Throughout high school, students fill their time with studying and diverse extracurricular activities, ranging from soccer to music to art. But perhaps one of the most strenuous yet rewarding activities is debate. Debating as an extracurricular activity represents a serious time commitment with endless hours of practice and dedication to achieve goals. It takes…
Author: Allison Moon
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI, is a Chinese foreign policy which was introduced in 2013. It is a policy to implement new infrastructure projects, like the introduction of increased railways, energy pipes, and highways to bolster connectivity across Europe and Asia. This massive plan, previously called the One Belt One Road or OBOR,…
Harmful or Helpful? The Unintentional Impacts of Mission Trips
Let’s suppose you took a trip to some country, any country, and visited an orphanage there, spending roughly a week and a half, two weeks at most, doing your all to give the most to the children there. After your time is up, you feel like you’ve changed the world, changed a few hearts and…