“Back in my day” is probably one of the most used lines among grandparents and older relatives. I don’t know about you guys but, whenever I heard this line from my elders I would feel slightly frustrated. I mean, the elderly are living in the 22nd century. That stuff doesn’t matter anymore. Right? Well, maybe…
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…
It’s always fun to learn neat things every once in awhile. In the past year, I pushed myself to learn how to knit, solve a rubik’s cube and whistle. Morse code has always been one of those things where it’d be cool to learn but: 1. It’s not exactly applicable to my daily life and,…
Writing skills are one of the most essential requirement for academics, and communication. We communicate at work when writing a business letter, we communicate at school, social media, and many more places. Everywhere we communicate we use writing skills. Communication can be more effective with better writing skills. We use our writing skills also…
{Source} For two weeks now, my life has been off-kilter. Whether it be physically, emotionally or mentally, everything feels weird. As much as I’ve tried to brush it off, there seems to be no way around it. So if you’ve been feeling off recently or something/someone is giving you a hard time, you’re not alone! We…
Every relationship has its ups and downs. Life is as full of difficulties as it is full of happiness. In my opinion, a healthy relationship is not the same as a perfect relationship. A healthy relationship occur when effort takes place and problems are solved. Perfect relationships in which there are zero conflicts don’t exist;…
Are you getting tired of those tireless memes, overwhelming #hashtags, or those pestering spam messages on social media? The creators of Emojli attempt to ratify these cumbersome issues by launching a messaging app that only allows communication through emojis; essentially, it will be an “emojli-only network.” This app, perhaps, arises in the midst of trying…
Ever since the 1960s, scientists have tried to figure out whether or not dolphins communicate with a language. The World Dolphin Project has created Cetacean Hearing and Telemetry (CHAT), a prototype dolphin translator, and works with Dr. Denise Herzing and her team. After 25 years of tracking a member of a dolphin pod, she finally…
During the spring break, I was charged with the daunting task of creating a poster for the school play, Dorothy Meets Alice. I was stumped. How do you create something that is both aesthetically pleasing, and will get your message across? I spent a lot of time researching effective poster design and general art composition,…
I’m dead serious, I consider workshops to be wonderful opportunities offered by volunteer organizations. You are to able learn and become engaged in very exciting and productive topics that usually raise the awareness of global issues. These presentations have been very useful to me in the past, touching upon the issues of racism, bullying, becoming a mentor, environmental leadership…