Donald Trump used to be on Twitter. Kind of a lot. Then one day in January 2021, he suddenly wasn’t. I remember seeing his suspended account and getting this eerie feeling. It’s quiet. Too quiet.
The issue of the efficacy of standardized testing as a means of determining future academic success is prevalent across the United States. The importance of such tests, specifically the SAT and ACT, are cemented in the minds of students as many renowned universities in…
In the United States, the topic of police brutality has become more and more talked about following the death of George Floyd in May of 2020. While police brutality has always been a problem in the United States, the sheer atrocity of this…
Dylan Mesina
Professor Dochterman
WRIT 150
29 November 2021
The End of White Picket Fences in Suburbia
What neighborhood we live in is one of the defining characteristics of our identities. It’s important enough to start fights over for some and, the social status associated with where we live is a point of great pride for others. Your neighborhood is the place where you rest…
Lauren Richards
Lecturer Zen Dochterman
Home to the Apple Headquarters, Cupertino, California is the ultimate dream city for people to live in, as it provides job opportunities, safe environments, and superior public school education. However, despite Cupertino being the most ideal place for families to move…
3 am, in a dimly lit street in Beijing, the silence was broken out by a family…
Ingrid Hernandez
Professor Zen Dochterman
Imagine yourself huddled in the corner of your classroom amongst your peers, unsure of your future safety in the wake of events like Stoneman Douglas school shooting. Unfortunately for students across the United States, these types of lockdown drills are often reality…