Eleanor Roosevelt said it best, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” What does it mean to be scared? Fear is often the unpleasant emotion we feel when we are put in a threatening situation. Whether on a large or small scale, fear can often outsmart your brain. However, how can we use this to tackle our biggest challenges?
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Russia has recently seemed to have crafted a Terminator prototype although they assure you it is not to be mistaken as a Terminator. A Russian technology company and military research agency have joined forces to forge a gun- toting A.I robot named FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research). The name may be rather strange, but anything is better than a
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ESPN announced earlier last week that they would be laying off around one hundred employees, including about fifty well known personnel. ESPN has received loads of backlash towards the company as this has been viewed as another questionable move in the wrong direction. The entire ESPN Hockey staff was laid off right in the middle of the NHL Playoffs, a
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Co-written by Amelia Borger and Emily Caroline Sartin Great Scott! Apex High School hosted the Back to the Future Celebration on Sunday, April 30th to commemorate the past, present, and future of Apex with over 1,000 attendees. There was chatter, there was music, there was laughter, but most importantly, there were lots of memories. The event invited back many former
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Just as many academically-focused students use college as a stepping-stone to a life-long career, athletically-focused students do the same. Many college athletes are given the option of jump-starting their career by declaring themselves as drafts for the professional athletic leagues. The most recent hype in the athletic community has surrounded the National Basketball Association (NBA) early entry draft announcements where
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There are seven weeks until summer break, which means people are scrambling to get their summer to-do lists done. Whether it’s finding a summer job or getting their “summer body” ready, there are plenty of things that students are wanting to get done before break rolls around; if making a summer playlist happens to be one of those things, they
Read moreEverybody suffers from occasional back pain and ankle sprains every now and then; these are just facts of life. Although most people would assume that these things are due to poor posture and clumsiness, scientists now recognize that our path of human evolution is mostly responsible for all types of physical issues that affect everyone on Earth. Some of these
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For many elementary school P.E, Art, and Music teachers, House Bill 13 may determine whether or not they have jobs for the 2017-18 school year. Back in 2016, a law was passed to reduce kindergarten, first, second, and third grade class sizes from at least twenty-four students to between nineteen and twenty-one. In the North Carolina General Assembly, the House
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