, , , American Creed, Books, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Showcase, Women, 0
Women’s rights have been a topic of American discussion for a long time now. Although America isn’t the only...
, , , American Creed, Books, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
The Hired Girl deals with quite a few controversial topics that relate to American culture. One I would like...
“Literacy is. . .the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can...
, , , Fall 2019, Guest Post, Poetry, Showcase, 0
Little town is my town, bound by the South PlatteLittletonLined with memories of people come and goneAnd family of...
The words buzzed beneath the scratches hitting the pin. Light low, rest of the world silent. I hummed along...
I was raised an onion dome surrounded by six towers, The largest mosque in Yemen I am made of...
, , , Animal Protection, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 0
Dear fellow oxygen-consuming Penguins You are feathery You are a bird that can fly in water You are noots...
, , , American Creed, Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2019, Music, Protest, Showcase, Slavery, Social Media, War, Writing, 6
American culture is forever changing and music is the best way to explore this. This is evident through the...
, , , Call to Action, Climate Change, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 3
Dear Earth, I’m sorry I’m so so sorry I’m sorry that we’re losing our chance for change I’m sorry...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, 4
Dear Baby Polar bear, You are a fluffy bundle of playfulness rolling down a snowy hill You are a...
, , , Climate Change, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, 1
dear philippine eagle, you are strong birds with wings stretching out to the skies, you are made of your...
When I go backpictures of the past comethe most pleasant memories have become fairy talesCome and then go. Look with...
, , , Fall 2019, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 0
I, too, am a man I am the one they look down on They send me to conversion camp...
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, Where I'm From, 0
I am made of Saint Placid, With a white School Uniform More than 100 students standing in a courtyard...
I, too,sing the song of “another teenager” I am the age no one wants to be They send me...
, , , Beauty, Fall 2019, Memoir Photos, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Poetry, Showcase, 4
I am the ferry. I go to Manhattan because it is my job everyday, because I have to take...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 1
I, too wanna state a purpose. I am the bad guy. They send me to rethink things about me...
, , , Climate Change, Community, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Health, Point of View, Pollution, Raise Your Voice, Science, Showcase, 4
The issue of climate change and its increasing effect it has on the world is very alarming. The more...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creative Writing, Emotional Health, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 2
How many children will die in school shootings? Depends on if we try to stop them. How many teens...
, , , Beauty, Fall 2019, Happiness, Immigration, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Read/Write Poems, Refugees, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 9
Why are young lives being taken from us so fast? Because No one is listening to our voices Why...
, , , Art, Drugs, Emotional Health, Fall 2019, Family, Health, Poverty, Showcase, Summer 2019, This is America, Writing & Communication, 0
Factory work, Friday night lights and fentanyl: all three have become daily life in this Mississippi town. It’s...
, , , Art, Education, Fall 2019, Language, Religion, Showcase, Summer 2019, 0
We moved sometime during the spring, so renewal must have been at the forefront of my mom’s mind: new...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 1
I wonder if I am the only person who disagrees with people having sexual intercourse with no strings attached. Sharon Olds’ poem...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Poetry, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured,...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
The poem “Changes” by Tupac Shakur makes me ask myself the same question. Will we ever truly have a...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2019, Media, Photography, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 1
Our names are José Disla, Carlos Nuñez, and Cristopher Beltre. We are students at Crotona International High School. We...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Where I am from Spring comes under the skin of trees Opened the veins and filled them with...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Portraits, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2
My first impressions of this poem, “Changes” by Tupac Shakur, which was written in the 1990s, is that I...
I think of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up I Blue” as a real-life situation. It makes me feel inquisitive, yet...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
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....
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
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...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
Tyler Vivas Spring 2019 Kiran Power Of Poetry “Changes” by Tupac Shakur Is it possible to change poverty and...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
What were these people going through that they had to give up their instruments in order to get money?...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
What is so special about nature? What are humans doing to it? This topic of nature has been...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Poetry, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, War, 0
Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born In the USA” makes me ask: Are people actually going to help you in the...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
George Gordon Byron, (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824), who was known simply as Lord Byron, explored this...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
A reader’s first impression of “A Birthday” by “Christina Rossetti” might be that she is celebrating her birthday with...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
“The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe What makes someone insane? What does it take to be sane? “The Raven”...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Can people change from violence? Can violence change anything? “Changes” by Tupac Shakur provokes these questions. On the surface,...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
A.E. Housman’s 1896 poem, “To An Athlete Dying Young”, seems to be about an athlete taking on the obstacles...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
What does it mean to talk about a lover as an anonymous person? Does it mean being afraid of...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
In the tender poem “She Walks in Beauty”, the author, Lord Byron expresses his love for this lady through...
I am from the West CoastI am from the sandy warm beaches in CaliforniaFrom the beautiful sunsetsI am from...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Do you sometimes set your expectations so high so you are put into a position where you are prone...
Two questions that this poem raises for me are: Do I look at myself as bright as this Tyger?...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
One of the first things I noticed in this poem was of the phrase, “The art of losing isn’t...
, , , Abortion, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
The poem “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks on the outside is about an abortion but when you look deeper...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
One most intriguing comment out of six above was” Why does he need to pause to breathe? Why do...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
What does it mean to have a bad family relationship? How does such hatred originate? This topic is addressed...
, , , Found Poetry, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Boba is gross, Almost done with my class, It’s too quiet and calm, It’s funny how now that there’s...
When is there gonna be change in our society? In the poem changes by Tupac Shakur, it demonstrates with...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Do men go based off of what’s on the outside? To answer this question from what I’ve read in...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Clifton introduces the poem with a headline: “Woman cuts off husband’s penis, later throws it from car window. —News...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of Byron’s poem was that it had a very sweet and calm tone to it and...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of this poem was that it was really interesting. The poem intrigued me, yet, at the...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
My first impression of this poem was that it was a well-written poem with lots of imagery. It makes...
The poem “Changes” by Tupac Shakur makes me ask myself the same question. Will we ever truly have a...
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, , , Mind Dump, Showcase, Spring 2019, 3
, , , Call to Action, Community, Media, Showcase, Social Media, Spring 2019, Writing, 0
Hello, my name is Lina and I am currently in 9th grade. In my tech class, our teacher challenged...
In the 1st line of the first stanza, Byron starts off his poem by repeating his title and then...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
How do you describe heartbreak? Edna St. Vincent Millay answers this question in her poem, “What lips my lips...
I think that The poem “So We’ll Go No More A-roving” is all about love. More specifically, it is...
How do you express your love for someone? This song shows how Dylan expresses his love for this person...
My main question for this poem is Do you believe that it’s possible to change poverty and racism? .The...
Recently i read “to kill a mockingbird” by harper lee. I think this book was really motivating to read....
It was pretty exciting recording this scene of the play “To kill a mockingbird”. It was very tough at...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
IWouldWalkthe streets of Rundberg at night aloneRunThe trails of Walnut Creek park in the humid rain andPatearLa pelota with...
The big question is why is there police brutality? The poem answers this question by saying, “pull a trigger...
One of the most interesting lines in Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “The Raven” is in stanza 15, line 1....
, , , Music, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 0
Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born In the USA” makes me ask: Are people actually going to help you in the...
In the seventh line, Tupac describes a cop being called a hero even though the cop just killed someone...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
What were these people going through that they had to give up their instruments in order to get money?...
In line one, paragraph one, Sylvia Plath repeats the phrase “you do not do” twice. She does this to...
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
Old field, mi cancha, bound by Fordham Plaza,Lined with soccer fields where we have so much fun with soccer...
The first lines that I’m choosing to comment on are the first stanza of the poem: “Because I could...
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