All posts tagged "student reporters"

  • Jaydon Han 
Yongsan International 
9th grade
    Differences Between Doublespeak and Lies

    In today’s world, people tend to trick others by manipulating words to be false or making them sound differently. Both William Lutz’s The World of Doublespeak and Stephanie Ericsson’s The Ways We Lie illustrate the common types...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • By Kyung Min Lee
Santa Monica High 
10th Grade
    Making A Difference : Volunteer at Covenant House Teen Shelter

    I have been volunteering for a total of 3 months so far. In just that time span, I have changed drastically in a very good way since then. I was always interested in helping people in need...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • Michael Linde 
La Canada High
11th Grade
    Nature’s janitors in danger

    The vulture, as a scavenger of corpses and remains, has long been maligned as a symbol of greed and rapaciousness, and is closely associated with death, decay, and taint. The first images that come to mind when...

    • Posted January 4, 2016
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  • Jiho Kahng 
Palos Verdes High 
10th grade
    How to prepare for not-so-little El Niño in 2016

    The residents of the Los Angeles County must prepare and be ready for El Niño. Translated as “the little boy” in Spanish, El Niño tends to come around Christmas time. El Niño occurs approximately every two to...

    • Posted January 4, 2016
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  • Celestine Seo 
New Covenant Academy 9th grade
    The importance of fan culture

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released on December 17th, but fans were lining up for the beloved series as early as December 5th, according to an article by Jacopo Prisco for CNN. Fans pitched tents outside of...

    • Posted January 4, 2016
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  • By Christine Kim 
El Camino Real Charter High School 
10th grade
    Beyond just dancing

    “Did your family come from South Korea or North Korea?” This is the most common question I get from saying that I am Korean. “If my family lived in North Korea, I don’t think we would even...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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  • Jihyun Woo 
Whitney High  
11th grade
    100% Identification?

    It may seem unlikely that the complexity of the human brain and innumerable types of personalities can simply be divided into categories. However, this is the underlying idea that is used to defend the legitimacy of the...

    • Posted December 28, 2015
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