5thGradeEditorials

ShouldComputerTestingTakeOvera
Professor'sWork?
Trytoimaginethattakingyournexttest,notonanotebookhanded
to a professor and then graded a couple weeks after you completed the
test. Instead, you would take the test on an Ipad or computer, then it
would be automatically checked, give you the answers, and encourage
you to rewrite your test to improve your
results.
EdX
, a nonprofit programfounded
by
Harvard and
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
(M.I.T). EdX offers an online
system that is freeforanybodywhowishes
touseit.

Anant Agarwal,an electrical engineer

who is president of EdX, predicted that the
instantgrading software would be a useful
pedagogical tool,enablingstudentstotaketests
andwriteessaysoverandoverandimprovethe
quality oftheiranswers.Hesaidthetechnology
would offer distinct advantages over the
traditional classroom system where students
oftenwaitdaysorweeksforgrades.
This technology would surely help any
family that would be in need of education,but
doesnt have the money to afford it however,
this technology has not been completely
perfectedandhasmanycritics.
Skeptics say that this type of technology is
no match for live professors. Alongtimecritic,

Les Perelman
has tested this software and has drawn national attention
by successfully writing nonsense essaysandgettinga high score onthe
computers software. He has also been highly critical of these kinds of
software that attempt to prove that it can compare well with professors
andhumans.
Lets face the realities of automatic essay scoring, the groups
statementreadsin part.Computerscannotread.Theycannotmeasure
the essentials of effective written communication: accuracy, reasoning,
evidence, good sense, con
vincing argument, meaningful organization,
clarity,andothers(
NewYorkTimes
).

Often students come from very prestigious institutions where, in fact,

they do a much better job of providing feedback than a machine ever
could, Dr. Shermis, a professor, said, There seems to be a lack of
appreciationofwhatisactuallygoingonintherealworld.
Citations
1. New York Publishers, NewTest for ComputersOfferProfessorsa
Break,
nytimes.com
,March22,2016.
Article

ShouldTheRedskinsNamebeAllowed?
The simmering debate on the nameRedskinshas recentlytaken
a hugepulloverwhen
PresidentObamasaid:
IfIwasthe coachof the
Redskins
,Iwould
definitelychangethename.
Obamas commentwillbelikelytoput
oil on the fire of this dispute, and now
everyone has to take a side in this
awkward argument on defending and

prosecuting a
Native American name. I dont know whether our
attachment to a particular name should override the real legitimate
concerns that people have about these things, Obama said
in an
interview
FridaywithTheAssociatedPress.
Obama, who roots for
baseball, football and basketball
teams from Chicago, said he did
not think that the fans of the
Redskins were deliberately trying
to offend Native Americans, but
advocacy groups and at least 10
members of
Congress who insist
that the Redskins name is
derogatory are likely to embrace his
comments.
However, Dan Snyder,theRedskins coach, dogmatically refuses
to change the name. One of the lawyers for the team point that polls
suggest otherwise. According to polls, many people agree on the
appropriateness of the Redskins, and Native Americans are okay with
thename.
Many college teams have changed nicknames and mascots in the
last few decades. Teams at St. Johns, for instance, are now known as
the Red Stormrather than the Redmen. Stanfordteamsareknownasthe
Cardinal,nottheIndians.

IsMusicTheKeytoSuccess?
If people were to look very closely, most of the most successful
businessmen and actors have had some source of musical training. For
instance, in
Is Music the Key to Success?
,
Joanne Lipman writes that
PaulAllen,BillionaireandcoownerofMicrosoft,
played the guitar. Did you also know thatWoody
AllenplayedtheClarinet?
Look carefullyandyouwillseemusiciansat
the top of almostevery industry.MultiMillionaire
and genius
Larry Page
, cofounder of Google,
played the Saxophone in high school.
NBCs
Andrea Mitchell was trained to become a
professional violinist. The television broadcaster
Paula Zahn played the cello and famous NBC chief White House
correspondent Chuck Todd played the French horn both attended
collegeonmusicscholarships.
These examples were not a
coincidence. Most highranking people
in high rankingcompanieshave played
music before. The crucial important
questionis:Why?
Paul Allen says that music

reinforces your confidence in the

ability to create
. At age 7, he started to play
the violin and switched to the guitar as a
teenager. He would pick up his guitar after his

work at Microsoft. He says: Music is something thats pushing you to

lookbeyondwhatcurrentlyexistsandexpressyourselfinanewway.
Consider the qualities that music sharpens: collaboration,
creativity, discipline and the capacity to reconcile conflicting ideas.
These qualities are notably absent from public life. Though music may
not make you agenius,orrich,orevenabetterperson,ithelpstrainyou
to think differently, to process different points of view and most
important,totakepleasurein
listening.
Citations
1. New York Publishers, Will MusicalTraining Makea PersonMore
Successful?,
nytimes.com
,March22,2016.
Article

HowYoungisTooYoungtoHavea
Smartphone?
Nowadays,nearlyeveryonehasasmartphone,evenchildren.
Smartphonesaregooddevicesforcommunicating,lookingatnews,andother
things.Thequestionis,whoshouldorshouldn'thaveaphone?
Howyoungistoo
youngtohaveasmartphone?
Somepeoplemightbelievesmallchildrenshould
havesmartphones
because
theyaregoodlearningdevices,sotheyencourage
themtolearnonthegowiththeirmobiledevice.
However
,somepeoplemight
thinkthatkidsshouldn'thavephones
because
theymightnotberesponsible
enoughtohavetheirownphone,theymightbeplayinggamesordoing
somethingelse.Canchildrenlearnwithsmartphones?
Someparentsthinkkidsshouldgettheirphonesaroundmiddleschool.
Otherparentsthinkthattheyshouldgettheirphonesaroundage14
or
15.Some
parentsthinkkidsshouldntgettheirphonesuntiltheygraduatehighschool!
Accordingto
CBS
,itdependsonthematurityandlifestyleofthechild.For
example,ifachildalwaysactsveryresponsibleandalwaystakescareoftheir

things,theirparentsmightgethim/heraphoneatayoungage.
However
,ifa
childisirresponsible,theirparentsprobablywouldntgivethemaphone.Also,
childrenmighthavealotofthingstodooutsideofhome,sotheycancall
or
text
theirparentsandstayintouch.Nearly60%ofparentssaythatage10
or
11is
theagethattheirkidsgettheirfirstcellphones.Thatmeansthatparentscan
trusttheirchildrenatthatageandtheycantrustthemwiththeirownphone
(
Video
)
.

Accordingto
ABCNews
,childrenshouldntgetphonesuntiltheyare10
or
11.Theythinkthatparentsshouldproperlysetupthephonesotheyhave
parentalcontrolsandmakerulesfortheirchildren.Theythinkparentsshould
alwaysmonitortheirchildrenandmakesuretheyarecomfortabletellingthem
anyproblemstheyhavewiththeirphone.Theyalsothinkmakingacontractwith
somerulesandhavingtheirchildsignitisagoodidea
because
theywillremind
themselvesofthecontractsotheywontlookatinappropriatematerial,
cyberbullying,andstufflikethat.
Video

Everyoneinthisworldisdifferent.Everyonehastheirownlevelofmaturity.
Aifsomeonewantstheirownsmartphone,thentheyshouldprovetotheirparent
orguardianthattheyshouldgetasmartphonebyshowingthemresponsibility.
Peopleshouldgettheirsmartphonesbasedontheirlevelofmaturity.

Citations
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kidswithcellphoneshowyoungistooyoung/

http://6abc.com/technology/howyoungistooyoungforchildrentohavesmartph
ones/898590/

SleeporStudy?
Whatismoreimportantonatest,sleepingorstudying?Thinkaboutitfora
moment.Ifyourguesswasstudying,youarewrong.Sleepingisactuallymore
importantbeforetakingatest.Whyissleepimportant?
Sleephelpspeoplerememberthing.
Accordingto
PsychologyToday,

sleephelpsconsolidatememories.Sleepalsohelpsfocusinclassbetter.Sleep
alsowillgivestudentsaboostofenergysothecanfunctionproperlyduring
class.Iknowafewclassmatesthatcouldprobablyuseabitmoresleep.
Accordingto
HarrisHealth
,sleeping
helpsyoubealertduringatestsoyoudont
makesillymistakes.Italsosaidthatsleepwill
helpyourecallthings.Soifyougetagood
nightsleepbeforeatest,youshouldbeable
torememberthings.Therecommendationof
hoursyoushouldsleepisatleast8hours.
Anylowerthanthatandyouareprobably
goingtobereallytiredtheentireday.
Even
UCLA
thinksthatsacrificingsleepfor
studyisntreallyworthit.Procrastinationis
alwaysabadthing.Ifyouprocrastinate,you

havemorestressonthelastnight.Sincetheydoitonthelastnight,thecant
sleep,whichleadstoproblemsthenextday.Thenyouwonthaveanyenergy
leftforthetest.
Althoughsleepingisgoodforyou,itisalwaysagoodideatostudyfora
test,butdontcramforatest.Youshouldgetaleast8hoursofsleepbutstill
studyabit.Ifyoudothis,youshouldbejustfineonyourtest.Sacrificingsleep
forstudytimeisnotworthit.Sleepisveryimportantforthehumanbody.

Citations

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulteriormotives/201304/isextraho
urstudytimeworthit
https://www.harrishealth.org/en/news/pages/sleepkeydoingwellexa
ms.aspx
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/crammingforatestdontdoit23
7733

MarineLifeandHumanDisposal

Imagine going scuba diving and you suddenly see a broken subway car
sittingatthebottomoftheocean. Nowimaginegoingbacktothesameplace20
years later, seeing the old subway car now covered in various colored coral. I
thinkthatthrowingbigobjectslikeoilrigsandbroken
cars into the ocean should be legal. People have
alreadybeen doingthisfrom Florida,toNewJersey,
to California. Throwing big chunks of metal into the
ocean may seem like littering, but it is actually a
good surface for a reef to start growing. Once
dumped to the bottom of the sea, small sea
creatures like plankton and mollusks grip on to
the metal. Different kinds of coral grasp to the
metal, coloring the surrounding area and
providing food for various species of fish. Not
only to these artificial reefs bring the ocean
much more beauty and color, theyalsoprotect
the ecosystem. The small openings of our discarded objects are too small for
predatorslikesharkstogothrough,allowingothersmallermarineanimalstolive
undisturbed. Thishelpsrepopulate fish whichisnowadaysaregoingextinctdue
to overfishing. Even better, not only does ithelpbuildreefs,buttheoilrigsand
subway trains that are growing reefs arenot inthelandfill,whichalsohelps the
environment.

Didyouknowthattherearesevenislands,completelymadeofcoralthatis
located southwest of Hawaii?
(Read more)
These islands are part a reservoir
createdbyObamacalledPacificRemoteIslandMarineNationalMonument.This
reservoir is bigger than California, Texas, and New York combined!
(Official
Website)
People of New York, New Jersey, and Florida have been disposing
subway cars and other objects in the Atlantic ocean. That doesnt mean that
those whoalsowanttothrow discardedpiecesof
metal cant throw it in the Pacific! A few people
sailed off the coast of Long Beach, California to
platform Eureka and observed the sea life there.
The columns underneath Platform Eureka grew
coral over the years and attracted small fish.
(Video)Otherthings that havebeen disposedare
broken or unwanted tugboats, tanks, shipping
containers,andbigships.
Thisshowsthatthrowingthesethingsintheoceanisnotjustlittering,butit
actually brings life and color totheoceanecosystem.Soon,Ibelievethattanks
and shipping containers will no longer be in landfills, but be covered in colorful
coral.

Citations
Junior Scholastic, Junior Scholastic editors, The Fight Over Guns
Scholastic website, Scholastic editors, A Safer Place for Sea Life
New York Times website, New York Times editors, Marine LIfe Thrives in Unlikely
Places
US Climate Network, US Climate Network editors, Impacts of Offshore Oil and
Gas Drilling on Marine Wildlife

Should the Dropout Age Be Raised?

The current dropout age limit is 16 years old, but President

Obama stated in his
State of the Union Address that it should be older.
The number of high school dropouts in America alone is over 1.2
million a year! Thats about a third more of the American population
than it should be. 1 in 10 high schools across America are Dropout
Factories, schools that have less than 60% of their students who start
as a freshman and graduate their senior year. Obama would up the
dropout age to 18. I agree. Here is why I think thats right.
Dropouts have a poverty rate of 30.8%, while people with at least
a bachelor's degree have a 13.5% poverty rate. High School Dropouts
are more likely to commit crimes, in fact,
High School dropouts commit
75% of crimes in the US (
read more
).
18 years old is the age that you turn into a legal adult in all
states,
except Texas
. If we raise the age to 18, kids who are suffering
most will be able to seal their
juvenile records and start again at high
school graduation.
43% of Harvard College dropouts are for

psychiatric reasons (
read more
). With clear records they wont be as
depressed.
We can help by joining
campaigns and supporting the end to
Dropout Factories. To find one near you, look at this
list
. Donations
and suggestions would really help out.

Transgender Discrimination
Transgender discrimination is a challenge many people between
genders face, especially transgender people of color. Jobs, housing,
and restrooms are just a few things that trans people have trouble
with because of discrimination from other non-trans people.
Job discrimination is a huge problem for transgender people.
90% of transgenders have reported about being harassed at work for
being who they are. About half of transgender people have been fired
or denied a promotion. 14% of transgender people are unemployed
and 15 % only earn $10,000 or less a year.
19% of trans people were denied housing and 11% were evicted
from their homes leaving 19% homeless. In addition, many homeless
shelters dont accept people like them. This is an effect of transgender
discrimination (
read more
).
Transgender People are constantly being pushed around about
which restroom to use. Many actions, such as the
bill in Tennessee
,
say that they should use the restroom that matches their gender at
birth; but, on the contrary, other organizations like a synagogue in
Portland put up a sign near the bathrooms that said To all
transgender people, use whichever restroom you feel comfortable in.
Transgender discrimination is like the African Americans
discrimination all over again. Except this time transgender is the new
African American. Who wants bad history to repeat itself? To help
the transgender friendly movement hire, house, and respect
transgender people! Besides, they do make up 1.7% of Americas
population and the number is growing! Transgender discrimination
needs to end!

Should Scientists Try To Help People Beat

Old Age So They Can Live Longer?
Scientists have been trying to help people live longer for years,
but although the outcome sounds promising to some, others like Daniel
Callahan explained in the piece
On Dying After Your Time
, argues
that living longer would actually diminish our lives.
Prices would skyrocket upward. The price of necessities such
elderly homes and elderly medication would inflate, leaving out the
poor and people who actually need special care because there would
be a bigger demand
It would ruin the food chain. Humans already dominate the food
chain and a bigger population would mean more mouths to feed and
therefore more animals slain (
read this for interesting facts
) and, as I
mentioned before, the food price would inflate greatly.
It simply isnt natural. With all the new eco-friendly and health
awareness items such as solar energy and organic food, why go in the
opposite direction? Scientists use drug to make people live longer.
According to a study in 2012 the average life expectancy in the US is
78.74 years old. If the age jumps to 120 it may cause confusion and
unexpected side effects.

TreesDealWithClimateChangeBetter
ThanPeopleExpected
Eventhoughtreesdeal
withclimatechangebetter
thanexpectedIstillthink
climatechangeisnotgreat
orok.

Climatechangeisa
changeintheusual
weatherfoundinaplace.It
couldchangehowmuch
rainacityorcountrygetsin
ayear.Itcouldbea
changeintemperatureina
cityorcountryforamonthoraseason.HerearesomereasonsIthink
climatechangeisnotgreatandok.

www.nasa.gov

www.nytimes.com

OnereasonIthinkclimatechangeisnotgreatisbecauseitiswarmingup
theworldanditismeltingalltheiceinAntarcticaandtheNorthPole.

ThesecondreasonthatIthinkitisnot
greatisbecausewhentheicemeltsin
AntarcticaandtheNorthPole,thesea
levelwillgoupandwillfloodsome
villagesandcitiesallovertheworld.

ThelastreasonIthinkclimatechangeisokbecausethetreesaredoing
ok.

Thatiswhyeventhoughtreesaredoinggreat,Ithinkclimatechangeis
notgreator.

www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/science/

www.nasa.gov

ElephantCruelty

What are you going to do?

Elephants are being abused everyday. Do not let this continue.

Every working elephant, whether in the tourism or logging industry,
goes through an intense period of cruel training in order to respond to
commands. Elephants exploited for labor
find it difficult to return back to their
naturalhabitat.
In sanctuaries, elephants have their legs
chained together and they are kept in too
small cages torestrictmovement.Theyare
isolated so they cannot communicate with
others. Elephants are forced to give birth
when they are about eight because elephants are protective of their young,
caretakers chain all four legs to protect them from destroying and hurting
people.Babiesarethentaken from theirmothers and trapped in cages tostart
the beginning of aharsh period oftraining.
Babyelephants are forced to stand
on a concretefloor forabout 23 hoursadayforuptosixmonths,unabletolie
down or even turn around. Elephants learn to be afraid of the bullhook at a
veryyoungage.

Despite the fact that the elephants look happyandenergetic upon the
performing stage, the elephants are continuously
tortured backstage to secure absolute behavior.
Elephants are used like tools to satisfy people and
theysufferhardshipstobecomeperfectcircusstyle.
Two elephants on the road with a circus
company are winning praise for preventing a
semitruck from overturning but acloser look at
photos from the scene suggests that the animals
weren't acting out of good will, but rather terror.
Sadly, that's not all the abuse these animals have been forced to endure in

recent days. Earlier this week, prior to a circus show in New Orleans, these
very elephants were
photographed by the group SOS for Circus Animals
chainedupwithoutaccesstofoodorwater
.
After reading this I hope you will try to help these poor animals.
Humansalways wantto be right and inpower,butifyouabuseanimalsitwill
donothingtohelpyou.Animalsknowhowtospeakintheirownlanguagelike
Hebrew, Arabic or Icelantic. Even though they dont speak thelanguage that
you speak it does not mean they are stupid. Would you hurt a differentman,
woman or child just because theyare adifferentraceorreligion.Ifyouwould
then you would probably want to hurt animals.
We should stop goingto any
placethatabusesanimalslikecircusesbecausethatsupportsanimalabuse.

Citations
NewYorkTimes,NewYorkTimesEditors,CrueltytoElephants
Peta.com,Petaeditors,12ThingsRinglingDoesntWantYoutoKnow
TheDodowebsite,TheDodoeditors,AbusedCircusElephantsForcedToKEep
SemiTruckFromOverturning
HuffingtonPost,HuffingtonPosteditors,ElephantAbuse

Marine Life and Human Disposal

By: Ariela Libova
What happens when they mix?

Human activities have had a significant impact on marine life. And

not all of it is bad.
Oil rigs are both good and bad because they are productive, but
also damaging the ecosystem. Coral grows on the Oil Rigs, which
provides a good habitat for a multiple species of fish. The columns
underneath
Platform Eureka grew coral over the years and attracted
small fish. On the other hand, there could be an oil spill, which would
damage the marine environment. If the oil is not cleaned properly, the oil
could kill surrounding life and pollute the water.
The protected reefs are one of the only places where fish and
other marine animals can live undisturbed. In 2009 president George W.
Bush created the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument,
which serves as a marine life reserve. When he first created it, it was
about the size of Utah. President Obama has expanded a reserve called
the
Pacific Remote Island
. With the expansion, the protected area is now
almost six times larger than it was before.
If you had an old subway car that you needed to dispose of, where
would you put it? Transportation agencies of New York, New Jersey, and
Florida have been disposing subway cars and other objects in the
Atlantic ocean
. You might think that this is uncaring, but doing that
doesnt mean those people want to get rid of marine life. If people dont
put this stuff into the ocean it will go to landfills, from there they would
pollute the earth. In the water, it makes a great place for fish to make
new homes and families. Other things like unwanted tugboats, tanks,
shipping containers, and big ships have been put in landfills and have
been making it unsuitable for people to live there. They have turned
most of the shores of big populations into junkyards and landfills.

Citations
Junior Scholastic, Junior Scholastic editors, The Fight Over Guns
Scholastic website, Scholastic editors, A Safer Place for Sea Life
New York Times website, New York Times editors, Marine LIfe Thrives in
Unlikely Places
Weather.com website, Weather.com editors, Offshore Oil Rigs Make a
Surprisingly Excellent Home For Marine Life

Should Cigarettes be allowed

Should cigarettes be allowed?
Tobacco use is the major cause of preventable and premature death and disease
worldwide, according to the Centers of Disease
Control and Prevention. The CDC reports that 46
million Americans age 18 years and older smoke
cigarettes, 443,000 smoking-related deaths occur
annually in the U.S.
Smoking affects the population in many ways. It affects smokers' health and
controls their smoking habits and use of time, and the spiraling cost of tobacco makes it an
expensive pastime. Secondhand smoke affects others and pollutes the environment.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, children are susceptible to the effects of
secondhand smoke because they are growing and developing. Children exposed to
secondhand smoke have increased risks of sudden infant death syndrome, middle ear
infection, asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis.
Toxins in cigarettes, particularly carbon monoxide and free
radicals(an uncharged molecule), inhibit your blood from
flowing through the body. The CDC explains that this is caused
by a narrowing of the blood vessels. All major organs, such as
the brain and heart, the muscles and tissues in the body all rely
on proper blood circulation in order to receive oxygen and
nutrients. Other organs such as the liver require proper
circulation in order to transport toxins out of the body. Reduced blood circulation affects
your body in numerous ways. According to the Better Health Channel, reduced circulation
causes high blood pressure, increased heart rate, blood clots, arterial wall buildup and
decreased body temperature. In addition, decreased blood circulation can cause problems
in your toes and fingers; amputation may be required in severe cases.

Citations
Livestrong.com
, Livestrong editors, 3 reasons smoking should be banned
Betobacco
free
, Betobaccofree editors, Effects of Smoking on Your Health
Healthline
, Healthline editors, the Effects of Smoking on the Body
New York Times
, New York Times editors, Smoking Toll on Health Is Even Worse Than
Previously Thought, A Study Finds

ShouldComputerTestingTakeOvera
Professor'sWork?
Trytoimaginethattakingyournexttest,notonanotebookhanded
to a professor and then graded a couple weeks after you completed the
test. Instead, you would take the test on an Ipad or computer, then it
would be automatically checked, give you the answers, and encourage
you to rewrite your test to improve your
results.
EdX
, a nonprofit programfounded
by
Harvard and
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
(M.I.T). EdX offers an online
system that is freeforanybodywhowishes
touseit.

Anant Agarwal,an electrical engineer

who is president of EdX, predicted that the
instantgrading software would be a useful
pedagogical tool,enablingstudentstotaketests
andwriteessaysoverandoverandimprovethe
quality oftheiranswers.Hesaidthetechnology
would offer distinct advantages over the
traditional classroom system where students
oftenwaitdaysorweeksforgrades.
This technology would surely help any
family that would be in need of education,but
doesnt have the money to afford it however,
this technology has not been completely
perfectedandhasmanycritics.
Skeptics say that this type of technology is
no match for live professors. Alongtimecritic,

Les Perelman
has tested this software and has drawn national attention
by successfully writing nonsense essaysandgettinga high score onthe
computers software. He has also been highly critical of these kinds of
software that attempt to prove that it can compare well with professors
andhumans.
Lets face the realities of automatic essay scoring, the groups
statementreadsin part.Computerscannotread.Theycannotmeasure
the essentials of effective written communication: accuracy, reasoning,
evidence, good sense, con
vincing argument, meaningful organization,
clarity,andothers(
NewYorkTimes
).

Often students come from very prestigious institutions where, in fact,

they do a much better job of providing feedback than a machine ever
could, Dr. Shermis, a professor, said, There seems to be a lack of
appreciationofwhatisactuallygoingonintherealworld.
Citations
1. New York Publishers, NewTest for ComputersOfferProfessorsa
Break,
nytimes.com
,March22,2016.
Article

How to Protect Marine Life

By Artis

Nowadays, marine life is constantly being threatened by certain humanactivities inthe

ocean,suchasoilrigsanddumping.

People have been debating about the impacts of oil rigs in the ocean. Oil rigs are
considered both beneficial and detrimental to the ecosystem because they can provide
habitat for marine lifeyetalsoimposing hugepotential damages totheecosystem.Coral
can growon the oil rigs,which inturnprovideagoodhabitatforamultitudeoffish.For
example, the columns underneath
Platform Eureka
have hosted a thriving coral reef
colony over theyearsandattractedmanysmallfish. Ontheotherhand,havingoilrigsin
the ocean increases the chance of an oil spill, which can make huge damages to the
ecosystem,aswellastothemarinespeciesthatinhabitit.Thecontroversyisongoing,we
need oil as an indispensable source of energy, but we also need to protect the marine
ecosystemtoensureasustainableplanet.

Dumping in the ocean is a relatively straightforwardissue and shouldnotbe tolerated.

New York, New Jersey, and Florida havebeendisposing subway carsandother objects
in theAtlantic ocean, aswellasbrokenorunwantedtugboats,tanks,shippingcontainers,
and big ships, just toname afew. Dumpinghasturned mostof the oceanbody close to
largepopulationsintojunkyards.
Many people realizethe importance of the ocean and haveadvocated ways to protect it.
There are marine reserves all over the Pacific Ocean where reef colonies are protected.
Those reserves are one of the only places where marine species can live undisturbed.
President George W. Bush created the
Pacific Remote Islands National Marine
Monument in 2009. At that time, it was about the size of the state of Utah. In recent
years, President Obama signed a bill to expand this RemoteIslandto almost sixtimes
largerthanitwasbefore.

Inthefuture,weneedtothinkofnewideastokeeptheoceanthrivingandhealthy.

Citations
Junior Scholastic, Junior Scholastic editors, The Fight Over Guns
Scholastic website, Scholastic editors, A Safer Place for Sea Life

New York Times website, New York Times editors, Marine LIfe Thrives in
Unlikely Places
US Climate Network, US Climate Network editors, Impacts of Offshore Oil
and Gas Drilling on Marine Wildlife
Weather.com website, Weather.com editors, Offshore oil rigs Make a
Surprisingly Excellent Home For Marine Li
fe

ElephantCruelty
ByArtis

Elephants are being abused everyday. Do not let this continue.

Every working elephant, whether in the tourism or logging industry,
goes through an intense period of cruel training in order to respond to
commands. Elephantsexploitedforlaborfinditdifficulttoreturnbacktotheir
naturalhabitat.
In sanctuaries, elephants have their legs chained
together and they are kept in too small cages to
restrict movement.They are isolated sothey cannot
communicate with others. Elephants are forced to
give birth when they are about eight because
elephants are protective of their young, caretakers
chain all four legs to prevent them from trampling
the care takersBabies are then taken from their
mothers and trapped in cages to start the beginning of a harsh period of
training.
Baby elephants are forced to stand on a concrete floor for about 23
hours a day for up to six months, unable to lie down or even turn around.
Elephantslearntobeafraidofthebullhookataveryyoungage.
Despite the fact that the elephants look happyandenergetic upon the
performing stage, the elephants arecontinuously tortured backstage tosecure
absolute behavior. Elephants are used like tools to satisfy people and they
sufferhardshipstobecomeperfectcircusstyle.

Elephants sufferfor human benefits and human satisfaction. Donotlet

thathappen,elephantsdeservebetter.

Citations
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Should Cigarettes be allowed

Should cigarettes be allowed?
By Artis
Tobacco use is the major cause of preventable and premature death and disease
worldwide, according to the Centers of Disease

Control and Prevention. The CDC reports that 46 million Americans age 18 years and older
smoke cigarettes, 443,000 smoking-related deaths occur annually in the U.S.
Smoking affects the population in many ways. It affects smokers' health and
controls their smoking habits and use of time, and the spiraling cost of tobacco makes it an
expensive pastime. Secondhand smoke affects others and pollutes the environment.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, children are susceptible to the effects of
secondhand smoke because they are growing and developing. Children exposed to
secondhand smoke have increased risks of sudden infant death syndrome, middle ear
infection, asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis.
Toxins in cigarettes, particularly carbon monoxide and free
radicals(an uncharged molecule), inhibit your blood from
flowing through the body. The CDC explains that this is caused
by a narrowing of the blood vessels. All major organs, such as
the brain and heart, the muscles and tissues in the body all rely
on proper blood circulation in order to receive oxygen and
nutrients. Other organs such as the liver require proper
circulation in order to transport toxins out of the body. Reduced blood circulation affects
your body in numerous ways. According to the Better Health Channel, reduced circulation
causes high blood pressure, increased heart rate, blood clots, arterial wall buildup and
decreased body temperature. In addition, decreased blood circulation can cause problems
in your toes and fingers; amputation may be required in severe cases.

Citations
Livestrong.com
, Livestrong editors, 3 reasons smoking should be banned
Betobacco
free
, Betobaccofree editors, Effects of Smoking on Your Health
Healthline
, Healthline editors, the Effects of Smoking on the Body
New York Times
, New York Times editors, Smoking Toll on Health Is Even Worse Than
Previously Thought, A Study Finds

Graffiti is Art
Is graffiti art or vandalism? Although it should be illegal to spray
graffiti all over private property it is considered a form of art. It goes
along the lines of the definition of art. It is an
expression or application
of human creative skill and imagination.
If abstract art is called art so should graffiti. Abstract art is like
graffiti. It has tons of different colors, and not very realistic. There was
once an abstract picture with tons of stick figures in war that was sold
for 1,000,500 dollars. Its the same there are non-realistic things like
purple faces, but there are also things that a 5 year old can draw for
example stick figures. There is a difference but an 100,500 dollar
painting of stick figures? Anybody can draw that.
one quote art is in the eye of the beholder. Represents this many
think it is and that is what this argument is about. Many see it as a form
of fantastic art while others see it as a rude disruptive awful childs
game. In truth it can be art. There is a museum with the history of
graffiti, and it is becoming famous.
Many famous artists were once Graffiti artists. Graffiti is a start for
many great artists. They take it as a fine art that is not inappropriate
but a good art. The skill requires to make graffiti is hard that is why
people have such talent to do things so good in little time.
Graffiti started as drawing on walls by cavemen and went to
Romans claiming territory. It is a thing to remember people by. Graffiti
is an ancient art. People should have some space to leave their mark so
they can be ancient legends when the time comes.
http://iml.jou.ufl.eduIn /projects/fall07/sanchez/art.html
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/can-graffiti-ever-be-consi
dered-art/
http://theavtimes.com/2014/12/29/could-graffiti-ever-be-considered-ar
t/

http://chscourier.com/opinions/2013/10/31/graffiti-should-be-recognize
d-as-art-not-vandalism/comment-page-1/

Should Cigarettes be allowed

Should cigarettes be allowed?
By Artis
Tobacco use is the major cause of preventable and premature death and disease
worldwide, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reports
that 46 million Americans age 18 years and older smoke cigarettes, 443,000
smoking-related deaths occur annually in the U.S.

Smoking affects the population in many ways. It affects smokers' health and
controls their smoking habits and use of time, and the spiraling cost of tobacco makes it an
expensive pastime. Secondhand smoke affects others and pollutes the environment.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, children are susceptible to the effects of
secondhand smoke because they are growing and developing. Children exposed to
secondhand smoke have increased risks of sudden infant death syndrome, middle ear
infection, asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis.
Toxins in cigarettes, particularly carbon monoxide and free radicals(an uncharged
molecule), inhibit your blood from flowing through the body. The CDC explains that this is
caused by a narrowing of the blood vessels. All major organs, such as the brain and heart,
the muscles and tissues in the body all rely on proper blood circulation in order to receive
oxygen and nutrients. Other organs such as the liver require proper circulation in order to
transport toxins out of the body. Reduced blood circulation affects your body in numerous
ways. According to the Better Health Channel, reduced circulation causes high blood
pressure, increased heart rate, blood clots, arterial wall buildup and decreased body
temperature. In addition, decreased blood circulation can cause problems in your toes and
fingers; amputation may be required in severe cases.

Citations
Livestrong.com, Livestrong editors, 3 reasons smoking should be banned
Betobacco
free, Betobaccofree editors, Effects of Smoking on Your Health
Healthline, Healthline editors, the Effects of Smoking on the Body
New York Times, New York Times editors, Smoking Toll on Health Is Even Worse Than
Previously Thought, A Study Finds

Headphones Damaging Hearing

Buzzzzzz...Buzzzzzz.. All you hear is constant buzzing in your
ear. Listening to music with headphones for hours apparently affects your
hearing. Why do your ears hurt so much?
Headphones or earbuds, are very useful when they are used correctly.
Turning the volume up really loud can affect the little hairs in your ear that
helps you filter the sound.
In the 1980-1990s, people
have been having hearing loss at
about 30%, and so far in the present,
it has increased.
"Listening through
headphones at a high volume for

extended periods of time can result in lifelong hearing loss for children and
teens," says Dr. Foy, "Even a mild hearing loss due to excessive noise could
lead to developmental delays in speech and language for the childs future."
If your headphones are put at a to high volume, you can get mild or
even serious injuries in your ear for less than 1 hour and 15 minutes. Though
it is okay to listen to music on headphones, you should try to limit how much
you use headphones, and turn your sound to the lowest sound possible.
The signs of hearing loss vary, they can cause ringing, roaring, buzzing,
hissing, and it also makes a muffled noise in your ear making it hard to hear.
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization warned that 1.1 billion
young people are at risk of hearing loss because of personal audio devices,
such as smartphones, ipads, laptops, ipods, and damaging levels of sound at
entertainment venues like electronic dance music festivals, where noise
levels can top 120 decibels for hours. This can cause serious injuries to
children, teens, and adults of any age. Therefore, I think you should be
allowed to listen to music as long as it the volume is low.

MarchMadness:BuddyHieldvs
StephenCurry:Part2
Hield is an awesome basketball player, and is even better than Stephen
Curry. Eventhough ChavanoBuddyHield istwentytwoyearsold, heaverages
more than thirty points per game in the two thousand sixteen season. He is also
good at juking players out, faking, and stepping backtoshoot athree,withElgin
Cookshandsrightovertheball.
Hield averages thirty or more points per game in his college career in two
thousand and sixteen, but Stephen Curry only averaged twenty three points per
game inhiscollegecareer(
Stephen Curry
).However,BuddyHieldonlyaveraged
18 points per game in his whole college career (
Chavano Hield
) because Hield
averaged 8 points per game in his first years, but he is still better than Stephen
CurryinNCAAshootingintheirbestseasons.InStephenCurrysbest season,he
averaged twenty nine pointspergame,leadingthe DavidsonWildcats totheElite

Eight in two thousand and eight March Madness, but losing to one seed Kansas.
However,BuddyHieldhasbroughthisteamtothesemifinalsversustheVillanova
Wildcats having eight threes against ONE SEED OREGON! He is also good at
shootingthrees,withsomeonetallhavingtheirhandwayoverhishead.
BuddyHieldisreallygood atshooting.Hecan shootverywell,evenathalf
court.Heisalsoverygoodatskillingoutpeople.
Overall, Buddy is better than Stephen Curry in threes in the NCAA, and
skill.

WORKS CITED
Stephen Curry
Chavano Hield

Women Deserve Rights

In the 1890s-1920s, women did not have as many equal rights as
men. They could not vote, believe in their own religion, and own any
land. They only were allowed to work in factories, and they had to work
for longer hours, with lower wages, on the other hand, men got to work
for shorter hours, with higher wages. This made women very unequal.
In the Progressive Era, this was the period where women fought
for what they believed in, and fought for what's right.