Zodiac Signs: Fact or Fiction
Kathryn Wood
Kathryn Wood
Do you believe the stars will align and fate will bring you to your ultimate destiny or is that all just a fairy tale in a book? Zodiac signs have been around forever but only in recent years have we put labels, attitudes, and personalities along with them. Many are only familiar with their birthday sign and do not really think they are real concepts that affect your life. Others are fully immersed in this idea of astrological zodiac signs and horoscopes really define your life.
Isaac Vasquez, 10th grader, he is more on the positive side of the spectrum on the possibilities of their being a higher power dictating our personalities based on our birth dates “I feel like they could be it's just everybody is unique so they might not follow what their zodiac says.” On the complete opposite side of the spectrum is Kaitlyn Hboubati, “Fake, I honestly don’t know they’re actually constellations that part is real, whole attitude thing that’s fake I think someone just made that up for fun.”
When asked why people get so caught up in it, Isaac said, “It’s easier to just let a list tell you who you are than to find out for yourself but I think it’s easier for some people to connect with it.” It is true people generally look for an easy path to defining themselves rather than find out who they are supposed to be on their own. “Some people use them [their signs] as excuses to get away with bad behavior, it’s like they relate it with all the bad characteristics.”, Annabelle Nicolette, 10th grader, added on the fact why some people actually do not believe in it and are tired of the whole zodiac trend.
Zodiac signs have been around for a long time and the constellations have been around longer but, we have molded this idea of personality and behavior around the signs and the placement of the sun, moon, and planets determines whether you will pass or fail a test, have a good or bad day, and etc., through horoscopes. “I follow some Instagram accounts and I’m just like hey this is kinda cool.”, said Annabelle. Social media has spread shown more people about the signs and some could say that is a bad thing and vice versa but that is a whole different topic. For now we must establish whether the whole concept of zodiac astrology is real or fake and it can go either way- you can be realistic or fanciful.
Isaac Vasquez, 10th grader, he is more on the positive side of the spectrum on the possibilities of their being a higher power dictating our personalities based on our birth dates “I feel like they could be it's just everybody is unique so they might not follow what their zodiac says.” On the complete opposite side of the spectrum is Kaitlyn Hboubati, “Fake, I honestly don’t know they’re actually constellations that part is real, whole attitude thing that’s fake I think someone just made that up for fun.”
When asked why people get so caught up in it, Isaac said, “It’s easier to just let a list tell you who you are than to find out for yourself but I think it’s easier for some people to connect with it.” It is true people generally look for an easy path to defining themselves rather than find out who they are supposed to be on their own. “Some people use them [their signs] as excuses to get away with bad behavior, it’s like they relate it with all the bad characteristics.”, Annabelle Nicolette, 10th grader, added on the fact why some people actually do not believe in it and are tired of the whole zodiac trend.
Zodiac signs have been around for a long time and the constellations have been around longer but, we have molded this idea of personality and behavior around the signs and the placement of the sun, moon, and planets determines whether you will pass or fail a test, have a good or bad day, and etc., through horoscopes. “I follow some Instagram accounts and I’m just like hey this is kinda cool.”, said Annabelle. Social media has spread shown more people about the signs and some could say that is a bad thing and vice versa but that is a whole different topic. For now we must establish whether the whole concept of zodiac astrology is real or fake and it can go either way- you can be realistic or fanciful.