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The Growing Competitive Gaming Industry

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Michael Garcia 08/08/18

 

Years ago, competitive fighting games were only played in basements of someone’s house or in arcades. Now, there are stadiums filled with thousands of fans of competitive video games while thousands more watch from home.

 

One example is the Overwatch League Grand Finals at Barclays Stadium last month which gained about 20,000 people attending and the stream peaking at around 300,000.

 

In contrast, last weekend at EVO 2018 in Las Vegas, the Superbowl for competitive fighting games gathered about 10,000 people and a peak stream of 250,000 viewers.

 

This phenomenon has only happened because of the competitive video game’s dedicated community to keep their respective games alive. With local scenes getting new releases of their games, tournaments are easier to be held by buying consoles and tvs to stay at venues for people to use every week. This then translates to accessibility for newer players, allowing for games to become more popular.

 

Eventually, popularity to play competitively became mainstream for video game fanatics who want to show their skill to rest of the world. This then lead to media giants such as ESPN and Disney to broadcast eSports (Electronic Sports) tournaments. Not only that, but in 2014, Amazon acquired Twitch, the live streaming platform that continues to be the leader in online gaming broadcasts. YouTube has also jumped into the competitive video gaming community with the creation of YouTube Gaming.

 

With the introduction of media giants, the growth of a profitable market has surged as of recent. Companies such as Geico, Microsoft, Red Bull, Intel, Coca-Cola, and more have invested in sponsoring players and teams to capitalize on the growing industry. They fly out people to all over the world to compete, along with adding money into prize pools that are already huge for whoever wins it all.

Every sport in history has been built with media companies together and these type of corporations to accelerate their growth. The same thing goes with these global and local partnerships with media and tech companies in eSports.

It’s understandable why traditional media companies would want to capitalize on this trend before it becomes the mainstream. Approximately 300 million people worldwide tune in to eSport tournaments today, and that number is growing rapidly. By 2020, that number will be closer to 500 million, according to Business Insider. Eventually, eSports is expected to accelerate to a $3.5 billion industry by 2021, according to a report from Juniper Research.

Most of this success is owed to game developers who recognize how effective competitive gaming is to profit their brand. They release patches to balance characters so the game is more fair, along with helping fund for tournaments with the money made from selling the game. It increases player engagement, lengthens the longevity of titles, expands franchise awareness, and accumulates growth of monetization for their game as a whole.

 

The next couple of years will be crucial to ow fast competitive gaming grows into a multi billion dollar business. The key factors of leagues franchising from competition are the utilization of content right sales, merchandise, team/player profitability, and the impact the game has on an amount of people.

 

As the growth and success of eSports leagues continue to rise, the production of tournaments requires thorough planning and precise detailing. Understanding conceptualizing as well as developing a business relationships with bigger corporations are only just the standard requirements for the eSports industry to grow.

 

Understanding the culture of video gaming can also have a heavy influence on the success of tournaments. With thousands of attendees and millions of viewers, bigger tournaments have thousands of dollars in prize money on the line. Investors and hosts of such events treat players as they do with traditional sports players, and use similar broadcasting tools, such as livestream broadcasting and commentating.

 

What started as friends gathering in each other’s homes or arcades has become an upcoming collection of pro gaming tournaments and leagues with legitimate teams and prizes for people to aspire to obtain.

 

So what will the future of eSports look like? How far can it go? Could it reach the mainstream like traditional sports? Whatever the future holds, eSports is on the brink of becoming a billion-dollar industry and continues to grow exponentially and it will stay like that as long as companies keep investing.

 

Gentrification with Businesses

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Michael Garcia 08/03/18

 

It is no surprise that there has been a distinct relationship between real estate and neighborhood changes within the last few years.

 

This phenomenon is called gentrification, which is the process where a neighborhood is renovated so that people who are affluent will want to live in them.

 

At first glance, gentrification may seem like a positive thing for small businesses. Most people believe that people with higher incomes coming into the neighborhood could result in profit for business, but this is not the case.

 

When a neighborhood gets upgraded, rental rates for businesses in that area go through the roof. This makes it impossible for small business owners to turn a profit and continue doing business in the neighborhood.

 

Rent prices have increased 1.2 percent from June to July for NYC as a whole, and is up 1.7 percent in comparison to last year, according to a report by the New York Rent Report.

 

The data does not show the true effect of rising rent, though. The number of black-owned businesses in NYC, for example, declined from 2007 to 2012 as many gentrifying communities have undergone economic changes. According to a report called The New Geography of Jobs: A Blueprint for Strengthening NYC neighborhoods, in 2007 African Americans owned 13 percent of all businesses in the Bronx and five percent in Queens. In 2012, those figures were down to six percent and three percent, respectively.

 

Evidently, people are going out of business as a result of gentrification. With that, store owners have no revenue to rely on to live in the area as well. Comptroller Stringer says in a statement, “The increasing rents and economic distress that accompany gentrification are challenges that we as a city must confront.” Without any money to survive, what are store owners supposed to do?

 Some businesses being closed are located in East Village and Tribeca. New York’s gentrified neighborhoods has raised rents in these areas to the point where many people from low-income families can no longer gain profit, resulting in homelessness, or forced moving to a new neighborhood. This is not acceptable at all.

 

The implications of this affect people who don’t own equity or property too. Lack of affordable housing for anyone in a newly gentrified area leads to a loss of diversity in residents and loss of historic structures to the people who once lived there. It isn’t hard to notice that newly introduced amenities in neighborhoods are to benefit the rich, who are mostly people of white backgrounds and hinder the poor, which is stereotypically the minority.

 

Some examples of this are hypergentrification, where the culmination of bigger, elite companies take the spots of less wealthy ones. This has been seen with companies such as Starbucks and McDonald’s. According to a data report, there are 210 Starbucks in Manhattan, slightly more than six per square mile. In contrast, McDonald’s has 74 stores in Manhattan.

 

As a result of gentrification, neighborhoods have lost cafés, theaters, shoe stores, toy stores and gift shops. Tribeca, for example as documented in the Tribeca Tribune, “Many Tribeca residents complain that neighborhood-friendly stores seem to be vanishing before our eyes. Small businesses, aren’t just struggling — they are being targeted for assassination.”

Are Waste Transfer Stations Evidence of Environmental Racism?

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By Jeremy Williams

The New York City council held a meeting on Thursday where they made a step towards regulating waste transfer stations in neighborhoods across the city, after two people were killed by sanitation trucks in six months.

The City Council passed bill  0157-2018-C or the “Waste Equity Bill” which will divert trash from overburdened waste transfer stations which are usually located in low income or minority dense districts. Councilman Reynoso sponsored the bill, He believes addresses environmental racism which he referred to as an “insidious method, to which historically disadvantaged communities are made to suffer because of the color of their skin.”

 Reynoso represents District 34, encompasing North Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens which has the highest concentration of waste transfer stations within the city.

Before the City Council passed this bill, 72 year-old Leon Clark was killed after being struck by a private sanitation truck in the Bronx, on April 27th. This bill targets dangerous sanitation trucks that recklessly speed through neighborhoods posing a risk to elderly residents. Councilman Reynoso asked the council, “How could a city that prides itself on progressive politics… possibly allow a system like this to exist.”

21-year-old Mouctar Diallo was also killed by a sanitation truck in the Bronx, on November 7th, 2017.

Councilwoman Adams, who represents the 28th District said, “The bill has admirable goals.” However she still struggled with it saying, “While this bill addresses capacity reformation… conspicuously absent are the persistent issues of air pollution, truck traffic, foul odors, and other matters that affect my quality of life and the quality of life of the people in Southeast Queens.” Adams, who did vote in favor of the bill, said that in the future she hopes for a more collaborative effort.

The councilmembers hope to approve a bill in the future that not only tackles increased truck traffic but attacks all of the negatives of waste transfer stations including poor air quality, which is especially harmful to people with asthma. Woodhull Hospital, which serves the 34th district has the highest rate of asthma related admissions across the entire city.

Expect a bill that will bring stronger regulations for waste transfer stations and private sanitation companies in the near future.

Living Crisis in The City That Never Sleeps

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By N’zingha Cesar

The cost of living in The Big Apple has skyrocketed. In the last 4 years, It’s become almost impossible for middle-class families to rent or own a home.

Every year the rent and mortgages in New York increase. Although, the cost of living depends on where you live, New Yorkers across the board are paying increasingly high bills. Families lose their homes and are left figuring out where the next place to lay their head is. “ I went to renew my apartment lease and realized the rent was raised to $5,000 a month. It clicked to me that it’s time to buy a house and stop renting for that much,” says Nadine, a resident of Cunningham Heights.

Cunningham Heights Apartments has always offered reasonable rents (1 bedroom, for $1700 a month). But recently, residents have complained they can no longer reside there because of how high the rent is.

“I’ve lived in this apartment complex for 30 years and I’m questioning if I should stay here because every year I’m paying more and more for rent and it’s difficult,” says an anonymous resident .

The residents of Cunningham Apartments aren’t the first or only people to complain about rent increases in New York. According to Curbed New York, Queens’ median rent is now $2,850.

“I’m from New York, I love living here but I can’t stay here,” says Martha Johnson, a resident of Forest Hills, Queens.

Many relatives and other people who are New York natives who wouldn’t want to move anywhere else, now feel like they’re forced to leave because of the expense. The urge to leave Proves how unnecessarily expensive New York has become.

Seems like New York has become a city for just the rich.

Do High Prison Phone Call Costs Make Phone Companies the Judge, Jury, and Executioner?

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By Jeremy Williams

 

Do High Prison Phone Call Costs Make Phone Companies the Judge, Jury, and Executioner?

 

The 6th amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right to a lawyer and a fair trial. However, many people who are sent to jail can’t afford to keep in contact with their legal counsel. This creates a system where the right to a fair trial is dependent on your finances. The protections promised under the Constitution are not be applicable to those who are not wealthy.

 

If  a family cannot afford to pay for a phone call from jail, they most likely cannot afford to bail an incarcerated family member out. As a result many are forced to sit in jail until their trial. However, when the trial comes, the defendant and the  lawyer aren’t properly prepared because they couldn’t afford to have necessary communication and planning. The chances of someone losing their trail are dramatically increased and now they are serving time for a crime they did not commit.

 

Public defenders are often criticized for having too many cases and not enough resources, but when you consider that the client can’t afford to talk to their lawyer, the idea of a fair trial becomes an unattainable dream.

 

Many inmates can’t turn to their families to advocate for them, because their family members can’t afford an increased phone bill or an extra expense.

A phone call from an inmate can run up to $17 for 15 minutes. That averages out to $1.13 a minute, and that’s if the inmate is being held close to their attorney and family. That isn’t the case for many families because most inmates are transferred out of their home area.

 

Does this mean all communication is stopped with your loved one because of they have been arrested?

Most people don’t have a choice in answering this question, because their financial situation has already predetermined this for them. This is especially the case if the breadwinner in the household is arrested and the financial burden is shifted to young adults or other family members who might not be capable of providing for an entire family. This forces working class families to choose between talking to a family member or keeping the lights on.

 

Last year, the Supreme Court repealed a regulation passed in 2015 that allowed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) which regulates most methods of communication including phone calls, to cap the costs of phone calls from prison. Mignon Clyburn, the former commissioner for the FCC described the rising costs of these phone calls as a civil rights issue that is preventing 2.7 million children in America from communicating with an incarcerated parent. The costs of phone calls create an inequality between the wealthy and the poor. People arrested from both groups have a very different prison experience and the families that are affected, experience it differently as well.

The prison population stands at around 2.2 million people. The prison system is supposed to rehabilitate those 2.2 million people. Instead the government is using prisoners as pawns to profit off millions of hard working families who want to have contact with their loved ones.

Firsthand Accounts of Sexual Harassment

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By: Katelyn Wright

“For me, the abuse that I suffered—both initially and when I first tried to report him and confront him—destroyed my life,” says Jen Willems on Facebook. Willems is an advocate for the #MeToo movement.

Women from all over the world have experienced mistreatment from men. Catcalling, harassment, sexual abuse, rape, and disrespect.

Jolie Joyce, 16, from Astoria shares her experience with catcalling. She was walking home and a man made kissing sounds at her. She told him to leave her alone and he got defensive. The man said, “Cover up if you don’t want attention.”

Madisyn Guerrero, 14, from Jackson Heights says she is disrespected by men constantly. Once, she dropped her boyfriend home at 97th Street near Junction Blvd and was waiting for her dad to pick her up from a store. A man started saying vulgar things and grabbed his private parts in front of her. She was disgusted and flipped him off.

Another time, Guerrero was waiting to get ice cream from Mr Softee and she wasn’t wearing a bra. A strange man started staring down at her and began to nod his head at her. She said, “You’re disgusting” and left the line.

Dianna Gainza, 36, witnessed her white friend (who is the same age) being sexually harassed. They were at a club in Atlanta. The club was mostly filled with African American and Latino men. Her friend, Jess, had her butt smacked and grabbed by an African American man. She confronted him and he said, “So what? What are you going to do about it? Keep moving along if you don’t want problems.”

Jess felt defeated and helpless. She cried the entire night and refused to go to the club ever again. However, Gainza and her other friends—who are Hispanic and African American—did not receive any disrespect from men at the club. Therefore, in this scenario, did race play into this harassment?

Monica Guerrero, 26, says that she was walking home one day when a guy on a bike came her way. He grabbed her butt and she pushed him off the bike. She began cursing him out in Spanish and he ran off with his bike.

Any woman, despite their race, age, and looks can be mistreated by men. It is very common and the #MeToo movement is bringing awareness for these women who are continuously objectified and sexualize. It has been occurring for too long and there are steps being taken to bring hope to those who feel mistreated and alone.

Proposed Construction of Nursing Home Angers Parents and Residents Alike

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As the sun rises brightly and the school day begins, hundreds of students enter Public School 163. Some of them have spent the night before studying for the very important Common Core exam, reviewing strategies and taking practice tests. Nervous, they enter their classrooms and reassure themselves that everything is going to be fine. They are about to start the exam, when suddenly, they hear an ear-splitting, deafening noise. It is the sound of construction right next door.

This is what many in the neighborhood fear would occur if a planned construction project goes forward on West 97th Street. So far, no construction has been done, because a protracted court battle has brought the project to a complete halt.

The New Jewish Home, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing healthcare to the elderly throughout New York City, is planning to build a 20-story nursing home on 97th street between Columbus and Amsterdam, adjacent to P.S. 163. The home would contain 414 beds, including 264 long-term care beds and 150 short-term rehabilitation beds. It would be built on a parking lot that the developers bought from the owners of Park West Village, a residential complex consisting of four apartment buildings on Columbus Avenue between 97th and 100th Street.

The proposed nursing home has ignited a frenzy of controversy among people, both for and against its construction. While some people argue that the New Jewish Home wants to construct this home for the safety and well-being of the elderly, others argue against its development.

An organization called No Jewish Home Lifecare at Park West Village, parents of students who attend P.S. 163, community board members, local politicians, and residents who live near the planned construction site have all criticized the nursing home’s construction.

According to Straus News, Avery Brandon, who lives close to the site and whose daughter is currently in kindergarten attending P.S. 163, strongly criticized establishment of the nursing home.  “A huge construction project like this can have untold effects on the health of our children,” she stated. “With the noise levels, and the mental stress that this construction will cause, how will our children be able to learn?” She also pointed out increased congestion, dust and debris, and restricted space for emergency vehicles in case of an accident that could emerge as a result of the construction.

Residents like Avery are not the only ones who have vehemently opposed the nursing home’s construction. According to DNAinfo, City Comptroller Scott Stringer has pledged to halt the New Jewish Home’s proposal. “I’m not going to let them do anything to harm our children or residents,” he said. “In the current proposal, we’ve already calculated that there isn’t enough public space.” He emphasized that the construction would put schoolchildren at risk.

The No JHL at PWV coalition has also harshly condemned the proposed development of the nursing home. In a 2015 interview, the coalition’s leader, Martin Rosenblatt, said that emergency response vehicle access would be impeded, long-term construction noise, dust and debris would put schoolchildren in jeopardy, and increased traffic would exacerbate congestion.

When contacted to be interviewed again, members of No JHL at PWV did not respond.

Leading figures in New Jewish Home are aware of the criticism and have responded to it. According to DNAinfo, New Jewish Home spokesman Ethan Geto said the company’s attorneys and consultants went over the proposal in extreme detail to make sure it conformed to zoning regulations regarding open space. Geto added that the project is designed to create “the leading, state-of-the-art nursing home in the U.S., that is both environmentally-friendly and maximizes the dignity and independence of residents.”

In a statement made in 2014, New Jewish Home Senior Vice President Bruce Nathanson said, “As a mission-driven nonprofit healthcare organization, Jewish Home is committed to building in the safest and most responsible manner.”

The New Jewish Home was also contacted recently, but they declined to comment.

After five years of complex litigation, no construction has been done on the planned development site, ground has not yet been broken, and the parking lot still remains vacant. In December 2017, the New Jewish Home won a lawsuit filed against them by parents and residents of the community, with the Court of Appeals ruling that the environmental impact studies conducted by the New Jewish Home to ensure safety of schoolchildren were adequate. However, the court battle still isn’t over. Litigants have also filed suit against the proposed nursing home’s zoning, which is currently being reviewed at the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division.

The controversy over the construction of this nursing home is more heated than ever, and the New Jewish Home is still facing a great deal of criticism. Residents and parents who live close to the site are very angry, and do not want to witness schoolchildren’s lives being endangered. Because of the bitter opposition to the nursing home’s development, whether a compromise can ever be reached remains to be seen.

Why the Modern Day Fanfic Author Deserves Acceptance (Like Shakespeare)

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By Alyssa Chen

Fanfiction is nothing new. It’s been around since historical times – even Shakespeare wrote fanfiction – but for some reason modern day society has turned it into a shameful, unspeakable topic.

In the past few years, fanfic writing has been on the rise. On July 20, Archive of Our Own (AO3), a nonprofit site for fanfiction, reached 4 million fanfics. Fan lingo such as the word “ship” even became a trend at one point. But do fanfiction and fanfic writers really deserve this newfound appreciation?

Some authors, like Anne Rice, are bothered by fanfics. Rice sent a message for fans on her official site: “It upsets me terribly to even think about fan fiction with my characters.” Other authors, such as Diana Gabaldon and Robin Hobb, think fanfics are unoriginal and theft of an author’s ideas. If a fan wants to write, they say, then why does the fan refuse to make original characters, a new world, and a new plot but instead take ideas from published works?

Let’s take a step back and define fanfiction. Fanfiction is a work that a fan creates for other fans using characters from a specific series, TV show, anime, etc. It is a way to keep a series alive long after it has ended. It is a way to promote an ongoing series. It is a way for fans to share crazy ideas about their favorite characters and read about another fan’s crazier ideas.

It is not that fanfic writers are incapable of creating their own original fiction, but that they don’t want the other writer’s story to end. A fan’s passion for a series drives her to expand on the world the characters have already experienced. A fan’s love for the characters in a series prompts her to imagine ‘what if’ scenarios starring said characters.

After years of being underappreciated, it is high time fanfic writers be acknowledged for the effort, courage, and creativity they expend on the making and sharing of their works.

Remember Shakespeare? The fanfic writer from centuries ago whose works are read in classrooms today? One of his most famous works, Romeo and Juliet, is a fanfic of Arthur Brooke’s The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. The plot was hardly Shakespeare’s own, yet we still celebrate the play and perform it to this day. Why do people today celebrate sixteenth century fanfic writers, yet turn up their noses at modern day fanfic writers?

Not all fanfics are unoriginal and cringeworthy. The characters and the setting may be the same as in the original, but the writing style and the plot can be uniquely the fanfic writer’s. Coming up with a new plot, putting familiar characters into unfamiliar situations while keeping them in character, exploring underdeveloped relationships – these are a fanfic writer’s challenges. And facing those challenges head-on requires the same amount of effort and creativity, or even more, than making a work of original fiction.

Sharing a fanfic for other fans to read also demands a lot of courage. It’s difficult to publicly post something that may or may not be taken well – after all, many authors don’t like getting flamed. Putting up a work of fanfiction is an invitation for others to comment, judge, and criticize. No matter how bad the work might be, the author deserves respect for gathering the courage to post her fic in the first place.

Although there are plenty of writers who litter their works with grammatical errors and wish fulfillment author inserts (when an author makes herself the main character of a story to live out her fantasies), there are quite a few talented writers on fanfic websites. Several writers of fanfics were able to become published authors, including E. L. James (Fifty Shades trilogy) and Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles). James’ book Fifty Shades of Grey began as a Twilight fanfic with the name Master of the Universe, which was immensely popular with the fan base. In 2011, James took down the story from ff.net and had it revamped for publication. Both James and Meyer support fanfiction. According to Yahoo News, E. L. James said in a statement about fanfiction, “I’m immensely flattered, and it’s humbling to know my work is inspiring others to write.”

Society’s stance on fanfiction has undergone a lot of development over the years. People, particularly newer authors, have become more accepting of fanfiction. This marks a shift in the literary world. It’s a change where some fanfic authors are recognized for their talent, respected for their writing, and in some cases even given opportunities to get published. Fanfiction was and still is a major stepping stone for many young writers, so let’s keep the practice alive for many more years to come.

The Last Straw?

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By: Devan Adegbile

 

According to USA Today, “Within the last year, cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, Fort Myers, Florida, Malibu, California, and Vancouver have banned the use of plastic straws, while others, such as New York, are moving in that direction. Companies including Starbucks, American Airlines and Disney, have announced that they’re eliminating plastic straws.” City Councilman, Rafael Espinal, has introduced a bill that will ban plastic straws in restaurants, stadiums, bars, and cafes across New York City.

 

Mayor Bill de Blasio agrees that plastic straws must go as they are bad for the environment. According to Eyewitness News, Espinal referenced an incident in Spain, in April, where a whale washed up on the shore with over 60 pounds of trash inside the stomach..Espinal hopes to spread awareness about how our everyday use of plastic ends up in landfills and can wash into the waters, affecting many sea creatures such as turtles, fish and whales. If this bill is passed, anyone who acts against this bill will be fined $100. The only exception to this bill would be the people who need a straw to drink due to a disability or medical condition.

 

A young woman who works in New York City said she supports the bill. “I feel that the ban on plastic straws is a great start, especially because the concept seems to really be taking off and becoming very popular with big businesses. With that being said, I am a little skeptical because straws make up such a small amount of the plastic used overall. I definitely feel as though the ban on plastic straws is a step in the right direction and I’m hopeful that we can continue to reduce our plastic usage even more as time goes on” she said.

 

According to Eyewitness News, if we continue our plastic use, by 2050 there will be more plastic floating around our oceans than there are fish in the ocean. Only 9 percent of waste is recycled. “I don’t believe there are any huge obstacles. It’s not like plastic bags, where consumers felt it was important for them to carry out their groceries. A straw is not a necessity for most New Yorkers, so I think this is more of a change of thinking.”.

 

“Americans throw out an estimated half-billion plastic straws every single day” said Espinal in Eyewitness News.  

 

“Personally, I am all for the ban on plastic straws – it’s a small step but it’s one in the right direction. The state that our planet is in right now is scary and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. I fear for our future generations and what they will have to go through due to our carelessness in protecting our earth. I hope that this ban can bring more awareness to the subject and help to eliminate harmful products in the future.” said Sinead.

 

This proposal does not ban environmentally friendly straws such as aluminum or paper straws. According to USA Today, “Aardvark paper straws debuted in 2007, as the anti-plastic movement began to emerge. In the 10 years since reintroduction, the company has seen year-over-year growth”. “This last year’s growth, however, is beyond anything the company could have expected: 5,000 percent.” It is said that due to a bill against plastic straw use the demand for an alternative paper straw use is higher than ever before.

 

Pineapple on Pizza or Not?

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The Hawaiian pizza, which is topped with pieces of pineapple, has been the topic of internet debates for many pizza lovers: should pizza have pineapples as toppings.

Some argue that putting pineapples on pizza doesn’t make a traditional Italian pizza. But who’s to say trying something new is the worst thing ever?  In this generation, we are introduced to new things everyday, such as the taco pizza from Tony Boloney’s Pizzeria and the bacon wrapped donut from the Nickel Diner. What’s so wrong about a sweet and salty delight?

The Hawaiian pizza creates a perfect balance for those who want both. Hawaiian pizza is one of my favorites, here’s more reasons why pineapple should be on pizza.

For those who try to find a healthy balance in what they eat, pineapple is a tremendous source of Vitamin C, potassium and fiber. These vitamins and minerals benefit your overall healthy. So why hate on a pizza that can give the best of both worlds?

“Pineapple on pizza is good, you guys don’t like that?” Justin Bieber said while a guest on the Jay Leno Show in 2011. If the Biebs like it, so should you!

If you’ve ever experienced the joy of a sweet and salty snack, you’ll love this match made in heaven. Pineapples are sweet, tangy and juicy. What’s not to love?

The idea of combining fruit and meat is in no sense new. It’s also delicious. Have you ever had ham and pineapple at Thanksgiving or Christmas? It’s just like the Canadian Pizza. Pieces of smoked ham and pineapples could make anyone start mouth-watering.

On the contrary, some people argue that the sweetness of pineapple is a bad fit for the general taste of the pizza, but that’s the thing. The taste in unusual. Which is a good way of changing something you are used too.

When hearing about Pineapple pizza for the first time, I was quick to drag out the “Ewww” without even tasting it. But boy was I wrong!

Now its pineapple on pizza all day every day.

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