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Is this generation raising weaker children? | Kira Lei Chen – Grade 8
Staff Writer Kira Lei Chen explains how the older generation tend to think the younger generation is weaker and how that is not the case.
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Why is it so hard to apologize? | Kylie Ting – Grade 10
Staff writer Kylie Ting explains why apologizing is so hard, and emphasizes that despite its difficulty, it’s an essential thing to do.
The case of teenage jealousy | Chloe Hsu – Grade 11
Editor-in-Chief Chloe Hsu explains teenage jealousy: what it is, who it truly affects, and how to defeat it.
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