The calm
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My view.
This Is The Place I Love
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This place is located in the Millennium Park.Address is 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60602 and they close...
We are starting this conversation so we can advocate for ourselves and each other. This will be a place...
Dear Youth Voices, We should use less plastic, ban single-use plastic, and start managing our waste. Single-use plastic should...
Dear Readers on Youth Voices, If you are unaware of the plastic pollution that is occurring in our modern...
Dear Youth Voices, Plastic Pollution is a serious topic that should be focused on. Many times, the plastic is...
Did you know plastic has been around for more than 50 years? Also, did you know that plastic never...
We should ban Unnecessary Single-use Plastic
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Dear Fellow Teens, As a country, we should ban or reduce unnecessary single-use plastics like water bottles, plastic bags,...
Reading.Is.Lit.Project.
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This year, we will start using Youth Voices, where students create their own posts, projects and manage their accounts to really expand...
Race and Social Justice Reflections
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Race and Social Justice is a class in Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice where you learn about the...
Black Lives Matter summit
, , , Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
On April 18, 2019, my peers and I from the Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice attended the 5th...
I wonder if I am the only person who disagrees with people having sexual intercourse with no strings attached. Sharon Olds’ poem...
Reflection On Quilt
, , , Art, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Racism, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
This year in my race and social class at Nelson Mandela School For Social Justice My peers and I...
Poetry is a form of expression portrayed through art. This is proven by many, many, many different poems. Every...
Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured,...
The poem “Changes” by Tupac Shakur makes me ask myself the same question. Will we ever truly have a...
Filming at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Career & Job Readiness, Media, Photography, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 1
Our names are José Disla, Carlos Nuñez, and Cristopher Beltre. We are students at Crotona International High School. We...
What makes a good parent? What types of things can hurt a relationship between a father and daughter? These...
BlackLivesMatter
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Black lives Matter is a political and social movement originating among African Americans, emphasizing basic human rights and racial...
We are pro-abortion. This topic was picked because we watched the news and seen the laws that Alabama and...
Will changing the age of concealed to carry to 18 make more gun violence in Chicago?
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I look at this question with 2 answers one,Yes this would make chicago more violent.The younger you is your...
Chicago’s Casino
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Chicago’s Casino should be located 31st and Lake. Putting Chicago’s Casino on 31st and Lake would be an advantage...
Weed Legalization
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We choose the topic weed legalization because the percentage of weed users are 6.7%. In 2007, 2.1 million people...
In our opinion Chicago has failed to address the obvious issue, that kids are disappearing in the south and...
Hard worker, when focused
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Hi my name is Sapphire and uhh I am 16 years old in the tenth grade. I was born...
My Portfolio
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Power of Poetry
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Where I’m From
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Where I am from Spring comes under the skin of trees Opened the veins and filled them with...
LRNG Portfolio
, , , LRNG Portfolios, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
We Kylynn Williams, and Dekyra Wilson is studying the black panther party. We find this topic very important because...
Up until about the 1920’s the LGBTQ community barely got any recodnition seeing that being lesbian or gay was...
Chicago isn’t doing enough, there are women still being taken and put into sex trafficking. To be assured that...
Black Lives Matter is a symbol of collected organizations to represent black oppression reform. These people created the hashtag,the...
Brandon Thompson Shameeka Carter Adreon Jefferson Fenger Academy High School My team and I are doing this essay on...
Trump: To Impeach or Not Impeach?
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, 10
Heaven Kyle, Sadiyah Clemmer, Fenger High School Do you believe the president should be impeached? The definition of Impeachment:...
The Beach
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Skin showing suns out.Bodies full of water.Waiting in lines.Rides are exciting.People laughing.Making jokes.Running around toBe first.Ice cream meltingFood smells...
What do we feel?
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When you take a picture or look at picture do you tend to think what might have happened before...
A little over a year ago in the McKinley Park area, an asphalt plant was built without alerting or...
How do you express your love?
, , , Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
I think of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up I Blue” as a real-life situation. It makes me feel inquisitive, yet...
In the first four lines of the first stanza of the poem “As I Walked Out One Evening,” W....
In the poem “There is a garden in her face” Thomas Campion talk about a lady that he is...
On the surface, Housman’s poem, “To an Athlete Dying Young” is about an athlete dying at a young age....
How do people perceive you? Can you know their perspective on you?
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Clifton introduces the poem, “Lorena” with a headline: “Woman cuts off husband’s penis, later throws it from car window....
My first impressions of the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” were how Anne Bradstreet wrote this poem...
Am I the only person that disagrees with people having sexual intercourse without any strings attached? The poem answers...
Poetry is a form of expression portrayed through art. This is proven many, many, many different poems. Every poem...
When is there gonna be change in our society? Don’t we all wonder that at some point of our...
Do you believe that it’s possible to change poverty and racism?
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Tyler Vivas Spring 2019 Kiran Power Of Poetry “Changes” by Tupac Shakur Is it possible to change poverty and...
Ariel Liz Spring 2019 Kiran The Power Of Poetry Gateway Draft My poem is “Immigrants In Our Own Land”...
What were these people going through that they had to give up their instruments in order to get money?...
My first impressions of “A Call,” by Seamus Heaney was that it had a very unusual form compare to...
What I know about the situation is that the people in the poem are having their whole life being...
What is so special about nature? What are humans doing to it? This topic of nature has been...
Pollution Plastic Animals Danger Etninct We need to help
Are people actually going to help you in the bad times?
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Poetry, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, War, 0
Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born In the USA” makes me ask: Are people actually going to help you in the...
Is the effort of love worth the pain of an inevitable breakup?
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George Gordon Byron, (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824), who was known simply as Lord Byron, explored this...
Looking for the real meaning of “A Birthday” by Christina Rossetti
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A reader’s first impression of “A Birthday” by “Christina Rossetti” might be that she is celebrating her birthday with...
“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe What makes someone insane? What does it take to be sane? “The Raven”...
Can people change from violence? Can violence change anything?
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Can people change from violence? Can violence change anything? “Changes” by Tupac Shakur provokes these questions. On the surface,...
A Deeper Understanding of “To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman
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A.E. Housman’s 1896 poem, “To An Athlete Dying Young”, seems to be about an athlete taking on the obstacles...
The Obsession of Her
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
What does it mean to talk about a lover as an anonymous person? Does it mean being afraid of...
What is heartbreak?
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In the poem “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, written in 1920, it speaks...
In the tender poem “She Walks in Beauty”, the author, Lord Byron expresses his love for this lady through...
At the starting age of 3 years, children begin to be curious with their surroundings and attempt to act,...
Should people in prison have the right to vote?
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Prison, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
In the United States, a large percentage of the population is incarcerated. Some of them are petty crimes and...
Free CTA Pass for Chicago Students
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Transportation, 8
Many Chicago Students walk it to school every day. For various reasons, some of the students come in late...
My first impression of this poem was that it was eye opening, and inspiring. Everything the poem “Changes” says...
The silence and bright lights surrounded my life for three years;it was fearful. I’ve never felt death walk around...
Motherhood and School
, , , Emotional Health, Life Skills & Fitness, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2019, 4
“What’s the point of trying?” A constant thought that roams my mind on a daily basis. Restless nights, lack...
Defend DACA!
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DACA which is short for Deferred Action of Childhood Arrival is a program that was brought by President Barack...
Living in a city, there is a likely chance that you experienced pollution. This is especially encountered in minority...
Makeup is for everyone…
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In today’s world having colored hair or wearing makeup is a concerning topic, because we live in a world...
Untitled
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“He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man.” – Samuel...
Pro Choice
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Women’s rights have always been a huge debate in history. Women have had to protest for their right to...
Undocumented
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Undocumented immigrants are seen as many different things depending on the person. Someone who has knowledge of what being...
What we think can help We believe that we can help this issue by trying to get boarded up...
A pounding heart beat. Shaky hands. Shallow breathing. Butterflies in the stomach. Thrill seekers flock to all and every...
my mind dump
, , , Media, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
On the top of my mind dump is my goals and on the bottoms is social issues I picked...
Hi, My partner Karen and I have been focusing on the violence in different types of neighborhood but we...
Students at Back of the Yards College Prep High School Have no Access to Their Library
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The students at Back of the Yards College Prep High School do not have access to their own library....
Hip Hop
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Hip Hop is a popular genre of music that began among inner-city African-American Youth, in the early 1970s, it...
The WPII
, , , Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
The WPIL is the Working Permit for Illegal Immigrants that allows immigrants without a legal status to work in...
Everyday students all around Chicago depend on CTA to travel from home to school, and then from school to...
School Funding For Low Income Schools
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Education, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Money has been misplaced in communities that are high income. Schools in the mid/low-income community are suffering due to...
Hope After the Chaos
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Where I'm From, 0
I am from the West CoastI am from the sandy warm beaches in CaliforniaFrom the beautiful sunsetsI am from...
Homelessness in Chicago Public Schools
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Homelessness, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
As of the 2017-2018 school year, 17,894 homeless Chicago children and teens attend CPS schools. Data also shows that...
Art
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My brother has always been the most supportive person in my family when it came to my art. He...
Police Brutality exploded and Criminal Justice System needs to Change
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Police Brutality, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
In the United States of America the amount of police homicides has increased over the years and the criminal...
In the 15th line of the last stanza, Olds in this line was basically just comparing how people love...
A call to do better !
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
Do you sometimes set your expectations so high so you are put into a position where you are prone...
The way things grow
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With the park that I grew up that no one knowsWhere I play till the sun goes downMany having...
Climate Poetry
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Climate change is seriously a problem There isn’t much time left before we mess up the planet to where...
Nature
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” Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish...
A place poem
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It was back in the Ferris Wheel, when it felt like time stood still for but not for the...
Yo, Chiraq Oscar here and I am posting this blog to talk about an issue that concerns me. I...
Two questions that this poem raises for me are: Do I look at myself as bright as this Tyger?...
First Analysis of “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
One of the first things I noticed in this poem was of the phrase, “The art of losing isn’t...
The poem “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks on the outside is about an abortion but when you look deeper...
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