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Outliers in the Pursuit of Success
In today’s world, where success seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind, the quest for knowledge on how to achieve it is never-ending. Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers” is a prime example of this quest. Reading it for my AP Lang class, I was struck by how the book…
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What our school system is missing
Back to the Future predicted that by now, we would be driving (flying?) flying cars, playing controller-less video games, and riding hoverboards that actually hover. While we haven’t quite reached that level of innovation, technology is still a leading force in our world. STEM-driven jobs are in high demand and…
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Computational Science: Revolutionizing the Way We Solve Problems
Computational science is a fast-emerging interdisciplinary field that handles complicated problems in many areas of science including physics, biology, chemistry, and engineering. Due to rapid innovation in computer hardware and software, computational science has expanded dramatically in recent years. Today’s scientists and engineers can simulate complicated systems in ways that…
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A Labor of Love
In January, people make and break their New Year’s Resolutions. In January, people craft unattainable goals and give up pursuing the wildest dreams. In January, I decided to focus on an attainable goal: to update this blog. This past month, all while creating new goals, I have also spent time…
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A Little About Me…
I’ve always been a curious person which was evident in my first-grade hobby of reading Nancy Drew books and trying to puzzle together the clues into a solution for whatever mystery plagued the particular story. It evolved into consuming all of Sherlock Holmes within a week and using an entire…