Book Review: The Amazing Insight Behind Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Title: Ender’s Game Author: Orson Scott CardPublication date: 1991Publisher: TOR When people come across the book Ender’s Game in the library or a bookstore, many pass it up due to its thickness. I can assure you that time isn’t a problem. The book only takes about two to three days to finish or if you are …

Book Review: Is The Gold Finch, An 800-Page Book, Worth Your Time?

Title: The Gold Finch Author: Donna Tartt A grand painting has been a fan favorite at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for generations, until a bombing is set off, and the painting presumably vanishes. Many say it must have burned in the fire, others speculate it was stolen by the raiders. However, one person …

Avatar: The Way Of Water Movie Review

There are many words one could use to describe the heightened visual quality of James Cameron’s original “Avatar”  words like incandescent, immersive, bedazzling. But in the 13 years since that movie came out, the word I tend to remember best is glowing. The primeval forest and floating-mountain landscapes of Pandora had an intoxicating fairy-tale shimmer. …

        Why Assign Homework?

         Homework- Killing or saving students GPA? the Teachers’ statements. Homework is a very controversial topic among students and teachers. Many believe that homework is too much with work ,chores ,practice , and more. Some teachers give hours of homework with no regard for the students’ outside lives, while others rarely give any. Many students think …

Opinion: What’s Wrong With the New A/B Schedule

There are many types of schedules that schools can follow. Carter High School has been going by the block schedule – until now. Next year, students will follow the A/B schedule. With this schedule, students will take four of their eight year long classes on Monday (this could be represented by A), the other four …

Opinion: We Need a Bigger Area for the Football Game Student Section

It is the first home football game of the season, and you’ve been so excited. Upon entering, you see your friends, and you all go to the student section only to see your worst nightmare. There are no seats. Disappointed and angry, you are forced to stand, sit elsewhere, or, if you are brave, battle …