Chad

For twenty-two seasons Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) has showcased some of the most notable, controversial or even forgotten celebrities of the year. And while at first glance, the cast seems to represent rather diversified demographics, not all demographics are represented equally. There are three demographics to consider in the show: age, ethnicity and gender. While for the most part, these groups have remained consistent in terms of numbers throughout the years, the ratio of contestants who…

I suppose that as I am not solely Korean, I do not look blatantly different to others, but I look it enough to see it when I glimpse in the mirror. Sometimes I think that is the worst part; people do not always recognize my Asian blood and therefore do not hold back in the degrading comments that they make. When I was in high school, especially when sitting in a history class, there were always classmates who felt the need to throw out inapt remarks, hoping to receive a laugh from the class. A…

The Stories That Sail In my young age, I always heard stories from my father. From the boring, old “When I was your age...” ones, and to the great exciting ones. These stories sailed through my mind like ships on endless voyages and they were my favorite, often about my grandparents. They would play dangerous games that my parents would not think of letting me wrap my mind around today. My most favorite ones involved my grandparents in their lives before they came to California. My…

Across the United States there is an insurmountable amount of discord amongst the states and their Governors and their positions on whether to open their doors to Syrian refugees. The United States is already a country that was conquered by immigrants (the Spanish, the French and the English), one would assume that there would be at least some level of empathy for suffering citizens of a country where they are under constant political and religious persecution. However this is not the case in 30…

otherwise known as Kristallnacht, where along with robbery, vandalism of Jewish property, synagogues were burned. Josie Ensor wrote in the article, Ban Ki-moon Warns of Rwandan Genocide Repeat in Central African Republic, that “Forces from neighboring Chad, a predominantly Muslim country, have helped to evacuate tens of thousands of Muslims fleeing the violence” (Enosr), their abandoned homes have been overtaken by refugees. In Bangui, Central African Republic’s capital, segregation occurs. In…

came home every day smelling like oil. I then was a young six years old to be exact and my brother and I had high imaginations. I loved my home I would swim, eat fresh fruits, climb trees and fences and play all day with my tall 10-year-old brother Chad. Little did I know my parents had problems of their own, my mother and father…

Ever gone in a walk and see almost everyone in an electronic device that they don’t bother talking to their friends, family, or peer next to them because they 're too busy being in the internet? Well that’s how much technology has changed people’s social life. Although technology was invented to help and improve people’s daily lives, it has also brought with them many dreadful things including poor interpersonal communication, technology addiction, and affecting education. . Others may say that…

There are many different methods for developing latent fingerprints. Some work better on non-porous surfaces, while others work best developing prints on porous surfaces. Some are destructive preventing testing the object for other forensic evidence while others are non-destructive. In order to make prints visible on porous surfaces, forensic scientists use one of three methods; Silver Nitrate, Ninhydrin and Iodine fuming. These three methods are known to be the most effective ways for…

An Inconvenient Truth An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore 's campaign to educate citizens about global warming through comprehensive slide show. The movie starts with Al Gore briefing about the first picture of the Earth from the space, which was taken on a Christmas Eve, 1968 during an Apollo 8 mission (Earth Rise) and tells us that the thin shell of atmosphere is filling up with pollution. The next…

Essay question 6: Nicholas Carr’s book “The Shallows” argues that the internet is not only shaping our lives but physically altering our brains. Do you agree or disagree with this claim? The internet has revolutionised communication to an extent where it has made many social, cultural and economic changes. The digital world we live in has transformed the way we live, think and communicate. The internet has radically changed our world; it is an essential need in everybody's life, without it we…