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Muslims Are Discriminated Once More

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By Julio Carrasco
Today there are many Muslim people that are discriminated in many places that they go. There was an incident in an airport where six Muslims were taken off the plane because of their religious faith. They were seen praying before they got on the plane, which was normal, but a passenger saw them [...]

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Top 10 Movies to Put in your Ipod

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by Mike Garza
If you were to go on a long road trip, and there was nothing for you do in the back seat of a really uncomfortable car, try and get a video compatible Ipod or Zune to keep you amused and content. When watching a movie or T.V. show, you are most likely to [...]

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Hannah Montana Movie Blows Out Other Films

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By Mike Garza
How was the movie, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds, leading in the box office sales? This movie seemed to have reached out mainly to the
younger children between the ages of six and fourteen. Of course the parents took them so they had to buy a ticket for themselves. But why did [...]

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The Joys of Halo 3

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by Alex Fonseca
In Halo 3, a game for the X-Box 360, there are many features for the gamer. These features include:

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Three Parent Embryo Created in Lab

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By Steven Ferdin
Scientists in Newcastle University, Northern England, created a three parent embryo consisting of one father and two mothers. By having two womenʼs DNA in an embryo, scientists hope to prevent genetic faults in the mitochondria which can cause over fifty diseases that can potentially cause life-long disability and can even be fatal. Mitochondria [...]

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5th-10th Grade Students Seek Opportunities for College

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By Yara Hidalgo
According to the “SJSU, districts help Latinos prepare for college” article by Javier Erik Olvera on Saturday February 9, 2008 (http://origin.mercurynews.com/ education/ci_8222846) Latino students and parents attended a conference at San Jose State University to get informed about the road to attending college. Superintendent Glen Ishiwata from Moreland School District said, “The seeds [...]

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Fresh Minds Win

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by Robert Truong
In almost every school there is a time that we must work, and a time that we want to joke around and chill. I didn’t like the work time, so I simply always messed around.

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Vietnamese New Year & Gambling

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by Robert Truong
Every Vietnamese New Year people participate in traditional activities such as dragon dances, family meals, shopping, visiting certain places, visiting relatives, etc…But, mostly everyone gambles! People of all ages will play various games with either plenty of money or little amounts of money just to have a fun time. It’s actually so much [...]

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The History of Black History Month

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by Cesia Parra
Americans have recognized Black History since 1926, first as “Negro History Week” and later as “Black History Month.” February was chosen as “Black History Month” because of the events that happened during that month such as Frederick Douglas’s and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays.

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NFC Wins Again

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By Javier Chavez
The NFC beat the AFC again 42-30 this year thanks to the Vikings’ rookie running back.
During the first a second quarter of the Pro bowl the AFC was up ahead 27-21. After the first half, the AFC were just trying to keep up with the NFC and their unstoppable running game. Adrian Peterson [...]

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Is having a Super Bowl commercial worth it?

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By Javier Chavez
Would you spend about $2.7 million to have your product (if you had one) advertised in front of 90 million Americans and one billion people around the globe during America’s mostly watched sporting event of the year?

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Super Delegates

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By Ashley Ornelas and Kaelyne Rocca
There has been an intense battle for the Democratic Presidential nominee
between Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. Lately Obama has been winning the
primaries, but there is still a chance that Clinton might make a comeback. If this
occurs and both candidates continue neck and neck then there is a possibility
that there will [...]

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Why Can’t I Be Bilingual?

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By Ashley Ornelas
There has been a debate not only in the elections for
Presidency but in our class as well on whether English
should be the official language of the United States or not.
In my opinion, I believe English should not be the official
language because there is no point. I understand that in
order to live in America [...]

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Gratitude & Opportunity

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by Junior Leadership Class – Advisor: D. Kimble
In a world and time when there is little dialogue about being grateful, it
seems to me that gratitude is not something that students consider as
being important. Most people take so much for granted that gratitude
seems like something from the past something that we may sometimes
consider but never mention [...]

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