In times of isolation, social media serves as a window to the rest of the world. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok– a rising video-sharing social media platform– are being used to bring people together as COVID-19 sweeps the globe. The platforms are being used for the communication of […]
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The Rising Tide of Student Research
Despite the heavy emphasis on scores, student research in Taiwan is slowly becoming a staple in high school education. What may be the causes behind it?
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A look at COVID: a perspective of the virus’s effect on a local community
The COVID-19 coronavirus has persisted since its first appearance in January 2020, having a large ripple effect from the base of Wuhan, China and spreading across the globe. As time progressed, the impact of the virus was no longer merely an incident that was only observed through the national news […]
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Coronavirus and its Impact on Ride-Sharing Buisnesses
In a time where many businesses are seeing stock prices plummet, and revenues at an all time low, ridesharing companies such as Lyft Inc. and Uber have seen a surprising increase in revenue from the coronavirus. Although the increase in profits may seem like a good thing, it leads to […]
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The implications and effects of the Australia fires
As many people in the northern hemisphere are celebrating the new year with their warm winter garb and cozy winter fires, summer is just starting in the southern hemisphere. Although the summer season is just beginning, Australia is already forced to face the worst wildfire crisis in recorded history. The […]
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Income Inequality Emerges as the Primary Reason for High Dropout Rates
Despite the growing need for increased education and advanced degrees to secure jobs, only 59 percent of students who begin college as freshman at a four-year college receive their diploma within six years. Students who come from low-income backgrounds are even less likely to graduate—if they even begin at all. […]
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How Boundaries Between Ethnic Minorities and Economically Disadvantaged People are Being Broken
It is undeniable that language and cultural differences between groups of people create barriers for communication between them. However, many methods of breaking these cultural barriers have been successful. Through the use of educational programs, sports, games, and various other activities, different groups of people are finding similarities between each […]
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Why Money Makes You Happy … Or Not
Most of us in Gen Z have very similar life goals. Work hard in school, get good grades, go to a good college, get a good job, earn lots of money, and then we’ll be happy, right? Turns out, money CAN buy you happiness, but only a certain amount. In […]
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Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future
A brief foray into the history and developments in commercial nuclear technologies
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How well has Puerto Rico recovered since Hurricane Maria?
On Monday, September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria passed through the United States territory of Puerto Rico. After it pummeled through the island, the devastating category 4 storm left nearly the entire population of Puerto Rico without electricity and a shortage of water and food. There were more than 4,600 deaths […]