Opinion

Articles are typed by staff and volunteers, and are edited lightly for clarity. Each piece reflects only the thoughts of the writer at the time, and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of Daraja Academy.

Social Injustices: Discrimination

By Stacey A. (Form 2) Discrimination is treating people differently based on grounds such as sex, gender, age, and even social status. The common example of discrimination is bullying, there are two types of bullying cyberbullying and direct and indirect bullying. Cyberbullying is actually one of the most rampant forms of discrimination and since

August 21st, 2019|Categories: Opinion, The Daraja Times|0 Comments

Born To Become

By Ester N. (Form 3) God gave you a gift of who you are and where you are, but who you become and where you go is your gift to God. It is through your process of becoming that God will be glorified and God will receive praise out of your prosperity. He didn’t

January 3rd, 2019|Categories: Opinion, The Daraja Times|0 Comments

Self Help and Self Esteem

By Farhia I. (Form 1) Self help is the act of relying on your own efforts and abilities in order to solve your problems, rather than depending on other people for help. Self-esteem is confidence in one’s own worth or abilities. There are two types of self-esteem, high self esteem and low self

December 13th, 2018|Categories: Opinion, The Daraja Times|0 Comments

Where Is The Future of Africa?

By Zeituna A. (Form 3) and Dorcus A. (Form 2) Africa is the second largest continent in the world with a total area of 30,330,000km. Africa has a total population of about 1 billion and has a total of fifty five countries. In terms of industrialization, Africa is the least industrialized continent continent. Some

December 10th, 2018|Categories: Opinion, The Daraja Times|0 Comments

Living A Life of Example

By Stacy K. (Form 1) We all are perfectly and wonderfully designed in a way that we can fulfill our purposes on earth. Each day, when you wake up, make this your personal question, “How am I influencing the next generation.” When you walk, talk, smile and doing anything, always remember that you

November 29th, 2018|Categories: Opinion, The Daraja Times|0 Comments

Recent Scientific Discoveries

By Brenda N. (Form 1) With technology, our world is becoming smaller and smaller everyday. New things are emerging and new animals and techniques being discovered. Our world is becoming smaller and smaller, especially when research is done and people, I don’t know whether it is increased intelligence, are coming up with ideas

November 19th, 2018|Categories: Opinion, The Daraja Times|0 Comments