Most Recent Academic Writing

One day a teacher said to one of his students, “Son, if you didn’t have homework, you wouldn’t learn.” Based on polls from actual students and research from notable scientists, homework can actually do the exact opposite of helping a... (more »)

Peer pressure is an immense issue in teens today. Many harmful things such as drugs, alcohol, tobacco, violence, and shoplifting are brought on by peer pressure. Whether one’s motivation to do these things is to make friends, fit in, become... (more »)

In this current world full of iPhones, laptops, and iPods, chalkboards seem almost forgotten. Ten years ago most people would never have imagined a YouTube video playing from a classroom blackboard, being able to drag text across the board to... (more »)

According to vegetarians and meat eaters alike about six to ten percent of Americans are vegetarians or exclude most meet from their diet. “In 2011, 38% of the U.S. population 16 years old and older, enjoyed some form of fishing, hunting or... (more »)

One day I was sitting in class, about to start a group project. I made eye contact with my friends, planning to work with them, but then the teacher said she had already paired us up. I was briefly disappointed but then I realized that the teacher... (more »)

In recent years there has been much controversy over the decision to allow women to fight on the front lines of the American military. To not allow women the right to fight on the frontlines would be a disgrace to all progress made by women’s... (more »)

As of 2011, the world is home to over 7 billion people. But did you know if we took all of those people and put them right next to each other, we would all fit in the town of Los Angeles, California? ("7 Billion, National Geographic... (more »)

If a person has ever been on the internet for an extended period of time, they’ve probably come across a meme or too. Whether they would recognize it as such or not is up for debate, and it’s relevance either way is doubted by many people. And... (more »)

Junie B. Jones, A Banned Book? Junie B. Jones, a series of children's books authored by Barbara Park, is challenged and banned by people all around the nation because of the reviews and criticism the books received. It may be hard to... (more »)

The term “optimism” refers to the tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect a positive outcome. This way of thinking is reflected in many books, videos, and movies, along with being practiced throughout... (more »)