Flash Crash

            In 2010 an event known as the "flash crash" occurred where it is believed one man lost billions of dollars in the stock market, causing the Dow Jones industrial to lose over 600 points in 5 minutes, which is a lot. This puts the ideas in fellow traders heads that this exact thing could happen again causing them to lose a lot of their money. Trader Navinder Sing Sarao is the believed cause of this market drop and was recently arrested for doing so. But I don't understand why, all he did was play the system in a smart way to gain himself money. The stock market is a gamble to begin with anyways, so he found a way to crack the system. None the less he was arrested and interrogated a few times before he was arrested, yet there is no solid evidence that he is the sole cause of this crash, although a lot of things point to him. The biggest concern with this is that it can happen again, causing billions lost, not only for traders but also for our country.

George Zhao

            Cheating is morally wrong, we can all agree on that, theres no point in diving into why cheating is wrong. But if its wrong why do people still do it? Well thats obvious, they do it because its the easy route and they don't have to study or try. Although teachers are cracking down on the cheaters, there are still going to be those that get away with it which isn't fair to the people who do work hard for their grades, but thats life. One of the things that helps students cheat in this generation, whether it be high schoolers, college students, or even elementary students is technology. Back when i was little you weren't even aloud to have your phone on your person during class, but now students take notes on them. Which can be extremely helpful, but it can also give them that temptation to go on social media during class instead of doing their work. It also gives them the ability to cheat during tests or quizzes, and you're probably thinking, why don't teachers just make them put their phones away during tests? Well they do, but that doesn't mean kids are actually going to follow the rules, although the should. The solution to this problem is simple, go back the pens and pencils, although technology is super helpful when used right, it seems to be doing more damage than helping students educations, and even if technology was abolished in the classroom, kids would still cheat regardless, because although you can teach a person right and wrong, you can't control their morality, thats something they have to do for themselves.