6Paola replied to 3Mabel's discussion Buying Local vs. Big Corporations
"Buying locally is always better, although the problem with buying locally is that the items are usually a lot more expensive because well they are not big corporations so they can't buy things in bulk and resell them for a lower price. So buying…"
Dec 10, 2021
6Paola replied to 8Kyrsten's discussion Red Flag Gun Laws
"I believe that red flag gun laws are definitely good and  I could see them having a positive effect on society. To be honest, if a person wants to kill somebody they are going to do it no matter how. If you looked around you, you can probably find…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 7Teya's discussion Would you spend $15,000 to shoot an animal?
"Hunting is a sport and for the kill, people are willing to pay a hefty price but I don't believe that canned hunting should be even legal. I mean you are raising this animal that trusts you for it to be killed and stripped off a chance a life. I…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 8tatum's discussion The cost of college and is it worth it
"I definitely plan on going to college and to be honest I don't think I've ever considered not going to college. College in America is definitely expensive probably one of the most arguable questions would be if it is too expensive? To be honest I…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 3Nazima's discussion An Exchange Year
"Personally, I believe that somewhere in the future I would like to do an exchange year in another country to get to know their culture a bit better and have an understanding of it. I would probably like to do an exchange year somewhere is South…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Cael's discussion Oxford High-School Shooting
"To be honest, I don't personally know much about the background story behind this or the case itself, but a situation like this is always avoidable. I understand where a bullied kid is coming from but there is no excuse to take the lives of innocent…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 4Roberta's discussion Should Parents Monitor Their Kids Social Media Activity?
"I don't really think that parents should get really involved in their children's social media because their children have the right to be an individual without an adult checking everything they do. What comes into play here is age. I mean if it's an…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 3IanG's discussion Are NFTs the Future of Cryptocurrencies?
"Personally, I don't understand cryptocurrencies very well to begin but I have heard of NFTs. I think its kinda dumb like I get that it is a one of a kind digital photo or item, but if you lose the digital version you lose and it is really not backed…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 5Lineth's discussion Are Child Marriages Justified?
"I don't think that child marriage could ever be justified. There is no reason for child marriages to happen other than cultural ones or necessity. I think that as a society everywhere around the world child marriages should be deemed as…"
Dec 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"It is in my understanding that if someone is caught cheating they are punished I know our school has a zero-tolerance policy although I don't know what the consequences are for cheating. I feel like our curriculum is not even designed to teach us…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"Yes, there are very high chances that you will be caught. But of course, I imagine that the person cheating knows the risk for the actions. Because everything has a consequence and in most cases, cheating will probably have a negative consequence. "
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"Yes, there are some valid reasons out there for why people cheat although some of them can be hardly justifiable in my opinion. Yes I think if we slowed down our curriculum and spent more time on individual topics modern-day students would…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"Yes for sure our curriculum should definitely be slower. Because to be honest after we cover a topic and test over it I probably only remember a few key points of it but the majority is forgotten. I don't believe that that is what teachers want. It…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"Yeah, I don't believe that cheating could ever be seen right in the eyes of society. Just for the simple fact that it crosses over in the line of how honest that person is. Of course, any person is going to judge by how honest you seem to be and…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"I understand your point of view. Cheating is terrible no matter what the situation is because it just simply defines how ethical a person is, in my side I understand why people do it and it could potentially be justified because who am I to judge…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"I can see where you are coming from. There are different core values installed into each one of us which I would understand why you don't tolerate cheating but won't do anything if you see someone else doing it.  I have heard of people cheating in…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"Yes, I also understand why people are just taking the easy way out. I mean no one likes to get F's or D's and some people might not even tolerate grades below A's. So cheating is just an easy solution that requires minimal work. "
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"Yes it can be justified both overall cheating is just morally incorrect and you are right we should follow the rules. Because like anything cheating comes with consequences. I know of various colleges that if they figure you cheated at any point…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"Yes for sure I bet that there are some professors out there that absolutely love to fail their students. What I have heard a lot is that there are professors or teachers that simply don't believe in 100% because nothing is perfect and they are super…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Paola's discussion Is Cheating On Exams Ever Justified?
"I agree with you. I can potentially see how it would be excused with the examples that you provided to fully understand the material and not receive any help. Yes, the curriculum should definitely be a bit slower because the amount of information we…"
Nov 23, 2021
6Paola replied to 3 Josh Zimmerman's discussion Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of all charges
"Yes I agree. I also did read somewhere about a video that showed evidence of him not being guilty. Of course the situation could've been completely avoided if he didn't got to the protest. What he did points that it was purely in self defense and he…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 3 Josh Zimmerman's discussion Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of all charges
"I believe that Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty at all. Taking a gun to a BLM protest was probably not the smartest thing in my opinion. Yet he had the right to shot him considering that they were trying to disarm him and "attack him." Plus the…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 3Austin's discussion The court case of Kyle Rittenhouse
"Yes I agree. The situation could've been completely avoided if he just didn't go to the protest, but I understand his reasons for being there. Kyle is definitely not guilty considering that he was just defending himself in fear of his life. I hope…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 3Austin's discussion The court case of Kyle Rittenhouse
"I believe that what Kyle Rittenhouse did was purely acting on self defense. The video evidence proves that it was just self defense. What the prosecution is doing is just ridiculizing him and making him seem like a mad person. When in reality all…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 2Rosalie's discussion Is your phone listening to you?
"I could see where you are coming from. I think what lead me to believe that sometimes my phone listens to me is that sometimes when I mention something I would then latter see an ad pop up for that thing. Of course there could be various reasons for…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 2Rosalie's discussion Is your phone listening to you?
"I wouldn't say it's scary it's just rather creepy more than anything. I for sure believe that our phones are listening to us. That is because I have simply sometimes just metioned something and then later on ad pops up for the thing that I needed.…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 7Thomas's discussion Missing People
"Yes for sure. Searching until the person is found is the right thing to do. Although like you mentioned sometimes that is just not possible and we can't have one detective stuck in a case for years. That is just unrealistic and would be impossible.…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 7Thomas's discussion Missing People
"Definitely why should we spend time searching for one person just because they are of public interest. I believe that they should put  longer time frames to search for missing people. Of course in most cases that is sadly unrealistic because we just…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 8Jenna's discussion Should school days be shorter?
"Yes I agree with you. To think about cutting school shorter in a perfect world everyone would want it but the question to ask is, is it really worth it? Considering all the material that we cover it is unrealistic to think that we can cover all that…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 8Jenna's discussion Should school days be shorter?
"It depends on if we are going to cut time from all the classes we already have or if we cut some classes out. I believe that if we cut for example one class then we should be fine and make school shorter. But if we individually cut each class time…"
Nov 21, 2021
6Paola posted a discussion
Throughout the United States, schools expectations of students continue to rise. So is it a lot what schools expect of their students? When you look at your friend you probably don’t think of them as somebody that you have to compete against. You…
Nov 19, 2021
6Paola replied to 3macy's discussion How Bad Was The Opioid Epidemic?
"To be honest I've never heard of opioids causing problems before this. So I had no idea that it was this bad and that the number of opioids overdosing kept increasing. I don't know much about the topic but it sounds like maybe we should try to stop…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 3Jason's discussion Qanon
"I have heard very little about Qanon and the little I hear I don't put much attention to it. I don't have a general idea of who they are but I know they are mostly involved in very debatable activities.  From the little, I know I agree with none of…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 6 Isabel's discussion China's Video Game Time Restrictions
"I don't think they should limit the time that students spend gaming. I think it's time that we understand that some kids are just not good at regular studies but they excel in other levels like gaming. There is always a possibility that they could…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 2Jacob's discussion Aaron Rodgers fooled us
"I believe that Rodgers is in the wrong in this situation. Lying about his vaccination status is completely deceitful and wrong. If he didn't want to get vaccinated he should have just admitted so. If I was in the NFL and had a contract with the NFL…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 2 Anthony's discussion Should The Dakota Access Pipeline be Stopped?
"I think that we should consider the effects of that pipeline that caused the Rock Sioux Tribe to complain. It is well known that reservations usually get some of the worst lands and are not very well for agronomy. So if this pipeline is affecting…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 7Jaxon's discussion Big Bird Controversy
"I feel like there should be a division between politics and cartoon characters. This is because a young child's mind can be molded more easily than an adult's one. The psychology behind this is amazing and having a big yellow bird that has been a…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 6shania's discussion art in schools
"I agree with you, this upcoming semester I will be taking my first art class for the first time in my high school career. To be honest I think it is one of the classes that I am the most excited about. I believe that our school does pretty well…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 3Taylor's discussion Is Social Media BAD for you?
"I believe that social media can be harmful to people that are not mature enough to be in it, but taking time and mentally consuming it can affect anyone in a negative way. I probably spend about 2 to 3 hours on social media per day. I think social…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 6Bo's discussion Astroworld Music Event Canceled
"Travis Scott should have put more effort into helping his fans. Being famous gives you the power to do many things. Travis had more than enough power to stop the show help the people that needed it and continue on. I believe that the events that…"
Nov 11, 2021
6Paola replied to 4Alexia's discussion How Much Time Does Phones Last?
"I've probably had around 6 phones I believe. I don't necessarily "upgrade" my phone the problem that I run into the most is that I completely damage them or lose them and end up needing a new one. For sure I've noticed that since the newest release…"
Nov 9, 2021
6Paola replied to 5Kayla's discussion Teen Drinking
"I don't believe that at this age many people are mature enough to drink, yet the fact that the drinking age is 21 is also very controversial. I don't think that we should be allowed to drink at 15-17, but I believe that the drinking age should…"
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 2Caitlin's discussion Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
"The underground rail road was not a tunnel. It was a a bunch of secret routes with safe houses along the way to help slaves scape the south. This was all above ground and the only tunnels it had were from the house owners of slaves that tended to be…"
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 4Finn's discussion Football head coach got fired of declining the covid vaccine
"No I don't believe this is fair at all. I have heard of this happening in many industries and I think it is unethical to fire someone because of this and more with how controversial the vaccine is. You could argue that other vaccines are equired to…"
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 2kaylee's discussion Rosa Parks
"The chnages that she helped maked greatly point to the fact that she made the right decision. For sure people of any race should be able to pick their seats. I mean why not? We have overcomed those times and learned from our mistakes."
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 7Hayden's discussion Should Homework be Banned?
"I hate homework. I dread coming home after being at school for eight hours just to do two more hours of homework. If I want to even do something I have to plan ahead. Homework interferes with all the other activities that I have going on that it's…"
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 3 Josh Zimmerman's discussion Should burning the U.S. flag be Illegal?
"It's so disrespectful and unnecessary to burn the American flag. I get it if you don't stand for some of the things it represents, but that is you not others. So why destroy something that others value? It's just pure stupidity. I believe it should…"
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 7Jaxon's discussion Conspiracy's About The Titanic
"Could you imagine planning to sink one of the biggest ships at the time with more than 1000 passengers and get away with it? I love consipiracies but the titanic conspiracy is just one that I don't quit dig. I mean some of the stories are just so…"
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 6 Maci's discussion Should Colleges be Mandated to Allow Students to Have ESAs on Campus?
"No, not at all, I mean I would understand if it was a sevrice pet, but an emotional support animal just seems to have a bit of a stretch. There is no regulation on them and they are not trained. If my roommate had an emotional support animal I would…"
Oct 21, 2021
6Paola replied to 7Caitlin's discussion Lack of Education
"Things around us continuingly change and modernize yet schools have remenained with the same way of teaching since more than 100 years ago. I believe that maybe its time for a change. If society continues to modernize, why shouldn't schools follow?"
Oct 21, 2021
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