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Are there benefits to the U.S. deletion of Child Migrates?
Andrea A., , Protest, Fall 2023, Immigration, Rights, Books, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “ U.S. Detention of Child Migrants” ( March 27 2023) I learned that they are different...
The Subjective Nature of Insurgencies and Terrorism (Sometimes)
Aidan, , Protest, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Violence, Terrorism, Politics, History, War, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Social Action, 0I proposed a question to myself a few days ago – notably, prior to the outbreak of the most...
Education policy: Race, Sexualitiy and Gender ID
Alicia America, , Rights, Gender, Politics, Protest, LGBTQ+ Rights, Quality Education, LGBTQ, humanrights, education equality, OCHS, 0In this article, “Black & LGBTQ+: At the intersection of race, sexual orientation & identity” by these speakers, LeAnne...
No Answer for Gun Violence
Bryan, , Showcase, Guns, Protest, Gun Violence, Orange Cove High School, 16In the article, “Off the Cuff: What Don’t We Know about the Causes of Gun Violence? Almost Everything” (Hemenway...
“Exploring the Literary Landscape Social Inequality”
Kamya, , 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?, Prison, Protest, Black Lives Matter, Incarceration, Gender Equity (Women), Taking a Knee, Crime, Media and Message, History, March for Our Lives, Police, SLA@Beeber, 1Discover how literature has dominated and explored the social landscape of inequality and uncover how it still affects us...
Freedom for Iran
Nicole, , Gender Equity (Women), Responding with wonderment and awe, Religion, Fall 2022, Media, Protest, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Questioning and posing problems, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, OCHS, Protests, social justice, Orange Cove High School, #iran, injustice, 0In the article, “Nothing to Lose, ” (Upfront, Smith, 2022 subscription required) I learned that many young Iranians are...
Employees or Not?: Gig workers
Christian, , Argument, Protest, Career & Job Readiness, jobs, Protests, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Are Gig Workers Employees?” (Upfront, Grise, 2021) I learned that people who worked jobs such as...
Return what was taken…
Javier, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Media, Argument, Protest, Decision Making, Artifacts, Orange Cove High School, art, 0In the magazine “the new york times Upfront” there has been a report that there is a current and...
Until Black Women are Free, None of Us Will Be Free
Arual, , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Gender Equity (Women), Police, Call to Action, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Critical Courageous Conversations, Women in Action, Race Relations, This is America, #judgememorial, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1African-American women have been fighting for equal rights for forever now. They tend to be the leaders of these...
The connection between Patriotism and Sports
D'Alessandro, , Sports, Protest, Orange Cove High School, #National Anthem, #football, 1In the article, “Anthems, Protests, and Football” (McGraw Hill) I learned how the U.S. national anthem began its connections...
Women’s History Month: Equal Pay for U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
Stephanie, , Protest, Women in Action, Sports, Media, Orange Cove High School, Womens Soccer, equal pay, 1In the article, “Women’s History Month: Equal pay for U.S Women’s Soccer Team” (McGraw Hill) I learned that for...
Comparison between Malala Yousafzai and Shirley Chisholm
Claas, , Gender Equity (Women), Protest, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Equality, international women, Berkeley High School, #womensrights, Black Women, women, 0Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani woman rights activist who started standing up against injustice from a very young age. ...
Biden will travel to Europe next week for an extraordinary NATO meeting.
Paul, , Call to Action, Argument, Protest, Student-Centered, Showcase, Questioning and posing problems, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Politics, Spring 2022, History, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #PeacefulProtest, #UkraineandRussia, War, 2This article talked about Biden’s trip to Europe next week, including meetings with NATO and the European Union. Biden...
A guide to what Russia and Ukraine want from talks- and where the red lines are
Paul, , Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Spring 2022, Inquiry, History, Call to Action, Argument, Protest, #PeacefulProtest, #UkraineandRussia, War, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4This article talked about the demands of both sides in Ukraine-Russia negotiations. Russia demands a guarantee that Ukraine will...
The Return of Containment: How the West Can Prevail Against the Kremlin
Paul, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Spark Inquiry with Questions, Rights, Politics, History, War, Media, Protest, #UkraineandRussia, War, Peace, #PeacefulProtest, Ukraine, 0This article was about developing a new strategy for containing Russia and cutting them off from the West. It...
The Kremlin’s Strange Victory: How Putin Exploits American Dysfunction and Fuels American Decline
Paul, , Rights, Politics, History, Media, Argument, Protest, Spark Inquiry with Questions, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, War, Peace, #PeacefulProtest, 0This was a fascinating article I read in Foreign Affairs. It talks about the similarities in leadership styles between...
In the article “Are Smartphones Makings Us Stupid?” (Upfront) I learned that Eighty-one percent of Americans own a phone....
Should Controversial Monuments be Removed.
Nichole, , Race Relations, History, Argument, Protest, Orange Cove High School, #history, 0Many people think yes, they should be removed,and others disagree. So much so that in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia...
Puerto Rico is or not a state?
Veronica, , Rights, Voting, Protest, Orange Cove High School, Rights of the People, 1In the article “Should Puerto Rico Become a State?” (Xavier Garcia) I learned that since 1898, Puerto Rico has...
Protests In Kazakhstan
Maritza, , Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, Spring 2022, 0Protests against rising fuel prices began on January 2nd in Kazakhstan after the price cap for fuel was lifted....
In the article, “Women’s March Revisted”(BTW) I learned that around January 2018 one of the largest protests took place...
What are your thoughts on the NFL Protests?
Joseph, , Protest, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Reduced Inequalities, Fall 2021, Showcase, Sports, #Protest, Orange Cove High School, 5In the article, “Should NFL Players be allowed to protest the national anthem?” I learned that Colin Kaepernick was...
In the article, “YOU DECIDE: Raising the Minimum Wage” (McGraw Hill) I read about the pros and cons of...
Mandatory Vaccine
Fatima, , Protest, Coronavirus, Spring 2021, Showcase, Rights, vaccine, Orange Cove High School, Covid 19, 2As seen in many cases people have their yes and no with the COVID vaccine, which who can blame...
where i’m from
Matthew, , Black Lives Matter, Gaming, Protest, Black Lives Matter At School, #newyorkcity, #Nyc, #9th grade, 0im from the city that never sleeps, im from where they ask you where you from and if you...
March: Book One
Ocean, , World Connections, Guides, Showcase, Politics, Books or Plays, Protest, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Literature Guides, Harvest Collegiate High School, John Lewis, 0The first sections of March: Book One by John Lewis might leave a reader feeling happy because it’s about...
Why people are protesting and getting mad at the death of innocent Black people
Matthew, , Black Lives Matter, Plot Analysis, Books or Plays, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Black Lives Matter At School, Showcase, Fall 2020, Race Relations, Police Brutality, #BLM, Harvest Collegiate High School, #9thgraders, #onlineschool, 3Recently, I read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. I appreciated this book. I say this because it...
The Impacts and Repercussions of Divisive Language Used by Politicians
Ellie, , Rights, Politics, Pro Gun Control, What do I stand for?, Protest, Critical Courageous Conversations, Politics, political parties, Political Division, 0In the age of technology and widespread use of social media, the influence of people in power is...
Confederate Monuments, and the History That Should Be Kept
Milo, , Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Slavery, Protest, Community, Charlottesville, Fall 2020, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3In a previous post I made, I tried to tackle the question of “what Confederate Monuments really are, and...
Riot- Walter Dean Myers plot
Jaylene, , Family, Plot Analysis, History, War, Books or Plays, Police, Protest, Showcase, This is America, Violence, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, Rights, history, book, #Riot, 1Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
Riot by Walter Dean Myers
Jaylene, , Writing, Black Lives Matter, This is America, Politics, History, War, Youth Activism, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Police, Point of View, Protest, Showcase, Girl, Violence, Harvest Collegiate High School, book, play, history, 1The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
Confederate Monuments of America
Milo, , Black Lives Matter, History, Slavery, Protest, Charlottesville, Fall 2020, Showcase, Race Relations, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, confederacy, monuments, 6The removal of Confederate monuments from our cities and gathering spots is necessary for our country to move forward...
Desperate for Change
Ricardo, , Showcase, Black Lives Matter, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Fall 2020, September 2020, change, Orange Cove High School, 3In the article “How Our World Changed”, Joe Bubar talks about the changes our country needs in order to...
Why children shouldn’t be expected to save the whole world
Livia, , Good Health and Well-Being, Protest, Showcase, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Life Skills & Fitness, Fall 2019, depression, Protests, don't go to strangers house by yourself especially if he/she is a witch, mass shootings, change, Laws, anger, stress, Berkeley High School, children, child behavior, kids, anxiety, 4(Or why child protests ain’t really the best) The fact that children are protesting is not a problem, per...
Using mascots
Yeury, , Protest, Fall 2019, Showcase, Race Relations, Argument, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 0In my thoughts, this woman is trying to inform the world that using mascots means something bigger and its...
Women protest
Yeury, , Showcase, Argument, Protest, Fall 2019, Decent Work and Economic Growth, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 0In my thoughts, I think these women are protesting how they don’t get treated equally as men. Because women...
China’s Big Secret
Charlie, , Good Health and Well-Being, Rights, Privacy, Reduced Inequalities, Terrorism, Slavery, No Poverty (Economy), Protest, Politics, Incarceration, Crime, Showcase, Religion, Immigration, History, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Violence, War, Dystopia, Quality Education, Fall 2019, Prison, Police, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Refugees, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, china, justice, communism, 1For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
NO violence
Keily, , Argument, Protest, This is America, Fall 2019, Showcase, Violence, Pro Gun Control, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1While observing at the imagine i can say people are serious & standing up for what they want. They...
While looking at the image, it shows a few people protesting about being a survivor of a genocide. By...
Woman Rights
Keily, , Reduced Inequalities, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Rights, Gender Equity (Women), Protest, Fall 2019, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 12While looking at the image there’s a lot of message behind it. For example Woman power. All Woman look...
I find it pitiful that we can still see cases of racism till this day. You can still see...
How Music Helps Us Define What it Means to be American
Aidan, , War, Writing, Arts & Entertainment, Music, Fall 2019, Slavery, Showcase, Creative Writing, Protest, Social Media, American Creed, Okemos High School, American Creed, history, censorship, argument, vietnam, pop culture, lizzo, america, frank zappa, music, american, prince, Racism, 6American culture is forever changing and music is the best way to explore this. This is evident through the...
The Planned Parenthood Project
Kayla, , Protest, Spring 2019, Showcase, Abortion, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, Digital-Activism, planned parenthood, blogs, abortion, 0Our digital activism project was to support Planned Parenthood clinics. Planned Parenthood is being defunded because of their connection...
Time for Goodbye
hajar, , Showcase, Environment, Climate Action, Protest, Environment & World, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0Hi, my name is Hajar, me and my friends started this project to reduce the waste created by fracking...
Deportation
Luis, , Social Class, Showcase, American Dream, Immigration, Argument, Race Relations, Protest, Rights, Community, No Poverty (Economy), Incarceration, Politics, Fall 2018, Religion, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Latino Power, Refugees, Spring 2019, Media, Reduced Inequalities, Berkeley High School, 2I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities
Edwin, , Black Lives Matter At School, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Police, Protest, Taking a Knee, Violence, Raise Your Voice, Race Relations, policebrutality, Racism, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, BlackLivesMatter, 9Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
Police Brutality Cause and Effect in Oakland
Kenya, , Black Lives Matter, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Quality Education, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, unite, #Stand Up, 3What is the cause of police brutality and how does it affect Oakland residents? Hillary Walker, a teacher at...
Justice for Emely Peguero
Crismeylin, , Showcase, Violence, Crime, Abortion, Latino Power, Call to Action, Argument, Protest, Fall 2018, 1When I first heard about this case on the television (in the news), my hearts broke into millions of...
The Problem of Islamophobia
Devin, , Refugees, Protest, Showcase, Race Relations, Spring 2018, Religion, Equality, #Trump, muslim, u.s., Islamophobia, refugees, Discrimination, religion, 3The issue that I will be discussing in this video is that of Islamophobia. There has been a rise...
Racial Discrimination
Yahav, , Protest, Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Racism, Violence, Race, 1My topic revolved around Racial Discrimination and through prior knowledge I know that it is a very serious topic....
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...
Teens Take A Stand For Gun Control
Jade, , Guns, Quality Education, Politics, Protest, Spring 2018, Showcase, #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...
Orwell’s tone expressed in the book 1984 highlights symbolism and a Marxist perspective to show how through the eyes...
A Letter to the Policeman
Nyla, , A Day in My Life, Fall 2017, Showcase, Guns, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Call to Action, Protest, The U School, 2My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
Should the United States decriminalize Drugs?
Oliver, , No Poverty (Economy), Biases, Politics, Fall 2017, Happiness, Incarceration, Debt, Good Health and Well-Being, Friendship, Showcase, War, 2nextprez, Research Help, Violence, Voting, Prison, Science, Family, Protest, Drugs, Decision Making, 0The United States does not tolerate drugs at all, since Ronald Reagan started the war on drugs. If someone...
#MeToo
Paul, , Protest, Showcase, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Social Media, Media, Call to Action, women, sexual assault, Time'sUp, #MeToo, Inequality, 0Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
What it Means to be American?
Julieanna, , Reduced Inequalities, Immigration, Call to Action, Violence, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Slavery, Rights, Argument, Drugs, This I Believe, No Poverty (Economy), What do I stand for?, Crime, Protest, History, Community, Books or Plays, Decision Making, Bullying, American Creed, Point of View, 0I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
The Time Is Now
Jontae, , Black Lives Matter, Getting Started, Police, Call to Action, Argument, Protest, Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, Showcase, #Protest, BlackLivesMatter, #Calltoaction, 3We’ve all seen or heard of the NFL and NBA players kneeling, raising their fists, or etc during the...
Not Allowed To Fight For Our Rights?
charles, , Showcase, Argument, Race Relations, Protest, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Sports, Taking a Knee, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Police, Climate Change, Black Lives Matter, Racism, #Trump, 9I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
Its Time To Be Heard !
kaitoria, , Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, Showcase, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Sports, Rights, Con Gun Control, Protest, #blacklivesmatter #humanrights #NFL #racism, 4The message that the NFL players are trying to send out has been token the wrong way. NFL players...
My thoughts on In Dubious Battle
Alexander, , Showcase, History, Books or Plays, Point of View, American Dream, Protest, American Creed, #indubiousbattle #johnsteinbeck #literature #america #american #americanliterature #thegreatdepression #strike #orchardfarm #books, 0In Dubious Battle. Summary: In the book, In Dubious Battle, the story takes place in the 1930s,...
Kneel Or Not To Kneel
Sevin, , Showcase, Reduced Inequalities, Sports, Partnerships for the Goals, Politics, Argument, Protest, Taking a Knee, pledge, United, free, take a knee, sevinyoesting, 11You have the right to kneel if you want too. What people say about you shouldn’t matter. If you...
For What Will You Stand?
Thomas, , Showcase, Police, Argument, Protest, Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #TakingAKnee, 5“…O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” One of the most quoted lines Francis...
Is it because im black
Brennan, , Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Sports, Police, Argument, What do I stand for?, Protest, Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, Black Lives Matter, #TakingAKnee, 1I believe that it is our rights to not stand for the national anthem. our right to sit for...
Taking The Knee For What you Believe In
Denise, , Police, Argument, Protest, Showcase, Fall 2017, Rights, Taking a Knee, Rights, #Trump, #Protest, sports, NFL, Black Lives Matter, #TakingAKnee, Racism, 2Protesting by taking a knee is necessary. Some players feel like they aren’t being heard , so they decided...
A Knee on our Country
Ashlei, , Taking a Knee, Showcase, Police, Argument, Protest, Fall 2017, kneeling, #AshleiWells, #isthisanecessity, #athletes, 1Protesting the National Anthem to shouldn’t be as serious as everyone has blew it up to be. Although, it...
The current debate over kneeling and sitting has become a big issue in America. Everyone on this earth has...
Taking a Knee Is Pointless
Quantrelle, , Police, Argument, Protest, Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, Showcase, 2I don’t see why the national protest is a big issue. Honestly, I don’t care about any part of...
Protest your Right!
Adam, , Showcase, Rights, Police, Media, Call to Action, Argument, Protest, Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, #Freedom #american #Protest #Rights, 0Every American citizen has the right to protest. Protesting is a freedom that is given to americans and is...
Kneeling for What You Believe In
Michael, , Showcase, Police, Argument, Protest, Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, football, kneeling, carman-ainsworth, Flag, hate, 0There’s nothing wrong with the football players kneeling down during the national anthem. They are not doing anything wrong....
Peacefully Protesting in the NFL
Lenitta, , Taking a Knee, Rights, War, Showcase, Police, Violence, Race Relations, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Protest, Sports, Fall 2017, policebrutality, Cavs, equalrights, government, NFL, forALL, injustice, cahs, takeaknee, Equality, Lenitta, Flag, Veterans, #Protest, Respect, freedomofspeech, carmanainsworth, CA, 0Protesting in the NFL is completely necessary. As players, their voices are important and the decisions they make on...
Would You Rather Stand Or Sit?
Sophia, , Showcase, Taking a Knee, Sports, Raise Your Voice, Police, Argument, What do I stand for?, Protest, Standing, nationalanthem, Black Lives Matter, Digital Storytelling, This I Believe, 1Do you stand or do you sit down when the national anthem comes on? Most don’t stand because the...
Be The Change You Want To See In The World
Khalia, , Taking a Knee, Argument, Raise Your Voice, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, Protest, Showcase, Goals, Sports, Rights, Police, Point of View, takeaknee, change, lockanarm, makeamove, startswithyou, nationalanthem, #Protest, 0In an article by PROCON.org about the players who took a knee during the National Anthem, stated that the...
The National Anthem Is Racist
Taniya, , Slavery, Argument, Protest, Taking a Knee, Showcase, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Sports, History, Police, 0The National Anthem is racist, people shouldn’t stand for it. The National Anthem we sing today is edited. It...
Should We Stand, Kneel, or Sit?
Amber, , Showcase, Taking a Knee, Sports, Police, Argument, Protest, Fall 2017, NFL, AmberKavula, Standing, Contoversy, kneeling, 1The questions is whether we should stand, kneel, or sit during the National Anthem. My thoughts are in the...
Asian American Activism
Keaton, , Research Help, Showcase, Call to Action, Violence, Social Class, Quality Education, American Dream, Race Relations, What do I stand for?, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Protest, Rights, Community, Politics, Student-Centered, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Raise Your Voice, Media, AAPI Heritage, 6High School textbooks don’t have anything on Asian Americans during the civil rights era. There were a lot of...
NeoColonialism in Africa Video
Ariel, , Raise Your Voice, History, Debt, Call to Action, Showcase, Social Class, Black Lives Matter, Spring 2017, Rights, What do I stand for?, Protest, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Okemos High School, economy, Politics, africa, 0https://youtu.be/B-HlbLzaL_I
FIghting for My Rights
Destiny, , Voting, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Violence, Rights, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), 0Copy of Photo album Photo by New York Public Library
The State of American Protest: Unhelpful Behavior
Zach, , Point of View, Call to Action, Spring 2017, Argument, This I Believe, Protest, Showcase, Violence, Rights, 0For those of us who wish to keep and protect every American’s First Amendment rights, there is an issue...