For much of their existence, video games have been subject to debate over their effects on players. Detractors argue that video games are harmful and should be restricted, while others believe that video games can improve mental performance. Despite the controversial aspect …
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Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle For many of us, the new year begins with a party with an abundance of food and then a resolution to start a healthy lifestyle. Getting in shape is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions, yet …
Read More »How Chinese People Celebrate the Winter Solstice
The winter solstice is the time around December 21-22 for the Northern Hemisphere. It is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. For 2015, the winter solstice was on December 22. In China, the winter solstice is a very …
Read More »Vienna Philharmonic 2016 New Year’s Concert
By: Henry Guo Have you ever heard of New Year’s Concert in Vienna? My first time watching the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert via TV was in 1986. It is now a must see program in New Year’s Day for millions of …
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By: Patrick Xu On December 12th, 2015, I interviewed Coach Abi, a prestigious swim coach, on what makes a successful swimmer, what is important to remember throughout the negatives and positives of swimming, and what lessons or hardship are learned and overcome. …
Read More »The Getty Center
By: Teresa Tu My family and I drove from San Francisco to Los Angeles during the Thanksgiving holiday. We had been to Los Angeles many times before as well as many tourist attractions in the area. This time we decided to go …
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By: Jocelyn Li As technology is becoming a larger part of children’s lives, they are exposed to more and more advertisements from fast food companies. A study shows that “obesity has more than doubled among children ages 2 to 5 (5.0% to …
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