A few close friends and I recently went to the American Museum of Natural History: a place none of us have been to in the past decade. The same long stairs were still there, and our 26th president greeted us from his perch on a bench. It certainly was the magnificent and impressive American Museum…
Author: Philemon Han
AP Exam Tips I Accrued During High School
Over the past few weeks, many people have suffered from pollen allergies. Although pollen season is tough for many students, there is another season that brings even more suffering: AP season. Usually the season for advanced placement exams (AP exams) begins in May, but this year Collegeboard, the administrators of the exams, pushed back the…
A Resolution to Resolutions
As was tradition, many people sat down around January first in 2020 and made resolutions. These could have ranged from exercising, obtaining a significant other, or reading more often. After finishing the list we went back to partying and forgot about it in the morning. Waking up groggy clouds judgment, so we all decided that…
Beanbags; A Great Way to Reduce Back Pain in a Pandemic
Ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many have had to self-quarantine. At first, many were excited to stay at home and catch up on the shows that they had missed and the video games that they had wanted to play. Especially since there was nothing else to do with schools and jobs starting…
Beanbags; A Great Way to Reduce Back Pain in a Pandemic
Ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many have had to self-quarantine. At first, many were excited to stay at home and catch up on the shows that they had missed and the video games that they had wanted to play. Especially since there was nothing else to do with schools and jobs starting…
The Standardized Stress
During the summer of 2020, many people had their vacation plans crushed because of the global pandemic caused by Covid-19. In addition to the looming threat of the virus, high school students had to deal with the unending and notorious College Board exams. Even in normal circumstances, the early spring months to the start of…
Legos Create Another World
As an early 2000 kid, I grew up familiar with different types of entertainment. If one could go back in time and observe the different niches during recess, they would find children obsessed with card games, video games, dolls, Rubik’s Cubes, drawing, Legos, and many more. The younger me was interested in all of these…
Lesson from Rubik’s Cubes
Everyone has heard of the three-dimensional cube made from smaller pieces that twist and turn but miraculously manage to keep their original shape. These cubes made by Erno Rubik, a Hungarian architect and professor, were originally made to teach his students three-dimensional geometry, however, they ended up being used for amusement. When I was younger,…
How Taking Breaks Increases Productivity While Reducing Stress
No one could have expected the situation that the world is now in at the beginning of January, so the international quarantine caught the many off guard. Everyone was looking forward to a new year with different goals they wanted to achieve, but those goals seemed to fade once the lockdown, due to COVID-19, started….