Showing posts with label TEA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TEA. Show all posts

Friday, November 9, 2018

Sparta Student Found Dead, Autopsy Points to DBQ as Cause of Death By: Alyssa Lasko


The front cover of the daily newspaper read:

SPARTA STUDENT FOUND DEAD, AUTOPSY POINTS TO DBQ AS CAUSE OF DEATH

An unnamed student was found and later pronounced dead on Monday morning October 29th. She was just 15 years old.


The police investigated the household for nearly the whole evening until they discovered a rough draft of a Document Based Question, a.k.a DBQ. Dr. Chen, a pathologist, believes this caused the death of the teen.


“There’s not much to debate. [Double D] even said the assignment stood for ‘Death By Question’ several times during class [last year]. It was an accident waiting to happen, there’s not much we could have done to prevent this."

Friday, October 19, 2018

Who is Jake Paul? : A Controversy by Jordan Bucenec



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Who is Jake Paul? : A Controversy by Jordan Bucenec

Shane Dawson, a popular You Tuber and creator, addresses mental health issues and the behaviors of sociopaths in his documentary, The Mind of Jake Paul. Dawson has created other documentaries exposing the lives of other You Tubers while addressing disputed issues and other topics, such as racism. His most recent documentary, The Mind of Jake Paul, reveals the life and personal thoughts of a controversial You Tuber, Jake Paul. 

Jake Paul is a twenty-one-year-old millionaire You Tuber, who has been caught in a world filled with drama and violence. He is hated with a passion by many young people due to his reckless and dangerous actions. Shane begins to wonder whether Jake could be an actual sociopath. He exhibits several sociopathic tendencies. A 
lack of empathy and dangerous behavior are two of these behaviors. Dawson delves into the behavior of sociopaths with the help of a certified therapist, Kati Morton. They begin to piece apart the mind of Jake Paul through research and interviews. Dawson and Morton begin to conduct their interviews by first  questioning Nick Crompton, Jake's past friend, and former Team 10 member, who claims to "stay poppin'" (Dawson The Mind of Jake Paul). Nick exposes that all of Jake's pranks and jokes seen in his videos are actually fake. Crompton's statement reveals to viewers that Jake is not the impulsive twenty-one-year-old that everyone thought he was. 

Shane began to question if he was right in his presumptions about Jake. He decides to discover himself by visiting the Team 10 House, where Jake Paul lives. Team 10 is a social media incubator and management company co-founded by Jake. The Team 10 House is a mansion, and many social media influencers live there. Kati and Shane discover while staying at Jake's house that Paul is a bit reckless and feeds off of adrenaline. However, he still appears like a friendly guy. Kati notes that Jake doesn't exhibit any sociopathic tendencies to her knowledge and seems like a sweet kid. This urges Shane to continue investigating and find out more about Jake's background and early life. He interviews Erika Costell, Paul's girlfriend. Through this interview, Dawson was able to discover more about how Jake behaves outside of his videos. Erika is one of the only people that Jake really trusts, after being cheated on with his brother, Logan, by his ex-girlfriend, Alissa Violet. Dawson and Kati begin to sympathize for Paul, but quickly realize they must continue their search, fearing dispute from their viewing community. 
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The next person Shane interviews is Alissa Violet, Jake's rumored ex-girlfriend. Before and throughout her interview, Violet appears stressed and hesitant. Neither her nor Jake have revealed their sides of their breakup story publicly, and this causes Alissa to have anxiety. She is afraid of what Dawson's audience will think of her. Regardless, she goes through with the interview. Violet admits that Jake and she were never officially dating and that Jake would see other girls even with her around. Alissa also admits to getting together with Logan Paul when she and Jake were "dating." Violet's answers leave Shane with a surplus of footage to edit and a load of information to process. Could he really rely on Jake to give him the truth? Who was Jake Paul? 

Finally, the episode we've all been waiting for. The finale. The skin-crawling interview with Jake Paul. In the eighth and final episode of his series, Dawson publishes an hour and forty-five-minute video revealing Jake's secrets. Paul and his girlfriend, Erika Costell, pay a visit to Shane's house in this final part. Shane and Jake are seen sitting on Dawson's couch, both of them vulnerable and exposed. Paul truly opens himself up to Shane while discussing his video content, company, friends, family, controversies, girlfriends, past, and many personal topics. Ultimately, Jake Paul isn't a sociopath, dangerous, or trying to manipulate children Despite his malicious and hateful perception, Jake Paul is revealed to be a normal guy, just like the rest of us.

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Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande broke up? I'm sorry WHAT by Tessa Gori

      This past weekend, in a DEVASTATING turn of events, America's favorite couple has split. In their short lived but ~intense~ relationship, pop icon Ariana Grande and SNL comedian Pete Davidson became one of the touchiest, most vomit-inducing couples in the country. Which is why it's come as such a shock that the most unexpected pair of this decade has mysteriously called off their engagement. Let's get to the bottom of this. Here's the tea.
      The first tell tale sign of ~trouble in paradise~ was announced last week when Pete was seen in public with his "Dangerous Woman" tattoo covered by a heart. Because the heart still had an 

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Pete Davidson's tattoo covered
"A" next to it, fans passed it off as just a small, meaningless, change. Just for fun, right? WRONG. We were all fooled. Grande and Davidson were even seen in public holding hands only a few days prior, on October 10th. AND Pete was seen kissing all over Ariana on her Instagram story just last week (barf). Something seems fishy to me...too fishy.
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Pete and Ariana's last public appearance (Oct. 10th)
          The initial shock of this break up has passed, and the five stages of grief are kicking in for angry teenagers all over America. The split was confirmed when Ariana posted an Instagram story, saying she needs "a break" from everything, leading some fans to believe that Pete is the one who initiated this absolute travesty. However, Pete's stock is at an ALL TIME HIGH right now; everybody wants Pete Davidson. Everybody but "Arianators" (i.e., Ariana's fan base). Look out, Davidson. A mob of hormonal teenagers is coming for you.
   As for the couple post breakup, they are rumored to be planning on "finding their way back to each other" in the future. Both Pete and Ariana seem to be doing well; Ariana has continued her constant selfie posting on social media (and pics of her baby pig...my heart), while Pete has already begun joking about his life post Ariana. For the sake of the well being of millions of fans, I really hope they get back together, and soon.  

My Earliest Memory by Emma Cerra

When thinking back to my earliest memory, I wonder why I remembered it. It’s a really odd memory, hazy to the point where I feel like it cou...