Thursday, November 30, 2017

The new iPhone X is “Xpensive”

Jen Abele and Alex DiGena
Staff Writers

Apple announced the new iPhone X on Sept. 12 and obtained over sixteen million views on YouTube. The iPhone X began pre-orders at nine hundred and ninety nine dollars on Oct. 27 and shipping Nov. 3.
 The first iPhone was released on June 29, 2007 with the slogan, “This is only the beginning.”
Jony Ive spoke out to the press that the “iPhone X is only the beginning of a new chapter in iPhone development.” Now the new iPhone X has overshadowed the iPhone 8 and 8 plus. The new iPhone X has consumers pleasantly surprised by the new features.
The most popular features include Animoji, the OLED screen, and Face ID.
 Animoji is the animated emojis that adapt to the face, and the ability to record a message with the animated emoji replacing the face. Wireless charging allows consumers to no longer experience the dissatisfaction of ruining their phone charger. Unlocking the iPhone X has changed dramatically. The iPhone now turns on after raising it to the consumer’s face because it has the technology to recognize the owner’s face. Screen is now OLED, and the most important feature is being water and dust resistant. Apple Pay now works as your face to provide your Apple ID. Optical Vision Stabilization creates great quality photos and videos in low light.
 “It’s expensive but it's definitely a big step forward for apple,”Grant Cheung commented on the new iPhone X. “The upside would be the new screen size. As for the downside, there isn’t an home button anymore which a lot of people are used to.It’s a cool idea, but i feel like it might not work out as well as they planned it to.”
 “Nothing really impressive,” Ryan Keating commented. ““I don't think it looks that different than the Samsung Note 8. The iPhone X looks cool, but it doesn't have the headphone jack and the home button.”
 While talking to other peers there’s one thing on which we all agree: It’s too expensive!

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

A European under The Star Spangled Banner

George Griffin
Staff Writer

What do I say: Hello or Bonjour?
 This is a troublesome question for an English boy who spent most of his life in Paris. I was born in Buckinghamshire, and after living 4 years in England, my father’s job prompted us to move to Paris. Now, at the age of four, I only knew three words in the French language: yes, no and cheese. After 11 years my vocabulary has broadened, and I speak the language fluently; however, now my father’s job has forced us to move to the US. It’s been about a month now and I am still getting used to the change of culture, food and people; my experiences so far have been riveting to say the least.
 I’ve had some interesting interactions with the people of Pennsylvania so far. A few weeks ago upon entering the Giant supermarket, an eight-year-old boy came up to me and asked if I’d met the Queen, after a small chuckle I promptly answered no to which he said my accent was “rad”. (BTW: for this article, I will be putting the periods and commas outside the quote marks like we do in England where we invented the language.)
 Being a European I had never had a homecoming dance, so when I went in September I had an amazing time. I met a load of my current friends there and their reactions to my accent were not what I was expecting. Some people didn’t believe I was English and thought it was a prank, but most people just screamed, a long, loud scream. I was also quite surprised when talking to a friend a few days ago and finding out the house I will move into is next to the street where a murder happened last summer. Great, I thought, things just get more exciting here in the States with every passing minute.
 It was quite difficult for me to move to a new country. I had to leave behind most of my life. However, I was excited to see how an American high school really worked. The school systems across the Atlantic are quite different from they are here, and the only experience I had had with high school was when my sisters forced me to watch “Mean Girls” every weekend. I had only known the stereotypes and cliches of cheesy film and TV.  But I am impressed with what New Hope has shown me and am excited for the future to unfold.
 During my time here I have also noticed the language differences. It’s odd but there is actually a difference between British English and American English. There are differences like; colour, aluminium and aeroplane, for these you have simply dropped some of the vowels. There are pronunciation differences like zebra, pronounced as your “zee” and my “zed” which is precisely why I won’t go to an American zoo. Frankly, I feel as if the Americans decided to change the English language just to annoy the British when they come overseas purely as revenge for the mess we caused in the Revolutionary War. And don’t even get me started on metric vs imperial.

 All in all I have had an amusing time here in New Hope and I am excited to have actually bought a house a couple days ago. I knew this town would be the perfect place as soon as I saw it, I mean who doesn’t want to live in a place that shares the name of the greatest Star Wars movie? Who knows what the future will hold for me here. All I know is that I think I might actually like it.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Roaring Corner: Episode 1

Amanda Horak & Parker Miele
Staff Writers

Hi! We are here to answer questions that students have submitted to us via Google Forms. We are here to take your responses and give advice about them to make you feel better about your certain situation!
 Recently, we have asked the student body the following question: “What questions do you have about high school or do you have any specific stresses towards high school?” We received multiple responses to this question. Most of which included answers about the upcoming CBAs, grades, college, and AP classes.
 One of the more popular topics was about the recent CBAs and how they are “very stressful.” We definitely understand the stress of CBA’s, but they can easily be overcome. If you start planning for the CBA early, you won’t have to cram and study. It’s also helpful to start studying early because we have other classes with other tests and assignments making it more difficult to study the night before. You won’t ever know when a random assignment will pop up and be due the day before your CBA.
 Another popular topic was how taking multiple AP classes at once can be stressful. Others wondered if it was necessary to take at least one to two APs during high school. Being seniors, we have had our share of taking multiple AP classes at once. It is difficult to manage, but when you are assigned something, definitely start it as soon as possible. Having these multiple AP classes is totally unnecessary, but it is recommended to have that rigorous schedule each year for colleges to be able to see you didn’t slack off during high school. Make sure to do your AP classwork on time and don’t stress! All of us are going through the same thing with each of our classes.

 We know how stressful AP classes and CBAs can be! Just make sure to stay calm, study ahead of time, and do your work as soon as possible!