About 20% of students ages 12-18 experience bullying nationwide (Stopbullying). However, 65% of young adults admit they have experienced cyberbullying, which means to harass people online (UNICEF). People can get taunted and teased through text messaging or on social media, which is much worse because people notice posts easier and can “like” them. In addition, people can share them again, making insults go viral. Cyberbullying started recently in online chat rooms in the late 1990s.
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Justin: The Modern Nightmare
One of the hardest questions to answer in this generation is, “What would you do if you had a whole day without any technology?” If you love playing video games and watching TV, would you consider it a break, or can you not live without it? Even as a child myself, I know how hard it is to take a break from technology; it feels like a living nightmare. When a device is taken away, kids might feel like they are being banished to the seventh layer of the underworld, punished and tortured by Satan himself because they do not realize that the act of taking a device away is actually helping them… in a sense.
Grant: Finding Balance in The Grand Canyon
On the way to the “Special Hotel”, I looked out of the rental car. I could see carved valleys and canyons had been smoothed out by water over the years, and with the setting sun, it was a relaxing shade of bright orange. We passed vista after vista, and I was convinced that the hotel we were heading to would be built inside a canyon or carved into the side of a mountain.
Daniel: Gene Editing: Diseases, Ethics, and the Future
More often than not, many aspects of science fiction seem much farther away than they really are, and one important technology we might consider sci-fi is the ability to edit someone’s genes to enhance them or to remove genetic diseases from the gene pool. However, this isn’t as far-fetched as other sci-fi conventions like intergalactic empires and laser guns. Gene editing actually has come a long way. It started long ago with the beginning of selective breeding, which allowed us to domesticate animals and crops with the traits we prefer or need.
Kayla: The Internet Era
Every year, the New York Times puts on an Editorial contest in which middle and high school students from all over the nation can put their persuasive and journalism skills to the test. In an editorial, authors are given the chance to criticize, explain, and offer solutions to ethical, political, and social problems. The promptContinue reading “Kayla: The Internet Era”
Hailey: Cancel Culture
Have you ever been worried about posting your true thoughts on social media? I know I have. Most teenagers spend a lot of time trying to make themselves seem perfect online. For example, when you make a post, do you edit or rethink your words or pictures to make sure no one will think itContinue reading “Hailey: Cancel Culture”
Joshua: What are we doing to our oceans?
I remember the first day I saw you—a sheet of sparkling blue stretching so far and wide that no matter how hard I looked, there was no end in sight. I had sand trickling down my feet and salty water running down my hair. But it was only recently that I realized how important youContinue reading “Joshua: What are we doing to our oceans?”
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