NYT Editorial Contest

In December 2019 famous “Harry Potter” author J. K. Rowling was “canceled” on Twitter for supporting a “transphobic” researcher. She’s one of many celebrities who’ve been “canceled” by Gen Z for expressing their viewpoints. These Gen Z teens cancel others because they claim to be open-minded and want others to be, too. However, condemning someone who simply views something differently...

The stigma around black cats and dogs about being unlucky or evil has caused adoption rates to be down and euthanization rates up for those animals, which is beyond maddening. These dogs and cats are exactly the same as any other pet except their fur color differences. The New York Times believes that they are “overlooked due to superstition; because they are less photogenic; or because they are...

Students in the United States walk around their school getting ready for their first class. They do not realize that their life is going to change significantly that day. That day, they become victims of a school shooting. According to Reuters, there have been 1,369 school shootings since 1970. Every state has experienced at least one shooting. As a result of these shootings, resource officers have...

Today the world has people meeting people of many races, religions, and ethnicities. People share cultures and come together, some even fall in love. When a child is born from two people of different races they are considered biracial. This is a good thing as it illustrates how the world is becoming more accepting of mixing cultures and people of different backgrounds, but there are some difficulties...

In a house, there is a door. That door conceals all. Those who saw became blind and those who heard became deaf. Doors around the world become barriers from reality. The actual reality is child abuse. What is child abuse? According to the Mayo Clinic, "any intentional harm or mistreatment to a child under 18 years old" is considered child abuse. The concept of child abuse has always been disregar...

The world has been through a lot lately: a global pandemic, isolation, and violence both near and far. There’s more, but I’m limited to 450 words. Pity. Life has just been…bad lately. An article from CNBC even claims that the pandemic’s effect on teens could last years, impacting their children in the next generation. The future feels sad and uncertain, like we need someone to come along and...