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This topic really caught my eye. I love reading about world records. It reminds me that people are so unique. I liked how you included statistics about Japan, they were really interesting to read.
This topic is fascinating to me, as it is a debate I have with myself a lot. I always thought fate and destiny were similar, but it was interesting to learn about how that's not true. I like to believe that our futures are not all set in stone.
This post is really interesting Abdul! Thanks for sharing your personal story. It's inspiring to read about how people from other countries are adapting and living in the US. It could be interesting to incorporate more comparisons like how you spoke about how football is called soccer in the...
Christopher: This post is great! It's a topic I wholeheartedly agree with. My school is struggling with the issues you spoke about. To help make your opinion more powerful, I sometimes will remove the word "I" completely, because it's an opinion piece so your beliefs are implied :).
I really liked the repetition of words like strength and how at the end you described your background and your struggle. I love the lion picture as well. It really encompasses the meaning of the poem. It would have been cool if you split it up into stanzas so...
This is a super cool topic! I don't know much about Alaskan history and it was interesting to read about. It would have been cool if you wrote this more like a story with transitions and made it flow a little more, instead of different pieces of information strung...
This is incredibly well-written. I really enjoyed the description of 9/11. I've heard the story a million times but I like how you focused on the aftermath and speaking about what President Bush intended to do after the attack. I would have loved to read more about what we...
This is so cool! I had no idea that people were naming asteroids after astronauts. Using a different title that relates more to naming asteroids would definitely draw more people in!
This article seems really intriguing. I am also super interested in the effects of climate change and am worried about the future. It would be cool to include ways the article said are ways we can help stop the climate crisis.