The summer of 2018 was a big moment for Asian-American representation in American media. Between "Crazy Rich Asians" and "To All The Boys I've Loved Before," it felt amazing to finally have Asian leads with dynamic personalities being portrayed on the big screen. I was so moved by this that one of my first articles …
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For as long as I can remember, writing has always been something I have been particularly gifted in. Even in second grade when there was no flow in any of my short stories, the potential was clearly there. But growing up, I wanted to go into healthcare. In my second grade booklet where I wrote …
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Organized religion can have a pretty bad reputation amongst those who never sought to understand or have a deeper relationship with the faith that they grew up with, if at all. There are a lot of labels thrown onto those who choose to stay. People like to highlight some of the worst people who are …
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9. Calvin Harris: Coming in last place is none other than the "boyfriend who's older than us, he's in the club doing I don't know what." Harris is Swift’s second longest relationship yet if you scan her discography for songs about him, all you get are crickets. He is alluded to in the storylines of …
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History of Liturgical Year B The Catholic Church operates on a three-year liturgical cycle with the years being called A, B and C. This is so that each synoptic Gospel gets its own year (John does not get its own year because it is good every year duh). I am knocking on wood as I …
2024 will mark three years since I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. It is also going to be our first year in the SEC. In light of an incredible football season for the first time in fourteen years, I figured that regardless of whether we won the Natty this year or not, …
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This is the first time in six years that I can look back at a calendar year and sincerely tell you that I actually had a good year. Truthfully, I did not think happiness like this could ever be possible for me again since the beginning of my turbulent college years. 2023 put an end …
1. If you need to be in that relationship, you probably shouldn’t be in it: The key word here is “need.” If you cling to a romantic relationship as if it is life support as opposed to choosing to be in one because you want to, there is probably something deeper within you that needs …
Allow yourself to feel pain: After two or three days since the amputation, I had had enough of being physically numb in both of my lower extremities and I was sick of having a catheter so I asked if I could have the catheter removed. The nurses said that if I elected to have the …
Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation: Advent is a great time to return to the Father. Whether you have been away from the Church for years or your last Confession was a few weeks ago, it is a good idea to end the calendar year and take an active role in the season of Advent by …
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