family – Youth Voices

When I pray, I feel safer and more peaceful

Albara N, October 19, 2021, Bio ELL, Family, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Persisting, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, family, Park Slope Collegiate, yemen, 3

I am Albara. and I am from Yemen. I am Yemeni. I was born in Yemen, and I lived...

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Letting Go Is Something Big

Jefferson P, October 14, 2021, Bio ELL, Fall 2021, Family, Friendship, Showcase, Thinking interdependently, family, Park Slope Collegiate, 11

My name is Jefferson, something very important about me is that I don’t like to play around with people...

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Home

Nicolle, April 16, 2021, Family, Habits of Mind, Inquiry, Wonder, family, Harvest Collegiate High School, home, wonder, 1

The stories behind the walls The memories of my childhood The good and bad in these closed walls Is...

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If I Stay–What would you do if you had to choose?

Tasneem, January 29, 2021, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, family, Harvest Collegiate High School, 0

Spoil Alert If I stay by Gayle Forman is about a seventeen-year-old female who lives with her Mom, Dad,...

man, woman and child holding hands on seashore

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Family Is Important

Daniel, October 30, 2020, Fall 2020, family, Orange Cove High School, 1

During these hard times what we need more is Family. May it be by the relation of Blood and...

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Economic Changes

Gage, October 22, 2020, Community, Coronavirus, Decision Making, Environment & World, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Social Class, community, coronavirus, family, friends, relationship, school, work, 0

“With schools closed and the streets empty across the country because of the coronavirus pandemic, many parents are spending...

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Immigrant Struggle

America, December 19, 2019, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, family, Immigration, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, support, 10

Immigration Struggle What do immigrants have to go through? Based on what I see happening in my community, Oakland,...

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Loneliness Is A Battle With No Winner

El-Hossin, December 3, 2019, Clean Water and Sanitation, Everyday Use, Life Below Water, Conflict, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, family, 2

Mama believes that I despise my adorable sister, Maggie, and I do not blame her for the way she...

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The Meaning of Family

Laya, November 26, 2019, American Creed, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 2019, Fall 2019, family, Okemos High School, 12

“With family on your side, there isn’t a battle you can’t lose”. It is more than fair to say...

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Samil’s Life

Samil, November 12, 2019, Bio ELL, Fall 2019, Showcase, Write & Record 3 True Paragraphs about You, Crotona International High School, Dominican Republic, drugs, family, friends, 3

Hi My name is Samil. My family is very important to me. It is important to know that...

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How to cope when life falls apart

Anonymous, June 4, 2019, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, cancer, Curie High School, family, Recovery, 4

The silence and bright lights surrounded my life for three years;it was fearful. I’ve never felt death walk around...

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Isadora “Missy” Randall

Gogisgksoquili, April 17, 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, family, loss, Love, The U School, 1

Lost in the thoughts Oblivious to reality Vivacious you are Essential to me You hang up on my glowing...

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I am From

Paxton, March 14, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Where I'm From, #KMS, #What'sPoppin, education, family, Martin Luther King Jr Middle School, 3

I am from my dads scrambled eggs in the morningFrom Nike and Louisville SluggerI am from a big house...

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Family Comes First

Kobie, March 10, 2019, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, family, Health Sciences High and Middle College, 0

I believe that my family is what shaped me into who I am. I’ve come to believe this because...

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Oakland

Martha, January 8, 2019, Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, family, goodpeople, immigrants, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, 6

Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...

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Family Comes first

Stephanie, December 6, 2018, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Showcase, This I Believe, family, Health Sciences High and Middle College, 0

I believe family comes first because family will always be the first people to be there for you. Yeah,...

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Not Loving the Right Person

Celeste, November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, family, LGBTQA, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Oakland, Shakespeare, 6

Hi, my name is Cece. I’m a 9th grader at Life Academy. My poem is about how my...

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My Personal Shadow Box

Joseph, September 26, 2018, Shadow Box, #EthnicStudies, #ShadowBoxes, AfricanAmerican, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 5

Joseph Thornton My Shadow Box Artist Statement My Shadow box is separated by two main things. The outside...

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My Shadow box

Kenya, September 26, 2018, Shadow Box, #Female Athlete, #Shadow Boxes, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, mexican, 5

When people look at me they might think that I’m dangerous or that I’m an immigrant which is my...

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Christy’s Shadow Box

Christy, September 26, 2018, Shadow Box, #AsianPersuasion, #EthnicStudies, #ShadowBoxes, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2

This shadow box represents me in the inside and how the world sees me on the outside. The outside...

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The Ugly Duckling Animation- Kindness and Reality

Tasmia, May 15, 2018, Beauty, Bullying, Friendship, Happiness, Life on Land, Love, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, #Don't Judge, #struggles, Animals, ducks, Fairytales, family, farms, friendship, happiness, HappyButSad, kindness, 0

Do you like ducks going in adventures? Well, you’re in for a ride! My animation is based off the...

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New Doors

Karina, March 27, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, dad, family, Forgiveness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, 1

A couple of months ago, I was sitting at the dinner table with my mom and dad. I was...

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Its Going To Be Alright

Aida, March 24, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #FamilyTrip, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, Memoir, 1

This is a story of my family dynamic and love. A story where my father had a serious back...

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Memoir Piece- Esthefany Frazier

Esthefany, March 23, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, Memoir, trip, 1

I was not born in the United States. When my mother told me that I was going to come...

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Vicente Pena March 20, 2018 Period 4 Tribute to Manuel La verdad es que nunca lo conocí muy...

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Unexpected

Jocelin, March 22, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, Memoir, Oakland, 3

I kept asking myself, Why did my parents divorce? Weren’t we going to be the perfect family? Time passed...

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Making Up

Salvador, March 22, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, brothers, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, MemoirComic, story, 6

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Meeting Destiny

Arely, March 22, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #MeetingDestiny, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, Memoir, 4

This is a comic about my niece and I talk about my love for her.

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When I Met My Dad For The First Time

Rodrigo, March 9, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #imnotapicasso, art, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, MemoirComic, 2

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My Family

David, March 9, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, Educatio, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, Memoir, 6

I can only describe my family one way. Hardworking. My dad wakes up everyday at 5 or 6 am...

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Family Jealousy

Aida, March 9, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, hate, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, Poem, 1

Why do you hate so much. Why do you hate that we are doing good? Why do you hate...

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When I saw you for the first time

Lisseth, March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, MemoirComic, Oakland, 4

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Blessed to have my family.

Jovana, March 8, 2018, Creative Writing, Family, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, #supportive, #toughbattles, cancer, family, Love, United, 1

Family is forever. Even when we lose those who make part of our families and mean so much...

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Intense Approach

Salvador, March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #MakingUp, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, thinking, 3

We are exactly the same, I just couldn’t agree with what you were saying. We argued back and forth,...

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Family Dynamics

Lis, March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, Dynamics, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, MemiorComic, 3

What matters to me the most are my nephews and nieces, because I feel the need to be...

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To: Dad

Rosario, March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #father, c'o2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, 1

I had not seen you in 8 years 8 years where I learned how wrong you treated my...

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My Family

Lilian, March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, Memoir, unity, 3

My family, Is made of love and tears Laughter and years And grows stronger every year. My family...

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Why I’m Grateful As Hell

Guadalupe, February 23, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Grateful, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, MemoirPoem, memories, 4

WHY I’M GRATEFUL AS HELL I’m grateful for my parents because It’s not easy coming from another country...

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“Why I’m Strong As Hell”

Yahaira, February 22, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, MemoirPoem, Separation, Strong, 3

It was hard at first. Junior year. The start of the semester. New school year. New teachers....

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The Unforeseen Consequences of Helicopter Parenting

Ed, February 16, 2018, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, parenting, youth, 3

Helicopter parenting is a style of overbearing parenting that can have adverse effects on young people through stifling their...

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Overprotective Parenting Leads to Struggling Young People

Ed, February 14, 2018, Bullying, Decision Making, Family, Quality Education, Stress, family, learning, parenting, stress, young people, 4

Overprotective parents cause for all kinds of problems in kids, essentially through preventing them from learning how to handle...

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My name connection

Lilian, February 13, 2018, Memoir, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, NameMemoir, relationship, 1

Lilian Maria Garcia Tista is the name my parents gave me. They named me after their mother’s. “Lilian “...

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Reflecting on My Name

Esthefany, February 13, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #last name, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, name memoir, who I am, 4

Esthefany Frazier Last Revised: 02/6/2018 English 4- 3rd Period Oliver I am Esthefany Navil Frazier Marte. Emphasis on...

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Reflecting on the Significance of My Name in 2018

Stephanie, February 13, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #WhoIam, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, Nickname, 4

Stephanie Borrayo Villalvazo, that’s my full name but, most of the time I go by Chata. When I...

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Reflecting on the Significance of My Name in 2018

Luis, February 13, 2018, Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, education, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, LRNG, 3

3 words of memories My name is Luis Alexander Acetun Toc. But on paper it is Luis...

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Cerrano Generation to Generation

Jose, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, generations, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, seniors, 1

Cerrano generation to generation Cerrano is the name my family passed down from generation to generation is a name...

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The Developing Identity Of My Life

Salvador, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, #RoleModels, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, Oakland, 5

Salvador Pedroza-Juarez is my name. All my other brothers don’t have the “Juarez” in their name. I like that...

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Reflecting on My Name 2018

Jovana, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Family, Love, Memoir, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, #JovanaLopez, #myidentity, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, 1

Jovana Lopez-Cuevas These names defining who I am now and who I will become in the future. Also...

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Reflecting on the Significance of my name in 2018

Miguel, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, Digital Storytelling, family, happiness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, 4

Miguel is the name that I inherited when I was born, and it will be the name that...

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The Label That Follows

Kris, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, identity, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, NameMemoir, 4

Kristofer Ramos, a name that follows me everywhere I go, also the first thing I say when meeting...

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A Random Choice

Yahaira, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, hate, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Love, Mexico, NameMemoir, 4

Yahaira Sarahi Celis Garcia That is what I was registered as at birth. Yahaira, that is what most people...

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Reflecting on the Significance of My Name in 2018

Rosario, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, name memoir, religion, Siblings, 4

I am an incarnation Or at least I think my name is. “Rosario” doesn’t just go back to...

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Reflecting on the Significance of My Name in 2018

Lisseth, February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, family, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, Nickname, ThisIsMe, 3

China China is the name that I am called by my family and family friends. I have had this...

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Do Parents Have Different Standards for Their Sons Than for Their Daughters?

Tess, February 9, 2018, Fall 2017, Showcase, Spring 2018, #daughter, #father, family, Mother, son, 2

In recent years people have really started to fight for the rights of women. Eliminating the wage gap, speaking...

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Faces of Foster Care

Beth, January 12, 2018, Community, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, adoption, children, family, foster care, foster system, 4

Although many American systems are damaged, one that is often overlooked is the foster care system. Foster care, according...

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Can the Way You Were Raised Make You a Criminal?

Jacqueline, January 9, 2018, Community, Crime, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Quality Education, Showcase, crime, family, Nature, nurture, psychology, science, 3

Two of the largest factors of the human personality are nature and nurture. Some argue that the two are...

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My Father

Darlin, January 2, 2018, Language, family, Immigration, Park Slope Collegiate, 3

Every time I look at my parents’ picture of the day they got married, I enjoy it because they...

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Extinction of Expression

Jacqueline, November 7, 2017, Fall 2017, Showcase, culture, endangerment, extinction, family, history, language, people, speaking, speech, talk, talking, tongue, World, writing, 3

Language is a conduit for thought. It is timeless and encompasses a past and a present. Through words, we...

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Only Child Syndrome

Sara, October 18, 2017, Family, family, growing up, life, only child, personality, Relationships, 0

I have always wondered how I would be different if I did’t have a sibling. People always talk about...

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The Impacts of a Twin

Tess, October 17, 2017, Fall 2017, brother, family, sibling, sister, twin, 0

Having a twin seems like something very beneficial. From the time you’re born you have an ally, someone to...

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How Much do our Early Years Affect who we are as Humans Now?

Truman, October 17, 2017, Family, Inquiry, family, happiness, health, 1

We can see how our early years like once we are talking and walking are important to our growth...

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Where does the influence of my parents show in my life?

Bronwen, September 29, 2017, Family, Psychology, Showcase, Thesis Feedback, behavior, child behavior, family, psychology, 1

Based on my knowledge from what my parents have shown me, my mindset and the ways I think will...

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Is it Morally Right that the American Culture is accustomed to Nursing Homes?

Averi, September 20, 2017, Fall 2017, Showcase, care, culture, family, 4

In the United States of America, older indiviudals are often seen as a burden in American households. Often times,...

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The Power of Siblings

Beth, September 20, 2017, Fall 2017, Family, Showcase, birth order, brother, family, Siblings, sister, 3

How would I be if I had different siblings? I know that siblings shape a person. Whether you are...

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Survey for MALE students: Domestic Violence and Male Values

Gary, February 16, 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Spring 2017, Surveys, Violence, Domestic Violence, family, Fremont High School, survey, 1

My name is Gary Tuione. I am a senior attending Fremont High School in Oakland. My Graduate Capstone research...

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11 years ago you left

Abigail, January 27, 2017, Fall 2016, Family, Showcase, dad, family, happiness, hope, Love, 2

Father It’s been 2 years since you left… I´m 4 years old now I remember you. I go...

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The New Trend?

Dallana, January 24, 2017, Drugs, Family, Getting Started, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Homelessness, Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, family, happiness, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2

TEENS ON DRUGS Did you know that 90% of drug addiction starts in the teenage years. This shows that...

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Hansel and Gretel (ReMiXEd)

Hanna, December 15, 2016, Fall 2016, Family, Animation, family, Loyalty, moral, Tale, 0

ONCE UPON A TIME… There was an age-old story, adored by many. But now, the story has been flipped!...

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The Boy and the Wolf Remixed

Shantanu, December 14, 2016, Art, Fall 2016, Friendship, Life on Land, Scratch, Showcase, Stories, Animals, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, change, Digital Storytelling, effort, family, Free Education, hard work, Hunger, prgramming, scratch, stories, Web Design, 0

Original Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nD40W_z33adwxX3gIlBVtlfgu9VW-a0-2A8Eqeuy15c/edit?usp=sharing Took about 2 days to do. Sorry it’s too short. Here are some storyboards to show...

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The Fairies Remixed

Artemis, December 14, 2016, Art, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Technology, Animations, art, Fairy Tales, family, Interactive Animations, Siblings, 0

“The Fairies” is a fairy tale collected by Charles Perrault. It is about a girl who receives the...

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Child Development Within Broken Homes

Asha, November 17, 2016, Family, adolescence, broken home, child development, children, divorce, family, research, teenagers, teens, 0

I’m going to be researching how a broken home affects child development. I decided to research this because my...

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How far Would You go in Defending Yourself?

Monica, October 31, 2016, Books or Plays, Family, Showcase, family, Rot & Ruin, 4

The book that I have just started reading is Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry. In this book, once...

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We Need Your Help To Keep The Human Race Going!

krivera, October 28, 2016, 2nextprez, Abortion, Family, Showcase, 2nextprez, abortion, children, family, 6

Dear Future President, First of all, I wanted to congratulate you on becoming the next president, it’s not a...

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Immigration Freedom

Gian Carlos, October 28, 2016, 2nextprez, Fall 2016, Family, Immigration, Latino Power, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, family, freedom, Latino power, 1

Dear Future President of the United States, An important issue that I care about is immigration. It is a...

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Stop Deporting Innocent Immigrants!

Wilbert, October 28, 2016, 2nextprez, Fall 2016, Family, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, deportation, family, immigrants, Immigration, immigration rights, 0

Dear Future President of the United States, First off, congratulations on becoming the new president of the U.S. I...

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Immigration

Hiromi, October 27, 2016, 2nextprez, Fall 2016, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, family, Immigration, 1

Dear Future President of the United States, Congratulations on being the new president. An important issue that I care...

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Make Our Community A Better Place

Siera, October 25, 2016, 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2016, Family, Immigration, Police, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2nextprez, family, Gender equality, Immigration, policebrutality, 3

Dear Future President, I would like to congratulate to for being the next president. I would like to talk...

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Apprehension of Families

Giselle, October 16, 2016, Fall 2016, Family, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, family, freedom, Immigration, injustice, protection, 1

Despite popular belief, the majority of families and unaccompanied children migrating into the U.S. through the border with Mexico...

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Where I Am From

Dyane, October 14, 2016, Family, Poetry, Where I'm From, family, Oakland, whereimfrom, 3

I am from Oakland A place where everyone wants to do drugs and be thugs A place where gunshots...

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Why do siblings stop talking to one another after being so close?

Monica, October 10, 2016, Books or Plays, Family, Friendship, family, friendship, 3

In I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson, there are twins-Jude and Noah-that used to be super close...

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Behind the Curtain

Robynne, October 4, 2016, Fall 2016, Family, Poetry, Repentino., Where I'm From, family, 0

I am from Oakland, California but not the one people know the one that is hidden behind a curtain,...

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Gender Wage Gap

Victoria, October 3, 2016, Fall 2016, Gender, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, education, family, gender, Inequality, wage, 3

One of the political issue that has been reiterated many times recently, especially during the 2016 presidential election, has...

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#2nextprez

Mariah, September 26, 2016, 2nextprez, 2nextprez, economy, family, jobs, Money, 1

To Next President, I would like to address the problem of wage increase in jobs. I know it’s...

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Prejudice and Judgement

April, September 26, 2016, Books or Plays, Family, Friendship, Gender, Happiness, Race Relations, family, happiness, judgement, Love, prejudice, 0

The book From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun consists about a young boy who is 13 years old, ever...

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Where’s the better place to live, New York or Utah?

Sarah, September 15, 2016, Family, environment, family, home, 0

I am researching whether I would prefer to live in Utah or New York. When considering this question many...

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Religion’s Effects on World History

Victoria, September 15, 2016, Fall 2016, History, Religion, Showcase, Belief, culture, family, religion, security, 0

Many stories throughout history have been driven by major religions. If oe looks closely to major events, wars, and...

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Better Lives

Janet, August 6, 2016, 2nextprez, Fall 2016, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Summer 2016, family, Immigration, 1

Dear President, Hello, my name is Janet Becerra, and I am writing to you because there is a problem...

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Addicted to drugs

Keyla, July 26, 2016, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Drugs, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Summer 2016, addicting, drugs, family, life, Problems, 4

I just read a Wikipedia article: Cannabis. (2016, June 13). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:46, July 25, 2016...

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Why do teens smoke weed?

Keyla, July 13, 2016, Drugs, Inquiry, Summer 2016, drugs, family, health, life, weed, 0

In Buddy T’s essay “Why Do Teens Use Marijuana?” from Verywell. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 July 2016, the author...

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