The Direct Effects Of Ocean Pollution
Introduction Plastic pollution has been an issue for years, and personal protective equipment is only adding to the problem. Personal protective equipment includes masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and more. Before the COVID-19 pandemic started, global plastic pollution had quadrupled over the last four decades. Now, masks and gloves are reaching the seas and confusing ocean […]
The Importance Of Mental Health In Relation To Education During A Pandemic
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has been going for about seven months now, and American schools are reopening for a new school year. Since the coronavirus hit America, everyone went into a state of quarantine. People were isolated from each other, which had significant mental impacts; stress and anxiety were increased. Restrictions were attempted to be lifted […]
The Insupportable Shooting Of Jacob Blake
Introduction On August 23, 2020, police officers of Kenosha, Wisconsin, were responding to a domestic incident. Jacob Blake was attempting to break up a fight among two women, but police officers wanted to stop him and attempted to use a taser to do so. Blake then walked around his car and opened the driver’s side […]
The Controversy Over Stem Cells
Introduction To Stem Cells For several decades, scientists have researched stem cells to find cures for different injuries and diseases. Stem cells are cells which generate specialized functions in the body. These cells are special because they can generate new cells such as blood cells, brain cells, heart muscle cells, or bone cells. Scientists have […]
The Undervalued Importance Of Wearing A Mask
Introduction On March 11, 2020, COVID-19 had reached around the world and had been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Two days later, the United States declared a state of emergency, and schools were shut down across the nation in the name of safety. This was the official start of quarantine, which was […]
Yemen’s Current Crisis
Introduction Across the Middle East, the Arab Spring dethroned numerous dictators, inspiring an uprising in Yemen. Since 2014, Yemen has faced a civil war as well as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The war began when Houthi rebels took over Yemen’s capital city and overthrew the government. The Houthi insurgents were military rebels looking to […]
The Unjustified Death Of Breonna Taylor
Introduction: The Unreasonable Events Of March 13 On March 13, 2020, the Louisville Metro Police Department conducted a drug search on Breonna Taylor’s apartment, where she lived with her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. The police officers had a no-knock warrant, and came into the apartment unidentified around midnight. Walker and Taylor were alarmed, and thought they […]