should 16 year old drive?

In "Should 16 year old drive?" Ted Gregory explains why or why not 16 year olds should drive. The insurance institute for highway safety researches said that they shouldnt drive at age 16 and they pointed out statistics to prove the position about raising the driving age. Linnea Greci that is 15 and goes to Hinsdale Central High School said, "I dont think it matters what age you are, as long as you have the practice and experience." Illinois enacted teen drivings reforms. It includes " double the number of adult-surpervised hours required behind the wheel to get a driver's lincense." Experts say that teens brains are at a vulnerable point in development. 15 and 16 year olds have their logic reason of an adult. But their social and their emotional development stays immature. Brent Johnston, a driving teacher at Hinsdale says, "I think Illinois has gone the proper way- Reward the kids who do a nice job and penalize the kids who dont. The teens driving issues are not about age maturity as much as they are about making good choices and demonstrating exceptional behavior, whether they start driving at age 16, 17, or 18." I think teeanagers should wait until there 21 to start driving. The rule should be changed. But teenagers should get there permit at age 16 or 18 because I believe that unless were not living with our parents and without a curfew, were still kids and make stupid mistakes and were still learning from them. But if we didnt have any age limit I would say that people should start driving when they are ready and now what there doing and understand the rules of driving.

In "Dolphin bites girl, 8, at Sea World" the Associated press talks about what happened at seaworld with an 8 year old. An 8 year old was bitten by a dolphin while holding the dolphin food in the air. Jillian Thomas, the 8 year old said, "When the dolphin saw that, it leaped at me, and bit me, ate the carton." She had three wounds to her hand. Jillian father Jamie Thomas said, " They asked if she wanted first aid, and i said 'she's bleeding' so yes we want a first aid." Jillian parents posted the video on Youtube, so other children parents can take a look and see if Seaworld is safe. The Seaworld official were brought into this and said, "Educators and animal care staff are always on-site at this area, monitoring all interactions and are commited to guests safety." "Educators and animal care staff were at the attraction when this happened and immediately connected with the family.In addition, a member of our health services team was in the area at Dolphin Cove and quickly responded and treated the young girl." I think this was very serious and something worse could've happened. Luckily it was only a bite. But now they know that they have to be more careful and put more staff at that area or put up a warning sign. They also should give out rules and directions before they let the kids feed the dolphin, are tell them not to get to close to the water. They also should have am age limit. Maybe 10 and up.

In "Move over Bieber-- Gangnam is the new Youtube King" David Ariosto talks about how Psy is the new Youtube king and over run the votes of Justin Bieber. The rapper Psy video "Gangnam Style" is the most-watched video on Youtube that has 806 million views. Justin Bieber was the Youtube king since 2008 with 804 million views. In the video the 34 year old man dances with woman around him also. The video is in the Guinness World Record for the most like video on Youtube. "I described the district as normal and claim in the daytime and going insane in the nighttime. That’s what the lyrics are about,” he told CNN. It inspired parodies, marching bands, and the North Korean government.

For me I like the video and the music but when he sings the words, I get lost. It’s in a different language and I think that  someone should sing it in English. For Justin Bieber I think his time was up to be the Youtube king. I didn’t know he was that the Youtube king since 2008 before reading this article.

yay! boo! so? reactions to obama win vary

In “Yay! Boo! So? Reactions to Obama win vary” Peter Mucha went around the streets of Philadelphia and asks people how they feel about Obama’s win. Some people were happy about it and some people were ok with it. While others are mad about it. For example Marty Brenna, 49 year old boilermaker from Laurel Springs said, “I’m a little bit disappointed. I wasn’t really happy with either candidate.” “I’m thrilled to death,” said Barbara Drucker, a 61 year old Collingswood flight attendant. Chuck Rihl of Haddon Heights said that he wasn’t happy because he hasn’t had a job over a year. Linda Halpern said “I am physically ill. I am worried, I am worried about Obamacare. I’m worried about my stocks. I’m worried about unloading three of my properties.” “People want to be taken care of. They don’t want to work. They don’t want to have a sense of pride.” Lisa Pierce, 30 year old medical research coordinator said, “I’m pretty indifferent. Either way, they need to get their act together. I don’t care much about the elections. I’m happy that Obama won but it doesn’t change who I am. But if I really, cared I would say that am very happy that Mitt Romney didn’t when because I feel like he only cares about himself and not about the people who were lead. Also I’m glad that he didn’t when because he only wrote a speech if he had won. I totally think that was beyond wrong for doing that. Karma is true and he deserved it.

will climate change get some respect now

In “Will Climate Change Get Some Respect Now?” Nicholas D. Kristof points out that storms or droughts can’t be credited to climate change. Also Nicholas Kristof explains how Obama and Mitt Romney are not interested on the climate change in their campaigns. Scientists believe that the cause of Hurricane Sandy and other extreme weather are because of the rising carbon emissions. William Solecki, the co-chairman of New York City Panel on climate change said, “You can’t say any one single event is reflective of climate change.” “We have a 100-year flood every two years now,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York who told President Obama. Kristof  explains some reasons why we have extreme weather. For examples he says, “Hurricanes from when the ocean is warm, and that the warmth is their fuel." Also he explains that computer models suggested that hurricanes cant nesscessarily become more frequent, but they can become stronger. "For the extreme hot weather of the recent past, there is virtually no explanation other than climate change," said James E.Hanson, a NASA climate scientist. Through 2009 to 2011 "the number of articles on climate change fell at 41 pecent," according to DailyClimate.org. I dont think they should have used Obama and Mitt Romney campaign to talk about climate change. I do think its important that we need to know whats going on about climate change.

student news daily

In the article "Using Ipads before bed can lead to poo nights of sleep," Stephan Adams explains explains that using Ipads or Samsung's Galaxy Note can lead to poor nights of sleep according to research. People use their phones or tablets to surf the web, go on Facebook or email before going to sleep. But whats causing them from a good night rest is the light thats coming from there screens. The light thats coming from their screen acts as if its daylight. So it convince the brain that its still daytime. Any time of light can make it hard to go to sleep, but a light of a shorter wavelength can suppress nocturnal melatonin. The brighter the light is and the longer the exposure is, the more hard it is to fall asleep. Cell phones and tablets are portable so people take them into the bedroom. They also tend to hold the cell phones or tablet closer to their eyes than a big screen such as a computer or television. Researchers from the Lighting Research Center are saying that if you look at a tablet screen for more than two hours " it leads to a suppression of our natural melation levels as the devices emit optical radiation at short wavelenghts." "Although turning off devices at night is the ultimate solution, it is recommended that if these devices are used at night displays are dimmed as much as possible and that the time spent on them before bed should be limited." Also disruption of sleep patterns can lead to an risk of obesity and breast cancer. I think that its bad for your eyes and it can disrupt your sleep. You cant get a good night rest and in the morning you end up tired.

Attention Disorder

In “Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School,” Alan Schwarz explains that A.D.H.D (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is just “an excuse”. The article includes quotes from Dr. Anderson.  Dr. Anderson says, “We’ve decided as a society that it’s too expensive to change the kid’s environment. So we have to change the kid.” He also calls the disorder “made up” to prescribe pills to treat children’s true problems which is poor academic performances in inadequate schools. He thinks this because the children he sees with academic problems are mismatched with their environment. He says this because he thinks their families can’t afford tutoring or family counseling. Some experts reported that the drugs have side effects which include growth suppression, increased blood pressure, and sometimes psychotic episodes. In 2007, 9.5 percent of 4-17 years old Americans had this disorder. The Drug Enforcement Administration calls the medications as “Schedule II Controlled Substances” because they are addictive. Dr. William Graf (a pediatrician and a child neurologist) said that families should choose whether the drug Adderall can benefit their child. I also think that it’s an excuse and I don’t think there a thing as A.D.H.D. I think it’s just the kids and their behavior and how they carry themselves. Kids have so much energy in the day so I think that why they act like that. I don’t think that girls are as hyperactive as boys. Boys have more energy than girls. Therefor they should do activities such as football, soccer, basketball, etc. So when they could use all there energy and by the time the days over there tired.

In "Texting May Be Taking a Toll," Katie Hafner explains what teenagers do everyday which is texting. When there texting all day,everyday, it leads to anxiety, distraction in school, falling grades, repetitive stress injury, and sleep deprivation. Teenagers send and receive an average of 2,272 text messages per month and almost 80 messages a day. Dr.Martin Joffe said, "Then you hear that these kids are responding to texts late at night. That's going to cause sleep issues in an age group that's already plagued with sleep issues."

Also Sherry Turkle, a psychologist said that it might cause a shift in the way of adolescents development. "Among the jobs of adolescence are to separate from your parents, and to find the peace and quiet to become the person you decise you want to be," Turkle said. Psychologists want to see teenagers break free from their parents as they grow into autonomous adults.

Texting can be a toll to teenagers thumbs also.  A 15 year old girl name Annie Wagner used to text on her phone as fast as she typed on a regular keyboard. After a few months she noticed a painful crap in her thumbs. But lately she been using the iPhone she got for her 15th birthday. She said texting is slower and less painful.

Greg Hardesty, a reporter in Lake Foirest, Calif., said that his 13 year old daughter, Reina, had 14,528 texts messages in one month. He said she would keep the phone on after going to bed, and switch it to vibrate and would wait for it to light up. After a while her grades dropped and her parents confiscated her phone. Without her phone her grades have improved and they gave her phone back. But her text message limit was change to 5,000 per month.

I think parents shouldn't take the kids phone. Its there responsibility to do good in school and concentrate. Cell phones a privilege. I think if kids are taking advantage of the phone, parents should take them.

Cheating

In "Studies Find More Students Cheating, With High Achievers No Exception", Richard Perez-Pena point outs that the majority of people, high and low achievers cheats. Cheating has Been uncovered over the last year at some of the nation's competitive schools. In the article, Richard Perez-Pena explains how students behavior show that a majority of students violate standards of academic integrity to some degree. High School achievers do it too also. There is evidence that the problem has worsened over the last few decades. Perez-Pena interviewed Donald L. McCabe, a professor at Rutgers University Business school and a leading researcher on cheating. He said "There have always been struggling students who cheat to survive, but more and more, there are students at the top who cheat to succeed." Internet access has made cheating easier. The Internet has changed attitudes, which made downloading, searching, cutting, and pasting has loosened some ideas of ownership. Mr.Wasieleski said, "Students are surprisingly unclear about what is plagiarism or cheating. Mr.Wasieleski is an associate professor of management. A lot of projects and research studies have shown frequently reinforcing standards, can lesson cheating for both students and cheating. In 2010 Yale undergraduates took a survey about school's policy on academic honesty, by The Yale Daily News. Most of them that took it were unsure about the rules on sharing or recycling their work. High School students took a survey too, at Josephson Institute of Ethics. They found that three-fifths of the students admit to having cheated in there previous year. Also about four fifths of the students say that their own ethics are above average. I think that cheating is wrong. People do it all the time but the people that cheat won't learn anything.