By Ishaan Bhattacharya Welcome to the Giannini Beacon Gazette Politics Update! Today we’ll be discussing three current events. The first one regards our president, Donald J. Trump’s ultimately senseless Iran Nuclear Deal mess. Next we’ll talk about problems in the NFL related to our president. Lastly, we’ll move on to the relationship between Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Un. President Trump announced recently his decision to disavow the Iranian nuclear deal. He threatened to leave the deal altogether if it was not amended to permanently block Tehran from building nuclear weapons or intercontinental missiles. The President has called the nuclear deal “the worst deal ever” which shows why he wants to destroy it. Secondly, recently, national anthem protests are becoming more popular. Although you may wonder how this topic relates to current events and politics, our president, Donald J. Trump, has been known to influence these protests. On October 23, Donald Trump tweeted, “Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag and Country. No leadership in NFL!” This tweet caused more Democrats to support the idea that professional sports leagues should NOT require their players to stand up for the national anthem (from 58% to 71%). The number of all adults supporting the idea increased as well (from 43% to 51%). However, the number of Republicans with this opinion has decreased from 25% to 18%. This sudden focus on the NFL’s issue is a predictable change considering that the President has shifted his focus towards it. Lastly, on November 8th, the North Korean State Media declared that President Trump should be “sentenced to death” for calling North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un “short and fat.” Trump was described as an “old lunatic, mean trickster and human reject.” The editorial published in Rodong Sinmun, the state’s ruling party newspaper, called Trump a “hideous criminal” for attempting to unite world leaders against Kim Jong Un and for later insulting the dictator. “The worst crime for which [Trump] can never be pardoned is that he dared [to] malignantly hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership,” the editorial stated. “Trump, who is no more than an old slave of money, dared point an accusing finger at the sun.” It added, “[Trump] should know that he is just a hideous criminal sentenced to death by the Korean people.” “Why would Kim Jong-Un insult me by calling me ‘old,’ when I would NEVER call him ‘Short and fat’?” Trump tweeted in reply. The editorial also took notice of the fact that Trump failed to tour the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas - a traditional stop-off for senior U.S. officials visiting the south. Trump’s helicopter taking him there turned back after just five minutes due to bad weather - an explanation the newspaper dismissed. “It wasn’t the weather,” the editorial stated. “He was just too scared to face the glaring eyes of our troops.” Thank you for reading this edition of the Giannini Politics Update and be sure to read the next article for more information on politics! Note: All these opinions are those of Ishaan Bhattacharya. By Amelia Chietti and Zoë Teu Take this quiz to find out if you’re the Trump of all teachers, a chill teacher that all students love, a psychotic maniac that gets set off by everything, or a substitute teacher.
a. Remind them that they can retake a test as many times as they want. b. Give a major lecture on how if the first time is not good enough then you’re not good enough. c. Email the principal because you can’t make a decision for yourself. d. Tell the student not to worry, since the Russians rigged it anyway. 3. You see your student outside of school. They start to approach you. You: a. Say hi to them and introduce them to your friends. b. Start banging your head on the nearest hard object to avoid conversation. c. Dive under a table and start having a nervous breakdown. d. Put your hand in their face and say, “don’t talk to me” 4. Your student comes late and brings a late pass. You: a. Set it aside and give them a lollipop. b. Tear it to shreds and throw it in their face while screaming at them. c. Say, “I’m putting you on the list” and give them the stink eye. d .Build a wall around them and make them pay for it. 5. It’s the day before one of your students moves to another school. You: a.Throw them a going away party which includes live music and a circus. b.Start screaming at them and give them detention as you explain how this school is the best of the best. c. Say, “you have to talk to your teacher about it first,” even though you already have. d. Get defensive and say something racist about their grandma. What kind of teacher are you- answers All A’s You’re a chill teacher that all students love! You’re calm and collected and think of your students more as friends than students. All B’s You’re a psychotic maniac and you get set off by everything! You’re a bloodthirsty monster who loves seeing middle schoolers suffer. All C’s You’re a substitute teacher! You can not do anything on your own and must ask the regular teacher everything because you are so clueless. All D’s You’re the Trump of all teachers!!! You are a sexist Demagogue who is a bad influence on middle schoolers and uses your Cheeto skin to control the innocents. Please post your results by responding to the poll. See RESULTS POLL button.
By Nicholas Cheung-Solow Photos by Kathy Kotschnig On November 15 and 16, 2017, Ms. Sunderland’s Intermediate and Advanced Drama classes put on two plays, Seedfolks and 937, respectively. Seedfolks is about a group of urban city dwellers who were brought together by an empty abandoned lot that turned into a community garden. 937’s plot is based on a true story of 937 Jews trying to escape from Nazi Germany to Cuba on an ocean liner. SCENES FROM SEEDFOLKS SCENES FROM 937
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