The extent of immigrants’ rights and support system have been two of the most heated debates in the history of California. As a state, California alone is home to more than 10.3 million immigrants. Over 2.6 million of them are estimated to be unauthorized (Pastor 4). While new immigrants, both…

When people are sick and go to the hospital for assistance, nurses usually follow the normal medical procedure of asking patients about their symptoms and feelings. In some cases, patients are required to undergo blood tests for thorough analysis. From there, physicians will examine all the information gathered and try…

If you are reading this sentence, you have probably lied before. According to Dr. Paul Ekman, a former professor and prolific writer from the University of California San Francisco, people lie because they want to avoid receiving punishment (Ekman, “Why People Lie”). As kids, people had probably done this all…

For the past decades, many researchers such as Professor Carol Dweck from Stanford University have been interesting in students’ attitude toward failure. Interestingly, they noticed that some students rebounded back while some students seemed devastated by even the smallest setback in their lives. In her psychology research on thousands of…