"My parents blood will flow into my children's and their children's - it would be only the right thing to pass on their honor through my bloodline and making sure that the generations after me are able to live life to the level of fulfillment that my parents want for me. "
In 500 Days of Summer, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, says that “it's these cards and the movies and the pop songs, they're to blame for all lies and the heartache, everything.” First of all, how ironic, seeing that its iconic IKEA date scene is THE dream date for me to this day. Second, …
"We, as a collective, need to spend more time delving into the philosophical fallacies of each feminism theories and be critical of what we have overlooked in pursuit for ideological purity."
1/4/2018 12:33AM If someone asked me what my 2017 was like, I would say it was slow and painful. My 2017 was sticky. My 2017 was holding onto a lot of things that I should've left behind in 2016. It had been a year since I graduated college, yet my life seemed to be dragging. …
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About two weeks ago, I bought collagen peptide powder from Whole Foods. For $25 a container, you can smoothen the lines on your face, strengthen your hair and nails, and have youth restored in your body. Oh, the sweet, sweet aroma of innocence. I've been obsessing over aging lately. I feel bad saying it, especially …
Enjoyed my post? Show your appreciation by supporting me towards my Masters Degree! http://bit.ly/2pxOWMp Just about everything in life, preference for flavors are determined biopsychosocial factors, such as innate preference (babies are born with a sweet palette but rejects bitter taste), environmental influences, and learning. In Public Health and Psychology, there is a theory called Social …
At my high school, we have a tradition called Encounter in which graduating students spend a weekend together to share their deepest and darkest secrets in the “Naked Room”. It’s to show that vulnerability can be a leadership skill of its own, and that everyone goes through different struggles. For someone who only knew like …
Content Warning: Descriptions of Sexual Assault I work in a health education office, and I manage our social media accounts. Since April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I was searching up resources to post on Facebook. About fifteen minutes into it, I found myself sick to the stomach, wanting to throw up. Two …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0GKGpObgPY It was all I could think about for weeks. It manifested my mind and spread through me like a virus - the homesickness was starting to plague my soul. It's no secret that I missed my undergrad years. I missed having an influence on the student body. I missed having a community that …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxAiwZlzSD8 My phone background is this poetry written by a 21-year-old Korean girl named Sun Mi Na. If I were to poorly translate it, it goes something like this: The sound of you sniffling Is thunder in your mother's ears Don't cry with a face of hers. - Do you know whose daughter you …
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Unapologetic Mess 