Friday, October 20, 2017

Violent Protests: the New Epidemic


Ali Antinarelli
Violent Protests: the New Epidemic


Shootings. Tear gas, shattered windows, and plastered graffiti around the world. It is these behaviors that ignite and fuel protests, but are any of them necessary? Throughout the years, violence has been both a source and a method of protesting, one that appears in the news almost daily. Increasing in popularity, it’s becoming all too regular and needs to be stopped. ‘Peaceful’ protests observe a more impactful outcome, and hold the potential for a more powerful outcome than those that are violent. Respect is integral to the routine of our daily lives, however, it is neglected when passionate topics are involved. If peaceful actions are taken, versus destructive (such as fatal shootings, and to even ‘black lives matter’ beliefs, the nation will be able to operate more efficiently and be able to inflict a greater amount of positive change.

Because of civilians choosing to protest destructively, the number of these rallies are increasing exponentially. In the past 7 years, the amount of protests that have occurred have out-numbered the riots of the 1970's, and are on the fast track to reaching those of even the 1960’s civil rights movements, before the decade is finished. In the recent term of president Barack Obama, there were a reported 14 incidents of civil unrest, including violent shootings and protests as repercussions from those occurrences. From 2009-2016, civil rights and racial causes were to blame for 14 dangerous events, most ending in injury or even in some cases death. Within such a short period of time, simple unjust causes inspired mass violence, which only increased the threats.

In events such as the Smith Shooting in Milwaukee in August 2016, a black male Sayville Smith was shot and killed by a black police officer. It is speculated that the man have been threatening the officer with a firearm, although the case remained unclear. For the following two days, protesters acted violently and ignited private businesses, property, and cars. Demonstrators also vandalized police property, throwing bricks through car windshields. In another instance, Freddie Gray was found dead from spinal injuries in a police van after being arrested for carrying a switchblade. Despite any evidence proving this, protesters believed that his death was caused by police brutality, and retaliated, burning down a Baltimore CVS and participating in other violent rallies. What these protests have in common is that, after the original incidents, civilians found the need to take justice into their own hands using violence to inflict ‘justice’. In an especially tragic event, the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, TX experienced not one, but two shootings (2009/14). In the first shooting, army major Nidal Hasan fatally wounded 13 people and injured 30 others, being called ‘the worst mass shooting on an American military base’. In the second Fort Hood shooting of 2014, army specialist Ivan Lopez opened fire on several locations of the Fort Hood base, killing himself and four others, injuring 14. Although Lopez was motivated by depression and PTSD from his time in the forces, he was inspired by the original actions of major Hasan. This violence only worsens the experience, and creates a domino effect of disaster, knocking once incident into another.

The most destructive consequence of violent protesting is inefficiency, which delays progress in government and any changes being made to better communities. Violent protests, while drawing attention to valuable causes, have no positive towards making changes, and are counter effective when changes are being made. In an inspiring TED talk, best friends Caitlin Quattromani and Lauren Arledge talk about how, despite their political views, they still remain friends and have even bonded over those violent events such as the Smith Shooting in Milwaukee in August 2016, a black male Sayville Smith was shot and killed by a black police officer. It is speculated that the man have been threatening the officer with a firearm, although the case remained unclear. For the following two days, protesters acted violently and ignited private businesses, property, and cars. Demonstrators also vandalized police property, throwing bricks through car windshields. In another instance, Freddie Gray was found dead from spinal injuries in a police van after being arrested for carrying a switchblade. Despite any evidence proving this, protesters believed that his death was caused by police brutality, and retaliated, burning down a Baltimore CVS and participating in other violent rallies. What these protests have in common is that, after the original incidents, civilians found the need to take justice into their own hands using violence to inflict ‘justice’. In an especially tragic event, the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, TX experienced not one, but two shootings (2009/14). In the first shooting, army major Nidal Hasan fatally wounded 13 people and injured 30 others, being called ‘the worst mass shooting on an American military base’. In the second Fort Hood shooting of 2014, army specialist Ivan Lopez opened fire on several locations of the Fort Hood base, killing himself and four others, injuring 14. Although Lopez was motivated by depression and PTSD from his time in the forces, he was inspired by the original actions of major Hasan. This violence only worsens the experience, and creates a domino effect of disaster, knocking once incident into another.

The most destructive consequence of violent protesting is inefficiency, which delays progress in government and any changes being made to better communities. Violent protests, while drawing attention to valuable causes, have no positive towards making changes, and are counter effective when changes are being made. In an inspiring TED talk, best friends Caitlin Quattromani and Lauren Arledge talk about how, despite their political views, they still remain friends and have even bonded over those views. Caitlin, a conservative, and Lauran, a democrat, both engaged in heated political discussions during the 2016 presidential election. The pair learned that instead of debating their conflicting opinions, they could use dialogue to communicate their beliefs peacefully. The statistics that they present during their talk were shocking: 40% of relationships were disrupted by opposing political views during the election. Another protesting pacifist, Erica Chenoweth, attempts to spread the message that non-violent protests are the most effective demonstrations. A former believer of violent protest, Chenoweth believed that this was the most efficient way to reach change. During her time as a PhD student studying political science, she was writing a dissertation on how violence is used to create political change in foreign countries. It was not until she saw a pattern within her data that her opinion began to change. In a charge ranging from 1940-2006, the success of nonviolent campaigns has increased over time, and that trend is only growing. She says, "[Peaceful protesting] has been increasing over time so that in the last 50 years, nonviolent campaigns are becoming increasingly successful and common". She also discovered that if only 3.5% of the population rose up against its government per say, they could inflict change. Since the end of the Cold War, every campaign that has exceeded that percentage has been a non-violent one, and those campaigns are on average four times larger than aggressive demonstrations. These campaigns have inspired real impacts, and Dr. Chenowith hopes to instill these values in her audience, promoting peaceful advocacy in order to shape a positive future.

The most destructive consequence of violent protesting is inefficiency, which delays progress in government and any changes being made to better communities. Violent protests, while drawing attention to valuable causes, have no positive towards making changes, and are counter effective when changes are being made. In an inspiring TED talk, best friends Caitlin Quattromani and Lauren Arledge talk about how, despite their political views, they still remain friends and have even bonded over those views. Caitlin, a conservative, and Lauran, a democrat, both engaged in heated political discussions during the 2016 presidential election. The pair learned that instead of debating their conflicting opinions, they could use dialogue to communicate their beliefs peacefully. The statistics that they present during their talk were shocking: 40% of relationships were disrupted by opposing political views during the election. Another protesting pacifist, Erica Chenoweth, attempts to spread the message that non-violent protests are the most effective demonstrations. A former believer of violent protest, Chenoweth believed that this was the most efficient way to reach change. During her time as a PhD student studying political science, she was writing a dissertation on how violence is used to create political change in foreign countries. It was not until she saw a pattern within her data that her opinion began to change. In a charge ranging from 1940-2006, the success of nonviolent campaigns has increased over time, and that trend is only growing. She also discovered that if only 3.5% of the population rose up against its government per say, they could inflict change. Since the end of the Cold War, every campaign that has exceeded that percentage has been a non-violent one, and those campaigns are on average four times larger than aggressive demonstrations. These campaigns have inspired real impacts, and Dr. Chenoweth hopes to instill these values in her audience, promoting peaceful advocacy in order to shape a positive future.

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Preventing Injuries By: Maeve Cadogan




From 1997 to 2007, gym class injures increased 150%. Imagine your sports season cut short due to an injury playing a game in gym class. It may be hard to imagine, but over 30% of athletes suffer from overuse injuries yearly. Student athletes on average participate in 12 or more hours of exercise weekly, and at least 2 hours per day. It is suggested that teenagers get 60 minutes of exercise daily, and student athletes exceed that number even without gym class.  Because student athletes have a full physical schedule, gym classes should be geared towards  preventing injuries, strength and conditioning and learning human anatomy, instead of playing games.

Physical education could be more beneficial to students if brief modifications were made. Students who are involved with sports teams go to school, then to a practice or a game and once they return home,it is often at least seven o’clock. The schedules are difficult to keep up with and grades can drop. Gym class would be more helpful if it switched daily with a focus on educating students on the prevention of injuries and a free period for extra help. If students are not learning how to prevent these injuries, the numbers will keep increasing. Studies show that more and more students are showing up to the hospital with concussions, fractures, breaks and tears than ever before from games in gym class alone. Researchers found that 70% of those injuries were caused from running, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer and gymnastics. I do not think gym class should be stopped, I believe that it should be modified to protect all students from injuries.


Education is the key to injury prevention, strength and conditioning should be worked into the education plan. This could be something as simple as a stretch done while warming up for class, before students participate in games. Quick exercises to build the strength in your knees, and ankles can be very helpful. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries among high school students have increased
11% in the past years. An ACL injury requires surgery and includes a lengthy recovery. ACL injuries and knee injuries make up for 31.1% of injuries, followed by any type of ankle injury (16%). Closely following ankle injuries at 15.1% are any type of head, back, or shoulder injuries.  Any exercise such as a light jog, or a lunge that can help reduce some of the long term injuries listed above should  be incorporated into P.E. These things do not stop injuries they simply lower the chances. If an injury does occur, according to Dr. Laura Miele Pascoe, a former physical education teacher “creating an emergency action plan in advance is critical to the outcome”. Waiting too long may determine whether the student’s sport season will be over or not.

In order to truly prevent an injury you need to know how to protect yourself. Most people find out about an injury after it’s already happened. Some classes should be dedicated to learning human anatomy (especially about common injuries). Student athletes could then take that knowledge to the field, court, or rink and have it in the back of their head when warming up and playing. Learning about your personal pain tolerance and risk all factor into a safer sports season.  If an injury is not detected by someone soon enough it can cause long term issues, especially head injuries. A head injury occurs every 7 seconds. Studies show that even one head injury increases risk for another one by three times. A sign of concussion can include loss of consciousness, headache, vomiting and much more. If a head injury is not detected early enough it can cause long term brain damage, depression and even memory loss. An undetected injury to a tendon or bone can also affect other parts of the body making it harder to recover. If students had the chance to learn about injury prevention, they would reduce their own risk of setbacks in the future.
Cause of Head Injuries 

Though gym class is a good chance for students to socialize and exercise, it should not be required for athletes. There is no way to prevent injuries but modified classes could reduce the chances. Student athletes have tough schedules and could use the gym period for extra help, strength and conditioning, and learning how to prevent injuries. Physical education classes worldwide need to be modified to protect students. Athletes can help others increase awareness and help reduce injuries.


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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Put an end to racism


Imagine getting dirty looks everywhere you go, or not feeling safe in any country, city, or town. This is what some or even most Muslims feel like. Muslims are stereotyped around the world and especially in the U.S. People assume they are all terrorists. The dislike or prejudice towards Islam and Muslims is called Islamophobia.  People need to stop stereotyping them because they are humans too, just like everyone else. They don’t deserve to be treated worse than any other people and they shouldn’t have to live their lives in fear that people will hurt them. The way people think of Muslims and the stereotyping of them, must be stopped because more and more of them begin to feel unsafe and are hurt every year.
Innocent Muslim passengers are sometimes removed from airplanes because people think they are a danger or threat to them. They can’t even go on vacations without being interrupted. Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was a twenty six year old student from the University of California, Berkeley who took a flight out on Southwest airlines. When he boarded the plane, he decided to call his uncle in Baghdad. He talked to his uncle in arabic while waiting for takeoff. Makhzoomi said to his uncle, “ ‘insha’ Allah insha’ Allah”, which meant, “ God Williing”, and a woman next to him gave him a look. The lady got up and left, and two minutes later, police arrived and told Makhzoomi to get off the plane. He did not do anything wrong or hurt anyone, but he was forced to leave anyway. Makhzoomi was extremely upset. All he did was talk on the phone in the language he was taught and he got punished, and that is not fair at all. If a person was talking Spanish on the phone, would they get kicked off a plane? Probably not. He said to CNN, “ All I want is an apology today. We as people of Iraqi, American, Iranian, we share one thing in common, and that is our dignity. If someone tries to take that away from us, we should fight but not with aggression, with knowledge and education. One must stand for his principle.” The man who escorted Makhzoomi off the plane asked him why he was speaking arabic and the man even said it was dangerous to the environment. Dogs even sniffed his bags. The airline gave him a refund and he booked a flight home on delta. Makhzoomi said “ he was so shaken he took to his bed and slept for days.” Makhzoomi and all other Muslims should not be afraid to be themselves and they should not be judged for it. Americans are allowed to speak English without getting punished, so muslims should be able to speak Arabic. Makhzoomi’s trip was ruined because of the incident.
pic 2.pngStatistics have shown that Muslim hate crimes have spiked within years. According to CNN, “ In one year, anti-Muslim hate crimes in the United States have rose 67%, from 154 incidents in 2014 to 257 in 2015.” People protest against Muslims, and are afraid of them for no reason. They think that because most members of ISIS are Muslims, then most Muslims must be terrorists, which is not true. Recent surveys have actually showed that most people with Muslim populations have an unfavorable view on ISIS. Almost all people in Lebanon, and 94% of people in Jordan are unfavorable of ISIS. According to Pew research’s 2017 survey of U.S Muslims, “Muslims in the United States perceive a lot of discrimination against their religious group.” 75% of people say that there is a lot of discrimination towards them, 23% say no, and 2% say they don’t know. Also, 48% of Muslim Americans say that they have experienced at least one incident of discrimination within the last twelve months.” They shouldn’t be discriminated by any people. Muslim citizens of the United States are citizens, which means they are just like all the other citizens, and they should be treated just like everyone else. There have been so many incidents where Muslims are beat up or yelled at because of their religion. It needs to stop happening because there is no need for people to hate them.
If people are afraid of Muslims, then they should also be afraid of White people too.  According to statistics from CNN, “9 people have been killed a year, on average by Muslim extremists in the U.S since 9/11, 12,843 people are killed a year, on average, by guns in the U.S, and 37,000 people die every year on average, in traffic incidents in the U.S.” This proves that more people die from shootings and traffic accidents, then they do from Muslim extremist attacks. CNN also states that “ According to data compiled by Mother Jones magazine, which looked at mass shootings in the United States since 1982, White people -- almost exclusively white men -- have committed some 64% of the shootings.” Statista also shows that between 1982 and 2017, 51 out of 90 mass shootings were initiated by White shooters. There have been extreme shootings like the most recent one in Las Vegas, Nevada, where 58 people died, and more than 500 were injured. These show that White people commit crimes and they actually commit most of the mass shootings in the country. Muslims are not the only terrorists. All other races have terrorists too. Another example of an infamous shooting by a White male, was the Sandy Hook shooting where 20 children and 6 teachers died. This massacre left people devastated and  in shock. Muslims are not the only terrorists and killers in the world, there are people from all races that are terrorists or criminals also, and if people are going to discriminate only Muslims that is not right.


Muslims are stereotyped too much in the United States and even throughout the world. They can’t feel safe anywhere they go and it it isn’t fair to them at all. They are disrupted from vacations
and trips because they have a fear of getting removed from planes. They can’t do anything without being looked at with concern. They also get beat up and protested against because of their religion, and statistics have shown that the hate against them has increased within years. People that are Muslim do commit crimes, but so do people of all races. One single person can’t stop the stereotyping of Muslims, but large groups of people can step up and try. To stop it, people can speak up and stand up for those Muslims who get beat or looked at weirdly, and they can get educated about the Muslim culture and learn that they aren't  bad people. By standing up for them, others will learn to stand up too, and it can help Muslims feel safer in the country.

Cory Shinohara

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Cyberbullying Taking Lives One By One

Cyberbullying Taking Lives One By One
By: Erica Malfa
Cyberbullying
A worldwide problem that has drastically increased since the internet has become popular is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying, on the internet. It is the use of electronic communication to send messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. I believe that cyberbullying should be terminated and people who cyberbully others should be given major consequences. Cyberbullying causes deaths all over and it should be put to an end before the number of fatalities increase.
Do you have a lack of self-worth?
Everyone is bullied at least once in their life, but for others, this may be a continuous problem. Low self-esteem is very common, but when bullied, victims constantly feel like they’re worthless and lesser than the bully. Although bullying can happen face-to-face, most of it occurs online and more commonly amongst teenagers.
In this generation, kids are always on electronics, which makes them more susceptible to the dangers of the internet. When reading an article about cyberbullying being linked to depression, Hamm told LiveScience that "There were consistent associations between exposure to cyberbullying and increased likelihood of depression,". Kids don’t understand that the internet can cause big problems, and although they are only trying to fit in, they are often times putting themselves in dangerous situations without even realizing.

When watching the movie “Cyberbully” a teenager named Taylor Hillridge recieved a computer for her birthday. The first thing she did was make a Cliqusters account because she wanted to fit in with everyone at school that had one as well. Soon after, she began to get cyberbullied by her classmates. This leads to Taylor losing interest in the things she once loved. Although this movie isn’t based on a true story, it shows what this type of abuse can do to teenagers. Unfortunately, this bullying was not acknowledged until Taylor attempted suicide.
Not wanting to go to school
It’s usually common for kids to want to skip a day of school every once in awhile, but what’s not common is wanting to miss school every day. School should be a safe place for kids to see their friends and get the education they need. When being cyberbullied, especially by classmates, it makes kids not want to go to school and face them. They don’t want to see any people in fear that they will be bullied more.
For example, in the movie “Cyberbully” that I mentioned above, Taylor Hillridge did the same thing. She didn’t was always asking to miss school and she didn’t want to see anyone anymore. She couldn’t take the abuse her classmates were giving her so she stayed home. She didn’t want to face them or the awful feelings she had.
When reading an article about By Justin W. Patchin on Cyberbullying.org, it showed a graph of kids who stay home because of cyberbullying. Out of 5,700 students from the ages 12-17, 10.3% stayed home because of the bullying. 60.8% of the kids said it affected the way they learned and made them feel not safe at school. When reading these numbers, it really makes you think...can young kids really be this mean?
Leading to suicide
Suicide is the worst effect of cyberbullying. For someone to feel so low and so alone that they think it’s the only option is not okay. Victims think no one cares about them and no one will miss them when they’re gone, but they don’t know how wrong they are until it’s too late. Small things lead up to this and no one usually sees the signs. It starts with depression or low self-esteem issues, and then it goes to constantly missing school. Once it gets too bad, they try to commit suicide.
Megan Meier, 13 years old, hung herself because people from school were cyberbullying her. They were posting mean comments about her over MySpace. According to her father, the boy she liked named Josh said "Everybody in O'Fallon knows how you are. You are a bad person and everybody hates you. Have a shitty rest of your life. The world would be a better place without you." This is the last thing she saw before she committed suicide.
Brandy Vela, an 18-year-old girl from Texas shot herself in front of her family because of how bad the cyberbullying was. The cyberbullies made fake facebook accounts and posted mean comments about her weight and looks. When she reported the accounts, someone would just make a new one to torment her. Brandy even went to her school, but they could do nothing about it. Brandy had finally had enough of this torture and she committed suicide on November 29th.
Mallory Grossman, 12 years old committed suicide on June 14th because she was being cyberbullied. Her parents said that she was being harassed through social media such as Snapchat and Instagram, along with text messages. Mallory didn’t want to go to school, she constantly felt sick and her grades plummeted. A 12-year-old girl took her life because of the way others treated her.
Trying to find a solution
There can be some solutions to try to stop cyberbullying. One solution can be to not look at the texts, don’t respond or just delete the messages right away. These may sound like bad solutions, but they can be super helpful because you aren’t getting involved with your bully, you’re showing you don’t care which makes them not want to bother you anymore. Another solution could be blocking the bully. This will help because this person will no longer be able to harass you. Just like the other 2 ways I suggested, there are ways the bully can get around, but it gives you time to tell someone what is happening so you can get help. It is always better to tell an adult about what is happening than to hold it in. A big part of social media is what you post. Before you post things think of how others will react. Don’t say anything hurtful to anyone online or in person. Some people say things not meaning to be mean, but it comes out differently to the person and they will feel attacked.
Conclusion
Cyberbullying is a serious problem with serious consequences and it needs to end. It causes depression and low self-esteem which leads kids to not want to go to school or do the activities they once did. If the bullying is bad enough it leads to suicide. People should tell adults if they’re a victim of cyberbullying so the parent can help. Kids shouldn’t interact with their bully because it could only furthermore the problem.
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