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What Different Cultures Can Learn From One Other

The United States is famously known as the melting-pot where cultures from all around the world merge into one country. While some argue that Americans lack culture, it is evident that there is a strong sense of unity through seeking the American dream. It is this dream that motivates people to immigrate to this country, and it also this dream that drives […]

9 Tips for Research Essays: The Basics

The university I attended was research-heavy. And while I remember my friend telling stories about her adventures in the lab she worked in—she worked with rats—but it never registered that my classes would be driven by research. In hindsight, I understand that it was foolish to hold such a belief since I applied to the behavioral and brain sciences department. […]

Finding Peace In Cognitive Dissonance

Proverbs 2:2 You’ve probably been advised against talking about politics, money, and religion at some point in your life, right? But why? I understand that those topics can be controversial and cause uproars, but it is for those same reasons that they should not be kept quiet. We are taught certain beliefs from the moment of our birth. Additionally, we […]

Tu Desafío

Tu Desafío Suelen decir que contigo no hay nada Suelen decir que mi mente es cerrada Y aunque sus voces a veces me ganan, Veo como en tu cruz las gotas de sangre derraman Tu precioso sacrificio me salva Y no puedo contener el llanto de mi alma Es entonces cuando recuerdo que sin ti todo lo pierdo Tus brazos […]

4 Awful Things Catholics Supposably Believe

Back in university, I met some people with strong opinions against Catholic beliefs. Around that time, I began to grow in my relationship with Jesus, and I loved talking with people about theology, regardless of their religion. Let me say that even though I cannot remember a day when my family and I deliberately missed mass, I had NO idea […]