Ramen

Every week, much like I suspect is similar with many of you, I go to the supermarket or the store to get fresh foods to make dinner for my family of eight. But ever stop and wonder; how is all of this food so readily available for our consumption? For just a second I would like to take you into the shoes of migrant farmers. Why they are here, what do they do, and what their work entails. The first person I’m going to talk about is Angel*. He moved to California when he was fifteen years old, no…

Mac and cheese on a collage budget There comes a time in every broke collage kid’s life where you get sick of cafeteria food. There is nothing wrong with it, you just can’t seem to make yourself go down to that dining hall and eat another slice of pizza. Being a broke collage kid comes with many hurtles to jump over. Can 't afford to take your significant other out for a nice meal? Macaroni and cheese can solve most of your problems. But why have just any old mac and cheese? Spruce it up a…

In the early 1800s, a philosophical movement called Transcendentalism developed in the Northeast United States. Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and that the individual is more powerful than the institution. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the author of “Self-Reliance”, was one of the founders of Transcendentalism. Emerson befriended and mentored Henry David Thoreau, a fellow Transcendentalist and author of works such as “Walden”. Both men were pioneers for the movement and were the true…

Lately, I’ve been thinking about what my senior quote in the yearbook should be. I’ve debated whether it should be serious or funny, useless or meaningful, whether in any way it should reflect my high school experience. I could be sassy and say something like “That was the most fun I 've ever had without laughing” (Annie Hall movie, 1977). Alternatively, my quote could be “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”(Dr. Seuss, Oh…

Nutrition A CLOSER LOOK Our weight-obsessed culture leads many of us to believe that all of our problems would be solved if only we could trim off a few pounds of fat. Think twice before you make the choice to pursue weight loss. Do what is right for the health of your body without falling prey to the perils of trying to achieve someone else's unrealistic and unhealthy size. For individuals who do need to lose weight for improved health, refocus on lifetime weight management and avoid the "quick…

Every August, National Day Parades will showcase performances from different cultures, highlighting how Singapore is a multiracial country, a fusion of cultures due to its immigrant past. Although my grandmother would dismiss expatriates from other countries as “waiguoren” or foreigners, our ancestors were “waiguoren” too. Straits Chinese traders, coolies from Java and merchants from India flocked to Singapore to search for a better life during our colonial days. No matter where these foreign…

Athlete Compensation: Why Collegiate Athletes Should Be Paid. College athletes all around the world are working their tail off morning and night. They get up before school and go to practice, then the school then back to practice. That is their life at that certain point in time. Some athletes that receive scholarships are getting their education paid for. Some have a meal plan through the team and also even get free housing. There are some athletes call walk-ons. They don’t receive…

Many people enjoy listening to music. For some, it helps them focus on a certain task, for others it helps distract them from their thoughts and then some people just listen because they want to. No matter what reason we listen to music, most people can agree that it makes us feel something special. That is why I believe that Twenty One Pilots is the best band anyone could listen to because of the amount of emotion they bring in such an upbeat way. Firstly, the band began in 2009 and released…

fine until her business encountered problems.This caused her to lose her business, her source of income. With no business and no source of income, she is homeless and is only surviving life by eating an exorbitant amount of cheap and unhealthy Top Ramen. Mary Lee wants to stress to people who aren’t in poverty that…

Keeping children safe in a classroom is an issue that is relevant today due to the many illnesses occurring across the country. Parents and children, regardless of any age should feel safe at all times, knowing that a certified teacher is in the classroom. A precise way to be safe would require the teacher’s to be certified in CPR or the technical term cardiopulmonary resuscitation. If CPR certified, teachers would be able to perform specific duties on children when they are in danger, such as…