Harvest Collegiate High School offers a rich and challenging intellectual education that engages students in the natural process of experience, questioning, the pursuit of precision, and reflection-how people really learn. We believe in cultivating students’ power to produce and reflect, rather than simply consume, as a fundamental way of being in the world. We aspire to being, and contributing creatively to, a ‘sane society,’ one of peace, growth, and joy.
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Literary Essay, Showcase, 4
Harry Potter, the protagonist in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, has a few traits that influence his...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Race Relations, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 0
Atticus Finch, one of the protagonists in To KIll A Mockingbird, has a few traits that influence his relationships...
Harry Potter is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Love, Politics, Showcase, Social Class, Women in Action, 3
Recently, I read The Elite, by Kiera Cass. I enjoyed and absorbed this book. This has become a favorite book...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, History, Poetry, Showcase, 2
Recently, I read Selected Poems, by Langston Hughes. I relished the thought of the ingeniousness Langston uses in his poems....
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Recently, I read The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. I appreciated the shock this book gave. So much goes...
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In Malcolm X autobiography , the author talks about his life an as an activist, a criminal, and his...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, 2
Recently, I read 1984, by George Orwell. I appreciated this book. I thought that the way it described human nature...
Malcolm X is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the story . At the beginning...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, Writing, 7
Percy is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
The book I am reading is called An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena. This story is about how when...
Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, the protagonist in To Kill a Mockingbird, has a few traits that influence her relationships...
“Paper Towns” by John Green has surprised me so many times from the beginning, to the adventure between Margo...
Jean louise finch, or scout, is a dynamic character. Her archetype changes over the course of the book. At...
, , , Books or Plays, Crime, Psychology, 7
Ivy, the protagonist in The Twin, has a few traits that influence her relationships with others. One, she is...
Recently, I read 12 Angry Men , by Reginald Rose. I was amazed by this plan, due to the...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
The first chapter of Momo by Michael Ende might leave a reader feeling relaxed because Momo is very calm...
Phoebe , the protagonist in One of us Is Next , has a few traits that influence her relationships...
The book “Paper Towns” by John Green is a really interesting and captivating book with things people have or...
Prince Zorn, the protagonist in The 13 clocks, has a few traits that influence his relationships with others. One,...
The second chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K Rowling might leave a reader feeling excited...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Family, Showcase, Violence, 4
Anne, the protagonist in The Couple Next Door, has a few traits that influence their relationships with others. One,...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
Ralph is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
, , , 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, 1
(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
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Sunny is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
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Helen is a dynamic character. Her archetype changes over the course of her. At the beginning of the book,...
, , , Books or Plays, Crime, Fall 2020, Showcase, Stories, Writing & Communication, 0
Rayleigh is a dynamic character. His archetype changes over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2020, Family, Goals, Love, Point of View, Showcase, 4
Recently, I read Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer. I appreciated the allure of darkness, kind of like the “light meets...
, , , Dystopia, Fall 2020, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 4
Recently, I read mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins. I enjoyed this book because it was very nerve racking and exciting. ...
Recently, I read The Hunger Games Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins. I appreciated this book. I enjoyed this book...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 2
There is a person that’s mimicking Simon Keller. Simon Keller made an app where he would tell everyone in...
Recently, I read “Cold Water Killer” by Andrew Hook. I enjoyed this book. It was really interesting and made...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, Writing, Writing & Communication, 0
Recently, I read “An Unwanted Guest” by Shari Lapena. I appreciated this book. I appreciated this book because it...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Showcase, 1
This book is about the life of being a Black man/woman. The book tells you different perspectives of people...
Since the last time I read my book I have been wondering who was shot. When katniss and peeta...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 1
After beginning to read the book “To be or not to be” by Ryan North, it seems like I...
, , , 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, 1
The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Friendship, Showcase, Wonder, 1
Quentin and Margo used to be really close best friends, one day when they were younger they were on...
, , , Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2020, Family, Friendship, Getting Started, Love, Showcase, 0
So far, the story starts with Bella and how she’s fitting into a new “world” , That’s when she...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Showcase, 0
What I have been thinking since I last read One of Us is Next, is how this book is...
The book I am reading is called An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena. This story is about how when...
The Last Chapter of Saints (like a sequel to Boxers) reveal both Bao and Vibiana’s...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2019, Showcase, Writing, 3
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* my review of a tale full of magic and mystery *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ World-renowned author C.S. Lewis once stated...
Foundation is one part of a long series containing seven separate books about the fall and rebuilding of the...
, , , Books or Plays, Fall 2019, Showcase, 6
All Quiet on The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque has made me think differently ever since I finished...
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THE BARRIO KINGS by William and Kowalski might leave a reader feeling interested Because it shows you how a...
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✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* my review of Macbeth’s tragic protagonist *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ I’m going to write about Macbeth’s descent into madness, and the...
, , , Fall 2019, Shakespeare, Showcase, 0
Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 22 – 34 I picked this passage because is more intriguing because the Macbeth...
I picked Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 44-66 & 75-77 from Macbeth because it shows off Macbeth’s hysteria. The...
, , , Fall 2019, Shakespeare, Showcase, 0
For my monologue project, I selected lines from one of the most thought-provoking scenes from Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth.” I...
I picked Act 1, Scene #5 Lines 16-33 first off because I find Lady Macbeth to be a complex...
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For my monologue project, I selected lines from a monologue that shows Macbeth at his most vulnerable from Shakespeare’s...
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I picked this Act 1 Scene 7 because it seem interesting. I liked the actor because the way she...
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Act 5, Scene 5, Lines 20-31 For my monologue project, I selected lines from one of the saddest scenes...
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The passage I chose was Act 1 Scene 3 Lines 143-164, and it was the soliloquy he had after...
I picked lines 44 through 55 of Act 2 Scene 1 because I thought the flow of Macbeth’s speech...
Hecate’s monologue in act three in which she scolds the three Witches shows us much more about her character...
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✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* monologue analysis! *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ For my monologue project, I selected lines from one of the most insightful scenes...
, , , Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Showcase, 0
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* my review of a timeless tale *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ Recently, I read Crime And Punishment; by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I...
, , , Art, Books or Plays, Fall 2019, Showcase, 5
The first 20% of Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon M. Draper might leave a reader feeling disheartened because this...
I was born in New York City and have lived there ever since. I moved once when I was...
I am the child of my father, Roland, and my mother, Heidi. My dad is from Texas and my...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Places We Love: Photos, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2
My favorite place in New York City is Prospect Park. It is where I have grown up. It’s a...
, , , Art, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, Places We Love: Photos, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2
Booker T. Washington Middle School at 108th between Amsterdam & Columbus is a place I grew up, from the...
, , , Art, Beauty, Fall 2019, Places We Love: Photos, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Summer 2019, 0
I love to go to Bay Plaza Mall. It’s my favorite place in the Bronx. The mall has good stores...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 1
I wonder if I am the only person who disagrees with people having sexual intercourse with no strings attached. Sharon Olds’ poem...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Poetry is a form of expression portrayed through art. This is proven by many, many, many different poems. Every...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Poetry, Shakespeare, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured,...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
The poem “Changes” by Tupac Shakur makes me ask myself the same question. Will we ever truly have a...
, , , Art, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
What makes a good parent? What types of things can hurt a relationship between a father and daughter? These...
, , , Bio, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Hi my name is Sapphire and uhh I am 16 years old in the tenth grade. I lived in...
, , , Fall 2019, LRNG Portfolios, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
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My name is Kalina and I was 15 years old when I wrote this. I was born in New...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Where I am from Spring comes under the skin of trees Opened the veins and filled them with...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Portraits, Showcase, Summer 2019, 2
My first impressions of this poem, “Changes” by Tupac Shakur, which was written in the 1990s, is that I...
I think of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up I Blue” as a real-life situation. It makes me feel inquisitive, yet...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
In the poem “There is a garden in her face” Thomas Campion talk about a lady that he is...
On the surface, Housman’s poem, “To an Athlete Dying Young” is about an athlete dying at a young age....
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
Clifton introduces the poem, “Lorena” with a headline: “Woman cuts off husband’s penis, later throws it from car window....
My first impressions of the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” were how Anne Bradstreet wrote this poem...
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Am I the only person that disagrees with people having sexual intercourse without any strings attached? In her poem,...
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Poetry is a form of expression portrayed through art. This is proven many, many, many different poems. Every poem...
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When is there gonna be change in our society? Don’t we all wonder that at some point of our...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
Tyler Vivas Spring 2019 Kiran Power Of Poetry “Changes” by Tupac Shakur Is it possible to change poverty and...
, , , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 1
The poem “Immigrants In Our Own Land” by Jimmy Santiago Baca is mostly about the struggles and challenges of...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 0
What were these people going through that they had to give up their instruments in order to get money?...
What I know about the situation in “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks is that the people in the...
, , , Fall 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, 2
What is so special about nature? What are humans doing to it? This topic of nature has been...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Poetry, Politics, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, War, 1
Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born In the USA” makes me ask: Are people actually going to help you in the...
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