By Carolina Aceves
Staff Writer Can you imagine if one day all of our electronic devices were to suddenly stop working? There would be chaos, especially amongst the younger generation. A day without internet, phones, or even television is unimaginable in our society. We teenagers use some type of electronic device every single day, without fail. They make life easier; there’s no doubt about that. Still, aren’t we becoming just a little too dependant on these devices? Computers, iPads, smartphones, apps, social networks, the list goes on. They’re all so easy to get used to, but so hard to stop using. Most people who go a day without their phone get anxious, and I get it. Whenever I forget to bring my phone somewhere, I feel disconnected from the world, and it’s not a fun feeling. Still, I can’t help but wonder what on earth we are going to do with ourselves if one day, for some reason, we lose these commodities. Can you imagine how out-of-sorts we would be? Even if it were just internet that wasn’t available anymore, we’d be cut off from the rest of world in a way. Electronic devices are great for a lot of things. They come in handy, especially smartphones. I mean, what can’t you do on your cell phone nowadays? You get lost, look up the directions. You need the phone number to somewhere, just Google it. You’re on a long road trip and you’re bored, play some games. There has to be an app for everything now, it’s just a matter of actually looking for it. Technology has made our lives very easy in the last decade, and although that’s all great, being so dependent on it isn’t such a great thing. Just as it has a lot of positive things about it, it also has its negatives. Like I said before, when someone doesn’t have their phone, even for just a couple of hours, they get anxious. It’s ridiculous how most people, including myself, can’t go without their electronics for even a little while. We’re hopeless without a cell phone in our hands, and if we don’t have internet at home, we panic. Also, they can be a huge distraction, especially for students. Its always easy to pull out your phone during a boring class, and the fact that we’re not allowed to use them tempts us even more.
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![]() By Edith Mesa Staff Writer Currently in the CPS seventh grade classroom curriculum, the memoir of a young Iranian girl named Marjane Satrapi is being deemed inappropriate for seventh graders because of images containing the torture and violence that many Iranians had to suffer during the Iranian Revolution. However, many CPS students and staff disagreed and protested in front of Daley Plaza and CPS headquarters to voice their concern with CPS having the proposal for banning the book. Personally reading the book, it can be seen that there is moderate violence throughout the memoir to show how the events played out throughout the revolution. The story consists of a young Iranian girl who wants to become a prophet when she grows up. Soon enough, however, she discovers how her plans are destroyed when the revolution occurs and many rules are changed. One of the main changes was extreme religious customs and the making mandatory for women to wear a veil. In this memoir, Satrapi explains how bombs, protests, and war killed millions of people, including children who were recruited to be soldiers. The story portrays how people who were against the revolution and those viewed as communists were arrested and sent to prison to be tortured into confessions, and most of the time the inmates being tortured were innocent. Although the book does contain drawings of the violence and an occasional torture, much of the violence is shown in a way that students at the seventh grade level can comprehend without creating trauma. Much of the memoir is Satrapi examining her life, dreams, and wants. With the violence being moderate, I believe that the book is appropriate because it not only explains and narrates how the war really happened, but also provides a personal feeling of someone who lived through it all. Not only does it show the oppression of a country, but it shows how life can change in an instant. This book can complement what history books say, so that students may know not only the historical facts, but know what the citizens of Iran lived through and felt. By Kimberly Trujillo
Staff Writer I highly encourage upcoming Juniors and Seniors to join Law as a class for next year. You’ll have many great experiences during your two semesters. For example, you could participate as an election judge and get paid $250 as well as service learning hours. I also attended Loyola University Chicago School of Law Alumni Association for four Saturdays. This was a great experience for me because I got to see mock trials and I met attorneys who talked about their journey to where they are now. Having them talk about their life struggles to where they are now was very overwhelming because it really did prove that there isn’t anything to prevent you from reaching your goals in life. Many students in our era need pep talks like this because they might be falling into the wrong footsteps. Law is a great subject because you learn various vocabulary words, as well as laws you probably didn’t know about. Although Mr. Fitz gives midterm exams with up to 200 questions, there really isn’t a reason why you shouldn’t pass because he tells student four to five weeks ahead of time to study, and again its manly vocabulary words. On March 9, 2013 many students in Law participated as a Juror and got to witness attorneys practicing on a law suit. We got to hear both the plaintiff and defendant on why they were suing. We got to see the 13 steps in a trial with a real life judge. The students also got paid $20 if they stayed for two trials. How many students can put that on their college applications? Not many. Law class is very different from any class I’ve had my four years at Hubbard. With Mr. Fitz as your Law teacher, I could guarantee you that you’ll learn a lot about the laws in Chicago and how the court system works. |
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