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Today Chinese class got pretty heated, and it was all thanks to beans. We were arguing what use of the bean is more felicitous—the sweet bean pastes of Chinese cuisine or the savory bean dishes ...
This past Saturday our high school’s fall play “The Servant of Two Masters” wrapped production—after over two months of hard work we culminated in three shows. Like all shows I’ve ever ...
Our society places a great emphasis on diversity. Universities and corporations brag about their diversity, censuses and surveys collect information on diversity, and our own USA calls itself ...
Language and its meaning are amazing tools that we use everyday. We create words with meanings that are useful for us—like “google” something, take a “selfie”, or, as they say out here ...
Mark Twain once said “Never knew before what eternity was made for. It is to give some of us the chance to learn German.” And he’s right—learning a language is a lifetime process. The way ...
Everyone loves traveling. I love it. It’s really easy to see a picture online or read about someplace and become super excited about it. And because I get so easily excited, I’ve developed ...