By: Martina Aucejo
During the pandemic, I’ve taken my fair share of personality tests. Whether it be a “what kind of cake are you” quiz from Buzzfeed, all the way to the Myers Briggs and enneagrams, I’ve taken ALL of the personality quizzes. It’s something I’ve been doing when I’m bored, or something that I’ve done while “multitasking” on homework.
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After Joe Biden declared victory in the state of Georgia in the presidential election, the state became extremely competitive between the two major political parties. As a result, all four candidates had to run vigorous campaigns.
Read MoreBy: Celina Yang
Through the ages, battle gear has changed with the climate, weapons as well as the people. As more advanced guns and bombs were developed, many soldiers lost their heavy armor which definitely did not save them from being shot or get bombarded, yet still weighed 40 pounds. A common essential mostly similar throughout history was a game for entertainment and eating utensils. As you see the change in this gear, what would be the battle gear for wars in the future? And what uses would it incorporate?
Read MoreBy: Yewon Lee
As of January 24th, 2021, the new President of the United States, Joe Biden has worked on about thirty executive orders. Below is a highlight of some of the critical actions that the federal government will enforce this year and their impacts:
Read MoreBy: Bobin Park
Dried blood and flames of angry resistance erase any trace of
our founding fathers’ primary resolution of a free government
Dolls lay trampled on a ground besieged by pitchforks
The news is a myriad of terrors.
Read MoreBy: Serene Hwang
Since March of 2020, most schools in the U.S. have moved to virtual learning due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Looking forward to college in the next couple years, American high school students have been especially affected by this transition. In the average U.S. high school, AP courses play a major role in the students’ lives.
Read MoreBy: Braeden Condon
The 2016 Presidential Election sparked my initial interest in politics. Before that year, I just echoed what my Republican family had said in conversations around the dinner table. However, with a new interest in politics, I set out on my own for a new political identity, one that I made throughout my own research and beliefs.
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After the Capitol riots on Wednesday, a lot of people were struggling with how to battle such anti-democratic mindsets. Once the public pointed out that Donald Trump’s tweet prompted the violence at the Capitol, he was quickly banned from Twitter. Not long after that, other companies followed suit, including Google, Facebook, Youtube, Amazon, and more.
Read MoreBy: Shruthika Araselvan
On Wednesday January 6th, as Congress was certifying Biden’s win in the presidential election, a group of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in protest. The following pictures show the destruction caused by the attackers.
Read MoreBy: Kaila Morris
Dear America,
I cannot begin to imagine what you will say about January 6, 2021, but I can only hope that you will not live through another day like it.
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I have decided to write some six word stories about the terrorist attack on June 6th. Some of these short stories will be about my reflection on the events, facts about the events, etc. I hope you enjoy!
Read MoreBy: Martina Aucejo
This poem is a result of me reflecting on the state of the U.S and some recent events that have occurred, including but not limited to BLM, COVID-19 and the Capitol riots that occurred on January 6th, 2021. The poem may not be flawless, nor a piece of art, but I still hope that it is enjoyable.
Read MoreBy: Herbie Waters
January 6th, 2021. As 2020 came to a close, many Americans were looking forward to the illusion of a fresh start, a better hour, a respawn point. When we reached the first week of 2021, a few days after the checkpoint, tone-setting events were on our minds - the Georgia runoff election, for instance, whose outcomes were both photo-finish Democrat wins. The cusp of this projected win, however, allowed a mob of disgruntled Americans to accelerate up their curve and land crashing down on the United States Capitol Building, bringing recklessness and the coronavirus to the home of the Senate and House.
Read MoreBy: Jessica Chang
This essay is modified from the response to a UChicago supplemental essay, which asked “what can actually be divided by zero?”
Read MoreBy: Bobin Park
After suffering devastating losses over the virus, more than 400 thousand cases in the U.S. alone, lawmakers in Congress have finally approved the $900 billion Covid relief package. However, this Tuesday, Trump refused to sign the new relief package.
Read MoreBy: Aambar Agarwal
In the past few weeks, as cases and deaths continue to rise, two COVID-19 vaccines have been authorized by the FDA for emergency use: one made by Pfizer and BioNTech and the other by Moderna. Here’s a quick rundown of everything you should know.
Read MoreBy: Caroline Jung
August 6, 2019, around 9pm. After a mindblowing Broadway performance of The Phantom of the Opera, my family and I made our way through Times Square to go back to our hotel in Manhattan. Excited voices filled the cool night air and the city was alive and relaxed. Or, that is, until that atmosphere morphed into confusion, suspicion, and fright. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Everyone froze.
Read MoreBy: Snigdha Cingireddi
The Coronavirus epidemic occurred in late 2019, but the American recovery could be closer than expected with the hopes of a possible recovery with a Moderna vaccine. This poses a lot of problems, though, such as what happens after the pandemic? Will we really restore the depleting prestige of America? How is the world's most strong nation going to recover?
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