The history of Santa Claus goes back 100s of years. It is rooted from the legend of St. Nicholas, a man who spread his wealth by giving to the poor and sick. Today Santa is portrayed as a large man in red, who flies a magical sleigh around the wor
Read more…More than 150,000 Americans die of COPD each year which is 1 death every 4 minutes. COPD is one the biggest issues if you are or ever were a smoker. It can cause many different types of cancers like cancers of the mouth and throat, voice box, esophag
Read more…The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. Soon, a stronger, higher fence will be erected on parts of the frontier. this is because of the curre
Read more…In the 19th and 20th centuries, teachers used corporal punishments on students. They believed that these punishments helped motivate students to perform better both academically and behaviorally. It was allowed for teachers to discipline students if
Read more…More than 31 million students eat school lunches every day and almost two-thirds of them get a free or reduced-price meal. For some students, this is the only meal they eat every day. Are these meals healthy? Would fast food be a better choce?
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Read more…Every week students are going to school almost 40 hours every week (8 hours, 5 days a week). Students also start their day very early in the morning When students are in school for longer they are able to learn more and they would have more time to g
Read more…Should school have metal detectors?
Schools have started putting in physical security measures such as metal detectors to make sure that students are not bringing in weapons or other metallic objects that could be used to hurt somebody in the school.
Teen Curfew, is it Fair?
Beginning in the 1990s, cities and counties in the U.S. that were concerned with rising juvenile crime rates began passing curfew laws. These laws limit the hours that teens under a certain age, usually 18, can be out in publi
Read more…How WW2 could have ended horribly for the us
The reason I make this statement is a special Japanese unit stationed in China called unit 731 and this unit single-handedly destroyed or at least devastate the United States. Well, how could this happen yo
Read more…Should there be an option of online school? In my oponion I think there should be online school for many different reasons. Such as having to work jobs and not have school being in the way or maybe you have to watch your siblings during the schoold d
Read more…First, the biggest reason Iowa doesn’t lower the legal age to drive is because of all the safety concers people have with teens. They believe that once you hit age 16 you are closer to being an adult. Iowans believe that two years of driving on one r
Read more…People around the world have always been going over this question of how we can replace fossil fuels efficiently. Well it would at least take three decades to completely leave behind fossil fuels. If we ever do want to change to alternative energy pe
Read more…So what does being a vegan really mean? Veganism is defined as “the practice of abstaining from the use and consumption of animals or animal products.” But the controversial question is, is being vegan really healthy, or is it just a recent movement
Read more…What does wrestling, tennis, football and many other activities all have in common? They are all known as sports. According to the Oxford Dictionary sports meaning, “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or
Read more…Over the past year Iowa and many other states have started doing mail in ballots. Mailing ballots became a thing when some people during the Coronavirus Pandemic were too scared to leave their house to go vote at their polling place. Mailing in ballo
Read more…Should we legalize the selling of Human Organs?
6,500 global deaths every year. If you are in desperate need of a new Organ or kidney, how far would you go to get one? Well in the US and many other countries selling these vital organs is considered i
Read more…Over the years we have seen the difference between the salary for male and female athletes. In 2021 Lebron James earned $44.47M. On the other hand, Diana Taurasi, also being a basketball player, earned $119,500. Basketball is not the only sport in wh
Read more…The gas prices in America are at an all-time high one reason is Joe Biden closing the gas pipeline. And hurricane ian that slowed down oil refining speed. plus other countries need some to make power cause they can't or don't have enough resources to
Read more…1777, General George Washington made the controversial decision to order the mass inoculation of his soldiers. An effort to combat the spread of Smallpox that, at the time, prevented enlistments, posed the risk of hurting his army and tipping the ba
Read more…Several weeks ago, 7Logan did a forum post on listening to music during class. It got me thinking so I asked Ms. Petersen(teacher leader) if she could look into this for me. Here is the research she found. All the research is focused on listening to
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