate from anything the young American nation had ever seen....
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Gaming, History, Sports, 0
I remember waking up from my bed to go to school late, as always, back in Albania, even though...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
The Alabama Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) rescinded the Fred Shuttlesworth Humans Rights Award from Angela Davis because she...
, , , Art, Community, Fall 2018, Family, History, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8
Cultural Celebrations In Oakland All cities have celebrations, but what makes the celebrations in Oakland so joyful, special, and...
, , , Fall 2018, History, Homelessness, Media, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2017, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 6
Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep?? Have you ever wondered why marijuana has such a big stigma?people...
, , , Fall 2018, History, Quality Education, Showcase, 0
While reading 1984 I saw many problems that are happening in our world today. The most startling one for...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2018, History, Politics, Quality Education, Religion, Rights, Showcase, 1
What does it mean to be an American? Americans live in America, but there is something deeper than just...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2018, Gender Equity (Women), Goals, History, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
The American Creed consist of many values. These values are exercised in every aspect of our lives including the...
Some people think historic buildings stand in the way of progress. Historic buildings have been standing for years, and...
, , , Getting Started, History, Language, Quality Education, Showcase, Summer 2018, 0
How were all these words created?(vocabulary, language, grammar, writing, spelling, term) power colonialism, How did people use to...
, , , History, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, This is America, 2
When the video starts the camera zooms in on Childish Gambino, he turns around and starts to dance ....
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Community, History, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Weeksville's Legacy, 6
Recently in Current Events, we´ve been studying Weeksville. At first I thought about the project buildings wondering why we learning...
, , , 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...
, , , American Creed, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
For the larger part of American History, to be an American meant to be white and to view those...
, , , History, Quality Education, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Kaly guerrero period4 Is it ethical to use data from nazi medical experiments? I believe that it...
, , , Argument, Books or Plays, Gender Equity (Women), Happiness, History, Portraits, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Writing, 0
1.3.208-218 Paraphrase: Desdemona: My dear father, I do face a difficult challenge: To you I am grateful for life...
, , , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Rape Culture, Religion, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, 0
The issue that is discussed in the video is the oppression of women residing in the Middle East. I’m...
, , , History, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The topic of my video is the “Polish Death Camps” Law. It interested me because I’m from Poland, and...
, , , Community, Guns, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Quality Education, 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...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Drugs, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Why should Henrietta Lacks’s family be compensated to use her mother cells? if they are getting consent and money...
Do you think the family is owed money for the sale of the HeLa cells? Well in...
Did you know that the Nazis performed experiments on thousands of twins? Josef Mengele was a handsome but cruel...
, , , History, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
Back in the early 1930’s the U.S. Public Health Service teamed up with the Tuskegee University to study the...
, , , History, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 7
To begin, have you ever heard about the Nazi research? Well if not let me tell you a little...
, , , Creative Writing, Happiness, History, Memoir, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, Where I'm From, Writing, 1
I am from Nestle Crunch bars, from Airstream and Herman Miller. I am from the crystal-clear panels that let...
, , , Black Lives Matter, History, Race Relations, Rights, Slavery, 0
What rights should all people living in the US have? I believe that people should be able to have...
, , , American Dream, History, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, 1
This article by Stacie Bosley and Kim McKeage examines the diffusion of multilevel marketing and the risk of pyramid...
, , , Art, Fall 2017, History, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
When you watch a film, can you notice how produced and funded a film can be? It can have...
, , , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Quality Education, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
Oakland’s Police Department Untold Side “Did you know that African-Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be...
, , , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Violence, 2
Oakland’s Culture Do you often confuse Oakland with San Francisco? We shouldn’t confuse San Francisco and...
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2017, History, Politics, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 4
Proper education on the statues and names of confederates on buildings or monuments is needed to teach future generations...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Family, History, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Terrorism, Violence, 0
In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
Trump has ruined empathy for strangers. As a society we have become unable to listen and understand the other....
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, History, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
, , , Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Life on Land, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 0
It seems strange to question this social norm we as human beings have conformed to for the majority of...
, , , Argument, Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, History, Media, Music, Point of View, Showcase, Stories, 11
Warning: This article contains explicit content on the use of codeine in Hip-hop. Coarse Language involved. Nowadays drugs and rap practically...
, , , Biases, Community, Decision Making, History, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 1
It seems that people tend to have similar beliefs as those who live in the same geographic area as...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Books or Plays, History, Point of View, Protest, Showcase, 0
In Dubious Battle. Summary: In the book, In Dubious Battle, the story takes place in the 1930s,...
So often, people say that homosexuality is a trend of the “modern-day kids”, but I’ve always wondered how far...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Goals, History, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Race Relations, Slavery, 0
Recently, I have noticed that certain parts of society still have a hesitancy to accept people that are “different”...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, History, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, Sports, Taking a Knee, 0
The National Anthem is racist, people shouldn’t stand for it. The National Anthem we sing today is edited. It...
, , , Fall 2017, History, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, Thesis Feedback, 4
Throughout the years Oakland schools have been teaching European history to students of color. Did you know that in...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Quality Education, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Student-Centered, Violence, What do I stand for?, 6
High School textbooks don’t have anything on Asian Americans during the civil rights era. There were a lot of...
, , , Biases, Call to Action, Charlottesville, Fall 2017, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 1
As a society, we have failed to learn from our past mistakes. We are still repeating the past, in...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Debt, Family, History, Housing, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, 1
To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Debt, History, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
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Montana is a gorgeous place. Millions of years of Mother Nature’s harshest weather and catastrophic geothermal events have...
, , , History, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, 0
Pretzels are my favorite snack. They come in all types of sizes and shapes. Some say that...
A reason why Shakespeare is still studied in schools today is because he is realistic about the things, problems,...
, , , History, Religion, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
Abstract: Christianity has the biggest religious population of the Earth with nearly one in three people being a Christian. Within...
, , , History, Showcase, Spring 2017, War, 0
Abstract- Germany and Japan recovered from World War II because they both had help from other countries while recovering....
, , , History, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
Today, the United States is arguably the top superpower in the world. For much of its history, including today, our nation...
, , , Art, Books or Plays, Creative Writing, History, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
“White Americans seem to feel that happy songs are happy and sad songs are sad, and that, God help...
The safety pin stand up to trump article made me look at people different cause people actually care about...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, History, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 1
There are lots of people around the world, who has started to wear safety pins. These safety pins represent...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), History, Showcase, Spring 2017, War, 0
A nurse named Irena Sendler from Warsaw, Poland was living her normal life until the threat of the invasion...
, , , History, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, War, 0
this podcast is about a brave polish couple who used their abandoned zoo to save 300 jews from the...
Legalizing medical marijuana also has its downsides. Some believe that the effects are far worse than if marijuana were...
Few projects have had such a profound and lasting effect on the world as the Manhattan Project. Today, after...
My research so far has brought many interesting revelations. The issue of the bombing on Japan is very complex,...
In my research on the Gale database to find information on a polarized and partisan media, I found one...
, , , History, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
After looking through some Gale resources I discovered that the curse of the Hope Diamond dates back to the beginning...
, , , History, Music, Showcase, Spring 2017, 2
This is a summary of what I have learned through my research and use of the Gale Literature Resource...
For my research project on the Early Christian Church, I have obtained a few sources from the Gale Research...
, , , Fall 2016, History, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 0
Japan has had great success in the technology industry and is using that to have a +15 billion profits...
, , , Fall 2016, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Prison, Race Relations, Showcase, 2
After reading Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean, and picturing the inmates on death row in 1995, I...
My topic is about how America became the superpower it is today. I’m interested because I wonder how...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2016, Family, Gender Equity (Women), History, Inquiry, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Rights, Showcase, 0
Virtually no rights-rights given to husband at time of marriage Bodily ownership became husband’s “Representations of ideal wives were...
, , , Fall 2016, History, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Technology, War, 3
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, , , Fall 2016, History, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Technology, War, 1
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons....
, , , Fall 2016, History, Race Relations, Showcase, Slavery, 3
Each year America makes us remember about 9/11 the tragically hijacked plane that crashed into The World Trade Center...
, , , Bullying, Call to Action, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, History, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Prison, Refugees, Religion, Showcase, Terrorism, Violence, 3
In the Gospel of John, Jesus proclaims to his followers and disciples that “If the world hates you, remember...
, , , Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, History, Inquiry, Love, Nature, Quality Education, Stories, Violence, 0
This project is based on a moral “The Fox and the Wolf” by the Brothers Grimm which was adapted...
I am from the scones my mom makes on cold, winter nights. I am my dad’s impossible ideas...
, , , Art, Call to Action, Fall 2016, History, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Scratch, Stories, Technology, 1
This is an animation that was made by me on Scratch. THE DESIGN PROCESS: Story plot: Before I could move...
, , , Fall 2016, History, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, Social Media, 3
I’m not sure if this news has sunk in yet… I’m still in shock that Donald Trump is...
, , , Fall 2016, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Rights, War, 3
For a few weeks, I have been reading the book “I will plant you a lilac tree.” This book...
, , , History, Point of View, Showcase, Stories, 5
I am weightless, and the darkness roars and rushes past me like walls closing in. The image of a...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, 12
Dear Madame/Mr, President, In this letter, I would like to address institutional racism, one of the largest problems facing...
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