Passport
“Beyond Our Walls”
Vol. 16 Issue 4 June 2016PASSPORT STAFF
Megan Abel, Rylie Butler, Zoe Cindric, Patrick Dolan, Ashley Felitsky, Shawn Hagan, Trey Hixon, Sydney Hunt, Olivia Kamarec, Erin Keppler, Amanda Kerrish, Julia Lingenfelter, Alex Neff, Halie Oliver, Shanker Pillai, Tasha Rippee, Daniel Simoes, Nathan Smith, Rachel Spears, Rachel Summers, Caroline Zulick
Advisor: Mr. Levere
Dessert Debate
Donut vs. Cinnamon Roll
By Patrick Dolan, Alex Neff, and Daniel Simoes
This grading period's debate is all about breakfast. Cinnamon roll or donut is the question, but how will you answer? Below we give you all the information you need to make the right decision. Let's debate:
Donut history
There's a lot that you probably didn't know about donut history. First off, donuts were made by the Dutch in the 19th century, and they were originally called olykoeks, which translates to oil cakes. The first way of making donuts was by frying balls of cake in pork fat. Doesn't that sound healthy! Also, they used to stuff fruit in the center of the donut since they were originally made with no hole in the middle, and the fruit or nuts didn't need to be cooked. When Dutch immigrants immigrated to America, other cultures influenced them to create what we know as the donut today.
You might be asking yourself right now, how did donuts end up with a hole in the middle? Well, an American captain once didn't have anything to put in the middle of his donut. So, he decided that it would be a good idea to just punch a hole through the middle of his donut. This later caught on, and this eventually became the way that donuts were prepared.
Maybe you're also asking yourself how donut holes came to be. Just imagine it this way: original donuts are what we now know as donut holes. With all of the changes donuts have been through, don't you think that we should take one single day of the year and remember all of it? Believe it or not, there actually is a National Donut Day! It was created by the Salvation Army during the great depression in order to raise funds and bring awareness to the Salvation Army. Hopefully you learned something, and you'll definitely learn more about the cinnamon roll!
Cinnamon Roll
Cinnamon rolls have quite some history. In the 17th century, someone in Sweden got the amazing idea to create the cinnamon roll. This guy was obviously a pure genius. Over in Sweden, the cinnamon roll is called kanelbulle, which translates exactly to cinnamon bun. Cinnamon rolls are like donuts in the way that they have a day honorably dedicated to them. October 4 is considered National Cinnamon Roll Day. Or as the Swedish would say, "kanelbullens day." Also, cinnamon rolls are one of the least changed foods that were brought to America by immigrants. That's probably because there's nothing to add to a cinnamon roll. I mean what are you going to do, punch a hole through it?
Now that you know a bit about each side, Ready, Set, DEBATE!!!
Donuts
I will agree that cinnamon rolls are good, but there is no way you could pick a cinnamon roll over a donut. Here's a few reasons why this is true. The donut is a fan favorite, has many faces, are cleaner, and are healthier.
First off, I would like to mention that donuts were once declared the "hit food of the century". Not cinnamon rolls. So, obviously donuts are a fan favorite over cinnamon rolls.
Anyway, a big reason to why donuts overpower cinnamon rolls is that donuts have different kinds. A cinnamon roll is a cinnamon roll, but if you say donut, you'll need to be a bit more specific. Are you talking about a chocolate donut, a glazed donut, a jelly-filled donut, a Boston crème donut, an icing donut, a sprinkle donut, a vanilla donut, a strawberry donut, a maple donut, a coconut donut, a nut donut, a powdered donut, etc.? Wouldn't you rather have hundreds of choices and a bunch of new things to try than something that’s only delicious in one type?
Also, donuts are not nearly as messy as cinnamon rolls. Donuts are more of a finger food. On the other hand, cinnamon rolls most of the time need to be eaten with a fork. If you ate a cinnamon roll with your hands, it would feel like your fingers are glued together with all of the icing. In fact, you don't even need a napkin for a donut. But, you'll need to put a cinnamon roll on a plate.
Lastly, donuts are technically healthier than cinnamon rolls. I say technically because they're pretty much just as bad for you, but you can make it healthier. For example, you could add something healthy to donuts like nuts or fruit. Though, cinnamon rolls are staying fairly the same.
To conclude, these are just some of the reasons to why you should eat a donut after reading this and not a cinnamon roll.
Cinnamon Roll
The aroma of the cinnamon roll. The taste of the cinnamon roll. You know you love them both, love them more than donuts. Cinnamon rolls are the best and they always will be because they have always been perfect (they have barely changed in centuries), they are superbly simple, more filling, and are full of memories for tons of people.
To start, I would like to say cinnamon rolls are clearly better because they are nearly 2 centuries older, and if you were paying attention earlier it said they barely changed. Have you ever heard anyone say, "You can't change perfect,"? Well this is an exquisite example. Since they are so good, everybody agrees they don't need to be changed.
Another thing is that the same donuts have different names in different places. It can become very confusing. However, in a place where cinnamon rolls are sold you can simply ask for a cinnamon roll.
Also, cinnamon rolls are bigger and more filling than donuts. This way you can eat less. Once again cinnamon rolls are better, because they are much easier to make since regular bread dough can be used instead of some special dough. They also were commonly made in homes for many years. To those who made them sometimes eating them can bring back good memories.
In conclusion, cinnamon rolls are the better choice in this debate. The donut has some convincing reasoning, but the overall best is easily cinnamon rolls. Let’s see what the judges think. By the way, you are the judge!
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So as our debating is finishing up, I think we all can assume that both are good, but some are better for different situations. In the end it comes to you, which side do you think won? Donuts or Cinnamon Rolls? The choice is yours.
Night of the Two Inch Creatures
By Amanda Kerrish and Rylie Butler
Previously on "Night of the Two Inch Creatures"…
"That's only the most famous elf ever! It's Hazel the Elf Army general!" Answered Goldylock.
"I thought she lived in the 1940's," Butterscotch grumbled.
"Do you see that blue gummy bear standing by Hazel?" Asked Goldylock as a dwarf passed through him.
"Is that General Blueberry?"
"Yeah,"
"Oh, gosh," Said Butterscotch with wide eyes, "I know what happened."
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"Do you know what I'm thinking?" Butterscotch said with a mischievous grin appearing upon his face.
"I never know what you're thinking," Goldylock answered with a sigh, "just tell me what you are thinking."
"We have traveled back in time, silly!" Butterscotch screamed so loudly, that it started to rumble the tent they were in.
"What is happening?!?" exclaimed Hazel the Elf Army General.
"I have no idea, but we have to evacuate!" yelled General Blueberry. Everyone around them started to scream and run out of the tent; but the tent collapsed, and everyone died.
"Butterscotch?" Goldylock said very quietly with a quiver in his voice.
"What?" said annoyed Butterscotch as he turned around and saw his destruction.
"YOU JUST KILLED THE MOST FAMOUS ELF AND GUMMY BEAR IN THE WORLD!"
"That's not true!"
"Look at the tent! Nothing is moving!"
"Oh..."
"Nice job, Butterscotch."
"It wasn't my fault!"
"YES IT WAS!" screamed Goldylock. Quiet drum beats stopped their conversation as it echoed through the field they were standing in. The drum beats suddenly got louder and louder, until they saw what it is. Trolls and goblins marching through the field with torches and drums, looking like they were ready to battle.
"Butterscotch, you just changed history by killing off the most important gummy bear and elf, and now you caused war? Are you crazy?" exclaimed Goldylock into Butterscotch's face.
"Oh...my...gosh," mumbled Butterscotch under his breath.
To be continued by our next Passport writers...
Pittsburgh Hockey/Baseball
By Trey Hixon and Shanker Pillai
I don’t know about you but if you are anything like us you love to watch the Penguins and the Pirates. The Pirates are in the regular season and the Penguins are in the playoffs. Both Shanker and I are very excited about both so we said “Why not make a Passport article about it.” So I decided to cover the Penguins and Shanker will be up next with everything you need to know about the Bucs, so let’s jump right in!
The Pittsburgh Penguins
By Trey Hixon
The Pittsburgh Penguins are now in the 3rd round of the playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning. It may will be different but right now the Penguins are about to play their 3rd game against the Lightning. They have rookie goaltender Matt Murray who is currently there starter. He has performed very well and has even taken the place of Mark Andre Fleury who is Pittsburgh's most famous goalie. A slightly troubling fact is that the Penguins had a very close call, and even though they won 4-2, they were out shooting us at one point 11 to 1. I personally think Pittsburgh owes their victory to Matt Murray, who weathered the 11 to 1 shooting and their new head coach Mike Sullivan.
Now I will make a prediction on who I think will win. I think the Penguins will beat the Lightning because I have noticed this pattern: the Penguins lost early in both of their previous series and then went on a winning streak. I also think that the Penguins would beat the Sharks in a Stanley Cup Final pretty easily. The Blues were trickier but I think that the Penguins would win in game six or seven.
The Pittsburgh Pirates
Shanker Pillai
The Pittsburgh Pirates have begun their season. They currently hold an okay record, not a losing one but not much on the winning side either, with a 19-17, which is subject to change. Their main players are Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, and Gregory Polanco. Their main pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Francisco Liriano. They are currently second in the NL Central, behind the Cubs. Although they have not been doing bad, they need to play a bit better if they have playoff plans this year. It is still the first half of the baseball season, so nothing has gotten super interesting, but the Pirates are a team to watch heading through the season. At this time it is a little hard to make any predictions on their chances.
Conclusion
By Trey Hixon
I hope that you have enjoyed this article and that you have learned some things about Pittsburgh sports. I would also like to apologize for the possible inaccuracies, because the sports world is always changing faster than we can type! If you have questions please email me or come talk to me or Shanker. Thanks for reading!!!
Purpose Popsicles
By Caroline Zulick, Olivia Kamarec, and Julia Lingenfelter
It all began on 5-9-16. We had planned this attack for weeks now. We were finally putting it into action. What plan you may wonder? The plan to attack. You may be thinking, "What is a human doing in a freezer?" Well we aren't human..... dun dun dun. We are cute little popsicles.
Shadow (Jilly), Darkness (Olivia), Kitty (Julia), and Stormy (Karsyn).
This is Teddy. He's the evilest popsicle you'll ever have the displeasure to meet. When he was younger he waddled to the edge of the freezer and part of his face melted off and he needed artificial flavoring surgery. Ever since then he went crazy. We all fear him, but there have been some people who have fought him off.
Let's talk about us again! We are the cutest things since Justin Timberlake holding a puppy in a Christmas sweater. We are the cutest popsicles in the freezer. Everyone adores us. It's like we are famous! We even have a popistalker. We like to call him Mr. Pickle. All of a sudden this big frozen pickle joined our land and we didn’t know where he came from. So we named him. He started watching our every move so we defined him as a popistalker (AKA a stalker).
There he is!!
Any hoo, we have built this freezer so it is the greatest land to step foot. Until the hoomans attacked. What are hoomans you may ask? They are vile, two-legged, disgusting creatures with sticky fingers. It was very odd. They just opened our gate and started eating all of us. The horror. The HORROR!!Left and right they would grab at us with their pudgy fingers and destroy our land. It was very odd. We weren’t scared though because when they did this, we just shot cheese at them. That scared them off!
Our refrigerator is made of marshmallows. It is very tasty. Since it is made of marshmallows many of these hoomans try to eat their way through. They are doing a good job with it. They have almost eaten the whole thing. I hope they don’t eat us. But they already ate most of us. There are only 43 left. We started out with 6432997473 of us. Wow! I see their teeth coming through! Oh no they are grabbing everyone. Better hop away! See ya later!
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