According to the National Sleep Foundation, only a mere 15 percent of teenagers receive the required 8.5 hours of sleep per night. In addition, teens have extremely irregular sleeping patterns which hurts their biological clocks as well as their quality of their sleep. Between AP classes, extracurriculars, family, friends, and time to relax, it’s hard to expect students to receive eight hours of night every night. This begs the question on whether or not school should start later. The quick answer to this question is yes. Ask almost any student in high school and they’ll agree that an extra hour of sleep sounds extremely tempting. Not only does it sound peaceful, but it’s also proven to provide extra health benefits. According to Health.com, it improves memory, helps lengthen life, and spurs creativity. Growing teenagers need enough sleep in order function in their daily lives between school, sports, and work.
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On Oct. 1, 2015, yet another attack on young adults occurred in Roseburg, Oregon. A 26- year-old student named Christopher Harper-Mercer killed eight students as well as an assistant professor on the Umpqua College Campus. Another nine students were injured in the event. Witness Matthew Downing said in his statement that Harper-Mercer said to him the day of the event that he was “the lucky one” and would not shoot him if he gave an envelope containing a flash drive to the police. Downing said, “I stood up and he pointed the gun at me and this is the moment I thought I was going to die. He paused for a second and then handed the envelope to me and said to sit in the very back seat and face him.” In 2008, an amazing event happened for the first time in over 200 years - the election of an African American president. Since then, Americans can only think of one other president that would bring our country forward in terms of equality, which in this case would be a female president. Hillary Clinton has made her name as a frontrunner for the 2016 election. However, many Americans, such as Wilson teens, are starting to doubt whether or not she is gaining popularity due to her policies or due to her gender. Sarah Reinbrecht, junior, says, “Just because she’s a woman doesn’t always mean she has better policies for our country or even better policies for women.” She then adds on, "I think a lot of people do like that she's a woman, but at the same time, some women see past her gender and feel like she's not the best candidate for presidency.” Another junior, Zane Elgogari adds, “I really think you have to look at Hillary as a candidate rather than just a women. She has her own views and her own opinions. You are voting for her beliefs, not her gender.” When Jillian Schmitz, junior, was asked about whether or not Hillary Clinton would be the best presidential candidate, she replied, “I honestly don't know. I'm in between I think, because there are some people who honestly like what she supports and the policies she has, but I also think that many people want to see a female president in office and have a woman be the most powerful person in the United States. I think that is definitely a big factor. I'm torn in between, but if I had to choose one side, I'd say that more people are voting for Hillary because of her femininity.” I do believe having a female president could be a step forward in women’s fight for equality. However, I also think that with this in mind, people will vote for her because of the thought of gender equality and forget all about her other stances on political issues. Although gender equality is a huge issue in the United States, this country is more than just that, and voters have to keep that in mind when voting in the primaries or maybe even in the presidential elections. |
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