By Meryl Kravitz and Haley Cohen - Volume 27 Issue 3
“You never know how important something is until you don’t have it,” said junior Adam Hammerman. He is not referring to a new iPod or a fancy vacation, he is talking about his memory. Hammerman has Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) which affects his ability to remember. POTS also causes an irregular heart rate, low blood pressure, dizziness and fainting.
By Brooke Friedman - Volume 27 Issue 3
The Class of 2010’s prom took place at Midtown Lounge in Washington, D.C from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 27-28.
By Elana Schrager - Volume 27 Issue 3
While many students were sleeping in or traveling to far off lands during winter break, 11 CESJDS students were delivering Christmas meals early Friday morning on Dec. 25 to those unable to afford food in the Washington D.C. metro area
By Samantha Weiner - Volume 27 Issue 3
On Thursday evening Jan. 14, the CESJDS auditorium stage, dressed with simple scenery, was brought to life to the delight of a capacity audience, who were treated to 90 minutes of Seussical, the musical interpretation of an anthology of the world’s favorite children’s author, Dr. Seuss.
By Michelle Koblenz - Volume 27 Issue 1
7:45 a.m.: I’m forced out of bed even though it feels like it is February not July. It’s time for another fun-filled day at Capital Camps!
By Ethan Walfish - Volume 27 Issue 1
The Book Thief is about a girl named Liesel living in Germany in the 1940s. She came to Germany with her mom and brother; her mom lacked the finances to support them so she placed them up for adoption. On the train ride over Liesel’s brother got sick and died. By his graveside she discovers the book The Grave Digger’s Handbook, her first stolen book. Liesel moves in with her adopted family.
By Scott Goldstein - Volume 27 Issue 1
Nervous Conditions, by Tsitsi Dangarembga, is narrated by an impoverished African teenage girl named Tambudzai (Tambu). Throughout Nervous Conditions, Tambu switches between the adult Tambu, and the child Tambu.
By David Weinberg - Volume 27 Issue 1
Everything Bad Is Good for You by Steven Johnson examines how popular media and culture is, contrary to popular belief, actually making us smarter. Johnson proves his thesis by explaining that popular media is becoming more complex and challenging the populace more than ever.
By Kyle Hardgrave - Volume 27 Issue 1
When I first started reading The Things They Carried, I was tempted to think of it as a war book. That would have been a mistake, for Tim O’Brien’s cohesive collection of short stories about a platoon of American soldiers during the Vietnam War is only somewhat about war. The rest is about the art of writing and the nature of truth.
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