, , , Immigration, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 2 How is it that the world can be filled with so much ignorance? How can it be that a...
Hasta ahora el tema es como me vine a los estados unidos yo tenía como 9 o 10 años...
Hasta ahora, los personajes de el libro que estoy leyendo, llamado Ana Frank, me recuerda a algo que experimenté...
, , , 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...
, , , Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1 The articles I was reading were mostly about how separating children from their parents causes them to act out...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 11 One of so many reasons to abolish immigration detention centers is because the people that are held don’t get...
Another factor that is affecting education in the United States is economic inequality. Economic inequality places low-income children out...
, , , Family, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0 The problem I am researching is about how seperating immigrants from their children, make their children become more aggressive...
In my English class we chose three stories based on our thinking, these stories connect in some way. The...
, , , Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0 These are a few articles I have found in a search for a research, and there is a summary...
The main question in the article I read was, ” Do the geographic concentrations of race and poverty observed today...
, , , Literary Essay, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, Writing & Communication, 3 I’m going to compare and contrast three stories we chose to study in my English class. “Everyday Use,” by Alice...
, , , Literary Essay, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 5 In our English class we decided to read three short stories. The first one is “Everyday Use” by the...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Literary Essay, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1 In my English class we discussed and chose three stories that are “Everyday Use(Text 1),” “The Lesson(Text 2),” and...
, , , Fall 2019, Literary Essay, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 4 Everyone knows that the community is the one that is most affected by the issues of society. Through those...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Literary Essay, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 4 It occurred to me that these three have one strong connection in between and that is how the social...
“The Lesson” by Bambara, “Everyday Use,” by Alice, “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie,” by Juno...
In my class, we read three story which is Every day use, The Lesson and How to date a...
The three stories surely have similarities and differences. Although the characters in the three texts have different cognitive traits, they...
I am thinking about managing my time before every due date. Being responsible is important because you will not have...
, , , Fall 2019, Literary Essay, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2 We are still young learners so it is a full right to know what is going on in our...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0 I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 I chose to study immigration detention centers. It is important because this has been a huge problem with today...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, War, 1 As you all have heard, on December 31, 2019, a U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked and under siege...
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 A common idea that is spread among the youth of America is a move from a capitalist economy to...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Voting, 0 Voting is a vital part of our democracy and I truly believe that everyone should have their own opinions...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3 Donald Trump’s Presidency has brought many people aware of immigration and illegal immigrants. Some people view this as Our...
, , , Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Sports, 0 Unequal pay between men and women is sports has been an ongoing issue. Women have been fighting for a...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, This is America, 2 In recent years the topic of immigration has become one of great importance in both political and personal ideas....
, , , Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, 5 I ask this because there are a lot of smart and wealthy people that didn’t even finish high school....
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3 Racial profiling in the United States has become really serious, not just now but back in history. No small...
, , , Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2 The USA’s impact on El Salvador. The economy is not doing well and gang violence throughout the country is...
“Since 1996, more than 75,000 migrant deaths have been recorded globally,” (MIGRATION DATA PORTAL) That means that 75,000 people...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 5 I was 11 years old when I came into the United States to have a better education. I’m an...
, , , Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 4 An article written by Dough Saunders were he tells the story of the struggles faced by a young girl...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 5 “I was 32 when I came to the US the first time, in 1998. The violence and crime in...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 5 Do you think that construction teams that are in unions are treated the same as construction teams in non-unions? ...
, , , 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,...
Gender discrimination may encompass sexism and is discrimination toward people based on their gender identity or their gender or...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Immigration, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, 1 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, Fall 2019, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3 There is a lot of statistical evidence as to why abolishing the death penalty can be good for society....
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0 What is social polarization? The process of segregation within a society emerging from poverty, social exclusion and income inequality...
Oprah Winfrey said, “Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.” So gender equality is an important issue...
, , , Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Partnerships for the Goals, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 12 While looking at the image there’s a lot of message behind it. For example Woman power. All Woman look...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 3 The yard of my house is so beautiful. It makes me feel that I am sitting in my living room...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, 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...
New York is a very multicultural state. You got Chinatown, Little Italy, etc. One thing that you might wonder...
, , , Fall 2019, Immigration, Language, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 4 By observing the imagine and examine the quote i can say that the message is; If you’re an immigrant...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0 School funding is a massive mix of Federal, local, and state dollars. The most influential of the mentioned is...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 In the last couple of years, there has been an increase in deportation and voluntary departure. “Voluntary departure allows...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 The United States is known as a melting pot – a country with different people, “Mexico is the top...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 The land of the free and opportunity, the United States of America. It was established on the ideal of freedom...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, 1 American values include the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of The Black...
, , , Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Women in Action, 0 In the book Proud, Ibtihaj Muhammad describes the discrimination she faced because she was a woman, because she was...
American literature often reflects issues that were present during the time of writing. While Ralph Ellison was writing The...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 1 The promise of housing for all is one of the essential values we hold as Americans. In Evicted, by...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Incarceration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, This is America, 0 The Green Mile by Stephen King is a book about death, both in life and on death row in...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 4 The middle class is the most important part of the economy. The middle class need to succeed so that...
Homework is done by kids all over the world and everyday some type of homework must be done, but...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2 Equality of opportunity is “ the idea that people ought to be able to compete on equal terms, or...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Social Class, This is America, 0 Discrimination gives people unequal opportunities to success in eduaction, work place, etc. Moreover, it also hurt institution or people...
, , , Fall 2019, Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 4 Prejudice and discrimination exist everywhere, and most of the people have experienced these before, or even in the current....
, , , Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0 The widening gap between the rich people and the poor people in the United States is now the most...
The idea of the American Dream has been around even before america was started. The Europeans had many plans...
, , , Fall 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Technology, 2 Gene editing is highly controversial, this process would take place in babies and would remove all unwanted genes from...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0 This first article was written by Nicholas Stephanopoulos in his efforts to address the voting crisis in America. Though...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Getting Started, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 3 The world is changing fast just like people and that is interesting. People have changed this world in different...
, , , Abortion, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, LGBTQ+ Rights, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, 0 Social change, specifically the change in the public opinion and the laws of a given society, has always been...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3 For the purpose of this argument, Hispanics and Latinos are used interchangeably. One of the monumental American values that...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3 Being American is viewed differently by every person. I view it as being accepting and giving everyone an equal...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2 American beliefs and values are what this country is built on and how we unite ourselves as a nation....
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 Accepting others, embracing differences, and learning about new cultures in our melting pot of a country are all parts...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0 Throughout history, Americans have changed and become different in their values and beliefs. Equality, as an example, started out...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1 Martin Luther King Jr once said, “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will...
American culture, values, and creeds are all have different meanings to Americans. They are what makes you different from...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, 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...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, This is America, 0 American values most important to the continued development of our culture are Social Equality and Equal Opportunity to obtain...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 5 To be American is to be able to fight for both your freedom and the freedom of others that...
, , , Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2 What do Americans value the most? Money, of course. They still value their rights and their freedom but money...
Martin Brave, Confident, Bold Dad of Bernice, Dexter, Yolanda, and MLK III, Son of MLK Sr. and Alberta Williams...
, , , 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...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3 It’s that time of the year. Senior high school students are finalizing their journey at their current institution and...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0 The WPIL is the Working Permit for Illegal Immigrants that allows immigrants without a legal status to work in...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 5 Money has been misplaced in communities that are high income. Schools in the mid/low-income community are suffering due to...
Hi! This is a reflection about this school project I have created with my fellow peers, Jana and Molly....
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2 “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” “Well, somebody’s doing the...
Hello, my name is Ruyi. My classmates and I started a digital activism project. The overall goal for this...
, , , Immigration, Mind Dump, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VjiPNNusnqfTdy2KkNAgPylOFA9CZl_6JtMKWKOFPxU/edit?usp=sharing
, , , 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...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2 Hi, I’m Jana. My friends and I tried to make a change in this world. Molly, Vasha, and I...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1 Hello everyone! Me and my classmates recently created a project about Marijuana, that proved to be widely successful. Our...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4 In order to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, yes, it will take lots of time and money, but at...
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Found Poetry, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3 Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0 When the assignment of digital activism came up, I didn’t know what to pick. There are so many issue...
For tech class, we were required to chose digital activist topic, preferably one that we that we thought was...
This video is about immigrants and how they all have different visa. There are student visa and work visa,...
, , , American Creed, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 6 To me the word American doesn’t mean just one thing, it means someone from the US, Mexico Canada, central...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Constitution, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0 In the words of Tom Rice (who serves as a United States Representative) states, “Our Founding Fathers created the...
, , , American Creed, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4 In reality, American means that you are part of a country with lots of different lifestyles and backgrounds. The...
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