Oakland

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Shadow Box

Omar, , October 4, 2019, Art, Fall 2019, Shadow Box, Showcase, 3

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

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My Life Shadow Box

Angel, , October 2, 2019, Art, Fall 2019, Shadow Box, Showcase, 2

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

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Shadow Box

Yadira, , September 25, 2019, Art, Fall 2019, Shadow Box, Showcase, 2

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

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Shadow Box

Fernanda, , September 25, 2019, Art, Fall 2019, Shadow Box, Showcase, 4

Fernanda Barreto-Sanchez 9th Grade Art statements In my shadow box there are 10 objects inside that represent counter narratives the...

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Upstander Reflection

Kassandra, , May 9, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Upstander, 0

Our project was about making a change with actions, such as putting up flyers and making an instagram account...

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Upstander Reflection

Christy, , May 9, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Upstander, 0

Christy Vong 5/9/19 Reflection My project was about food deserts and taking action can be sort of difficult. As...

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Final reflection of the year?

Matthew, , May 9, 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Upstander, 0

today marks a very happy and sad day for freshman everywhere, the most recent and simple project that we...

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A letter to the mayors.

Martha, , April 26, 2019, Drugs, Homeless LGBTQ, Homelessness, Showcase, Spring 2019, Upstander, 3

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

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STOP THE BULLYING

Jose, , January 29, 2019, Bullying, Community, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2019, 5

Have you ever been bullied at school before?The definition of bullying is the to seek harm against others or...

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Sex trafficking in Oakland

Jocelyn, , January 9, 2019, Fall 2018, Inequality, Showcase, 5

“Experts estimate that 50 to 100 girls, many of them underage, line the city’s International Boulevard each night” (Logue)....

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Do You Care About The Homeless In Your Community

Adrian, , January 9, 2019, Fall 2018, Homelessness, Showcase, 8

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

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Immigration Separation

Maria, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2017, The Fifth Column, 13

Immigration Separation There are a lot of people that have been impacted by immigration and often the...

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Why are people Moving in and out?

Kassandra, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Housing, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6

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

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Martha, , January 8, 2019, Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Inequality, Latino Power, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2017, 6

Oakland Oakland is a sanctuary city which means it helps protect immigrants from deportation. This is good because...

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Violence in oakland

Khalid, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 4

On December 13th, I was in my car and somebody hit us when they were running away from the...

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Immigration Reason and Causes

Kelly, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4

Kelly Iraheta Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...

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Solutions To Oakland Violence

Daniel, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 3

Let me introduce you to to Oakland. I believe that Oakland is violent because of what I have seen...

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OUSD Budget

Janie, , January 8, 2019, Debt, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4

Janie Otero Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 ...

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Violence in Oakland

Leslie, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 4

Why do you believe people are violent? An Oakland resident Ethan Cole, brought up so many interesting ways in...

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Oakland is becoming unrecognizable

Calvin, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Gentrification, History, Homelessness, Housing, Inequality, Showcase, 7

Calvin Dao Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 Oakland is becoming Unrecognizable because of Gentrification Recently Oakland has been...

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Fighting to Change the Foster System

Ariana, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Showcase, Writing, 3

When interviewing Brenda Rosas, a foster parent, I realized that there are problems in the foster system that aren’t...

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OUSD District Blog – Ashley Mujica

Ashley, , January 8, 2019, Education, Fall 2018, Showcase, 4

Let’s Create a Change Towards the OUSD District Does the OUSD district give Oakland high school students...

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The effects of violence

Beatriz, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Poverty, Showcase, Violence, 7

“I think some people commit violent crimes because it’s something that will give an effect compared to someone just...

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The Effect Of Violence On Youth, Oakland California

Diego, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Showcase, Violence, 6

Diego Fernando Rivera-Soto Humanities 9 Ms. Portugal 12/21/18 The Effect Of Violence On Youth, Oakland California Do...

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Immigrants Create A better Community

Marleni, , January 8, 2019, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 9

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Paranoia

Valerie, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 2

In this poem I connected Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) to Oakland. It is related because the first sentence is...

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Violence

Gregorio, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 3

This poem is about the connections between my life and Romeo and Juliet. i wrote about unnecessary violence and...

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Not Loving the Right Person

Celeste, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 6

Hi, my name is Cece. I’m a 9th grader at Life Academy. My poem is about how my...

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Growing Up Poem

Adrian, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 2

Hello, My name Adrian Terriquez, this is my poem that is about growing up and it connects to the...

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Have You Heard? By Edwin C. Munoz Orantes

Edwin, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 1

This is a poem about connecting Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare to our lives in Oakland, California. I...

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Poem

Calvin, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 4

Emotions control us like puppets I laid limp, coldness on my face Strings were tied from a unique place...

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Love and Hate

Irvin, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 2

This poem is related to Romeo and Juliet and how it relates to Oakland CA. I had to Write...

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Love

Ariana, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 5

Love Love- an intense feeling of deep affection According to google love is just a feeling, To me love...

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Oakland and Romeo & Juliet

Marleni, , November 28, 2018, Fall 2018, Shakespeare, Showcase, 1

In this Poem I connected Oakland to Romeo and Juliet’s story! Taught to hate Brought them their fate...

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Kassandra’s Shadow Box

Kassandra, , September 26, 2018, Shadow Box, 11

My Shadow Box By: Kassandra Santillan (Outside of box) On the outside, it has images like people holding guns...

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My Shadow Box

Martha, , September 26, 2018, Shadow Box, 5

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

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Hello stranger! THIS IS ME!

Anthony, , September 26, 2018, Shadow Box, 3

Anthony Magana Sarabia Ms portugal 9/16/18 Hi, My name is Anthony Magana.This is my shadow box. For some, it...

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Is it ethical to use data from Nazi medical experiments?

Mario, , May 8, 2018, Showcase, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, 2

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

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Departure

Luis, , March 26, 2018, Friendship, Goals, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0

On my way to Costa Rica I was super nervous I was also excited to meet my group members...

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My Brother

Rodrigo, , March 25, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

Fernando Peña Lopez is my one and only brother. He is the older one since he was born first....

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Moving to San Francisco

Cristina, , March 23, 2018, Art, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

Moving to San Francisco

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I Promise to Love You

Stephanie, , March 23, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1

When I hear the news “Sister I’m pregnant” My jaw dropped I didn’t know how to react. I was...

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April in 10th grade

Yadira, , March 23, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0

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Be who you want to be

Kris, , March 22, 2018, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

Have you ever been bullied? Been put down? As I got older I realized, People will judge People will...

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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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Unexpected

Jocelin, , March 22, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

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

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Esthefany’s New Year Traditions

Esthefany, , March 9, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

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Feel it Still

Cristina, , March 9, 2018, Art, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2

Those words stick with me They’ll stick with me forever And each time I lay in bed I...

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Family vs Friendship

Vicente, , March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5

This is the story of when my bestfriend was there when my brother couldn’t.

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When I saw you for the first time

Lisseth, , March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4

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Mother’s love

Jocelin, , March 8, 2018, Love, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4

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Being The Only Girl With Brothers

Arely, , March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1

Being the only girl with brothers In my family, I have 3 brothers, and older and two younger....

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New Year… Different Attitude… Same Me

Nina, , March 8, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

August 24, 2014 Life Academy Freshman year Starting over, starting fresh It’s a new year, time for a different...

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My poem

Arely, , March 1, 2018, Community, Crime, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2

Yo soy Arely, En una sociedad que necesita cambiar I am Arely, In a society that needs a...

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Why I’m___ As Hell

Esthefany, , February 23, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

I am wild as hell I like letting go Being stress free I dislike uptight people I hate being...

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Why I’m Observant As Hell

Nina, , February 22, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

Why I’m Observant As Hell I have eyes That let me see The truth of the world around...

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Why I’m Me As Hell

Lis, , February 22, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4

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

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It describes but doesn’t finalize

Yadira, , February 13, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2

My full name is Yadira Magana Leon. “Yadira” is the name that I go by. Only teachers call me...

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Y-A-Q-U-E-L-I-N

Yaqui, , February 13, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5

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...

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Kevin’s Name Memoir

Kevin, , February 13, 2018, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

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

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8 Letters

Cristina, , February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5

C-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...

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Name Meaning

Lis, , February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4

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

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The Developing Identity Of My Life

Salvador, , February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 5

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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ニーナ Nina ប្រាំបួន

Nina, , February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4

Nina… Nina… Nina Three little letters They make up my two syllable name No one else has this name...

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Reflecting on the Significance of My Name 2018

Andrea, , February 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Memoir, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3

My name is Andrea Guadalupe Garibaldi I am named sort of after my dad, his name is Andres....

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1984 The forbidden place

Walter, , January 29, 2018, Books, Fall 2017, Showcase, 1

Orwell uses imagery to spread the message of how to be comfortable with being a real woman. Winston and...

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2038

Salatapasa, , January 25, 2018, A Day in My Life, Fall 2017, Showcase, 0

20 years from now I want to have a foster child, but I will hopefully not be in any...

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Violence In Oakland

Joana, , January 21, 2018, Crime, Education, Fall 2017, Showcase, Violence, 2

Violence In Oakland Did you know that Oakland is the most crime-ridden city in California, according to...

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Is Your Society Impacted!

Shania, , January 19, 2018, Animal Protection, Fall 2017, Showcase, 4

Shania Brown January 12, 2018 Ms.Portugal Period: 3-4 ...

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Art Classes in Oakland

Maria, , January 19, 2018, Art, Fall 2017, Showcase, 3

Is art important to have in schools for students? Art is important to students because it helps them with...

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Oakland is Diverse

Elizabeth, , January 19, 2018, Fall 2017, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Street Interviews, 5

Oakland is Diverse By Elizabeth Gonzalez Hinojosa “Oakland is one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in the...

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It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up

Kamyiah, , January 19, 2018, Fall 2017, Point of View, Police Brutality, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 5

It’s Not Just Getting Beaten Up Effects of Police Brutality By: Kamyiah Oliver In Oakland, California, why do our...

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Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland

Adrian, , January 19, 2018, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Showcase, 6

Gentrification Could be Hurting Oakland Gentrification has become a problem for many Oakland residents. Did you know that...

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Oakland’s Culture

Jennifer, , January 19, 2018, Community, Crime, Fall 2017, History, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Violence, 2

Oakland’s Culture Do you often confuse Oakland with San Francisco? We shouldn’t confuse San Francisco and...

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$9 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET CUT FROM THE OUSD

Angel, , January 19, 2018, Education, Fall 2017, Showcase, 2

Angel Noriega English Ms. Portugal January 12, 2018 OUSD Budget Cut “The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of...

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Billionaire Movement

Daniel, , January 19, 2018, Drugs, Economy, Fall 2017, Politics, Showcase, 8

On January 1, 2018, marijuana became legal in California. The California law is: ¨Retail sales of recreational cannabis will...

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Improving Education in Oakland

Jian Wen, , January 19, 2018, Argument, Education, Fall 2017, Showcase, The Fifth Column, 4

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

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Things might never be the same in Oakland…

Mario, , January 19, 2018, Community, Fall 2017, Gentrification, Housing, Showcase, 2

How is gentrification affecting Oakland’s rent prices? Why are Landlords raising the prices of our rents? Have we done...

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My views of Oakland

Nakiah, , January 19, 2018, Black Lives Matter, 1

My views of Oakland Introduction: Did you know that Oakland has a heart around it? This means it is...

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City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification?

German, , January 19, 2018, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, 3

City vs. Citizens who Benefits More from Gentrification? “Between July 2011 and July 2016 the median price of...

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How Does Gentrification Affect Oakland and its Community?

Anthony, , January 19, 2018, Argument, Biases, Community, Gentrification, The Fifth Column, 3

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

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Oakland vs Violence

Alex, , December 6, 2017, Shakespeare, 2

Artist Statement Alex Lopez In my project, I decided to do a book jacket and it is going to...

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violence without a reason

Yojana, , December 6, 2017, Art, Shakespeare, 2

Romeo+Juliet+2017 Yojana P. For this project I chose to write a poem. The poem talks about all the violence...

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Romeo & Juliet in the Modern World

Adrian, , December 6, 2017, Art, Shakespeare, 0

Artist Statement Adrian Kelly For my modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, I decided to draw the prologue...

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Romeo and Juliet Project

Ying, , December 6, 2017, Art, 0

The empty heads of us I was always trapped in a cage Unable to breathe and unable to...

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ROMEO AND JULIET IN OAKLAND

Angel, , December 6, 2017, Fall 2017, Shakespeare, Showcase, 1

PROLOGUE This story takes place in Oakland, A strong rivalry Where two sides, gangs, both feel more powerful than...

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“Don’t Kill Love”

Gaby, , December 6, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shakespeare, Showcase, 1

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

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Why are there gangs?

Cesario, , December 6, 2017, Fall 2017, Shakespeare, Showcase, 0

For my modern interpretation of Romeo and Juliet I chose to make a movie poster because some parts of...

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What would a modern Romeo and Juliet look like in Oakland?

Anthony, , December 6, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shakespeare, Showcase, 0

Modern Prologue: There are two sides, who both know a lot and a little about each other One...

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War causes illogical deaths!

Mario, , December 6, 2017, Fall 2017, Poetry, Shakespeare, Showcase, 0

War Causes Illogical Deaths! War When it comes to war, Deaths may occur But they have never been...

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Romeo and Juliet

Joshua, , December 6, 2017, Fall 2017, Shakespeare, Showcase, 0

Artist statement My project is about class privilege. I made up a story about Romeo and Juliet in a...

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Romeo and Juliet in2017

Guadalupe, , December 6, 2017, Fall 2017, Shakespeare, Showcase, 0

Romeo and Juliet Prologue By:Guadalupe Quintero Can you hear it? Gun shots Have you seen it? Police chasing...

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Jennifer’s shadow box

Jennifer, , October 4, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, 7

I have chosen to include an El Salvador flag because I’m proud of being Salvadoran as my Ethnicity even...

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Daniel Gonzalez: Planet Hype Shadow Box!

Daniel, , October 4, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, 4

PLANET HYPE SHADOW BOX Daniel Gonzalez The objectives in my shadow box represent my counter negatives....

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Jared’s shadowbox

Jared, , October 4, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, 3

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

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Arlette’s Shadow Box

Arlette, , October 4, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, 3

When people see me, they see a female that’s weak and that’s only good for serving men. They see...

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My Very Own Shadow Box

Joshua, , October 4, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, 1

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

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My Shadow Box

German, , October 4, 2017, Art, Fall 2017, Shadow Box, Showcase, 3

This shadow box represents my chosen and assigned identities. A assigned identity I have in this box is being...

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