Staff Writer Kylie Ting discusses reasons why social media is untrustworthy, and how we should always be wary of the content we consume.
Why do social media platforms ruin themselves? | Felix Tsai – Grade 12
Senior Staff Writer Felix Tsai talks about the decline of major social media platforms and calls for user awareness and accountability.
Why do we make powerful AI when it scares us so much? | Felix Tsai – Grade 11
The first-ever use of the word “robot” was in the 1920 play Rossum's Universal Robots by Karel Čapek, where humanoid automatons toiled as unpaid labourers for their human overlords. The robots’ eventual revolt and extermination of the human race was used to explore...
Helpful apps for students | Zoe Chen – Grade 8
Staff Writer Zoe Chen provides a list of helpful apps students can use to help them use their devices responsibly.
Ad blockers, good or bad? | Felix Tsai – Grade 10
Ads are annoying. That is something that everybody, even the guy that invented pop-up ads, can agree on. Ads crowd the page when browsing through articles, get in the way when scrolling through Instagram, force little ten-second gaps when watching YouTube, and...
The power of online communities | Felix Tsai – Grade 10
The internet is probably the single most important piece of infrastructure in our current world, with over 50 percent of the world’s population having direct access to the internet. It is one of our best sources of information, and especially with the recent pandemic...
Opinion: Delete your insta | Stephanie Wang – Grade 11
As Instagram has started to dominate social media and become the most used social network, it has become one of the biggest platforms where teens and celebrities from around the world upload their stories and share their lives. There are tons and tons of people...
Modern mobile games are trash | Felix Tsai – Grade 8
If you have used the internet at any point of time in the last decade, chances are that you’ve already been introduced to the concept of “video games”. Video games are games that a person can play through a computer, like a PC, game console, or even some calculators....
The internet is depressing teenagers | Felix Tsai – Grade 8
If you’re reading this article, chances are that you have access to the internet. The internet gives a person access to almost anything they could need. They can find social media, video games, books, and articles about anything in the world. While most believe that...
Will Robots and AI take our jobs? | Felix Tsai – Grade 8
Beginning with the Industrial Revolution and the discovery of electricity, factories used crude robots and mechanical contraptions to make work easier for humans, and since then, these inventions have evolved with our knowledge and are becoming more and more...
How gamers earn so much playing esports | Brenden Chen – Grade 8
There are lots of ways to earn money and one of the most controversial ways is gaming. People play games and earn money, but it is not as easy as it sounds. Usually it will take a long time to make it to the top, either by being good or by entertaining the audience....
Is Facebook dead? | Stephanie Wang – Grade 9
Facebook has always been the top social media app that is used by every one over the world, until Instagram and other apps’ emerge and popularity. Facebook is used as a tool to connect the whole world together, to let others know us better, to share opinions we’re...
The fall of HTC | Josh Fan – Grade 12
HTC has been a successful phone company for many years as well as having been one of the largest phone producers inTaiwan. However, in recent years it has begun to fall and people don’t hear about HTC as much anymore. There are a lot of reasons to why this is...
Insidious creatures of the internet | Phil Wang – Grade 11
There was once a man who wanted to download pirated games on his computer. He then went surfing online for reliable sources to download. However, the moment he executed the download file he found on the pirate website, a window popped out saying “Your files have been...
Why are iPhones so overpriced? | Josh Fan – Grade 11
For the same price you could get other top-of-the-line phones The same features can be found phones by other brands Apple’s decision to remove standard 3.5 mm jacks has limited customers’ choices in headphones Millions of people firmly believe that iPhones are the best in the phone world. But is that true? There are a […]
Top 5 mobile games in Taiwan | Brian Tu – Grade 11
Arena of Valor has gotten over a million downloads since being introduced November 2016 Many popular video games played in Taiwan are multiplayer games Games are a tool to connect with others Since the introduction of the smartphone, video game playing has been integrated into our daily lives. Whether you are on the bus, the […]
Xbox One vs. PS4 | Josh Fan – Grade 11
Both are actually fantastic consoles The PS4 costs a little less Most sports games are nicer on the Sony systems There are many different gaming devices out in the market. The two major ones right now are Xbox One and PS4. Both of them have advantages in various aspects and perform amazingly. Here are some […]
Things Taiwan should learn from Japanese public transportation | Tiger Yang – Grade 11
Japan’s open market forces private railroad companies to be competitive Cutting-edge technology keeps public transport incredibly safe Urban planning is based around public transportation Japan contains one of the world’s most developed public transportation networks. With over twenty thousand kilometers of railways spread across the land, and over 2000km of Shinkansen, known as high speed […]
Android vs. iOS | Josh Fan – Grade 10
Apple has always been on the higher end of pricing iOS has a better quality app purchasing experience than Android Android comes out ahead as a system that can handle many mobile systems and doesn’t crash easily For years there have been two big systems competing in the mobile device market – Android and iOS. […]
Students should have iPads instead of textbooks at school | Estella Tong – Grade 8
Textbooks quickly become outdated iPads give teachers more control iPads are more convenient for projects As technology gets more and more important in our daily lives, schools are starting to buy iPads as educational tools. Teachers often use iPads to conduct their courses. Some believe that it’s easier to learn by using iPads, however, some […]
Should students be able to use cell phones in class? | Minnie Chen – Grade 10
People have become more and more reliant on cell phones Using phones in class is disadvantageous to students’ learning process Since the invention of cell phones, people use them all the time. We have become more and more reliant on our phones. Also, they have caused a number of people to not be able to […]
Will artificial intelligence take over? | Lily Chen – Grade 7
70-80％ of jobs could be replaced by AI If AI has abilities to do everything better and faster than all humans, people may become “endangered” easily People should discover the difference between AI and human intelligence Recently, an AI (also known as Artificial Intelligence) program named AlphaGo made history by beating one of the top […]
Why kids should code: Irvin Fang – Grade 7
Learning how to code turns children from consumers into creators. Inexpensive coding websites and devices are readily available. Kids love to play video games, which is a good sign that they may have some interest in coding. They can learn how their games are made and will want to learn how to create their own […]
What is Steam: Phil Wang, Grade 9
Everyone who uses the internet should have heard of “Steam” at least once. At first, you may think that it’s a word you learned when your history teacher was teaching you about the Industrial Revolution. However, this isn’t the steam you’re thinking of. Steam is the largest and the most famous gaming platform on PC. It […]
4 ways that modern technology is negatively affecting kids: Kyle Huang – Grade 7
Technology is everywhere! TVs in our houses, phones in our pockets, even the smart-watches on our wrists. It has became an essential part of our lives. It’s great to have such awesome technologies: a laptop to search on, games on phones to play on when bored, etc. But, it also changes kids’ life and behavior, […]
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