Scholastic Update articles from September 1994

Scholastic Update archives from September 1994

Welcome to the future. (technological advances)(includes related article on magazine on-line service) (Cover Story)
September 2, 1994... Ask teenagers how far into the future they look, and maybe they'll say they're thinking ahead to graduation day, or dreaming of what they'll do for a living someday. Some may not even look further than the coming weekend. Well, in this issue,...

A brave new world. (technological advances)
September 2, 1994... Pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV and you're likely to think you've landed in the middle of the latest Star Trek movie. Scientists are duplicating human embryos, inventing computers that make you feel you're skiing in the Rockies, and...

Paving the infoway. (information superhighway)(includes related article)
September 2, 1994... Too tired to run down to the video store but dying to see a good action flick at home? Want the latest Beastie Boys CD or a new magazine or book? No problem. Just sit down in front of your home computer or TV and punch up what you want, when...

No secrets in cyberspace? (computers and privacy rights)
September 2, 1994... Every time you make a phone call or rent a video, pay for something by check or credit card, fly in a plane or go to the doctor, a notation is made in a computer. Get a driver's license, register to vote, apply for a marriage license--that...

Revenge of the nerds. (teenage computer hackers)
September 2, 1994... The Scared Poet, a tall, gangly, 15-year-old, is not very popular at his suburban New York prep school. He's skinny, wears braces, and isn't good in sports. "People think of me as sort of a nerdish person," he admits. After school, while his...

From dots and dashes to digital. (telecommunications technology)
September 2, 1994... In January of 1815, 8,000 British soldiers, thinking they were still fighting the War of 1812, went smashing into American defenses in the city of New Orleans. A gruesome daylong battle left 2,000 people dead and the city still in American...

Can we outdo mother nature? (ethical aspects of medical and biotechnological technology)
September 2, 1994... Medical technology and biotechnology--the science of altering living things--are profoundly changing the way we live and die. No area of the technological revolution is more controversial. Here are four moral debates arising from these new...

Think fast. (opinions on influence of high technology)
September 2, 1994... Virtual reality. Cyberspace. The Internet. How do we stay on our feet while technology turns our world upside down? We asked a group of leading experts what we can expect in the future and how to get ready for the revolution. Alvin...

The peacemakers. (Middle East peace progress) (Cover Story)
September 16, 1994... In Israel, and throughout the Middle East, it is a time of miracles. One year ago this month, two of the world's most bitter enemies, Yitzhak Rabin, the prime minister of Israel, and Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation...

The Middle East, 1994. (statistics about Middle Eastern countries)
September 16, 1994... ISRAEL Area: 7,850 sq. mi. Population: 5.2 million. Ethnic Groups: Jewish 83%; Arab and other 17%. Religions: Jewish 82%; Muslim 14%; Christian 2%; Druse 2%. Economy: The strongest economy in the region, buoyed by U.S....

One land, two people. (history of Israeli-Arab conflicts)(includes chronology)
September 16, 1994... The conflict between Arabs and Israelis has been one of the longest and most complex of the 20th century. It has led to several wars, thousands of deaths, and the deep involvement of the United States and other nations. But at its heart, the...

"Enough of blood and tears." (peace process in Israel)(includes related articles)
September 16, 1994... It was an electrifying moment. As hundreds of dignitaries gathered on the South Lawn of the White House and millions watched on television sets around the world, Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO),...

America in the middle. (US relations with the Middle East)
September 16, 1994... When the leaders of Israel and Jordan finally decided to end their 46-year-old state of war in July, they came to the White House to sign the formal agreement--just as the Israelis and Palestinians had a year earlier. Both times, a beaming...

A tale of two cities. (divided city of Jerusalem)
September 16, 1994... JERUSALEM--Gili Wiseburgh, a 17-year-old Israeli, and Muhammad Kawwas, a 15-year-old Palestinian, are both Jerusalemits. But they live in very different cities. Gili, lead singer with a rock band that he formed with three friends a year...