Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that…
Solo Travel Around the World
The origin of the word "travel" is most likely lost to history. The term "travel" may originate from the Old French word travail. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the…
Global Increase in the Sales of Tablet
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a thin, flat mobile computer with a touchscreen display, which in 2016 is usually color, processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in…
A Unique Culinary Blend– Only in America
In 2006, following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, New Orleans was a ghost town. In the 9th Ward, houses stood empty as the families who had lived in them for generations…
Who is American? A National Moment on the Question of Belonging
Ghazala Khan, mother to Humayun Khan, married to Khizr. Her family emigrated here from Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates. Her words raise the question of sacrifice for, and even the…
What Purpose Do Ads Such as These Serve in Public/Civic Discourse?
"As an alumnus of University of Missouri and citizen of Missouri for the past 40+ years, I am deeply disappointed with the utilization of anti-Chinese and anti-Muslim rhetoric that…
Lost Story of “Citizen Kahn” (from the New Yorker)
Memory is a fickle thing. "Hot Tamale Louie was the son of nobody knows who, the grandson of nobody knows who, and the great-great-grandson of nobody knows who. He had…
Attempting to Close a “Gene-race-nal” Gap
From the San Francisco Chronicle: June 12, 2016 Letters Home: Asian Americans in Support of Black Lives Matter "Dear Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother: We need to talk. You…
Attempting to Close a “Gene-race-nal” Gap
From the San Francisco Chronicle: June 12, 2016 Letters Home: Asian Americans in Support of Black Lives Matter "Dear Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother: We need to talk.…