Car Accidents
, , , Showcase, Spring 2020, Upstander, 0 Dearest Oakland, Don’t you detest when you encounter an awful driver that makes you end up in the medical...
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Construction is Causing Rent Increase
, , , Fall 2019, Gentrification, Housing, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 7 Did you know that from 2014 to 2018 rents have increased by 35%? This all has to do with...
Students at Back of the Yards College Prep High School Have no Access to Their Library
, , , Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 7 The students at Back of the Yards College Prep High School do not have access to their own library....
It is known at this point that my team and I have been working on our end of year...
Demonstrated in this presentation, there is a serious lack of affordable and in certain instances, a lack of quality,...
Cultural Celebrations In Oakland
, , , Art, Community, Fall 2018, Family, History, Showcase, Spring 2017, 8 Cultural Celebrations In Oakland All cities have celebrations, but what makes the celebrations in Oakland so joyful, special, and...
Gun Violence Prevention
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4 What should we do about gun violence? We can´t let it go. Oakland needs to do something about...
My Community
, , , Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 3 Hi! my name is Kenya Sanchez. I’m a 9th grader at Life academy. My poem is about my community...
Hate vs Hate
, , , Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 2 This is my poem about the community that Romeo and Juliet had to face when they wanted to be...
Letter to Curyj (“Courage”)
, , , Community, Con Gun Control, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, Upstander, 6 Dear Curyj: We are three Oakland students who are writing to you because we have the same goal...
What can we do
, , , American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, Student-Centered, 1 If you’ve read my last two posts you’d know a few problems, I see, with the US education system....
The community of Oakland How has the community and Oakland changed in general? Where is Oakland? Oakland is...
Effects of Gentrification in Oakland
, , , Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Homelessness, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 2 Gentrification hurts people without privilege. It means when newcomers erase and displace the histories and homes of locals....
Over the years there has been multiple people killed by police officers for example,Yuvette Henderson, Demouria Hogg and...
How Does Gentrification Affect Oakland and its Community?
, , , Argument, Biases, Community, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, 3 Did you know that when asked, more Oakland community members believe that gentrification is shoddy for Oakland? Why...
We are all human.
, , , Black Lives Matter, Showcase, 3 You should be able to choose whether you want to stand, sit, or kneel for the National Anthem because...
I think that leaders do in fact have moral obligations. As a leader, it is their responsibility to set...
Communities such as salt lake city are made up of distinct people; students, businessmen, workers, artists, religious figures are...
Is our air pollution getting better?
, , , Climate Action, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Getting Started, Showcase, 2 Throughout the whole nation many fuels are emitted onto the air wether it being emitted anywhere from vehicles to...
Do people congregate with people who are like them?
, , , Biases, Community, Fall 2017, Gender, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, 0 The Telegraph states that, “Earlier research revealed that the lower portion of a brain region called the “medial prefrontal...
Would I still be the same person I am today if I lived somewhere else? Depending on where...
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