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Car Accidents

Dearest Oakland, Don’t you detest when you encounter an awful driver that makes you end up in the medical...
Dear Pharmacies and Health Care Workers, “Painkillers, such as Vicodin and OxyContin, are the most abused prescription drugs. These...
Sports Injuries in Minors


Dear Athletes who practice five or more times per week, We are writing to you because we want to...
Dear Oakland Teenagers who do not know other teens who are homeless, We are writing to you because we...
Stop Drownings

Dear Teens and Parents, Have you seen someone drowning? I have and it was horrible to see because the...
Dear Pharmaceutical Companies around the U.S, From the year 2000 to 2014, there have been half a million people...
Dear Oakland Community: Did you know that ethnicity and race are related to domestic violence? Oakland is a diverse...
By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio Dear Beer Companies, There are people dying from alcoholic beverages such as Beer and other...
Did you know that littering has become an unacceptable habit for Oakland? Also, did you know that Oakland can...
The History Of Life Academy

Did you know that OUSD only made small schools in neighbourhoods that they found poor? After they made 40...
Air Pollution and Environment

Did you know that cars and factories are what causes air pollution? Did you know that then leads to...
Justice For Immigrants

“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

What is a giant problem that teachers are struggling with? The average rent in Oakland is $2,916, an 8%...
Immigrants

I was 11 years old when I came into the United States to have a better education. I’m an...
“In 2014 there was 80 homicides in Oakland but in 2019 there were 63 Homicides” (oaklandmofo.com). This shows that...
La tradición de los resturantes

Why do you think that central american food is being cooked by white chefs more without them having any...
Homelessness in Oakland

“In the count taken in January using federal guidelines, Oakland had 861 sheltered people and 3,210 unsheltered people, bringing...
Taxes In Oakland

In 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?

Are We Under Appreciating Food Truck Workers? Do you like food trucks? Well then you probably don’t...
It is clear that Oakland residents need to know more about the history of their land which includes the...
Do you think that you pay too much money for taxes every month? Well, right now, tax payments are...
Latinx Community

̈ ̈Oakland is my home and I can’t imagine leaving. But it hurts to see the culture I grew...
Nothing is forever, this includes sports teams. Does this mean sports teams such as Oakland’s should leave their hometown?...
Changes In Our Home

Change. What does this mean? It good? Is bad? Can it benefit us or can it ruin us?...
Taken Away

Everyone knows about kidnapping but not everyone knows that not only females are kidnapped a lot of males get...
Drug Problem

Do the authorities seem to care about the drug problem in Oakland? Simple answer, no. Based on the research...
Life Without Insurance

Bases 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?

The rent in Oakland has doubled in price in the past 10 years! But that’s not the only number...
Oakland’s Downfall

Have the community noticed that Oakland has changed based on gentrification? Gentrification is the process of renovating and improving...
Union v.s Non-Union

Do 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?

By: Aida Pablo There are 4,071 homeless people in Oakland. So why are homeless people in the streets? There...
Immigrants; Migrating for the Better

Did you know that about 8.5M people have migrated to the U.S. and about 1.2M of them come here...
Construction is Causing Rent Increase

Did you know that from 2014 to 2018 rents have increased by 35%? This all has to do with...
Immigrants

Did you know that immigrants come to the United States for reasons such as trauma and this motivates them...
Immigration to Oakland

Immigration 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?

What is Homelessness? Homelessness is the state of having no home including living on the streets, basically having no...
According to Church Angels’ directory, there are over 313 Churches in Oakland (ChruchAngel.com).this source is credible because Churches are...
Mistreated

There has been an overwhelming amount of cities that have to deal with police brutality in the U.S., But...
Shadow Box

The items in my Shadow Box represent me, my counter narrative. When people look at me, they see a...
My Life Shadow Box

By: Angel Gutierrez Solorio The objects in my Shadow Box represent my faithful self, my counter narratives. When people...
Shadow Box

My Truths By: Yadira BugambiliaI don’t have many objects in my shadow box, just images of my family and...
Shadow Box

Fernanda Barreto-Sanchez 9th Grade Art statements In my shadow box there are 10 objects inside that represent counter narratives the...
Our project was about making a change with actions, such as putting up flyers and making an instagram account...
Christy Vong 5/9/19 Reflection My project was about food deserts and taking action can be sort of difficult. As...
today marks a very happy and sad day for freshman everywhere, the most recent and simple project that we...
A letter to the mayors.

April 22nd, 2019 Dear Mayors Libby Schaaf and London Breed: We are writing to you about the issue on...
Sex trafficking in Oakland

“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

Do You Care About The Homeless In your Community? How many homeless people have you seen in...
Immigration Separation

Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...
Why are people Moving in and out?

Why are people Moving in and out? Why are people that have lived in Oakland all their lives...
Oakland

Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...
On December 13th, I was in my car and somebody hit us when they were running away from the...
Immigration Reason and Causes

Kelly Iraheta Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Let me introduce you to to Oakland. I believe that Oakland is violent because of what I have seen...
OUSD Budget

Janie Otero Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...
Why do you believe people are violent? An Oakland resident Ethan Cole, brought up so many interesting ways in...
Let’s Create a Change Towards the OUSD District Does the OUSD district give Oakland high school students...
“I think some people commit violent crimes because it’s something that will give an effect compared to someone just...
Hi, my name is Cece. I’m a 9th grader at Life Academy. My poem is about how my...
Growing Up Poem

Hello, My name Adrian Terriquez, this is my poem that is about growing up and it connects to the...
This is a poem about connecting Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare to our lives in Oakland, California. I...
Love and Hate

This poem is related to Romeo and Juliet and how it relates to Oakland CA. I had to Write...
In this Poem I connected Oakland to Romeo and Juliet’s story! Taught to hate Brought them their fate...
My Shadow Box By: Kassandra Santillan (Outside of box) On the outside, it has images like people holding guns...
My Shadow Box

Many people assume that since I am a person of color, I am dangerous or bad news. My...
Anthony 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?

Is it ethical to use data from Nazi medical experiments? By: Mario Garibay-Hernandez You maybe asking if it’s alright...
My Brother

Fernando Peña Lopez is my one and only brother. He is the older one since he was born first....
Moving to San Francisco
When I hear the news “Sister I’m pregnant” My jaw dropped I didn’t know how to react. I was...
Have you ever been bullied? Been put down? As I got older I realized, People will judge People will...
Vicente Pena March 20, 2018 Period 4 Tribute to Manuel La verdad es que nunca lo conocí muy...
Unexpected

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

Those words stick with me They’ll stick with me forever And each time I lay in bed I...
This is the story of when my bestfriend was there when my brother couldn’t.
Being the only girl with brothers In my family, I have 3 brothers, and older and two younger....
August 24, 2014 Life Academy Freshman year Starting over, starting fresh It’s a new year, time for a different...
I am wild as hell I like letting go Being stress free I dislike uptight people I hate being...
Why I’m Observant As Hell I have eyes That let me see The truth of the world around...
Why I’m Me As Hell

Why I’m Me As Hell Im me as as hell because I couldn’t find a characteristics to describe...
My 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

Y-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

To me my name means kind and respected. To my family my name means bad news. It means troublemaker,...
Name Meaning

My complete, full name is Lisette Aguilar Valencia. My first name Lisette, was chosen by my father. During my...
Salvador 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… 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

My name is Andrea Guadalupe Garibaldi I am named sort of after my dad, his name is Andres....
Orwell uses imagery to spread the message of how to be comfortable with being a real woman. Winston and...
2038

20 years from now I want to have a foster child, but I will hopefully not be in any...
Shania Brown January 12, 2018 Ms.Portugal Period: 3-4 ...
Oakland is Diverse By Elizabeth Gonzalez Hinojosa “Oakland is one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the...
It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up

It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up Effects of Police Brutality By: Kamyiah Oliver In Oakland, California, why do our...
Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland Gentrification has become a problem for many Oakland residents. Did you know that...
Angel Noriega English Ms. Portugal January 12, 2018 OUSD Budget Cut “The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of...
Improving Education in Oakland

Improving Education in Oakland Did you know that in the past year the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)...
My 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?

City 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?

Did you know that when asked, more Oakland community members believe that gentrification is shoddy for Oakland? Why...
Oakland vs Violence

Artist Statement Alex Lopez In my project, I decided to do a book jacket and it is going to...
Romeo+Juliet+2017 Yojana P. For this project I chose to write a poem. The poem talks about all the violence...
Artist Statement Adrian Kelly For my modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, I decided to draw the prologue...
PROLOGUE This story takes place in Oakland, A strong rivalry Where two sides, gangs, both feel more powerful than...
“Don’t Kill Love”

My Artist Statement is called “Don’t Kill Love” and it’s based on the shooting and violence there is in...
For 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?

Modern Prologue: There are two sides, who both know a lot and a little about each other One...
War Causes Illogical Deaths! War When it comes to war, Deaths may occur But they have never been...
Romeo and Juliet

Artist statement My project is about class privilege. I made up a story about Romeo and Juliet in a...
Romeo and Juliet Prologue By:Guadalupe Quintero Can you hear it? Gun shots Have you seen it? Police chasing...
Jennifer’s shadow box

I have chosen to include an El Salvador flag because I’m proud of being Salvadoran as my Ethnicity even...
PLANET HYPE SHADOW BOX Daniel Gonzalez The objectives in my shadow box represent my counter negatives....
Jared’s shadowbox

This is me Jared Hernandez This shadow box represents that I’m from Oakland, Latino, male, and a soccer...
Arlette’s Shadow Box

When 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

The objects in my shadow box represent who I am and my identities. Some chosen identities of me...
My Shadow Box

This shadow box represents my chosen and assigned identities. A assigned identity I have in this box is being...
Gangs are important because they are damaging Oakland culture in a negative way to where people think Oakland...
“Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the United States are a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse...
81% of teens claimed to have the opportunity to take illicit drugs, 42.5% actually tried them. Drugs are...
Gangs in Oakland

Why do youth join gangs? Gangs are one of the main problems in California, but it is especially a...
Drug vs Teens

Is it true that drugs can influence teens to take, use, or sell drugs? These statistics show that marijuana...
Drugs in the Bay

https://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

The Effects of Drugs on the Young “Everyday, four thousand 12-17 year olds use drugs for the first...
Can illegal drugs be Beneficial or harmful for adolescents???????????

Can 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?

Weed is legal, but do teens use it appropriately? Drugs are bad for you because once you use...
Where I Am From

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

A young black man in Oakland Where people can mess up and go to jail People don’t believe they...
I’m from Oakland!

I’m from the town, where being yourself isn’t good enough. I’m from the lands where it all goes down,...
I’m from east Oakland born and raised where it’s a miracle if you make it out at the age...
I’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

I am from a city where people hide their feelings where people don’t believe in self-pity where people...
On the Low

I am from days of happiness and laughter but it all goes away the day after Every time I...
510, 94606

I am from two Stuck in between because I don’t fit in any shoe I am from simple rhymes...
Oakland Livin’

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,...