Thursday, April 18, 2024

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Some days ago, terrorists from the organization "Hamas" launched a large-scale invasion and infiltration of Israel's south and central regions. The Hamas militants utilized bulldozers, drones, small boats, and even para gliders to invade Israel. Thousands and thousands of rockets have been launched at Israeli civilians. The Israeli Defense Forces, or IDF, have since counterattacked and retaken the Gazan...
Last winter, the trailer for Christopher Nolan's latest film, Tenet, hit the world. Intended to  release in the summer of 2020, it was delayed due to the pandemic. Now the film is playing in theaters, being the first major release for a movie theater in months. As a fan of Nolan's work, I couldn't be more excited for this...
The recent developments in the world such as the Ebola outbreak and the spread of ISIS pose many difficult questions. How can we ensure our safety? How can we ensure the safety of other countries?  And, what role should America play in combating these threats? Because they threaten to spread across multiple regions and nationalities, both Ebola and ISIS...
With the imminent release on the new iOS, there was a building anticipation at Jesuit. Reading through preview articles and watching feature videos, students across the school tried to evaluate iOS 7 and decide whether it was time to make the change. The decision to stick with the established operating system or take a leap of faith with the...
Over the last couple of weeks, COVID- 19 cases have soared nationwide and in Texas. Dallas County currently has a 13.26% positivity rate. Meaning every COVID-19 test administrated 13.26% come back positive. Compared to early in the year we saw Dallas County at Positivity levels of 3-4 percent. The new COVID-19 cases lead to the mask mandate announcement. On Monday,...
With new streaming platforms popping up left and right, it was only a matter of time until Disney launched a platform of their own, which they did on November 12th with Disney+. Advertised with nearly the full suite of Disney movies, including all the classics as well as newer Marvel movies, Disney+ certainly appealed to a large audience. However,...
By now, you probably know a great deal about Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in his sleep on February 13th, to much surprise, at age 79. Give the press about 15 minutes, and you have an addition to the level of intensity of relations in Washington. With calls to name Scalia's replacement quickly from the left,...
Reddit has been a place where communities come together to share their opinions/expressions about various topics. It is one of the more underground social media platforms where you can find discussions from years ago about the most random, oddly specific topic. But no one has really given the platform as much credit as it truly deserves, especially with the...

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