, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, 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, Economy, Fall 2018, Immigration, Incarceration, Latino Power, Media, Politics, Protest, Racism, 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, Inequality, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
, , , Education, Fall 2018, LGBTQA, Racism, 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...
, , , Education, Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, 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...
There is an increasingly more complicated problem of privacy as technology becomes more prevalent in society. In a New...
, , , Fall 2018, Inequality, 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, Inequality, 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, Education, Fall 2018, History, Politics, 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, Education, Fall 2018, Goals, History, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, Women, 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, Inequality, Politics, Prison, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
, , , Con Trump, Decision Making, Gender, Politics, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, Women, 0
Roe V. Wade is one of the largest contemporary judicial controversies. It has spawned avid opposition and support throughout...
, , , Animal Protection, Education, Media and Message, 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...
, , , Con Trump, Economy, Immigration, 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, Emotional Health, Gender, Homeless LGBTQ, Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, 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, Inequality, Racism, 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, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 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, Economy, Gender, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 0
Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
, , , Call to Action, Education, Inequality, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 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, Racism, Rights, Slavery, 0
What rights should all people living in the US have? I believe that people should be able to have...
, , , Immigration, LGBTQA, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5
What do we deserve as people living here in the United States? Should people be treated unfairly because of...
Sub-minimum wage is legal on behalf of employing disabled workers because, “For thousands of people with the most significant disabilities,...
, , , American Dream, Con Trump, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
, , , Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 4
After the monumental Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in 1973 granting women access to abortions constitutionally, there has...
Planned parenthood is in the media spotlight as “Republicans push to block funding for the group because it provides...
, , , American Dream, Economy, History, Incarceration, 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...
, , , Gender, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 1
Imagine going to school for 8 plus years, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so, finally graduating,...
, , , Racism, 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, Economy, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Racism, Rights, 0
In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
, , , Abortion, Fall 2017, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, Women, 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, Economy, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Housing, Rights, Showcase, 2
“28 percent of the people that are kicked out of their home make $30,000 yearly” (Allen-Price). This shows that...
, , , Con Trump, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Language, Politics, Racism, Raise Your Voice, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
Throughout Donald Trumps time in the American spotlight we have seen who he really is. From the beginning of...
, , , American Dream, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, Rights, 3
DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2017, Gender, Inequality, Media, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Women, 0
Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
, , , Fall 2017, 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, Racism, 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, Economy, History, Immigration, Point of View, Protest, 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, Economy, Fall 2017, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Politics, 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, Inequality, Racism, Rights, Showcase, 4
In the world we are in today the ability to peacefully protest is one of the most important tools...
, , , Animal Protection, Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Inequality, Love, 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, Education, Fall 2017, Gender, 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, Inequality, Police Brutality, Protest, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, 8
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, Racism, 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, Con Trump, Fall 2017, Politics, Racism, 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 Brutality, 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 Brutality, 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, Con Trump, Inequality, Media, Point of View, Police Brutality, Racism, 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, Con Trump, Fall 2017, Police Brutality, Protest, Racism, 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 Brutality, 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, Inequality, LGBTQA, Politics, Racism, 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, Pro Trump, 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, Rights, Showcase, Women, 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, Inequality, 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, Inequality, Racism, 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, Education, Fall 2017, History, Inequality, Media, Politics, Protest, Racism, 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, Economy, Education, Family, History, Housing, Inequality, Nature, Politics, Poverty, Racism, 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,”...
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, Economy, History, Politics, Poverty, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0
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, , , Gender, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, Voting, What do I stand for?, Women, 0
Copy of Photo album Photo by New York Public Library
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, Education, Gender, Inequality, LGBTQA, Mental Illness, Point of View, 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, Inequality, Point of View, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 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...
, , , Inequality, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 1
These women are fighting over something that is important to them, and i honestly think it is a good...
I believe that the safety pin movement is a good thing for many reasons. The safety pin movement is...
, , , Animal Protection, Inequality, Love, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, War, 0
, , , Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, Media, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Women, 0
Podcast of Gwen Araujo from Newark California. 17 years old transgender, Gwen Araujo was murdered on October 4,2000 due...
, , , Bullying, Crime, Education, Gender, Health, Inequality, LGBTQA, Love, Point of View, Politics, Privacy, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Violence, 0
Photo by Elvert Barnes
, , , Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Women, 0
This paper is difficult to research, due to the fact that a lot of the material it covers is...
, , , 2nextprez, Abortion, Black Lives Matter, Con Trump, Gender, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, LGBTQA, Police Brutality, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Rape Culture, Refugees, Renewable Energy, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Voting, Women, 18
Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...
, , , Point of View, Politics, Rights, Slavery, Social Class, Stories, Summer 2016, War, Women, 2
Hello, I have been reading 1984 by George Orwell in my english class and wanted to share my thoughts...
After my research proposal, I have begun actual research. On the gale database, I found two very informative articles....
, , , Economy, Fall 2016, Gender, Inequality, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Women, 2
I have done more extensive research into how gender roles affect the workplace and aggressive behavior. According to a...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Economy, Family, Happiness, Health, Mental Illness, Politics, Poverty, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, 3
Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
, , , Fall 2016, Immigration, Rights, Showcase, 2
I am basing my research project on immigration policies. The exact issue within immigration policies I have yet to...
Animal Rights Dear People of America We have sent you this letter because we care not only about...
Crimes are plaguing the many streets of Oakland every day. We as a community, depend on the authority...
, , , Call to Action, Education, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 9
“Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender…Domestic violence affects...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Con Trump, Gender, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, LGBTQA, Politics, Racism, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Women, 0
The Women’s March is looking for youth activists under the age of 18 to apply for the #WomensMarch Youth...
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