Do you often receive harassing phone calls and text messages from unknown organizations? If the answer is yes, your online privacy may have been...
Ah, late May is finally here: the weather is getting warmer, the sunlight lasts far longer, the leaves and grass are lush and aplenty,...
Beauty is a complex social concept that exists in various ways across every culture. Over time, beauty trends and expectations have changed along with...
As much as I love being an African-American, there are often many struggles I face in my everyday life. Most of which my friends...
The Trial of a Teenage Girl of Color
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I have been on trial since the day I was born. In every social, academic, or professional environment I have participated in, the shade...
I think I can speak for many when I say the past year has been rough. Online school, mass amounts of deadlines, and fat...
TW: MENTIONS OF SUICIDE, EATING DISORDERS, AND OTHER MENTAL ILLNESSES May is mental health awareness month, and over a year into a global pandemic,...
How Detective Stories Have Changed my Life?
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I opened my first ever mystery novel at the age of 12. The pocketbook version of The Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan...
Nadia Murad and the Yazidi Genocide by ISIS
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TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, GENOCIDE, SEXUAL SLAVERY WHO ARE THE YAZIDI PEOPLE Have you heard of the Yazidi people and their rich...
Artificial Intelligence vs. Humans
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Humanity is on a constant journey to advance technology. With advanced technology, people can redefine society, progressing into a Type I civilization, which is...
Imagine you’re exhausted after work and you’re on the subway browsing your phone. All of a sudden a disgusting penis picture appears in front...
On May seventeenth, Kendall Jenner took to her Instagram to advertise that her tequila brand called 818 will soon be available for purchase in...
“Wow, your family must be loaded.” I stood frozen in complete surprise after hearing this reply. I had just introduced myself to the girl...
WHAT ARE REFUGEES? Refugees, migrants, immigrants are all terms thrown around in the mass media, with varying opinions about what they truly mean. Debates...
Usually, I’m a very opinionated (and somewhat annoying) person, but I genuinely do not have an answer to my title question. I’d like to,...
Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard about TikTokers and Youtubers competing against each other and professional fighters in the ring....
Is It Ok to Be a Part-time Vegan?
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Being vegan is considered healthy and ideal for aiming a healthy body and mind, and beneficial for the environment, totally a win-win. However, it...
As the United States is becoming more diverse on various levels such as socioeconomic status, gender, sexuality, or race, the changes in the apparent...
TW: MENTIONS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND DEATH. On Friday, May 15th, New York City Pride announced that they are banning law enforcement and NYPD...
The pursuit for global dominance and exerting force over the less powerful have existed for as long as humankind. Wars, conflict, and civil unrest...
What Happened at the Josh Duggar Bail Hearing?
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I want to preface this article by saying that usually, I try to keep humor in my writing—I like to make myself and my...
If you have seen any TV shows portraying Asian teenagers, you would know that many of these characters share a mutual quality, a stereotype–that...