, , , 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, 0
Everybody loves Shrek. It’s an amazing film. However, Dreamworks achieved perfection with the next installation of the franchise, Shrek...
I am a student in an independent studies program, and I’m here today to tell you why you should...
, , , Music, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2020, 3
Dear Music Fans, My name is Cory Escobar, I’m also a 17-year-old who is in love with music from...
, , , American Dream, Family, Immigration, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
It was the summer of 2015 remember? You got the news that two of your grandkids were coming to...
, , , Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Life Below Water, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2020, Youth Activism, 2
Dear Fishermen, Stop overfishing. Fishermen should stop overfishing because if they overfish too much tuna it can become an...
, , , Call to Action, Guns, March for Our Lives, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Pro Gun Control, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
To teens, adults, parents, teachers, high school students, and etc. Something needs to be done and it needs to...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Partnerships for the Goals, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2020, This is America, 4
To Whom it Should Concern: Why do people have to have so many expectations for women? We are told...
In 2016, a hopeful President Obama said, “We are not as divided as we seem.” Last year President Trump...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Fall 2019, Goals, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Youth Activism, 2
In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
Sexual misconduct has been a problem forever, but has only come to light in the last 20 years. There’s...
, , , Crime, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Media and Message, Showcase, Violence, 0
People and their drones in the past few years there have been more threats and more than the less...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Constitution, Fall 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Surveys, Technology, This is America, Voting, Youth Activism, 0
A huge debate within the last couple of years is how can we get everyone to use their privilege...
In today’s day and age, censorship is being far too common. We like to boast about our freedom of...
In my opinion, to have hope is to want an outcome that makes your life better in some way....
, , , Crime, Fall 2019, Media and Message, Politics, Prison, Showcase, 8
Many a conspiracy theory was born when news of Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisonment reached the American public. A powerful financier...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, 8
Dear Baby Polar bear, You are a fluffy bundle of playfulness rolling down a snowy hill You are a...
, , , Climate Action, Community, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Partnerships for the Goals, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Science, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 4
The issue of climate change and its increasing effect it has on the world is very alarming. The more...
, , , Beauty, Fall 2019, Happiness, Immigration, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Read/Write Poems, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, 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...
, , , Call to Action, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media and Message, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, Summer 2019, Technology, 0
Our project was about the dangers of sexual harassment and our overall goal was to inform people about sexual...
, , , Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0
My group’s overall goal in this project for homelessness is to spread awareness through our blogs, social media, petition,...
, , , Community, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Introduction The Dutch Kills Playground project was held to renovate the park to a full-fledged public park. The park...
, , , Climate Action, Environment & World, Media and Message, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The people of Denton, Texas voted to ban hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Despite being outspent 10-1 by the oil...
I chose the topic of child abuse for my digital activism topic for multiple reasons. The first being that...
, , , Call to Action, Happiness, Media, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, This I Believe, Upstander, 0
In tech, we are doing a digital presentation project and the issue that me and my group chose was...
, , , Bullying, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, 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...
, , , Decision Making, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Love, Nature, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Science, Science & Math, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, Women in Action, 0
The NAM is not the only way or the best way to treat children with cleft lips and palates,...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Crime, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Taking a Knee, Violence, 9
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Police, Protest, Quality Education, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, 3
What is the cause of police brutality and how does it affect Oakland residents? Hillary Walker, a teacher at...
Manipulation has become the backbone of our society. As the use of technology continues to expand and becomes...
, , , Fall 2018, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Media and Message, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, 0
Nowadays it would be hard to argue against the claim that technology is very prevalent in...
George Orwell highlights many themes in his dystopian literature that are concerning for the future of the world we...
, , , Media and Message, Social Media, 0
The term “fake news” has rapidly increased in usage and meaning over the past two years. A quote popularized...
, , , Fall 2018, Media and Message, Politics, Showcase, 1
In a world full of problems, one seems to rise to the forefront. The screaming mobs, burning torches, and...
, , , Books or Plays, Goals, Inquiry, Media, Raise Your Voice, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Othello act 3 scene 3 lines 121-134
, , , Life on Land, Media and Message, Quality Education, Rights, What do I stand for?, 1
This issue is important to me because I love animals a lot. My cousin’s have a dog...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Love, Rape Culture, Refugees, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Violence, What do I stand for?, 3
I decided to make an informative video about sex trafficking because I felt that the issue needed to...
, , , Immigration, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is whether illegal immigrants be deported or be allowed to stay in the US. I am passionate...
, , , Biases, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, What do I stand for?, 0
The “model minority” myth. What exactly is it? Is it something that someone made up in order to make...
, , , Life on Land, Showcase, Spring 2018, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0
The issue is animal abuse. I am passionate about this issue because it is usually overlooked. Most people don’t...
, , , A Day in My Life, Call to Action, Family, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Throughout my entire life I have always seen an Asian parent being strict on their children. They want...
, , , Community, No Poverty (Economy), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
I am passionate about this issue because in the future, I will be trying to get a job. I...
, , , Decision Making, Life on Land, Media and Message, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
I am passionate about the issue of animal shelters because dogs are not treated as well as they should...
, , , 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...
, , , Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, Surveys, What do I stand for?, 3
According to MentalHealth.gov, “If you have, or believe you may have, a mental health problem, it is helpful to...
, , , Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Nia McCoy – What rights should people living in the U.S. have ? I think people in the U.S....
Oakland is Diverse By Elizabeth Gonzalez Hinojosa “Oakland is one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the...
, , , Community, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, 4
Although many American systems are damaged, one that is often overlooked is the foster care system. Foster care, according...
After watching the Golden Globes with my family this past sunday night, I was completely inspired. The actors and...
, , , Call to Action, Life on Land, Nature, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 1
America has a knack for ignoring uncomfortable issues, regardless of the degree of importance. Perhaps we take too much...
In our day and age, so much of our information is given away through social media. We allow others...
, , , 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...
, , , Art, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Media and Message, Point of View, Showcase, 3
Has anyone asked you about movie? Perhaps on whether or not if it was good? You respond with, “it...
, , , Fall 2017, Gaming, Guns, Media and Message, Showcase, 2
Since movie makers have a crippling fear of creating something original, they are currently remaking and doing adaptations of...
, , , Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Language, Media, Media and Message, Showcase, Social Media, Technology, 5
81 percent of Americans use some sort of social media platform today. 1.96 billion people use social media worldwide...
, , , Friendship, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 0
Throughout life we are faced with the word value. What it means to value things, what it does, how...
, , , Argument, Call to Action, Community, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Nature, Photography, Politics, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Science, Social Media, Sports, Terrorism, Violence, What do I stand for?, Zero Hunger, 2
Whalers kill dolphins, whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals. In Japan, they do so in a cruel and shocking...
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, What do I stand for?, 1
I believe that it is our rights to not stand for the national anthem. our right to sit for...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Decision Making, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, 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...
, , , Argument, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, What do I stand for?, 1
Do you stand or do you sit down when the national anthem comes on? Most don’t stand because the...
, , , Argument, Goals, Point of View, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
In an article by PROCON.org about the players who took a knee during the National Anthem, stated that the...
, , , 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...
, , , Charlottesville, Fall 2017, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, What do I stand for?, 1
Dear Leaders of America, My name is Jordan Phal, I am a 17 year old senior who currently...
, , , Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Through Save Our YOUth, high schools around the state of Michigan, and eventually the nation, will fully understand the...
To the teachers, the educators, the inspirations, Thank you. Thank you for the lives you have affected and the...
, , , 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
https://youtu.be/B-HlbLzaL_I
, , , Media and Message, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0
Dear Secretary Devos, Americans have accepted the fact that a solid education is what will determine the future of...
, , , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, Voting, What do I stand for?, 0
Copy of Photo album Photo by New York Public Library
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Media and Message, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, 0
These are memes that Tuan and I made about hunger stats and people starting to care about the topic....
Hello! This is our fifth phase of our XP for “This I Wish to Change.” Credit goes to me,...
This is my Prezi for my topic, the Syrian war. (XP5 for LRNG) https://prezi.com/view/Gtn5qGlNEpQ1Kf0YM1FO/
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, 1
Education is everything to Americans. We want to live a comfortable life, have a stable job, and we grow...
neocolonialism in africa
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
In the modern world, it seems that everything is ever changing and ever progressing, but the ever constant force...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 3
They say we are equal, but we aren’t. Women all around the world have their rights ripped away from...
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, War, 2
Six years ago, the Syrian war, one of the most deadliest and ongoing conflicts in the 21st century, started....
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Good Health and Well-Being, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, Zero Hunger, 4
Food is the most important resource other than water for us, humans. We need food to survive through each...
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, 0
My team and I have been studying creativity in classroom for sometime. In school, there are already a lot...
Click here to listen to my podcast about teen depression.
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Rights, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Photo by The Library of Congress
, , , Art, Media and Message, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2017, 1
I painted this acknowledging the prisoners who work on those hard days doing harsh labor. The background yellows and...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Questions What does depression affect? What can cause teen depression? What is depression? Equality and equal opportunity is whats...
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Good Health and Well-Being, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, 0
The constant pressures from school, bullying, and a lack of social programs can cause teen depression. Teen depression is...
A woman will find other ways to do an abortion, making abortion illegal doesn’t help anyone. You’ll only put...
See my infographic.
, , , Abortion, Critical Courageous Conversations, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, 0
Abortion is a very controversial topic that divides many people calling themselves either pro-choice (supporting the woman) or pro-life...
, , , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Infographic, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, 0
Check out my infographic here: https://create.piktochart.com/output/22780369-new-piktochart Photo by Guilherme Yagui
https://www.canva.com/design/DACWnb60vac/8Mk7gGHzSknyjBmPxenM5g/view?utm_content=DACWnb60vac&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton
, , , Critical Courageous Conversations, Media, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, 0
Summary: Many people nowadays are influenced by what they see in tv and social media with all the trends...
Under the 13th amendment is states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the...
, , , Incarceration, Raise Your Voice, Slavery, Spring 2017, 0
“‘It’s just dressed up slavery’: America’s shadow workforce rises up against prison labor” written by Carimah Townes who is a...
Should Abortion be Legal? An important issue that I feel very strongly about is that women should have full...
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Raise Your Voice, Sustainable Cities and Communities, What do I stand for?, 0
This infographic was made in collaboration with Quan Nguyen.
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media and Message, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2017, Technology, 0
In order to spread my message more, I decide to create a video and post it on youtube, and...
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