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The untold truth about memes
Juan, , Arts & Entertainment, Everyday Use, Social Media, Orange Cove High School, 6In the article “The sneaky truth about memes” (upfront, Laura Anastasla 2021). I learned that memes sometimes have a...
In the article “Raising Their Voices: Sports stars are speaking out about their mental health. Will their advocacy help...
Starbucks starts to cut waste
Rene, , Everyday Use, Spring 2022, Stories, #PaperUse, #Recycle, #Starbucks, 0Starbucks company produces about 6 billion every year. This adds up to about every human on Earth. Starbucks then...
Gas prices
Saray, , Everyday Use, Minimum Wage, Point of View, Gas prices, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, ´Crisis at the pump´ I learned that gas prices have hit a record in the United...
Impact Of Marijuana Legalization On Crime Reduction Is Being Underestimated
Yan, , Point of View, Writing & Communication, cannabis, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Marijuana legalization could reduce crime by a fair amount. There are studies that prove that crime reduction is correlated...
Over time there have been millions of people buying things online. Americans in 2020 had spent over $813 billion...
From the article, I learned there are many benefits and flaws that come with legalizing marijuana. It impacts people’s...
Elimination of the Penny
Ashley P, , Argument, Environment & World, Everyday Use, debate, Orange Cove High School, penny, 0In the article, Is It Time to Eliminate the Penny? (UpFront), it dives into the debate whether we should...
Cars that stop drunk driving
Nichole, , Everyday Use, Technology, #invetion, Orange Cove High School, 0In november of last year a bill was passed by biden, this bill included a demand for car makers...
Ranger’s Apprentice: The Kings of Clonmel Book Review
Shawn, , Point of View, short fiction, Stories, book review, Fiction, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2The title of my book is “Ranger’s Apprentice: The Kings Of Clonmel”, by John Flanagan. John Flanagan won the...
Teachers
Asher, , Arts & Entertainment, Language, Memoir Photos, NowComment, Oscars, Point of View, Questioning and posing problems, Read/Write Poems, Scratch, Stress, Teachers as Learners, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Writing & Communication, Youth Activism, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Teachers, 1I believe that teachers have a negative impact on student lives such as bad teachers and toxic environments such...
Cars To Stop People From Driving Drunk
Lesly, , Goals, Point of View, Cars, Orange Cove High School, 9In the article, “YOU DECIDE: Cars That Stop Drunk Driving?” I learned that President Biden’s infrastructure package included a...
Have We Become Too Reliant on Electronics?
Shawn, , Media, Point of View, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Technology, Technology & Computer Science, Thinking flexibly, Wonder, addiction, computers, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, phones, Reliance, Tablets, technology, 12Have we become too reliant upon our electronics? There are many different arguments that support this question and there...
Would you change daylight savings?
Lexany, , Arts & Entertainment, Everyday Use, DayLightSaving, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article ¨Should Dayligh Savings Time Become Permanent?¨ I learned that not every country follows through with daylight...
College Athletes: To Pay or Not to Pay?
Christian, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2021, Point of View, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Sports, college athletes, Orange Cove High School, 0In the Article “College Athletes: To Pay or Not to Pay?” I learned that there has been a debate...
Brain Freeze Prevention!
Lloyd, , Everyday Use, Good Health and Well-Being, brain, health, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Life is always enjoyable when you are eating cold foods on a hot day, such as Ice cream, snow...
How Many Hydro Flasks have been sold in the world?
Caroline, , Everyday Use, Favorite Word, # Hydro Flask, # Water Bottle, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3The topic that I chose for this post is How many hydro flasks have been sold in the world?....
Slaves to the fast food world…
Karen, , Media, Point of View, Fast food, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, marketing, 2We are slaves to the fast food world. Cravings are what gets people in the door to eat the...
Should Daylight Saving Time Become Permanent?
Christian, , Environment & World, Everyday Use, #Daylight, 0In the Article “Should Daylight Saving Time Become Permanent?” I learned that there has been a decision where if...
Changes for Better
Samantha, , Fall 2021, Poetry, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Social Media, changes, Orange Cove High School, 2I read a poem that’s called “WE NEED TO CHANGE.” It is interesting because it’s true that some ways...
How does music heal us?
, Art, Music, Point of View, Spring 2021, #BenefitsofMusic, Orange Cove High School, 2All of us have an artist, a composer, or just a song that puts us into a certain emotion...
In the short story “Araby” by James Joyce, the narrator’s childhood excitement transforms into defeat when he realizes his...
Dog Training
Litzy, , Goals, Happiness, Point of View, Spring 2021, dogs, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “No Petting” I learned that there is no need to train a dog to be more...
The article, “The Dilemma: No Petting” explains a young man’s problem with people petting his dog. He owns a...
Who Did It?
Nicolle, , Books or Plays, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2020, Plot Analysis, Point of View, Showcase, Wonder, #Who's Next, Harvest Collegiate High School, questions, wonder, 1Recently, I read The Outsider by Stephen King. I found myself captivated by this book. The way Stephen King...
What would you choose?- Wealth VS. Happiness
Hanna, , Career & Job Readiness, Happiness, Point of View, Psychology, career, happiness, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Wealth, 2Personally, I think I would choose wealth over happiness because since our modern-day is such a capitalistic society that...
How to write a top-notch response to a post
Stephanie, , Creating Community, Point of View, Spark Inquiry with Questions, comment, connecting, responding, 0You just read someone’s post and you think, “Wow! I think that’s great!” You can respond! Authors love to...
Your Hair, Your Right?
Alondra, , Good Health and Well-Being, NowComment, Point of View, Race Relations, Rights, Social Media, Writing, Youth Activism, African-Americans, humanrights, Orange Cove High School, Rights, Rights of the People, 1In the article “Your Hair, Your Right?” by Joe Bubar it argues that there should be a law passed...
The Harlem Renaissance By: Veronica Chambers
Drew, , Argument, Arts & Entertainment, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Literary Essay, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Race Relations, Read/Write Poems, Research Help, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Stories, Youth Activism, African American History, book, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Harvest Collegiate High School, history, life changing, Veronica Chambers, 1(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
My POV Of First Twilight Book
Drew, , Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2020, Family, Goals, Love, Plot Analysis, Point of View, Showcase, Edward and Bella, Harvest Collegiate High School, Love, loveisimportant, Twilight books, Twilight movies, Vampires, 4Recently, I read Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer. I appreciated the allure of darkness, kind of like the “light meets...
Riot by Walter Dean Myers
Jaylene, , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Girl, History, Point of View, Police, Politics, Protest, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, Writing, Youth Activism, book, Harvest Collegiate High School, history, play, 1The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
Who should be doing the domestic work in a household?
Alondra, , Fall 2020, Family, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, Housing, Point of View, Showcase, #chores, #domesticwork, #family #love #uniting #memoircomic #drawing, #genderroles, #household, family deserve happiness, Gender equality, Housing, Orange Cove High School, work hard, 1In the article ¨Who’s Still Doing The Housework¨ by Claire Cain Miller and Chrisanne Grise it says that the...
Mom Obligation
Emely, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, Writing & Communication, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 8I am a single Black women who raised my two daughters by hard work as a man on the...
Maggie’s hard life.
Lenin, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 2When my sister Dee, Mama, and I lived together, I always felt ashamed that Dee saw me. My body...
Preserved Heritage
El-Hassn, , Everyday Use, Family, Point of View, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 2I was having dinner with my mother, Mama, at the table in the backyard of our house. The backyard is...
Mama and Maggie’s struggles
Fatema, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 6Once upon a time, a beautiful child was born. All of the family members were waiting for this moment for...
The Hardest Letter to Write
Abigail, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 7Dear Dee Hello Dee or I should call you Wangero? Whatever. I am writing this letter because I would like...
In a rare writing way, I predict a part of the story’s future.
Ahmed, , Everyday Use, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 1After you made your decisionThat just led me to overthinkingAnd you did ImplementationJust like you knew everythingYou never thought...
“Young sister cries telling her Family experience after her hands were Burned.”
Idelkys, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 1I don’t have the blame to pass throughout that fire. I honestly feel ashamed in the way that I make...
My true feelings
Eros, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 9Dear Dee, I am writing this letter to you at this very moment, because I just feel like is...
Maggie’s Diary
Celines, , Books or Plays, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Everyday Use, Listening with understanding and empathy, Point of View, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, point of view, 5Today was a great day. When I woke up, everything looked like a normal day but I never imagined...
The Differences Between Sisters
Housseynatu, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 2One upon a time, in the 90s, there lived a black family in a small and unsafe neighborhood. The...
Sisterhood
Fatoumata, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 7Sisterhood is not always the cheerful moment. Having a lighter skin and education especially for girls in 1920’s in black...
I’m going to rewrite “ Everyday Use” by Alice Walker as a girl who hates her family, from the...
Success isn’t important but attitude is
Oumy, , Everyday Use, Point of View, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 2From my perspective, Dee’s family are people who make fun of other people’s name. I love Dee, I want to...
It Is How I feel In Real Life
Leticia, , Everyday Use, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 6I have been dying to tell you what happen today in my life. I wake up every day and I...
Dee’s plan to become rich
Issaka, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 5I waited for her to finish using the restroom because even though she has been physically hurt she is...
My Maggie, My daughter,The love of my my life.I only want you to know,That when I’m struggling,Or dealing with...
Maggie’s Mournful life
Yeanoor, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 3The yard of my house is so beautiful. It makes me feel that I am sitting in my living room...
Dee and the Quilts
Hanna, , Everyday Use, Family, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 3Maggie: Those quilts are mine. I finds worth in the quilts because of their functionality and sentimental value. They are the...
The hidden Struggle of my life.
Denieris, , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, 5My desire to become an independent woman and have the strength of being around people more often were the...
Climate change: Those who want it to stay vs Those who want it GONE
Jaime, , Climate Action, Community, Environment, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, Partnerships for the Goals, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Science, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 4The issue of climate change and its increasing effect it has on the world is very alarming. The more...
How Can We Better Our Attitudes Towards Foreigners?
Yulisa, , Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, foreigners, immigrants, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, refugees, 0In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
Diversity and Strength in America
Teo, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Point of View, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, 911, Diversity, Hunger for fame, melting pot, Okemos High School, Social Media, Strength, Tide Pods, 3What does it mean to be an American? That is a great question because there are so many perspectives...
I miss Senagal
Madjiguene, , Bio ELL, Point of View, Showcase, Summer 2018, New York City Writing Project's 2018 ELLs Academy, 1My name is Madjiguene Sarr and I was born in Senegal. I’m 16 years old. I have lived in...
Robots, Beneficial or Life Threatening?
Maryrose, , Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, #Ourfuture, OaklandUnity, Robots, technology, 0Hello, My name is Maryrose and I’m a sophomore at Unity High School. We have a unit where we...
More then just education
PJ, , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Decision Making, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, aplang18, career, education, thegoodlife, 2In one of my earlier post “Why memorization doesn’t work” I addressed the issue that in the US education system...
Why I’m Helpful As Hell
Esme, , Community, Goals, Happiness, Love, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2018, #gift, #Helpful, decision, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, MemoirPoem, 3Why I’m Helpful as Hell Growing up, I was always told by my parents, “si tienes la oportunidad...
“Corporate Imperialism”
Sophia, , Columbus, Community, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Violence, #imperialism, 1My topic for my research paper has morphed from an informative essay regarding the ways in which colonialism has...
WHAT A ROUGH THING TO HAPPEN!!!
Jose, , Fall 2017, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2018, believe, freedom, 1After reading the first three chapters of Victor Rios’ Street Life, I feel ambitious about the events he is...
I tried to imagine how a cop in “The Hate U Give” thinks: I park on the side, where...
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...
Something to live for, Something to die for
Mckayla, , Books or Plays, Fall 2017, Poetry, Point of View, Police, Showcase, The Hate U Give, The U School, TheHateUGive, 5This piece was inspired by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give This piece exemplifies the butterfly effect, such...
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...
Can suppressing information and knowledge hinder society in the way it progresses into the future?
Judge Thomas, , Community, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Happiness, Inquiry, Language, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, 1984, brave new world, future, independence, power, questioning authority, society, 11984 and Brave New World contain key attributes that define the way each society behaves. These attributes...
How has the internet changed us as a society?
Billy, , Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, communication, computer privacy, consequences, internet, opinion, Social Media, society, 1There is no doubt that the internet has become a big influence in today’s world, as not only does...
What it Means to be American?
Julieanna, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, History, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
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...
What’s the proper way to review a movie?
Bobby, , Art, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Media and Message, Point of View, Showcase, #MovieReviews, 3Has anyone asked you about movie? Perhaps on whether or not if it was good? You respond with, “it...
Reasonable
Anthony, , Fall 2017, Favorite Word, Inquiry, Point of View, Showcase, Wonder, myfavoriteword, reasonable, 0My favorite word is ‘reasonable’. For starters, the word is applicable in nearly all situations, and it is what...
Maybe the universe never ends, or maybe it does…
Angelica, , Argument, Fall 2017, Nature, Point of View, Quality Education, Research Help, Science, Showcase, Space, Space Exploration, space travel, universe questions, 1Consider the organisms and bacteria living in us, for example Microscopic mites living on our faces or Friendly bacteria...
The Power of Language
Judge Thomas, , Art, Beauty, Fall 2017, Mind Dump, Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, art, awareness, Beauty, language, Literature, longevity, meaning, society, 1The art and ongoing achievement of language is probably the most beneficial aspect integrated into society. Communication with language...
Generations of Ignorance.
Melissa, , Family, Point of View, Showcase, atoms, development, Respect, 0We are told to respect our elders, learn from their advice, and honor them. Many of us find this...
Are Laws liberating?
PJ, , Argument, Biases, Community, Goals, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, #Trump, debate, laws and restrictions, philosophy, trump2017, your thoughts, 0“When is a train most free? Is it when it goes bouncing across the field off the track? No....
What Makes People Religious or not Religious?
Zach, , Point of View, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, life, religion, spirituality, 1I consider myself to be about as atheistic as one can get. I was raised Catholic, and went through...
Hip-Hops Purple Reign
Keaton, , Argument, Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, History, Media, Music, Point of View, Showcase, Stories, 11Warning: This article contains explicit content on the use of codeine in Hip-hop. Coarse Language involved. Nowadays drugs and rap practically...
Geography and Political Opinions
Chloe, , Biases, Community, Decision Making, History, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Showcase, congregation, neighborhoods, opinions, Politics, red and blue, 1It seems that people tend to have similar beliefs as those who live in the same geographic area as...
My thoughts on In Dubious Battle
Alexander, , American Creed, American Dream, Books or Plays, History, Point of View, Protest, Showcase, #indubiousbattle #johnsteinbeck #literature #america #american #americanliterature #thegreatdepression #strike #orchardfarm #books, 0In Dubious Battle. Summary: In the book, In Dubious Battle, the story takes place in the 1930s,...
Is Nothing something that we can comprehend?
Judge Thomas, , Creative Writing, Decision Making, Mind Dump, Point of View, Space, contemplation, darkness, deep, insanity, nothing, philosophy, 4We might consider the term nothing as something without anything, absolute absence of anything. Well, this is hard to...
When you meet someone new, you tend to analyze them, and whether or not you come to a conclusion...
Ethics of Metal, Glass, and Plastic
Eric, , Biases, Decision Making, Getting Started, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, War, ethics, Morals, Robots, survey, 2A little while ago, I visited the Moral Machines website. It’s a study put out by MIT to see...
Why Should Expressing Your Beliefs Come At A Cost?
Nya, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Race Relations, Rights, Sports, #Protest, BlackLivesMatter, football, nya, sports, takeaknee, 0Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
Be The Change You Want To See In The World
Khalia, , Argument, Goals, Point of View, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, #Protest, change, lockanarm, makeamove, nationalanthem, startswithyou, takeaknee, 0In an article by PROCON.org about the players who took a knee during the National Anthem, stated that the...
Is Our Destiny Determined?
Judge Thomas, , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Point of View, Psychology, Science, Showcase, destiny, determinism, 3Do I have a destiny? Personally, I believe that I can shape my own destiny, but this question...
What happens after we die?
Billy, , Fall 2017, Point of View, Science, Showcase, death, fear, future, hope, inevitable, justification, 12Something that I already know about what happens after we die is that there is no absolute way to...
Is The Future a Good or Bad Place?
Sofia, , Affordable and Clean Energy, Call to Action, Climate Action, Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, Climate Change, future, technology, 3Obviously we have a lot of scary and devastating problems in our world today. Things like climate change, world...
A Question of Choice
Eric, , Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Inquiry, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, Free Will, LRNG, 0I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, “You decide!” But are you actually making a choice? A choice is something...
It Explains Why Everything Went Tumbling Down
Keyara, , Poetry, Point of View, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0I was not trying to hear those words. I won’t, I won’t, I won’t allow you to say such...
Abolish the Federal Reserve
Connor, , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Debt, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Showcase, This I Believe, 1Dear President Trump, Since 1913, America has become indebted to the point where we don’t own ourselves anymore. The...
Interstate Commerce Clause
Carson, , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Debt, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Showcase, This I Believe, Voting, 0The Interstate Commerce Clause impacts the general public in many ways. Any product that traveled on the interstate to...
Legalize Marijuana in Montana
Devin, , Argument, Drugs, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, This I Believe, Voting, argument, drugs, legalize, marijuana, medical marijuana, montana, op-ed, recreational, weed, 6Marijuana has been driven into people’s minds as a harmful drug that can ruin one’s life. It’s believed to...
The State of American Protest: Unhelpful Behavior
Zach, , Argument, Call to Action, Point of View, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Violence, 0For those of us who wish to keep and protect every American’s First Amendment rights, there is an issue...
NATO
Dustin, , 2nextprez, Argument, Point of View, Spring 2017, 0As a conservative young citizen of the United States of America, I believe that NATO needs to change. After...
Climate Change
Dylan, , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Climate Action, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0The topic of climate change has been in the headlines around the world. It continues to be a controversial...
Conversion Therapy
Hudson, , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Crime, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Rights, Showcase, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
Is Twain the Father of Modern Satire?
Evan, , Argument, Huck Finn, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1Mark Twain will forever be the father of modern satire. Through his work The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn he...
Primary Pringles Psychology Pertaining to their Potential Packaging
Sarah, , Argument, Art, Call to Action, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0To all those who love Pringles; those sweet, sweet shareable chips. Pringles cans have gotten smaller, too small for...
Stem Cell Controversy
Chuck, , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Religion, Science, Showcase, Spring 2017, Technology, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0Churches and religious groups across America have opposed stem cell research for decades, even when this technology first came...
Letter to the President
Joshua, , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Nature, Point of View, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0The state of our environment is appalling. Many of the regulations that are currently in place are not making...
A Magical Place. Emotions. Little things. This whole project is a photography...
What do I care about?
Evan, , Good Health and Well-Being, Point of View, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, What do I stand for?, 0I care about school lunches. I don’t think they are adequate. The don’t provide students nutrients that they need....
Huckleberry Finn Dialectical Journal
Eric, , Books or Plays, Huck Finn, Point of View, Spring 2017, Okemos High School, 1While reading Huckleberry Finn with my class, I especially noticed Huck’s father, and how he is extremely disenfranchised with...
Huck Finn Dialectic Journal
Joseph, , Books or Plays, Inquiry, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7May 1, 2017 Chapters 17-18 P. 105 “We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other...
Why do we study Shakespeare today?
Ilda, , History, Point of View, Shakespeare, Showcase, Fremont High School, Othello, Shakespeare, 1A reason why Shakespeare is still studied in schools today is because he is realistic about the things, problems,...
How Did Our Nation Become the Most Powerful?
Dave, , History, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1Today, the United States is arguably the top superpower in the world. For much of its history, including today, our nation...
MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
Brianna, , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, #Safteypinmovement, #Trump, change, Inequality, 3The safety pin is a movement that I wish was talked about more now that Trump is president. I...
Thoughts on the Safety Pin Campaign
Drew, , Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Point of View, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, 1The safety pin campaign was supposedly created to show support and solidarity for those who have been targeted by bigotry...
#Safety Pin
Antonio, , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2017, Voting, BlackLivesMatter, call to action, education, Inequality, Rights, 2I agree with both articles views because they both brought up good points. For example the first article...
Matthew Shepards’ case
Huong, , Bullying, Crime, Gender, Good Health and Well-Being, LGBTQ+ Rights, Love, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Privacy, Quality Education, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, Stories, Violence, lgbt, lgbtrights, loveislove, lovewins, matthewshepard, Okemos High School, 0Photo by Elvert Barnes
Letter to my Younger Self
Rylan, , Creative Writing, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, Okemos High School, 5Dear Rylan: First and foremost, be who you are. You will meet people who tell you that you...
Argument is everywhere – billboards
Juray, , Argument, Point of View, argument, freemont-high-school, LRNG, 2What i observed in this image was a message basically telling drivers to text and drive. The message says...
Activity routine
Juray, , Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, argument, freemont-high-school, LRNG, 8Monday Activity routine – 7:30am- wake up ( go straight to the bathroom) * 7:35am- get changed and go...
Here’s the problem with our politicians
Sid, , Point of View, Politics, Refugees, Showcase, Spring 2017, #Trump, Clinton, Politics, 9Let’s just get this out in the open before I begin; I am a democrat and I am a...
Listening to music * Talking to my mom and sister Listening to dubstep Drawing * loyalty* Stock market The...
Don’t Open this Letter, Ms. P.
Valeria, , Books or Plays, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, freemont-high-school, Othello, Shakespeare, 5To the YV community, this is my response to the Warm-Up for English class today. We are studying Shakespeare’s...
No diploma for you!
Quincy, , Books or Plays, Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, freemont-high-school, Othello, Shakespeare, 3Dear Quincy, You are not graduating this year. All these years and you won’t be graduating in June....
February 13, 2017 Dear: Ryan (Lil B) Well look at you. Starting your first year on...
Different Aspects of Child Labor
Hannah, , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, affects, bad, child labor, children, good, 0In a study published by the University of the Punjab, Centre for South Asian Studies, it was concluded that...
Letter to My Younger Self: Being Gay is Okay
Marcus, , Creative Writing, LGBTQ+ Rights, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4February 2, 2017 Hey Maacs, Hello little Maacs, I know how hard it is to go through changes during...
1984 = 2017?
Kristy, , American Dream, Books or Plays, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, 2To begin, the novel 1984 connects to 2017 because of the changes that the dominant group inflicts to try...
Change the way you Think
Fernando, , Gender Equity (Women), Point of View, Politics, Rights, Slavery, Social Class, Stories, Summer 2016, War, women LGBT People, 2Hello, I have been reading 1984 by George Orwell in my english class and wanted to share my thoughts...
The Reader’s Opinion
Itzel, , Call to Action, Creative Writing, Poetry, Point of View, Where I'm From, 0In my opinion… i feel like we should always stay true to ourselves … We shouldn’t change for anybody...
i choose teleportation
Marquez, , Fall 2016, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Social Media, Stories, Transportation, Wonder, 0every now and then one of you teachers ask you what superpower you would want to have like say...
Rumpelstiltskin (remixed)
Shantanu, , Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Point of View, Scratch, Technology, geed, gold, Rumpelstiltskin, 0(As you can tell from this title), I made an animation based on the folktale “Rumpelstiltskin”. Rumpelstiltskin is about...
Brother and Sister (remix)
Shantanu, , Art, Call to Action, Debt, Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Point of View, Privacy, Scratch, Stories, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, change, Digital Storytelling, friendship, happiness, lying, punishment, reward, scratch, truth, 0This story talks about how two siblings (brother and sister) that live in poverty. One day three old women...
The Two Goats Remixed
Shantanu, , Books or Plays, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Media, Point of View, Stories, Violence, Aesop, death, Fable, pride, scratch, 0Hello! Welcome to an introduction of my adapted animation, “The Two Goats”. This animation is adapted from one of...
Maybe I am the rose that grew from concrete or maybe I am the crevice where the beauty grows...
Research Discussion
Kavi, , Guns, Point of View, Quality Education, Research Help, Gun control, Gun Violence, Guns, Okemos High School, Research help, 14I want my research paper to be about gun control in America. The idea of gun control has been...
My Tech Project
Stella, , Fall 2016, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, Point of View, Quality Education, Technology, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, code, CSS, high school, HTML, school, Tech, websites, 0I had to recently create a website using basic HTML and CSS code to explain my school. I go...
I feel _________ now that Donald Trump is President
Stella, , Fall 2016, History, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, Social Media, #Trump, Election 2016, Feelings, opinion, 3I’m not sure if this news has sunk in yet… I’m still in shock that Donald Trump is...
Civilian Drone Use
Jace, , 2nextprez, Argument, Fall 2016, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Rights, Showcase, Technology, Terrorism, War, 1Drones should not be used by civilians because the technology is not regulated enough at this time to be...
Are You Eating Food Containing GMOs?
Talmadge, , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Nature, Point of View, Politics, Rights, Showcase, Zero Hunger, food, gmo, safety, 2Have you ever looked at some type of food and saw a label that said something similar to “Non-GMO...
Everyone has those moments in life where you stop and think to yourself, “I, am going to...