“Experts estimate that 50 to 100 girls, many of them underage, line the city’s International Boulevard each night” (Logue)....
Diego Casillas Ms. Portugal Humanities December 21, 2018 Redlining is Present Imagine a game. A game with a...
Oakland
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep??
, , , Fall 2018, History, Homelessness, Inequality, Media, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Why Does Marijuana Get Such A Bad Rep?? Have you ever wondered why marijuana has such a big stigma?people...
Oakland is becoming unrecognizable
, , , Fall 2018, Gentrification, History, Homelessness, Housing, Inequality, Showcase, 4
Calvin Dao Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 Oakland is becoming Unrecognizable because of Gentrification Recently Oakland has been...
Why do we cast out those different than us?
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2018, Inequality, Showcase, 1
The overall issue of accepting those who are different than us has been around for a while now. We...
Income Inequality
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Economy, Education, Inequality, Poverty, 0
As our generation begin to enter society fully as adults, we face a large number of societal problems, some...
School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Labeling Theory, Socialization
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Education, Fall 2018, Inequality, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Stress, 0
The Labeling Theory states that individuals “behave in ways that reflect how others label them” (Crossman). For example, if...
Chicano Pride
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Showcase, 1
I believe people shouldn’t be judged or treated differently because of their skin color. You shouldn’t feel embarrassed because...
Airpot Security: The Tale of Legal Groping
, , , Fall 2018, Inequality, Privacy, Rights, Showcase, 1
Anyone that has flown before has gone through the security checkpoint. We all know that you have to take...
Rags to Riches
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Goals, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Inequality, Showcase, Sports, 0
My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
What Defines Us As American?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 0
One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
Police Brutality in Our Country
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2018, Inequality, Showcase, This is America, 0
The fictional novel, All American Boys, written by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, focuses on the topic of police...
One American value that always seems to show up when talking about these things is equality. So why is...
The Pay Day Dilemma
, , , Fall 2018, Gender, Inequality, Showcase, Sports, Women, 2
Gender equality is at the forefront of national debates as politicians argue over how to go about creating equal...
What Values Define the People of America?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Inequality, Racism, Showcase, 2
There has been a lot of discussion about what “American Values” are. What the things are that make us...
Dress codes were first implemented in America during the 1960’s when most families began to make enough money to...
Policing Immigration
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Inequality, Politics, Prison, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
Economist Alan B. Krueger (2012) writes that “the rise in inequality in the United States over the last three...
Robot Revolution?
, , , Argument, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
I think that robots will one day take over the world and we need to put a stop to...
Will Robots Take Over?
, , , Argument, Debt, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
I think that robots will one day take over the world and we need to put a stop to...
Everyone should be EQUAL: The message of “This Is America”
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Economy, Inequality, Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, 6
I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
Feedback request on Human Trafficking thesis :)
, , , Crime, Inequality, Research Help, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Dear Youth Voices Community, My name is Bladimir Gallegos and I am a Junior at Fremont high-school. I feel...
Foster Care System (Can I get feedback on my thesis statement)
, , , Community, Economy, Emotional Health, Family, Goals, Happiness, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Dear Youth Voices Community, Hello, my name is Christy-Lynn Lagula. I am 16 years old and I am an...
What It Meant and Still Means To Be American; White
, , , American Creed, History, Inequality, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
For the larger part of American History, to be an American meant to be white and to view those...
The MeToo Movement
, , , Gender, Goals, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The MeToo movement sparked my interest because of how it is revolutionizing the way we talk about sexual violence...
Women = Men
, , , Gender, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 1
The issue of sexism is a very relevant issue today. It is a very broad issue, and there are...
Unit 3 Project Well, I focused on racial stereotyping and profiling for my project. Although the issue doesn’t directly...
Middle East: The Opression of its Women
, , , Gender, History, Inequality, Politics, Rape Culture, Religion, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, Women, 0
The issue that is discussed in the video is the oppression of women residing in the Middle East. I’m...
LGBTQIA+ : Respect is the Gay Agenda
, , , Argument, Bullying, Community, Emotional Health, Gender, Homeless LGBTQ, Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The LGBTQIA+ movement has become more well known throughout America. This movement fights for more acceptance of those in...
The Myanmar Refugees
, , , Inequality, Poverty, Refugees, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue I am discussing in my video are the Myanmar refugees. They are a group of refugees from...
Too many people are being treated poorly and unfairly because of their skin color or because of their gender....
Discrimination in the Job Industry
, , , Gender, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue iIfocused on was discrimination in the job industry. The focus was more on pay and hiring...
Unequal Pay
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Economy, Gender, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 0
Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
Workplace Discrimination for the LGBTQ+ Community
, , , Inequality, LGBTQA, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue I discussed about was the LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination. I am passionate about this issue because I believe...
Education: A Right for All Girls
, , , Call to Action, Education, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 1
Link to Video: 14CD7A4D-51F8-4ED0-9945-83CA7D744032 I first found out about the lack of girl’s education in developing countries by reading...
I am passionate about the gender pay gap because it is an issue that affects the economic bridge between...
Putting an end to Sexism
, , , Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 1
I am passionate about sexism because I have seen so many women put through so many horrible things. There...
The issue of discussion is wealth disparity in America. The passion for this issue comes from seeing the effect the problem...
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...
Why Inmates Should be Paid Minimum Wage
, , , Argument, Crime, Economy, Incarceration, Inequality, Minimum Wage, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
Since the beginning of America, leaders have been searching for the cheapest labor they can find. This was once...
“Legal Good, Illegal Bad”
, , , American Dream, Con Trump, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
How much do you expect to be paid once you are hired for a job? According to the federal...
Confronting Illegal Immigration to Make It Easier for the U.S. and It’s Immigrants
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, 0
In order to confront immigration and it’s problems, we must identify why most illegal immigrants come to the U.S....
The Misconceptions of Illegal Immigration
, , , American Dream, Economy, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Racism, Rights, 0
In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
The Price of Being a Woman in Prison
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Fall 2017, Gender, Health, Incarceration, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Women, 3
In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
“Is Illegal Immigration an Economic Burden to America?”
, , , Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
I read a few fascinating articles on how illegal immigration into the U.S. has many benefits, which is what...
Are We Setting Up Our Students for Success or Failure?
, , , Books, Education, Fall 2017, Inequality, Showcase, Street Interviews, Stress, The Fifth Column, 6
“Nearly half (49%) of all students reported feeling ‘a great deal of stress’ on a daily basis and 31...
Oakland’s Police Department Untold Story
, , , Community, Crime, Education, Fall 2017, History, Inequality, Point of View, Police Brutality, 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...
Changes
, , , Fall 2017, Inequality, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 0
You may have thought I didn’t see, Or that I haven’t listened to your problems or lectures you’ve taught me...
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 “...
Trump Against American Values
, , , Con Trump, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Language, Politics, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
Throughout Donald Trumps time in the American spotlight we have seen who he really is. From the beginning of...
DACA
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, 3
DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
“You are only worth 213”
, , , Fall 2017, Inequality, Showcase, 3
“China plans to implement a social credit system by 2020”. In short, every one of the 1.3 billion citizens...
Injustices of United States’ War on Drugs.
, , , Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Inequality, Racism, Showcase, 0
The war on drugs, the supposed “public enemy number one”, established under the Nixon administration and intensified under Reagan...
#MeToo
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2017, Gender, Inequality, Media, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Women, 0
Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
The Achievement Gap
, , , American Dream, Argument, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Debt, Decision Making, Economy, Education, Goals, Health, Housing, Inequality, Latino Power, Point of View, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1
The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
The Juvenile Justice System: Deeply Flawed
, , , Death Penalty, Incarceration, Inequality, Inquiry, Politics, Prison, Racism, Showcase, Violence, 0
In privileged communities across America, the phrase “kids are the future” is sung to remind children that they matter....
Is Immigration into the U.S. an Actual Problem?
, , , American Dream, Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, Showcase, 1
There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
Adultification of Black Babes
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Gender, Incarceration, Inequality, Police Brutality, Politics, Racism, Showcase, Women, 11
Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
Taking a Stand for Injustice
, , , Fall 2017, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Showcase, 4
In the world we are in today the ability to peacefully protest is one of the most important tools...
Are Laws liberating?
, , , Argument, Biases, Community, Education, Goals, Inequality, Media, Point of View, Politics, Pro Trump, Showcase, 0
“When is a train most free? Is it when it goes bouncing across the field off the track? No....
Is Monogamy Natural for Humans?
, , , Animal Protection, Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Inequality, Love, 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...
What is happening to America?
, , , American Dream, Fall 2017, Inequality, Inquiry, Politics, Showcase, 2
What is happening to America? In the past few decades, our country and all of its inhabitants have made...
Not Allowed To Fight For Our Rights?
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Inequality, Police Brutality, Protest, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 8
I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
The Hired Girl and American Values- Are They Connected?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Books, Education, Fall 2017, Inequality, Religion, Showcase, Women, 2
The Hired Girl, by Laura Amy Schlitz is a perfect example of how American values are different for each...
History passed, but discrimination hasn’t
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Education, Goals, History, Inequality, LGBTQA, Racism, Slavery, 0
Recently, I have noticed that certain parts of society still have a hesitancy to accept people that are “different”...
Kneel Down to take a Stand
, , , Black Lives Matter, Decision Making, Education, Inequality, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Social Media, Taking a Knee, What do I stand for?, 0
As Americans we have a lot of freedom. One of those freedoms being to peacefully protest. Kneeling during the...
Why Should Expressing Your Beliefs Come At A Cost?
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Con Trump, Inequality, Media, Point of View, Police Brutality, Racism, Rights, Sports, 0
Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
Dear Leaders of America
, , , Black Lives Matter, Charlottesville, Inequality, LGBTQA, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, 3
Dear Leaders of America, As we all know the United States of America is a great country, however we...
Are Americans Living the American Dream?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2017, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, 6
All Americans should have freedom, equality and rights. Many people moved to America to live the American Dream. But...
Requests and Reflection after Charlottesville
, , , Black Lives Matter, Bullying, Call to Action, Charlottesville, Community, Con Trump, Fall 2017, Inequality, LGBTQA, Politics, Showcase, 3
Dear Leaders of America, My name is Amanda. I grew up just off of Lake Saint Clair in the...
The Lower the Social Class, the Lower the Opportunities
, , , Biases, College Costs, Economy, Fall 2017, Getting Started, Inequality, Poverty, Showcase, 5
Think of all the inspiring movies you know about a rags to riches story; Someone that came from nothing...
Do people congregate with people who are like them?
, , , Biases, Community, Fall 2017, Gender, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 0
The Telegraph states that, “Earlier research revealed that the lower portion of a brain region called the “medial prefrontal...
Asian American Activism
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Education, Fall 2017, History, Inequality, Media, Politics, Protest, Racism, 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...
Learning From the Past
, , , Biases, Call to Action, Charlottesville, Fall 2017, History, Inequality, Showcase, 1
As a society, we have failed to learn from our past mistakes. We are still repeating the past, in...
Every year, we get closer and closer to true equality. Wages are going up for minority races and for...
While radical free choice is not something kids get often during the school year, this question remains broad enough...
Neocolonialism in Africa
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Debt, Economy, Education, Family, History, Housing, Inequality, Nature, Politics, Poverty, Racism, 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,”...
Hunger Media Through Memes
, , , Economy, Education, Food, Health, Inequality, Media and Message, Poverty, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
These are memes that Tuan and I made about hunger stats and people starting to care about the topic....
Causes of Hunger
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Food, Health, Inequality, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
Food is the most important resource other than water for us, humans. We need food to survive through each...
Education Reform
, , , Education, Inequality, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
In today’s society it seems that getting an education is necessary and inevitable. The law tells minors that we...
Stomping Out Food Inequality
, , , Food, Health, Inequality, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
You can’t go wrong with food. You like it and we like it. More importantly, it’s necessary to sustain...
Conversion Therapy
, , , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Crime, Education, Gender, Inequality, LGBTQA, Mental Illness, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
Political Permutation
, , , American Dream, Happiness, Inequality, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
The American political system we have now needs to be changed. Division between the political left and right is...
Blue Beard Remixed
, , , Art, Beauty, Crime, Inequality, Media, Spring 2017, 0
My story includes a jealous wife who learns the hard way that curiosity definitely killed the cat… I created...
I Want To Change The Food Supply
, , , Family, Food, Health, Inequality, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 6
You can’t go wrong with food. You like it and I like it. More importantly, it’s necessary to sustain...
Equal Pay For Equal Work
, , , Gender, Inequality, Women, 5
Equal pay in the workforce is important to me, because I think this is one of the various aspects...
It’s astonishing how it is the 21st century and groups of people are still being discriminated. A popular example of...
A Study on Feminism
, , , Gender, Inequality, 2
While for some the word feminism brings up images of misandrists (people who are prejudiced against men) and feminazis, the term...
I care about the flaws in America. This means everything from the inherent contradiction that is income inequality,...
Huck Finn Dialectic Journal
, , , Books, Inequality, Inquiry, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7
May 1, 2017 Chapters 17-18 P. 105 “We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other...
The Child Labor Epidemic
, , , Economy, Inequality, Poverty, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
Child labor affects more than 250 million children in our world today. Most of these countries are third-world, but...
Culture and Healthcare
, , , Debt, Economy, Education, Health, Immigration, Inequality, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
This research project focuses on differences that immigrants face when they encounter a foreign healthcare system, and superficially delves...
MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
, , , Call to Action, Inequality, Point of View, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 3
The safety pin is a movement that I wish was talked about more now that Trump is president. I...
Women’s March
, , , Inequality, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 1
These women are fighting over something that is important to them, and i honestly think it is a good...
To me this message is rude, disrespectful and racist because it is basically saying that people that do not...
Equality doesn’t Exist! In the book The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin there’s a line on page 23...
The Importance of a Safe Space for Teens Finding Their Gender Identities
, , , Gender, Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
With a president in office that riles up everyone in the nation, many people let out their true feelings...
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