, , , Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
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Family First I believe that my family is what shaped me into who I am. I’ve come...
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I believe Family comes First I believe family comes first because family will always be the first people...
Hi, my name is Cece. I’m a 9th grader at Life Academy. My poem is about how my...
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Joseph Thornton My Shadow Box Artist Statement My Shadow box is separated by two main things. The outside...
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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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This shadow box represents me in the inside and how the world sees me on the outside. The outside...
, , , Animal Protection, Beauty, Bullying, Friendship, Happiness, Love, Nature, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, 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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This is a story of my family dynamic and love. A story where my father had a serious back...
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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I kept asking myself, Why did my parents divorce? Weren’t we going to be the perfect family? Time passed...
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This is a comic about my niece and I talk about my love for her.
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Why do you hate so much. Why do you hate that we are doing good? Why do you hate...
, , , Creative Writing, Family, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, Writing, 1
Family is forever. Even when we lose those who make part of our families and mean so much...
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We are exactly the same, I just couldn’t agree with what you were saying. We argued back and forth,...
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What matters to me the most are my nephews and nieces, because I feel the need to be...
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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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It was hard at first. Junior year. The start of the semester. New school year. New teachers....
, , , Family, Happiness, Health, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Helicopter parenting is a style of overbearing parenting that can have adverse effects on young people through stifling their...
, , , Bullying, Decision Making, Education, Family, Stress, 4
Overprotective parents cause for all kinds of problems in kids, essentially through preventing them from learning how to handle...
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Lilian Maria Garcia Tista is the name my parents gave me. They named me after their mother’s. “Lilian “...
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Esthefany Frazier Last Revised: 02/6/2018 English 4- 3rd Period Oliver I am Esthefany Navil Frazier Marte. Emphasis on...
Stephanie Borrayo Villalvazo, that’s my full name but, most of the time I go by Chata. When I...
3 words of memories My name is Luis Alexander Acetun Toc. But on paper it is Luis...
Cerrano generation to generation Cerrano is the name my family passed down from generation to generation is a name...
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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Jovana Lopez-Cuevas These names defining who I am now and who I will become in the future. Also...
Miguel is the name that I inherited when I was born, and it will be the name that...
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Kristofer Ramos, a name that follows me everywhere I go, also the first thing I say when meeting...
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Yahaira Sarahi Celis Garcia That is what I was registered as at birth. Yahaira, that is what most people...
I am an incarnation Or at least I think my name is. “Rosario” doesn’t just go back to...
China China is the name that I am called by my family and family friends. I have had this...
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In recent years people have really started to fight for the rights of women. Eliminating the wage gap, speaking...
, , , Community, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, 4
Although many American systems are damaged, one that is often overlooked is the foster care system. Foster care, according...
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Language is a conduit for thought. It is timeless and encompasses a past and a present. Through words, we...
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I have always wondered how I would be different if I did’t have a sibling. People always talk about...
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Having a twin seems like something very beneficial. From the time you’re born you have an ally, someone to...
We can see how our early years like once we are talking and walking are important to our growth...
, , , Family, Psychology, Showcase, Thesis Feedback, 1
Based on my knowledge from what my parents have shown me, my mindset and the ways I think will...
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In the United States of America, older indiviudals are often seen as a burden in American households. Often times,...
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My name is Gary Tuione. I am a senior attending Fremont High School in Oakland. My Graduate Capstone research...
, , , Drugs, Education, Family, Getting Started, Happiness, Health, Homelessness, Mental Illness, 2
TEENS ON DRUGS Did you know that 90% of drug addiction starts in the teenage years. This shows that...
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ONCE UPON A TIME… There was an age-old story, adored by many. But now, the story has been flipped!...
, , , Animal Protection, Art, Fall 2016, Friendship, Scratch, Showcase, Stories, 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 how...
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“The Fairies” is a fairy tale collected by Charles Perrault. It is about a girl who receives the...
I’m going to be researching how a broken home affects child development. I decided to research this because my...
, , , 2nextprez, Education, Fall 2016, Family, Immigration, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, 1
Dear Future President of the United States, An important issue that I care about is immigration. It is a...
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Dear Future President of the United States, First off, congratulations on becoming the new president of the U.S. I...
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Dear Future President of the United States, Congratulations on being the new president. An important issue that I care...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2016, Family, Immigration, Police Brutality, Showcase, 3
Dear Future President, I would like to congratulate to for being the next president. I would like to talk...
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Despite popular belief, the majority of families and unaccompanied children migrating into the U.S. through the border with Mexico...
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I am from Oakland A place where everyone wants to do drugs and be thugs A place where gunshots...
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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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I am from Oakland, California but not the one people know the one that is hidden behind a curtain,...
, , , Economy, Education, Fall 2016, Gender, Inequality, 3
One of the political issue that has been reiterated many times recently, especially during the 2016 presidential election, has...
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To Next President, I would like to address the problem of wage increase in jobs. I know it’s...
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The book From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun consists about a young boy who is 13 years old, ever...
I am researching whether I would prefer to live in Utah or New York. When considering this question many...
, , , 2nextprez, Fall 2016, Immigration, Showcase, Summer 2016, 1
Dear President, Hello, my name is Janet Becerra, and I am writing to you because there is a problem...
, , , Drugs, Family, Health, Summer 2016, 4
I just read a Wikipedia article: Cannabis. (2016, June 13). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:46, July 25, 2016...
, , , Drugs, Inquiry, Summer 2016, 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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