, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Education, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Incarceration, Inequality, Mental Health, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, 0
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Death Penalty, Economy, Fall 2019, Incarceration, Inequality, Politics, Showcase, 2
There is a lot of statistical evidence as to why abolishing the death penalty can be good for society....
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Inequality, Politics, 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...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Inequality, 1
American values include the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of The Black...
, , , Call to Action, Economy, Fall 2019, Inequality, Showcase, 0
The book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich takes you into the everyday life of lower income families and...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Incarceration, Inequality, This is America, 0
The Green Mile by Stephen King is a book about death, both in life and on death row in...
, , , Fall 2019, Gender, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Showcase, 4
Prejudice and discrimination exist everywhere, and most of the people have experienced these before, or even in the current....
, , , American Creed, Fall 2019, Inequality, Showcase, This is America, 0
The U.S. has long been known as a country with a perfect constitution providing liberty, equality, and the pursuit...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Education, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Money has been misplaced in communities that are high income. Schools in the mid/low-income community are suffering due to...
, , , Education, Health, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, What do I stand for?, 0
Hi, my name is Rachel. From the span of February to my group and I had to find a...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Hello everyone! Me and my classmates recently created a project about Marijuana, that proved to be widely successful. Our...
I have completed a presentation about why planned parenthood clinics should not be shut down. This presentation is a...
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Found Poetry, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
, , , Bullying, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Education, Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Stories, Upstander, 0
I want to fight for better LGBTQ healthcare. Prejudice and discrimination is everywhere but when it endangers someone’s life, it is unacceptable. I have friends in the LGBTQ community and they should...
, , , Gender, Inequality, Mind Dump, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Violence, Women, 0
, , , Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Homelessness, Inequality, Poverty, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2019, This I Believe, 0
This video was created by me and I discussed poverty rates in New York City. The rates are increasing...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Economy, Education, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
In our society today and especially all over the world; there has been a deeply concerning problem with the...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Around this time every year high school seniors all around the world are hearing back from the colleges they...
Have you ever walked around town and lookedObserved how people actHow they are as a personWhat they do in...
“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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Fall 2018, Gentrification, History, Homelessness, Housing, Inequality, Showcase, 7
Calvin Dao Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 Oakland is becoming Unrecognizable because of Gentrification Recently Oakland has been...
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2018, Inequality, Showcase, 2
The overall issue of accepting those who are different than us has been around for a while now. We...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Economy, Education, Inequality, Poverty, 1
As our generation begin to enter society fully as adults, we face a large number of societal problems, some...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2018, Inequality, Showcase, This is America, 1
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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Economy, Inequality, Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, 7
I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
, , , Crime, Inequality, Research Help, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5
Dear Youth Voices Community, My name is Bladimir Gallegos and I am a Junior at Fremont high-school. I feel...
, , , Community, Economy, Emotional Health, Family, Goals, Happiness, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Dear Youth Voices Community, Hello, my name is Christy-Lynn Lagula. I am 16 years old and I am an...
, , , American Creed, History, Inequality, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
For the larger part of American History, to be an American meant to be white and to view those...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Inequality, Poverty, Refugees, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
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....
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
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...
, , , 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....
, , , 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...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Fall 2017, Gender, Health, Incarceration, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Women, 4
In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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 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 “...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, 4
DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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....
, , , American Dream, Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, Showcase, 2
There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Argument, Biases, Community, Education, Goals, Inequality, Media, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 0
“When is a train most free? Is it when it goes bouncing across the field off the track? No....
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Inequality, Police Brutality, Protest, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 9
I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
, , , 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...
, , , 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”...
, , , 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...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, 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,...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Bullying, Call to Action, Charlottesville, Community, 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , 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,”...
, , , 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....
, , , 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, 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...
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