St. Robert CHS Student News
Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Written April 2023
For millennia, linguists, anthropologists and philosophers have speculated the link between thought and speech. However, while modern linguists have no disagreement over the link between thought and language, there is great disagreement over the way languages influence the thought and action of its speakers.
Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Hello everyone!
My name is Ryan Hu and I’m one of the writers doing editorials this year. I’m brand new to the Axiom and I’m really excited to be here!
Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
In 1967, the fifth James Bond film was released. You Only Live Twice was noteworthy for being the first Bond film to be set in an East Asian country. In order to escape from the movie’s villains, Bond disguises as a Japanese man by putting on some bushy eyebrows and taping his eyes back. While the film has not aged well in its effects and action, it also has not aged well in its casual racism. Perhaps it is no wonder that the script for the movie was written by British children’s literature author Roald Dahl, later known for his racist comments. While the sixties were undoubtedly a different era for film and books, nowadays the issue of cultural appropriation is given much more consideration. The film industry has always used other cultures to create unique stories, but to what extent does an interest in foreign cultures become offensive?
Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
A runaway trolley is barreling down the railway. Further down the railway, there are five people tied up and left on the tracks. As a railway operator you are able to divert the path of the train, but doing so will kill a person standing on the side tracks.
Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Every January, millions of people all around the world look to the New Year as a time of rebirth and a rediscovery of life. One example of this phenomenon is the practice of creating a New Years’ resolution, where a person wishes to change or improve themselves through a personal goal. Unfourtunately, in addition to the practice of creating a resolution is the practice of failing to achieve said resolution. While New Year’s resolutions are sometimes mocked, the practice may still be helpful to bring awareness to new practices such as self-care.
Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
In today’s enlightened world, various social movements sprung up to correct past transgressions of which were spread primarily through social media. Examples of these include Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, which have had widespread coverage through mainstream media and have exposed many people to long-standing issues in society. Such movements are often cited by individuals who use them to label others. Two of these movements have to do with the issue of body insecurity, but in completely different ways: body positivity and body neutrality.
Ryan Hu (10) | STAFF REPORTER
Humans, as social creatures, have always judged others based on their initial appearance. The drive to understand others better has inspired the creation of systems like the Chinese Zodiac and Western astrology, which attempt to describe a person’s personality based on when they are born. This tradition has continued into the present day, and in the post-social media era, universal and simple descriptors for a person’s personality are more in-demand than ever before. Currently, two of the most popular ways of measuring personality are Myers-Briggs and 16 Personalities, but which is better?