By: Freddy Eubanks
NOTE: Opinions stated int the article are of the author and do not represent the opinions of the School or journalism program. Numerous members of the music industry have died over the course of the last few years. Artists have died from many causes ranging from addiction to gun violence. Regardless of the cause it looks like artists are the main targets of death. I can't come up with a reason for that no one can. It is just a cycle of death that won't stop. Several rappers have died of drug overdose or complications due to overdosing. Take for example Fredo Santana, a rapper who died at the age of 27 on January 19, 2018. He was addicted to the drink called lean and regularly mentioned the substance when rapping. After some research, I can only assume he was addicted to the way lean had given him a feeling of euphoria. Another rapper that recently passed at the age of 21 is Juice World. Fans will notice he talks about depression, heartbreak, and drugs in almost all of his songs. For example, his song “Black & White” has depressing lyrics such as, "I know these perkys finna hurt me". His emotional songs show that he was depressed, and used drugs to numb himself. When he landed from a flight, the police were waiting for him, so he took about 30 Percocets that took his life. The only thing I have to say about this is that I don't think he accidentally took his life. He may have seen the police and decided that a life in jail wasn’t how he wanted to live. Continuing the list, Lil Peep and Mac Miller were two rappers who were affiliated with taking drugs. Starting with Lil Peep, who was similar to Juice World, he was depressed and used drugs to numb his depression. On November 15, 2017, Lil Peep took laced Xanax pills and died in his tour bus at the age of 21. Moving over to Mac Miller, another rapper that also battled with depression and addiction, he also bought laced drugs and accidentally died on the date of September 7, 2018. It's well known that rappers have died from drug abuse, but that isn't the only way well known rappers have died. Take XXXTentacion for example on the date of June 18, 2018, he died at the age of 20 years old. He was known to be a bit of a reckless person who would always fight for his things if someone tried to take them. In fact, one time he had a misunderstanding with a fan that he thought was trying to take his chain while he was performing on stage he hit them in their face. Before his untimely death, he moved past that and wanted to help the world. On the day of his death, he was going to do a charity event and decided to buy a motorcycle. His killers watched him in the shop, and waited for him to leave when they tried to rob him. XXXTENTACION put up a fight and it got him killed. His killers took his Louis Vuitton bag with fifty thousand dollars.Last rapper to talk about is Nipsey Hussle. He was outside his shop when he was shot. He died at the age of 33, on March 31st, 2019. Now with all this information, we can both come to the conclusion that rappers and music artists die because of their lifestyle, money, and lastly their depression and their urge to numb it.
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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. 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. |
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