What Does Kobe Bryant’s Death Mean to You?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Kobe Bryant, the retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball star who was one of the greatest to play the game, and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday outside Los Angeles, rocking the sports world and generating an outpouring of grief and…
How Have You Coped With the Death of an Idol?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. In recent weeks people have been reflecting upon and mourning suicides by K-POP stars and YouTube personalities like Etika. A little over a week ago, the rapper Juice WRLD died, which has made many people think about how painful and personal celebrity deaths can feel because of our…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Survivors of ISIS Carnage Feel Little Relief at al-Baghdadi’s Death’
These Kurdish forces have been the United States’ most reliable partner in fighting the Islamic State in a strategic corner of northern Syria. Mr. Trump’s decision went against the recommendations of top officials in the Pentagon and the State Department who have sought to keep a small troop presence in northeastern Syria to continue operations…
Should We Abolish the Death Penalty?
In 2018, the United States executed 25 people and over 2,700 prisoners remain on “death row.” It is one of only 56 nations in the world that still practice capital punishment. Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on capital punishment in his state. Watch the one-minute video above announcing his decision. Should…
