The U School – Youth Voices

Am I Somebody?

Yniyah, December 3, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, The U School, 5

my body, tormentor of my dreamsscars that decorate the outsidebut formed from the misery on the insideAm I Somebody?...

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This Is My Body

Adayiah, November 19, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Thinking flexibly, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 1

Seeing people and taking a glance at them can make you thinkSome good and bad thoughts, but who would...

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I like my body from head to toe.I have many part my feet take me where I want to go.my...

brown concrete building under blue sky during daytime

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Mali Vs. Zulu

Raniyah, November 9, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, No Poverty (Economy), Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, Mali, The U School, Zulu, 0

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Compare & Contrast (The Empire of Ghana) to (The Mali Empire)

Christian, November 6, 2021, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Ghana, Mali, The U School, 0

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Colors and Dirt

Ruby, October 13, 2021, Art, Beauty, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #identities, #poemlife, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 0

I see this any many of them now,all about their body of how it glistens,how it glows and showing...

person in brown long sleeve shirt covering face with hand

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This is my body

Makayla, October 8, 2021, Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Poetry, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 0

This is my body, I’m hiding with a smileThis is my body, I’m hiding in my own styleThis is...

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Black Female

Donyae, October 7, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, poetry, The U School, 5

This is my body,An african-american female,Light skin eyes shaded brown,This is my body,Spirit and might full of confidence,Mind and...

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Tatted

Shania, October 6, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 10

This is my body tatted ButterflyBeautifulBoldCaterpillarsThis is my body Like a caterpillar Grow, eat , sleepThis is my bodyMy heartIt represents beauty,...

brown and white bridge over river during daytime

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M6y body

Iajanay, September 24, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, body shaming, magazine, The U School, 1

From being 196 to 223 it’s horribleFrom the name calling to the body-shaming To the depression to the loving myself,From...

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i love my skin….

Samyah, September 24, 2021, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 9

This is my body… my body came a long wayin the eye of everybody else watching it.Being judged about being “too...

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Talking to the Previous Life

Daniel C, September 24, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, family history, magazine, The U School, 0

A FOREIGNER IN THE STATESMY ANCESTOR WOULDN’T BELIEVE ITWAS BORN HERE AND STILL GET LOOKSJUST LIKE THEMYET I’M DIFFERENT.BUT FOR...

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Dealing with the Hate

Jupree, September 24, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 7

This is my bodyBorn in the cold month of Januaryraised in South Philadelphia and now MY BODY is just a...

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My body creates

Sianni, September 24, 2021, Fall 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Showcase, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), This Is My Body, poetry, The U School, 4

The reason for my being here has always been quite clearMy body can create. It creates friendship and cheer,Trust...

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Misunderstood from the Hood

Imeria, September 24, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #poem, magazine, The U School, 5

This is my body.I got the strengthStrength from my motherThat came from my mother That came from the struggleThis is...

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Move Popular Culture Timeline

Raniyah, September 22, 2021, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2021, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, #GoT, #TheTruth, The U School, 5

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This Is My Body Poem

Christian, September 21, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, magazine, The U School, 7

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Hidden Emotions

Raniyah, September 20, 2021, Community, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Poetry, Psychology, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, #emotions, #TheTruth, magazine, The U School, 12

This is my body. In it are hidden emotions. Emotions from a dark place with a burnt dust smell....

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Staying True

Zahir, September 20, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Poetry, Showcase, This Is My Body, Body Image, The U School, 2

This is my body… I can bring positive vibes Born during the scariest month of the year, OctoberBorn and raised...

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Wildfire

Jaylen, September 17, 2021, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, poems, The U School, 1

This is my body and I’m not sure how to explain it My head is a wildfire imagination but I...

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Master Strength

Byron, September 17, 2021, Bio, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Poems and Stories, Poetry, Responding with wonderment and awe, Showcase, This Is My Body, magazine, struggle, The U School, 2

This is my body. I got the strengthStrength from my brother That came from my father That came from...

serious black man sitting against metal wall with bright lights

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Immigration through Ysrael’s eyes

Melody, May 28, 2021, Books or Plays, Immigration, Showcase, Spring 2021, Juno Diaz, The U School, 1

There’s many things going on in this short narrative story “Ysrael,” by Juno Diaz, such as immigration stories from...

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WE NEED TO CHANGE

Saniya, May 10, 2021, Call to Action, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, change, Inspirational poem, The U School, 8

We need to change our waysWe need to change our mindsWe need to change our heart to recognize Recognize that...

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Revolutionary Poem in The Pocket

Christian, April 29, 2021, Showcase, Spring 2021, USvsHate, #END THE HATE, #say their names, #StandUpForWhatsRight, Black Lives Matter, The U School, 0

Let me know what you think!

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End the Hate

Christian, April 23, 2021, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, USvsHate, graphic poetry, The U School, 3

Let me know what you think of my graphic poem!

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Failure is part of your success.

Saniya, March 19, 2021, Arts & Entertainment, Showcase, Spring 2021, #inspirational, success, The U School, 2

Let me know what you think.

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Freedom is not a privilege. It’s a right.

Jaylen, March 4, 2021, Books or Plays, Showcase, Spring 2021, Born A Crime, The U School, 0

Freedom is not a privilege. It’s a right. by Jaylen

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This is America!?

Christian, March 4, 2021, Books or Plays, Guides, Literature Guides, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, World Connections, Born A Crime, McDonalds, The U School, 1

McDonald’s is America by Christian

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The World Don’t Love You

Ahmir, March 2, 2021, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Books or Plays, Showcase, Spring 2021, Born A Crime, The U School, 1

My response to Makayla’s Youth Voices Commentary The World Doesn’t Love You; My Mother’s Life (Feminist Perspective), a book review...

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The World Don’t Love You

Christian, March 2, 2021, Books or Plays, Showcase, Spring 2021, Born A Crime, The U School, 0

My response to Makayla’s Youth Voices Commentary The World Doesn’t Love You; My Mother’s Life (Feminist Perspective), a book...

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I Am Shy

Raniyah, January 27, 2021, Fall 2020, Poetry, Psychology, Showcase, Where I'm From, The U School, Where Im From, 3

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RUN!!!!!

Saniya, January 24, 2021, Environment, Fall 2020, Science, short fiction, Showcase, Stories, War, Writing & Communication, supernatural, The U School, thriller, 0

I watched as The giant, poisonous, green looking cloud rise into the sky and flooded the whole city, I...

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Looking for a cure for Covid

Donyae, January 22, 2021, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Coronavirus, Good Health and Well-Being, COVID-19, Short story, The U School, 0

The cure had to be somewhere because in the USA the vaccine for the coronavirus was a matter of...

man in white crew neck shirt holding white smartphone

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THE CURE :)

Daniel W, January 22, 2021, Coronavirus, Finding Humor, short fiction, Showcase, Spring 2021, Stories, humor, Short story, The U School, 0

The giant, poisonous cloud rose into the sky, The rash was spreading, pulsing, hurting. Test subject A is unaccounted...

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No More Men

Ashanti, January 22, 2021, Stories, Writing & Communication, disasters, The U School, 0

No More Y's Dr. Young surveyed the jars,each one lit with a purplish-pinkish glow. It was important to replicate...

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The Zombie Deer

Melody, January 21, 2021, Environment, Fall 2020, Showcase, Stories, Writing & Communication, Animals, Mystery, Short story, The U School, Zombie, 0

A drunk driver mysteriously had hit a deer but it became a “zombie deer.” That deer went into the...

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The Infected Rash

Aniya, January 21, 2021, Fall 2020, Poetry, Showcase, Writing, Poem, The U School, 0

The rash was spreading, gushing, and hurting. I was afraid I didn't know what to do. The rash continued...

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lil key x lil baby

Keyaira, January 21, 2021, Arts & Entertainment, Fall 2020, Poetry, Showcase, artist, entertainment, The U School, 0

Lil key x lil baby I say lil baby on the track ayyyy , I got my mans from...

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The Lab 6 Feet Under

Raniyah, January 21, 2021, Environment & World, Fall 2020, 6feetunder, Short story, The U School, 0

The cure had to be here somewhere in this lab room. A disaster was happening. People were dying and...

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women in prison

Saniya, January 21, 2021, Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Poetry, Showcase, Life In Prison, Prison system, The U School, Women's Rights, 1

Women in prison Women in prison we go through a lot. Women in prison we don't get the proper...

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Emergency Services

Ahmir, January 20, 2021, Coronavirus, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Showcase, Emergency Workers, Empathy, The U School, 1

Hospital Workers in Particular Hospital workers go through thick and thin working. They are the only people I...

closeup photo of multicolored stripe flag

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R.I.P Selena Reyes-Harnandez

Ashanti, January 20, 2021, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, LGBTQ+ Rights, Poetry, Showcase, poetry, The U School, Transgender, 1

While I was growing up I was raised to hate trans people. Because trans people are men trying to...

Rosa Parks gives a speech at the Poor Peoples March in 1968

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My Equal Rights

Aniya, January 19, 2021, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Poetry, poetry, rosa parks, The U School, 0

I respect others no matter skin color I only didn’t give up my seat because I was in the...

woman in black bikini holding bouquet of flowers

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Body positivity

Melody, January 15, 2021, Fall 2020, Gender Equity (Women), Media, Poetry, Showcase, Social Media, Writing & Communication, #body positivite, #BodyImage, #Emapthy, #empathy, #goodvibes, #inspirational, #poem, #poems, #Positivity, #the us school, The U School, 10

People told me that I shouldn’t show my skin or that I’m not perfect enough or fit enough to...

black and red floral happy birthday card

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Never Change

Raniyah, January 15, 2021, Fall 2020, Good Health and Well-Being, Poetry, Showcase, Be yourself, Empathy, Never change, Stopbullying, Teenbullying, The U School, 0

I never really understood why I got treated so badly by my classmates. People would say nasty things like “Why...

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What people expect.

Zahir, January 14, 2021, Fall 2020, Empathy, The U School, 0

I feel like this is a common question that occurs in every young teens life. And that question is ...

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Why I always go with my heart

Raniyah, January 8, 2021, Fall 2020, Family, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, overcoming, The U School, 9

“Go with your heart and you will make it through hard battles.”- Raniyah Lawrence My family and I have...

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Six Word Memoirs

Melody, December 18, 2020, Fall 2020, Showcase, Six Word Memoir, The U School, web story, 0

Six Word Memoirs

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Set Your Goals High, And Don’t You Get There

Raniyah, December 11, 2020, Fall 2020, Family, Goals, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, The U School, vision board, 0

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Do Something

Ashanti, December 11, 2020, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2020, Life Skills & Fitness, Showcase, The U School, vision board, 0

woman in black and white floral shirt holding white plastic hair clip

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Nail Technician

Melody, December 11, 2020, Career & Job Readiness, Fall 2020, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Beauty, The U School, 0

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How the “History Of Septa” Represents My Neighborhood

Raniyah, December 4, 2020, Art, Arts & Entertainment, Community, Fall 2020, History, Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Philadelphia, The U School, 2

The mural I am doing in my neighborhood is titled the “History Of Septa.” It is located near Cottman...

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My Name

Raniyah, November 20, 2020, Bio, Bio Exemplar, Fall 2020, Media, Showcase, Names, The U School, 3

Tap left to go back, right to go forward.

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Running

Inez, June 3, 2020, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, June 2020, Showcase, Spring 2020, Stories, Writing & Communication, story, The U School, 6

July 10th 2057, Screaming, yelling coming from behind me but I keep running. The wind howling like the banshees....

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Tim The Tornado

Khala, June 3, 2020, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, June 2020, Showcase, Spring 2020, Stories, iambestayinghome, The U School, 3

Tim was an ordinary boy until he became a tornado. It happened so quick and Tim was hurt ever...

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Martin Luther King, Jr

mdevlin23, May 20, 2020, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2020, The U School, 4

Martin Luther King always believed peaceHe never used violence he used his voice to fightNever used his hands he...

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We real cool

Bernard, May 7, 2020, Creative Writing, Poetry, The U School, 2

“Cool people” To be cool you don’t have to be cool put people down cool to put yourself up...

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Charlie’s Enigma

Tahjmier, January 30, 2020, Fall 2019, Family, Race Relations, Showcase, Violence, fathers, The U School, 0

As a young black man in America, It seems like I have confusing examples to live up to. I...

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“Raisin in the Sun” Mama Monologue

Diavionne, January 27, 2020, Fall 2019, Race Relations, Showcase, The U School, 0

You listen to me Karl Lindner it doesn’t matter if you don’t think we’ll feel at home as long...

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To My Black Men

Jhena, May 15, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 1

I am the black women that birthed you.I am the black women that died for slavery to be outgrew.Look...

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love

Zyquell, May 6, 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 2

when I first saw youit took every ounce of me not to be yourswhen I saw u laughit took...

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You

Destynn, May 5, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 3

You thought I didn’t know where you beenAnd that’s why it’s so hard to let you back inYou can’t...

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Love

Johnathan, May 3, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 0

To my future familyBuilding togetherGrowing togetherWedding, MoneyIn a mansionWith my three Beautiful childrenWatching them growSeeing us grow togetherYou my...

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Jokes on me

Cierra, April 23, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 0

I want you to remember this “thing” that we could never put a Name on was going to hurt...

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Haze

Zyria, April 23, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 2

This is for you my true first love. I call you haze because I get so high off your...

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Fat girl

Shakia, April 17, 2019, Biases, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 6

Fat girl, fat girl I heard all the jokes Fat girl this, fat girl that ohh you’re so fat...

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Isadora “Missy” Randall

Gogisgksoquili, April 17, 2019, Love, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, family, loss, Love, The U School, 1

Lost in the thoughts Oblivious to reality Vivacious you are Essential to me You hang up on my glowing...

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Changes

Theodore, April 17, 2019, Family, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 1

You may have thought I didn’t see,Or that I haven’t listenedto your problems or lectures you’ve taught me over...

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Evol

Tyahmiya, April 16, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 3

EVOL, LOVE it really doesn’t matter.The only things I love is my books and me.I might love a few...

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Women

Karroline, April 15, 2019, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, The U School, 1

What must I protest to show you who are the emperor from earth i’m talking about the goddess on...

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The Path to Peace

Christian, April 12, 2019, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, Violence, The U School, 3

True peace cannot be obtained by violence, but only by coming together and understanding each other. True peace is...

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Born A Crime – Book Review with a Feminist Lens

Markayla, January 15, 2019, Fall 2018, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, #feminism, Born A Crime, The U School, 2

“ If there was any doubt about Abel, the truth was right there in front of us all along,...

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A Crime Born

Jaicy, January 15, 2019, Books or Plays, Fall 2018, Showcase, Spring 2019, The U School, 1

What was it like being born a light-skinned product of a white father and a black mother? Trevor Noah’s...

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Back to When

Kimberli, July 21, 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, The U School, 2

Back to when… I was 7… To when the smell of the burning wood To the sticky half burned...

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Cops Versus Society

Jennessa, July 20, 2018, Poetry, Police, Showcase, Summer 2018, The U School, 0

Walking out the door Cops siren and loud screams Fill the air with the smell of weed Blunts, and...

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Roof

Milton, July 20, 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, The U School, 0

Oh, Serene Wonder. A place above all, the Sun that graces my Horizon. I turn my face to the...

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February 1st

Amani, July 20, 2018, Family, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, The U School, 0

Brand new blue dress Hair & nails done She walks through the door “Surprise!!” Over 20 people in the...

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The Street of Philadelphia

Alexis, July 20, 2018, Poetry, Showcase, Summer 2018, Where I'm From, The U School, 0

The powerful, painful and unpleasant streets of Philly Is what many call me I watched your mother grow up...

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Germantown

K, July 20, 2018, No Poverty (Economy), Poetry, Showcase, Where I'm From, The U School, 0

I’m from Germantown where you get killed just for looking at somebody Where you sell drugs for your hustle…...

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Oh, White Light

Brianna, March 16, 2018, Gender Equity (Women), Poetry, Rape Culture, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Violence, #MeToo, The U School, 7

This piece was inspired by our study of the #MeToo movement. This is based on actual events. The hope...

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How Would You Feel?

Gogisgksoquili, January 29, 2018, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Fall 2017, Poetry, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, The Hate U Give, The U School, 12

This is my poem based on the novel “The Hate U Give” for McGeehan’s class. Khalil’s spirit is talking...

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In The Past

Janasia, January 27, 2018, Fall 2017, Point of View, Showcase, The Hate U Give, The U School, 3

I tried to imagine how a cop in “The Hate U Give” thinks: I park on the side, where...

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“Why Me?” asked Kahlil

Munier, January 19, 2018, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Guns, Police, Showcase, The U School, 5

This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...

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Changes

Theodore, January 19, 2018, Fall 2017, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, The Hate U Give, The U School, 0

You may have thought I didn’t see, Or that I haven’t listened to your problems or lectures you’ve taught me...

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A Letter to the Policeman

Nyla, January 18, 2018, A Day in My Life, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Protest, Showcase, The U School, 2

My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...

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Let Me Open Your Eyes

Ethan, January 18, 2018, Fall 2017, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, The Hate U Give, #PoliceBruatlity, Black Lives Matter, The U School, TheHateUGive, 6

While crafting this essay I realized I am going against, the standard academic format my Humanities teacher, Mr. Reed...

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This Is My Body Poem

Quenshawn, January 18, 2018, Fall 2017, Showcase, The U School, 0

This piece was inspired from me trying to fit in school and how my grades wasn’t good and i...

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A Short Convo

Dahmir, January 18, 2018, Fall 2017, Showcase, The Hate U Give, The U School, 1

“A Short Convo” is an excerpt based on plot and events found within Angie Thomas’ book, The Hate U...

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Strong Minded

Brianna, January 17, 2018, Fall 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Race Relations, Showcase, The U School, 3

This poem is about a strong-minded woman who would not take no for an answer. A woman, named Bessie...

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And Life Goes On

Brianna, January 12, 2018, Fall 2017, Showcase, The U School, TheHateUGive, 3

This poem was inspired by Angie Thomas, who wrote the book “The Hate You Give”. The speaker from this...

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Something to live for, Something to die for

Mckayla, January 12, 2018, Books or Plays, Fall 2017, Poetry, Point of View, Police, Showcase, The Hate U Give, The U School, TheHateUGive, 5

This piece was inspired by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give This piece exemplifies the butterfly effect, such...

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I know this…

Khala, January 10, 2018, Fall 2017, Showcase, The U School, 11

This piece inspired by Angie Thomas, who wrote the book “The Hate U Give” The speaker in the...

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