Sign Language, The New Way to Communicate: why learning sign language can help you explore a completely different world
May 3, 2012 • Miranda Rebholz
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Many people don’t think that learning sign language is important. Some people think they will never have to communicate with a deaf person, so why does it matter? Well, even if you don’t ever come across a deaf person in your life, sign language is convenient. There are many different uses of ASL.... Read more »
Tests in high school cause students to flop
May 3, 2012 • Nicholas Nuti
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Johnny wakes up one morning and feels good about himself. He feels he will have a great day. So Johnny goes to school and goes throughout his daily routine of classes, and by the end of the school day, the school work and studying has piled up his schedule. He has 3 tests tomorrow and a whole bunch of... Read more »
Carnaval, the Party of the Year
May 3, 2012 • DeShawn Muldrow
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From the beautiful Balneario Beaches to the neighbouring forest, Rio is definitely the place to be. Whether it is for local traditions like Carnaval, international functions like the 2013 World Youth Day, or athletic functions like the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the biggest of them all the 2016 Summer Olympics,... Read more »
You don’t have to be successful in college to be successful in life
May 3, 2012 • Logan Moyal
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Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates. All billionaires. All college dropouts. Not everybody who is successful in life has a college education. My cousin is the perfect example. He struggled in high school a lot. Not because he was stupid, but because he didn’t care. He had very little motivation... Read more »
Sourdough bread has a lasting effect on San Francisco’s culture
May 3, 2012 • Madi Medearis
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When you think of San Francisco what pops into your mind? Golden Gate Park? No. Ghirardelli square? No. The Giants Stadium? Of course not. You think of sourdough bread. It’s a well known fact that sourdough bread is widely popular in San Francisco. So where did it come from? Why is it so great? Gold... Read more »
Got Brazil? An amazingly beautiful and thrilling country
May 3, 2012 • RJ McCuskey
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Having trouble choosing where to go for vacation? Are you perhaps interested in nice weather, plenty of things to do, and things to see? Well then perhaps you would be interested in going to Brazil. Brazil is full of excitement, something is always happening. I have many fond memories of Brazil. Brazil... Read more »
Why parrots are good pets
May 3, 2012 • Lane Krogman
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If you want a fun loving life long companion that will make you laugh every day a parrot is the right choice. Parrots can talk In order for your parrot to talk you have to spend more time and be vocal with them. When your parrots first starts talking it will be unclear and you can barely understand them.... Read more »
The Importance of Taking a Foreign Language In High School: Why Learning a Second Language is Beneficial To Success
May 3, 2012 • Zach Kobayashi
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Each year, students in high school spend countless hours in the classroom learning a foreign language, but is it really necessary? Should students have to take a foreign language to graduate High School? In my opinion, the answer is yes. Taking a foreign language allows a student to sharpen and improve... Read more »
The beginning of 3D storytelling: PIXAR’s revolution
May 3, 2012 • Rachel Halversen
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It started with a lamp, not just any lamp though. It was small luxo lamp that could move and squish a black capital “i.” This lamp is obviously none other than Luxo Jr, the mascot of PIXAR animation studios. Funny to say that company started with just a lamp. Starting out PIXAR was actually really... Read more »
SAT tests are being reevaluated for their relevance with a student’s knowledge
May 3, 2012 • Ally Greir
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You’ve done over 70 hours of community service, stayed after school almost everyday for homework review and went to sleep every night at 1am because you were studying for tests for the past 4 years. Then you are turned down by every UC college you have been wanting to get into because you had a bad... Read more »
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