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Discover the Impact of 1619
Gianaki, , Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Violence, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Gaming, Call to Action, Slavery, Black Lives Matter At School, SLA@Beeber, 3My initial thoughts are that this documentary does a good job of showing the struggle and trials of a...
“Exploring the Literary Landscape Social Inequality”
Kamya, , Police, Women in Action, Media, This is America, Voting, Semester Published, Social Class, Listening with understanding and empathy, Guns, American Dream, Spring 2023, Violence, What do I stand for?, Prison, Protest, Black Lives Matter, Incarceration, Gender Equity (Women), Taking a Knee, Crime, Media and Message, History, March for Our Lives, SLA@Beeber, 1Discover how literature has dominated and explored the social landscape of inequality and uncover how it still affects us...
India’s problems
Dulce, , Politics, Religion, Violence, Race Relations, Inequality, Orange Cove High School, Islamophobia, Discrimination, 2In the article, “Will Democracy Survive in India” (Upfront, Patricia Smith, 2022) I learned that in India there were...
Frantz Fanon’s Fantastic Fundamentals
Daniel, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Thinking interdependently, Fall 2022, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Rights, History, history, colonialism, Pasadena City College, 0Frantz Fanon’s theories on colonization and decolonization, and the violences that come with it. Fanon also talks about liberation...
Who is at fault for America’s soaring gun violence?
Jacob, , Media, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Firearms, Gun Violence, Violence, 0Gun violence is a concern that has plagued the U.S. time and time again, year after year. Concerns about...
Shooting at Texas High School Leaves 10 Dead
Lisbeth, , Violence, Crime, Orange Cove High School, #STOPSCHOOLSHOOTING, 0In the article “Shooting at Texas High School Leaves 10 Dead” (Upfront, 2018) I learned that a 17-year-old teenager...
The Buffalo Massacre of May 14, 2022
Belen, , Media and Message, This is America, Violence, Black Lives Matter, Media, Community, Orange Cove High School, Buffalo Massacre, mass shootings, Racial Inequality, 1In the article, “A Nation Mourns with Buffalo” (Upfront, Smith 2022) I learn about the tragic racially targeted massacre...
Please Biden…
Mia, , This is America, Violence, War, Media, Orange Cove High School, #war, #Biden, 0In the world right now Russia and Ukrainian are currently in a battle. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used...
The Lies to Survive
Andrea L, , Violence, History, War, Call to Action, Raise Your Voice, Upstander, Orange Cove High School, WWII, 0In the article The Forger (Upfront), I learned that during World War II, there were many people willing to...
In the article, ¨Why am I scared of clowns?¨ Michelle is explaining her fear of clowns. She talks about...
Russia’s Invasion to Ukraine
Andrea A, , Violence, War, Orange Cove High School, #UkraineandRussia, 2In the article, ‘Russia Invades Ukraine” (btw) I learned that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in 2014...
Tensions Rising between Russia and Ukraine
Rene, , Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Gathering data through all senses, Showcase, Violence, War, Media, Argument, This is America, Orange Cove High School, #war, #russia, #Tension, #Ukraine, #Biden, 9Ukraine has tried establishing alliances with Western nations. Russia on the other hand has tried to maintain a relationship...
Protests In Kazakhstan
Maritza, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Showcase, Violence, Orange Cove High School, Spring 2022, 0Protests against rising fuel prices began on January 2nd in Kazakhstan after the price cap for fuel was lifted....
A Man’s Search for Meaning
Meredith, , Violence, History, War, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2021, reading, world war two, bookreview, 0The book I chose is titled, “A Man’s search for meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl. I love this book...
Artificial Intelligence
John, , Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, History, War, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, military, technology, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Artificial Intelligence, 0Frankenstein’s Monster, Hal 9000, the Terminator, and Robocop are examples of dangerous artificial intelligence pieces dating back to the...
How is the conflict in Afghanistan going to affect the world?
Andrew, , War, Refugees, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Fall 2021, Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Terrorism, Politics, History, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Taliban, 0As for this current moment and time, there is a lot of unknown. Nobody really knows how they will...
Remembrance of 9/11
Adrian, , Terrorism, War, Fall 2021, Showcase, Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Orange Cove High School, #9/11, 1In the article, “Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years Later” I learned that there was an attack towards the U.S. On...
Afghanistan and its War
Adrian, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Terrorism, War, Refugees, Fall 2021, Showcase, Violence, Orange Cove High School, #war, 0In the article, “Stuff YOU Should Know” The Taliban has been taking over cities in Afghanistan after the United...
How Can We Prevent Repeating History?
Aaliyah, , Showcase, Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, History, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2021, Orange Cove High School, Tulsa Race Massacre, 0In the article, “Digging Up A Painful Past,” the Tulsa Race Massacre was a massacre that left a great...
Problem Section: Human Trafficking in South Asia
Paige, , AAPI Heritage, Showcase, Violence, Slavery, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Spring 2021, Human Trafficking, RHS, 3As Jacky Rosen said, “Human trafficking is a communitywide problem, and as such, it requires communitywide solutions.” Human trafficking...
The Violence in Chicago Neighborhoods
Elizabeth, , Sustainable Cities and Communities, Spring 2021, Showcase, Violence, Chicago, RHS, 1A key to Chicago community areas can be found here. I’m sure we’ve all seen or heard at some point...
Ending the Violence for Millions of Children
Gus, , Showcase, Violence, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Spring 2021, safety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0The main issue that this article addresses is the challenging environments that some children have to grow up in...
Police Brutality and Body Cameras
Nyayeek, , Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2021, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, body cameras, 1One “solution” for Police Brutality was to have police officers wear body cameras, this was supposed to help us...
Men’s Crisis Hotline to Save Lifes
Lindsey, , Coronavirus, Spring 2021, Showcase, Violence, Gender Equity (Women), Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Domestic Violence, 0In the city of Bogotá, Columbia, there is a large concern over men’s mental health that may lead to...
Are monkeys taking over Thailand?
Diana, , Life on Land, Zero Hunger, Privacy, Community, Fall 2020, Showcase, Violence, monkey, thailand, Orange Cove High School, tourists, food, 7Imagine if you lived in a city that was heavily populated with dogs? Cats? Lizards? Well some people are...
The Harlem Renaissance
Drew, , Getting Started, Politics, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Religion, Media, Music, Slavery, Literature Guides, Violence, Guides, Race Relations, What do I stand for?, Character Traits and Relationships, Black Lives Matter, Community, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Black Lives Matter At School, supportthemovement, blm, Veronica Chambers, The Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, 0(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
Couple Next Door
Ian, , Fall 2020, Literature Guides, Guides, Showcase, Character Traits and Relationships, Violence, Family, Books or Plays, Harvest Collegiate High School, death, kidnapping, sadness, 4Anne, the protagonist in The Couple Next Door, has a few traits that influence their relationships with others. One,...
Riot- Walter Dean Myers plot
Jaylene, , Violence, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, Rights, Family, Plot Analysis, History, War, Books or Plays, Police, Protest, Showcase, This is America, book, #Riot, history, 1Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
Riot by Walter Dean Myers
Jaylene, , Protest, Showcase, Girl, Violence, Writing, Black Lives Matter, This is America, Politics, History, War, Youth Activism, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Police, Point of View, Harvest Collegiate High School, book, play, history, 1The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
Stop the Violence
Cindy, , February 2020, Showcase, Guns, Violence, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Police, Spring 2020, Violence, Gateway High School, 5Opening my eyes up every day once again another one of my loved ones getting killed. Listening to the news,...
Charlie’s Enigma
Tahjmier, , Showcase, Violence, Race Relations, Family, Fall 2019, fathers, The U School, 0As a young black man in America, It seems like I have confusing examples to live up to. I...
No links between violent video games and shootings
asher, , Gaming, Fall 2019, Showcase, Violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, violent video games, 3From a study by James Ivory he has found no link between video games and violence. He went on...
What’s The Deal With Police Brutality
Noa, , Showcase, Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4Police brutality is a word that’s used for unjustified or unintentional harassment, verbal assault, physical or mental injury. It...
Here’s how Russia’s new weapon would leave us defenseless.
Charlie, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Politics, History, War, Argument, American Creed, Showcase, Violence, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Nuclear Energy, Fall 2019, nuclearweapons, icbm, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, russia, 3Ever since the beginning of the Manhattan project in 1942, humans have been obsessed with the inhalation total of...
Do video games contribute to youth violence?
Dominic, , Call to Action, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Violence, Psychology, Bullying, Gaming, bullying, child violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 6Parents are teaching their kids values in the wrong ways. Giving kids video games that show aggression and violence...
China’s Big Secret
Charlie, , History, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Violence, War, Dystopia, Quality Education, Fall 2019, Prison, Police, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Refugees, Good Health and Well-Being, Rights, Privacy, Reduced Inequalities, Terrorism, Slavery, No Poverty (Economy), Protest, Politics, Incarceration, Crime, Showcase, Religion, Immigration, justice, communism, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, china, 1For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
NO violence
Keily, , Showcase, Violence, Pro Gun Control, Argument, Protest, This is America, Fall 2019, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 1While observing at the imagine i can say people are serious & standing up for what they want. They...
The CIA Wanted To Kill American Innocents, And May Have Killed The Man Who Stopped Them
Eggert, , Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Violence, Terrorism, Crime, History, War, Dystopia, Fall 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2More conspiracies have been confirmed than you might think. Take examples such as Watergate and MK-Ultra. Today’s conspiracy is...
How can we limit gun violence?
Matthew, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Gun Control (Background Checks), Gun Violence, Gun control, 2The issue of guns in America is one of, if not the most important issue that envelops the country...
Concealed Handguns
Dominic, , Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2019, Showcase, Guns, Violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Crime happens all the time, crime is also something that everybody would like to change. Concealed weapons are a...
Are Drones a National Security Threat?
Riley, , Showcase, Violence, Crime, Media and Message, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0People and their drones in the past few years there have been more threats and more than the less...
What’s the deal with Airplane Safety?
Charlie, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Violence, No Poverty (Economy), Media, Community, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3A fear of flying is not unusual, in fact it’s so common, there’s a name for it. It’s called...
Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Youth Violence
Peter, , Gaming, This is America, Violence, Sports, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #video games, youth, Violence, 7Psychology Today writes about the American Psychiatric Association (APA) who published a report in 2015, stating that “playing violent...
Diplomacy Is the Key to American Success
Han, , Violence, Family, American Creed, Politics, This is America, Happiness, Fall 2019, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, War, Partnerships for the Goals, Love, Call to Action, American Dream, Argument, Showcase, Goals, 1At a time when the United States is under development and facing corrupt relations, global public opinion started to...
Child Abuse: Presentation
Tasnia, , Violence, Call to Action, Raise Your Voice, Spring 2019, Help, Violence, #End Violence, #raiseawareness, #childabuse, 1I chose the topic of child abuse for my digital activism topic for multiple reasons. The first being that...
The Path to Peace
Christian, , Showcase, Violence, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, The U School, 3True peace cannot be obtained by violence, but only by coming together and understanding each other. True peace is...
Nonviolence
Calder, , Showcase, Violence, Poetry, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 2NonviolenceMeansWillingness to sufferNonviolentdemenstratorsrose up with dignity
American Means
Leo, , Showcase, Violence, American Creed, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, American Creed, Berkeley High School, 1In reality, “American” means that you are a member of a country filled with violence, and hate because that’s...
Do Violent Video Games Make Kids More Violent
Dashiell (Dash), , Fall 2018, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Spring 2019, Showcase, Violence, Gaming, Berkeley High School, #video games, 3I have chosen to study how we best inform people about the relationship between violent video games and real...
Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities
Edwin, , Crime, Police, Protest, Taking a Knee, Violence, Raise Your Voice, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter At School, Black Lives Matter, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, BlackLivesMatter, policebrutality, Racism, 9Bias, Racism, and Death in U.S. Communities Why is Police Brutality causing death? “It could have a lot to...
Stereotypes In Oakland
Doraneli, , Showcase, Violence, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Change In Oakland, 3Stereotypes In Oakland It’s not even about us as humans anymore. It’s mostly about us being portrayed as...
Violence in oakland
Khalid, , Showcase, Violence, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4On December 13th, I was in my car and somebody hit us when they were running away from the...
Solutions To Oakland Violence
Daniel, , Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Violence, 3Let me introduce you to to Oakland. I believe that Oakland is violent because of what I have seen...
Violence in Oakland
Leslie, , Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #policeforce, #schoolsystems, Violence, poverty, 4Why do you believe people are violent? An Oakland resident Ethan Cole, brought up so many interesting ways in...
Can Fortnite affect a person negatively or positively?
Dustin, , Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Gaming, Youthvoices, #videogames, #Fortnite, #Is fortnite bad for you?, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9In 2018 there were a lot of new trends that were popular. For instance Fortnite is a game that...
The effects of violence
Beatriz, , No Poverty (Economy), Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Violence, poverty, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Guns, 7“I think some people commit violent crimes because it’s something that will give an effect compared to someone just...
The Effect Of Violence On Youth, Oakland California
Diego, , Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Oakland, california, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #stop violence, #protect the youth, 6Diego Fernando Rivera-Soto Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 The Effect Of Violence On Youth, Oakland California Do...
Justice for Emely Peguero
Crismeylin, , Showcase, Violence, Crime, Abortion, Latino Power, Call to Action, Argument, Protest, Fall 2018, 1When I first heard about this case on the television (in the news), my hearts broke into millions of...
Gun Control in the US and the World
Katie, , Fall 2018, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Guns, Violence, Gun control, United States, Donald Trump, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3The political topic that I chose to explore was gun laws, namely how gun laws in Utah and the...
Guns vs. Kids?
Alexis, , Showcase, Guns, Violence, Quality Education, March for Our Lives, Fall 2018, #Gunsafety, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #GunControl, 7I am interested in gun rights, specifically in the US compared to the rest of the world and what...
Do violent video games contribute to increasing youth violence?
Amani, , Violence, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Gaming, Technology, Decision Making, Fall 2018, Showcase, youth, Violence, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #videogames, #aggression, 5https://nowcomment.com/documents/116606#.W88xDUtKjD4 When looking at the evidence and scientific studies, it is hard to deny that there is some correlation...
Are the Current Gun Laws Sufficient?
Tarek, , Showcase, Fall 2018, Guns, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Violence, Pro Gun Control, Con Gun Control, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Shootings, NRA, Bill of Rights, mass shootings, Firearms, Gun control, Constitution, second amendment, Constitutional Right, 2The first thing I would like to say is that this is my opinion on the matter, and other...
Do violent video games increase youth violence?
Amani, , Arts & Entertainment, Showcase, Violence, Crime, Gaming, Media, #videogames, #aggression, Violence, abuse, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 7According to Craig Anderson, director of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University, video games...
Everyone should be EQUAL: The message of “This Is America”
Adelphe, , Crime, Pro Gun Control, Argument, Community, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Violence, Spring 2018, Prison, This is America, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, No Poverty (Economy), 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, Violence, The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, This is America, 2I am excited by Childish Gambino music video, “This Is America,” because its very inspiring and motivating. As a...
Gun Violence
Nakiah, , Showcase, Violence, Spring 2018, Upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #violenceschools, 22Dear Mayor Schaaf: Hello, our names are Xin and Nakiah. We are 9th graders at Life Academy High...
My question would be Why do so many men find violence appropriate? Domestic violence is violence or...
Abuse of our elderly
Pritika, , Showcase, Violence, Rape Culture, Gender Equity (Women), Spring 2018, old, Violence, abuse, 0Abuse in old homes is a problem that has been around for much too...
Black lives matter
Simon, , Community, Decision Making, Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Crime, 1The issue I am focusing on is police violence toward blacks especially when the victim was unarmed. What’s worse...
The issue at hand involves North Korea’s ongoing missile tests that are endangering people within the distances of the...
Today: SEXtrade
Rachel, , Gender Equity (Women), Crime, Love, Refugees, Good Health and Well-Being, Call to Action, Showcase, Slavery, Violence, What do I stand for?, Rape Culture, Spring 2018, sex, sextrafficking, forced sex, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, education, #StopTheViolence, change, modern slavery, 3I decided to make an informative video about sex trafficking because I felt that the issue needed to...
The Overlooked Tragedy… Animal Abuse
Ashika, , This I Believe, What do I stand for?, Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, Life on Land, abuse, animal respect, animal abuse, Violence, Animal, Domestic Violence, 0The issue is animal abuse. I am passionate about this issue because it is usually overlooked. Most people don’t...
Racial Discrimination
Yahav, , Protest, Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Violence, Race, Racism, 1My topic revolved around Racial Discrimination and through prior knowledge I know that it is a very serious topic....
Horrors of the Syrian Civil War
Armin, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, War, Middle East, civil war, Aleppo, humanitarian crisis, refugees, Syria, 0The issue that I am presenting in my movie is the Syrian civil war. I am passionate about this...
This issue caught my attention recently because there were accusations of video games causing violence. I wanted to research...
Crisis in The Ukraine
Daniel, , Voting, Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, War, voting, russia, Ukraine, Putin, Crimea, Crimean Peninsula, Occupation, Referendum, Illegal, 0The crisis in Crimea is that Russia had annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, and illegally occupied it. I...
Terrorism growing in our backyard
william, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, Terrorism, Shootings, #carmanainsworthhighschool, homegrown terrorism, school shootings, mass shootings, 0Homegrown terrorism or domestic terrorism is terrorism but coming out of people that are natives to The United States....
It is clear that all lives should matter but in our society or shall I say in this world...
Nazi and Human Experiments By:Jennifer Sanchez Did you knew that Nazis did medical experiments on humans ?...
Nazi Experimentation
Ying, , Showcase, Violence, Rights, History, Spring 2017, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #healthandbioscience, Naziexperiementation, 7To begin, have you ever heard about the Nazi research? Well if not let me tell you a little...
Oh, White Light
Brianna, , The Fifth Column, Spring 2018, Showcase, Violence, Rape Culture, Poetry, Gender Equity (Women), The U School, #MeToo, 7This piece was inspired by our study of the #MeToo movement. This is based on actual events. The hope...
“Corporate Imperialism”
Sophia, , Politics, Point of View, Community, Columbus, Violence, No Poverty (Economy), #imperialism, 1My topic for my research paper has morphed from an informative essay regarding the ways in which colonialism has...
Research Question and Topic Blog with Hyperlinks
Sophia, , Showcase, Violence, Fall 2017, Columbus, Spring 2018, #history #colonialism, 0Has colonialism driven the flames of racism? This is the research question I wish to ask and argue in...
Feel The Struggle
Nallely, , Spring 2018, Violence, Bullying, Abortion, #struggles, Victor Rios, Street Life, 2Blog Post Chapters 2 & 3 Street Life After reading the first three chapters of Victor Rios’ Street...
what should the goverment do about drugs?
Francisco, , No Poverty (Economy), Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Violence, Quality Education, Drugs, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 7“Drugs, an estimated 24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older—(9.4 percent of the population)— used an illicit drug in...
Velvet Eligio Period: ⅚ 1/16/18 Violence change Oakland may be the fourth most dangerous city (cbsnews) in...
Velvet Eligio Period: ⅚ 1/16/18 Violence change Oakland may be the fourth most dangerous city (cbsnews) in the...
Violence and Crime in the Oakland Community
Ying, , Showcase, Violence, Fall 2017, crimes, #End Violence, #changeinOakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Violence and Crime in the Oakland Community By Ying Yang There is a big problem in Oakland of...
Violence Affecting Youth in Oakland
Leslie, , Showcase, Violence, Fall 2017, #youthsuffering, #ViolenceinOakland, 6How does being exposed to violence affect youth in Oakland? Violence has affected many people in Oakland. Is a...
Violence in Oakland causes PTSD
Aaron, , Showcase, Violence, Fall 2017, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 1Violence in Oakland Based on research and interviews, it is important to talk about and resolve the...
Oakland’s Culture
Jennifer, , Showcase, Violence, Crime, History, Community, Fall 2017, The Fifth Column, #Sideshows, culture, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2Oakland’s Culture Do you often confuse Oakland with San Francisco? We shouldn’t confuse San Francisco and...
Violence in Oakland
Chris, , Showcase, Violence, Fall 2017, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Violence in Oakland In Oakland there is a lot of violence that need to stop such as gang...
Violence in the Bay Area
Takeo, , Showcase, Violence, Fall 2017, #robbing, #crimereports, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #deaths, #crimerates, #oakland'sviolence, 2“Violence in the Bay Area” by Takeo Owens There is a lot of violence in the Bay Area....
Should the United States decriminalize Drugs?
Oliver, , No Poverty (Economy), Biases, Politics, Fall 2017, Happiness, Incarceration, Debt, Good Health and Well-Being, Friendship, Showcase, War, 2nextprez, Research Help, Violence, Voting, Prison, Science, Family, Protest, Drugs, Decision Making, 0The United States does not tolerate drugs at all, since Ronald Reagan started the war on drugs. If someone...
How does society deal with tragedy?
Lexi, , Showcase, Community, Violence, Fall 2017, Family, Terrorism, Psychology, Social Media, History, Call to Action, Social Class, American Dream, 9/11, coping, tribute, loss, tragedy, society, 0In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
What it Means to be American?
Julieanna, , Violence, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Slavery, Rights, Argument, Drugs, This I Believe, No Poverty (Economy), What do I stand for?, Crime, Protest, History, Community, Books or Plays, Decision Making, Bullying, American Creed, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Immigration, Call to Action, 0I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
The Juvenile Justice System: Deeply Flawed
Sophia, , Showcase, Violence, Prison, Race Relations, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Inquiry, Politics, Death Penalty, Incarceration, 0In privileged communities across America, the phrase “kids are the future” is sung to remind children that they matter....
Mr. President please help save our population and our Nation
Lenitta, , Fall 2017, Showcase, Violence, Unitedstates, Populationcontrol, CDC, Hurricanes, Forestfires, contraceptives, 2nextprez, Casualties, Naturaldisasters, #Trump, National, population growth, nation, 1Dear Mr. President, I am beginning to see way too many signs of population control. According to the CDC,...
Boycotting the 2020 Japan Olympics to save the dolphins.
Rachel, , Photography, Terrorism, Argument, Nature, Science, Raise Your Voice, Politics, What do I stand for?, Good Health and Well-Being, Life on Land, Social Media, Community, Happiness, Goals, Love, Violence, Call to Action, Quality Education, Zero Hunger, Sports, Animals, thecove, Violence, animalabuse, japan, whaling, boycot2020olympics, taijidolphins, taiji, 2Whalers kill dolphins, whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals. In Japan, they do so in a cruel and shocking...
Peacefully Protesting in the NFL
Lenitta, , Police, Violence, Race Relations, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Protest, Sports, Fall 2017, Taking a Knee, Rights, War, Showcase, Veterans, #Protest, Respect, freedomofspeech, carmanainsworth, CA, policebrutality, Cavs, equalrights, government, NFL, forALL, injustice, cahs, takeaknee, Equality, Lenitta, Flag, 0Protesting in the NFL is completely necessary. As players, their voices are important and the decisions they make on...
Asian American Activism
Keaton, , Showcase, Call to Action, Violence, Social Class, Quality Education, American Dream, Race Relations, What do I stand for?, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Protest, Rights, Community, Politics, Student-Centered, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Raise Your Voice, Media, AAPI Heritage, Research Help, 6High School textbooks don’t have anything on Asian Americans during the civil rights era. There were a lot of...
FIghting for My Rights
Destiny, , Showcase, Violence, Rights, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Voting, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, Protest, Raise Your Voice, 0Copy of Photo album Photo by New York Public Library
Reopen the Kurt Cobain Case
Vincent, , Crime, Music, Spring 2017, Argument, Showcase, Guns, Violence, Good Health and Well-Being, suicide, Kurt Cobain, nirvana, investigation, evidence, Police, 5Dear Seattle Police Department, As a police department that prides itself on enhancing trust with the public, it would...
The State of American Protest: Unhelpful Behavior
Zach, , Rights, Point of View, Call to Action, Spring 2017, Argument, This I Believe, Protest, Showcase, Violence, 0For those of us who wish to keep and protect every American’s First Amendment rights, there is an issue...
When I was younger, I used to go out with my dad and protest the Iraq war. At that...
The Causes of Violent Outbursts in youth (Abstract Available)
Jackson, , Happiness, Good Health and Well-Being, Violence, child behavior, child violence, child, 0Abstract: In our developing world more and more is learned about the development of youth. One of the most...
Cross Burned in Racist Hate Crime, Anderson, CA 2004
Yailin, , Violence, Politics, Spring 2017, Showcase, 0This podcast is about hate crime incident that took place in Anderson, Ca. It impacted Ms. Isaac Lowe and...
Oakland High teen set on fire aboard an AC Transit bus, Oakland, CA
Vivian, , Showcase, LGBTQ+ Rights, Violence, Spring 2017, 1Sasha Fleischman, who identifies as agender was targeted by 16 year old, Richard Thomas for wearing a skirt.
Immigrant murdered by seven teenagers
Monica, , Immigration, Violence, Spring 2017, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0Our podcast is about an immigrant, Marcelo Lucero being murdered by 7 teenagers in Patchogue, Long Island
The tragic fire on the 57 bus in Oakland,Ca
Marcos, , Showcase, LGBTQ+ Rights, Violence, Spring 2017, 0This podcast is about the tragic fire on the 57 bus during a ride on the 57 bus ride....
The fire on the 57 bus in Oakland, CA
Kathlyn, , Showcase, LGBTQ+ Rights, Violence, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Gender, Bullying, Social Class, Spring 2017, #equality #Agenderteens #Fire, 0This podcast is about Sasha a Agender teen from Berkeley, CA. Sasha was on their way home from school...
Matthew Shepards’ case
Huong, , Bullying, LGBTQ+ Rights, Good Health and Well-Being, Violence, Love, Quality Education, Point of View, Race Relations, Stories, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Privacy, Rights, Spring 2017, Gender, Politics, Crime, Showcase, lgbt, lovewins, loveislove, lgbtrights, Okemos High School, matthewshepard, 0Photo by Elvert Barnes
Setting and Scene for Hunger Games
Diamond, , Gaming, Spring 2017, Showcase, Violence, War, Books or Plays, 0A scene from Hunger Games that stood out to me was the ending of chapter 1 and start of...
Gang violence in our world
Benjamin, , Showcase, Violence, Spring 2017, youth, Violence, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, #Public, 9Topic: gang violence Imagine gang wars starting in our country and our whole society collapsing. This is...
Mona changes the way she thinks and she starts following the path to become a cop. She realized that...
Survey for MALE students: Domestic Violence and Male Values
Gary, , Violence, Gender Equity (Women), Surveys, Spring 2017, family, survey, Domestic Violence, Fremont High School, 1My name is Gary Tuione. I am a senior attending Fremont High School in Oakland. My Graduate Capstone research...
Time to talk about gangs
Talyssa, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Violence, Crime, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Violence, Oakland, protection, 1Gangs are important because they are damaging Oakland culture in a negative way to where people think Oakland...
Police Brutality
K'Chelle, , Police, Spring 2017, Showcase, Violence, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Inequality, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Police, Black Lives Matter, Racism, 7Police relations are very important to focus on because police officers have killed and harass people of color due...
How has the word “jihad” contributed to the rise of islamophobia, terrorists attacks, and false Western views of Muslims?
Lula, , Politics, Religion, War, Spring 2017, Showcase, Violence, 0Using the Gale Research Database, I was able to find some evidence that can support my inquiry question for...
Causes of Violent Outbursts in Youth, A Research Paper
Jackson, , Showcase, Violence, Inquiry, Fall 2016, Stress, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, 0I chose for my research paper topic to study the causes of violent outbursts in youth. I chose this...
I think the Hunger Games is a good book, its a trilogy of young adult dystopian society. At the...
Domestic Violence: Time to Talk about the Issue
Gladys, , Family, Gender Equity (Women), Fall 2016, Showcase, Violence, children, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Domestic Violence, Men, women, 4Three women a day are murdered by their significant other in the United States (Get the Facts). This is...
Teens Dating Violence
Julissa, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Violence, teens, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Domestic Violence, abuse, Oakland, 8“Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the United States are a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse...
The Unspoken Truth About Domestic Violence
Kristy, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Violence, Quality Education, Rights, Call to Action, #speakup, #BreakTheSilence, #NoMoreDomesticViolence, #EducateYourself, 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...
Gangs in Oakland
Adrian, , Violence, Crime, Spring 2017, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Peer Pressure, 6Why do youth join gangs? Gangs are one of the main problems in California, but it is especially a...
The Triggers and Layers of Domestic Violence
Angelica, , Violence, Family, Fall 2016, Psychology, Wonder, Showcase, Domestic Violence, #domesticViolence #women #help #therapy #family #truma #help #speakup, 2Did you know 2 out of 3 children are exposed to trauma and violence Do you think...
What We Can Do To Stop Gangs?
Darriven, , Showcase, Violence, Inquiry, Family, Fall 2016, Friendship, Streets, United States, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Adolescents, 4Gangs in the United States “Criminals gang membership increased as much as 40% in the United States during...
Gangs and Their Impact on Oakland
Ingrys, , Violence, Crime, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Gang Positivity, Gang Negativity, 4When someone hears the term gang, what would come to their mind? Horrible? Dangerous? There are many ways to...
Don’t be afraid to speak up !!
Berenize, , Spring 2017, Violence, Gender Equity (Women), #speakup, #Dontbeafraidtospeckup, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #stopdomesticviolence, 6How To Be Able To Get Out and To Speak Up How can the world encourage more victims of...
The Effects Domestic Violence has on People
Andrea, , Family, Violence, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Domestic Violence, Affects everyone, Negative Effect, health, 5“Children who’ve experienced domestic violence often meet the diagnostic criteria for (PTSD)“(Domestic Violence Association). The quote proves how not...
Domestic Violence
Diana, , Violence, Rape Culture, No Poverty (Economy), Crime, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4When women or men suffer from domestic violence they usually don’t report it right away. One of the reasons...
“Normal” People?
Fernando, , Violence, Crime, Police, News, Wordondastreet, BayArea, Police, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, UCBerkeley, 5How often do community members receive help from police? How often do community members hate on police? How often...
Diana, , Violence, Rape Culture, No Poverty (Economy), Bullying, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 0
When women or men suffer from domestic violence they usually don’t report it right away. One of the reasons...
Christian Persecution Then and Now
Blake, , Politics, Religion, History, Bullying, Refugees, Showcase, Call to Action, Violence, Good Health and Well-Being, Prison, Fall 2016, Terrorism, No Poverty (Economy), 3In the Gospel of John, Jesus proclaims to his followers and disciples that “If the world hates you, remember...
The Fox and the Wolf (Remixed)
Shantanu, , Happiness, Friendship, Love, Violence, Stories, Quality Education, Death Penalty, Inquiry, Fall 2016, Nature, Crime, History, Make the World a Better Place, BrothersGrimm, Morals, the fox and the wolf, lessons of life, 0This project is based on a moral “The Fox and the Wolf” by the Brothers Grimm which was adapted...
THE GOOSE-GIRL remixed
Amy, , Scratch, Violence, Rights, Happiness, Love, Stories, Death Penalty, Social Class, Animation, scratch, The Goose-Girl, Decisions, Digital Storytelling, 0This is my adaptation about THE GOOSE-GIRL by Brothers Grimm. Its about a princess who is going to get...
The Two Goats Remixed
Shantanu, , Life on Land, Happiness, Good Health and Well-Being, Books or Plays, Love, Point of View, Stories, Media, Violence, Fall 2016, Fable, pride, death, scratch, Aesop, 0Hello! Welcome to an introduction of my adapted animation, “The Two Goats”. This animation is adapted from one of...
Border Security… ISIS 8 Miles Away
Montana, , Rights, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Drugs, Reduced Inequalities, Fall 2016, Terrorism, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Crime, Showcase, Transportation, Immigration, Latino Power, Violence, American Dream, 4In America, protecting the borders is essential to our homeland security. Freedom has been taken advantage of over the...
Behind the Scenes of the Electric Chair
Shelby, , Books or Plays, Death Penalty, Showcase, Violence, Fall 2016, 2I was inspired by the book, Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean to gather information about the death...
Over the past few years, more and more schools have been requiring their students to follow a strict uniform....
ALL people should be treated equally
Corinne, , Homelessness, Rights, Family, Fall 2016, Politics, Love, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Showcase, LGBTQ+ Rights, Violence, 2I hate to see people who are being judged just because of their sexuality or gender. America is supposed...
Black Lives Matter
Ilianies, , 2nextprez, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2016, Crime, Police, Showcase, 2Dear Next President of the United States, An issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter is a...
Fight Against Racism
ganayahernandez, , Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Crime, Police, Violence, Black Lives Matter, Racism, Police Brutality, justice not made, crimes without consequences, 3Dear Future President of the United States of America, First off, I would like to say congratulations with your...
Support in curating my sources: Domestic Violence Against Women
Gary, , Showcase, Violence, Rape Culture, Family, Gender Equity (Women), Research Help, Good Health and Well-Being, 18Dear Youth Voices Community, My name is Gary Tuione. The social inequity problem I am looking into is “Domestic...
Calling for Respect and Equal Treatment
Chris, , Black Lives Matter, Police, Showcase, 2nextprez, Violence, Race Relations, Racism, Young black males, unfair lives, violence against black people, unfair jobs, with black people, 9Dear Future President of the United States, I believe that Black lives matter in our world because we are...
Why is the U.S so unfair these days?
Mariane, , Race Relations, Black Lives Matter, Politics, Social Media, Bullying, Police, Showcase, 2nextprez, Violence, 6Dear Future President of the United States, Congrats on being the new U.S president. Was it hard to get...
There’s a Problem With Dress Codes – Poem
Celia, , Gender Equity (Women), Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Violence, Poetry, 33I like to show my shoulders Weird enough, it’s true And once or twice a week It’s something many...