Hawaii: Physically & Culturally Distanced from the Mainland

Despite living in the same place for most of my life, my understanding of the word home is always changing. Growing up in Hawaii, I have been faced with experiences, unlike that of my peers. I find that as I grow older, I have…

Patience & Empathy

Ever since I was young, I always felt bad for people. I would cry when I saw an old man eating his lunch alone, a homeless man in New York…

A thank you letter to Wrestling

Wrestling has taught me so many lessons in life. I feel as though wrestling has been just a blur in my highschool life. But it is not; it is so much more. It has contributed to my identity immensely. Although I only wrestled for 3 years in my high school career, wrestling…

Critical thinking — Transformation of Reality

Growing up in China and attending high school in America, I have experienced both the banking education in China and the relatively problem-posing education in America. The heavy workload in Chinese school prepared me for the tests, but I did not…

What Does and Should It Mean to Be a Media Creator?

Everyone, everywhere is constantly consuming, learning from, and creating art. The construction and enjoyment of aesthetics has been an…

How Objectivity and Subjectivity Relate to My Intellectual Autobiography

I would say that I am a fairly objective, yet creative person, which initially seems like an oxymoron. After all, objectivity is centered around representing facts in an impartial way, while creativity…

Steven Yuan WP3 — A Personal Autobiography: Math, From Rejection to Reflection

WP3: She Who Doesn’t Settle

Who Am I? Though only three words, that is a loaded question with many different answers. So when approaching…

WP3 — The Environment of Siblings

Countless aspects of my life have contributed to shaping my identity, but one of the most intellectually critical attributes of my life has developed from growing up with two brothers. Being raised as a middle child with an older and younger brother has acted as the…

The Vastness of Expression and Discovery: The Amalgamation of Active Inquiry

Being Not Fine is Fine

Entering a new environment is a daunting moment that people would usually avoid if it was possible. When I entered the third-grade…

WP3: A Cultural Confusion

In my closet, I have a pink Vietnamese áo dài that sits on a hanger right next to my white shirt that has my mom’s home island Batangas in…

Humanizing Murder; Thoughts on “The Act of Killing”

The Search for Meaning

Back to Brunch

Here’s this photo. Now, the reason I don’t like it; it makes it seem like the only thing that matters in an election is getting “tHE…

WP3 — Who am I?

I once read a saying from Aristotle: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” My interpretation of this saying is that…

How Prentice Penny Uses Loss to Foster Growth in Uncorked

Something I wrote f

In Prentice Penny’s feature, Uncorked, we focus on the complicated relationship of an aspiring sommelier, Elijah, and his father, Louis. As soon as the opening credits…

Our “Justice” System

Jefferson Veillard WP3 Project

Prologue

In this day and age, our world is becoming more and more shaped by science, technology, and engineering. This is in the context of both the world’s biggest problems and greatest solutions. Thus, STEM has become a very exciting field to be a…

What You Know Bout This?

I have a Spotify playlist that I usually listen to while driving called “older”. If my mom was to see that I labeled this playlist of 90s and 00s music as “older”, she would probably pass out and then wake up just to tell me “you don’t know nothing ‘bout this”.

My Place

There is a log cottage standing near the waters of Lake Muskoka in Ontario, Canada. While many spend their summers and winters in the area, an overtone of loneliness surrounds the area; you do not feel alone, but at the same time there is no one near you.

Staying Informed

Lil Wayne, just yesterday, posted a tweet essentially endorsing Donald Trump for reelection to which everyone in his comments…