After being stricken by war and poverty, my grandfather immigrated from South Korea, which was decimated by Korean aggression decades ago. Like immigrants from ruined states, my grandfather traveled to the beacon of his remaining hope: the United States. When I became...
Tomorrow will be possibly one of the most defining chapters in our nation’s history. A presidential election of tremendous importance will take place, one that will polarize Americans to a great extent, regardless of the winner. An election that will be cataclysmic,...
Dear future president, Within the past few decades, we have seen a mounting threat to our current society and to civilization as a whole: climate breakdown. The timeline of our society’s survival is faulty, but we do know that climate breakdown is being enabled by...
On July 4, 1776, the Founding Fathers scribed the Declaration of Independence. The most notable line within the preamble is “All men are created equal.” Now when the Founding Fathers wrote this momentous line, it was evident they did not treat all men as equals....
Rose Avenue is a rising band based in La Cañada comprised of teenagers looking to make a difference. Prior to the pandemic, the band performed in multiple places like La Cañada High School and the Highland Park Bowl. “We all just happened to meet up at the Behshid’s...
In the late 1920s, the world witnessed an economic fallout of great proportions. Within the United States, thousands of families fell into unemployment. Parents could not provide for their children, stores filed for bankruptcy, debt piled and the stock market...
On March 26th, the United States reported the most COVID-19 cases in the world. 81,321 Americans have the Coronavirus along with 1,000 deaths surpassing China, Italy or any other country has seen, according to data gathered by the New York Times. Since then, China has...
Half of the nation watches the economy go under and the government becoming more polarized. World infrastructures have collapsed, unemployment is skyrocketing, and governments are in a disarray. Amid the chaos, we ask who is responsible for so much destruction....
My school has been shut down for a week now, and I have literally nothing to do. Yes, there are online classes and SAT prep, but those get extremely tiresome after awhile. For my school, online classes are not mandatory and have no impact on your grades whatsoever....
Throughout history, there has never been a truer testimony of a leader than through their grace in a crisis. Through the leadership of George Washington in fighting for their freedom to the boldness of Churchill as he stood before the British Parliament proclaiming...
