Articles and Short Stories
I am proud of you
By: Isita Ghanta “Three… Two… One… Happy New Year!” Priscilla Yuri Kim stared at her screen, her head throbbing and her hands clammy. A new year. Her phone began to buzz incessantly, notifications flooding in from websites she had signed up for just to get coupons. The noise was overwhelming, but none of the messages were personal. The moon shone brightly outside her window. Seeking a moment of solace, she crawled out onto the roof...
The Lamppost Note
By: Dharaneeswar Nina Mallory hated New Year’s Eve. It wasn’t just the clamor of confetti cannons or the glassy-eyed toasts to new beginnings. It was the unspoken obligation to turn the page, to pretend that the next twelve months would be different just because the calendar said so. To her, the start of the year felt less like a fresh beginning and more like a spotlight shining on her mistakes, failures, and regrets, daring her...
Where Tradition Marks Time’s Turn
By: Anna Li Gregorian New Year Date: Jan 1 Celebrated: Worldwide Traditions: Across the world, people stay up till the stroke of midnight to see fireworks and celebrations of the New Year in the universal Gregorian calendar. Our modern calendar is based on the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, and a year is counted after one complete rotation. At Times Square in New York, the time ball ascends from the flagpole on top of One...
The Joy of Being Spiderman
Swoosh, Spsss, Crash. My fingers stick to the side of the building as I look over the criminals I webbed up dangling from the streetlight wires, like butterflies about to emerge from their cocoons. I aim at the tallest building and leap off the wall my legs cling to. Being Spiderman is difficult work, but the amount of joy I get from saving people and the freedom I experience while swinging through New York City...
Century of Innovation and Strife
Feminism (1920s – 1930s) The feminist and women’s suffrage movements played a crucial role in advancing women’s rights, challenging the restrictive gender roles that had historically limited them. The Canadian Women’s Suffrage Association, established in the 1870s, arose in response to these long-standing injustices. In 1918, women were finally granted the right to vote in federal elections in Canada, marking a significant victory. Women continued to advocate for their rights, gaining access to education and...
Intelligence Then VS Now
In the past, psychologists primarily defined intelligence by a measure known as the intelligence quotient, or IQ. However, as new studies have emerged, some conducted ethically, others more controversially, our understanding has expanded. We now know that intelligence is influenced by multiple dimensions, not just IQ scores, but also factors like emotional intelligence. In this article, we’ll explore three primary theories of intelligence: Spearman’s Theory of General Intelligence, Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, and...
Echoes of a Silent War
I’d always known there was an unspoken difference about my grandfather. It was in the way he looked out the window, eyes tracing an expanse far beyond the horizon, like he could see another world out there. Word around the town was that he’d been a hero, that he had done things he’d never talk about. To me, he was just Grandpa: quiet and steady, with shaking hands whenever he stirred his coffee. Eventually, on...
Drunk on swipes
Andrew Miao Tag(s): Technology, Addiction Swipe. Swipe. Swipe. An endless stream of content fed straight into the mouths of dopamine-starved teens. Colours start to blur, sounds begin to blend. This digital feast, where adolescents devour media, serves both as a bridge and a barrier. On one hand, young minds around the world are able to connect with one another, pushing voices across oceans. Promoting and fostering growth among like minded youth, individuals are able to...
Between the Sunset and Dawn
The summer had left its mark everywhere—on the sunburnt grass, in the last warmth lingering in the air, and most of all, in the way the days felt slower. As September drew closer, Emily’s carefree days were about to come to an end. Going back to school was like waking from a dream she didn’t want to leave yet. It was a rough shift from the languid cadence of summer to the restless ticking of...
Behind the Mask
“If you don’t sleep early, if you skip meals, if you don’t take breaks, you will die.” Yuna’s mother chided her. Was she being a tad bit dramatic? Yes. But Yuna understood. This was her first time staying away from her mom. The last trip she took was a 3-day school trip for band to Whistler and she had called her mom every hour. But that was impossible now. Yuna was going away from school,...