Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become so popular that everyone is on their phone looking at these social media sites multiple times a day. This also includes students and the younger generation who is borderline obsessed or addicted to such social media sites. It is undoubtable that social media has changed the way younger generation interact and communicate but whether it’s for better or for worse, is yet to be determined.
Snapchat Changes the Game
Snapchat a very popular and highly used social media app for smartphones was remarkable in its launch but has continued to rise in popularity due to their always changing features and keeping things very fresh at all times. Through their utilization of many filters and other technologies, they have changed the game of instant messaging and their constant evolutions will continue to help Snapchat rise in their use and popularity.
To all of Mexico’s drivers, Hoy No Circula
In order to help with decreasing the amount of pollution in Mexico, a mandate has been set in which certain groups of vehicles are not on rotation and are not allowed to be utilized during that day. This vehicle circulation method has been helpful in reducing emissions in Mexico but it has caused much social inconvenience and turmoil. Whether this is the best method of reducing emissions and pollution is still unsure.
Breakfast: To Skip, or Not to Skip?
With higher school workloads and much more pressure put on a student to perform well, students are finding it harder to eat breakfast and opt to skip breakfast for more sleep. Students are staying awake until late hours and sleeping more in the morning. However, skipping breakfast is proving to be less beneficial for the students in their performance and also in the long run. In the end, it is always better to eat breakfast.
Grafting of Emotion and Technology Becomes Medicine for the Bruised Heart
The number of Americans, including teens are suffering from stress and mental anguish. However, it is very difficult and expensive to get the proper treatment for their psychological and emotional problems. Fortunately, there is now help as many therapy apps have been created and are being utilized in order to help these people with their issues.
Westfield High School Students Walk to Support Pediatric Cancer Research
On Saturday, April 30, 2016 students of Westfield High School under the leadership of the Walk for Kids with Cancer Club participated in an annual fundraising walk. Hundreds of students, families, and cancer survivors gathered in Central Park to take part in the annual fight against pediatric cancer. An organization such as Kids Walk for Cancer is a way for the community to join together and raise money as well as awareness in a fun event. These events have fundraised a great amount of money and will continue to hold such events in order to help fund the treatment of pediatric cancer.
The Magic of Baking Mathematics
Mathematics is a complicated subject that many high schoolers have a very difficult time understanding. However, Eugenia Cheng has introduced a book that compares the study of mathematics to baking helping students make the subject of mathematics more relatable and simplified.
Opinion: Colleges Don’t Define Who You Are
With college admissions happening right now and many seniors paying their deposits as they commit to attend a particular school over another, this opinion piece highlights that it is important to not only think about the college you are committing to. The opinion states that colleges do not define who you are and the superficial need to go to a good college is overwhelming high school students that they cannot enjoy the present and it is changing who they truly are. In the end, college admissions results should not be the source of low or even high, self-esteem because no matter what, a person’s value will not change.
Study Leave: For the Better?
In South Korea, one of the most stressful times for a high school is when they are preparing for their daunting annual exams. For seniors, this is a make or break test and with three years of curriculum cumulatively being tested in one test, students are on high alert. In order to relieve some of the stresses for the seniors, the schools in South Korean foreign school has implemented a study leave in which students that are studying for these exams do not have to come to school and worry about other school work. This way they can solely focus on their exam studying. However, is it really for the better? Do the students really take advantage of this time to focus on their exams and study? Or do they find themselves distracted and doing other things?
Nobody Knows the 1988 Olympics
The 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea was a landmark event and was considered a great success. However, there is a darker story behind such an epic event. About a decade before the Olympics, the South Korean leadership rounded up “vagrants” from the streets and held them captive in a group home in order to keep them off the streets. These “vagrants” were held in inhumane ways and it was hidden behind the veil of “cleaning the streets”. These events are still considered unjustified.