, , , Gender Equity (Women), Partnerships for the Goals, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2020, This is America, 3
To Whom it Should Concern: Why do people have to have so many expectations for women? We are told...
, , , American Creed, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, History, Nuclear Energy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Violence, War, 2
Ever since the beginning of the Manhattan project in 1942, humans have been obsessed with the inhalation total of...
, , , Abortion, Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, 2
Many people think that by making it harder for women to access abortions through methods like abortion restrictions, abortion...
, , , 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, 1
In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, 1
The existence of prostitution anywhere is society’s lustful portrayal of women. However, with laws that prohibit sex work the...
, , , 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,...
, , , 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...
, , , 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...
, , , Crime, Partnerships for the Goals, Police, Race Relations, Rights, 1
Police brutality goes way back to 1872, that’s when it all started. When the Chicago Tribune reported on the...
, , , 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....
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Peer Interview, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 1
America is one of the most diverse countries in the world and you cannot say that is has one...
, , , 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...
, , , Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
When beginning the project, the overall goal was to spread awareness about declawing. To get a bill passed, banning...
, , , Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Rights, Scratch, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, 0
Declawing cats is a serious matter that should be thought about twice before going through with the decisions. Many...
I hope that this video would continue to raise awareness of the dangers people are facing outside, because of...
, , , 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...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Technology & Computer Science, 0
Schools should be allowed to limit students’ online speech because it impacts both students and teachers. Online speech allows...
, , , American Dream, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Incarceration, Latino Power, Media, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Protest, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2019, 2
I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
, , , Fall 2018, LGBTQ+ Rights, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8
Does inclusion lead to safety? Oakland is filled with all types of people but the classrooms don’t always embody...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, 0
In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
, , , Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals, Privacy, Rights, Technology, 0
There is an increasingly more complicated problem of privacy as technology becomes more prevalent in society. In a New...
, , , Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Privacy, Rights, Showcase, 1
Anyone that has flown before has gone through the security checkpoint. We all know that you have to take...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 0
One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2018, History, Politics, Quality Education, Religion, Rights, Showcase, 1
What does it mean to be an American? Americans live in America, but there is something deeper than just...
, , , American Creed, Fall 2018, Gender Equity (Women), Goals, History, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
The American Creed consist of many values. These values are exercised in every aspect of our lives including the...
, , , American Creed, Rights, 0
I believe a working hard and never giving up are important American values. Many people dream of moving to...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Point of View, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, 3
What does it mean to be an American? That is a great question because there are so many perspectives...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
, , , Decision Making, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Politics, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, This I Believe, 0
Roe V. Wade is one of the largest contemporary judicial controversies. It has spawned avid opposition and support throughout...
, , , 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...
, , , Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue is based on the fact that immigrants are being blocked from entering the country by a border...
, , , Argument, Bullying, Community, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Homeless LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The LGBTQIA+ movement has become more well known throughout America. This movement fights for more acceptance of those in...
, , , Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
The issue iIfocused on was discrimination in the job industry. The focus was more on pay and hiring...
, , , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Sexual Harassment is a predominant topic in today’s modern day society. The number of sexual assault complaints has increased,...
, , , American Dream, Call to Action, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
, , , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Link to Video: 14CD7A4D-51F8-4ED0-9945-83CA7D744032 I first found out about the lack of girl’s education in developing countries by reading...
, , , Argument, Family, Rights, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Should the family of Henrietta Lacks be compensated for the use of her cells? The Henrietta Lack cells (HeLa...
, , , History, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 7
To begin, have you ever heard about the Nazi research? Well if not let me tell you a little...
The Definition for decriminalization is, to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against. Legalization and decriminalization are...
, , , Black Lives Matter, History, Race Relations, Rights, Slavery, 0
What rights should all people living in the US have? I believe that people should be able to have...
, , , Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5
What do we deserve as people living here in the United States? Should people be treated unfairly because of...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
Sub-minimum wage is legal on behalf of employing disabled workers because, “For thousands of people with the most significant disabilities,...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
After the monumental Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in 1973 granting women access to abortions constitutionally, there has...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 5
Planned parenthood is in the media spotlight as “Republicans push to block funding for the group because it provides...
, , , American Dream, History, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, 1
This article by Stacie Bosley and Kim McKeage examines the diffusion of multilevel marketing and the risk of pyramid...
Imagine going to school for 8 plus years, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so, finally graduating,...
, , , Race Relations, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Spring 2018, 0
I read three articles: The End of Corporate Imperialism, Corporate Imperialism for the Poor, and Policy Entrepreneurs and the...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, 0
In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
, , , Abortion, Fall 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
The multi-decade long debate about reproductive rights has been in the political atmosphere as well as a social and...
, , , A Day in My Life, Fall 2017, Rights, Showcase, 2
I kind don’t have anyone who is supporting out for me right now. It is something that I will...
, , , Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Housing, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Showcase, 2
“28 percent of the people that are kicked out of their home make $30,000 yearly” (Allen-Price). This shows that...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, 4
DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
, , , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Politics, Protest, Rights, Showcase, 6
Assisted suicide is a very controversial topic in the viewpoints of many. Before I get into this topic, I...
Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
, , , Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Rights, Science, Showcase, Social Class, Technology, 2
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, or better known as CRISPR, is the latest and greatest DNA editing tool...
, , , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, 5
What rights should people living in the US have? Here is a question that many non-citizens have while living...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books, 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, Family, Love, Rights, Shakespeare, 0
Love Is Bleeding By: Manuel Mercado For my project of Romeo and Juliet I decide to make a book...
, , , American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 2
There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
, , , Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, 4
In the world we are in today the ability to peacefully protest is one of the most important tools...
, , , Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Life on Land, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 0
It seems strange to question this social norm we as human beings have conformed to for the majority of...
, , , 2nextprez, Fall 2017, Gender, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, 7
The dress code in high schools need to change. The dress code is mainly geared to limit what females...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 9
I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Con Gun Control, Fall 2017, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 4
The message that the NFL players are trying to send out has been token the wrong way. NFL players...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Taking a Knee, 5
Many home are divided on this topic. People can fully disagree with their own family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors....
, , , Biases, Decision Making, Getting Started, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, War, 2
A little while ago, I visited the Moral Machines website. It’s a study put out by MIT to see...
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Taking a Knee, 2
Protesting by taking a knee is necessary. Some players feel like they aren’t being heard , so they decided...
, , , Argument, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Media, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Taking a Knee, 0
Every American citizen has the right to protest. Protesting is a freedom that is given to americans and is...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Race Relations, Rights, Sports, 0
Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
, , , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, Violence, War, 0
Protesting in the NFL is completely necessary. As players, their voices are important and the decisions they make on...
, , , 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...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Charlottesville, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, 3
Dear Leaders of America, As we all know the United States of America is a great country, however we...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Guns, Happiness, Media, Rights, Showcase, 1
We the People “We the people”(US Const. Preamble). The first three words of the Preamble in...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, 6
Americans believe that everyone is created equal. Thomas Jefferson was the first person to use the phrase “all...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, 6
All Americans should have freedom, equality and rights. Many people moved to America to live the American Dream. But...
, , , Biases, Community, Fall 2017, Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 0
The Telegraph states that, “Earlier research revealed that the lower portion of a brain region called the “medial prefrontal...
, , , 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...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Crime, Debt, Family, History, Housing, Nature, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, 1
To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
, , , Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Rights, Showcase, 1
Conversion Therapy Should be Banned By Emily Rick & Ayla Tulette Conversion therapy is a harmful and disgusting act....
, , , 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
, , , 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
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Rights, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
Photo by The Library of Congress
, , , Argument, Call to Action, Point of View, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Violence, 0
For those of us who wish to keep and protect every American’s First Amendment rights, there is an issue...
, , , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Crime, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0
In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
“Leather” is another word for skin. Imagine this: you were separated from your parents at birth, and spent your entire...
When it was mentioned that we would be writing another This I Believe style paper, I decided that I...
, , , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
The safety pin is a movement that I wish was talked about more now that Trump is president. I...
, , , Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
This image is really powerful because i have seen seen school’s use them as Mascot’s and i know that...
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