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Good Habits

Good Habits

Gladys Garcia Vasquez February 15, 2023

There are many ways for someone to create good habits and improve their use of time. A lot of people don’t think that they can improve their use of time because they work or go to school, but that is...

High Expectations Can Affect Mental Health

High Expectations Can Affect Mental Health

Vanesa Garcia Vasquez February 15, 2023

We tend to set unrealistic expectations for ourselves, and sometimes other people set high expectations for us. When we set expectations for ourselves, we see them as goals and achievements we want to...

Education Should Be Free

Education Should Be Free

February 15, 2023

You genuinely don't know what will happen after you turn eighteen. It's a terrifying process that many people go through. The idea of becoming an adult and controlling oneself is pretty frightening because...

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How PTSD Is Portrayed in Perks of Being a Wallflower

Ava Barnes January 26, 2023

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is both a 1999 novel, written by Stephen Chbosky, and a 2012 film. The plot follows a teenage boy, Charlie, who navigates the challenges of starting high school and dealing...

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The Sturniolo Triplets

Aubry-Jean Morgan January 26, 2023

Matt, Chris, and Nick Sturniolo started YouTube on October 1, 2020. The triplets got the idea to start making videos at the beginning of COVID. They had been telling all the teachers at school that they...

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How Social Media Impacts You

Gladys Garcia Vasquez January 26, 2023

Social media apps can help you stay connected with family and friends and even meet new people. You get to share posts of things you are doing and see what other people are doing. But when downloading...

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Feminine Products Should Be Free

Aerianna Hubel January 26, 2023

Every single woman who is at a certain age has a menstrual period every month for up to 4-7 days. Having a menstrual period is a completely normal thing. Every single month, they’re going to have a period....

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Fyre Festival: The Goal vs the Reality

Kaeden Wise January 26, 2023

Fyre Festival was supposed to be the biggest festival of 2017, advertised by Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid. Tickets were up to $100,000 and guests who bought tickets were promised “the best in food,...

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How To Be More Responsible

Gladys Garcia Vasquez January 26, 2023

There are a lot of ways that someone can be responsible or can improve their responsibility. Being responsible can mean getting your work done on time, feeding your pets, doing chores, helping out your...

Origin of Bread

Origin of Bread

Gypsy Ponce Carrillo Guerra December 7, 2022

Bread is used with many different foods. Bread is currently made with flour, sugar, instant yeast, salt, and water, but when bread was first found back in 8000 BC in Egypt. It was used with the first grinding...

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A Critique of Digital Popstar Polar

Katelyn Terrell December 7, 2022

The concept of a virtual musical artist is nothing new, one of the most popular examples would be 2-D from Gorillaz, a band formed in 1998, that has the voice of lead singer Damon Albarn. Another well-known...

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Relieving Stress

Jade Alderson December 7, 2022

Did you know that cortisol is the stress hormone and can fog up your ideas and thoughts, causing you to make decisions that may not be the most ideal? One of the best ways to manage your overall life is...

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