Kate S' Junior Year Blog

During a recent production of Fiddler on the Roof, the play was brought to a sudden halt when an audience member yelled out anti Semitic statements.         In Baltimore, the touring production of Fiddler was showcasing one night last month. The play, mainly based on a Jewish family, whose dad is trying to marry off his daughters with the help of a matchmaker. During the play, a man, identified as Anthony Derlunas, yelled out “Heil Hitler, heil Trump.” The man was shortly removed from the theatre, yet the other audience members remained shaken up. The cast, also deeply effected, as their next stop on their tour was Pittsburgh, a city that recently went through an anti Semitic shooting which killed 11 innocent people.      After being taken to the police department and further questioned, Matthew Jablow, a head policeman on the case released a statement about the charges, “As reprehensible as the man’s words were, they are considered prote...

Technology advancement in our world has brought us things that were once unimaginable. The new advancements being created have changed the lives of many. Recently, google has released a new pair of glasses created specifically for helping children with autism identify facial expressions. The autistic spectrum is a very large one, as it is very true that no two people with autism are the same. But, the majority on the spectrum struggle or lack skills rooted from the same relative area, one being understanding emotions. Facial expressions as well as comprehending ones tone is a very tricky skill that usually takes many years for some to grasp. The most common way for these kids to get help on strengthening these skills is through a therapist. Unfortunately the number of kids needing therapy is much higher than the number of professionals in the field, leaving many kids to be deprived of the very important help they need in order to progress.      Luckily google has...

As research carries on, the more is unveiled about our universe and the potential it has in store. Currently NASA has devoted much time to the exploration of Mars, hoping to one day in the far future colonize it. Their most recent discovery has been the biggest one yet: a large ice cap. Leaving many to wonder about the history of mars as well as the next steps needed to be taken by NASA. The discovery of a large ice cap is a great sign for NASA scientists who are a part of the Mars Exploration Program as water is usually correlated with life. In the Newsela article ( https://newsela.com/read/mars-ice-cap-water/id/45000/ ) they mention how this large ice cap could resemble similar ones on earth, “The detection of a long-standing reservoir of liquid water is thrilling evidence of an idea that first began to be debated three decades ago: that there could be water at the base of Mars' ice caps, similar to what's present on Earth.” Coming from this new information is a wave o...