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How Should We Help Prevent Suicide
Wendy, , Fall 2018, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, The Fifth Column, #1-800-273-8255, #LetsPreventMoreSuicides, #YouAreLoved, #YouAreNotAlone, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6How Should We Help Prevent Suicide https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/suicide This image embodies the fact that multiple people aren’t getting the...
Homelessness: Are Politicians Doing Enough?
Lupita, , Fall 2018, Homelessness, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, The Fifth Column, #FindTheSolution, #WhatWeCanDo, homelessness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6Homelessness: Are Politicians Doing Enough? “I would just say to the politicians, what if it was you? What would...
Everyone should be EQUAL: The message of “This Is America”
Adelphe, , Argument, Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Prison, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 7I believe the video “This Is America,” by Childish Gambino represents how America is today in 2018. This...
Childish Gambino Motivates Us Against Violence
Kayla, , Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, This is America, Violence, 2I am excited by Childish Gambino music video, “This Is America,” because its very inspiring and motivating. As a...
Stop the gun violence in schools
Erika, , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, #Stopthegunviolenceinallschools, #upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 11Dear Aryn Bowman and Roseann Torres, We are choosing to write to you both because we want to make...
Fight for DACA
Emely, , Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, #FightForDACA, 13Dear Undocumedia: We hope you are striving in your work like always! We are writing to you today because...
Beauty Isn’t a Size
Natalie, , Beauty, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, #Beautyisfromwithin, #Beautyisntasize510, #upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 15April 6, 2018 Dear Victoria’s Secrets CEO Lex Wexner: Have you ever wondered how diverse your company...
Guards Hurt Inmates
Kamyiah, , Incarceration, Prison, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, #upstander, #WeneedPrisonReform, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6Dear Superior Court of California-County of Alameda, We are choosing to write to you because you are our county...
Being an American
Hala, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #Carver #American Creed #Carver African American history, American Creed, Carver, 0Historical evidence from the reconstruction period and evidence from contemporary events show that being an Americans comes alongside various...
Oakland Police Department Bond with the Oakland Community
Alberto, , Police, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, #Oaklandcommunity, #Oaklandpolice, #OPDbondOaklandcommunity, #upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9Dear Mayor Schaaf: We are choosing to write to you, the mayor because you have the most power in...
Cyber Bullying Is Actual Bullying
Nevin, , Bullying, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 10Dear Teens of 2018: We are writing this to you to show that cyberbullying is actual bullying. The majority...
To be an American, it means that you and every other person that lives in the United States shares...
Rights for People In the U.S
Hui, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, African American History, American Creed, Carver, 0Many people that are living in the US should have rights of being an American. They should have the...
What are the rights of Americans
Justin, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #Carver #American Creed #Carver African American history, 0Many people of the years have debated on what rights do Americans have. Some think they...
What rights should people in the U.S. have?
Jaylin, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, American Creed, Carver, Carver African American history, 0People living in the US should have rights of life, liberty, freedom, and property. They should also have the...
Historical evidence from the Reconstruction period and modern Justice/Injustice system issues show that being an American means that you...
Charnell Autry American Creed Blog Post
Charnell, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 0Charnell Autry American Creed Blog Post Life for people in the US back in the 1860’s were arbitrary. People...
What is means to be an american ?
Mia, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Carver African American history, 0Historical evidence from the Reconstruction period shows that being an american means that once you are in the United...
What It Means to Be American
Juanamarina, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, amendment, america, american, Carver, fundamental rights, Rights, vote, voting, 0A fundamental right of Americans is the right to vote despite their race, colour, or whether they were...
What It Means To Be An American
Jade, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, African American History, Carver, 0To be an American means that you have the same rights as every other person that is counted as...
What does it means to be American?
Darius, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, African American History, Carver, 0To be an American means that you have the right to a quality education. Slaves were exempt from that...
What does it means to be an American?
Parmenus, , American Creed, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, African American History, American Creed, Carver, 0What does it mean to be an American?There are many definitions, and no two people agree on an exact...
The Wonders of Free Thought Alex Korupczynski Many of the times a spark is created, and many of...
Temple Grandin: A Godsend To Cows
Jake, , Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Women in Action, 3You probably eat cheeseburgers three times a week (which is way more than you should) but have you ever...
Roots
Owen, , American Creed, American Dream, Family, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Okemos High School, 0My Great Grandfather, Lewis J. Minor, is proof that the American Dream is real. Just the son of an...
Should animal cruelty be called animal testing? Animal cruelty has been an issue for many years, there are many...
Modern Slavery
Elio, , Minimum Wage, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Slavery, Social Class, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, modern slavery, sweatshops, 1Throughout the world many people experience unfair work conditions that are both torturous and inhumane. Shedding light upon this...
Internalized Misogyny Is More Relevant Than You Think.
Mrittika, , Bullying, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, bullying, female on female hate, internalized misogyny, misogyny, Sexism, 0What is internalized misogyny? Internalized misogyny refers to misogyny/sexism between a gender/sex. This specifically seems to occur mainly between...
Female Harassment in the Gaming Industry
Erica, , Gaming, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2018, Technology, The Fifth Column, #video games, Female Harassment, Gamergate, 2Sexism is still present in today’s society, especially in video games. I have had encounters in which my teammates...
Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Lalla-Aicha, , Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #asia, #southeast asia, #womenslife, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, Prostitution, women, 4My video is about sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. In these areas, young women and girls are forced to...
Unethical Psychological Experiment
Brandom, , Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #Health and BioScience, experimentation, inhumane, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, unhumane, 1David Reimer was born as Bruce Reimer in 1965 as male. Both David and his twin brother, Brian Reimer,...
Oh, White Light
Brianna, , Gender Equity (Women), Poetry, Rape Culture, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Violence, #MeToo, The U School, 7This piece was inspired by our study of the #MeToo movement. This is based on actual events. The hope...
In a complex world, momentary joy is not enough to make us truly happy people. Happiness in life comes...
There’s More To Life Than Just Pain
Yaqui, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, #notashamed, #selfharm, #Survivor, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, mylife, 3I feel like being alone But in reality I just need someone to never let me go Expressing my...
Zoos are horrible for not just animals, but for humans too. Zoos put humans and animals into contact in...
How Geography Affects Your Personality
Erica, , Nature, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 3Geography is highly correlational with personalities. Understanding how geography shapes people’s personalities is key in understanding how to help...
Normalize Mental Health
Cicely, , Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 4First and foremost, this is not a post about guns or gun control. This is completely about the effect...
Genetic Engineering
Angelica, , Argument, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Thesis Feedback, Wonder, Writing, genetic engineering, humans, science, 2The definition of human genetic modification is, “the direct manipulation of the genome using molecular engineering techniques.” There are...
Never Again
Ellie, , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Gun control, never again, the time is now, 5On February 14th, 2018, there was yet another mass school shooting South Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. This...
How too much or too little control can lead to killings
Chidiogo, , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 2Having too much control over people can lead to very drastic and terrible things happening. Having little or no...
Mislead and Falsely Informed
Emily, , Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, affordablecareact, misconceptions, research, 2As humans, it is in our nature to pick a ‘team’. We have this sort of pack mentality instilled...
The Misunderstanding of Mozart
Sara, , Music, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Mozart, music, preferences, studying, 2Music is everywhere today. It is in cars, grocery stores, doctor offices, restaurants, and many more places. music is...
It is a common belief and misconception that a vegan diet would create a weaker and less stable economy....
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...
What are the Effects of Social Media on the Teenage Brain?
Bella, , Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 1While researching the effects that social media has on an individual’s brain I discovered a book review on, “i-Minds:...
Walk out Today, For a Safer Tomorrow
Averi, , Call to Action, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 7The United States has the highest rate of mass shootings in the entire world, which is why I don’t...
Disease prevention more likely than designer humans
Angelica, , Argument, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Science, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Writing, crispr, science, 0One of the main concerns about genetic engineering is the practice being used for enhancing humans instead of curing...
Technology limits Creativity
Christopher, , Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, The Fifth Column, creativity, technology, 5It’s Saturday afternoon, you text your friends your going to hangout with them in the evening. As soon as...
Throughout History, Religion Has Harmed Humanity More than it has Helped It
Zach, , Religion, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, harm, Help, religion, 7Throughout thousands of years, there has been one main topic of war until very recently: religion. Religious wars throughout...
How 9/11 Changed National Security
Nathan, , Privacy, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 9/11, privacy, security, 4The initial research I have done on the debate of National security vs. personal privacy brought me to an...
Nurture From the Start
Hailey, , Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Nature, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 4There is a lot that can be discovered with monozygotic twins, specifically when they are separated at birth and...
The Price of Mental Health: both physical and mental
Caleigh, , Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, cost, hospitalization, mental health, stigma, therapy, 3Mental Health is an ongoing issue world wide and even within the Utah community. According to Utah Department of...
The Price of Being a Woman in Prison
Beth, , Call to Action, Crime, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, crime, gender inequality, health, hygiene, incarceration, Inequality, women, 4In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
Are salaries equal throughout professional sports?
Olivia, , Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 1It is no secret that women and men are paid differently even though they are doing the same exact...
Stigmas with Menstruation
Caleigh, , Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, international women, menstrual health, periods, stigma, tampon tax, women, 4This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to go to Thailand, and teach to villagers the advantages to...
Serial Killers and Their Brain Chemistry
Maggie, , Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 5Oddly enough, the brain can tell a lot about a person. So how does the brain chemistry of a...
Challenges facing the women of India
Ceceli, , Fall 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, india, women, women rights, 4India has become a very special place to me and is very close to my heart. I travelled...
Is it wrong to depend on others?
Lindsay, , Fall 2017, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 2In life, we often think that the only way to be secure is to be secure in oneself. Humans...
Why the United States should continue the use of drone strikes
Jack, , Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, War, 2The first website that I looked at for this assignment talked about the pros and the cons for using...
The topic of collegiate athletes has been debated heavily over the past several years. As the concept of “one...
Legalization of Marijuana, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Koji, , Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 6Marijuana has been a large topic of debate for the past decade. No one can seem to agree on...
There have been 300 homicides due to gun violence in 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This video was made to...
Violence has led to Killing
Karyme, , Fall 2017, Showcase, The Fifth Column, #StopTheViolence, BlackLivesMatter, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Racism, 2Violence has led to Killing Lately people have been angry at police and claim that police don’t protect...
Are We Setting Up Our Students for Success or Failure?
Brandom, , Books or Plays, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Showcase, Street Interviews, Stress, The Fifth Column, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6“Nearly half (49%) of all students reported feeling ‘a great deal of stress’ on a daily basis and 31...
Feed the Hungry not the Streets
Melody, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Drugs, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Homelessness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, The Fifth Column, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3Awareness for the homeless “The estimated number of people on streets and in shelters in 2015 was...
It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up
Kamyiah, , Fall 2017, Point of View, Police, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, pain, policebrutality, 5It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up Effects of Police Brutality By: Kamyiah Oliver In Oakland, California, why do our...
Oakland’s Police Department Untold Story
Alberto, , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Quality Education, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 1Oakland’s Police Department Untold Side “Did you know that African-Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be...
Oakland’s Culture
Jennifer, , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Violence, #Sideshows, culture, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 2Oakland’s Culture Do you often confuse Oakland with San Francisco? We shouldn’t confuse San Francisco and...
Improving Education in Oakland
Jian Wen, , Argument, Fall 2017, Quality Education, Showcase, The Fifth Column, education, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 4Improving Education in Oakland Did you know that in the past year the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)...
Illness is Not the Only Thing Affecting Our Health
Victoria, , Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 0Have you ever wondered why not speaking English can do you wrong? Not knowing certain...
LGBTQ in The Streets
Liz, , Coming Out, Homelessness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, The Fifth Column, LGBTQ, Streets, support, 4LGBTQ in The Streets Did you know that 26% of the LGBTQ youth have trouble coming out...
How Does Police Brutality Affect The Community?
Grady, , Police, The Fifth Column, #PoliceBruatlity, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3Over the years there has been multiple people killed by police officers for example,Yuvette Henderson, Demouria Hogg and...
Depression and how it affects children and teens
Kayla, , Good Health and Well-Being, The Fifth Column, #Positivity, hope, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3Depression and how it affects kids and teens in our everyday life Teen suicide and depression is the...
City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification?
German, , Gentrification, The Fifth Column, Bay Area, gentrification, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 3City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification? “Between July 2011 and July 2016 the median price of...
How Does Gentrification Affect Oakland and its Community?
Anthony, , Argument, Biases, Community, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, Blog Post, community, gentrification, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 3Did you know that when asked, more Oakland community members believe that gentrification is shoddy for Oakland? Why...
Monuments and Their History
Xavier, , Call to Action, Fall 2017, History, Politics, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 4Proper education on the statues and names of confederates on buildings or monuments is needed to teach future generations...
BGWA – I Am Not
Alana, , American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Fall 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1This video was produced by young women at The U School to break down stereotypes about Black Girls.
Legalization of Marijuana
Andrea, , Decision Making, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Science, Showcase, The Fifth Column, legalization, marijuana, voting, 4Is Marijuana a medicine? Twenty-eight states say that marijuana is a medicine, but the Utah lawmakers insist that it...
Should we really stop letting immigrants from “shithole countries” come to America? Yesterday, I got home from school and...
“The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace. It’s time to do something...
The Achievement Gap
Ariel, , American Dream, Argument, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Debt, Decision Making, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Housing, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Okemos High School, 1The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
Violent Media: A Convenient Cover-Up of Our Mental Health Problem
Kevin, , Good Health and Well-Being, Psychology, Science, Showcase, The Fifth Column, #researchtopic, mentalhealth, Okemos High School, 1Image Credit: https://thetriangle.org/opinion/becoming-desensitized-to-violence/ Over the past few years we as nation have witnessed a series of mass killings that have...
Equality for All
EmmaC, , American Creed, Fall 2017, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Okemos High School, 0Every culture has a past, it doesn’t matter how proud or disappointed the individual is about it. The only...
Stories From Immigrants
Alexander, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, The Fifth Column, #americancreed #immigration #immigrants #americandream, 2One of the biggest issues of the United States is the threat of deportation and determining whether an immigrant...
Chaos, screaming, bodies on the ground. This is the scene of Las Vegas shooting as hundreds of everyday people...