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Frantz Fanon’s Fantastic Fundamentals
Daniel, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Black Lives Matter, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, History, Race Relations, Rights, Thinking interdependently, Violence, colonialism, history, Pasadena City College, 0Frantz Fanon’s theories on colonization and decolonization, and the violences that come with it. Fanon also talks about liberation...
Group 2: A Black Women’s History of the United States, Ch. 6-11
Spencer, , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, History, Rights, #blackhistory, Pasadena City College, 0GROUP-2-SLIDES-2Download
Legal Rights for Animals
Xavier, , Argument, Environment & World, Rights, Animal Rights, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Should Animals Have Legal Rights?” (Upfront, Chrisanne Grisé, 2021) I learned that there are many people...
In the article, “You decide: Should Apple Assist the FBI”s Investigation” (BTW, Feb 24, 2016) I learned that they...
Voting: Easy or Hard?
Christian, , Rights, This is America, Voting, Orange Cove High School, voting, 0In the article, “Should Voting be Easy?” (Upfront, Stephen Eide, 2022), I learned that all states don’t have one...
What Is Hispanic Heritage Month?
Karen, , History, Rights, Hispanic Heritage Month, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Celebrating Hispanic Culture,” (BTW, Admin, 2022) I learned that Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September...
Should Students Have to Pass a Civics Test to Graduate?
Valarie, , Argument, Rights, #schoolsystems, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Should Students Have to Pass a Civics Test to Graduate?”(BTW) I read about a new controversial...
Should the vaccine be mandatory?
Arnold, , Call to Action, Coronavirus Photo Memoirs, Rights, Covid 19, madatory, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “Should Covid vaccines Be Mandatory?” by BTW, I learned that over almost 2 years of pandemic...
Should the U.S Women’s soccer team get equal pay?
Lexany, , Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Sports, Spring 2022, #SoccerLife, #womensrights, Orange Cove High School, 1The Women’s soccer team has been fighting to get paid the same amount as the Men’s soccer team does....
In the article “Crisis at the Pump” I’ve learned the gas prices have increased. Due to the fact of...
To protect Black women and save America from itself, elect Black women
Arual, , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Constitution, Decision Making, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Getting Started, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Questioning and posing problems, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Stress, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Voting, Women in Action, Black Women, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 10America has given women the right to vote through the 19th Amendment, yet there are still many obstacles that...
The Return of Containment: How the West Can Prevail Against the Kremlin
Paul, , History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Rights, Spark Inquiry with Questions, War, #PeacefulProtest, #UkraineandRussia, Peace, Ukraine, War, 0This article was about developing a new strategy for containing Russia and cutting them off from the West. It...
The Kremlin’s Strange Victory: How Putin Exploits American Dysfunction and Fuels American Decline
Paul, , Argument, History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Rights, Spark Inquiry with Questions, #PeacefulProtest, Peace, War, 0This was a fascinating article I read in Foreign Affairs. It talks about the similarities in leadership styles between...
Saving butterflies
Monica, , Environment, Rights, This I Believe, #savetheanimals, Orange Cove High School, 6In the article, “He’s saving Butterflies” I learned that Duncan Jurman has been interested in caterpillars and butterflies since...
Should schools be allowed to control students’ social media posts?
Valarie, , Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2022, Student-Centered, #Freedom #american #Protest #Rights, Orange Cove High School, 20In the article, “School Social Media Free Speech Case”(BTW) I learned about Brandi Levy’s case that involved her first...
Positive comments
Monica, , Media, Quality Education, Responding with wonderment and awe, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2022, Orange Cove High School, Youthvoices, 18In the article, “Paying for Compliments”(upfront, login needed) I learned that social media is often blamed for making people...
The Ida B. Wells Addition
Natalie L, , Raise Your Voice, Rights, Women in Action, #Movement, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Ida B. Wells Barbie” (Upfront) I learned that Ida B. Wells was a former enslaved individual...
Puerto Rico is or not a state?
Veronica, , Protest, Rights, Voting, Orange Cove High School, Rights of the People, 1In the article “Should Puerto Rico Become a State?” (Xavier Garcia) I learned that since 1898, Puerto Rico has...
Teens graduating and culture
Saray, , Argument, Decision Making, Gender, Rights, graduation, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Wearing Native American Cultural Regalia at Graduation” (people and culture) I learned how students at graduation...
What Kind Of Freedom Should A Teen Have?
Michelle, , Family, Privacy, Quality Education, Rights, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Thinking flexibly, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Parents, teens, 2I believe that there is a limit to freedom and how parents decide to use it on their kids....
In the article, “The Price of Fast Fashion” (Upfront) Chelsey Christina felt pressured to look stylish and never wanted...
Zoos do more harm than good
Ava, , Environment & World, Fall 2021, Life on Land, Nature, Questioning and posing problems, Rights, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Animals Rights, inhumane, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, zoos, 7Humans have been displaying animals for entertainment for thousands of years. Zoos are overall great for people; being up...
Beyond Machismo Review
Lilyana, , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Latino Power, Rights, #hispanic, #latin, #machismo, #masculine, 0For my next read I chose Beyond Machismo by Aida Hurtado and Mrinal Sinha, as I wanted to learn...
New State Voting Laws
Alexis, , Fall 2021, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Rights, Showcase, Voting, elections, Orange Cove High School, 5In the article, “States Attempt New Voting Rights Laws” (McGraw Hill) I learned that to be eligible to vote,...
School Social Media Free Speech Case
Christian, , Fall 2021, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Orange Cove High School, Social Media, 4In the article “School Social Media Free Speech Case”, I learned that a fourteen-year-old student Brandi Levy didn’t make...
Bidens immigration plan
Maria Z, , Argument, Family, Immigration, Latino Power, Media, Rights, This is America, #JOEBIDEN, Immigration, Orange Cove High School, 2The article I read about is ¨Biden introduces immigration plan¨ what I learned was that congressional Democrats have released...
What happened in Native-American Boarding Schools?
Andrea A, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Rights, Native American, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article “Haaland Announces Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative” (McGraw Hill) I learned that the Bureau of Indian...
Feminism Does Not Mean Woman Supremacy
Kahyun, , Art, Gender Equity (Women), Media, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2021, This I Believe, #BreakingStereotypes, #feminism, Equality, equalrights, fightforyourrights, Gender equality, misconceptions, Pyramidofhate, Reduced Inequalities, The International School of Kuala Lumpur, 3The issue I care about is the misconception of feminism, and how it does not mean to hate on...
Should animals have legal person rights?
Zhelanea, , Life on Land, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2021, Animal Rights, Orange Cove High School, 2A debate had started on the topic of whether animals should hold some rights. Animals are classified and things...
Mandatory Vaccine
Fatima, , Coronavirus, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2021, Covid 19, Orange Cove High School, vaccine, 2As seen in many cases people have their yes and no with the COVID vaccine, which who can blame...
The article “Old enough to vote” by Joe Burban talks about how young voters want to give their point...
“America Means” Blog Post
Nimra, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Constitution, History, Police, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Social Class, American dream, Berkeley High School, Race, The Great Gatsby, 2America’s influence around the world is notorious and undeniable. From clothing to culture to music, the word “America” buzzes...
“Utah’s Contradictory Steps Towards Ending Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation”
Alyssa, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, LGBTQ+ Rights, Rights, Spring 2021, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, LGBTQ, Utah, 2As a Utah citizen since 2002, I have been around for much of the push for LGBTQ+ rights in...
Barbara Johns: Brown vs. Board Of Education
Zhelanea, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Rights, Women in Action, black history, black power, Orange Cove High School, 0The article, “The 16-Year-Old Who Fought Segregation” brings back to life the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of...
If Beale Street Could Talk
Drew, , Call to Action, Character Traits and Relationships, Getting Started, Guides, Literature Guides, Rights, Writing, Harvest Collegiate High School, If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin, 0Tish, the protagonist in If Beale Street Could Talk, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others....
What is the Quality of life in the U.S
Zhelanea, , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Rights, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, clean environment, getting Started, Orange Cove High School, Problems in the U.S., showcase, 2We know that the United States is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. However, does the quality...
Cultural Appropriation of Native Americans in America
Isabella, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Rights, cultural appropriation, culture, Native American Culture, Native Americans, 0Cultural appropriation shows up a lot in American history and even now. There are some instances where it’s not...
When do you truly know when you are becoming a “Adult”? Some states use it to turn you physically...
The Impacts and Repercussions of Divisive Language Used by Politicians
Ellie, , Critical Courageous Conversations, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Protest, Rights, What do I stand for?, Political Division, political parties, Politics, 0In the age of technology and widespread use of social media, the influence of people in power is...
Your Hair, Your Right?
Alondra, , Good Health and Well-Being, NowComment, Point of View, Race Relations, Rights, Social Media, Writing, Youth Activism, African-Americans, humanrights, Orange Cove High School, Rights, Rights of the People, 1In the article “Your Hair, Your Right?” by Joe Bubar it argues that there should be a law passed...
The Harlem Renaissance
Drew, , Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Character Traits and Relationships, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Getting Started, Guides, Literature Guides, Media, Music, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Slavery, Violence, What do I stand for?, blm, Harlem, supportthemovement, The Harlem Renaissance, Veronica Chambers, 0(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
Pilgrimage to Mecca During COVID-19
Ellie, , Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Islam, pilgrimage, religion, RHS, 2On July 28 2020, the annual Muslin pilgrimage known as the Hajj officially began. Except, during a global pandemic,...
In the article, “Should Paid Sick Days Be Required?” I learned about how sick days being paid can be...
The Harlem Renaissance By: Veronica Chambers
Drew, , Argument, Arts & Entertainment, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Literary Essay, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Race Relations, Read/Write Poems, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Stories, Youth Activism, African American History, book, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Harvest Collegiate High School, history, life changing, Veronica Chambers, 1(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
What Does it Mean to Be an American?
Ismael, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2020, History, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, Writing, American Creed, Okemos High School, 3Being an American is always staying open-minded and welcoming to others. America is filled with so many different people...
Being an American is not Always as Amazing as it is Explained to be.
Sienna, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, This is America, Okemos High School, 2For many people America is an amazing country where people have free will and can be anything their heart...
Why Can’t We Decide On Gun Laws?
Audrey, , Fall 2020, Guns, Rights, Showcase, Gun Violence, Guns, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4America is always going back and forth on whether or not gun laws should be come more strict. There...
Riot- Walter Dean Myers plot
Jaylene, , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Family, History, Plot Analysis, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, #Riot, book, history, 1Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
When will a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg occur?
Zhelanea, , Abortion, Fall 2020, Getting Started, LGBTQ+ Rights, Rights, Showcase, Women in Action, Orange Cove High School, Rights of the People, 5The supreme court has lost a great leader, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. After serving for 27 years she passed...
A Generation Without Limits
Emely, , Fall 2019, Getting Started, History, Rights, Showcase, This is America, Youth Activism, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, generations, Youthvoices, 0Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I am capturing, and shaking up about, your instagram video because, people in the government never...
Open Letter for Women’s Rights
Giselle, , February 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2020, This is America, Health Sciences High and Middle College, womensrights, 11To Whom it Should Concern: Why do people have to have so many expectations for women? We are told...
Here’s how Russia’s new weapon would leave us defenseless.
Charlie, , American Creed, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, History, Nuclear Energy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Violence, War, icbm, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, nuclearweapons, russia, 3Ever since the beginning of the Manhattan project in 1942, humans have been obsessed with the inhalation total of...
What is the Best Way to Reduce Abortion Rates?
Christina, , Abortion, Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 5Many people think that by making it harder for women to access abortions through methods like abortion restrictions, abortion...
Lack of Education Inside the Juvenile Justice System Creates an Endless Cycle
Erica, , 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, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
Should We Legalize Prostitution?
Graham, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Prostitution, sex work, 1The existence of prostitution anywhere is society’s lustful portrayal of women. However, with laws that prohibit sex work the...
China’s Big Secret
Charlie, , 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, china, communism, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, justice, 1For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
Woman Rights
Keily, , Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Partnerships for the Goals, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 12While looking at the image there’s a lot of message behind it. For example Woman power. All Woman look...
Will You Vote Now?
Emily, , 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, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, voting, voting age, 0A huge debate within the last couple of years is how can we get everyone to use their privilege...
Why are so many Police Brutality Cases?
Keily, , Crime, Partnerships for the Goals, Police, Race Relations, Rights, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1Police brutality goes way back to 1872, that’s when it all started. When the Chicago Tribune reported on the...
Discrimination Surrounding Us
Danny, , Fall 2019, Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Standout, unfairness, 4Prejudice and discrimination exist everywhere, and most of the people have experienced these before, or even in the current....
Immigration Impacts American Values.
Rohan, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Peer Interview, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, This is America, #Values, American Creed, Fall 2019, history, Immigration, Okemos High School, 2America is one of the most diverse countries in the world and you cannot say that is has one...
Fight For Victims: The Results
Lamiah, , 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, 0Our project was about the dangers of sexual harassment and our overall goal was to inform people about sexual...
Declawing Awareness
Fanny, , Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, #animalcrueltyfree, #animallivesmatter, Animal, Animal Cruelty, animal respect, Animal Rights, Animals, cats, declawing, 1When beginning the project, the overall goal was to spread awareness about declawing. To get a bill passed, banning...
Declawing
Fanny, , Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Rights, Scratch, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, #animalcrueltyfree, #animallivesmatter, Animal, Animal Cruelty, animal respect, Animal Rights, Animals, cats, declawing, 0Declawing cats is a serious matter that should be thought about twice before going through with the decisions. Many...
Affect of Sexual harassment in Public Transport
Karlotte, , Rape Culture, Rights, Spring 2019, #fight4victims, #sexualassault, #SexualHarassment, womensrights, 0I hope that this video would continue to raise awareness of the dangers people are facing outside, because of...
Sexual Harassment in Schools
Lamiah, , Call to Action, Happiness, Media, Raise Your Voice, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2019, Stress, Student-Centered, This I Believe, Upstander, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, 0In tech, we are doing a digital presentation project and the issue that me and my group chose was...
Digital Activism Topic
Ruyi, , 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, #lgbtqhealthcarerights, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, Equality, lgbt, LGBTQA, lgbtqrightsarehumanrights, lgbtrights, loveislove, women LGBT People, 0I 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...
Students’ Online Speech Should Be Limited!
Rosa, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Technology & Computer Science, Orange Cove High School, 0Schools should be allowed to limit students’ online speech because it impacts both students and teachers. Online speech allows...
Deportation
Luis, , 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, Berkeley High School, 2I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
Oakland
Martha, , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, family, goodpeople, immigrants, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 6Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Inclusion and Safety in OUSD
Judith, , Fall 2018, LGBTQ+ Rights, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, #Ethnic studies, LGBTQ, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Sex ED, Youth of Color, 8Does inclusion lead to safety? Oakland is filled with all types of people but the classrooms don’t always embody...
How Can We Better Our Attitudes Towards Foreigners?
Yulisa, , Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, foreigners, immigrants, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, refugees, 0In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
Right to Privacy and Technology
Amy, , Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals, Privacy, Rights, Technology, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, privacy, 0There is an increasingly more complicated problem of privacy as technology becomes more prevalent in society. In a New...
Airpot Security: The Tale of Legal Groping
Anika, , Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Privacy, Rights, Showcase, Airport, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, security, 1Anyone that has flown before has gone through the security checkpoint. We all know that you have to take...
What Defines Us As American?
Rhea, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 0One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
Americans and Their Values
Konrad, , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2018, History, Politics, Quality Education, Religion, Rights, Showcase, america, American values, Konrad Thompson, Okemos High School, 1What does it mean to be an American? Americans live in America, but there is something deeper than just...
I believe the American Creed values are exercised in the educational system
Qadriyyah, , American Creed, Fall 2018, Gender Equity (Women), Goals, History, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, University of Toledo, 0The American Creed consist of many values. These values are exercised in every aspect of our lives including the...
I believe a working hard and never giving up are important American values. Many people dream of moving to...
Diversity and Strength in America
Teo, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Point of View, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, 911, Diversity, Hunger for fame, melting pot, Okemos High School, Social Media, Strength, Tide Pods, 3What does it mean to be an American? That is a great question because there are so many perspectives...
The Consequences of Legalizing Marijuana
Jacob, , Crime, Drugs, Politics, Rights, Voting, cannabis, health, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Medicinal, Politics, recreational, voting, 1The legalization of marijuana benefits the economy vastly, leads to less use by teenagers, reduces DUIs and traffic deaths,...
Separation of Church and State
Amy, , Religion, Rights, Showcase, Church and state, First Amendment., Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Religious Freedom, 3Throughout history, there has been an ongoing debate about the separation of church and state in the United States....
Policing Immigration
Gwendolyn, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Police, 1Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
How Can Roe V. Wade Be Protected?
Ari, , Decision Making, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Politics, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, This I Believe, abortion, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, law, Laws, 0Roe V. Wade is one of the largest contemporary judicial controversies. It has spawned avid opposition and support throughout...
The Injustice of Puppy Mills
Rashmika, , Life on Land, Media and Message, Quality Education, Rights, What do I stand for?, animal abuse, puppy, puppy mills, 1This issue is important to me because I love animals a lot. My cousin’s have a dog...
Immigration
Kevin, , Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0The issue is based on the fact that immigrants are being blocked from entering the country by a border...
LGBTQIA+ : Respect is the Gay Agenda
Novaleen, , Argument, Bullying, Community, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Homeless LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, bullying, coming out, Equality, gay pride, gender, lesbian, lgbtqia, presentation, pride, sexuality, statistics, 0The LGBTQIA+ movement has become more well known throughout America. This movement fights for more acceptance of those in...
Discrimination in the Job Industry
Lourdes, , Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, equal pay, 0The issue iIfocused on was discrimination in the job industry. The focus was more on pay and hiring...
Sexual Harassment: How it is Dominating the Workplace
Lisbeth, , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #BillCosby, #donaldtrump, #SexualHarassment, #speakup, girls, Time'sUp, women, 0Sexual Harassment is a predominant topic in today’s modern day society. The number of sexual assault complaints has increased,...
Unequal Pay
Raisa, , American Dream, Call to Action, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #feminism, Unequal Pay, women, 0Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
Education: A Right for All Girls
Sharupa, , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, education, girls, Low Developed Countries, 1Link to Video: 14CD7A4D-51F8-4ED0-9945-83CA7D744032 I first found out about the lack of girl’s education in developing countries by reading...
Compensate for Lacks Family?
Yureida, , Argument, Family, Rights, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, #healthandbioscience, #HenriettaLacks, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3Should the family of Henrietta Lacks be compensated for the use of her cells? The Henrietta Lack cells (HeLa...
Nazi Experimentation
Ying, , History, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, #healthandbioscience, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Naziexperiementation, 7To begin, have you ever heard about the Nazi research? Well if not let me tell you a little...
Should Drugs Be Decriminalized in the United States?
Oliver, , Decision Making, Drugs, Rights, aplang18, 2The Definition for decriminalization is, to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against. Legalization and decriminalization are...
What Rights Should All People Living In The US Have?
Christine, , Black Lives Matter, History, Race Relations, Rights, Slavery, 0What rights should all people living in the US have? I believe that people should be able to have...
What Do We Deserve?
Brenda, , Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5What do we deserve as people living here in the United States? Should people be treated unfairly because of...
Contrary to my Beliefs: “The other Side.”
Averi, , Good Health and Well-Being, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, work, 2Sub-minimum wage is legal on behalf of employing disabled workers because, “For thousands of people with the most significant disabilities,...
“Legal Good, Illegal Bad”
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #Trump, daca, Immigration, Racism, 1Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
Women’s Reproductive Rights
Ronnie, , Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #reproductiverights, womensrights, 4After the monumental Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in 1973 granting women access to abortions constitutionally, there has...
Funding Planned Parenthood
Ceceli, , Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #reproductiverights, funding, plannedparenthood, 5Planned parenthood is in the media spotlight as “Republicans push to block funding for the group because it provides...
How Multi Level Marketing Has Failed in the Past
Maxwell, , American Dream, History, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, #EthnicStudies, finance, marketing, pyramid scheme, research, 1This article by Stacie Bosley and Kim McKeage examines the diffusion of multilevel marketing and the risk of pyramid...
Wage Gap in the Medical Field
Chloe, , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1Imagine going to school for 8 plus years, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so, finally graduating,...
Post #8 (Third Blog Post)
Sophia, , Race Relations, Rape Culture, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Spring 2018, 0I read three articles: The End of Corporate Imperialism, Corporate Imperialism for the Poor, and Policy Entrepreneurs and the...
The Misconceptions of Illegal Immigration
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Equality, humanrights, illegalimmigration, 0In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
Whose Rights Are Reproductive Rights?
Ronnie, , Abortion, Fall 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #reproductiverights, women, 2The multi-decade long debate about reproductive rights has been in the political atmosphere as well as a social and...
Orwell’s tone expressed in the book 1984 highlights symbolism and a Marxist perspective to show how through the eyes...
The life of Ramirez!
Alex, , A Day in My Life, Fall 2017, Rights, Showcase, 20 years autobiography, 2I kind don’t have anyone who is supporting out for me right now. It is something that I will...
Gentrification in Oakland
Manuel, , Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Housing, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Showcase, gentrification, life, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Rights, 2“28 percent of the people that are kicked out of their home make $30,000 yearly” (Allen-Price). This shows that...
A Monumental Mistake
Sofia, , Fall 2017, Nature, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Donald Trump, environment, Public Lands, 7As many fellow Utahns may have heard, the size of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase have been...
DACA
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, daca, dreamers, humanrights, Immigration, 4DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
#MeToo
Paul, , Call to Action, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, #MeToo, Inequality, sexual assault, Time'sUp, women, 0Recently, a stunning awareness to women’s sexual assault has taken over social media. At the Golden Globes this past...
Genetic Engineering and Aldous Huxley
Keaton, , Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Rights, Science, Showcase, Social Class, Technology, 2Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, or better known as CRISPR, is the latest and greatest DNA editing tool...
What Rights Do We Have As Americans?
Ahmiah, , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, #blacklivesmatter #humanrights #racism, 5What rights should people living in the US have? Here is a question that many non-citizens have while living...
What it Means to be American?
Julieanna, , 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?, 0I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
Love Is Bleeding
Manuel, , Art, Family, Love, Rights, Shakespeare, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 0Love Is Bleeding By: Manuel Mercado For my project of Romeo and Juliet I decide to make a book...
Is Immigration into the U.S. an Actual Problem?
Sophie, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 2There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
Taking a Stand for Injustice
Drew, , Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, 4In the world we are in today the ability to peacefully protest is one of the most important tools...
Is Monogamy Natural for Humans?
Maxwell, , Community, Decision Making, Family, Gender, Goals, Happiness, History, Life on Land, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Love, monogamy, polyamorous, polygamy, 0It seems strange to question this social norm we as human beings have conformed to for the majority of...
Dress Codes Are Geared Towards Women!
Taniya, , 2nextprez, Fall 2017, Gender, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, Sexism, 7The dress code in high schools need to change. The dress code is mainly geared to limit what females...
Not Allowed To Fight For Our Rights?
charles, , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, #Trump, Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, Racism, 9I feel like the athletes that are kneeling during the national anthem are right as far as the motive...
Its Time To Be Heard !
kaitoria, , Black Lives Matter, Con Gun Control, Fall 2017, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, #blacklivesmatter #humanrights #NFL #racism, 4The message that the NFL players are trying to send out has been token the wrong way. NFL players...
It Is So About Race
Alexandra, , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Taking a Knee, alex fairbrother, alexandra fairbrother, carman-ainsworth, kneeling, NFL, take a knee, 5Many home are divided on this topic. People can fully disagree with their own family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors....
Ethics of Metal, Glass, and Plastic
Eric, , Biases, Decision Making, Getting Started, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, War, ethics, Morals, Robots, survey, 2A little while ago, I visited the Moral Machines website. It’s a study put out by MIT to see...
Taking The Knee For What you Believe In
Denise, , Argument, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Taking a Knee, #Protest, #TakingAKnee, #Trump, Black Lives Matter, NFL, Racism, Rights, sports, 2Protesting by taking a knee is necessary. Some players feel like they aren’t being heard , so they decided...
Protest your Right!
Adam, , Argument, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Media, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Taking a Knee, #Freedom #american #Protest #Rights, 0Every American citizen has the right to protest. Protesting is a freedom that is given to americans and is...
Why Should Expressing Your Beliefs Come At A Cost?
Nya, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Race Relations, Rights, Sports, #Protest, BlackLivesMatter, football, nya, sports, takeaknee, 0Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
Peacefully Protesting in the NFL
Lenitta, , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Police, Protest, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, Violence, War, #Protest, CA, cahs, carmanainsworth, Cavs, Equality, equalrights, Flag, forALL, freedomofspeech, government, injustice, Lenitta, NFL, policebrutality, Respect, takeaknee, Veterans, 0Protesting in the NFL is completely necessary. As players, their voices are important and the decisions they make on...
Be The Change You Want To See In The World
Khalia, , Argument, Goals, Point of View, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, #Protest, change, lockanarm, makeamove, nationalanthem, startswithyou, takeaknee, 0In an article by PROCON.org about the players who took a knee during the National Anthem, stated that the...
Dear Leaders of America
Austin, , Black Lives Matter, Charlottesville, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, 3Dear Leaders of America, As we all know the United States of America is a great country, however we...
We The People
Gabe, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Guns, Happiness, Media, Rights, Showcase, 1We the People “We the people”(US Const. Preamble). The first three words of the Preamble in...
In America we say we value equal opportunity, but have we accomplished it?
Heather, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Rights, Showcase, Okemos High School, 6Americans believe that everyone is created equal. Thomas Jefferson was the first person to use the phrase “all...
Are Americans Living the American Dream?
Grace, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, Okemos High School, 6All Americans should have freedom, equality and rights. Many people moved to America to live the American Dream. But...
Do people congregate with people who are like them?
Chloe, , Biases, Community, Fall 2017, Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, community, groups, people, 0The Telegraph states that, “Earlier research revealed that the lower portion of a brain region called the “medial prefrontal...
Asian American Activism
Keaton, , AAPI Heritage, 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?, 6High School textbooks don’t have anything on Asian Americans during the civil rights era. There were a lot of...
Neocolonialism in Africa
Ariel, , 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, africa, Okemos High School, Politics, poverty, 1To Whomever Cares to Listen, “Without Africa, France will slide down into the rank of a third power,”...
Conversion Therapy Should be Banned
Emily, , Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Rights, Showcase, abuse, 1Conversion Therapy Should be Banned By Emily Rick & Ayla Tulette Conversion therapy is a harmful and disgusting act....
NeoColonialism in Africa Video
Ariel, , 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?, africa, economy, Okemos High School, Politics, 0https://youtu.be/B-HlbLzaL_I
FIghting for My Rights
Destiny, , Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, Voting, What do I stand for?, 0Copy of Photo album Photo by New York Public Library
Women Empowerment
Destiny, , Gender Equity (Women), Raise Your Voice, Rights, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0Photo by The Library of Congress
The State of American Protest: Unhelpful Behavior
Zach, , Argument, Call to Action, Point of View, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Violence, 0For those of us who wish to keep and protect every American’s First Amendment rights, there is an issue...
Conversion Therapy
Hudson, , 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?, 0In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
The Malevolence of Leather
Shantanu, , Life on Land, Rights, Slavery, Spring 2017, This I Believe, abuse, animal abuse, animal slavery, Animals, clothing, cruelty, injustice, 3“Leather” is another word for skin. Imagine this: you were separated from your parents at birth, and spent your entire...
MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
Brianna, , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, #Safteypinmovement, #Trump, change, Inequality, 3The safety pin is a movement that I wish was talked about more now that Trump is president. I...
This image is really powerful because i have seen seen school’s use them as Mascot’s and i know that...
Women’s March
Juray, , Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, argument, freemont-high-school, LRNG, womensmarch, 1These women are fighting over something that is important to them, and i honestly think it is a good...
The Scare of Safety Pins
Denayha, , Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Immigration, Rights, Safety pins, 0I believe that the safety pin movement is a good thing for many reasons. The safety pin movement is...
Newark Transgender Teen Murder: Gwen Araujo
Yenny, , Gender Equity (Women), LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, california, death, gwen araujo, hate crime, murder, newark, Transgender, Violence, 0Podcast of Gwen Araujo from Newark California. 17 years old transgender, Gwen Araujo was murdered on October 4,2000 due...
Matthew Shepards’ case
Huong, , Bullying, Crime, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Privacy, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Violence, lgbt, lgbtrights, loveislove, lovewins, matthewshepard, Okemos High School, 0Photo by Elvert Barnes
This paper is difficult to research, due to the fact that a lot of the material it covers is...
NE OH Takes on the Women’s March on Washington (updated with videos I shot that day)
Abby, , 2nextprez, Abortion, Affordable and Clean Energy, Black Lives Matter, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Immigration, Latino Power, LGBTQ+ Rights, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Race Relations, Rape Culture, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Voting, 18Hi, Youth Voices! My name is Abby Henry, and I am a Senior at Jackson High School in Massillon,...
Change the way you Think
Fernando, , Gender Equity (Women), Point of View, Politics, Rights, Slavery, Social Class, Stories, Summer 2016, War, women LGBT People, 2Hello, I have been reading 1984 by George Orwell in my english class and wanted to share my thoughts...
Bias in Immigration Policies
Sarah, , Immigration, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, bias, Immigration, 3After my research proposal, I have begun actual research. On the gale database, I found two very informative articles....
The Effect of Gender Roles on the Workplace and Behavior
Suzanna, , Fall 2016, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, 2I have done more extensive research into how gender roles affect the workplace and aggressive behavior. According to a...
Child Labor
Hannah, , Call to Action, Crime, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, child development, child labor, mental illness, psychology, 3Child labor in our world today incorporates 250 million children worldwide. Child labor occurs when “people under fifteen years...
Women in the Victorian Era-Main Ideas
Paige, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2016, Family, Gender Equity (Women), History, Inquiry, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Rights, Showcase, research, Victorian, women, 0Virtually no rights-rights given to husband at time of marriage Bodily ownership became husband’s “Representations of ideal wives were...
Immigration Policies in Britain and the United States
Sarah, , Fall 2016, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 2I am basing my research project on immigration policies. The exact issue within immigration policies I have yet to...
Animals Have Rights Just like Us
Hugo, , Fall 2016, Life on Land, Nature, Rights, Showcase, #Trump, 2nextprez, Animal Rights, Rights, 5Animal Rights Dear People of America We have sent you this letter because we care not only about...
The Unspoken Truth About Domestic Violence
Kristy, , Call to Action, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, #BreakTheSilence, #EducateYourself, #NoMoreDomesticViolence, #speakup, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9“Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, or gender…Domestic violence affects...
Join The Pussyhat Project!
Celia, , Call to Action, Fall 2016, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Politics, Rights, Showcase, 1Right now, getting involved in politics is more important than ever! On the 21st, women will be meeting across...