If you have seen any TV shows portraying Asian teenagers, you would know that many of these characters share a mutual quality, a stereotype–that...
Paulina Wang
My name is Paulina (Xinran) Wang. I am a creator who takes particular pleasure in voicing my opinions and raising awareness to issues including but not limited to girl empowerment and inequities in education. I am a strong believer in the power of words, and I cannot wait to use words of my own to reach more hearts and souls.
When I was eight years old, I fell in love. It was not the typical kind of love confessed on the school playground, where...
First Year at University: What I Learned?
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I was expected to graduate from my high school with a competitive average, quite a few leadership positions at a variety of student associations,...
“Oh my god, do you see her hair? It is like her roots got in a fight with her split ends and they both...
The business industry is known for its male dominance, but the female talent pool can hardly be overlooked as more and more women have...
How Tutoring Gave Me an Unexpected Surprise?
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When I was asked to be a tutor at my high school’s math tutoring centre, my gut told me to say no. Admittedly, saying...
Like many teenagers of my generation, I have always been told the value of leadership. The education I have received often stresses that only...
Among Olivier, Gibson, and Lawrence’s film adaptations of the famous “To Be or Not To Be” soliloquy in Hamlet, I find Lawrence Olivier’s version...
What makes a society successful? Wealth? Stability? Many believe visible representations such as landmass and economic growth quantify the success of a nation, but...
Appearances are important. Although the media tends to promote the notion of ‘development of inner beauty,’ presenting oneself the best that you can both...
I spent the lion’s share of my child- and teenage-hood on a university campus in mainland China, where I grew up memorizing ancient poems...
“When I was in high school, whenever a male student in my class got the highest score on a math or science test, everyone...
Reading Huxley’s Brave New World Journal #2?
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Book Summary–found from Britannica “The novel examines a futuristic society, called the World State, that revolves around science and efficiency. In this society, emotions...
Brave New World Reading Journal #1
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Book Summary–found from Britannica “The novel examines a futuristic society, called the World State, that revolves around science and efficiency. In this society, emotions and individuality...
The phenomenon According to American Banker and Investopedia, females take up less than 30% of the world’s researchers (Women in Science). Only 9% and 6% of senior...
A Moral Analysis of The Light Between Oceans
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Tom Sherbourne, a lighthouse keeper who recently returned from the frontlines of World War One, hopes to put all his heartbreaks and suffering behind...
TV Characters: They Play a Larger Role on Youngsters’ Lives than You’d Think Which TV character(s) have you tried to relate to as a...