Opinion based pieces. Curated by The Golden Falcon Social Issues Editors.
On December 31st, YouTube “star” Logan Paul uploaded a video to his channel featuring a suicide victim in Aokigahara, commonly known as the “suicide forest” because of the large number of people that take their own lives (estimates claim that over 100 suicides take place each year, although Japan no longer releases its death counts.) … More Logan Paul is Making Some Noise
“I attended Vaughan Road Academy (VRA) in its final year before it closed its doors forever in late June of 2017. I have been moving schools all my life, (I have been to 6 different schools) but VRA has, and always will, hold a special place in my teenage heart. ” … More My Transition from Vaughan Road Academy to Forest Hill Collegiate Institute
By Sophie Gold My brother is a movie nut. On his recent birthday, we went to see the newest adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. I enjoyed it very much and recommend it to you. It has a great twist of an ending on par with The Usual Suspects which I won’t spoil … More This Was Going To Be A Movie Review
By Linda Cako 2017 was supposed to be the year we were going to see change. And change we saw. Not all was good, like President Trump’s Muslim Ban, North Korea starting to flex its emerging nuclear prowess, and the UN warning us that we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since WWII with up … More Farewell 2017
By Linda Cako On December 11, 2017, the Pentagon ruled that it will be accepting transgender recruits against President Trump’s ban to exclude them from joining the military. The ruling came as a decision from the Pentagon to pay for a transgender surgery after two of them were already performed by former U.S Navy Flight … More President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban doesn’t stop the Pentagon for paying for a Transgender Soldier’s Surgery
By Linda Cako Climate Change has never been good news. Science has always provided the evidence for the global impact and consequences stating that we would experience more extreme weather, see an unprecedented rate of extinction, and have more toxic levels of smog. Within the past few months alone we had seen some of the … More Save the Little Blue Planet
By Ethan Blumberg I have always asked myself why the Canadian and American governments annually spend enormous amounts of money on their respective space programs and different international space initiatives. The scale of the spending has led to a constant debate in both Canada and the United States for many years. While I do understand the … More The Mystery In Space Programs
With all the recent sexual assault allegations in Hollywood, we only see men being accused for this horrible crime but the reality is, an abuser has no gender. … More Women Can Be Abusers Too
Are you living in an alternate universe? … More The Mandela Effect Will Make You Question Everything
Do you have anywhere to go for the winter break? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. … More Winter Break: Top Places to Go in Toronto
Bored During the Winter Break? Here are some suggestions for entertaining TV shows to fill your time: -Scandal Scandal is a show a show about ‘lawyer’ gladiator, who goes around and fixes problems for people while deciding whether to pursue a relationship with the president or a secret agent. -Grey’s Anatomy A medical show that … More Winter Break, Binge Session: Top Netflix Shows to Watch
Every class has its own vibe and feels different. But for the most part, there are always these 10 types of students in each one. … More The 10 Types of Students in Every Class
Should we fear a society where humans are cyborgs? … More The Beginning of Real-Life Cyborgs
There was more than one thing wrong with TDSBs Attempt to Close Specialized Programs. … More What Was Wrong With the TDSBs Attempt to Close Specialized Programs
The Golden Falcon responds to the Sexual Harassment Allegations in Hollywood … More Let’s Talk About Those Sexual Harassment Allegations
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As our generation moves deeper into globalization, it has had its benefits and drawbacks. … More The New Age of Slacktivism
After a mass shooting in America, the news is overtaken by the event. The conversation however, has little focus on gun control laws. … More 20 ccs of Gun Control, Stat!
By Justin Shapiro I – HIS WRATH For years he walked the ides of the free, turned to ashes by the men of yield, slayed by killers without names, the spawns of Tempter. Riddled theirs minds of disease and plague, dawn marked a day of their nightmare. Leave now, he said, Anne our children we … More Creative Writing: Scorn