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Throughout my high school career, there have been weird… instances. Now, I’m not talking about peculiar things I’ve seen but more along the lines of strange phenomena that has happened to me. In the past few years, whether I needed one more block to study for a test or a whole other night, someone or…
I recently asked one of my science teachers this question and he did not know the answer. When you think about it from an evolutionary standpoint, there doesn’t seem to be an immediate answer; so why do we cry? If you are feeling a strong emotional response and tears start rolling down your cheeks, what…
If you haven’t seen the new film, The Shape of Water, I suggest that you do, but not for the reason that you think. I don’t know if I have ever seen as strange a movie as this one, and that’s saying a lot coming from me. So what really gets me is the fact…
This past weekend as I traipsed through the Liberty Tree Mall after watching a movie, my friends and I passed the Pet Express store. At that point it was 9:30 at night and I did not like what we came across. Behind a grated barrier and layers of glass, 25 adorable puppies were staring at…
The majority of teens, or at least the ones I know, do not enjoy classical music. Why? I couldn’t tell you. I like classical music, and I’m a kid! Whatever the reason is, it obviously transcends simple matters of taste because the sheer number of young adults that dislike the style is astounding. In fact,…
For a recent Spanish assignment, I had to choose a telenovela (Spanish soap opera) to watch and respond to. I didn’t have very high hopes considering these soap operas are usually characterized by being low-budget and featuring actors with questionable theater chops. But, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised and 45 minutes of my life…
Reading the 1950s play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller has significantly changed the way I view both the Witch Trials and the Halloween rucus that consumes Salem, Massachusetts every year. The emotional play explores the struggles and injustices that the wrongfully convicted people of the 1690s had to face. I even found myself close to…
I recently watched a video by Buzzfeed where two people tried taking cold showers every day for 30 days. Naturally, I was a little confused why they would do this to themselves, but after watching the video, I learned that cold showers are an amazing, healthful tool! According to medical daily, cold showers “increase alertness”,…