By Diya Ramesh (’23) Picture this: You are having your worst day ever! You failed a Math test, missed your bus, cracked your phone, dropped all your papers, and now this. You’re being teased by the school bully, who is making some truly mean and cruel comments, but no one stops to help, not one single person. Your mind is screaming only one question, “Does … Continue reading Empathy: The True Necessity In Our Lives
By Vynateya Purimetla (’21) Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court, and her unwillingness to be set back by her gender made her one of the most influential Justices in legal history. Her approach to practicing law was unflinchingly meticulous and rooted deeply in steadfast interpretation of the facts. Sandra Day O’Connor, born in El Paso, Texas, … Continue reading IA Law Review: Acclaimed Biographies: Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-)
By Abigail Kendal (’22) Why do we trust people? Why do we forgive? Why do we feel inclined to tell the truth and feel a sense of shame when we lie? How and why do humans possess such strong emotional, mental, and psychological connections to abstract concepts such as truth, forgiveness, trust, and faith? Psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers have been searching for the scientific and … Continue reading Psychology and the IA Brain; Our Fake Sense of Faith
By Akshara Karthik (’22) Imagine that you had the chance to spend a day with your favorite celebrity. What would you say to them? How would you act? What would you do with them? These three questions can be answered after you respond to one simple question: How obsessed are you with your favorite celebrity? Don’t have an answer yet? That’s okay. There’s no … Continue reading The Pop Culture Platform: Celebrity Worship
By Teodoro Gammons (’23) Joining the IA, I was told right off the bat that I would need a laptop. I have a laptop, that is four years old, and kinda trashy now, but it is the laptop that I am writing my articles on, and has helped me when I started experimenting with CAD. But enough of that, my point is you don’t need … Continue reading Best Laptop For School
By Ava Casab (’23) Philosophy is hard to define, not because there are no words to define it, but because the question itself is a philosophical question. The best way to describe philosophy is a way of answering questions by using nothing but natural reasoning; answering questions using only your own thoughts. In a nutshell, philosophy is basically questioning everything. Although once you get into … Continue reading Simple Questions, Complicated Answers
By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (’23) A prominent issue in today’s world is global warming. Global warming is an increase in the Earth’s overall temperature due to a rise in greenhouse gases emissions. A specific greenhouse gas that plays a major role in the increasing temperatures is methane. One prime event that creates methane, seen in our school, is the food thrown away during lunch. This waste produces … Continue reading Working as a School to Put an End to Global Warming
By Adeel Ansari (’21) At this point in the year, it seems like every team has some sort of complaint against the current NFL referees. Almost every team in the NFL, from the Los Angeles Rams to the Detroit Lions, has suffered from the controversial calls the referees have been making recently. Although both coaches and players are constantly complaining, the NFL has decided to … Continue reading NFL Referees: Something Must be Done
By Yeonwoo Lee (’21) Catching flies are no easy task. Have you ever wondered why it is almost impossible to catch a fly on the loose? It’s not that humans are slow. It is that we are slow to them. According to the BBC, for every one second we move, the fly sees us move for seven seconds. This phenomenon is due to the concept … Continue reading Time Perception
By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (’23) At the present moment, Joe Biden is at the head of the presidential race. Although this advantage might change soon, as he is closely pursued by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, it is important that one knows the positions of Joe Biden and the ideas he plans on using if he does in fact win the election. On the topic of … Continue reading What are Joe Biden’s positions and ideas for the issues of today?
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