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Samuel Sullivan
How to Improve Student Mental Health by Keeping Stress Positive
Over 10% of U.S. children ages 3 to 17 are diagnosed with anxiety or depression. Those numbers are alarming and they may be getting worse during the global pandemic. But there are simple ways to mitigate mental health risks for children that can be done at home.
What “Griefing” Is and How It’s Done in DotA 2
Griefing your team in a video game is the equivalent of a two-year-old having a tantrum because they didn't get the ice cream flavor they wanted. The definition of a griefer is an online game player who intentionally spoils the game for other players.
GameStop saga with Robinhood highlights America's unifying capitalist values
Nothing has unified America more in 2021 than the feeling of outrage related to the story of GameStop's meteoric stock rise on the backs of Reddit investors, only to be stopped by Robinhood, the company named after the fabled hero that steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
When Death Alone Does Not 'Cut' It
Before English speakers adopted the phrase “death by a thousand cuts” as an idiom to mean any failure resulting from many small problems, it was one translation of the Chinese execution method Lingchi chusi. It was a ruthless execution method.
The Great Gorilla Garantua and His Namesake
According to Merriam-Webster, the word gargantuan means tremendous in size, volume, or degree. The word’s closest synonyms are gigantic and colossal, but more fascinating are the two gargantuan figures that went by the name Gargantua.
The Story of the Argentine Window Vampire
In the 1950s, Florencio Roque Fernández stalked and killed women in their homes. (Dracula (1931) Spanish-language film poster/Wikipedia Commons) In 1897, the Irish author Bram Stoker introduced the world to the vampire with his gothic horror novel Dracula. The story of Florencio Roque Fernández, who stalked the nights of Monteros, Argentina, in the 1950s, begs the question: Are vampires real?
The Man Behind the First Successful Open-Heart Surgery
Daniel Hale Williams was a Black physician in Chicago who overcame segregation. Frederick Douglass once said to Dr. Williams:. “You say you see what ought to be done. Well, hoping will do no good now or any time.There is only one way you can succeed and that is to override the obstacles in your way by the power that is within you.Do what you hope to do.”
How America Got Today's Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is the most iconic personification of the United States. He evolved over the course of 100 years until his final form was established in 1916 during World War I. Since then, he has experienced lasting popularity as a staple of American culture.
Ranking the U.S. Vice Presidents by Political Outcome
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in on January 20th, 2021, as the 46th President and 49th vice president of the United States. Joe Biden was the 47th vice president and ascends to the presidency after winning the 2020 presidential election. Although Biden found success after his turn as vice president, not all vice presidents have been as accomplished. This article ranks them based on their political outcomes after their time in the land's second-highest office.
The Sole U.S. Deserter Executed in the 20th Century
6,012 American war dead from World War I and World War II are buried in plots A through D of the Oise-Aisne American Cemetary. Engraved on the monument in the memorial structure reads, “These endured all and gave all that honor, and justice might prevail and that the world might enjoy freedom and inherit peace.”
All I Want For Christmas Is Independence
One of the most iconic surprise attacks of the American Revolutionary War also happened on Christmas night, December 25th, 1776. It was the daring crossing of the Delaware River. In the cover of darkness, George Washington and his troops crossed the river and marched on the enemy troops in Trenton, New Jersey.
Big L and His Alleged Killer Were Both Victims of the Danger Zone
Malcolm X's voice sampled from a speech kicks off the beginning of Big L's song "Danger Zone." As ominous music plays, Malcolm X says:. “Stealing runs rampant in Harlem. Gambling runs rampant in Harlem — All types of evils and vices that tear apart our community run rampant in Harlem.”
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