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Car Accidents
Jennifer, , Showcase, Upstander, Spring 2020, environment, Oakland, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9Dearest Oakland, Don’t you detest when you encounter an awful driver that makes you end up in the medical...
Stop prescribing addicting opioids/painkillers
Dayanara, , Upstander, Spring 2020, Showcase, Upstader, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, addiction, opioids, 5Dear Pharmacies and Health Care Workers, “Painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, are the most abused prescription drugs. These...
Sports Injuries in Minors
Omar, Jose, , Spring 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Showcase, Sports, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, injuries, #upstander, sports, 6Dear Athletes who practice five or more times per week, We are writing to you because we want to...
Homeless
Fanny, , Showcase, Upstander, Spring 2020, homelessness, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #upstander, 2Dear Oakland Teenagers who do not know other teens who are homeless, We are writing to you because we...
Listen up: Child homelessness
Erika, , Spring 2020, Showcase, Upstander, homelessness, Oakland, #upstander, Life Academy, kids, 0Dear Oakland Teenagers who do not know other teens who are homeless, We are writing to you because we...
Stop Drownings
America, , Spring 2020, Showcase, Upstander, StopDrownings, SuperviseKids, Oakland, #upstander, Life Academy, 0Dear Teens and Parents, Have you seen someone drowning? I have and it was horrible to see because the...
Covid-19 Upstander Proposal
Joshua, , Upstander, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, upstander, 3Dear Oakland community, Did you know that in Alameda county we have 1,917 Covid-19 cases as of April 28....
Opioids Threat To Life
Jesus, , Oakland, Spring 2020, Upstander, drugs, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, drugabuse, opioids, upstander, 0Dear Pharmaceutical Companies around the U.S, From the year 2000 to 2014, there have been half a million people...
Social distancing while in quarantine
Manuel, , Upstander, May 2020, upstander, coronavirus, Healthcare, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2Hello community, As we all know there is a big global outbreak of the Corona Virus and we have...
Learning How To Be Prepared for Disasters
Jade, , Upstander, Oakland, Oakland, disasters, Youth of Color, upstander, Life Academy, 0Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Upstander proposal for gun violence.
Armando, , Oakland, Oakland, upstander, Life Academy, gunviolence, no more deaths, 0Dear Gun Business Owners: It seems like the Gun violence has increased among other issues, right? We are here...
Emergency Preparedness
Ashley, , Upstander, BayArea, upstander, Life Academy, Emergency Prepardness, Oakland, 0Dear Oakland Community, Have you ever wondered how prepared the Oakland community is for a disaster? As a community...
Stop Police Brutality!!
Divianca, , Upstander, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #PoliceBruatlity, #upstander, #policebrutalitymatters, #justice, #makeadifference, 0Police Brutality Dear Oakland community, The purpose of having a police force is to preserve the safety one seeks,...
Stopping Domestic Violence in Oakland
Melissa, , Spring 2020, Upstander, #stopdomesticviolenceoakland, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Domestic Violence, #Oaklandcommunity, 0Dear Oakland Community: Did you know that ethnicity and race are related to domestic violence? Oakland is a diverse...
Screen Time: Good or Bad?
Xavier, , Upstander, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, futurelife, Screentime, upstander, Oakland, 0Fellow Oakland District High Schoolers: Do you play videogames, use social media, watch youtube or netflix? If any of...
Prevent Child Sex Trafficking
Johana, , Upstander, Oakland, upstander, Life Academy, Sex Trafficking, children and teens, 0Dear Oakland teens and adults, Do you really believe that not paying attention to an important topic is gonna...
Don’t Trust Beer Companies
Angel, , Spring 2020, upstander, BoycottAlcohol, spreadtheword, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 0By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio Dear Beer Companies, There are people dying from alcoholic beverages such as Beer and other...
Littering in Oakland
Angelina, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Clean Water and Sanitation, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #NoLittering, #endlittering #litter #nolitter #savetheanimals #stoplittering, #stopplasticpollution, 14Did you know that littering has become an unacceptable habit for Oakland? Also, did you know that Oakland can...
The History Of Life Academy
Erick, , Showcase, Quality Education, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, education, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Small Schools movement, 8Did you know that OUSD only made small schools in neighbourhoods that they found poor? After they made 40...
Air Pollution and Environment
Jimena, , Clean Water and Sanitation, Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #enviroment, #AirPollution, #Savetheworld, 10Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
Skateboarding in the bay area
Manuel, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, Argument, Community, Street Interviews, skateboarding, Oakland, argument, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, hobbies, 15A place For Everyone According to Huckmag K-Dub did hard work to build from the ground up skatepark in Oakland...
Justice For Immigrants
Johana, , Oakland, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Immigration, Fall 2019, poeplematter, immigrants, justice, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6“Since 1996, more than 75,000 migrant deaths have been recorded globally,” (MIGRATION DATA PORTAL) That means that 75,000 people...
Teachers and Rent in Oakland
Cesar, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Quality Education, Housing, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, rent, #Teachers, 9What is a giant problem that teachers are struggling with? The average rent in Oakland is $2,916, an 8%...
Immigrants
Remigia, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Immigration, Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, immigrants, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9I was 11 years old when I came into the United States to have a better education. I’m an...
Crimes/Gun Violence
Jesus, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, ceasefire, Gun Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, crimes, 6“In 2014 there was 80 homicides in Oakland but in 2019 there were 63 Homicides” (oaklandmofo.com). This shows that...
Abuse of power
Nahum, , Showcase, Police, Fall 2019, Oakland, Discrimination, Racism, Police Brutality, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 7Police brutality is a real issue in America. Did you know In an article “Law Enforcement Killed 90 Oakland...
La tradición de los resturantes
Fanny, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, food, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Authentic food, 7Why do you think that central american food is being cooked by white chefs more without them having any...
Homelessness in Oakland
Dayanara, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Decent Work and Economic Growth, homeless, solutions, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, BayArea, #Oaklandhomelessness, 10“In the count taken in January using federal guidelines, Oakland had 861 sheltered people and 3,210 unsheltered people, bringing...
Taxes In Oakland
Amy, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ClassOf2023, 2019, life, 4In the upcoming year Police officers will get even more payment from tax money then other years about $319.3M...
Are We Under Appreciating Food Truck Workers?
Christian, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, food, Oakland, hard work, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, food trucks, 7Are We Under Appreciating Food Truck Workers? Do you like food trucks? Well then you probably don’t...
The Golden State Warriors Move To San Francisco
Isaiah, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, basketball, lifestyle, Golden State Warriors, Oakland, 6Oakland Warriors Is the Golden State Warriors dynasty over? The Golden State Warriors first home was in Philadelphia (1946-1962)...
History of Oakland
Juan, , Showcase, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, #2020, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, humanities, #ClassOf2023, 4It is clear that Oakland residents need to know more about the history of their land which includes the...
Prop. 13 is beneficial
Elizabeth, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, taxes, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Proposition 13, #KeepProp13, 7Do you think that you pay too much money for taxes every month? Well, right now, tax payments are...
Undocumented People Mark Their Spot in The USA
Edith, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, undocumented students, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, undocumented Americans, land of immgrants, 6“Sometimes I feel like I can’t set my roots here completely because it could be taken away,” said Andrea...
Latinx Community
Fernanda, , Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Latinx community, standingtogether, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9̈ ̈Oakland is my home and I can’t imagine leaving. But it hurts to see the culture I grew...
Traitor Forever?
Xavier, , Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Fall 2019, Warriors, sports, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #raiders, 4Nothing is forever, this includes sports teams. Does this mean sports teams such as Oakland’s should leave their hometown?...
Changes In Our Home
Emily, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, 8Change. What does this mean? It good? Is bad? Can it benefit us or can it ruin us?...
The Problem
Neyzer, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #endhomelessness, The Problem, clean environment, 5Do people, in general, know that in one night in the United States half a million children and adults...
Oakland LGBTQ Community
Yaritza, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, LGBTQ, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Oaklandcommunity, 6Do you think the Oakland community is supportive to the LGBTQ community? LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...
Taken Away
Amilia, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, safety, kidnapping, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Help, Oakland, 10Everyone knows about kidnapping but not everyone knows that not only females are kidnapped a lot of males get...
Sideshows
Josue, , Fall 2019, Showcase, #EastOakland, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Cars, #Sideshows, 5Sideshows aren’t just illegal but are also fun. It is true there are cars going really fast in a...
Drug Problem
Sugeiry, , Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Oakland, drugs, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, opioids, #blog, 7Do the authorities seem to care about the drug problem in Oakland? Simple answer, no. Based on the research...
Life Without Insurance
Esmeralda, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Undocumented immigrants, Insurance, 5Bases off research and interviews about Oakland’s insurance a plethora of undocumented immigrants don’t have insurance because they are...
What Is Did The Tech Boom Cause?
Douglas, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Oakland, Tech Project, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Problems in the U.S., Housing, 5The rent in Oakland has doubled in price in the past 10 years! But that’s not the only number...
Oakland’s Downfall
Ashley, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, rent inrease, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, 5Have the community noticed that Oakland has changed based on gentrification? Gentrification is the process of renovating and improving...
Union v.s Non-Union
Dominik, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #KeepOaklandClean, construction, Black Lives Matter, 6Do you think that construction teams that are in unions are treated the same as construction teams in non-unions? ...
What Happens When You Increase the Rent of Your House?
Aida, , Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Decent Work and Economic Growth, homelessness, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Displacement, Rasingrent, 5By: Aida Pablo There are 4,071 homeless people in Oakland. So why are homeless people in the streets? There...
Oakland Education Crisis
Efraim, , Oakland, Showcase, Fall 2019, oakland education, education, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #schoolsystems, 5“More than 3,000 public school educators from the Oakland Education Association went on strike to demand better pay, school...
Protests in Oakland
Jade, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #hashtag, oaklandprotest, oaklandmovement, 6 “Ain’t no power like the power to the people cuz the power to the people don’t stop”. These words are...
Immigrants; Migrating for the Better
Jennifer, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #betterfuture, #hashtag, Immigration, Oakland, 3Did you know that about 8.5M people have migrated to the U.S. and about 1.2M of them come here...
Oakland Roots SC
Efan, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, SoccerIsLife, #Oaklandcommunity, oaklandroots, 4I went to an Oakland Roots game. And the fans were wearing the Oakland Roots jerseys and there were...
Construction is Causing Rent Increase
Melissa, , Showcase, Housing, Responsible Consumption and Production, Gentrification, Fall 2019, Oakland, rent inrease, Oakland, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, #OUSD, construction, 7Did you know that from 2014 to 2018 rents have increased by 35%? This all has to do with...
Immigrants
Jose, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Oaklandlife, Immigrants in Oakland, 7Did you know that immigrants come to the United States for reasons such as trauma and this motivates them...
Immigration to Oakland
Omar, , Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Responsible Consumption and Production, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Immigration, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Mexico, #Guatemala, 9Immigration In Oakland Did you know, deported Immigrants can have very serious psychological damage and trauma. Nearly 4 in...
Does Oakland Really Care For The Homeless?
Angel, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Partnerships for the Goals, homelessness, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Oaklandlife, homelessinoakland, 7What is Homelessness? Homelessness is the state of having no home including living on the streets, basically having no...
Crime In Oakland
Ronny, , Showcase, Fall 2019, crime rate, property crime, Gun Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6Crime rate in Oakland is 74 per one thousand residents and has one of the highest rates in America...
Churches In Oakland
Robert, , Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #lifecademy, #churchesinoaklnd, 8According to Church Angels’ directory, there are over 313 Churches in Oakland (ChruchAngel.com).this source is credible because Churches are...
Mistreated
Durran, , Fall 2019, Oakland, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, mitreated, tu, Police, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 7There has been an overwhelming amount of cities that have to deal with police brutality in the U.S., But...
Oakland Immigration
Madelyn, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Immigrants in Oakland, Undocumented immigrants, Help for immigrants, 5Madelyn Humanities Portugal 12-19-19 Immigration in Oakland Did you know many recent immigrants don’t ask for help because recent,...
Less Gun Violence, less worries
Armando, , Showcase, Fall 2019, Oakland, Gun Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #prevention, A better future, 9Armando Gonzalez Hum 9 Ms. Portugal 12/19/2019 Less Gun Violence, Less Worries Gun Violence is a very big...
Shadow Box
Omar, , Shadow Box, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Art, #ShadowBoxes, ethnicsudies, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, BayArea, 4The items in my Shadow Box represent me, my counter narrative. When people look at me, they see a...
My Life Shadow Box
Angel, , Shadow Box, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Art, latino, #Ethnic studies, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, shadow box, 2By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio The objects in my Shadow Box represent my faithful self, my counter narratives. When people...
Shadow Box
Yadira, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Art, Shadow Box, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, #blacklivesmatter #humanrights #racism, beyourself, #autoethnography, #hispanic/Latina, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #counternarratives, #DominantNarratives, 2My Truths By: Yadira BugambiliaI don’t have many objects in my shadow box, just images of my family and...
Shadow Box
Fernanda, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Art, Shadow Box, #myautoethnogrophy, #lifecademy, Oakland, latina, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 5Fernanda Barreto-Sanchez 9th Grade Art statements In my shadow box there are 10 objects inside that represent counter narratives the...
Upstander Reflection
Kassandra, , Upstander, Spring 2019, Showcase, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #upstander, #DrugAddictions, #YouthPrograms, Oakland, 0Our project was about making a change with actions, such as putting up flyers and making an instagram account...
Upstander Reflection
Christy, , Showcase, Upstander, Spring 2019, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #EastOakland, #upstander, #fooddesert, 0Christy Vong 5/9/19 Reflection My project was about food deserts and taking action can be sort of difficult. As...
Final reflection of the year?
Matthew, , Showcase, Upstander, Spring 2019, San Francisco, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, BayArea, upstanders, 0today marks a very happy and sad day for freshman everywhere, the most recent and simple project that we...
A letter to the mayors.
Martha, , Showcase, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Homelessness, Partnerships for the Goals, Drugs, Homeless LGBTQ, Upstander, Spring 2019, homelessness, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #upstander, drug addiction, 3April 22nd, 2019 Dear Mayors Libby Schaaf and London Breed: We are writing to you about the issue on...
STOP THE BULLYING
Jose, , Showcase, Bullying, Community, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Stopbullying, sticktogether, 7Have you ever been bullied at school before?The definition of bullying is the to seek harm against others or...
Sex trafficking in Oakland
Jocelyn, , Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fall 2018, #Underage, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #stopprostituion, 6“Experts estimate that 50 to 100 girls, many of them underage, line the city’s International Boulevard each night” (Logue)....
Do You Care About The Homeless In Your Community
Adrian, , Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Clean Water and Sanitation, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Showcase, Homelessness, Fall 2018, HomelessnessMatters, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 9Do You Care About The Homeless In your Community? How many homeless people have you seen in...
Immigration Separation
Maria, , Fall 2018, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Immigration, Spring 2017, The Fifth Column, #LATINOS, #stopseparation, #rigths, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 13Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...
Why are people Moving in and out?
Kassandra, , Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Housing, rent, #Evictions, jobs, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6Why are people Moving in and out? Why are people that have lived in Oakland all their lives...
Oakland
Martha, , Spring 2017, Community, Showcase, Immigration, Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Latino Power, goodpeople, family, immigrants, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 6Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
Violence in oakland
Khalid, , Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Violence, Oakland, 4On December 13th, I was in my car and somebody hit us when they were running away from the...
Immigration Reason and Causes
Kelly, , Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Immigration, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, #blog, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #immigrant, 4Kelly Iraheta Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Solutions To Oakland Violence
Daniel, , Showcase, Violence, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3Let me introduce you to to Oakland. I believe that Oakland is violent because of what I have seen...
OUSD Budget
Janie, , Showcase, Debt, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #OUSD, #Budget, #moneyproublems, 4Janie Otero Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Violence in Oakland
Leslie, , Showcase, Violence, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, #policeforce, #schoolsystems, Violence, poverty, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Why do you believe people are violent? An Oakland resident Ethan Cole, brought up so many interesting ways in...
Fighting to Change the Foster System
Ariana, , Showcase, Writing, Fall 2018, #FosterSystem, #ChangetTheSystem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3When interviewing Brenda Rosas, a foster parent, I realized that there are problems in the foster system that aren’t...
OUSD District Blog – Ashley Mujica
Ashley, , Fall 2018, Showcase, Quality Education, #OUSD, #Highschools, #CreateAChange, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Let’s Create a Change Towards the OUSD District Does the OUSD district give Oakland high school students...
The effects of violence
Beatriz, , No Poverty (Economy), Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Violence, poverty, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Guns, 7“I think some people commit violent crimes because it’s something that will give an effect compared to someone just...
The Effect Of Violence On Youth, Oakland California
Diego, , Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, Oakland, california, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #stop violence, #protect the youth, 6Diego Fernando Rivera-Soto Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 The Effect Of Violence On Youth, Oakland California Do...
Paranoia
Valerie, , Showcase, Shakespeare, Fall 2018, Poem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, #RomeoandJuliet, 2In this poem I connected Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) to Oakland. It is related because the first sentence is...
Violence
Gregorio, , Fall 2018, Showcase, Shakespeare, EPIC, Poem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, 3This poem is about the connections between my life and Romeo and Juliet. i wrote about unnecessary violence and...
Not Loving the Right Person
Celeste, , Shakespeare, Fall 2018, Showcase, family, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, LGBTQA, 6Hi, my name is Cece. I’m a 9th grader at Life Academy. My poem is about how my...
Growing Up Poem
Adrian, , Shakespeare, Fall 2018, Showcase, #Shakespear, #Class2022, Poem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2Hello, My name Adrian Terriquez, this is my poem that is about growing up and it connects to the...
Have You Heard? By Edwin C. Munoz Orantes
Edwin, , Showcase, Shakespeare, Fall 2018, poverty, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, #RomeoandJuliet, 1This is a poem about connecting Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare to our lives in Oakland, California. I...
Love and Hate
Irvin, , Fall 2018, Showcase, Shakespeare, hate, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, 2This poem is related to Romeo and Juliet and how it relates to Oakland CA. I had to Write...
Love
Ariana, , Shakespeare, Fall 2018, Showcase, Poem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, #RomeoandJuliet, 5Love Love- an intense feeling of deep affection According to google love is just a feeling, To me love...
Oakland and Romeo & Juliet
Marleni, , Shakespeare, Fall 2018, Showcase, Romeo, Juliet, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, 1In this Poem I connected Oakland to Romeo and Juliet’s story! Taught to hate Brought them their fate...
Kassandra’s Shadow Box
Kassandra, , Shadow Box, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ShadowBoxes, #EthnicStudies, #Teen, 11My Shadow Box By: Kassandra Santillan (Outside of box) On the outside, it has images like people holding guns...
My Shadow Box
Martha, , Shadow Box, #ShadowBox, #female, #Ethnic studies, Oakland, mexican, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 5Many people assume that since I am a person of color, I am dangerous or bad news. My...
Hello stranger! THIS IS ME!
Anthony, , Shadow Box, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #hashtag, #ShadowBoxes, #fromthehunnits, #EthnicStudies, #whateves, shadow box, #soldier kidd, latino, #berkley, #published, CA, #daddy shark dududududooo, 2018, #kewl, dogs, #bean, Oakland, #, 3Anthony Magana Sarabia Ms portugal 9/16/18 Hi, My name is Anthony Magana.This is my shadow box. For some, it...
Is it ethical to use data from Nazi medical experiments?
Mario, , Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Naziexperimentations, 2Is it ethical to use data from Nazi medical experiments? By: Mario Garibay-Hernandez You maybe asking if it’s alright...
Departure
Luis, , Showcase, Happiness, Friendship, Goals, Spring 2018, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, LRNG, Memoir, 0On my way to Costa Rica I was super nervous I was also excited to meet my group members...
My Brother
Rodrigo, , Showcase, Memoir, Spring 2018, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, brother, Memoir, #penas, 3Fernando Peña Lopez is my one and only brother. He is the older one since he was born first....
Moving to San Francisco
Cristina, , Showcase, Art, Spring 2018, CristinaV, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, comic, 3Moving to San Francisco
I Promise to Love You
Stephanie, , Memoir, Spring 2018, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Nephew, MemoirStory, Love, 1When I hear the news “Sister I’m pregnant” My jaw dropped I didn’t know how to react. I was...
Be who you want to be
Kris, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Different, Standout, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, beyourself, 3Have you ever been bullied? Been put down? As I got older I realized, People will judge People will...
Tribute to My Uncle
Vicente, , Found Poetry, Spring 2018, Showcase, family, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, motivation, 0Vicente Pena March 20, 2018 Period 4 Tribute to Manuel La verdad es que nunca lo conocí muy...
Unexpected
Jocelin, , Showcase, Memoir, Spring 2018, family, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, 3I kept asking myself, Why did my parents divorce? Weren’t we going to be the perfect family? Time passed...
Feel it Still
Cristina, , Showcase, Art, Poetry, Spring 2018, CristinaV, Poem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, 2Those words stick with me They’ll stick with me forever And each time I lay in bed I...
Family vs Friendship
Vicente, , Memoir, Spring 2018, Showcase, MemoirComic, Love, Oakland, friendship, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 5This is the story of when my bestfriend was there when my brother couldn’t.
Being The Only Girl With Brothers
Arely, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Memoir, Memoir, #OnlyGirl, Oakland, #Mystory, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 1Being the only girl with brothers In my family, I have 3 brothers, and older and two younger....
New Year… Different Attitude… Same Me
Nina, , Showcase, Memoir, Spring 2018, Oakland, #Mystory, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, C/O2018, 3August 24, 2014 Life Academy Freshman year Starting over, starting fresh It’s a new year, time for a different...
My poem
Arely, , Community, Spring 2018, Showcase, Crime, #somessoft, #RIPMYANGELS, #mypoem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2Yo soy Arely, En una sociedad que necesita cambiar I am Arely, In a society that needs a...
Why I’m___ As Hell
Esthefany, , Memoir, Spring 2018, Showcase, fun, life, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, MemoirPoem, 3I am wild as hell I like letting go Being stress free I dislike uptight people I hate being...
Why I’m Observant As Hell
Nina, , Showcase, Memoir, Spring 2018, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, C/O2018, #WhoIam, MemoirPoem, #MeAF, 3Why I’m Observant As Hell I have eyes That let me see The truth of the world around...
Why I’m Me As Hell
Lis, , Showcase, Memoir, Spring 2018, #Memiorpoem, Poem, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Me, 4Why I’m Me As Hell Im me as as hell because I couldn’t find a characteristics to describe...
It describes but doesn’t finalize
Yadira, , Showcase, Memoir, Spring 2018, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, #Beingme, 2My full name is Yadira Magana Leon. “Yadira” is the name that I go by. Only teachers call me...
Y-A-Q-U-E-L-I-N
Yaqui, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Memoir, MyName, #WhoIam, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Memoir, 5Y-A-Q-U-E-L-I-N I’d like to think my name is unique just like me I wasn’t named after anyone Nor...
Kevin’s Name Memoir
Kevin, , Memoir, Spring 2018, Showcase, Oakland, Highschool, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, 3To me my name means kind and respected. To my family my name means bad news. It means troublemaker,...
8 Letters
Cristina, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Memoir, Fall 2017, What'sMyName, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, C/O2018, 5C-R-I-S-T-I-N-A It does not define me, The name is fine but it isn’t who I seek to be Now...
Name Meaning
Lis, , Spring 2018, Showcase, Memoir, Fall 2017, NameMemoir, #Embarrasing, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, hate, 4My complete, full name is Lisette Aguilar Valencia. My first name Lisette, was chosen by my father. During my...
The Developing Identity Of My Life
Salvador, , Memoir, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Showcase, family, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, #RoleModels, 5Salvador Pedroza-Juarez is my name. All my other brothers don’t have the “Juarez” in their name. I like that...
ニーナ Nina ប្រាំបួន
Nina, , Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Showcase, Memoir, NameMemoir, C/O2018, What'sMyName, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Nina… Nina… Nina Three little letters They make up my two syllable name No one else has this name...
Reflecting on the Significance of My Name 2018
Andrea, , Memoir, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Showcase, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, NameMemoir, MyName, TheMeaningOfMyFullName, Oakland, 3My name is Andrea Guadalupe Garibaldi I am named sort of after my dad, his name is Andres....
1984 The forbidden place
Walter, , Showcase, Books or Plays, Fall 2017, change, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #Geneticengineering, freemont-high-school, 1Orwell uses imagery to spread the message of how to be comfortable with being a real woman. Winston and...
Is Your Society Impacted!
Shania, , Showcase, Life on Land, Fall 2017, Oakland, society, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #oakland #gentrification # community, #Change In Oakland, 4Shania Brown January 12, 2018 Ms.Portugal Period: 3-4 ...
Oakland is Diverse
Elizabeth, , Fall 2017, Raise Your Voice, Street Interviews, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Diversity, 5Oakland is Diverse By Elizabeth Gonzalez Hinojosa “Oakland is one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the...
It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up
Kamyiah, , The Fifth Column, Showcase, Police, Point of View, Fall 2017, pain, policebrutality, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 5It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up Effects of Police Brutality By: Kamyiah Oliver In Oakland, California, why do our...
Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland
Adrian, , Showcase, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, 6Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland Gentrification has become a problem for many Oakland residents. Did you know that...
Oakland’s Culture
Jennifer, , Fall 2017, The Fifth Column, Showcase, Violence, Crime, History, Community, #Sideshows, culture, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2Oakland’s Culture Do you often confuse Oakland with San Francisco? We shouldn’t confuse San Francisco and...
$9 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET CUT FROM THE OUSD
Angel, , Fall 2017, Showcase, Quality Education, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #OUSD, #BudgetCut, education, Oakland, 2Angel Noriega English Ms. Portugal January 12, 2018 OUSD Budget Cut “The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of...
Billionaire Movement
Daniel, , Politics, Fall 2017, Showcase, Drugs, No Poverty (Economy), Oakland, california, new law, medication, prop 64, marijuana, 8On January 1, 2018, marijuana became legal in California. The California law is: ¨Retail sales of recreational cannabis will...
Improving Education in Oakland
Jian Wen, , Argument, Fall 2017, The Fifth Column, Showcase, Quality Education, education, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Improving Education in Oakland Did you know that in the past year the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)...
Things might never be the same in Oakland…
Mario, , Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Showcase, Housing, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #@lifelikemario, gentrification, rent, prices, 2How is gentrification affecting Oakland’s rent prices? Why are Landlords raising the prices of our rents? Have we done...
My views of Oakland
Nakiah, , Black Lives Matter, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, myveiw, 1My views of Oakland Introduction: Did you know that Oakland has a heart around it? This means it is...
City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification?
German, , Gentrification, The Fifth Column, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, gentrification, Bay Area, Oakland, 3City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification? “Between July 2011 and July 2016 the median price of...
How Does Gentrification Affect Oakland and its Community?
Anthony, , Biases, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, Argument, Community, gentrification, Blog Post, Oakland, community, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3Did you know that when asked, more Oakland community members believe that gentrification is shoddy for Oakland? Why...
Oakland vs Violence
Alex, , Shakespeare, Shakespeare, gang, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 2Artist Statement Alex Lopez In my project, I decided to do a book jacket and it is going to...
violence without a reason
Yojana, , Art, Shakespeare, Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, gang, 2Romeo+Juliet+2017 Yojana P. For this project I chose to write a poem. The poem talks about all the violence...
Romeo & Juliet in the Modern World
Adrian, , Art, Shakespeare, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Shakespeare, 0Artist Statement Adrian Kelly For my modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, I decided to draw the prologue...
Romeo and Juliet Project
Ying, , Art, Shakespare, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 0The empty heads of us I was always trapped in a cage Unable to breathe and unable to...
ROMEO AND JULIET IN OAKLAND
Angel, , Showcase, Shakespeare, Fall 2017, Love, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, #Shakespear, 1PROLOGUE This story takes place in Oakland, A strong rivalry Where two sides, gangs, both feel more powerful than...
“Don’t Kill Love”
Gaby, , Showcase, Art, Shakespeare, Fall 2017, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 1My Artist Statement is called “Don’t Kill Love” and it’s based on the shooting and violence there is in...
Why are there gangs?
Cesario, , Fall 2017, Showcase, Shakespeare, #Shakespear, #shouldtherebegangs, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, 0For my modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet I chose to make a movie poster because some parts of...
What would a modern Romeo and Juliet look like in Oakland?
Anthony, , Art, Shakespeare, Fall 2017, Showcase, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, BayArea, Shakespeare, #ModernRomeoandJuliet, 0Modern Prologue: There are two sides, who both know a lot and a little about each other One...
War causes illogical deaths!
Mario, , Shakespeare, Fall 2017, Showcase, Poetry, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Shakespeare, 0War Causes Illogical Deaths! War When it comes to war, Deaths may occur But they have never been...
Romeo and Juliet
Joshua, , Showcase, Shakespeare, Fall 2017, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Shakespeare, poor, rich, 0Artist statement My project is about class privilege. I made up a story about Romeo and Juliet in a...
Romeo and Juliet in2017
Guadalupe, , Shakespeare, Fall 2017, Showcase, Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Shakespeare, 0Romeo and Juliet Prologue By:Guadalupe Quintero Can you hear it? Gun shots Have you seen it? Police chasing...
Jennifer’s shadow box
Jennifer, , Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, Art, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ShadowBoxes, #EthnicStudies, Oakland, cool, 7I have chosen to include an El Salvador flag because I’m proud of being Salvadoran as my Ethnicity even...
Daniel Gonzalez: Planet Hype Shadow Box!
Daniel, , Showcase, Art, Shadow Box, Fall 2017, planet hype, counter narravtive, dominate narravtive, 9th grade, shodow box, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gucci gang, sneaker head, hype beast, 4PLANET HYPE SHADOW BOX Daniel Gonzalez The objectives in my shadow box represent my counter negatives....
Jared’s shadowbox
Jared, , Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, Art, soccer, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ShadowBoxes, #Ethinstudies, Oakland, 3This is me Jared Hernandez This shadow box represents that I’m from Oakland, Latino, male, and a soccer...
Arlette’s Shadow Box
Arlette, , Shadow Box, Showcase, Art, Fall 2017, #EthnicStudies, #raiders, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ShadowBoxes, 3When people see me, they see a female that’s weak and that’s only good for serving men. They see...
My Very Own Shadow Box
Joshua, , Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, Art, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #ShadowBoxes, #Ethicstudies, Oakland, mexican, 1The objects in my shadow box represent who I am and my identities. Some chosen identities of me...
My Shadow Box
German, , Art, Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, Oakland, mexican, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, shadow box, ethicstuides, 3This shadow box represents my chosen and assigned identities. A assigned identity I have in this box is being...
Time to talk about gangs
Talyssa, , Showcase, Violence, Crime, Spring 2017, Violence, Oakland, protection, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, 1Gangs are important because they are damaging Oakland culture in a negative way to where people think Oakland...
Drugs In The Community!
Gilberto, , Showcase, Drugs, #Oppression, drugs, Oakland, teens, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Every day there are many children/teens that are in between the ages of 11 and 17 years olds. They...
Why Join Gangs?
Gerardo, , Showcase, Fall 2016, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, #Perks in Gangs, #Stop Gangs, Oakland, 10Why do people join gangs? What happens in that gang? What is so special about being in a...
Men of color targeted by Police Brutality
Jonathan, , Showcase, Fall 2016, Police, Police, Oakland, #Protest, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Michael Brown, 13Men of Color Targeted by Police Brutality Based on the evidence, men of color are targets for police...
Teens Dating Violence
Julissa, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Violence, Domestic Violence, abuse, Oakland, teens, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 8“Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the United States are a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse...
Teen Drug Abuse: Prevent it
Alexa, , Spring 2017, Showcase, Drugs, drugs, youth, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, drug prevention, 1181% of teens claimed to have the opportunity to take illicit drugs, 42.5% actually tried them. Drugs are...
Gangs in Oakland
Adrian, , Violence, Crime, Spring 2017, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, Peer Pressure, 6Why do youth join gangs? Gangs are one of the main problems in California, but it is especially a...
Gangs and Their Impact on Oakland
Ingrys, , Violence, Crime, Gang Positivity, Gang Negativity, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, Gangs, 4When someone hears the term gang, what would come to their mind? Horrible? Dangerous? There are many ways to...
Drug vs Teens
Hugo, , Crime, Spring 2017, Drugs, Oakland, teens, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, #War Against Drugs, drugs, 9Is it true that drugs can influence teens to take, use, or sell drugs? These statistics show that marijuana...
Drugs in the Bay
Jose, , Drugs, Money, drugs, Oakland, Drug, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 5https://sfbay.ca/2016/08/31/president-pardons-oakland-crack-dealer-lil-d/ http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/crackcocaine/what-dealers-will-tell-you.html ARGUMENT: Based on the research the leading reasons why teenagers sell drugs are peer pressure...
The Effects of Drugs on the Young
Juan, , Quality Education, Family, Drugs, Good Health and Well-Being, drugs, stress, Oakland, teenagers, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 3The Effects of Drugs on the Young “Everyday, four thousand 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
“Normal” People?
Fernando, , Crime, Police, Violence, Oakland, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, UCBerkeley, News, Wordondastreet, BayArea, Police, 5How often do community members receive help from police? How often do community members hate on police? How often...
Can illegal drugs be Beneficial or harmful for adolescents???????????
Emmanuel, , No Poverty (Economy), Debt, Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Homelessness, Drugs, weed, drugs, Oakland, teens, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 4Can illegal drug Beneficial or harmful for adolescents. “Everyday 4,000 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
Is smoking weed an addiction in Oakland?
Adanely, , Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Drugs, Oakland, Drug, teen ages, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, weed, 4Weed is legal, but do teens use it appropriately? Drugs are bad for you because once you use...
A One Year Old Grave
Joselyn, , Showcase, Family, Poetry, Fall 2016, Religion, california, rip, death, Poem, i miss you, lunar new year, spoken word, emotion, sad, crying, poetry, Oakland, 1On this day that is supposed to bring love and cheer, I sit down, crying, on this Lunar...
I am from Oakland A place where everyone wants to do drugs and be thugs A place where gunshots...
A young black man in Oakland Where people can mess up and go to jail People don’t believe they...
I’m from Oakland!
Bladimiro, , Where I'm From, Guns, Violence, Race Relations, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Fall 2016, No Poverty (Economy), #ArtfromOakland, Poem, Oakland, Where I'm from, 4I’m from the town, where being yourself isn’t good enough. I’m from the lands where it all goes down,...
Like No Other City
Tamara, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Showcase, Violence, Poetry, Fall 2016, Oakland, 7I’m from east Oakland born and raised where it’s a miracle if you make it out at the age...
Not the Same
Semon, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Showcase, Race Relations, Poetry, poetry, Oakland, Conservatism, 5I’m from the city of Oakland, California. A city where your use of freedom of speech can get you...
Trying to find the right path
Alexandra, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Violence, Family, Poetry, Friendship, Oakland, skyline, high school, Poem, poetry, 7I am from a city where people hide their feelings where people don’t believe in self-pity where people...
On the Low
Lorena, , Where I'm From, Repentino., Showcase, Poetry, Oakland, skyline, Poem, poetry, 4I am from days of happiness and laughter but it all goes away the day after Every time I...
510, 94606
Joselyn, , Where I'm From, Poetry, Repentino., emotional, real, Oakland, california, mexican, poems, latina, whereimfrom, spokenword, poetryslam, poetry, 4I am from two Stuck in between because I don’t fit in any shoe I am from simple rhymes...
I am from Salt Lake City , Utah the state full of Mormon whites I am from big houses...
Oakland, California is the city, Don’t have to beg no one to be with me, All you got yourself,...