Student views and commentary
The teenage years are a period of great change, growth, and development. We are moving away from our close relationship with our parents and are moving more towards our peers for advice and feedback. It is easy to become frustrated with what can easily be perceived as our parents’ attempts to treat us like children, and easy to shut them out. However, it is important to try not to do this, and to give our parents the respect they deserve.
One El Gato staff member discusses her thoughts on the effects of Snapchat. Read on, and at the end of the article share your thoughts in Snapchat in a poll.
President Obama made the right choice asking for Congressional approval of his announced plans of a unilateral military strike against Syria for their use of chemical weapons. This decision has led to intense public debate as to whether or not the US should intervene in Syria.
Miley Cyrus’s utterly unexpected VMA performance lit up the internet with articles, memes, fans’ shocked musings, and videos. There was love, hate, and nothing in between, and I for one was siding with her detractors.
