My research centered around something that was very unfamiliar to me. The definition of gender, gender identity, was never something that I carefully considered, so my project was also a pursuit of my own personal curiosity. I learned about the theory of “Gender Constancy”, which differs greatly from ideas that I was familiar with. […]

Studio Ghibli, spearheaded by Hayao Miyazaki, was a valuable part of many childhoods. One of my earliest memories was watching vivid illustrations of humanized pigs coming to life through traditional animation techniques, or Howl’s clunky castle making its way across the screen. This animation studio has been praised by many for being able to convey […]

“Time” by Percy Bysshe Shelley   Unfathomable Sea! whose waves are years, Ocean of Time, whose waters of deep woe Are brackish with the salt of human tears! Thou shoreless flood, which in thy ebb and flow Claspest the limits of mortality!   And sick of prey, yet howling on for more, Vomitest thy wrecks […]

It is late at night, and the yellow lights at the train station dimly illuminates the dark city around. There is subdued chatter next to you, breaking laughter behind, and droning announcements of incoming trains from above as you scroll aimlessly through your phone. Or, breaking dawn, you are at the gas station. There are […]

Even before Einstein came along with his theory of special and general relativity, it has long been agreed upon that Time is a fickle thing. Surely the minute that a hummingbird flaps its wings 4,000 times could not have been the same sixty seconds spent staring at problem 33 of the math homework? Or how is […]

Having lived for seventeen years, I like to think that I control what others see in my body language, that I am somewhat of a master at hiding my fear at the top bend of a roller coaster and am guiltless of ever lying . . . Which, I have learned over time, is woefully […]

You have probably seen these in museums you have visited or plastered across textbooks:     It is certainly fascinating to look at. It reminds us, once again, of the rich history of ancient human civilizations before us. This particular set of glyphs comes from Ancient Egypt, one of the earliest civilizations in the Mediterranean […]

There is a cynic in all of us, some more prominent than others. It is easy to be drawn into stories and news of the morally decrepit, whether we are made aware of an underlying agenda for sensationalism or not. “The Monkey’s Paw”, a short horror story published near the start of the 20th century […]