We're planning to have the first issue of the Laureate out in September so we can have something to show when we visit Georgia (it's apparently an annual field trip)! That means it's really time to be busy writing. We each have at least two articles - one or two that we chose from the list to be published, and one that's an Onion-style satire. My "list" article is about the female punk band in Russia that was recently imprisoned, but it isn't news, it's an editorial. I'm planning on taking a good look at it from the side of the Russian government, and then moving to "free speech" and if that's really what we have in America. For example, I'm pretty sure it's illegal to cuss a lot and loudly in public (it certainly is against the rules on the bus), but isn't that technically free speech? Where do we draw the line?
The other article I'm writing is the Onion one. That one I'm not too sure about. I've been awfully busy, so I haven't had much time to think about it. Perhaps it'll be something about sleep and students not getting enough? I don't really know; as I said, I haven't been thinking about it much. Heck, I'd write it about the Hallyu wave if I could find a way to relate it! I just don't think very many people would be interested in the spread of Korean pop culture. Although Gangnam Style in particular (by PSY) is becoming quite widespread (it was played at a football game, and after making a frankly amazing touchdown at a separate football game a Ravens player did the horse-riding dance from the music video) it's not quite such a big deal here. Though a friend of mine who goes to River Ridge is planning to do the aforementioned dance at her homecoming.
Well I really ought to go do homework now because I have an awful lot of it, though I do happen to be free of an AP World History reading tonight. It's funny; yesterday I got up really early to do some homework, and a part of it was on this website called ChemThink. Apparently the teachers can see when you turn in your homework on that website, so I walked into Chemistry and my teacher eyed me suspiciously and asked, "What were you doing at 4:30?". Um, my homework? Hopefully I won't have to get up at 4:30 anymore though, if I can finish it tonight. Toodles!
The other article I'm writing is the Onion one. That one I'm not too sure about. I've been awfully busy, so I haven't had much time to think about it. Perhaps it'll be something about sleep and students not getting enough? I don't really know; as I said, I haven't been thinking about it much. Heck, I'd write it about the Hallyu wave if I could find a way to relate it! I just don't think very many people would be interested in the spread of Korean pop culture. Although Gangnam Style in particular (by PSY) is becoming quite widespread (it was played at a football game, and after making a frankly amazing touchdown at a separate football game a Ravens player did the horse-riding dance from the music video) it's not quite such a big deal here. Though a friend of mine who goes to River Ridge is planning to do the aforementioned dance at her homecoming.
Well I really ought to go do homework now because I have an awful lot of it, though I do happen to be free of an AP World History reading tonight. It's funny; yesterday I got up really early to do some homework, and a part of it was on this website called ChemThink. Apparently the teachers can see when you turn in your homework on that website, so I walked into Chemistry and my teacher eyed me suspiciously and asked, "What were you doing at 4:30?". Um, my homework? Hopefully I won't have to get up at 4:30 anymore though, if I can finish it tonight. Toodles!
