By: Jazmin Antinew
A lot of zoos and aquariums have been shut down by the government due to ethical reasons. Animals have been caged for people’s entertainment. As time has passed, people have become aware about how these animals are being treated and are taking action. Zoos prevent the animals from doing many natural things to their full extent like roaming around, flying, climbing and most of all being with their own kind of species. There are lots of animals that were killed due to captivity. An example is “Lolong”, a giant saltwater crocodile that was certified by the Guinness World Records as the biggest crocodile, died because of sickness. The tiny closure and very shallow pond caused the crocodile to endure stress that stopped eating a month before its death according to Rappler.com. It is a pity that animals like these that are not treated properly. Imagine what more animals out there that are captive and have encountered experiences like “Lolong”. Freedom is important to us humans, but also to animals; animals belong in the wild and not in cages. Like humans, animals too can have behavioral problems. A well known disorder called Zoochosis is the repetitive, disturbed behaviors that animals do in zoos. It’s said that it is similar to OCD such as bar biting, swaying, pacing, neck twisting, excessive grooming, vomiting and more which is stated by the Statesman. In zoos, lions spend 48% of their time pacing, a commonly noticed indication of behavioral problem. This shows that animals not only suffer physically, but also mentally. Wild animals in zoos die earlier rather than in the wild, due to isolation, and animals have limited space to move around. Most wild animals are chained in place and receive little exercise. They frequently become depressed and overweight making them unhealthy. For example, elephants in captivity die 40 years younger than elephants in the wild who can live up to 60-70 years according to One Green Planet. It’s ironic how people complain that animals are becoming extinct when we are also affecting their existence. The government did the right thing by closing the zoos. Animals are living creatures and not toys for anyone’s entertainment. Just like humans, they should have the right to be free.
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By: Damaso A. Rosales, Amore D. Scranton, and Jessica Reese
By: Sabrina Willett
Cursive writing has been around since back in the late 1700’s, and while in the past it was a mandatory part of the curriculum, in recent years it has been taught less and less. Schools no longer require it. ENews has deemed cursive writing “a big, old waste of time”, and we no longer need it “because computers”. Cursive writing is a major part of our history, many important documents that shaped our country being written in cursive. The Declaration of Independence, Bill Of Rights, and the Constitution are a few documents written in cursive, and children growing up won’t be able to read them because they can’t understand it. Bateman, a 73-year-old state representative from Idaho says, “The Constitution of the United States is written in cursive. Think about that.” To which ENews responded, “The Constitution is also available online, typed out. Not in cursive. So… we’re good.” Computers are handy to have and to use, but they should not rule over society and make it so we brush history off like it’s worth nothing. Most teens today don’t know cursive, and I am one of them. I know how to sign my name, and read a couple of words here and there, but everything else is a whole other language to me. That’s another thing, adults in the future won’t have a signature when signing important things, and will simply put their normally written name. I believe that cursive writing may be lost within the next few decades, and I truly hope it won’t be. It’s a large part of our history, and it shouldn't be forgotten. It helps children’s brains to develop in their early years, helps kids with dyslexia, and working with legal documents. Early years are a crucial time in a child’s life, and if cursive helps their brain to develop further we should use that to our advantage to help them. Short Story By Joshua S. Olsen Some were excited for kindergarten, some wouldn’t let go of their mom’s leg. We started to learn. ABC, 123, grapes are purple, sticking play-doh up our nose is bad. All the important stuff. We wanted this to last, because, for some, crayons were still meant for the mouth. The next five years were the same. Adding, subtracting, finding theme, learning a bad word, making BFFs. Eventually we made it to the top, 5th grade; only to find that we would be sent to the bottom. Middle school. This was when school got hard for us who actually did our work. Negative numbers, negligible teachers, abhorred enemies and still theme. As if it wasn’t bad enough, they threw in puberty. Nonetheless we made it to the end again, and then back to the beginning. Fresh-meat they called us. Some made it big with sports, others stayed small. Most paired off with the popular hot girl or that shy boy. Others of us became a single pringle. Sophomores were softies. School hadn’t changed; we either had an F and were cool, or an A and were a nerd. Junior was the hardest year. ACT, AP, break-ups, make-ups, food, sleep, repeat. Senioritis kicked in for those of us who hadn’t found it Freshmen year. Finally we made it to Senior; free periods and top of the world. But we were still stuck with theme. Senior Sunrise, Letterman Jacket, Class Rings, Senior Sunset. Tears are shed, goodbyes are made, graduation happens, and now your back at the bottom. Here we come, college. So, maybe it wasn’t a musical, maybe it wasn’t always happy, but we tried, and we made it. Was it worth it? Probably not. But now we’re done; now we can move on. Our whole life is ahead of us. And to think it all started with nap time in kindergarten. |
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