By Ethan Hu Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York City, the child of Mary Anne Trump and Fred Trump. Because his father worked in real estate development, Donald naturally followed in his footsteps and immediately joined his …
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2016 8th Grade Essay Contest Winners The Asian American Parent Association (AAPA) in partnership with Cupertino Library and the Cupertino Library Foundation, hosted an essay contest for all 8th graders. Six winners were selected. The essay winners received a $100 cash scholarship …
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Grades are an essential part of the high school student’s lifestyle and are arguably the most important part of college admissions. Achieving these grades, however, is difficult and laborious. Studying requires lots of time and energy that students are unwilling to …
Read More »SpaceX Lands Part of Falcon 9 Rocket
On April 8th, 2016, SpaceX landed a part of its Falcon 9 rocket at sea, making it the first successful water landing of a first stage orbital capable rocket in history. Launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the cargo capsule …
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Submitted by: Jessica Lee Deforestation: the action or process of clearing of forests. As of this very moment, an immense number of trees and forests are being mowed down by chainsaws and bulldozers. Our beautiful, mysterious wilderness is slowly being corrupted and …
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By Stephanie Lin GMOs, like most know, stand for genetically modified organisms, or organisms that have underwent successful gene splicing to express certain traits not originally expressed by the wild-type organism. GMOs are normally found among crops, as modifications can make crops …
Read More »Why Hilary Isn’t Getting Enough Female Voters
by Tiffany Teng You’d think as a potential first female president, she’d be capturing the majority of women’s votes. Sorry, Hillary, but the recent New Hampshire primaries has seen your opponent, Bernie Sanders, taking 55% of the female vote, leaving you with …
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