SNO Online Papers

SNO Online Papers:
1. The Journal Online, Decafur High School
- Holiday Consumerism by Faith Myers
- The article is about how Americans have turned once religious holidays into reasons to spend money and buy gifts
- "As the new year approaches, millions of families will repeat the preposterous cycle of consumerism that runs deep within our culture. Hopefully, the cycle will break in 2017 and families will gather to celebrate each of the holidays as they were meant to be, without over commercializing them and spending quality time with family instead of focusing on holiday sales" 
- The author did not address the other sides reasoning or opinion
- The writer kept her strong opinion the same through the entire article, it did not change
- There are no quotes used in the story
- The story was written in first person point of view
2. The Teal Tribute, Pebble Hills High School
- Our President Is the Biggest Cyberbully of Our Nation, Marissa Antilano 
- The article is about the cyberbullying of Trump and his twitter account
- "Unfortunately, social media now has a brand-new problem and his name is President Donald Trump."
- The article did not address the opposing opinions side in this story. 
- The writers opinion did not change throughout the piece.
- There were no quotes used in the story
- The article was written in first person point of view
3. The Torch, Seven Lakes High School
- The Downfall of Pizza by Jessica Tolentino 
- The blog was about how pineapple does not belong on a pizza, and trying to discredit those who think it does
- "Although pineapples are great in an upside down cake, fruit punch, or even your grandmother’s secret sauce, they deserve no place on a pizza due to its classification as a fruit. "
- The author did address the opposing opinions side. 
- The writer was very persistent about her opinion, and it did not change throughout the story
- There was one indirect quote used towards the end of the story to prove the authors point
- The author wrote in first person

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