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Gonpura To Easton
My initial experience with education was unlike most others, taking place under a neem tree in a village school, with a young me clad in half pants and a pink striped shirt. Clutching a modest notebook and a pencil in…
Exploring the Misunderstanding of Chinese Language
I’m from China, and I’m going to talk about one cultural aspect of my home country that people outside of my country misunderstand: Chinese is really hard to learn. The idea that Chinese is hard might be originated from the…
Culture Shock of a Malagasy Student Studying Abroad for the First Time
The first time I met Americans was in Madagascar around 2017. It was an encounter that left an indelible impression on me and has stayed with me ever since. They were Lafayette students who were part of an interim program…
Misunderstanding of Cultures
Having grown up in a different country, I had definitely experienced some culture shocks once I arrived in the U.S. My journey here was the first time I ever left my home country, so settling into a completely different culture…
A Pakistani Student’s Voyage
As a 19-year-old Muslim, brown boy from Lahore, Pakistan, I embarked on a transformative journey described by my favorite writer Elif Shafak as a rich tapestry of experiences shaping our unique identities. My story blended with others in a symphony…
Contributions to a New Home
Studying overseas has been an amazing experience for me as a foreign student from Pakistan. I have had the honor of making contributions to the educational and social communities during this period that have been extremely important to me. I…
How does the right to purchase alcoholic beverages by adolescents impact the statistics of drunk driving?
Introduction Biology and computer science are two rapidly developing and extensive fields of study. They are very different in their nature, yet often there are topics that concern both paradigms. It is therefore interesting to analyze the use of language…
How does the right to purchase alcoholic beverages by adolescents impact the statistics of drunk driving?
Alcohol. Is it a harmless addition to the agenda of a college campus party or a major cause of death among adolescents in the U.S. and throughout the world? Unfortunately, and perhaps unsurprisingly, multiple viewpoints suggest that the latter…
Lowering legal drinking age : The change Everybody Wants
When teenagers turn 18, they are told that they are adults and are allowed to vote, get a job, marry or join the military. They do grown-up things like pay taxes and become parents, but they can ‘t go to…