Choose one of the news articles from the current issue of Upfront Magazine. Write a response to the article of your choice based on your answers to the following questions:
What did you learn that you didn't know before reading the article?
What is your opinion on this issue and why?
What other comments do you have about this week's magazine?
After writing your response, leave some comments on the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students' blog responses.
The article of my choice is "Great Minds". Before I read this article I didn't know that teens in South Korea don't have much freedom when on their phones. Smartphones with a user under 18 will have their activity monitored, location viewed , and even websites checked. Its the law! I don't like the idea of this law mostly because teenagers won't be felt that they are trusted when they are monitored 24/7.Not only that but it seems as if its a violation of privacy and free speech, its basically the same as installing a security camera. Something else I found interesting about this article is that a girl named Lauren Singers can actually fit 3 years worth of her trash in a glass jar. How amazing is that. She does this by buying package-free food, composing food scrapes, making her own deodorant and toothpaste, and wears secondhand clothes.
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing about the article. The one about the South Koreans phones being monitored.
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DeleteI have always been aware that Japan has been advanced technologically, but the article, "Inside Japan's Robot Hotel," reaffirmed my belief. It describes how a hotel in Japan is the "world's first hotel staffed almost entirely by robots (Inside Japan's Robot Hotel)" The hotel has 72 rooms for $80 a night, which is surprisingly cheap. This is because the use of a robot staff cut labor costs by 70 percent. I believe that robots should be used, since it seems to be cheaper. However, they should be used sparingly, because this will put a large number of people out of work. People wouldn't able to find jobs, since the robots would take up a multitude of jobs.
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DeleteI also found that article interesting and I agree with the job issue because of robots
DeleteI read that article too, and it was pretty interesting.
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ReplyDeleteI've never really taken the time to think about how harmful dog feces can be to our environment. The article "How DNA Catches dogs in the Act" discusses an action taken to prevent dog owners from leaving their pets feces exposed, and behind. This act has allowed the canine culprits and their owners to be tracked down, and fined with. Before i read this article, I didn't know that dog feces was a hazard that harbored viruses, bacteria, and parasites. I support this act as to where the owners would get tracked down and take consequences, because without doing so many people's health are put at risk. This weeks magazine has been very educational and quite interesting, i've definitely benefited from looking through it.
ReplyDeleteGood job Salma, you wrote well. I agree with you.
DeleteI didn't know that dog feces was harmful for us and carried bacteria,parasites, and viruses! Now I know that have to be even more cautious of stepping in dog feces than I already am! When you say "This weeks magazine has been very educational and quite interesting, i've definitely benefited from looking through it" how did it benefit you and what did you think was educational and interesting? elaborate more on those points and also cite were they said in the article that there are viruses parasites and bacteria. Everything else is good!
DeleteI really found "America goes on a diet" very interesting. I never realized how many Americans eat fast food every single day. For example one part i found very intriguing is "Today, more than a third of U.S adults are obese, and 66 percent are overweight and obese" (pg 9, paragraph 9, lines 1-3). One thing i learned that i never knew was people in the U.S started going obese in the 1980's and states are trying to subsidize to the poor for produce products. My stance on this issue is the states should start to ban fast food and other sugary products that allow U.S citizens to be obese.
ReplyDeleteI also read "America goes on a diet" and Also found it interesting that more than half of the population is obese.I don't necessarily agree with banning all sugary and fatty products. I think we should change it in a way that it would not be harmful for us to eat 3 or 4 a week rather than just once a week. We should also teach people that healthy foods can be tasty too! fix capitalization and your good to go.
DeleteFirst time in my life i hear you can fit 3 years of your waste in a jar, that really stood out to me. Made me think how is this tied to my religious beliefs. The prophet peace and blessings be upon him said that we shall not even leave a pebble on the streets. I really support that act by keeping track of my waste and try to minimize it as much as possible and trying to spread the act through out the actions and not verbally. I would like them to talk about how to become a successful person in the United States of America.
ReplyDeleteYes! The environment would be so much more cleaner if we took care of the trash we throw daily.
DeleteThe tie you made between our religion and cleanliness is a cogent point. Keeping track of anything we do is an integral part in building ourselves for our own betterment.
DeleteAmerica has been losing weight recently according to the article "America Goes on a Diet." I am very pleased to hear that our population has been working on keeping its bodies healthy and strong and hope it continues to get better. However I am still concerned with some of the items that are sold in fast food chains. For example, a sonic malt contains 2,020 calories, which is almost what is recommended per day. This can cause a lot of problems because not only is it high in calories but it contains high amounts of fat, which can be dangerous for the body. Overall however, I am happy that Americans have started to care about their health and have been improving their diets.
ReplyDeleteIn the article " South Korea's Spy Phones," I learned that teenagers or any child under the age of 18 is to be monitored by their parents. The children are to download an application for their parents to see their activity on their cell devices. This has become the law over the years for parents to locate their children. I understand why the government may put this restriction on children and teens to keep the internet a safer place, but I feel the Koreans took it a step to far. The young adults won't feel any responsibility until the age of 18 and they won't know how to handle it because its thrown at them all at once. I didn't know the government can take away privacy from citizens without them having a say on it. This law should be ban.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, this law should be banned! Citizens should have a say in this, and they need their privacy.
DeleteI agree with you. I also found this article very interesting. I like your choice of words.
DeleteNice job !! Your opinions are on point!!
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ReplyDeleteThe article “Inventing a life-saving drone” was a very interesting article. I did not know that there could be a machine that can help people live, and survive from danger anytime. Also, that a machine can fly through burned ceilings, or can face anything dangerous, and also can tell where a person is trapped. My opinion is that Mihir Garimella made an excellent invention that can help the people around the world anytime and anywhere. Having an invention like this is extremely useful and helpful, mostly where there is danger all the time around the world. Another thing is that there should also be a faster way to save someone right after the machine has shown that there is a problem somewhere. I really like the articles in the magazine. The articles are interesting to read, are educational, and tell you so much about what is going on around the world.
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