In the article, “Is the Death Penalty on the Way Out?” (Patricia Smith, November 21, 2022, Upfront, subscription required)...
In the article “Central Park Five” (History 2019), I learned about the five young black and Hispanic boys all...
See our group Discussion Post. Franz Fanon’s book The Wretched of the Earth covers topics of colonialism and obedience.
See our group Discussion Post. A set of laws and cultural standards are used to construct and preserve Sundown...
See our group Discussion Post. With the construction of the 210 freeway beginning in the 1970’s this would displace...
In the article “YOU DECIDE: Should Community College?” (BTW, Btwadmin, 2022) I learned about the challenges it may take...
I am made of eating sweet paint chips off the wall as a child and being scared to tell...
Not many people know what dissociative identity disorder (DID/OSDD) is, as it is more commonly referred to by its...
In the article, “Immigration” (Last updated August 12, 2022) I learned that people with brown skin had to flee...
This is my body Small and petite Mixed black and Puerto rican girl . ‘’Chica mixta negra y puertorriqueña.’’...
Born A Crime talks about the struggle Trevor went through and how he was different than everyone else, yet...
African-American women have been fighting for equal rights for forever now. They tend to be the leaders of these...
This book talks about a kid who was Born A Crime, he was born a crime because a black...
This article regarding NFL coaches titled, “NFL to Hire More Diverse Coaches” states plenty of information individuals need to...
This article follows a man who seems to fall in line with many of the statistics following prison inmates...
The connection between education and prison is astonishingly visible from a sociological standpoint but also an economic standpoint. This...
Black women have to work harder to obtain a white man’s monthly salary in just a year. Black women,...
The benefits of educating the incarcerated have massive economic and social benefits. Not only does postsecondary education in prisons...
Prisoners released from prison have a 76.6% chance of returning to prison 5 years after they are released. However...
Pioneer leader of the Civil Rights Movement and Educator February is Black History month; an annual celebration of African...
In the article, “Discrimination Against The LGBTQ+ Community” I was able to learn that many people who come out...
Aren’t we all the same?Or is it because of the color of my skin? Is it because I don’t lookthe same...
It was 7 in morningWalking to my school in Ecuador, the last day for meAll my friends in class...
The American justice system is under threat from alt right trolls from across the internet. Many courtrooms have recently...
In the article, “Hispanic Heritage Month: Frank Torres” I learned how Frank Torres followed his father’s footsteps and served...
In the 11th century up until the 17th century there was a mass hysteria pertaining to witches and witch...
In the article, “Where are the people?” (The New York Times, Upfront) I learned about the decrease in world...
I often find myself questioning our society’s view on disability. I believe that our world is inheritably ableist. Now...
Thinking about what’s “normal” these days is different for everyone. Something that I don’t think should be okay is...
In the article “Dereck Chavin to be sentenced” I learned that in April 2021 Dereck Chauvin was found guilty...
One large difference between the Western and Eastern Hemisphere is communication. While people are more direct and to the...
To understand why cultural intelligence is important, I analyzed how cultural intelligence helps to develop a person’s leadership skills...
In the article “Written Among the Stars” ( Mcgraw Hill), I learned that asteroids have names. I found it...
In the article, “Should NFL Players be allowed to protest the national anthem?” I learned that Colin Kaepernick was...
I read a poem that’s called “WE NEED TO CHANGE.” It is interesting because it’s true that some ways...
In the article, “Biden Appoints First Native American Cabinet Secretary” (BTW) I learned of Deb Haaland, the newly appointed...
In the article, “Battle at Boot Camp” (upfront) I learned that combat jobs in the U.S. military were soon...
The issue I care about is the misconception of feminism, and how it does not mean to hate on...
How do communities promote equality and support regarding Covid affecting us to this day? Lower-income communities of a certain...
In the article “The Changing Face of America”, the U.S is becoming more and more racially and ethnically diverse....
I believe that contemporary media has enlarged the polarization in our country and around the world. However, I read...
In the article, “A National Outcry Over Anti-Asian Hate,” Asian-Americans have been dealing with racial slurs and physical violence,...
In the poem “Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes, he writes about the dream of America and...
I have lived in the United States of America for my entire life, growing up in the Bay Area...
When it comes to the concept of America, the first few things that come to mind are equal opportunity,...
As the population of individuals who identify as LGBT in the US rises, hitting a record 4.5% (Newport), we...
I wanted to write about something that affected me from a very young age. While this research topic has...
Years after the Civil Rights Movement, there have been many strides to becoming an “anti-racist” America. One being, the...
Antisemitism has always been a major issue within the US, but lately, hate crimes and hateful acts towards Jewish...
The severity of homelessness in the United States is more intense than many people probably realize. 700,000 people every...
We all know how huge Philadelphia is, but did you know that they have one of the smallest homeless...
When people talk about race sometimes it may not be a good idea because some people may get offended...
Cuisine may be essential to assimilation and acceptance for immigrants within American society, but what is its significance for...
“Go with your heart and you will make it through hard battles.”- Raniyah Lawrence My family and I have...
After reading Tommy Orange’s novel There There, these students researched issues that affect Native Americans. Tap on the right...
An undying issue in the United States is the lack of support Native Americans recieve. From the birth of...
I chose to use this fact because of how surprising it was to hear for the first time. I...
I am choosing to address the topic of Indian related things on sports teams mascots and flags. The NFL...
Indians, Redskins, Braves, Chiefs, Blackhawks. A history of racially insensitive team names and mascots in professional sports has persisted...
In the article, “Speaking Out About Race,” five teenagers wrote essays voicing the need to build an antiracist society. ...
We live in a world, with Americans of different ethnicity, race, culture, etc. The past year, people and society...
The situation going on in China is heartbreaking. Since the ending months of 2019, the Chinese government has forced...
What is the American Dream? The American Dream is the prospect of freedom, choices and endless opportunity for all...
Empathy is a powerful trait that can tear down stereotypes and build relationships that are seemingly impossible to form...
In the text “Declaration of Equality” from Joe Bubar talks about over the centuries laws and rights have changed...
In the article “Should America Still Welcome Immigrants?” by Wendy Feliz and Congressman Paul Gosar inform others if immigrants...
In American culture, there are many different values, cultures, and creeds that shape the way we all exist as...
Before we answer this question, we should know what the rich-poor gap is and why is that so important....
We are repetitively being told by schools and politicians to have pride in our country and its values. Values...
In order to talk about American beliefs and values we must look at all of American history and our...
The American Dream, having a great job and a perfect family in an admirable house with a white picket...
Pediatrician Dolly Lucia Sevier was a suspect to the treatment of children found at border detention facilities in McAllen...
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...
It was the summer of 2015 remember? You got the news that two of your grandkids were coming to...
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...
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...
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...
I’m going to compare and contrast three stories we chose to study in my English class. “Everyday Use,” by Alice...
In our English class we decided to read three short stories. The first one is “Everyday Use” by the...
In my English class we discussed and chose three stories that are “Everyday Use(Text 1),” “The Lesson(Text 2),” and...
Everyone knows that the community is the one that is most affected by the issues of society. Through those...
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...
We are still young learners so it is a full right to know what is going on in our...
I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
I chose to study immigration detention centers. It is important because this has been a huge problem with today...
As you all have heard, on December 31, 2019, a U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked and under siege...
A common idea that is spread among the youth of America is a move from a capitalist economy to...
Voting is a vital part of our democracy and I truly believe that everyone should have their own opinions...
Donald Trump’s Presidency has brought many people aware of immigration and illegal immigrants. Some people view this as Our...
Unequal pay between men and women is sports has been an ongoing issue. Women have been fighting for a...
In recent years the topic of immigration has become one of great importance in both political and personal ideas....
I ask this because there are a lot of smart and wealthy people that didn’t even finish high school....
Racial profiling in the United States has become really serious, not just now but back in history. No small...
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...
I was 11 years old when I came into the United States to have a better education. I’m an...
An article written by Dough Saunders were he tells the story of the struggles faced by a young girl...
Do you think that construction teams that are in unions are treated the same as construction teams in non-unions? ...
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...
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
There is a lot of statistical evidence as to why abolishing the death penalty can be good for society....
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...
While looking at the image there’s a lot of message behind it. For example Woman power. All Woman look...
The yard of my house is so beautiful. It makes me feel that I am sitting in my living room...
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...
By observing the imagine and examine the quote i can say that the message is; If you’re an immigrant...
School funding is a massive mix of Federal, local, and state dollars. The most influential of the mentioned is...
In the last couple of years, there has been an increase in deportation and voluntary departure. “Voluntary departure allows...
The United States is known as a melting pot – a country with different people, “Mexico is the top...
The land of the free and opportunity, the United States of America. It was established on the ideal of freedom...
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...
The promise of housing for all is one of the essential values we hold as Americans. In Evicted, by...
The Green Mile by Stephen King is a book about death, both in life and on death row in...
The middle class is the most important part of the economy. The middle class need to succeed so that...
Equality of opportunity is “ the idea that people ought to be able to compete on equal terms, or...
Discrimination gives people unequal opportunities to success in eduaction, work place, etc. Moreover, it also hurt institution or people...
Prejudice and discrimination exist everywhere, and most of the people have experienced these before, or even in the current....
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...
Gene editing is highly controversial, this process would take place in babies and would remove all unwanted genes from...
This first article was written by Nicholas Stephanopoulos in his efforts to address the voting crisis in America. Though...
The world is changing fast just like people and that is interesting. People have changed this world in different...
Social change, specifically the change in the public opinion and the laws of a given society, has always been...
For the purpose of this argument, Hispanics and Latinos are used interchangeably. One of the monumental American values that...
Being American is viewed differently by every person. I view it as being accepting and giving everyone an equal...
American beliefs and values are what this country is built on and how we unite ourselves as a nation....
Accepting others, embracing differences, and learning about new cultures in our melting pot of a country are all parts...
Throughout history, Americans have changed and become different in their values and beliefs. Equality, as an example, started out...
Martin Lurther 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...
The U.S. has long been known as a country with a perfect constitution providing liberty, equality, and the pursuit...
American values most important to the continued development of our culture are Social Equality and Equal Opportunity to obtain...
To be American is to be able to fight for both your freedom and the freedom of others that...
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...
I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
It’s that time of the year. Senior high school students are finalizing their journey at their current institution and...
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....
“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...
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VjiPNNusnqfTdy2KkNAgPylOFA9CZl_6JtMKWKOFPxU/edit?usp=sharing
Hi, my name is Rachel. From the span of February to my group and I had to find a...
Hi, I’m Jana. My friends and I tried to make a change in this world. Molly, Vasha, and I...
Hello everyone! Me and my classmates recently created a project about Marijuana, that proved to be widely successful. Our...
In order to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall, yes, it will take lots of time and money, but at...
Are colored people given a fair chance in our world? Or does their colored skin speak out for them?...
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,...
To me the word American doesn’t mean just one thing, it means someone from the US, Mexico Canada, central...
In the words of Tom Rice (who serves as a United States Representative) states, “Our Founding Fathers created the...
In reality, American means that you are part of a country with lots of different lifestyles and backgrounds. The...
Although some might say that to be American you have to have been born here, or have citizenship here....
Is ICE really needed to control immigrants? ICE stands for immigration customs enforcement and they have over 20,000 agents...
I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
Introduction I’ve chosen to study how immigration affects the United States economy. This issue is important because right now...
After reading The Hate U Give, I’ve chosen to study trust in police. I chose this issue because last year...