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The Nation Needs Health Care Reform
August 25, 2009
My mother, who works as a registered nurse in the Pediatric Emergency Department of our local hospital, told me about a woman who came into the emergency room with her ailing daughter. This woman refused to let the nurses admit her daughter until she found out if her insurance would cover the medical expenses; conversely the nurses also refused to tell her if her insurance company would foot the bill until her daughter was admitted. Recognizing the stalemate, the mother left with her daughter choosing a hospital, albeit further away, that she knew would take her insurance.
What’s Wrong With Just Being Me?
February 25, 2009
Today beauty is stereotyped to be rock hard abs and toned arms. The days when a girl the size of Marilyn Monroe was considered beautiful are long gone. In fact, the United States of America is considered one of the most obese countries in the world. The media wants everyone to look the same, and you constantly see commercials and ads for new home gyms and a new diet pill that will drop you four dress sizes in six weeks.
Clean It Up, Scratch It Out: The Censorship Debate
February 25, 2009
Picture this: a normal teenager is walking down the street, wearing baggy shorts and a tattered shirt. On his shoulder is a large boom box stereo that blasts the latest hits off of Billboard Top 100. The songs’ lyrics contain a variety of curse words and other offensive material that annoy fellow pedestrians. When an elderly man asks the teenager to turn it down, he replies, by saying, “Yo! Back off my case, old man! I can listen to whatever I want wherever I feel like it!” Unfortunately, this scenario has become all too commonplace.
Celebrating Black History: Black Firsts
February 13, 2009
The following list describes the wide range of events in African-American history. These breakthroughs, great and small, tell of courageous people who refused to accept old limitations, who refused to surrender to hardship and injustice. Moreover, these firsts combine to reveal a very personal and nontheoretical chart of the progress of equal opportunity and black achievement in America.
Change has come. Let's do our part.
By Adam Pincus , 11th grade
January 20, 2009
“It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.”
Make a Difference and Cast Your Vote
By Samantha Mackson, 11th grade
November 3 , 2008
For many high school seniors, 12th grade is a series of firsts: first time applying to college, first time attending the senior prom and the first time planning to live on their own. One of the biggest “firsts” for many 18-year-old students this year will be voting in a presidential election.
Couch Potatoes: Take Action!
By Samantha Mackson, 11th grade
September 18, 2008
In a hectic world of honors classes, SAT preparation and extracurricular activities, the television or computer often provides a much-needed break for many teenagers. But experts caution that too much time in front of the tube and not enough time at the gym could lead to an array of health issues.
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