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Caffeine: Friend or Foe Bullying: Not just childs play By Aiden Gnadt feine “high” is over. Why do we drink beverages with caffeine? When this process is repeated on a daily The answer is easy enough: we basis, the pancreas will become acconsume caffeine because we are customed to producing this overhopelessly dependant on it. A load of insulin. It will also become harder and more relevant quesvery sensitive, and may get rid of tion to ask would be if caffeine is not only the extra glycogen, but also truly the negative substance that the other sugars that are needed to we make it out to be. To fully anstay awake and focused. This may swer this question, we need to ask make someone feel lethargic, and ourselves, “What is the actual efmay cause that individual to crave fect of caffeine on the human more caffeine. body?” On the other hand, caffeine can Gnadt Caffeine is a stimulant that also give us a much needed boost causes the adrenal glands to produce an to get us through a rough day. It causes emergency supply of sugar, called Glyco- users to become alert and attentive, and gen. The usual function of Glycogen is to helps their brain functions faster (because raise our blood sugar levels when they are of the influence of the extra amount of endangerously low. This release of energy ergy produced by the caffeine). Caffeine can make someone feel sweaty and shaky. temporarily removes all feelings of faAn accelerated heart rate often accompa- tigue, but the feeling of fatigue may be nies these symptoms. multiplied tenfold after the drug wears In essence, caffeine tricks your body in- off. to raising the levels of sugar in your blood. The final word is that caffeine is not bad Sugar is what fuels us, so more sugar for the human body. The long term effects means more energy. However, the body take place when people over- use the will also sense that sugar levels are too drug. Caffeine is a crutch to help those high. This causes the pancreas to produce who need a boost, but is not a replaceextra insulin to combat the excessive ment for proper eating or sleeping. The amount of sugar in the blood stream. Once sooner our young generation realizes this, the abundance of sugar has been deplet- the less influential this drug will be on our ed, the body returns to normal and the caf- lives.
By Danica Kellar literally. In my opinion, the very creation There have been plenty of articles on of those ads is a form of bullying. Whether bullying, and people have heard about the the person meant to cause harm or not, it subject over and over again. Despite all of still hurt a lot of people. this, the message does not seem to be getCampaigns are gruesome; all they seem ting through. Bullying needs to stop. This to do is to bring out the bad in opponents. article is about those who don’t The people in America want to even try to stop it, and about know what politicians are going to those who walk away. These indido to improve the country, not viduals are no better than the bulabout what they do in their perlies themselves if they, in fact, sonal lives. The tabloids are bulchoose to turn a blind eye to the lies, too. They scoop up on what situation. I understand that not celebrities do and post what is goeveryone is going to get along and ing on in the lives of individuals be friends; but what I do not unwhen it is no one else’s business. derstand is why we can’t be civil What people submit to the media Kellar to one another. Bullying is wrong can ruin lives. This is bullying and for many reasons. One reason is may be even worse than pushing that it does not accomplish anything, someone down or hitting them. even for those that do the bullying. AnothAdults and kids are both guilty. It is not er reason is no one is perfect. We all have just one generation; it is all generations. our imperfections. The issue of bullying People of the generations before this may would not be so controversial if more peo- not want to believe it, but they are also ple would take a stand, and help to make a guilty of bullying. It only seems worse bechange. cause of the technology that we have acI am not just talking about kids, but cess to, such as the internet, television, about adults as well. Look at the politi- video games, etc. People as a whole cians: do they really have to bring up other should make an effort. When we see peoples’ personal lives? During a recent someone being bullied, we should take a campaign, posters were created that de- stand against it. Don’t vote for those that picted a person’s face with a gun scope, slander their opponents and make crude suggesting that the individual in the pic- comments. Don’t pick up a magazine to ture should be “taken out.” Of course, the promote bullying celebrities. Don’t let posters were tended to indicate that the bullying continue. One of the bravest individuals should be removed from of- things a person can do is stand up for the fice; however, the recent shooting of a rep- victims. Be proactive and do something to resentative from Arizona suggests that stop this problem: it is not going to go some people may have taken the message away on its own.
The Effects of Cyberbullying By Taylor McCowan everyday people to connect with each In this day in age, technology seems to other in the blink of an eye. This is good be the center of everything. iPods, cell for business purposes, and more. Howevphones, and computers are a huge part of er, it has caused a lot more bullying in the average American’s life. schools. Things posted on FaceThere are positives and negabook or any of the other websites tives to modern technology. A are the basis of a lot of the bullying negative to this is cyberbullying. that occurs today. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, Cyberbullying is found everyand Tumblr are booming with where and is a major issue. Everybully-like behavior. “I can hardly day people are causing and are afever get on Facebook without fected by cyberbullying. Now, the seeing someone being rude to question is what can you do to another.” says Watertown High change this? For many people, it McCowan School sophomore, Georgiawould be too much to ask them to Raye Moore. Recently in Syradelete their accounts; but, there cuse, a young man was unknowingly are many other ways to help change this videotaped doing something embarrass- problem with today’s society. You can ing; it was released all over the Internet. He talk to your friends about what they say later committed suicide due to the bully- online. You can watch what you post oning and embarrassment that he had to en- line for other people to see. Doing these dure after this was released. To some, this things may not seem like it would do video may have been funny, but it cost him much. However, if enough people his life. change their behavior online, there will Advances in technology are growing be a positive change to this negative isgreater and greater each day and allow sue.