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S t a r d u s t ~ ‘21 E d i t i o n “He told me to look at my hand, for a part of it came from a star that exploded too long ago to imagine. This part of me was formed Stardust from a tongue of fire that screamed through the heavens until there was our sun. And this small part of me was then a whisper of the earth. When there was life, perhaps this part got lost in a fern that was crushed and covered until it was coal. And then it was a diamond millions We are all of years later, as beautiful as the star from which it miracles, had first come.” wrought from Paul Zindel the dust of stars. -The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds- The editorial staff of Stardust assumes that all creative submissions are works of fiction. Therefore, any resemblances to real people, settings, and events are either coincidental or the responsibility of the student authors, who upon submission to the Stardust staff give the school the right to edit their work and to publish their work for non-profit purposes either through the district website or in print via other student publications. Stardust is the Annual Literary Magazine of Tyrone Area High School Produced by Tyrone High Students 1 . Page S t a r d u s t ~ ‘21 E d i t i o n Page Title Author 3 More Dating, Less Hating Madalynn Cherry 5 GMO-Free? Really? Taylor Black 8 Can You Spare Some Change? Alyssa Luciano 11 Let’s Leave the Left Wade Hendrickson 14 The Death of Creativity Aden McCracken 17 Our Town Lucia Isenberg 20 Anti-Vax is Anti-Kid Hollie Keller 23 Trophy, Anyone? Madison Coleman 26 Human Abnormalities Hollie Keller 31 The Pillow-Talk of Politics Anna-Lynn Fryer 34 Disconnected Miranda Goodman 44 Does the U.S. Military Get the Anna-Lynn Fryer Respect it Deserves? 48 Sky Demon Miranda Goodman 51 The Curse McKayla Warner 63 How to Kill a Book Kylin Hoover 67 The Meadow Skye Kropp 68 Blue and Green Kayla Michenfelder 69 Empty Reflections Laura Kohler 71 Touched Aden McCracken 72 The Fog Aden McCracken 73 The Wind Aden McCracken 74 Nobody Kendall Markley 76 Thank You, Buddy Sarah Jackson 77 Fried Chicken and Death Haydn Loudenslager 79 Superheroes are not Immortal Traquan Fields 80 As Time Travelled Alyssa Luciano 81 My Strange Addiction Krimsin Manis 82 When Light Shines Cam Vincent 2 . Page S t a r d u s t ~ ‘21 E d i t i o n going to prom, but I guess all the “More Dating, Less Snapchat selfies and sleepovers were Hating” a hoax (I mean, you had me fooled). And let’s be real here. The underclassmen didn’t “steal” your fantasized prom date; juniors and adalynn seniors can go to prom with or Cherry without a date. Also, it's not like the sophomores asked the seniors: It's the M complete 180! isten, some people are just liked more than others. Maybe if you L would have spent more time on your personality rather than your makeup, your mascara wouldn’t be running down your face. That’s right. Cry over the fact that the senior boy from your physics class asked a sophomore to prom over you. Wake up and smell the roses, people! It’s 2019! It’s prime time for equality and justice for all! And you know where I think the next social justice reform needs to take place? Right here, in the halls of Tyrone Area High School because sophomores shouldn’t be hated for being asked to prom! Honestly, why does it matter that sophomores are going? The last time I checked, peaceful harmony existed between the upperclassmen and the sophomores - that is until the day they were asked to prom. Then, they were violently backstabbed as hate rumors milled throughout the school, courtesy of your “bff” and “best friend”. If you were truly friends with them, you would be excited they were 3 . Page S t a r d u s t ~ ‘21 E d i t i o n I get it. Everyone wants someone to take them to prom, but at least without a date you still have the opportunity to go to prom unlike the underclassmen. Sorry sensitive high school senior, but the last time I checked saying, “Yes, I’d love to go” didn’t make someone a criminal. Put yourselves in a sophomore's shoes and let’s take a trip back in time to the magical world of 10th grade. If you would have been asked to prom as a sophomore, you too would have said “OMG yes, Brian!!!!!” At no point would you have considered turning someone down because it's not “your” prom. It is unfair to hate people for making the same choices you would have made at their age. In the end, it's really a done deal. The sophomores already said yes. Dresses have been bought, dinners have been organized, and there's no backing out now. It's time for everyone to simply accept the fact that the sophomores will indeed be at prom and move on. Before you know it you’ll be having the time of your life dancing the night away, probably beside a sophomore, and come to realize, hey, maybe they’re not so bad! Oh, and by the way, don’t forget your mascara is still running. 4 . Page S t a r d u s t ~ ‘21 E d i t i o n genetically modified foods have “GMO-Free: Really?” received negative attention and criticism because of perceived and speculated negative health effects. aylor This has been completely disproven as false. Foods that use genetically Black modified organisms (GMO’s) have many more benefits than their organic T competitors. When producing organic foods any people are into the if takes twice as many resources to organic foods craze. People produce the same amount of food. By M say that organic foods are using GMOs, scientists are able to healthier, that they are much create more food at a cheaper cost. better for you when in reality, they are Farmers are able to produce more not. Organic foods come at a much food using less land and pesticides. higher price and can put a strain on a GMOs can overcome certain diseases families budget. Do these organic and pests that can impact how much foods outweigh the benefits of regular and the quality of products produced. foods? Over the past few years, The population is growing rapidly, 5 . Page S t a r d u s t ~ ‘21 E d i t i o n and by using GMOs there will be twenty plus years that GMOs have enough food for everyone in the years been used in farming, not a single to come. person has had a disease that was Of course, many people are caused by GMOs. Over 900 studies afraid that be using GMOs, we are have been done within the last 20 harming the environment. The truth is years to prove that genetically the exact opposite. By using GMOs modified organisms have no impacts farmers do not have to use harmful on a person’s health and well-being. sprays to keep the pests and diseases (GMO Myth vs. Fact). away from their fields. Clearly, the By using GMOs, the quality of farmers that use the GMOs are our food can increase as well. protecting the environment. In Scientists, with the help of addition, consumers are afraid that researchers, are able to create seeds GMOs are harmful to many animals. to grow plants that are able to add While tests for this are still going on, more vitamins into your food to keep there is very strong research to prove you healthier, and even help your that the use of GMOs does not harm immune system to fight diseases. The animals. GMOs can add protein into your food. For over 20 years, people and Organic foods have none of these animals have been consuming GMOs things. Organic foods are even less and they have had no harm to their nutritious than foods that use GMOs. health (Thompson). Many people are So why do people go crazy looking for afraid to eat foods that have been the GMO-free label? produced using GMOs. The GMOs are GMO-free labels can be found not actually in the food that you eat, it everywhere in a grocery store in items is just a different way to control the from pickles to tomatoes. These factors that limit production such as products do not even contain any weeds and diseases. Before any GMO GMO crops. There are only 10 GMO products are approved they go crops that have been approved for use through numerous tests to make sure in the United States: corn, soybeans, that they are safe for consumers to cotton, canola, alfalfa, sugar beets, eat. There is no need to be afraid to papaya, squash, potatoes, and apples. eat something just because it uses Anything else you see that has the GMOs. Clearly, everything that lines GMO-free label on it is just overpriced. the shelves of your local grocery store So, next time you are at the grocery has been approved by the Food and store, do yourself a favor and go for Drug Administration as safe to eat. the GMO because now you are in the Many people are afraid to eat GMOs know.