With Summer Break in less than three months, many of you may be feeling academic burn out. This is a state in which you may feel unmotivated, exhausted, or frustrated or stressed due to a lack of time to rest and recharge. For many individuals, it gets worse before summer break and you may find…
It’s been over a year since COVID-19 crept into the West. Hate crimes against the Asian community surged in the early stages of the pandemic, and they have yet to taper off. COVID-19 brought a pressing issue into the limelight, but the misinformation and discrimination surrounding Asians is nothing new. I want to examine the…
The pandemic has hit many people hard, and teachers are no exception. Despite these difficult circumstances, many teachers still show an incredible amount of passion for their students and subject. Here are just some of the ways teachers have brightened my own life and the lives of many other students: Their passion is infectious. One…
Throughout the course of COVID-19, we as a society have changed in numerous ways. Whether it be from always eating take-out instead of dine-in or attempting to fix the ever overloaded wifi, the world around us has changed immensely. However, there is one thing in our lives that has changed with the world around us,…
At times life can be very stressful for youth. It’s easy to get lost in the seemingly endless challenges like university applications, getting work experience, school, and preparing for your future. It can be difficult to take a step back and imagine things from a new point of view. Sometimes you get so caught up…
P – Pleading Population Over 1.9 million people, which is 36% of our population, depend on others’ for extra income to feed their families and live a some-what normal life. Nearly half of the families that live in countries that are developing, earn only $1.25 a day. Being pushed onto roads and streets, men, women,…
Cooking Water. I’m not much a specialist, but I do have a niche specialty Not a single person calls me a chef But I’ve perfected a specific dish At this point, it’s not much a secret anymore, But this dish remains underrated the flamboyance of others And I alone, have an incredible recipe…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch caused by plastic. Thousands of Wildlife dying and being strangled because of plastic. Climate Change being contributed to by plastic. Our Health being harmed by plastics. What is more to say about the huge problem of plastics? Plastic has toxic pollutants that can damage the environment and allow land, water,…
It goes without saying that we are in difficult times right now. We are in a weird transition period—some activities are allowed, some aren’t. For many, we still are unable to see our friends and loved ones as often as we used to. This can in turn affect one’s mental health negatively, which can worsen…
When the first lockdown hit, most students were happy to get a few extra days off from school. But then the second lockdown happened, and then the third. With each online class, these teens wished they could go back to in-person learning, maybe not for school itself, but for the opportunity to see and interact…
We’ve all heard the word mindset. It’s the mental attitude held by someone. But how exactly does it affect our everyday lives? Our mindset not only affects the way that we think but allows us to learn new skills, develop healthy self-esteem, and impact how we respond to mistakes. Most importantly, it is responsible for…
In our world, racism plays a large impact on our society. Racism is the belief that humans can be divided into a hierarchy on the basis of their race. This belief has has led to prejudice and discrimination that has manifested in not only individuals “but also through societies and institutions”(J. S. Frideres, 2006). Racism…
Presentations are hard without physical contact. But no one has any choice in the matter when we’re all shut at home, hiding from a global pandemic and trying to avoid physical contact as much as possible. I struggled tirelessly with this painful process for the past year: from Model UN conferences to novel studies to…
From starry-eyed aspiring authors to students sitting in the exam hall with their paper wishing they could conceivably bang their head against the desk repeatedly without a) sustaining some serious brain damage and b) getting kicked out for disturbing the peace, almost everyone will have to write at some point. Bonus points if the starry-eyed…
The Past People say that we don’t appreciate something until we realize it’s no longer with us. To come to expect something only to find it gone brings about a certain regret, discoverable only in retrospect, that we failed to properly value something more impermanent and fragile than we had originally believed. In recent months,…