In the 21st century, the Syrian war is the most devastating conflict in the world. Starting in 2011, the war has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians, including children, in this senseless war that also displaced millions of Syrians. The war has resulted many atrocities from the Syrian government, harming their own civilians and forcing millions of refugees to […]



Six years ago, the Syrian war, one of the most deadliest and ongoing conflicts in the 21st century, started. With the dictator Bashar al-Assad’s government fighting rebel groups in populated cities of Syrian civilians, it has developed a huge refugee crisis for Europe, in which millions have been displaced from their homes. The war also caused heavy civilian casualties in […]


The Syrian war has been going on for 6 years, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop soon. With President Bashar al-Assad and the government allies versus other rebel groups in the country, like the Sunni arab rebel groups, the conflict is getting more heated in the region. The Syrian government escalated the conflict when they used chemical […]

Thomas Cho Mrs. Reed American Literature 14 May 2017 The idea of freedom (Spoiler alert) In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the two main characters Huckleberry Finn and the slave Jim set out on a adventure to freedom. But what is the definition of freedom to both of these characters? What are these characters running away from? What messages might […]

Thomas Cho Mrs. Reed American Literature 8 May 2017 Tensions in the Korean peninsula In the present day, there are many world issues that plague our society. War, famine, the refugee crisis, drought, etc. But one that is especially important to me is North Korea’s aggressive development in their nuclear program. With the fact that all my family is living […]

From reading: Pg. 4: “Say,, who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats efs didn’ hear sumf’n. Well, I know what I’s gwyne to do: I’s gwyne to set down here and listen tell I hears it ag’in.”-Jim Comments: In context, Jim is a slave who belongs to Huck’s(the main character and narrator) foster family. I chose this section […]

I believe that people need friendship in order to succeed, to accomplish goals, jump obstacles in life, and overall to just have a good time. I first lived in Florida for kindergarten and preschool, and when I was 7 years old, my family decided to move to Okemos, Michigan. The first day of school at a completely new school is […]

Dear Future President, In our country, Police Brutality has been one of our biggest problems that we need to address. New cases of police brutality and civilians being killed pop up on the news every day. Due to the fact that most of the victims were African American or minorities, police brutality has been linked to racism. This has angered […]

I believe that racism and violence should be the main issues that the president addresses. Racism fuels violence, but I am also talking about global events, such as the Syrian civil war. If our nation fights racism and helps out more with the peace talks in the Middle East, it will be for the greater good. Racism has been in […]