Do we have the courage to stop this?
In the article “Do We Have The Courage To Stop This?” by Nicholas D. Kristof talks about how there isn’t strong regulation when it come to buying a firearm but its lots of steps and rules for driving a bus, or buying a ladder or even safety issues for school lunches and because of it Nicholas think this is why more massacre is happening and why its mostly young adults shooting up malls, schools, and movie theaters. This article also talks how there should be more regulations and more standards for buying a gun. Like universal background checks and making serial numbers difficult to erase.
The article stated, “Children ages 5 to 14 in America are 13 times as likely to be murdered with guns as children in other industrialized countries, according to David Henmenway, a public health specialist at Harvard who has written an excellent book on gun violence.” Another example from the article is , “American schoolchildren are protected by codes that govern stairways and windows. School buses must meet safety standards, and the bus drivers have to pass test. Cafeteria food is regulated for safety. The only things we seem careless about are the things most likely to kill.” Another quote from the text is, “ More Americans die in homicides and suicides in six months than have died in the last 25 years in ever terrorist attack and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.” My last quote that was stated in the text is, “We should impose a universal background check for gun buyers, even with private sales.”
I think they should upper the standards for buying a gun also because these people who is buying firearms are shooting up schools and other places. They are killing and hurting people that isn’t doing nothing at all. I agree with Nicholas. I think the should do better background checks. I also think they should up the age to like 23 or at least 21.
This article makes me think that the government need to take a close look into this issue because little kids is losing their life over nothing. I also think about how there isn’t standards for buying a gun but there is standards for buying a ladder. I also think about how crazy people is in the world today and how heartless they can be. I am a teenager that is living in this world and it make me a little scared that one of these massacres can happen at my school.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Marijuana law just creates
criminals
The article “Marijuana
law just creates criminals” talks about how a majority of blacks and Latinos
getting arrested because of how they be having the possession of marijuana. The
article also talks about the consequences you can be at risk for if you sell or
have the possession of marijuana. The article also talks about what would
happened if the cops caught you.
For example the
text had stated, “The majority of whom were black and Latino at a considerable
judicial and financial cost. Another example from the article is, “New York
City spends about $75 million every year
on arresting people for recreational marijuana possession. Another example is, “A
majority of these arrests happen only in certain neighborhoods. Indeed,
compounding the injustice is the fact that 85% of the people arrested are black
and Latino. Another example from the article is “Yet studies consistently show
that younger and affluent whites use marijuana in equal if not greater. My last
example is , “But what many people don’t know is that the state decriminalized
this offense more than 30 year ago, making private possession of less than
grams of marijuana a violation punishable by a $100 fine.”
I think they should
just make marijuana illegal because the cops is wasting their time on arresting
these people, when they can just out their energy in something more meaningful.
Also because more people use marijuana
now to day. Some people also use the
drug for medical reasons. I think they also should because more people wouldn’t
get arrested and everybody wouldn’t be
sitting in jail.
Will they ever
illegalize marijuana in New York? Why wasn’t any white people getting arrested?
Why only blacks and Latinos was getting arrested? Was these people also selling
marijuana?
Monday, December 3, 2012
In the article "Your Smartphone Is A Pain In The Neck" talks about how people is having back,neck and head pains because of how they is hunch over in a chair or at a table while texting or doing things on their laptops, or playing video games. This article also talks about how physical therapists is seeing this problem more in teens. It also talks about other risks that are cause by being hunch over. Dr.Dean Fishman named this problem these teens was feeling "Text Neck". This article also had suggested things you could do when you start feeling the pains.
For example the article had stated, "Chances are you’re reading this while leaning over a table or slumped back in a chair. Your head is tilted forward; your shoulders are curved.The position you’re in is probably causing you pain, whether you’re aware of it yet or not. Don’t worry, physical therapists have a diagnosis for the headaches, neck cricks and achy shoulders. They call it "Text Neck." Another example from the text is "Staying in what experts call the "forward head posture" can lead to muscle strain, disc herniations and pinched nerves. Over time, it can even flatten or reverse the natural curve of your neck." Another example from the text is "Try to take a deep breath in a slumped position. Now sit up straight and try again. Experts say slouching can reduce the capacity of your lungs by as much as 30%.A lack of oxygenated blood flowing through the body can potentially lead to vascular disease. And gastrointestinal problems can be caused by pressure placed on the organs in a bad posture" My last example is "Most important, the physical therapists agree, is taking frequent breaks while using any mobile device or desktop computer. About every 20 minutes, stand up, roll your shoulders and neck or go for a short walk to improve blood flow."
I think this is a good article because I be hunch over all the time when I be on my phone or on my laptop. I dont be noticing where the pain in my back and neck be coming from but I notice that it would just be hurting for a while and then the pain would go away. Now I know that it's coming from me being hunch over. Now I wont hunch over I would sit up straight to text on my phone. I also learned that I lose 30% of my oxygen from my lungs when i hunch over for a long period of time.
How many test on teens and kids did they do to provide this information that is given? Did they make sure only texting and e-mailing cause this pain? Can any sports or just bending over can cause this pain also?
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/your-smartphone-is-a-pain-in-the-neck/
For example the article had stated, "Chances are you’re reading this while leaning over a table or slumped back in a chair. Your head is tilted forward; your shoulders are curved.The position you’re in is probably causing you pain, whether you’re aware of it yet or not. Don’t worry, physical therapists have a diagnosis for the headaches, neck cricks and achy shoulders. They call it "Text Neck." Another example from the text is "Staying in what experts call the "forward head posture" can lead to muscle strain, disc herniations and pinched nerves. Over time, it can even flatten or reverse the natural curve of your neck." Another example from the text is "Try to take a deep breath in a slumped position. Now sit up straight and try again. Experts say slouching can reduce the capacity of your lungs by as much as 30%.A lack of oxygenated blood flowing through the body can potentially lead to vascular disease. And gastrointestinal problems can be caused by pressure placed on the organs in a bad posture" My last example is "Most important, the physical therapists agree, is taking frequent breaks while using any mobile device or desktop computer. About every 20 minutes, stand up, roll your shoulders and neck or go for a short walk to improve blood flow."
I think this is a good article because I be hunch over all the time when I be on my phone or on my laptop. I dont be noticing where the pain in my back and neck be coming from but I notice that it would just be hurting for a while and then the pain would go away. Now I know that it's coming from me being hunch over. Now I wont hunch over I would sit up straight to text on my phone. I also learned that I lose 30% of my oxygen from my lungs when i hunch over for a long period of time.
How many test on teens and kids did they do to provide this information that is given? Did they make sure only texting and e-mailing cause this pain? Can any sports or just bending over can cause this pain also?
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/your-smartphone-is-a-pain-in-the-neck/
Friday, November 23, 2012
In this article “Should 16-year-old drive?”, talks about how researchers think the age limit for driving should be increase because they think more peoples live would be save. The article also talks about other peoples opinions on this topic and also have some statistics from other resource to back up this topic.
For example the article had stated, “I don’t think it matters what age you are,” the Hinsdale Central High School sophomore said Monday before hitting the road for her driver’s education class, “as long as you have the practice and experience.” Another example from the text is “The teenage brain also is particularly vulnerable to distraction and peer pressure, and is undergoing explosive development. The front portion of the brain- which includes control of impulses, judgment and decision- making, and the coordination of multi-tasking matures deep into the 20’s, research shows.” Another quote from the text is “A combination of factors contributes to make teenagers poor drivers. Much of it centers on the complexity of driving and teens’ tendency to speed more and use seat belts less than older drivers. My last example from the text is “I’ve driven with some people who are horrible drivers even though they’ve been driving for a while.” Moore said . “And I’ve driven with people who haven’t been driving for very long but are pretty good. Some people are ready, and some people aren’t.”
I think the age 16 is a good age to get your driving licenses because at 16 everybody be looking forward to being able to drive and having a car. But some 16 year olds do be ready to take on the responsibility to get behind the wheel and be a safe driver. But you do have some that isn’t ready. I think all teenagers shouldn’t be penalized for other acts also. I also think that they should just keep the age limit at 16-years-old forever.
If they do change the age limit, how old would you have to be to get a drivers licenses? Would they have the same rules, where you have to have a learner’s permit for 6 months? Would you be able to take the learner’s permit test and driving test on the same day?
For example the article had stated, “I don’t think it matters what age you are,” the Hinsdale Central High School sophomore said Monday before hitting the road for her driver’s education class, “as long as you have the practice and experience.” Another example from the text is “The teenage brain also is particularly vulnerable to distraction and peer pressure, and is undergoing explosive development. The front portion of the brain- which includes control of impulses, judgment and decision- making, and the coordination of multi-tasking matures deep into the 20’s, research shows.” Another quote from the text is “A combination of factors contributes to make teenagers poor drivers. Much of it centers on the complexity of driving and teens’ tendency to speed more and use seat belts less than older drivers. My last example from the text is “I’ve driven with some people who are horrible drivers even though they’ve been driving for a while.” Moore said . “And I’ve driven with people who haven’t been driving for very long but are pretty good. Some people are ready, and some people aren’t.”
I think the age 16 is a good age to get your driving licenses because at 16 everybody be looking forward to being able to drive and having a car. But some 16 year olds do be ready to take on the responsibility to get behind the wheel and be a safe driver. But you do have some that isn’t ready. I think all teenagers shouldn’t be penalized for other acts also. I also think that they should just keep the age limit at 16-years-old forever.
If they do change the age limit, how old would you have to be to get a drivers licenses? Would they have the same rules, where you have to have a learner’s permit for 6 months? Would you be able to take the learner’s permit test and driving test on the same day?
Friday, November 16, 2012
In the article “Mayor Nutter Joins the President in calling for keeping middle- class tax cut” is about how Mayor Nutter and President Obama trying to keep taxes the same for middle and lower class families that make less than 250,000 a year because these middle and lower class wouldn’t be able to pay the increase of taxes because they can hardy pay their bills or put food on the table. So they trying to fight against the new law that’s trying to get establish.
For example the article had stated, “Taxes payers making less than 250,000 should not see their taxes go up,” Nutter said after he and 13 other mayors met with Vice President Biden. “If you have one thing that everyone agree on, there’s no reason not to do that one thing now.” Another example from text is “Nutter’s comments as he stood outside the west wing highlighted his on going role as one of Obama’s most visible allies, having served as one of the president’s top surrogates during the election. He also heads the U.S. Conference of Mayors. On Thursday he carried Obama’s message on the most critical policy debute of the moment.” My another quote from the text is, “Both parties agree that tax cuts that are about the expire for those less that 250,000 should be extend, which would spare 98 percent of taxpayers a tax increase Jan 1.” My last quote from the text is, “I think the American public is going to demand action" now that the election is over, Nutter told reporters. "When people know that there is one vote and one action that can benefit 98 percent of the American public, I think most Americans are going to wonder, 'Why don't they take that action now?' "
He added, "Where I come from, at least, if everyone agrees on something, there's no reason not to do it."
I think they should pass this policy because most middle and lower class is struggling and they can hardly feed there families or pay their light bill or any other bills they have. They should also pass this policy because the rich aka upper class have money ,they don’t have to worry about is they going to be able to eat the next day or is their lights going to be on or off. So the upper class should have to pay a little more then middle class.
What if they don’t pass the policy, is they going to figure out a lower percentage the middle-class would have to pay from the upper? After all this debuting do Obama and these mayors think they really have a chance at trying to get the government to keep the policy the same or lowering it for middle class? If the policy chance how long would it take before it goes into affect?
For example the article had stated, “Taxes payers making less than 250,000 should not see their taxes go up,” Nutter said after he and 13 other mayors met with Vice President Biden. “If you have one thing that everyone agree on, there’s no reason not to do that one thing now.” Another example from text is “Nutter’s comments as he stood outside the west wing highlighted his on going role as one of Obama’s most visible allies, having served as one of the president’s top surrogates during the election. He also heads the U.S. Conference of Mayors. On Thursday he carried Obama’s message on the most critical policy debute of the moment.” My another quote from the text is, “Both parties agree that tax cuts that are about the expire for those less that 250,000 should be extend, which would spare 98 percent of taxpayers a tax increase Jan 1.” My last quote from the text is, “I think the American public is going to demand action" now that the election is over, Nutter told reporters. "When people know that there is one vote and one action that can benefit 98 percent of the American public, I think most Americans are going to wonder, 'Why don't they take that action now?' "
He added, "Where I come from, at least, if everyone agrees on something, there's no reason not to do it."
I think they should pass this policy because most middle and lower class is struggling and they can hardly feed there families or pay their light bill or any other bills they have. They should also pass this policy because the rich aka upper class have money ,they don’t have to worry about is they going to be able to eat the next day or is their lights going to be on or off. So the upper class should have to pay a little more then middle class.
What if they don’t pass the policy, is they going to figure out a lower percentage the middle-class would have to pay from the upper? After all this debuting do Obama and these mayors think they really have a chance at trying to get the government to keep the policy the same or lowering it for middle class? If the policy chance how long would it take before it goes into affect?
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Zykiia Bryant
Journalism
Mr. Petro
Yay! Boo! So!
In the article “Yay! Boo! So! ? Reaction to Obama win” is about a reporter from the Philadelphia Daily news named Peter Mucha had went around Philadelphia. Asking random people on the streets about what they thought about President Obama winning. Some what was ok with him winning, some was happy about him winning, and some was outrage about him winning.
For example in the article it had stated, “I’m thrilled to death,” said Barbara Drucker,61, a Collingswood flight attendant. Another quote from the text is, “I’m not happy,” said Chuck Rihl, 51, of Haddon Heights, in his van outside the Wawa. “I haven’t had a job in over a year.” Another quote from the text “I knew Barack was going to win,” said Jackie Harrison, 45 of Coatesville, in center city on her was to her job as a case administrator at bankruptcy court. “I think he’s more trustworthy. He seems more of a person.” My last quote from the text , “I think the storm put him over the edge,” said Len Burkhardt. These are the reasons why the article was based on mixed feels from random people on the streets about the elections.
I’m happy Obama won because he made president again, and also because he’s going down in history again for being the first black president to be elected back into the white house. I’m also happy because he seem like he really want to fix the economic and he is really about making a better living for the lower, upper, and middle class. But especially the lower and middle class. With Romney I wasn’t sure what his points really was and he was trying to take away family planning, and I think he should make them type of choices for women. I’m also glad Romney didn’t win because at the elections that night when he had to give his speech he going to say he only wrote one speech because he thought he was going to win, which he didn’t he had to give a loser speech. Like how he know he was going to win the election. He was to cocky for me.
Did these people Peter interviewed, did they even vote? What made Peter really care to do an article on this topic? How did Peter feel about Obama winning the election? Who did Peter vote for?
Journalism
Mr. Petro
Yay! Boo! So!
In the article “Yay! Boo! So! ? Reaction to Obama win” is about a reporter from the Philadelphia Daily news named Peter Mucha had went around Philadelphia. Asking random people on the streets about what they thought about President Obama winning. Some what was ok with him winning, some was happy about him winning, and some was outrage about him winning.
For example in the article it had stated, “I’m thrilled to death,” said Barbara Drucker,61, a Collingswood flight attendant. Another quote from the text is, “I’m not happy,” said Chuck Rihl, 51, of Haddon Heights, in his van outside the Wawa. “I haven’t had a job in over a year.” Another quote from the text “I knew Barack was going to win,” said Jackie Harrison, 45 of Coatesville, in center city on her was to her job as a case administrator at bankruptcy court. “I think he’s more trustworthy. He seems more of a person.” My last quote from the text , “I think the storm put him over the edge,” said Len Burkhardt. These are the reasons why the article was based on mixed feels from random people on the streets about the elections.
I’m happy Obama won because he made president again, and also because he’s going down in history again for being the first black president to be elected back into the white house. I’m also happy because he seem like he really want to fix the economic and he is really about making a better living for the lower, upper, and middle class. But especially the lower and middle class. With Romney I wasn’t sure what his points really was and he was trying to take away family planning, and I think he should make them type of choices for women. I’m also glad Romney didn’t win because at the elections that night when he had to give his speech he going to say he only wrote one speech because he thought he was going to win, which he didn’t he had to give a loser speech. Like how he know he was going to win the election. He was to cocky for me.
Did these people Peter interviewed, did they even vote? What made Peter really care to do an article on this topic? How did Peter feel about Obama winning the election? Who did Peter vote for?
Friday, November 2, 2012
Zykiia Bryant
Mr.Petro
Journalism
“Will Climate Change Get Some Respect Now”
In the article “Will Climate Change Some Respect Now?” talks about the different changes in the weather in the past years. The article also talks about research that people did to find out that the climate is changing. This article also use President Obama and Mitt Romney campaign trail because Nicholas D.Kristof , Columnist, and the New York Times thinks the change in climate is an important topic that should be talked about.
This article had listed several reasons of why the changing climates is important and need to be brought to people’s attention. For example the article had stated “For the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change.” James E. Hansen ,a NASA climate scientist , recently wrote in the Washington post. Another quote from the text that was stated “Sandy was particularly destructive because it was prevented from moving back out to sea by a “blocking pattern” associated with the jet stream. There’s debate about this, but one recent study suggested that melting sea ice in the Arctic may lead to such blocking”. The article also had stated “Democrats have been absent on climate change, but Republicans have been even more stubborn. Their failure is odd, because in other areas of national security Republicans pride themselves on their preparedness. Romney doesn’t want to wait until he sees an Iranian nuclear weapon before acting, so why the lack of acting on the climate change?” My last quote from the text is “There are no easy solutions, but we may need to invest in cleaner energy, impose a carbon tax or other curbs on greenhouse gases, and , above all ,rethink how we can reduce the toll of a changing climate. For example , we may not want to rebuild in some coastal areas that have been hammered by sandy”. These are example of why this article talks about why climate change is importanting and why it needed to be brought to people attention.
I think in this article they shouldn’t had use Obama and Romney campaign to get a point across. But I do agree that climate changes is important because one day the united states is going to have a really bad hurricane to where its going to effect every state. I think when that happen everybody is going to lose their houses and cars. I also think some people is going to die from the really bad flooding and from getting hurt. For example like the people that live near the shore they might become another hurricane Katrina story.
What motived this article to come to the light and give people this knowledge about climate change? What made Nicholas D. Kristof to make an argument about the importantness of the climate change? Out of all the research Nicholas did is any of the information is at less 90% dependable?
Mr.Petro
Journalism
“Will Climate Change Get Some Respect Now”
In the article “Will Climate Change Some Respect Now?” talks about the different changes in the weather in the past years. The article also talks about research that people did to find out that the climate is changing. This article also use President Obama and Mitt Romney campaign trail because Nicholas D.Kristof , Columnist, and the New York Times thinks the change in climate is an important topic that should be talked about.
This article had listed several reasons of why the changing climates is important and need to be brought to people’s attention. For example the article had stated “For the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change.” James E. Hansen ,a NASA climate scientist , recently wrote in the Washington post. Another quote from the text that was stated “Sandy was particularly destructive because it was prevented from moving back out to sea by a “blocking pattern” associated with the jet stream. There’s debate about this, but one recent study suggested that melting sea ice in the Arctic may lead to such blocking”. The article also had stated “Democrats have been absent on climate change, but Republicans have been even more stubborn. Their failure is odd, because in other areas of national security Republicans pride themselves on their preparedness. Romney doesn’t want to wait until he sees an Iranian nuclear weapon before acting, so why the lack of acting on the climate change?” My last quote from the text is “There are no easy solutions, but we may need to invest in cleaner energy, impose a carbon tax or other curbs on greenhouse gases, and , above all ,rethink how we can reduce the toll of a changing climate. For example , we may not want to rebuild in some coastal areas that have been hammered by sandy”. These are example of why this article talks about why climate change is importanting and why it needed to be brought to people attention.
I think in this article they shouldn’t had use Obama and Romney campaign to get a point across. But I do agree that climate changes is important because one day the united states is going to have a really bad hurricane to where its going to effect every state. I think when that happen everybody is going to lose their houses and cars. I also think some people is going to die from the really bad flooding and from getting hurt. For example like the people that live near the shore they might become another hurricane Katrina story.
What motived this article to come to the light and give people this knowledge about climate change? What made Nicholas D. Kristof to make an argument about the importantness of the climate change? Out of all the research Nicholas did is any of the information is at less 90% dependable?
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Zykiia Bryant
Mr. Petro
Journalism
Parkway Newspaper Team
“Attention Disorder or not, Pills to Help in school”
In the articles “Attention Disorder or not, Pills to help in school” talks about how doctors had started giving pills that help kids stay focus in school but the pills are normally use for A.D.H.D kids. They use these pills because it help them pay more attention in class and its a lot cheaper than changing their environment or the situation these kids was in. So these doctors gave them pills.
There was two different sides to this report. One side to this report was bad. It was bad because these doctors was giving these kids A.D.H.D pills and the pills had bad side affects and the pills might have been interfering with the development of their brain. For example the article states “These children are still in the developmental phase and we still don’t know how these drugs biologically affect the developing brain,” Dr. William Graf said. Another quote to show these pills was bad for the kids that took them is that in the article it states “Doctors are exposing children to unnecessary risks. Reported side effects of the drugs have included growth suppression increased blood pressure and, in rare cases, psychotic episodes”. These are some of the examples why the A.D.H.D pills was bad for the kids.
But there was also a good side to these A.D.H.D pills for example one parent couldn’t stop thanking Dr. Anderson enough for the pills. For example the article states “Jacqueline Williams said she cant thank Dr. Anderson enough for diagnosing A.D.H.D. in her children- Eric,15: chekiara,14: and shamya, 11- and prescribing concerta, along -acting stimulant, for them all. She said each was having trouble listening to instructions and concentrating on school work. Another example from the article is “The Rocaforts called Quintn into the kitchen and asked him to describe why he had been given addall. “To help me focus on my school work, my homework, listening to mom and dad, and not doing what I used to do to my teachers, to make them mad,” he said. These are my examples of why the A.D.H.D. pills was good for the kids.
I think they shouldn’t gave the kids A.D.H.D. pills to help them. Even though they couldn’t change the environment they didn’t need pills that had bad side affects and other effect that would harm them in the future. The pills was use for A.D.H.D kids and these kids didn’t have A.D.H.D. So I think they needed to get sued. I also think the kids parents needed to ask questions instead of giving their child prescription drugs. The kids could of gotten addicted to the pills. They could of think they need the pills to focus and do better when they really didn’t.
What if one of these kids had gotten really sick from these drug what would these doctor have done? Why would these doctors prescribe pills to kids that didn’t have A.D.H.D ? Why would these doctors give these pills out to kids knowing they had bad side effects? Why didn’t the parents ask questions about these pills before they gave them to their kids?
Mr. Petro
Journalism
Parkway Newspaper Team
“Attention Disorder or not, Pills to Help in school”
In the articles “Attention Disorder or not, Pills to help in school” talks about how doctors had started giving pills that help kids stay focus in school but the pills are normally use for A.D.H.D kids. They use these pills because it help them pay more attention in class and its a lot cheaper than changing their environment or the situation these kids was in. So these doctors gave them pills.
There was two different sides to this report. One side to this report was bad. It was bad because these doctors was giving these kids A.D.H.D pills and the pills had bad side affects and the pills might have been interfering with the development of their brain. For example the article states “These children are still in the developmental phase and we still don’t know how these drugs biologically affect the developing brain,” Dr. William Graf said. Another quote to show these pills was bad for the kids that took them is that in the article it states “Doctors are exposing children to unnecessary risks. Reported side effects of the drugs have included growth suppression increased blood pressure and, in rare cases, psychotic episodes”. These are some of the examples why the A.D.H.D pills was bad for the kids.
But there was also a good side to these A.D.H.D pills for example one parent couldn’t stop thanking Dr. Anderson enough for the pills. For example the article states “Jacqueline Williams said she cant thank Dr. Anderson enough for diagnosing A.D.H.D. in her children- Eric,15: chekiara,14: and shamya, 11- and prescribing concerta, along -acting stimulant, for them all. She said each was having trouble listening to instructions and concentrating on school work. Another example from the article is “The Rocaforts called Quintn into the kitchen and asked him to describe why he had been given addall. “To help me focus on my school work, my homework, listening to mom and dad, and not doing what I used to do to my teachers, to make them mad,” he said. These are my examples of why the A.D.H.D. pills was good for the kids.
I think they shouldn’t gave the kids A.D.H.D. pills to help them. Even though they couldn’t change the environment they didn’t need pills that had bad side affects and other effect that would harm them in the future. The pills was use for A.D.H.D kids and these kids didn’t have A.D.H.D. So I think they needed to get sued. I also think the kids parents needed to ask questions instead of giving their child prescription drugs. The kids could of gotten addicted to the pills. They could of think they need the pills to focus and do better when they really didn’t.
What if one of these kids had gotten really sick from these drug what would these doctor have done? Why would these doctors prescribe pills to kids that didn’t have A.D.H.D ? Why would these doctors give these pills out to kids knowing they had bad side effects? Why didn’t the parents ask questions about these pills before they gave them to their kids?
Thursday, October 18, 2012
“Using iPad’s before bed can lead to a poor night sleep”
By: Zykiia Bryant
Parkway newspaper team
October 17,2012
In this article “Using iPad’s before sleep can lead to a poor night ‘s sleep” written by Stephen Adams talks about how playing on your phone or iPad for a period of time at nighttime can make your brain think’s its still daylight outside when it really night time. What make your brain think’s its still daylight outside is the blueish light your iPad or phone give off when you is using it. In this article it also talks about how researchers did a study to find out this piece of information out.
The article had includes the study information the researchers had did with the 13 volunteers. It had also included the study that the researchers did on their our to find this information out. For example in the article one of the facts they had found out was that “A dark room triggers the body's production of melatonin, a hormone that acts as a messenger telling the body it's time to sleep, and lighted screens interfere with that message. Any light can make it tough to fall asleep..., but light of shorter wavelengths, such as the bluish tints emitted from an LED-backlit screen, suppresses nocturnal melatonin, according to the sleep study. The brighter the light and longer the exposure, the more difficulty it will cause in falling asleep.”
Another quote from the text states “It is not just a good night’s sleep that could be jeopardized by too much late night screen time. Researchers know that persistent disruption to sleep patterns can lead to an increased risk of obesity, and even breast cancer.”
These quote stood out to me the most because I never knew that your light from your phone or iPad could make you have a hard time sleeping at night. I also didn’t know people had a hormone that triggers the brain when it was time to go to bed. It also stands because I didn’t know that you can get breast cancer from not getting enough sleep.
I think this was a good topic. This topic was great to me because it informed me about things I didn’t know. For example now when its time for me to go to sleep I will and I wont play on my phone because I don’t want breast cancer later on in life. I also thinks it was good because who would have ever knew that light would effect your sleeping.
How long would it take to get breast cancer if you keep playing on your ipad or phone at night? How is that if you don’t sleep you will be obesity? How about if you use your ipad or phone before you take a shower at night then lay down would that make a difference or you would still have a hard time sleeping?
By: Zykiia Bryant
Parkway newspaper team
October 17,2012
In this article “Using iPad’s before sleep can lead to a poor night ‘s sleep” written by Stephen Adams talks about how playing on your phone or iPad for a period of time at nighttime can make your brain think’s its still daylight outside when it really night time. What make your brain think’s its still daylight outside is the blueish light your iPad or phone give off when you is using it. In this article it also talks about how researchers did a study to find out this piece of information out.
The article had includes the study information the researchers had did with the 13 volunteers. It had also included the study that the researchers did on their our to find this information out. For example in the article one of the facts they had found out was that “A dark room triggers the body's production of melatonin, a hormone that acts as a messenger telling the body it's time to sleep, and lighted screens interfere with that message. Any light can make it tough to fall asleep..., but light of shorter wavelengths, such as the bluish tints emitted from an LED-backlit screen, suppresses nocturnal melatonin, according to the sleep study. The brighter the light and longer the exposure, the more difficulty it will cause in falling asleep.”
Another quote from the text states “It is not just a good night’s sleep that could be jeopardized by too much late night screen time. Researchers know that persistent disruption to sleep patterns can lead to an increased risk of obesity, and even breast cancer.”
These quote stood out to me the most because I never knew that your light from your phone or iPad could make you have a hard time sleeping at night. I also didn’t know people had a hormone that triggers the brain when it was time to go to bed. It also stands because I didn’t know that you can get breast cancer from not getting enough sleep.
I think this was a good topic. This topic was great to me because it informed me about things I didn’t know. For example now when its time for me to go to sleep I will and I wont play on my phone because I don’t want breast cancer later on in life. I also thinks it was good because who would have ever knew that light would effect your sleeping.
How long would it take to get breast cancer if you keep playing on your ipad or phone at night? How is that if you don’t sleep you will be obesity? How about if you use your ipad or phone before you take a shower at night then lay down would that make a difference or you would still have a hard time sleeping?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Zykiia Bryant
Mr. Petro
Journalism
10,October
In the article “Texting May Be Taking a Toll” by Katie Hafner, the author talks about how texting is affecting teens. It also talks about problems that’s going with texting. It also point out things you can do to text less.
One of the problems that Katie Hafner brings up is that teens is texting to much and not worrying about their grades. For example in the article it says “The phenomenon is beginning to worry physicians and psychologists, who say it is leading to anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and sleep deprivation”. Another problem the author found was teens was depending on their parents though a text message to help them with the simple things instead of them trying to figure the problems out y them selves. For example “Now you have adolescents who are texting their mothers 15 times a day, asking things like, ‘Should I get the red shoes or the blue shoes?’” These are some problems the author pointed out in the article.
I think this articles is directed to all teens and in my opinion some teens can keep up their grades and go to bed on time for school the next day and still keep their phones while doing these things. I also think some teens is responsible enough to know when it’s time to text and when its time to get work done.
What made the author write this article? What made her directly point out teens for the most of this article? How she didn’t know that the girl just wanted a second opinion from somebody else?
Mr. Petro
Journalism
10,October
In the article “Texting May Be Taking a Toll” by Katie Hafner, the author talks about how texting is affecting teens. It also talks about problems that’s going with texting. It also point out things you can do to text less.
One of the problems that Katie Hafner brings up is that teens is texting to much and not worrying about their grades. For example in the article it says “The phenomenon is beginning to worry physicians and psychologists, who say it is leading to anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and sleep deprivation”. Another problem the author found was teens was depending on their parents though a text message to help them with the simple things instead of them trying to figure the problems out y them selves. For example “Now you have adolescents who are texting their mothers 15 times a day, asking things like, ‘Should I get the red shoes or the blue shoes?’” These are some problems the author pointed out in the article.
I think this articles is directed to all teens and in my opinion some teens can keep up their grades and go to bed on time for school the next day and still keep their phones while doing these things. I also think some teens is responsible enough to know when it’s time to text and when its time to get work done.
What made the author write this article? What made her directly point out teens for the most of this article? How she didn’t know that the girl just wanted a second opinion from somebody else?
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Zykiia Bryant 9-27-12
The article” Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception” is about studies that people took about the most competitive schools like Stuyvesant high, Air force academy and Harvard.
The studies showed that these school cheat the most and have a high rate of students cheating. Even the smartest kids with all A’s was cheating more than the kids with D’s or C’s. In the article it says “Internet access has made cheating easier, enabling students to connect instantly with answer, friends to consult and works to plagiarize.” it also says “When you start giving take-home exams and telling kids not to talk about it, or you let them carry Smartphone’s into tests, it’s an invitation to cheat.”
In my opinion students cheat with or without the internet. I think some students cheat in ever school. So in these schools I’m not surprise because to get into these schools you have to be the best and they just cheat to become what of the best. An the student that’s get good grades may cheat to keep their grades up.
This article reminded me of my old school some students cheated because they didn’t study or just wanted to do well in that class. Even though it was the wrong thing to do some students did it anyway. My class had 37 students so it wasn’t like the teacher can see who was cheating and who wasn’t. But the worst thing about cheating was that the answer you had got might not been the right answer or you had to do a few more steps to show how you had got the answer.
This article also make me wonder how bad cheating has gotten. Do these students cheat because they really just don’t want to do the work? Or is it because they don’t understand the work and need help? Maybe I can ask some of my friends and find out the answers.
The article” Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception” is about studies that people took about the most competitive schools like Stuyvesant high, Air force academy and Harvard.
The studies showed that these school cheat the most and have a high rate of students cheating. Even the smartest kids with all A’s was cheating more than the kids with D’s or C’s. In the article it says “Internet access has made cheating easier, enabling students to connect instantly with answer, friends to consult and works to plagiarize.” it also says “When you start giving take-home exams and telling kids not to talk about it, or you let them carry Smartphone’s into tests, it’s an invitation to cheat.”
In my opinion students cheat with or without the internet. I think some students cheat in ever school. So in these schools I’m not surprise because to get into these schools you have to be the best and they just cheat to become what of the best. An the student that’s get good grades may cheat to keep their grades up.
This article reminded me of my old school some students cheated because they didn’t study or just wanted to do well in that class. Even though it was the wrong thing to do some students did it anyway. My class had 37 students so it wasn’t like the teacher can see who was cheating and who wasn’t. But the worst thing about cheating was that the answer you had got might not been the right answer or you had to do a few more steps to show how you had got the answer.
This article also make me wonder how bad cheating has gotten. Do these students cheat because they really just don’t want to do the work? Or is it because they don’t understand the work and need help? Maybe I can ask some of my friends and find out the answers.
Friday, September 21, 2012
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