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Blog Post #1: The Idea of Fate in the Roman Empire

When thinking about the Romans, one thinks of the amount of land they conquered from 27 BCE – 378 CE ( after 378 CE the Roman Empire was considered to be declining)**. Others may also think of the...

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Blog Post #2: Ruination of Humanity Through Deforestation

** (Nacho Doce/Reuters)   As the years go by, I (and many others I presume) have noticed that the weather has been a lot hotter than usual. Our summers are scorching, and our winters don’t feel cold...

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Blog Post #3: Empirical Way of Life on the Internet

*****(Internet of Business) My whole life revolves around the use of the internet. Everywhere I look, people are on their phones or laptops. We rely on the internet for numerous amounts of tasks such...

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Blog #4: Money is Everything, But Not Everything

For my Humanities Course, we had to watch the movie The Revenant directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu*. The film is set in the 19th century following a group of huntsman on a fur-trading expedition....

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Blog Post #5: No to Columbus Day

(Image from Getty Images) Winter Quarter at University of California – Irvine recently started, yet the second lecture of Humanities Core sparked connections with history in different places. Our topic...

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Blog #6 Reparations Needed for Those Who Suffered

Cover Image from Artsor* Rain. Shine. Fog. For some, the weather is caused by a divine being. For others, the weather is caused by the water cycle and weather patterns in the world. But what if the...

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Blog Post #7: The Indian Who Must Not Be Named

(Featured Image Provided by TV Tropes) Harry Potter. One of my most cherished movies of all time. I always wanted to be a wizard like Harry, Hermione, and Ron. I was so crazy for the movie, that I...

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Blog Post #8: Violation of Human Rights After the Vietnam War

(Cover Photo Credit from Sovfoto)   Vietnam war and horror stories.   My family lived through the parts of the Vietnam war and migrated to the U.S. a couple of years after the war ended. I’ve never...

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(Featured image provided by Nashville Parent) For me, reading was an addiction. I especially enjoyed books in the fantasy genre. As I combed through my middle school’s library, reading every single...

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Blog Post #10

(Featured image provided by EL PAÍS) Time has really flown by faster than I thought. It felt like just yesterday that I was graduating from high school. Coincidentally, the class of 2019 is graduating...

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