Technology
April 10, 2019
In the months leading up to the release of the Star Wars Battlefront 2 beta and the actual game, fans were so hyped and excited for the games launch. As the games release date grew closer fans became more and more hyped to see the game’s beta finally come out. Once the beta came
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117- February 13, 2019
Net Neutrality We use the internet every day. Kids and adults use the internet for news, games, movies, videos, music, and interacting with other people around the world. The internet is free for everyone and you can view whatever you want and post whatever you want. Net neutrality is the reason why you can do
Read More126 - February 13, 2019
Lord of the Flies is literally the worst book ever. It’s hard to understand and once you are able to comprehend it, the story appears to just be about a group of boys who go kind of crazy when their plane crashes on an island. They are left without adults and rules. My English teacher
Read More123 - May 29, 2018
We’ve all heard about electronics in schools, whether you are a parent who has been called repeatedly about your kid being glued to it in class or one of said students, it has been present. The Chromebook has been regarded as a way to revolutionize learning, but it also has a slew of consequences. Kids
Read More134 - April 9, 2018
Henry, a 94 year old man living in a nursing home, has suffered from dementia for the last ten years of his life. He sits in his chair with his head down and only speaks to others when he has to. One day, a pair of headphones was placed on his head playing his favorite
Read More162 - March 26, 2018
If you asked adults about their childhood they would probably tell you how they would go outside and play hockey in the street with the neighborhood kids or go over to a friends house to play in a treehouse. My dad tells me all kinds of stories like this, even some crazier ones like when
Read More211 - March 22, 2018
When Danish engineer Peter Laurits Jensen invented the loudspeaker in December of 1915, it revolutionized the way we listen to music. However, no one could have predicted who would benefit the most from Jensen’s invention: Adolf Hitler. The Nazi party brainwashed German citizens by installing loudspeakers in every public place they possibly could. That way,
Read More226 - March 16, 2018
Competitive video games? That’s not a real sport, there’s no action, excitement, no physical competition, not much of anything, right? This is how almost everyone not exposed to the competitive nature of video games would react. The fact is Competitive gaming is big and here to stay. Competitive video games more commonly referred to as
Read More178 - February 27, 2018
When Heather married Nigel, she would have never imagined that she would be the one to commit his murder. Heather was placed on bail for murder when she placed a pillow over his mouth after he became unconscious from an overdose. Nigel was terminally ill and suffering from his condition. Because of the laws in
Read More176 - June 6, 2017
In 1999 game developer, Rare, was hard at work on a new video game. The game, “Dinosaur Planet,” was to star a 16 year old heroine named Krystal. She could travel through time, fight monsters with her magical staff and save the world. She was strong, capable, talented and heroic. However, as the game
Read More153 - May 11, 2017
In the early 19th century the railroad companies had a great monopoly. The railroads were most people’s only form of transportation. Westward expansion was progressing and the railroad companies were booming at the time. The railroad companies controlled the pricing of the railroads and they set ridiculously high prices that the people were forced to pay since they needed
Read More147 - April 25, 2017
What if an app had a setting where you needed a password to access the pictures you take? But why would you need to hide appropriate pictures? Password protection would help to hide pictures that you don’t want everyone to see. Snapchat has this feature. This makes Snapchat a great app for sexting. Salvador Rodriguez,
Read More172 - April 25, 2017
Back in 2015, Beyonce’s fans lashed out over 200 untouched photos from a previous photoshoot that got leaked on a fan site. There was a mix of feelings about the images but thousands of fans began criticizing the images. Many even say they are not real. Fans are lashing out on the fact that their
Read More116 - April 18, 2017
In 2014, YouTuber Coby Persin conducted an experiment in which he created a FaceBook account of a 15 year old, in which he lured multiple girls around the same age to meet him, with the parents knowing of all the interactions. He succeeded with relative success, and posted the video on YouTube, showing how
Read More132 - April 5, 2017
The use of technology has risen EXTREMELY since the first time they came out in the early 1980’s. Now having these devices for over a decade and at your very own fingertips with a small touch of a screen and push of a button. This is amazing. Unless lets say some years later, you have a
- March 28, 2017
Luke Brynley-Jones writes in her blog, Our Social Times, how Applebee’s should not have handled a social media crisis. In the post, she explains how a pastor ate with a group at the restaurant, and when the bill came wrote a cute little note on the receipt explaining how she would not pay the tip. The note simply said
Read More147 - February 7, 2016
by Michael Coghlan on Flickr (edited) As children, we are told over and over, “Don’t talk to strangers.” We are also told to not take candy from them. Then, they send us trick-or-treating… Thanks mom and dad. As we grow older and our independence grows, and these rules seem less important. Social media has played a huge role
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