The Saints very clearly made a deal with the devil at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV against the Colts. How else did they have the balls to start the 2nd half with an onside kick? Since then they've never been back to the Super Bowl and have had nothing but heartbreaking losses. Marshawm Lynch ran for a touchdown against their entire defense 1 v 11. Stefon Diggs caught a last second TD to give the Vikings the win at the buzzer. Then there was that no call defensive penalty against the LA Rams that sent LA to the Super Bowl. Now Brees turns it over twice in the 4th quarter to lose what may be his last game ever. There's also that story about the Saints and the church in NOLA. I'm not familiar with the details, but its not a good story.
Your teacher shouldn't be basing your grades on the topics you choose, he or she should be basing it on the work you do and how well you make your points. I got a journalism degree and wrote about right wing topics almost every time. My newsroom professor was a super lib. She gave me A's on everything I ever wrote and actually recommended me for jobs. I ended up not pursuing a career in journalism and really like what I do, but I didnt give her a chance to dent my work on the basis of topic because I made my points based on facts that I had thoroughly researched and sourced. Nothing she could have done to my grade even if she wanted to. Dont be afraid to write about whatever you want as long as you write it with good scholarly work ethic. Good research and sourcing will help you a lot with that.
I'm going to give you some solid advice here based on being in your shoes when I was your age. Dont waste any time confirming to what you think others want to see from you. I'm sure you have lots of friends who behave differently in large groups because they want to fit in. Maybe they actively deny liking something the "cool" kids think is stupid so they dont get made fun of. Maybe they throw you or other friends under the bus to try and impress people.
In high school, it's very normal to be concerned about your social optics. At this time in your life, especially if you are in public school, you're driven toward social acceptance. Your goal is to have friends and have the general public perception that you're a good person who's interesting and fun to be around. This is a trap. Whenever you find yourself in a situation where you're going to make a decision about how you present yourself to the group, ask yourself if you actually believe what you're about to say. If you're going to write a paper on why everything is racist, analyze the points you are making and truly look into your soul and decide if you believe it.
This is important because many people will actively sell themselves out in the name of social optics. You essentially will betray yourself - who you really are - in exchange for more Facebook likes or the illusion of feeling like people think you are cool. THE ONLY PERSON WHO NEEDS TO THINK YOU'RE COOL IS YOU! What everyone else thinks doesnt matter. Always remember this. Write what you want to write for your assignments. I still talk to less than 5 people I knew in high school. Most of these people will become ghosts to you as you get older. Don't waste time concerning yourself with what they think of you.
I've been saying this is the biggest red flag the whole time. Historically disease is generally spread by symptomatic carriers. This myth that you could have Covid, not know it, feel totally fine, and be spreading it to people has always been bullshit. Its astounding how many people just stopped using their brains and believed everything Fauci said.
My mother decided TD was legit when she saw we surpassed Newsweek on AlexaRank. I had to explain a lot of the inside jokes to her last weekend, and how to use the site. I dont think she quite understands to get the most out of TD you need to read the comments and actually participate, but it took me a while to understand that too.
Don't apologize for your generation if you aren't contributing to its problems. There are a fuck ton of millenials who still haven't learned it's not all about them or that only they can make themselves happy, not the government or whatver else they use to fill the void left behind by their daddy issues. But I'm not sorry they represent millenials because they dont represent me. The only person you control is yourself, so go out there and be the biggest badass your generation has to offer. Teach your friends how to be badasses like you. If I learned anything from Donald Trump it's dont ever fucking apologize for anything.
I'd bet on it being Big Mike rather than Pelosi....