In the article “How Our World Changed”, Joe Bubar talks about the changes our country needs in order to...
The Vaping Crisis – What can be done to stop it?
, , , Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, 7
Vaping is starting to become a big worldwide issue many teens are starting to get involved with this little...
Shrek 2: Cinematic Perfection
, , , 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...
I am a student in an independent studies program, and I’m here today to tell you why you should...
1990s Rap vs. Now
, , , 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...
Dear Grandma
, , , 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...
Overfishing
, , , 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...
Dear People Who Are Against Gun Violence
, , , 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...
Open Letter for Women’s Rights
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Partnerships for the Goals, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2020, This is America, 5
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...
Lack of Education Inside the Juvenile Justice System Creates an Endless Cycle
, , , 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...
Are Drones a National Security Threat?
, , , 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...
Will You Vote Now?
, , , 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....
Fact: Epstein Killed Himself-Truth: He didn’t.
, , , 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...
Dear Baby Polar Bear
, , , 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 change: Those who want it to stay vs Those who want it GONE
, , , 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...
I Stayed Strong
, , , 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...
Reflection of My Digital Activism Project
, , , 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...
Fight For Victims: The Results
, , , 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...
Our Progress and Results
, , , 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,...
OurParkMatters
, , , 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...
Fracking: The Corrupt Truth
, , , 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...
Sexual Harassment in Schools
, , , 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...
Digital Activism Topic
, , , 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...
The Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM)and How It Has Helped.
, , , 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,...
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities
, , , 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...
Police Brutality Cause and Effect in Oakland
, , , 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...
Will the omnipresence of media and the constant bombardment of notifications today lead to a damaged future?
, , , 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...
Does our government attempt to control what we are thinking?
, , , 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...
Mob Mentality
, , , 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...
Othello reading
, , , Books or Plays, Goals, Inquiry, Media, Raise Your Voice, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Othello act 3 scene 3 lines 121-134
The Injustice of Puppy Mills
, , , 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...
Today: SEXtrade
, , , 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...
Should Illegal Immigration be allowed to stay in the US or be deported?
, , , 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...
Model Minority Myth: Helpful or Harmful?
, , , 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...
The Overlooked Tragedy… Animal Abuse
, , , 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...
Asian Parental Pressure IS NOT OKAY!!!
, , , 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...
Unemployment: WE NEED TO FIX THIS
, , , 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...
Problems With Animal Shelters
, , , 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...
Students S(it)tanding Together
, , , 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...
Mental Health Stigmas
, , , 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...
What rights should people living in the U.S. have ?
, , , 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...
Faces of Foster Care
, , , 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...
The Trophy Hunting Controversy and American Action
, , , 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...
What it Means to be American?
, , , 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...
What’s the proper way to review a movie?
, , , 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...
Can Video Game to Movie Adaptations Work?
, , , 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...
Social media play in society today
, , , 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...
what does it mean to value something
, , , 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...
Boycotting the 2020 Japan Olympics to save the dolphins.
, , , 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...
Is it because im black
, , , 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...
Kneel Down to take a Stand
, , , 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...
Would You Rather Stand Or Sit?
, , , 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...
Be The Change You Want To See In The World
, , , 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...
Asian American Activism
, , , 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 Tragedy
, , , 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...
Save Our YOUth: Critical Courageous Conversations
, , , 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...
NeoColonialism in Africa Video
, , , 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
Dear Betsy Devos, It’s In Your Hands.
, , , 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...
FIghting for My Rights
, , , 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
Hunger Media Through Memes
, , , 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/
Our Future is in Danger
, , , 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
The Necessity of Education
, , , 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...
Fighting for the Rights of Every Girl
, , , 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...
Solution to the Syrian War
, , , 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....
Causes of Hunger
, , , 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...
Ways to Better Advance Creativity in the Classroom
, , , 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.
Women Empowerment
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Rights, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Photo by The Library of Congress
My Media: Slavery Today
, , , 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...
What I Stand For
, , , 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...
Teen Depression
, , , 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 Discussion
, , , 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...
Teen Depression Infographic
, , , 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
The Media: Changing Its Perception
, , , 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...
Prison Labor Protest, a Fight for Humanity
, , , 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...
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