Yin and yang

There’s a certain book you’ve heard of; one all your friends have read; one others really recommend. So you decide to go over to your local library and check out the book. Except there’s only one problem, they don’t have it. You ask them if they have it and they say “we don’t carry that book because it is offensive to our readers”. What makes a book so offensive that it leads to censorship or bans? Now, let’s get the elephant out of the room first, subject matter is the main reason for a…

The World on the Turtle’s Back and The Genesis The World on the Turtle’s Back and The Genesis both give explanations as to why the world works in such a way. Although these creation stories come from different hemispheres of the world they share many archetypes such origin stories, temptresses and sibling rivalries. Similar Archetypes are found in a lot of literature but some of them have their own twist, which gives us more insight into their culture and beliefs. The creator of earth in the…

Max and Kevin are like an accurate representation of yin and yang. Both lack something important, but the other side makes up for it. Max’s body allowed Kevin to feel like he didn’t have Morquio Syndrome, and allowed Kevin’s short life to be completely worth it. Kevin was like Max’s guardian angel that gave constant…

36 Hours in Manhattan, Below 59th Street By: ROBERT LO NOV. 29, 2016 Great diverse city filled with historical backgrounds, multiple cultures, and variety of delicious foods. New York City is a great place to be around One reason tourists visit New York City is for its culture such as art galleries, museums, broadway, theaters, music, concert hall, zoos… Chinatown The largest Chinatown in the United States is located in New York City. Home to Chinese immigrants in New York, it becomes an…

Nowadays you go online and you're able to customize your own clothing or shoes but what if I told you can do the same thing with you first child. After reading that sentence you’re probably thinking how is that even possible, did I read that right? It may seem absolutely mind blowing but it’s possible, scientists have found a way to genetically modify fetuses. However just because this process is possible doesn’t mean everyone is okay with it. In fact in most countries it’s illegal to go through…

man that had wronged him, because he knew that the man would be hung for it. Elizabeth Proctor explains to John Proctor “Great stones they lay upon his chest until he plead aye or nay” (pg 135). The results of Giles Corey’s death display the Yin and the Yang of resistance. His protest cost him his life, but he also saves the life of another man and increased the drive of others to display the same resistance. There are many people who will lie and thus fuel the torch of whatever social injustice…

timothy was their opinions on how he lived his life with nature. Herzog said in his film, “ I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.” Meaning nature is beautiful but there is a yin and yang. Natural selection, chaos, hostility, and murder come with the beauty of nature itself. It balances out the universe and in Herzog’s and many others opinion Treadwell was not respecting that theory and messing with the balance. Herzog said…

Although the Vedas, and other Hindu texts have remained the same, the interpretations of them have changed and will continue to frequently change. For example, the Bhagavadgita and the Upanishads were both interpreted differently by different scholars and thinkers. For example, Sri Shankaracharya saw them as a representation of monotheism, while Sri Ramanujan believed that they justified monotheistic belief. Revelations and Interpretations of Hindu texts will continue change, as human thought…

Goodbye Plastic Water Bottles In the United States, Americans use 50 billion plastic bottles a year. To put that in perspective, Americans consume about 1500 plastic water bottles per second. That is way too much to be using just to use something to drink out of. The United States has some of the safest drinking water in the world, so why do we need to have bottled water that claims to be “purified” or from some springs? The answer is we don’t. In Austin, Texas we have already banned…

How did Chinese Astrology impact society? Since the origin of the Chinese Astrology is unknown, it is a popular way to determine a person’s birth year and used in a way to count years, months, days, and hours in a calendar. Throughout the Astrology, there are twelve animals that each stand for a year in the twelve year cycle, a day in a twelve day cycle, and for every two hours in a twenty-four hour day. Along with that, the impact on society from Chinese Astrology brought many people the…