By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Russia is one of the world’s biggest producers of oil and natural gas, so it is no surprise that with the start of their war with Ukraine, the world’s energy supply began to crumble. Prices and the demand for oil and gas rose. In January 2022, a month before the war started, the cost of oil per barrel was $76. … Continue reading How Venezuela is benefiting from the global energy supply crisis
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade By this point, you’ve probably heard of the change in the school rules. Now, students have to leave their phones in the lockers or face punishment (aka: a ficha). This shift in the school rules has not been well-received by the student body. While not being able to use your phone during class is perfectly reasonable, students feel that not … Continue reading What Do Students Think About the New School Rules?
By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Elon Musk, most notably known for being the CEO of Tesla, sealed the $44 billion deal this past October, officially making him Twitter’s new owner. Musk said he bought Twitter to “help humanity improve free speech” (Di Stefano, 2022). While this may seem like a positive objective, Twitter’s present and future have been catastrophic after Musk’s purchase. For instance, Musk’s … Continue reading Elon Musk vs. Apple: A Costly Misunderstanding
By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade On November 15, protesters in the Chinese city of Guangzhou went to the streets and engaged in violent clashes with police and healthcare authorities after the city was put into lockdown. This is not the first time people have protested because of the Zero-Covid policy in China, and it most likely won’t be the last. A vast amount of workers … Continue reading China’s Zero-Covid Policy: A Regressive Chapter in China’s History
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Four students from the University of Idaho were stabbed to death in the second and third floors of an off-campus residence in the small college town of Moscow, Idaho. These students are Ethan Chapin (20), Kaylee Goncalves (21), Xana Kernodle (20), and Madison Mogen (21). Law enforcement officials have been scrambling to solve the case. The local law enforcement agency … Continue reading The Moscow, Idaho College Murders
By Ana Perez, 10th Grade Iran has been under the international spotlight these past few weeks due to the rampant protests over the death of an Iranian woman, Mahsa Amani, at the hands of Iran’s corrupt morality police for not complying with the country’s veiling laws. Because of these protests, many Iranian civilians are being imprisoned in the horrific prison system of Iran, where torture, … Continue reading How Prisoners Are Treated in Iran
By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade Prominent U.N. workers have called the United Nations human rights boss, Michele Bachelet, to investigate the 1988 massacre of political offenders in Iran. Ebrahim Raisi was born on December 14, 1960. He has served as the Supreme Court’s vice president since 2004 and is currently Iran’s president. The international community has attacked Raisi for the majority of the authoritarian policies … Continue reading Ebrahim Raisi: The president responsible for the widespread homicide
By Sofia Rojas, 10th Grade On February 15th, 2022, ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez went to prison regarding drug and armed trafficking charges. Since his arrest, many Honduran officials have been associated with his scheme. What exactly is going on? How is this becoming a pattern in Central America? Juan Orlando Hernandez was born on October 28th, 1968, in Gracias, Honduras. From 2014 to 2018, … Continue reading Narcotic trafficking is becoming a political pattern in Central America
By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Last Friday, November 4th, in the late afternoon-early evening heavy rain began to descend in Santo Domingo. It is not uncommon for it to rain in the Dominican Republic, especially when we are experiencing hurricane season, but when in 3 hours more than 50% of the rain expected for the whole month falls, there is nothing left but to be … Continue reading November 4th: The day Santo Domingo was seen helpless against unpredictable flooding
By Daniela Morales, 10th Grade Imagine you were visiting a well-known tourist attraction and suddenly your life was put at risk. This is exactly what happened to those who were at the Morbi bridge on October 30 in Morbi, Gujarat, India. When the bridge, which was reopened on October 26 after undergoing renovations, collapsed, it plunged visitors into a 45 ft drop to the Machchu … Continue reading The Morbi Bridge Disaster
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