We have all been on an airplane. You settle in your seat and the flight attendants give their safety demonstration. Minutes later, you are airborne, leaving the ground at 1500 feet per minute. Then, suddenly, you start to feel nauseous, maybe dizzy. …
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By Jiaxin Zuo According to a CBS report on January 16, 2018, the New California State has been proposed to declare its independence from rest of the state of California. The founders of the new state plan to separate the new state …
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By Mihika Badjate I remember as a seventh grader, attending the start-of-school assembly and being absolutely mind blown by the number and diversity of electives offered. That feeling returned in the second semester of eighth grade when I realized it was time …
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By: Megan Tjandrasuwita The effects of health care spending are complex and multidimensional: arguments can be made for both its benefits and costs. On one hand, some economists note that despite the increase in spending, the cost of medical care is actually …
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Submitted by: Stephanie Zhang Cougar, puma, mountain lion, catamount… What’s the difference? In truth, there is none. These multiple names were adopted due to primitive classification techniques based on fur coats and negligible differences in size. But, with genetic testing today, these …
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By Michael Chang The Soviet Union, like any other communist nation, had a socialist healthcare model. Named the Semashko system, after Nikolai Semashko, the People’s Commissioner of Public Health in 1928, the citizens’ healthcare needs were paid for by the government. All …
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By Ning Luo On Sunday, January 14th, just before six o’clock in the morning, a starved 17 year old girl called the police to report that she, along with her other twelve siblings, was being held captive by their parents. With the …
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