Learning foreign languages helps me see the world
To this day, I can still distinctly remember my first exposure to foreign languages. I was with my family at
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society
Division upon CVHS student race
Students have been discussing a potential solution on stopping discrimination lately in Afrocentric classes. The many black students in the
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I wear tampons. Deal with it
I overheard a conversation between a mother and her daughter recently. The mother was explaining to the daughter that when
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It’s okay not to be perfect
We grow up in a society where success stories about prodigies, teen inventors, and amazing athletes are only a Google
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The importance of feminism
I can understand why some people in America don’t see feminism as a humongous life-changing concept. We live in a
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Drugs at school aren’t cool
Remember those “above the influence” commercials, in which teenage actors say “It’s just one hit,” followed by a “Naw
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The Giver gives a good Story
Color, emotion, and imprecision of language lead to a disruptive society, claim the Elders in the movie, The Giver,
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Society forces us to accept gender roles
It happens in classrooms, hallways, and the football field. It happens in PE classes, sports practices, and the gym. It
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Teens should make decisions for themselves, not society
All we see in magazines, TV, and on different web sites are the “newest clothes or the latest fashions,” but
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What colleges should judge applicants on
SAT, SAT II, and ACT scores shouldn’t be the deciding factor when colleges are accepting new applicants. These tests aren’t
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