, , , Books or Plays, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Showcase, Youth Activism, 1
Dear Representative Ocasio-Cortez, I am extremely empowered by your Instagram video where you call our generation badass. The ways that...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2019, Showcase, 2
The three stories, “ The Lesson”, “ Everyday Us” and “How to date a browngirl, whitegril, blackgrl and halfie”...
School systems vary in each state, many schools have behavior issues, attendance issues, and low school wide scores. Though...
Find a girl and look at her, make a list of assumptions you have about her. Do you think...
, , , Fall 2019, Life on Land, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
In the article regarding animal testing, I learned that animals don’t necessarily need to be tested as there are...
, , , Climate Action, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
Greta Thunberg is a sixteen-year-old activist fighting for climate change. Recently, a few months ago, CNN released a video...
, , , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Spring 2020, 2
Under the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights are inherent to all human beings. These human rights...
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 1
All the previous conspiracy “theories” we have looked at have been relatively mundane, believable, and plausible even. Today however...
My final source is entitled distribution of Family Wealth, 1963-2016. It shows as time has progressed, wealth has gone...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, Zero Hunger, 1
While doing research regarding the issue of childhood hunger in the U.S., I came across an article titled, “Why...
, , , Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, 0
These are a few articles I have found in a search for a research, and there is a summary...
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2020, Zero Hunger, 0
Childhood hunger is a problem that is often overlooked in the U.S. even though millions of children experience it...
The American Dream is no longer attainable. The wealth gap creates too much division between the rich and poor...
, , , Fall 2019, Literary Essay, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 3
This three short stories: “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, and “How to Date...
Dear Education, I remembered walking into you knowing I’m going to have to make new friends and have to...
, , , Fall 2019, Literary Essay, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 5
Everyone knows that the community is the one that is most affected by the issues of society. Through those...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Literary Essay, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 4
It occurred to me that these three have one strong connection in between and that is how the social...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 2
Many private schools have uniforms but have you ever thought about what the point of uniforms are. There are...
“The Lesson” by Bambara, “Everyday Use,” by Alice, “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie,” by Juno...
, , , Fall 2019, Literary Essay, Showcase, 5
By reading the three stories: Everyday use, the lesson, and how to date a girl, I see they are...
We decided as a class to nominate three short stories to read which is “The lesson” and “Everyday use”...
The three stories surely have similarities and differences. Although the characters in the three texts have different cognitive traits, they...
The best way to enjoy reading different stories is by choosing the stories that have connections between the stories...
Since I started remember society is not fair even though they make us believed it.I think is important to...
, , , Fall 2019, Literary Essay, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2
We are still young learners so it is a full right to know what is going on in our...
One of the main reasons why, the three stories “ The Lesson”, “ How to date,” and “ Everyday...
The three stories have similarities on wanting to educate the reader in some way or another, particularly because all...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 2
So far, the characters in Wonder reminds me of world. The book talk about a child with a deformation. ...
, , , Fall 2019, Race Relations, Showcase, 0
As a young black man in America It seems like I have confusing examples to live up to. I...
, , , Fall 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Technology, 0
As we all know, we are getting closer to have some advances of technology. In which we get amazed...
So far, the characters in “hombre perro y super gatito” remind me that in the world there are animals...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
African American are more likely to get lower-paying jobs than white people because the education between white communities and...
, , , Death Penalty, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 3
By Elijah and Lalo Do you feel like people should face the death penalty? Here in Chicago or in...
Hasta ahora,en el tema Anne Frank me recuerda a una niña con su mamá que vivía cerca de mi...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
Hasta ahora los personajes en “Anne Frank” me recuerda a mi país. La trama me recuerda esto porque en...
Hasta ahora los personajes en juntos me recuerda mucho a otro libro que leí que hablaba sobre una chica...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
So far, the plot in Wonder reminds me of something in the world. The plot reminds me of this...
, , , Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 7
Until now the plot in upfront reminds me of something that happens in my good city happened before because...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
Hasta ahora, Sadie fue atrapada con las manos en la masa cuando comió un muffin con cacahuates en el...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 4
Medicine and many different treatment options have had a huge impact in the world and are constantly being researched...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Fall 2019, Showcase, Zero Hunger, 7
As climate change continues to be a major issue in our society, evidence is growing that being vegetarian can...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 0
I am made of yellow and orange house On a quiet street in La Troncal, EcuadorLiving with my grandmother, my...
You listen to me Karl Lindner it doesn’t matter if you don’t think we’ll feel at home as long...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, History, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 0
The topic which I chose to research about are issues which affect the Native American community, problems such as...
, , , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Music, Quality Education, Showcase, Stress, 9
There has been a lot of controversy about whether students should listen to music while they study. Some believe...
A present problem right now is rapid climate change. This means that the world’s climate and natural world are...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2
Tons of plastic debris is discarded every year, polluting lands, rivers, coasts, beaches, and oceans. The main problem for...
I’ve chosen to study the Australian brush fires, and global warming. Global warming is going to affect me for...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Life Below Water, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 5
In our generation the extinction rate of species has rapidly gone up and “Every hour, 3 species disappear. Every...
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 2
American intervention in the Middle East is an extremely relevant issue in recent history, especially with what recently happened...
, , , Environment, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 9
The world is full of endangered species. People around the globe are taking action to decrease the rate of...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Showcase, Violence, 4
Police brutality is a word that’s used for unjustified or unintentional harassment, verbal assault, physical or mental injury. It...
Schools all across the nation speak about how uniforms are a positive to the school environment and increases student...
INTRO With rising populations in the East Bay riding a bike these days is much more dangerous than it...
, , , Climate Action, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 4
We wanted to write a blog post on the topic of the Australian Bush fires, which were in the...
The opioid epidemic is a large issue affecting people of a variety of ages across the country. Opioids were...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 0
The opioid crisis is ravaging through communities, taking somewhere around 178 lives a day. The crisis has been charted...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1
I chose to study immigration detention centers. It is important because this has been a huge problem with today...
Schools are receiving increasing pressure to move to using curriculum that is more based around, self-centered learning and self...
We all know that climate change is a big problem. Scientists advise completely cutting carbon emissions by the year...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Housing, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 2
The Bay Area housing crisis is an important issue to me for the sole reason that I have grown...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, War, 1
As you all have heard, on December 31, 2019, a U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was attacked and under siege...
, , , Fall 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Quality Education, Showcase, Technology, 0
Textbooks have been a classroom necessity for a long time, but now it seems that tablets, and laptops have...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Environment, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 1
In this article about being a vegetarian, I got a deeper understanding of the pros of being a vegetarian. I...
, , , Climate Action, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Youth Activism, 0
The climate change generation has increasingly formed part of peaceful protests and demonstrations urging local and global policymakers to...
In one article about abortion, in talked about how in 2008, an estimated 86 million women had unplanned pregnancies....
, , , American Creed, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, History, Nuclear Energy, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Violence, War, 2
Ever since the beginning of the Manhattan project in 1942, humans have been obsessed with the inhalation total of...
, , , Environment, Fall 2019, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 4
In every part of the world, natural disasters pose a threat to the people living there, whether it’s the...
, , , Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 4
Medical marijuana legalization is one of the hot topics in politics in recent years. With more states making the...
, , , Climate Action, Fall 2019, Showcase, 3
I have chosen to study renewable energy and its importance in the world today. “We’re in a race against...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Protest, Showcase, 4
(Or why child protests ain’t really the best) The fact that children are protesting is not a problem, per...
, , , Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0
Within society today we face more complex problems everyday. One of our biggest problems is the amount of pollution...
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Zero Hunger, 0
Childhood hunger is a problem that is often overlooked in the U.S. even though millions of children experience it...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 0
The Modern e-cigarette was created in China by a man named Hon Lik in 2003. But not until 2006-2007...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
There seems to be a disparity amongst American history classes. Textbooks in America are writing different narratives for the...
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1
A common idea that is spread among the youth of America is a move from a capitalist economy to...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Showcase, 0
by Alix Langone As strange as it may seem, there have been many incidents of police misconduct at Wafflehouses...
Many people do not like homework, and I am one of them. Homework is indeed good or bad. Less...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Voting, 0
Voting is a vital part of our democracy and I truly believe that everyone should have their own opinions...
, , , Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2
Vegetarianism has been around ever since Ancient Greece (570 BC – 495 BC) There were many philosophers back then...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 3
Donald Trump’s Presidency has brought many people aware of immigration and illegal immigrants. Some people view this as Our...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, 4
Currently, more and more people are faced with the problem of depression and pressure from work or school. Especially,...
, , , Fall 2019, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Life Skills & Fitness, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 0
The article I was reading was basically reviewing the best ways to reform foster care. The author of the...
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Research Help, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 4
Today there are many homeless people everywhere in the united states begging for food and homes to sleep. The...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Quality Education, Showcase, Student-Centered, This is America, 0
In recent years there has been a debate on whether or not the government should pay for college. Graduating...
, , , Climate Action, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Life on Land, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2
There have been thousands of fires in Australia since July and it has only just been reported on. Hundreds...
, , , Fall 2019, Gender Equity (Women), Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Sports, 0
Unequal pay between men and women is sports has been an ongoing issue. Women have been fighting for a...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, This is America, 2
In recent years the topic of immigration has become one of great importance in both political and personal ideas....
, , , Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Politics, Showcase, 0
United States is a country establish based on a set of ideas such as the freedom of all people,...
I read Student Loan Debt: Can Parental College Savings Help?. This article talks about the rising cost of college...
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, 1
According to Pat Conroy, “Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities...
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