For centuries, back to a time which probably cannot be traced, the power of the written word has proved to be something incontrovertibly sublime. The written word has saved lives, circulated powerful ideas, preserved traditions and memories, and so much more.

Great moments in history have evoked and set a...

Every week at my school, I hear person after person complain about their Dell laptop. Students constantly wonder why our school doesn't use Apple products. We've all been told the reason is because of insurance and financial convenience. But recently, worker conditions at Apple factories, along with Apple's response to...

There once was a time when anything you did, along with any type of file or record, was handwritten, and lost in a matter of time. Of course, I wasn't alive then. Privacy in the digital age has become pretty transparent, and increasingly so. Now, as rapid technological advances are...

The way I see it, it all depends on how these sites, like Facebook or Twitter, are being used. Social media itself can be abused, overused, and taken advantage of. However, the power of social media itself is probably greater than the power of any person, any novel, any ruler,...

A holiday is defined, by the Oxford English Dictionary, as a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. Most people associate the holidays with Christmas trees, menorahs, snow, and joy. In my opinion though, that's not the whole truth.

The other side to the average person's association...

On the morning of Thursday, December 8, an article I wrote for HuffPost High School was published. That night, when I went to check back on the article, a couple of people had tweeted about it. A smile came over me, and I had felt satisfied. At the...

In the Netherlands 400 years ago, tulips had just arrived. These exotic flowers started a craze that many call ridiculous. One thing led to another, and people started to offer huge amounts of money for a single tulip bulb -- amounts equal to a wealthy merchant's annual income, or even...

A little academic competition among high school students can always be a healthy thing, driving students to outperform one another and bringing up their academic standings. However, from what I can see in the most populated city in America, students seem to be taking it to a new level.
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