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Frantz Fanon’s Fantastic Fundamentals
Daniel, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Black Lives Matter, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2022, History, Race Relations, Rights, Thinking interdependently, Violence, colonialism, history, Pasadena City College, 0Frantz Fanon’s theories on colonization and decolonization, and the violences that come with it. Fanon also talks about liberation...
Frantz Fanon’s Fantastic Fundamentals
Isabella, Zully, Malakhi, Shant S, Daniel, Winnie, , Applying past knowledge to new situations, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2022, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Thinking interdependently, colonialism, history, Pasadena City College, 0During Frantz Fanon’s short-lived life, he wisely identified, broke apart, and exposed the violence and dehumanization of colonization and...
Ohio’s Four Dead
Lizbeth, , Fall 2022, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, history, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, Four Dead in Ohio, (Upfront, Elder, 2020 subscription required), I learned that National Guard troops shot...
Day and Night I Always Dream With Open Eyes
Rafael, , Bio ELL, Black Lives Matter At School, Description of a Child, Habits of Mind, Quality Education, Questioning and posing problems, Race Relations, Responding with wonderment and awe, Science & Math, Showcase, Social Class, Summer 2022, bilingual, black power, history, LUTE-STEM, showcase, 0Jose is a 13 year old bilingual student from the Dominican Republic who is literate in both Spanish and...
Traveling back in time
Monica, , Arts & Entertainment, History, Literature Guides, history, Orange Cove High School, Time travel, 3In the article, “ Historical Time Travel” (upfront) I learned that now people can get a glimpse of Greek...
Lawrence in Arabia
Atticus, , Fall 2021, history, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Middle East, 3Lawrence in Arabia is a biography written by award-winning author Scott Anderson, who spent many years as a war...
Brazil’s Dance With the Devil
William, , Books or Plays, Fall 2021, History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Sports, Brazil, history, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Politics, 1I chose this book for two very different reasons. One, because I was curious about what the title meant:...
Removal of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Statue
Jennifer Gz, , Fall 2021, George Floyd Protests, History, history, 0On September 8, 2021, the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was removed from Richmond, Virginia. The removal...
The Harlem Renaissance By: Veronica Chambers
Drew, , 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, African American History, book, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Harvest Collegiate High School, history, life changing, Veronica Chambers, 1(Since this story doesn’t revolve around one person, I thought I would create the protagonist as a whole. Basically...
Riot- Walter Dean Myers plot
Jaylene, , Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Fall 2020, Family, History, Plot Analysis, Police, Protest, Rights, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, #Riot, book, history, 1Recently, I read Riot, by Walter Dean Myers. I appreciated and enjoyed this play. I appreciated being able to...
Riot by Walter Dean Myers
Jaylene, , 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, book, Harvest Collegiate High School, history, play, 1The book I am reading is called “Riot” by Walter Dean Myers. The book is in the form of...
Crisis in Syria
Kayla, , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, This is America, War, history, Orange Cove High School, Politics, 3The US had decided to pull out of helping Syria and fight against the terrorist group “ISIS” since 2011....
What you need to know about the atomic bomb
Dulce, , Fall 2020, History, Showcase, This is America, history, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “6 things to know about the atomic bomb” it was talking about how much things have...
The Impact of George Floyd
Aaliyah, , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, George Floyd Protests, History, Media, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, September 2020, Showcase, history, Orange Cove High School, 6In the article, “George Floyd’s Death Sparks Massive Nationwide Protests” by Patricia Smith, I learned that the upsetting of...
Immigration Impacts American Values.
Rohan, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Peer Interview, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, This is America, #Values, American Creed, Fall 2019, history, Immigration, Okemos High School, 2America is one of the most diverse countries in the world and you cannot say that is has one...
How Music Helps Us Define What it Means to be American
Aidan, , American Creed, Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2019, Music, Protest, Showcase, Slavery, Social Media, War, Writing, america, american, American Creed, argument, censorship, frank zappa, history, lizzo, music, Okemos High School, pop culture, prince, Racism, vietnam, 6American culture is forever changing and music is the best way to explore this. This is evident through the...
Do American Values Apply to Native Americans As Well?
Jasmine, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, america, American Creed, Equality, happiness, history, interview, Native Americans, Natives, Okemos High School, Racism, Reservation, Treaty, United States, 3Can we, as the American people, agree that some important values include the rights to life, liberty, and the...
The Importance of Hard Work in America
Mitchell, , Argument, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, #Values, American Creed, american culture, American values, argument, culture, discussion, hard work, history, Okemos High School, 3Hard work is an American value that has been extremely important throughout history. It is the backbone behind the...
Andrew Jackson in the Modern World (4)
Olivia, , History, Showcase, Spring 2019, andrew jackson, history, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Andrew Jackson was born in the backwoods of the Carolinas in 1767 where he received sparse education. At age...
Andrew Jackson in the Modern World (3)
Olivia, , History, Showcase, Spring 2019, andrew jackson, history, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0The Age of Jackson saw an almost fervent spread of democracy: widespread political engagement, shrinking power to the rich...
A Brief Explanation of Censorship
Alexandra, , Showcase, Spring 2019, censorship, government, history, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Media, 0While deciding what topic I wanted to research more in-depth, I was struck by the idea that censorship still...
Andrew Jackson in the Modern World (2)
Olivia, , History, Showcase, Spring 2019, andrew jackson, history, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3Andrew Jackson’s election in 1828 marked the first modern campaign in American history. After a bitter defeat in arguably...
Andrew Jackson in the Modern World
Olivia, , History, Showcase, Spring 2019, andrew jackson, history, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0Andrew Jackson was a completely different type of presidential candidate from anything the young American nation had ever seen....
New Animation Based on Aesop’s “The Farmer And His Sons”
Ani N., , Art, History, Media, Scratch, Showcase, Spring 2018, Stories, #father, #moral decisions, #movies, 2D animation, Aesop, Animation, Decisions, Digital Storytelling, ethics, Fable, fairy tale, farm, farming, farms, Greek Myth, greekmyth, history, interactive story, Lessons, lessons of life, life lessons, moral, Morals, Movies are art, scratch, Storyboard that, 1From the producer of “The Witch’s Dilemma” comes a brand-new animation… this time based on a fable! Presenting the...
My Fairy tale Remix of The Princess and the Pea
Lihie A., , Friendship, Happiness, Love, Scratch, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, Stories, Writing, #scripts, Animation, Decision Making, DigitalStorytelling, Fairy Tales, history, marriage, scratch, Scratch Animation, storyboard, Storyboard that, 0In order to make this animation work click the green flag. Intro to my fairy tale...
Moral Implications of Drug Use
Jacqueline, , Fall 2017, Showcase, culture, Drug, drugs, history, Literature, moral, Morals, 3Overtime, non-prescription drug use has decreased in popularity, however, the recent movement to legalize marijuana has changed precedent. Before...
Lack of interest in history
Chloe, , Fall 2017, History, Showcase, brave new world, history, students, 1For the past two generations, American students history grades have been dropping rapidly. http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/07/opinion/callista-gingrich-u-s-history/index.html describes this change as an effect...
Extinction of Expression
Jacqueline, , Fall 2017, Showcase, culture, endangerment, extinction, family, history, language, people, speaking, speech, talk, talking, tongue, World, writing, 3Language is a conduit for thought. It is timeless and encompasses a past and a present. Through words, we...
“Kill Yourself”
Jacqueline, , Argument, Call to Action, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Partnerships for the Goals, Psychology, Science, Social Media, Technology, depression, history, mental health, mental illness, psychology, science, society, suicide, suicide prevention, 1On average in the U.S. 121 people die by suicide every single day making suicide the 10th leading cause...
History passed, but discrimination hasn’t
Lexi, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Goals, History, LGBTQ+ Rights, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Race Relations, Slavery, Discrimination, education, history, ignorance, 0Recently, I have noticed that certain parts of society still have a hesitancy to accept people that are “different”...
Learning From the Past
Lexi, , Biases, Call to Action, Charlottesville, Fall 2017, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Discrimination, history, learning, white supremacy, 1As a society, we have failed to learn from our past mistakes. We are still repeating the past, in...
The Kin Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate (Remixed)
Shantanu, , Fall 2016, Love, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Scratch, Stories, Baccalaureate School for Global Education, Conflict, history, Interactive, Love, Medieval, 0Once upon a time, the King of the South heard a prophecy that his daughter would marry a slave’s...