Recently, California has seen an increase in rain, which in turn has a lot of influence on our environment. This year, the large amounts of rain has caused the poppy flowers to bloom. The field of poppy flowers in California attracted thousands of people and many came to take pictures and enjoy the…
Category: Society, Politics, Lifestyle, and Culture
The Fight for Feminism
Throughout the years, there have been many stereotypes against women. Some based on occupation, looks, and personality, the list is endless. These stereotypes are still a constant struggle, which women are often, if not always, subject to. The topic of feminism came to me during a lecture that I had gone through at…
Should Illegal Drugs be Considered a Matter of Public Health or Criminal Justice?
As early as 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” in the United States. Over just twenty years, the number of federal prisoners imprisoned for non-violent drug offense had skyrocketed from 50,000 to over 400,000. US crackdown on drugs has been fierce, imprisoning citizens who have even less than a…
Unofficial Holiday: April Fool’s
When we think about the most unexpected, unofficial holiday, it’s probably April 1. Also known as April Fool’s Day, it is a holiday of pranks and humiliations, where people pull pranks on each other for fun. It seems the day is one of the most light-hearted ones in the year, but where did it…
Behind the Nation’s Opioid Crisis
Opioids are extremely controversial. On one hand, they are widely feared compounds that can lead to abuse and addiction but they are also extremely effective and essential medications that help to relieve suffering. Once hailed as “wonder drugs”, opioids have caused an epidemic that is to blame for 70,000 lives in the U.S….
Heart Heroes!
475,000! The number of Americans dying from cardiac arrests annually. These people experience unprecedented deaths due to a sudden loss of blood flow by failure to effectively pump in the heart. Fortunately, just a few hours or even minutes of training may get you to save someone’s life with the use of CPR….
[JJSR Highlights]Do Students Learn Better in Single-gendered Schools?
As students start to think about what kind of school they want to learn in, they wonder, would it help to go to a single-gender school? When they are considering this path of education, they should consider both the pros and cons of this type of schooling. Single-gendered schools come with many…
[ Editor’s Column]Second Summit Between the U.S. and North Korea
On February 27, 2019, President Trump met with Kim Jong-un of North Korea for a second summit, this time in Hanoi, Vietnam. The meeting came eight months after the first summit in June 2018 in Singapore, which failed to produce any clear path toward denuclearization. The meeting was highly publicized as many wanted to…
Parents in the Education Field and their Children
As of March 17, 2019 high school teachers in South Korea are no longer going to be allowed to teach at a school in which their child is enrolled as a student. This major law change was caused because of high schools with students who had parents employed as teachers at their…
Opinion: The Defense of Guns in the Commonwealth
Guns have not been the easiest topic to talk about. In fact, it’s one of the more hot button issues in today’s America. Many people have lost their lives to guns because of that some have even advocated the amending of the second amendment altogether. However, some believe that going to such extreme…