Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and happiness

Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” presents an intellectual dialogue between Plato and his student, Glaucon, when Glaucon questions his mentor’s teaching methods. The purpose of the allegory was to compare the “effect of education and the lack of it on our…

The Story of Orange Chicken

People’s preference for food is constantly changing throughout their…

Between Perfectionism and Acculturation: an Asian International Student’s Experience

The Next American Chapter

Some say the American Dream is dead, that we have gotten to a point where there is not enough work, and certainly…

“Esteem of your Muthaf*#king Self”

WP2: The HOW That Leads to the WHY

Well, here we are at the next two parts of this trilogy. WP1 asked you to look at THE WHAT OF IT…

WP3: The Intellectual Auto-ethnography

Well, you’re here. WP3. You’ve written WP1, created your archive, and you’ve published a…

Welcome to the Suburbs: Look Left, Look Right, then Left Again

Irvine, CA.

The Price of Learning “Proper” English

One of my earliest memories is of clutching onto my mom’s shirt and crying, begging to go home with her. At the top of the staircase stood…