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Procrastination isn’t an action; it is a lifestyle. Students with heavy schedules find any excuse imaginable to put off an assignment or project, and in a time where convenience reigns king, putting off your driving test is crippling. In fact, any step in this process should be a huge priority since having a license…
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So frequently, we find ourselves caught up in our own little world, or bubble. We surround ourselves with things that we enjoy, activities that entertain us and people that are like-minded. Very rarely do we go outside of our bubbles and explore the things beyond it. The problem with the fear of venturing outside…
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“The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect,” the IB mission statement reads. So far, so good. What can go wrong with “inquiring, knowledgeable and caring” students working towards bettering and creating a more inclusive…
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“Whenever you’re feeling anxious, just take a warm bath.” I cannot tell you how many people have told me this. Even in psychology when we were learning about coping mechanisms, the cursed “take a warm bath” made another appearance on a worksheet with about 150 strategies. I mean, when having legitimate heart palpitations in…
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We are taught to praise those that commit acts of civil disobedience: Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Henry David Thoreau. But when students at our school and around the country emulate this lauded behavior, the public eye turns into a glare. Civil disobedience, as defined by Merriam Webster, is “the refusal to obey governmental…
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One year ago I had a dream so gruesome that I remember every detail to this day. I don’t remember many of my dreams, but this one followed the hardest three weeks of my life. I closed my eyes that night, then BANG. Everything I achieved, obtained and could have made of myself– gone.…
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After years of mistreating teachers, the government has the audacity to be surprised when they demand better conditions. If we expect our student body to receive a quality education, the government needs to take a moment, evaluate itself and realize that doing the bare minimum does absolutely nothing to fix problems. There is a…
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If you are a gamer, you are probably familiar with Fortnite, the most recent and one of the most popular free to play games.. Fortnite is a co-op sandbox survival game that hit the Epicgames launcher on July 25, 2017, but only recently became popular because of it being a cheaper alternative to its…
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There is a painfully obvious disparity between some of the school robotics teams in our county in terms quality of education, funding and its prevalence in schools. Robotics is categorized as a club, rather than a team, by the school, which is contrary to what active members think. The most present members of the…
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There is a painfully obvious disparity between some of the school robotics teams in our county in terms quality of education, funding and its prevalence in schools. Robotics is categorized as a club, rather than a team, by the school, which is contrary to what active members think. The most present members of the…