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Looking Past Glass
Blinding streaks of light floated in through the glass, splitting into slivers of dizzying colour, as I stared out the window.
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Arya Utsa Varma
Nov 17 min read
Dickinson’s Divergency: A Poetry Study
In a small room in Amherst, Massachusetts, a quiet, reclusive woman penned some of the most haunting and revolutionary poetry.
Paul Shannon
Nov 18 min read
An Increasing Prevalence of Toxic Algae in 2024: Implications & Risks
Harmful algal blooms (HABs), otherwise referred to as “toxic algal blooms” or “blue-green algal blooms...”
Kiranmayea Yenugudati
Jul 13 min read
Rhetorical Analysis of William Faulkner’s “The Duty of the Writer”
At the time of war, social destruction, and violent conflict, would you have lost hope?
Paul Shannon
May 15 min read
Understanding Amidst Chaos: My Journey Through Screens, His Through Shells
This world is not perfect—and its virtues—although upstanding, do not necessarily always outweigh the negative.
Kiranmayea Yenugudati
Apr 14 min read
Resilience and Discrimination in Hidden Figures
Discrimination often is extremely difficult to endure and make people feel hopeless, however, we can learn to overcome the problem.
G. Zhou
Apr 16 min read
"The Microscopes" by Jericho Brown: Invisibility in America
In school, students are ostensibly uplifted and taught to be proud of their individuality.
G. Zhou
Mar 17 min read
Racism Against Black Musicians in the Industry
Beneath the enchanting melodies and rhythms of music lies an unsettling narrative of discrimination.
Yusra Keinan
Oct 31, 20235 min read
Animal Farm
Through satirical allegory, Animal Farm exposes the distortion of socialism by class divisions, propaganda, and oppression.
Nikhil Majumder-Singh
Oct 31, 20234 min read
The Time I Fell in Love
My heart pounding in my chest, my hands clenched into fists of sweat, my legs uncontrollably shaking in suspense, my face resolute and stalk
Paul Shannon
Sep 1, 20234 min read
Manchild in the Promised Land: A Gritty Tale of Resilience and Redemption
In 1965, Claude Brown's autobiographical novel offered readers an unflinching portrayal of the harsh realities of a poverty-stricken Harlem.
Julianna Ma
Jun 1, 20233 min read
Why Are There So Many New York Times Bestsellers?
What’s with all those New York Times bestsellers?
Paul Shannon
Apr 1, 20233 min read
Deforestation, Depopulation, and the Fur Trade: An Analysis of Changes in the Land
A comprehensive examination of the radical environmental changes brought about by the European settlement of the Americas in the 16th C...
Min Ji Choi
Apr 1, 20232 min read
Why Would We Volunteer?
Why would we volunteer, especially when we are in high school?
Kimberly
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Rainbows, Gold, and Happiness
Ultimately, I don’t expect an overflowing pot of gold guarded by a green leprechaun at the end of the rainbow.
Kimberly
Jan 28, 20232 min read
Disneyland Ticket
No one’s ticket is wasted if happiness awaits ahead... What will you do with yours?
Kimberly
Jan 28, 20233 min read
The Different Masks of Art
Turn on the light, open your eyes, and broaden your horizons. Art is all around us.
G. Zhou
Dec 28, 20224 min read
Symbolism in Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse’s 1922 novel Siddhartha was an exceptionally comprehensive work focusing on one man’s spiritual journey...
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