Social media has become the new outlet for social interaction. 90% of teens have used social media, with 51% checking their accounts at least once daily. Teens grow up constantly exposed to filtered selfies, photo-shopped pictures, and edited videos that have become the new, unrealistic expectation they try to live up to. As Netsanity puts … Continue reading Social Media Should Not Determine Self Worth
Transgender men should not be able to Play in the WNBA Transgenders playing in the opposite gender sports has been a big controversy throughout all of America throughout the last couple of years. I understand you may think well since they changed their gender they should be able to play in that gender’s sports. … Continue reading Trans Men Should Not Be Allowed To Play in the WNBA
Did you know that missiles and jets are faster than sound? Technology for war should be slowed down. Arrangements should be made to slow down all countries from developing dangerous military technology. The United States and its allies should work hard to create friendly relations and treaties with rival countries to prevent the excessive need … Continue reading Countries Need to Slow Down Military Technology
In the past year, women all around the world have been losing their competitive sports to transgender men. These men who chose to play in women’s sports are taking advantage of an unfair biological advantage that gives them more strength, stamina, and bone density. In one instance back in 2014, transgender MMA fighter, Fallon Fox … Continue reading Transgender men should not be allowed to play in women’s sports
Recess is important for kids in schools. Kids get their energy out and are able to pay attention better. That time is being taken away from schools in CT. 1 in 4 elementary schools no longer have recess. Kids need recess to be able to be kids and have fun. They need to let out … Continue reading Kids need recess at school
Throughout the 1800s & 1900s girls weren’t as concerned about how they looked or who to impress. Nowadays, there is tons of pressure on girls who, quite frankly, are beautiful the way they are. Over the past decades girls all around the world have seen themselves in a negative way. According to “The American Journal … Continue reading There is Too Much Pressure On Girls to Have Perfect Bodies & It Must Be Stopped!
Every morning students across America wake up at the crack of dawn, half asleep, to get ready for school. During school, the students are sluggish, tired, and in need of more sleep. Experiments have been conducted with schools finding out whether or not the start time of schools really affect students’ mental health and performance … Continue reading Schools Need to Start Later
Athletes are quitting sports because of their coaches. Coaches have been treating players unfairly and sometimes inappropriately. According to The Washington Post, “70% of kids quit their sport by 13 because it isn’t fun anymore.” In recent years, coaches got stricter because they only want to win. There are many reasons why coaches get fired. … Continue reading Give a lesson on how to be a better coach
Did you know the amount a woman gets paid is less than a male who has the same job? You may think that sexism is a thing of the past, but it is still going on today. For every dollar a man makes, the average amount a woman makes is only $0.98. A two cent … Continue reading States Need Better Equal Pay Laws
Over the last few years, it has become increasingly apparent that most of the mainstream media is no longer trying to report the news, but to push a partisan agenda. There’s been no better example of this then the difference in coverage between the Black Lives Matter riots in the summer, and the Capitol riot … Continue reading The Mainstream Media Needs to be Unbiased
“I’m going on a diet!” means a very different thing when you hear it come out of your 10 year olds mouth. It’s ridiculous to think a child would start dieting – but over 80% of ten year olds are afraid of being fat according to The Park Nicollet Melrose Center. But it doesn’t stop with … Continue reading The Media Needs to Stop Portraying an Ideal Body Type
The bubonic plague killed one-third of Europe’s 75 million people in the mid-fourteenth century. Yet, revolutionary technologies starting with the printing press soon emerged from the continent, propelling humanity forward for centuries. In the past year, COVID-19 has killed 540,000 people in the United States, 0.1 percent of the population. If Europe (where 1 in … Continue reading Emergency’s Over: Time to Move On