The Stinger October Issue 2020

NouraAbdelrazacinspiresusto
“LiveAltruisticaly”:
“Knowingly
“Knowinglyornot,webelitleother
people’sproblemsincomparisonto
ourownwheninreality,nobody
knowswhatanyoneisgoing
through!Everyoneisfightingtheir
ownbatlesthatweknownothing
of.Thebestwecandoistoopen
ourheartsandoccasionalyour
ourheartsandoccasionalyour
hands.Giventheincreasingly
polarizednatureoftheworldwe
livein,theoneremedytothe
divisionandhateisthatweapply
theseprinciplesofcompassionto
oureverydaylivesinanatemptto
restorethehumanityofthehuman
restorethehumanityofthehuman
race.”
MyraAbbasitransportsustothe
futurewithhercommencement
speech“IKnowYouCan”:
“ButthepointthatIwanttoconvey
tomyfelowclassmatesheretoday
istodream big.Imagineyour
dream life,yourdream job,your
dream path,anddoeverythingyou
cantogetthere.Iknowyoucan,
Classof2022.Thereisnotasingle
doubtinmymindoftheextentof
doubtinmymindoftheextentof
ourabilitytoimpacttheworld.Al
ofusheretodayhaveseeneach
otheratourhighestandlowest
points,andbecauseofthat,we
knowhowcapablewealare.We
knowthereisnolimittowhatwe
canaccomplish.
canaccomplish.Soremembermy
felowclassmates,itisnota
questionofwhetherornotyou
thinkyoucandosomething,
instead,itisaquestionofhowyou
aregoingtodoit.”
ZoyeshIrfandiscusses“Why
GradesDon’tMaterNearlyas
MuchasManyMayThink”:
“Now,
“Now,whileofcourseyoucan’tgo
outandpartyeverysingleday,
youngpeopleshouldspendtheir
timedevelopingtheirsocialskils
andhavingfun.Now,Iknowthat
sentencemayseem tosomelike
I’m justalazyslackerwhojust
wantstofocusonenjoyingmyself
wantstofocusonenjoyingmyself
insteadofsetingmyselfupfora
beterfuture.That’sthesortof
narativemostparentsorteachers
haveinstiledinstudentsforwhat
seemslikeforever.Butlet’sthink
aboutthisalitlebitmorelogicaly.
Ithinkwecanalagreethatlifeisa
balance.Youcan’thavefunalthe
time,butthepartofthescalewhich
mostpeopleignoreisthatyoucan’t
workalthetimeeither.”
AaryanSinghal
AaryanSinghalinformstheclass
about“E-Waste:TheTrashofthe
Future”:
“The
“Theusageofelectronicdevices
haswithoutadoubtenabled
humanitytoprogressimmensely.
Theissueathand,however,isthat
thepotentialconsequencesofthe
growingaccumulationofelectronic
wasteremainunknowntomost
consumers.
consumers.E-waste,hidinginplain
sight,continuestomultiply,
carefulydevisingitsnefariousplan
toconquermothernature,whilewe,
oblivioustoitsthreats,takeno
actionagainstit.Butafteral,how
harmfulcanapileofdiscarded
iPhonesrealybe
iPhonesrealybe?”
MehekUsmandiscusses“Eating
DisordersinMedia”:
“Going
“Goingthroughhighschool,wesee
peoplesooftensaythatthey’re
gonnagoonafaddiet,suchasa
juicecleanse,tolosesomeweight.
Thisissoblatantlyhoribleforyour
body,butguesswhat?So-and-so
onTiktokorthisbigcelebritydidit,
sohowbadcanitrealybe?
sohowbadcanitrealybe?And
younowknowtheanswertothat.
Horible.”
DhanakAzizinformstheclass
about“FlawsintheAmerican
PrisonSystem”:
“ThefaultsintheAmericanprison
system areabundant,especialy
consideringtheoriginofthis
system -initsessence,itisa
continuationofslavery.Thisflawed
system,paradoxicalinnature,has
detrimentalimpactsonwrongly
convictedminorities,whileit
convictedminorities,whileit
simultaneouslyenablesrich
corporationstobecomericher.”
Ihopesomeofyoumaylearn
somethingthroughtheamazing
workofmypeers,andIhopeyou
mayevenbeinspired(asIknow I
havebeen)tocontinuetoopenthe
doortoconversationatDHS.