, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 8 I am a single Black women who raised my two daughters by hard work as a man on the...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 2 When my sister Dee, Mama, and I lived together, I always felt ashamed that Dee saw me. My body...
, , , Everyday Use, Family, Point of View, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2 I was having dinner with my mother, Mama, at the table in the backyard of our house. The backyard is...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 6 Once upon a time, a beautiful child was born. All of the family members were waiting for this moment for...
Dear Dee Hello Dee or I should call you Wangero? Whatever. I am writing this letter because I would like...
, , , Everyday Use, Point of View, Showcase, 1 After you made your decisionThat just led me to overthinkingAnd you did ImplementationJust like you knew everythingYou never thought...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 1 I don’t have the blame to pass throughout that fire. I honestly feel ashamed in the way that I make...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 9 Dear Dee, I am writing this letter to you at this very moment, because I just feel like is...
, , , Everyday Use, Point of View, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 5 Today was a great day. When I woke up, everything looked like a normal day but I never imagined...
One upon a time, in the 90s, there lived a black family in a small and unsafe neighborhood. The...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 7 Sisterhood is not always the cheerful moment. Having a lighter skin and education especially for girls in 1920’s in black...
, , , Everyday Use, Point of View, 1 I’m going to rewrite “ Everyday Use” by Alice Walker as a girl who hates her family, from the...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Life Below Water, 2 Mama believes that I despise my adorable sister, Maggie, and I do not blame her for the way she...
From my perspective, Dee’s family are people who make fun of other people’s name. I love Dee, I want to...
I have been dying to tell you what happen today in my life. I wake up every day and I...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, 5 I waited for her to finish using the restroom because even though she has been physically hurt she is...
, , , Everyday Use, Showcase, 4 My Maggie, My daughter,The love of my my life.I only want you to know,That when I’m struggling,Or dealing with...
, , , Everyday Use, Fall 2019, Family, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 3 The yard of my house is so beautiful. It makes me feel that I am sitting in my living room...
, , , Everyday Use, Family, Point of View, Showcase, 3 Maggie: Those quilts are mine. I finds worth in the quilts because of their functionality and sentimental value. They are the...
My desire to become an independent woman and have the strength of being around people more often were the...
, , , Fall 2019, Point of View, Showcase, War, 0 There have been debates as to which branch of the military would be considered the best of the best....
, , , 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, 4 The issue of climate change and its increasing effect it has on the world is very alarming. The more...
, , , Fall 2018, Immigration, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Three top social issues, 0 In George Orwell’s book, 1984, he emphasizes the societal problem of people having a negative attitude towards foreigners, especially...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Point of View, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, 3 What does it mean to be an American? That is a great question because there are so many perspectives...
, , , Bio ELL, Point of View, Showcase, Summer 2018, 1 My name is Madjiguene Sarr and I was born in Senegal. I’m 16 years old. I have lived in...
, , , Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2018, Technology, 0 Hello, My name is Maryrose and I’m a sophomore at Unity High School. We have a unit where we...
, , , 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, 0 In one of my earlier post “Why memorization doesn’t work” I addressed the issue that in the US education system...
, , , Community, Goals, Happiness, Love, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3 Why I’m Helpful as Hell Growing up, I was always told by my parents, “si tienes la oportunidad...
, , , Columbus, Community, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Violence, 1 My topic for my research paper has morphed from an informative essay regarding the ways in which colonialism has...
After reading the first three chapters of Victor Rios’ Street Life, I feel ambitious about the events he is...
, , , Fall 2017, Point of View, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 3 I tried to imagine how a cop in “The Hate U Give” thinks: I park on the side, where...
, , , Fall 2017, Point of View, Police, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 5 It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up Effects of Police Brutality By: Kamyiah Oliver In Oakland, California, why do our...
, , , Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Quality Education, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1 Oakland’s Police Department Untold Side “Did you know that African-Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be...
, , , Books, Fall 2017, Poetry, Point of View, Police, Showcase, The Hate U Give, 5 This piece was inspired by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give This piece exemplifies the butterfly effect, such...
, , , 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, 1 The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
, , , Community, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Happiness, Inquiry, Language, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, 1 1984 and Brave New World contain key attributes that define the way each society behaves. These attributes...
, , , Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, 1 There is no doubt that the internet has become a big influence in today’s world, as not only does...
, , , Fall 2017, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 0 Has the talk of things like building a border wall or the administration’s latest travel ban made people feel...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books, 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?, 0 I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 1 One of the biggest issues of the United States is the threat of deportation and determining whether an immigrant...
, , , Art, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Media and Message, Point of View, Showcase, 3 Has anyone asked you about movie? Perhaps on whether or not if it was good? You respond with, “it...
, , , Fall 2017, Favorite Word, Inquiry, Point of View, Showcase, Wonder, 0 My favorite word is ‘reasonable’. For starters, the word is applicable in nearly all situations, and it is what...
, , , Argument, Fall 2017, Nature, Point of View, Quality Education, Research Help, Science, Showcase, Space, 1 Consider the organisms and bacteria living in us, for example Microscopic mites living on our faces or Friendly bacteria...
, , , Art, Beauty, Fall 2017, Mind Dump, Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, 1 The art and ongoing achievement of language is probably the most beneficial aspect integrated into society. Communication with language...
We are told to respect our elders, learn from their advice, and honor them. Many of us find this...
, , , Argument, Biases, Community, Goals, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, 0 “When is a train most free? Is it when it goes bouncing across the field off the track? No....
, , , Point of View, Psychology, Religion, Showcase, 1 I consider myself to be about as atheistic as one can get. I was raised Catholic, and went through...
, , , Argument, Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, History, Media, Music, Point of View, Showcase, Stories, 10 Warning: This article contains explicit content on the use of codeine in Hip-hop. Coarse Language involved. Nowadays drugs and rap practically...
, , , Biases, Community, Decision Making, History, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Showcase, 1 It seems that people tend to have similar beliefs as those who live in the same geographic area as...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Books, History, Point of View, Protest, Showcase, 0 In Dubious Battle. Summary: In the book, In Dubious Battle, the story takes place in the 1930s,...
, , , Creative Writing, Decision Making, Mind Dump, Point of View, Space, 4 We 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...
, , , Biases, Decision Making, Getting Started, Inquiry, Media, Point of View, Politics, Psychology, Rights, Showcase, Social Media, War, 2 A little while ago, I visited the Moral Machines website. It’s a study put out by MIT to see...
, , , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Police, Race Relations, Rights, Sports, 0 Rather people should kneel during the national anthem or not should not be the question. The question should be,...
, , , Argument, Goals, Point of View, Police, Protest, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Sports, Taking a Knee, This I Believe, What do I stand for?, 0 In an article by PROCON.org about the players who took a knee during the National Anthem, stated that the...
, , , Decision Making, Fall 2017, Point of View, Psychology, Science, Showcase, 3 Do I have a destiny? Personally, I believe that I can shape my own destiny, but this question...
Something that I already know about what happens after we die is that there is no absolute way to...
, , , Affordable and Clean Energy, Call to Action, Climate Action, Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, 2 Obviously we have a lot of scary and devastating problems in our world today. Things like climate change, world...
, , , Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Inquiry, Point of View, Showcase, Technology, 0 I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, “You decide!” But are you actually making a choice? A choice is something...
, , , Poetry, Point of View, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0 I was not trying to hear those words. I won’t, I won’t, I won’t allow you to say such...
, , , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Debt, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Showcase, This I Believe, 1 Dear President Trump, Since 1913, America has become indebted to the point where we don’t own ourselves anymore. The...
, , , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Debt, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Politics, Showcase, This I Believe, Voting, 0 The Interstate Commerce Clause impacts the general public in many ways. Any product that traveled on the interstate to...
, , , Argument, Drugs, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, This I Believe, Voting, 6 Marijuana has been driven into people’s minds as a harmful drug that can ruin one’s life. It’s believed to...
, , , Argument, Call to Action, Point of View, Protest, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, This I Believe, Violence, 0 For those of us who wish to keep and protect every American’s First Amendment rights, there is an issue...
, , , 2nextprez, Argument, Point of View, Spring 2017, 0 As a conservative young citizen of the United States of America, I believe that NATO needs to change. After...
, , , 2nextprez, Argument, Call to Action, Climate Action, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0 The topic of climate change has been in the headlines around the world. It continues to be a controversial...
, , , 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?, 0 In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
, , , Argument, Huck Finn, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1 Mark Twain will forever be the father of modern satire. Through his work The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn he...
, , , Argument, Art, Call to Action, Point of View, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2017, What do I stand for?, 0 To all those who love Pringles; those sweet, sweet shareable chips. Pringles cans have gotten smaller, too small for...
, , , 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?, 0 Churches and religious groups across America have opposed stem cell research for decades, even when this technology first came...
, , , 2nextprez, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action, Environment, Nature, Point of View, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0 The state of our environment is appalling. Many of the regulations that are currently in place are not making...
, , , Photography, Point of View, VoiceThread, 0 A Magical Place. Emotions. Little things. This whole project is a photography collection from one...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Point of View, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, What do I stand for?, 0 I care about school lunches. I don’t think they are adequate. The don’t provide students nutrients that they need....
While reading Huckleberry Finn with my class, I especially noticed Huck’s father, and how he is extremely disenfranchised with...
, , , Books, Inquiry, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 7 May 1, 2017 Chapters 17-18 P. 105 “We said there warn’t no home like a raft, after all. Other...
A reason why Shakespeare is still studied in schools today is because he is realistic about the things, problems,...
, , , History, Point of View, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1 Today, the United States is arguably the top superpower in the world. For much of its history, including today, our nation...
, , , Call to Action, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3 The safety pin is a movement that I wish was talked about more now that Trump is president. I...
, , , Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Point of View, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, 1 The safety pin campaign was supposedly created to show support and solidarity for those who have been targeted by bigotry...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2017, Voting, 2 I agree with both articles views because they both brought up good points. For example the first article...
, , , 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, 0 Photo by Elvert Barnes
Dear Rylan: First and foremost, be who you are. You will meet people who tell you that you...
What i observed in this image was a message basically telling drivers to text and drive. The message says...
Monday Activity routine – 7:30am- wake up ( go straight to the bathroom) * 7:35am- get changed and go...
, , , Point of View, Politics, Refugees, Showcase, Spring 2017, 9 Let’s just get this out in the open before I begin; I am a democrat and I am a...
, , , Friendship, Point of View, 2 Listening to music * Talking to my mom and sister Listening to dubstep Drawing * loyalty* Stock market The...
To the YV community, this is my response to the Warm-Up for English class today. We are studying Shakespeare’s...
Dear 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...
, , , Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2017, 0 In a study published by the University of the Punjab, Centre for South Asian Studies, it was concluded that...
, , , Creative Writing, LGBTQ+ Rights, Point of View, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4 February 2, 2017 Hey Maacs, Hello little Maacs, I know how hard it is to go through changes during...
, , , American Dream, Books, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2017, 2 To begin, the novel 1984 connects to 2017 because of the changes that the dominant group inflicts to try...
, , , Gender Equity (Women), Point of View, Politics, Rights, Slavery, Social Class, Stories, Summer 2016, War, 2 Hello, I have been reading 1984 by George Orwell in my english class and wanted to share my thoughts...
, , , Call to Action, Creative Writing, Poetry, Point of View, Where I'm From, 0 In my opinion… i feel like we should always stay true to ourselves … We shouldn’t change for anybody...
, , , Fall 2016, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Point of View, Showcase, Social Media, Stories, Transportation, Wonder, 0 every now and then one of you teachers ask you what superpower you would want to have like say...
, , , Fall 2016, Friendship, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Nature, Point of View, Scratch, Technology, 0 (As you can tell from this title), I made an animation based on the folktale “Rumpelstiltskin”. Rumpelstiltskin is about...
, , , Art, Call to Action, Debt, Fall 2016, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Point of View, Privacy, Scratch, Stories, 0 This story talks about how two siblings (brother and sister) that live in poverty. One day three old women...
, , , Books, Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Media, Point of View, Stories, Violence, 0 Hello! Welcome to an introduction of my adapted animation, “The Two Goats”. This animation is adapted from one of...
, , , Fall 2016, Poetry, Point of View, Psychology, Showcase, 6 Maybe I am the rose that grew from concrete or maybe I am the crevice where the beauty grows...
, , , Beauty, Nature, Poetry, Point of View, Psychology, Showcase, 5 These ridges I fear The ones outside made to cover the ones within The darkness between each crevice, the...
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