Futuristic e-currency cuts out the middleman in Internet transactions
Currency issues have plagued mankind, since the first hunter gatherers began trading between each other. These methods of exchange made sense, and they worked. If both traders decided their items were worth the trouble and the actual items themselves. Imagine person x and person y both have two goods that they have a fair surfeit [...]
Cliques versus individuality
The phrase ‘high school’ has plenty of different meanings. Some consider it their time to “find themselves”, others make it into a chance to get good grades to enhance their future. Some think of it as a time to meet new people that they can expect to stick with for the rest of their lives. [...]
Runners take flight in Nike Air Pegasus
It hasn’t taken me long, during my yearlong running career, to become thoroughly obsessed with everything to do with the sport. From spending much of my hard earned money on shorts, Dri-Fit shirts and tights, to my daily visits to Missouri MileSplit, the go-to website for all things Missouri cross country and track, running has [...]
Old Political Grudges Stifle New Ideas, Intellectual Progress
Humans have found many ways to govern themselves, from dictatorships to fascism, to democracy or theocracy. Any one system of law able to hold the masses under a common agreement is the recognized pillar of civilization. Now, the effectiveness of these governments remains solely dependent upon their underlying purpose, as well as where the perspective [...]
Summer hot spots
It seems that every summer teenagers make the items on their bucket list more extravagant than the last. But some things will never change; the “hot spots” they constantly go to, until they are so sick of these places by the end of the summer. 1. Cooper’s Landing Located at the Port of Nashville [...]
Things to do this summer
The first day of summer vacation is Saturday, May 25, which happens to only be 2 days away. Many people will be laying out in the sun, hanging out with friends, and enjoying a break. I have come up with a list of three activities that are sure to catch the eyes of those looking [...]
Student’s struggle with reading teaches tenacious self-dicipline
I’ve always detested reading. Even in elementary school, I remember hating trips to the school library because the teachers always made us check out a book, which just sat on my kitchen counter until it was due. As I got older, I would blankly stare at articles and textbooks, either forcing myself to read them [...]
My Summer Playlist
Summer is filled with car rides, festivals and sun bathing. An essential part of all of those activities is music. I took it upon myself to develop a playlist filled with music I feel screams ‘summer 2013’. Any song that made me feel great, and I felt I could blast on repeat, are the picks [...]
Pounds of makeup covers true identity
Every day I refresh my instagram each hour, watching the number of pictures with astonishing effects rise. People show off their “DIY” creations or the infamous “selfies” we all know and love. As I secretly stalk my friend’s pictures, I notice a common trend: the pounds of makeup they love put on to not only [...]
How much is too much for the pool?
This past summer, I was tanning at my neighborhood pool, basking in the sun, when I glanced over at the chair next to me and noticed that the woman in the chair was wearing a bikini that barely covered her breasts, exposing way more than I had ever wanted to see. I was absolutely shocked [...]
The time has come for affirmative action
Rich white males still dominate America. In its 237 years as a nation, upper-class white men still control the United States,; our politicians, our economic leaders, even our academic pioneers remain, overwhelmingly, wealthy, white and male. Though discrimination is illegal in America, not enough has been done to fix the inequality suffered by so many [...]
Social media prove unreliable for breaking news
Seven out of 10 RBHS students use Twitter, according to a survey of 360 students taken by the yearbook, Flashback. While the number is dissimilar to a national statistic from Education Week that shows only eight percent of teens use Twitter, the number still shows how much impact this outlet has on RBHS. Many use [...]
Golden path to stress paved with procrastination, ‘Netflix’, ‘We TV’
The clock strikes 12 a.m., and I still have an English paper to write. My computer mocks me with its overly white screen. The furthest I have gotten was a witty intro that had no relation to the topic of women’s rights. We’ve all been at the point where the amount of overdue work is [...]
Celebrate Mom every day
The week before Mother’s Day, there’s always this struggle of what to get my mom. It gets to the point where I just ask her, but of course all she says is “a plant or flowers.” Like I really want to get my mother something she can get any other day of the year. I [...]
Teacher of the Year thrilled with honor
Belatedly, I am finding my voice, to thank my school community upon being named RBHS Teacher of the Year. Having that recognition is a confidence boost — suggesting that the ways in which I approach teaching are understood, perhaps effective, and certainly appreciated. That means so much. It’s a huge boost! Each May assembly when [...]
Students’ rude reaction to performers disappoints
This is an editorial. For more information on editorials or commentaries, click here. Today marked the last assembly for Rock Bridge’s 2013 class, and wrapped up the year with performances and awards that showcased the very best of RBHS. It was a special event, with dozens of former teachers and administrators present, recognizing the 40th [...]
Indian Supreme Court overturns Novartis’ drug patent bid for the good of humanity
On the front of it, the Indian Supreme Court’s denial of a patent for Novartis’ new anti-cancer medicine seems like a bad choice. The decision, made just two weeks ago on April 1, would logically stem any type of drug innovation in India. After all, if companies are not allowed to patent their hard work [...]
Airports embody flow of life
As I sit here, in the Los Angeles Airport, I am reminded of how weird people are. I don’t mean that in a bad way, I actually mean it in the best way possible. As the sounds of flight announcements, cell phone rings, quiet chatter, and TV news collectively fills my ears, I drown in [...]
Computer hack worsened by lack of composition
With my eyelids sagging, I was exhausted when I neared the end of finishing my Advanced Placement: Literature and Composition final, two nights before the due date. While typing out a sentence, my laptop screen flashed to black, then morphed into a white screen where a large Federal Bureau of Investigation symbol jumps onto my [...]
By Blake BeckerMay 23, 2013
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