The Akhbar SY 2020-2021 Vol. 3 "Love Birds" by American School of Dubai

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L etter f r om th e Ed i or Easy Sch ool L u n ch es

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Con tact U s!

HS Tal en t

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Stu d en t L ife

HS Tal en t

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Rober t Pat ti n son D eser ves atten ti on

A l an W i l son

Gol f Ch an gi n g

Sy n t h et i c Can n abi n oi d s

Sy n t h eti c Can n abi n oi d s

Fal l of D w y an e H ask i n s

N etf l i x Sh ow s

Cu r r en t Even t s

Pl an t based

Gaza T h r ou gh My Fath er L ove D uring Cov i d

Si n gl e on Val en ti n es

A Vesti ge of H op e

Cap i tal Rai d

Val en t i n es D ay i s Pr obl em at i c

Val en t i n es Reci p es

A l an W i l son

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A Br eakd ow n of W h at i s L ef t HS Tal en t

Rei n ven t i n g t h e Steel

En ter t ai n m en t

Easy Sch ool L u n ch es Rober t Pat ti n son D eser ves att en ti on

Rei n ven t i n g t h e Steel

Gol f Ch an gi n g

U p com i n g M ov i es

Fal l of D w y an e H ask i n s

Cov i d Vacci n es

Pl an t based

A Vest i ge of H op e

Gaza T h r ou gh My Fath er

W h at W e W an t Fr om Joe

I con i c I n au gu r ati on Pi cs

Val en ti n es D ay i s Pr obl em at i c

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A Br eakd ow n of W h at i s L ef t

Val en ti n e Gi f ts

Gaza T h r ou gh My Fat h er

Val en ti n e

Val en t i n e Gi f ts

Val en t i n es Reci p es

"There'snowhereyou can bethat isn't whereyou're meant tobe, all you needislove" TheBeatles - Layout Editor Maheen Khan

Gaza T h r ou gh My Fat h er

Val en t i n e Recap

H i st or y of Val en t i n es

Let t er Fr om t he Edit or Lil y Bal t es '21

L ove i s i n t h e ai r ar ou n d t h e A SD H S Fam i ly.

Sem est er on e h as f i n al ly com e to a cl ose. For m ost p eop l e t h er e w as at l east on e ch an ge t o y ou r sch ed u l e, an d by n ow y ou can f i n al ly r em em ber y ou r n ew r oom n u m ber . W i t h t h e sem est er ch an ge, t h er e w er e su p p osed t o be ch an ges seen ar ou n d t h e cam p u s - w h et h er i t w as su p p osed t o be sp or t s, sen i or p r i v i l eges, or ju st l u n ch w i th y ou r f r i en d s. H op ef u l ly, w e can st ay acti ve t oget h er bef or e t h e w eat h er ch an ges on ce agai n . Val en t i n e?s D ay ju st p assed , an d w h et h er y ou sp en t i t al on e or w i t h f r i en d s, f am i ly, or a l oved on e i t w as a ti m e t o cel ebr ate. L ook i n g back , t h e exch an ge of Val en ti n e?s D ay car d s i n el em en tar y sch ool seem ed l i ke t h e p er f ect w ay t o i n cl u d e ever y on e. I f on ly th e t r ad i ti on h ad con t i n u ed to h i gh sch ool .

W e h ad Val en ti n e?s D ay t o l ook f or w ar d t o t h i s m on t h , an d n ex t m on th w e h ave t h e covet ed sp r i n g br eak to keep ou r m oti vat i on u p . T h i s st r etch seem s t o be t h e l on gest, bu t soon w e?ll h ave an oth er w eek t o r el ax , catch u p on w or k , an d p r ep ar e f or t h e en d of t h e y ear . By n ow m ost sen i or s sh ou l d h ave t h ei r col l ege accep t an ce, an d n ow i t ?s a bat t l e agai n st sen i or i t i s. Ju n i or s ar e r ead y f or th e l on g- aw ai t ed br eak , ei th er to p r ep ar e f or A P Ex am s, or ju st to sp en d ti m e w i t h t h ei r f r i en d s. Sop h om or es ar e gear i n g u p f or t h ei r f i r st A P Ex am , an d f r esh m en ar e ap p r oach i n g t h e cl ose of th ei r f i r st h i gh sch ool y ear . W e h ave f ou r m or e m on th s, h i gh sch ool . W e got th i s! Best , L i ly Bal tes

Edit or ial St af f

Beat Edit or s

Repor t ing St af f

Ed i t o r i n C h i ef

St u d en t L i f e

Far r ah A bu asad '21

D an i y al l Z am an '21

L i ly Bal tes ?21

L i ly B al tes '21

I m ad A n ju m ?21

A l an Ber zi n ji '22

Sam m y D h ou i b ?21

D an i el l e D ew br e ?22

L ay o u t Ed i t o r

En t er t ai n m en t

H am i Faqi h i ?21

D an a El H el aly ?23

M ah een K h an ?21

Sai sh a M al h otr a ?22

Cy r u s Gi l an i ?21

L el ah El Sh af ae ?23

Si m on L al on d e ?21

H an n ah Reef ay ?23

A ssi st an t Ed i t o r i n C h i ef

C u r r en t Ev en t s

K h al ed Sal em ?21

M an u el a T r ogen ?23

Yu ji n Ch oi ?22

Tessa Sevsek '21

Ray a Sogh ai er ?21

L ai l a Z ak y ?23

A r i o Soh r abi ?21

A ssi st an t L ay o u t

Val en t i n e's

N ay ad D ou ai h y ?21

M i a Saf ar '21

A d v i so r M r s. B r y an t

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STUDENT LIFE

A Br eak Down of W

It is hard to believe we have come this far into the year as time continues to pass unnoticeably but we have the privilege of calling 2020-2021 none other than special. As we strive to view the positive ASD highschool, up until graduation. These events are just those listed in the calendar thus far, poi that many events are to be added as they com

MARCH

March is always the turning point before school gets serious for us. It appears to start off with a continuation of school weeks uninterrupted, with two granted flex days on the 4th and the 16th. The March SAT is scheduled for the 13th, so best of luck juniors! As late March hits, on the 25th, we are granted our 9-day spring break holiday, continuing into April, notably the last one until the end of the year.

APRIL

April has it?s way of feeling long, especially with our memories of strict lockdown attached to last year, but have no fear! April looks kind this year. Beginning with an arrival back from break and an extra day off for Easter, we are present at school for four days before the 3rd quarter comes to a closing, followed by a five day weekend for parent-teacher conferences. Just the next day, it is presumed that the celebration of Ramadan will begin for the month, possibly (but not confirmed) reducing school time as has happened in the past. After three days of school, we are set off on another generous three day weekend followed by a normal continuation of the school schedule. The DHW art show begins the 25th and is to continue to display for the next coming month.

Maheen Khan '21

What We Have Lef t

ut swiftly. Our months and school events may not be nearly as packed as the past school years, but tives of situations as a community, let?s see how the * PROJECTED* rest of the year is looking for our pointed out to put into perspective just how much time we have left this year. We can only presume ome, depending on the pandemic. Let?s begin!

MAY

May... the month of exams... and success we hope to achieve. Students begin to pull their final grades together to finish their years strong. While AP Exams vary timings throughout the month, the SAT is set for May 8th, a chance for sophomores to get ahead and juniors to make another attempt. My advice, don?t stress it; sometimes you do better when you don?t prepare so hard. We are granted two flex days on the 3rd and the 19th as well as a five day weekend for the conclusion of Ramadan, Eid. Beginning May 17th to the 20th, seniors complete their final exams for classes, and (I believe) have the option to no longer attend school until their upcoming graduation. This is followed by two weeks of school for the rest, most probably to be filled with a. Lot. of. Work. The last push!

JUNE As the end approaches, our community can?t help but feel bittersweet for the leaving class. The month starts off with a flex day Thursday, followed by a fulfilling Class of ?21 graduation. Seniors will be celebrated for their years at ASD and their hard work. As for juniors, sophomores and freshmen, they will likely have an exciting and enjoyable last two weeks of school as they always are genuinely fun. Be prepared to watch many movies in classes! And finally, we reach the end: on the 17th of June, the school will be dismissed for summer break.

STUDENT LIFE

Easy School Lunches Lily Baltes'21 N i gh t B ef o r e L u n ch es: Pi zza i n a b ox

C h i ck en Sal ad

I n gr ed i en ts:

T h i s can be ser ved as a w r ap , on sal ad , on cr acker s, or by i t sel f .

1. Ch eese, p r ef er abl e m ozzar el l a, bu t can be an y t y p e 2. M eat of y ou r ch oi ce (beef / tu r key p ep p er on i ) 3. Gr ap e Tom at oes 4. Cr acker s A ssem bly :

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I n gr ed i en t s 1. 1 cu p Ch i cken 2. ¼ cu p M ay on n ai se 3. Sal t an d p ep p er (t o t ast e) O p ti on al Ad d - i n s

1. Cel er y 1. Gr ab on e p l asti c con t ai n er l ar ge en ou gh 2. Gr ap es t o f i t al l i n gr ed i en ts 3. W al n u ts 2. Cu t t h e ch eese i n t o bi te- si ze p i eces 4. Gr een on i on 3. Ad d al l i n gr ed i en ts i n t o t h e con tai n er 4. L eave i n t h e f r i d ge over n i gh t f or a qu i ck A ssem bly gr ab- an d - go l u n ch t h e n ex t m or n i n g H u m m u s an d Veggi es I n gr ed i en ts: 1. Veget abl es 2. H u m m u s A ssem bly :

1. Cook an d cu t t h e ch i cken i n t o cu bes 2. Ad d i n m ay on n ai se 3. Ad d i n sal t an d p ep p er 4. M i x an d ser ve Av o cad o C h i ck en Sal ad I n gr ed i en t s

1. Cu t t h e p r ef er r ed veget abl es i n t o st r i p s 1. 1 cu p Ch i cken t h at ar e good f or d i p p i n g 2. 2 tabl esp oon s M ay on n ai se 2. Pu t t h e h u m m u s i n to a sm al l con tai n er 3. ¼ of an avocad o 3. L ay t h e sm al l er con t ai n er i n to a l ar ger 4. Sal t an d p ep p er (t o t ast e) on e t h at h ol d s t h e vegetabl es as w el l 4. L eave i n t h e f r i d ge over n i gh t f or a qu i ck A ssem bly gr ab- an d - go l u n ch t h e n ex t m or n i n g

1. Cook an d cu t t h e ch i cken i n t o cu bes 2. Ad d i n m ay on n ai se 3. Ad d i n sal t an d p ep p er 4. M i x an d ser ve

M o r n i n g o f L u n ch es: W r ap s I n gr ed i en t s 1. 2. 3. 4.

Tor ti l l a (f l ou r , cor n , or ot h er ) Sl i ced m eat or veggi e op ti on (tu r key, ch i cken ) Veget abl e of y ou r ch oi ce (l et t u ce, t om at oes) Sau ce of y ou r ch oi ce (m ay on n ai se, m u st ar d )

A ssem bly 1. 2. 3. 4.

L ay ou t t h e t or t i l l a f l at Ad d i n i n gr ed i en t s Rol l u p an d cu t i n h al f Ad d i n an y veget abl es or f r u i t y ou m ay w an t i n to th e sam e con tai n er I ma ge C redi t: D NY5 9

San d w i ch es PB & J T u r key & Ch eese Cr eam ch eese an d cu cu m ber

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STUDENT LIFE

Meet our High S Recen tly t h i s su m m er d u r i n g t h e p an d em i c, I w as st u ck i n m y h ou se al l d ay an d h ad l ot s of t h i n gs on m y m i n d . D u r i n g t h i s t i m e I took m y u k u l el e. p er f ect i n g m y ol d son gs an d w r i ti n g som e n ew on es abou t i ssu es th at I w an ted t o sp eak u p abou t.T h e t h r ee son gs bei n g.. ?B ei n g U n d er w ater , Good En ou gh an d I Rem em ber .? T h e t h r ee son gs ar e n ow i n a m i n i al bu m t h at I cr eat ed w h i l e r ecor d i n g w i t h a p r od u cer i n A r m en i a. T h i s i s m y f i r st al bu m ever , an d I am so p r ou d an d exci ted t o h ave m y or i gi n al ly w r i tten son gs p u t ou t on ever y m u si c p l atf or m , bei n g Sp oti f y, A p p l e M u si c, YouT u be an d m u ch m or e!

W h at i n sp i r ed y ou r al bu m ?

D u e t o Cov i d I h ad a l ot of ti m e on m y h an d s, so I d eci d ed to m ake an al bu m . A s a r esu l t , w e d eci d ed t o m eet u p w i t h a p r od u cer i n A r m en i a w h er e I w as at t h e ti m e, an d r ecor d m y or i gi n al ly w r i t ten son gs.T h e n am e of th e al bu m an d m y f avor i t e son g,?Bei n g U n d er w at er ?, i s i n sp i r ed by t h at f eel i n g or r esu l t of bei n g tr ap p ed an d su f f ocat ed l i ke w h en som eon e i s u n d er w ater . -

W h at i s y ou r d r eam or goal i n l i f e w i t h y ou r si n gi n g car eer ?

Si n ce I w as 9, m y goal , or r ath er d r eam , h as alw ay s been t o keep p u r su i n g t h e car eer of becom i n g a si n ger . I w an t t o con ti n u e w r i ti n g m u si c, f i n d i n g p r od u cer s an d ju st get m y m u si c ou t t h er e t o i n sp i r e y ou n g ar t i st s an d f or p er son al gr ow t h . I w ou l d l ove t o h ave t h e p ow er t o i n f l u en ce ot h er s, an d I w ou l d be ex t r em ely h ap p y t o d o w h at I l ove i n gen er al . -

I s t h er e an y th i n g y ou 'r e w or k i n g on r i gh t n ow ?

T h at ?s a good qu esti on . Ever y l i f e ex p er i en ce an d ever y p ar t of m y d ay h as an ef f ect on t h e t op i cs of m y son gs. I l i ke to take p er son al even t s or i m p or t an t top i cs t h at I see h ap p en to p eop l e ar ou n d m e an d w r i te son gs abou t th em . So i n a f or m , ever y d ay I ?m w or k i n g on som et h i n g as ever y d ay I l ear n abou t an d ex p er i en ce n ew t op i cs t o w r i te m y son gs abou t. Pr od u ci n g w i se, th at i s n ot h ap p en i n g. Bu t t h er e i s n o r u sh . I h ave m an y son gs w r i t ten an d r ead y f or w h en th e t i m e com es. M y m ai n f ocu s r i gh t n ow ar e m y soci al m ed i a accou n ts w h er e I p ost n u m er ou s cover s an d son gs. Go ch eck th em ou t i f y ou 'd l i ke. y o u t u b e ch an n el - A n gel i n a N azar i an / i n st agr am - A n gel i n as_ voi ce / T i k - t o k A n gel i n as_ voi ce0 5.

Lelah El Shaf ae '23

School 's Tal ent A n gel i n a N azar i an - Gr ad e 10 B ei n g U n d er w at er

W h at gen r e w ou l d y ou cl assi f y y ou r m u si c as?

Per son al ly I w ou l d cl ass m y m u si c as R& B an d Pop . R& B i s act u al ly m y f avor i te gen r e becau se i t i s so f l ow y an d sm oot h an d ju st sp eak s t o m y sou l , an d as som eon e w h o h as alw ay s h ad a l ow voi ce (ten or ) I can si n g th ose son gs qu i t e w el l . A f ew R& B ar ti sts I h ave been i n f l u en ced by vocal ly ar e Jh en e A i ko an d Su m m er W al ker . -

H ave y ou st r u ggl ed w i t h p u tt i n g ou t y ou r m u si c an d , i f so, w h at kep t y ou goi n g an d n ot gi v i n g u p ?

W el l , I w ou l d n ?t say ?str u ggl ed ?; i t 's m or e l i ke I d i d n ?t h ave t h e op p or tu n i ty bef or e.T h e m u si c t h at I r el eased took p l ace becau se I w as i n th e r i gh t p l ace at t h e r i gh t t i m e. I h ad m u si c w r i t ten th at I l oved an d w as ap p r oved by m y f am i ly, f r i en d s an d f ol l ow er s, an d w e w er e i n A r m en i a w h er e w e cou l d get a h i gh qu al i ty p r od u cer bu t n ot over p ay. D ef i n i tely, i n th e f u tu r e (h op ef u l ly soon ) I w i l l be abl e to f i n d a p r od u cer h er e i n D u bai an d m ake som e n ew si n gl es/ al bu m s f r om m y ot h er son gs, bu t f or n ow I d on ?t w an t t o r u sh i t. [...] So an sw er i n g y ou r qu esti on , I h ave been bei n g p at i en t an d w or k i n g h ar d on m y p ar t (p ost i n g on soci al m ed i a an d w r i ti n g m u si c); t h e r est I k n ow w i l l com e w h en t h e op p or tu n i t y i s op en . -

I s i t h ar d bal an ci n g ou t sch ool w or k an d si n gi n g?

I get th i s qu est i on a l ot , bu t h on est ly, i t i sn ?t h ar d t o bal an ce sch ool an d si n gi n g. I d o, of cou r se, n ot i ce th at d u r i n g v acat i on s I h ave m or e t i m e, so I ten d to si t d ow n an d w r i t e m or e son gs, bu t n oth i n g st op s m e f r om w r i ti n g on sch ool d ay s. I f i n d op p or t u n i t i es to si n g an d get t h e t i m e t o f ocu s on m y son gs. I n f act, sch ool an d sp eci f i cal ly con cer t ch oi r h as h el p ed m e i m p r ove vocal ly an d gai n m or e con f i d en ce i n m y voi ce.

STUDENT LIFE

Sel en a H u sai n - Gr ad e 9 Yo u Say M y n am e i s Sel en a. I 'm a f r esh m an an d I 've been h er e at A SD si n ce K 1. A s som e of y ou k n ow, I l ove si n gi n g! I n f act , m y ear l i est m em or y i s w h en I w as on ly t h r ee y ear s ol d , si n gi n g "Ph an t om of t h e O p er a" w i t h su ch p assi on th at I even su r p r i sed m y sel f ! T h i s son g w h i ch I w r ot e an d com p osed m y sel f h as sp eci al m ean i n g f or m e. N ot on ly w as i t m y f i r st son g, bu t al so t o gi ve i t a voi ce h as been a gr eat sen se of accom p l i sh m en t. I w r ot e "You Say " w h en I w as 13 an d w as gi ven on ly a cou p l e of d ay s t o w r i te i t . T h i s son g w as an ou t l et f or m e t o con vey a w i d e r an ge of em oti on s t h at I w as f eel i n g over a y ear ago. I t m ad e m e r eal i ze t h at t h e h u m an voi ce i s th e m ost p ow er f u l t ool i n ex p r essi n g y ou r em oti on s - an d at t h e sam e t i m e th e m ost n at u r al f or m of ex p r essi on . T h i s son g gave voi ce to m y p assi on an d em oti on i n w ay s bey on d w or d s cou l d ex p l ai n . I h op e y ou en joy i t! -

W h at i s t h e st or y beh i n d y ou r son g?

A p r od u cer gave m e 24 h ou r s t o w r i te a son g i n Febr u ar y, an d u n f or t u n at ely becau se of Cov i d , I d i d n ot get t h e ch an ce to go t o Ch i cago an d p u bl i sh i t . To com e u p w i t h ly r i cs, I h ad to t h i n k of som eth i n g gen er i c to w r i te abou t, l i ke th at f eel i n g y ou get w h en y ou see y ou r cr u sh w al k i n g by. -

W h at f i r st got y ou i n to m u si c?

I star t ed si n gi n g w h en I w as f ou r . I t r eal ly h el p s m e ex p r ess m y sel f , an d m u si c w as alw ay s m y escap e f r om r eal i t y. Si n gi n g gi ves m e p ow er , sat i sf act i on an d gi ves m e a voi ce t o sp eak m y m i n d ou t . -

W h at i s t h e best ad v i ce y ou ?ve been gi ven abou t si n gi n g or p u bl i sh i n g y ou r son g?

Step ou t of y ou r com f or t zon e, i n sp i r e ot h er s ar ou n d y ou , I n ever t h ou gh t I w ou l d r el ease m y son g, bu t becau se I t ook th e r i sk an d l et go of m y f ear s, I f eel accom p l i sh ed an d bl essed t h at k i d s com e u p t o m e an d say th ey l i ked m y son gs. -

I s t h er e an y th i n g y ou 'r e w or k i n g on r i gh t n ow ?

D u e to Cov i d I d on 't h ave access t o st u d i os y et , bu t h op ef u l ly I can r el ease a cou p l e of son gs soon . -

W h at gen r e w ou l d y ou cl assi f y y ou r m u si c as?

T h e son g I p u bl i sh ed w as d r i f ti n g t ow ar d s Pop bu t I w ou l d l i ke to sh i f t t o R& B . I am i n sp i r ed by ar ti st s l i ke Su m m er W al ker an d w ou l d l ove m u si c si m i l ar to h er s. -

I s i t h ar d bal an ci n g ou t sch ool w or k an d si n gi n g?

B al an ci n g sch ool w or k an d si n gi n g i sn 't a ch al l en ge becau se I si n g al l t h e t i m e, so n oth i n g r eal ly st op s m e, bu t h av i n g m or e ti m e w ou l d d ef i n i tely h el p m e p u bl i sh m or e son gs an d gi ve m e t h e t i m e t o d evel op i d eas an d ly r i cs.

Ent er t ainment

CyrusGilani '21 Rober t Pat t inson Deser ves y our at t ent ion I sti l l r em em ber t h e m or n i n g I saw T he Batman t r ai l er an d t h e f eel i n g of p u r e joy w h en I saw h i m br u tal ly p u m m el a cr i m i n al i n th e back al l ey of a st r eet i n Goth am . I t gave m e som e m u ch - n eed ed h ap p i n ess i n a ti m e w h er e t h at can be h ar d t o com e by n ow ad ay s. W i t h th at sai d , t h i s actor h as p l ay ed a cr i m i n al i n Br ook ly n on t h e r u n f r om t h e p ol i ce, em bod i ed th e i n san i ty of a l i gh th ou se keep er st r an d ed on a r ock , an d n ow h e?s abou t t o becom e t h e n ex t cap ed cr u sad er . A l l w i t h i n t h e t i m e sp an of t h r ee y ear s. H e?s h ad an i n cr ed i bly i n ter est i n g car eer t h u s f ar , an d h e seem s to be on ly get t i n g st ar t ed . T h i s i n d i v i d u al i s n on e oth er th an t h e B r i ti sh actor Rober t Patt i n son . Patti n son h as h ad an i n t er est i n g car eer , t o say t h e l east . Fan s f i r st f el l i n l ove w i t h h i m i n t h e f ou r th i n st al l m en t of t h e m assi ve H arry Potter ser i es, w h er e h e p l ay ed f an - f avor i te Ced r i c D i ggor y. Pr i or t o t h e r ol e, Pat ti n son d i d n ?t r eal ly h ave an y m ajor f i l m s at tach ed t o h i s n am e, so h i s i n cl u si on i n t h e f r an ch i se u n d ou bt ed ly cat ap u l t ed h i m i n t o th e m ajor l eagu es. N ot l on g af ter , Pat t i n son w as cast i n T wilight an d i t s su bsequ en t sequ el s: New M oon, Eclipse, Breaking D awn ? Part 1, an d Breaking D awn ? Part 2. T h i s i s w h er e t h i n gs get a l i ttl e m u d d y. T h e f i l m s, w h i l e bei n g box- of f i ce h i t s an d cem en ti n g Pat ti n son as a t een i con f or p r ep u bescen t gi r l s ever y w h er e, d i d l i t tl e f or h i s f i l m ogr ap h y an d over al l l egi t i m acy as a ser i ou s act or . H ow ever , t h i s w ou l d p r ove t o be th e tu r n i n g p oi n t i n Pat t i n son ?s?car eer an d gar n er h i m som e ser i ou s at t en t i on an d p r ai se f or h i s acti n g ch op s. W h at f ol l ow ed T wilight w as a bl u r of h i st or i cal d r am as, th r i l l i n g cr i m e f i l m s, an d i n t i m at e ch ar act er st u d i es. Com i n g of f th e bat (n o p u n i n ten d ed ) of T wilight, Patti n son w ou l d go on to star i n D av i d Cr on en ber g's Cosmopolis an d M aps to the Stars an d W er n er H er zog's Queen of the D esert - n on e of w h i ch w er e p ar t i cu l ar ly m em or abl e bu t d i d gi ve a gl i m p se i n t o h i s r an ge an d ch ar i sm at i c st y l e.

20 17 i s w h en ever y t h i n g ch an ged as Pat ti n son st ar r ed i n t h e excel l en t Saf d i e br ot h er s f i l m , Good T ime. Per son al ly, t h i s i s w h en I becam e a h u ge f an of t h e En gl i sh m an . H i s p er f or m an ce i s el ectr i f y i n g, an d t h e en t i r e f i l m i s on e m assi ve p an i c at tack w i t h t w i sts an d tu r n s th at n ever l et t h e au d i en ce ou t of t h e f i l m ?s gr asp . Pat ti n son i s u n r ecogn i zabl e as Con n i e N i k as, sp or t i n g a bl each bl on d e l ook t h at ju st scr eam s m en ace to soci et y. I t?s a joy t o see Pat ti n son becom e Con n i e, an d h i s com m i tm en t to n ai l i n g th i s sl eazy B r on x cr i m i n al t o th e bi g scr een i s m aster f u l . Accor d i n g t o Josh Saf d i e, co- d i r ect or of t h e f i l m , ?Patt i n son l ear n ed h ow p eop l e t r eated t h ose w i t h sp eci al n eed s, h u n g ou t w i th r ecen t ly r el eased p r i son er s, an d st ar t ed w r i t i n g l et t er s, i n ch ar act er , to h i s br oth er .? Josh even asked h i m to l i ve i n an ap ar t m en t i n H ar l em f or th e d u r at i on of th e f i l m an d eat p l ai n tu n a (t o sh ed som e w ei gh t) f or m on t h s. Essen t i al ly, Pat ti n son l i ved l i ke a h er m i t i n a f l at i n t h e Br on x , w h i ch f or t h e r ecor d , i s n o easy task . I n t h e en d , i t p ai d of f , w i th cr i t i cs st at i n g t h at Patti n son h ad su ccessf u l ly ?r e- i n ven t ed h i m sel f ?.

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Pat t i n son w ou l d go on t o m ake a f ew m or e r esp ect abl e f i l m s t h at, w h i l e n ot r each i n g t h e sam e h ei gh t s as Good T ime, st i l l al l ow ed h i m t o ex p er i m en t w i t h a var i et y of r ol es. Bu t by god , I can ?t t al k abou t Rob (I can cal l h i m th at) w i th ou t br i n gi n g u p T he Lighthouse (2019). I t ?s a f i l m t h at sou n d s ju st as om i n ou s an d si n i ster as t h e m ov i e i tsel f . T h e f i l m f eel s l i ke a t h r ow aw ay i d ea of K u br i k ?s bef or e h e l an d ed T he Shining, w h i ch sou n d s l i ke an i n su l t , bu t I r eal ly t h i n k t h i s f i l m em bod i es th e sam e sp i r i t of T he Shining an d oth er cl assi cs l i ke A Clockwork Orange an d Full M etal Jacket. You m i gh t be ask i n g, ?w el l th i s sou n d s ju st l i ke a cop y of t h ose f i l m s, w h at?s so good abou t i t ?? W el l , m y h u m bl e r ead er , i t?s al l accr ed i ted t o t h e su p er b p er f or m an ces f r om W i l l em D af oe an d Patti n son h i m sel f . T h e en ti r e f i l m i s ju st th e t w o of th em , bou n ci n g of f each oth er i n absu r d an d gr ot esqu e w ay s, an d y et , y ou d on ?t d ar e t o t ake y ou r ey es of f t h e scr een f or even a secon d . Fr om Rob?s (st i l l gon n a cal l h i m th at) ar ch ai c N ew En gl an d accen t th at bar ely ex i sts an y m or e, to h i s bar bar i c scr eam s of an ger , h e goes com p l etely of f th e d eep en d i n t h i s r ol e as a si m p l e l i gh t h ou se keep er . T h at ?s say i n g som eth i n g, esp eci al ly w h en y ou ?r e act i n g op p osi t e f r om th e equ al ly i m p r essi ve an d act i n g l egen d W i l l em D af oe. I n m y op i n i on , th i s i s Patti n son ?s best w or k , an d i f y ou h ave t h e stom ach t o be st u ck w i t h t h ese t w o m en f or an h ou r an d f i f ty m i n u tes, I st r on gly i m p l or e y ou t o gi ve i t a w atch . I ?ve w an ted to w r i t e abou t Rob (l ast t i m e, I p r om i se) f or a l on g t i m e, an d i t ?s been a joy t o f ol l ow h i s en i gm ati c an d i n t er est i n g car eer . Fu n n y en ou gh , Patti n son h i m sel f i s ju st as m y ster i ou s as h i s ch oi ce i n f i l m r ol es, an d h i s ch aot i c n atu r e i n i n t er v i ew s an d p u bl i c even ts cem en ts h i m as on e of m y f avor i t e h u m an s al i ve. I m ean , th i s gu y l i ter al ly took a stal k i n g f an ou t f or d i n n er , an d accor d i n g t o Rob (v i a Today), h e ju st ?com p l ai n ed ? abou t ever y th i n g i n h i s l i f e, an d sh e w as so t u r n ed of f sh e ?n ever cam e back .? Rober t Pat ti n son , l ad i es an d gen tl em en , i t d oesn ?t get an y bet ter t h an th i s.

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Simon Lalonde '21

Al an Wil son, The bl ind owl O n t h i s p age, I h ave d eci d ed t o w r i te an d i n f or m y ou abou t A l an Ch r i sti e W i l son , bor n on Ju ly 4t h 1943 an d d i ed on Sep tem ber 3r d 1970 . You m ay be w on d er i n g w h y I ch ose to w r i te abou t on e k i d w h o d i ed i n t h e ?70 s, bu t h i s l egacy an d h i s con t r i bu t i on s t o t h e w or l d of m u si c sh ou l d n ever be f or got ten . A l an w as bor n i n M assach u set ts an d gr av i t at ed t ow ar d s p l ay i n g m u si c ear ly on i n h i s l i f e. H e t r u ly f ou n d h i s p assi on w h en on e of h i s f r i en d s p u t h i m on t o a M u d d y W ater s r ecor d , w h i ch n ar r ow ed h i s f ocu s on t h e bl u es. H e even t u al ly w en t to Bost on U n i ver si ty an d m ajor ed i n m u si c; at h i s t i m e t h er e, h e w r ot e l ots of ar t i cl es abou t d i f f er en t bl u es ar t i sts.

I n 1964 t w o m u si c h i st or i an s t r acked d ow n t h e l egen d ar y f ou n d ati on al bl u es m u si ci an Son H ou se, w h o i s r egar d ed as on e of t h e m ost i n f l u en ti al bl u es p l ay er s. Son H ou se r ecor d ed r ecor d s f r om t h e 1920 s t o ear ly ?30 s an d th en w en t si l en t, an d n obod y k n ew w h er e t h i s bl u es m u si ci an h ad gon e. Even tu al ly w h en h e w as tr acked d ow n , i t w as ev i d en t t h at h e cou l d n 't p l ay t h e gu i t ar an y m or e d u e to th e sever e al coh ol i sm t h at h ad af f ect ed h i s h an d s, m ak i n g th em sh ake. O n ce Son H ou se w as r ed i scover ed , A l an d eci d ed t o h ead d ow n t o M i ssi ssi p p i to h el p h i m l ear n t o p l ay t h e bl u es on ce agai n . A f ter a w h i l e w i t h t h e h el p of A l an , Son H ou se star t ed t o r em em ber h ow t o p l ay h i s ol d son gs agai n .

A l an f aced cr i ti ci sm f r om som e m u si c h i stor i an s, st at i n g t h at h e w as i n ter f er i n g w i th th e p u r i ty of t h e bl u es p l ay er ?s car eer an d t h e bl u es i n gen er al . A l th ou gh A l an w as p r obably i n cr ed i bly h ap p y t h at h e w as abl e to p l ay w i t h on e of t h e bl u es p l ay er s h e h ad gr ow n u p l i sten i n g t o, h e r em ai n ed i n cr ed i bly r esp ect f u l t o t h e cr af t an d to Son H ou se?s p l ay i n g st y l e. A l an w ou l d on ly h el p Son H ou se r em em ber son gs an d t each h i m t h i n gs h e h ad f or gotten . T h en i n 1965 Son H ou se w ou l d go on to r ecor d Father of Folk Blues w h i ch f eatu r ed A l an p l ay i n g gu i tar an d h ar m on i ca f or t w o of t h e son gs on t h e r ecor d .

I n 1960 A l an m et an oth er bl u es f ol l ow er , Bob H i t e, an d f or m ed t h e ban d Can n ed H eat w i th th ei r m ost w el l - k n ow n an d p op u l ar son g bei n g ?Goi n g U p t h e Cou n tr y ? w h i ch f eatu r ed A l an ?s u n m i st ak abl e h i gh - p i t ch ed si n gi n g voi ce. T h ey w ou l d l at er go on to p l ay at t h e M on t er ey Pop Fest i v al i n 1967 an d W ood st ock i n 1969, w h i ch gai n ed th em m an y m or e f ol l ow er s.

A l as, A l an 's f am e w as sh or t l i ved d u e t o h i m over d osi n g on bar bi tu r ates i n 1970 . H e w as f ou n d on a h i l l si d e beh i n d B ob H i t e?s cou n t r y h om e l ook i n g u p at t h e st ar s. I bel i eve t h at w i t h ou t A l an W i l son 's i n f l u en ce on bl u es m u si ci an Son H ou se's car eer an d th e bl u es as a w h ol e, bl u es r ock an d r ock i n gen er al w ou l d n ot be t h e sam e. T h e si gn i f i can ce of h i m br i n gi n g su ch a f ou n d ati on al bl u es p l ay er back i n to t h e l i gh t to i n sp i r e so m an y m or e m u si ci an s af t er w as i m m easu r abl e.

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Imad AnjumSadaqat '21

Reinvent ing t he St eel D ar r el L an ce A bbot , ot h er w i se k n ow n by h i s st age n am e, D i m ebag D ar r el , w as a l egen d ar y A m er i can gu i tar i st. H i s br oth er , V i n n i e Pau l , w as a d r u m m er w h ose beat s ar e r ecogn i zabl e i n st an tly. Togeth er th ey cr eat ed t h e l egen d ar y ban d Pan t er a, an d l ater D am agep l an . Pan t er a i n i ti al ly h ad a r ou gh st ar t as a gl am m et al ban d , w h i ch d i d n ot t u r n ou t t o be su p er su ccessf u l f or th em . T h ei r f i r st vocal i st w as Ter r y Gl aze w h o w as l ater r ep l aced by Ph i l A n sel m o. A n sel m o p r oved t o be abl e t o cr eate t h e n ew, h eav i er sou n d t h at th ey w er e l ook i n g f or . A f ew y ear s l at er , t h ey cr eat ed th e al bu m Cowboys From H ell. Fr om t h er e, t h ey qu i ck ly gai n ed a r ep u t at i on .

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D i m ebag w as a r evol u t i on ar y gu i t ar i st. W h i l e h e w as a h u ge Van H al en f an , h e m an aged t o take i d eas f r om Ed d i e Van H al en an d p er son al i ze t h em . H e h ad a f i n esse an d an over al l gu i t ar m ast er y th at h as cr eat ed l egen d ar y son gs t h r ou gh ou t t h e y ear s. I n f act , t h e ban d w as so con f i d en t i n h i s abi l i t i es t h at th ey h ad n ever h i r ed a secon d gu i t ar i st t o su p p or t h i m . H i s l i ve p r esen ce w as ex h i l ar at i n g as h e d oes n ot sh y aw ay f r om i m p r ov i si n g i n th e m i d d l e of son gs an d u si n g h i s m an y t r i ck s t o cr eate u n ear t h ly sou n d s f r om h i s gu i t ar . Ed d i e Van H al en p op u l ar i zed u si n g h ar m on i cs, a bel l l i ke sou n d cr eated f r om th e gu i t ar . D i m ebag took i t a st ep f u r th er . H e cr eated th e t ech n i qu e of gu i t ar squ eal s, m ak i n g u se of th e w h am m y bar to m ess ar ou n d w i t h t h e u n i qu e sou n d s of h ar m on i cs an d r ap i d ly ch an gi n g th e p i t ch w i t h th e w h am m y bar . T h i s becam e h i s si gn atu r e m ove, an d p eop l e gave i t th e n am e ?D i m ebom b?, an al t er ati on of t h e or i gi n al d i vebom b m ove u sed by m ost gu i tar i st s.

D i m ebag w as som eon e w h o w as h el l ben t on bei n g p er f ect . Accor d i n g t o A n sel m o i n an i n ter v i ew, D i m ebag w ou l d alw ay s st r i ve t o m ake t h e n ex t al bu m bet ter , or h e w ou l d sp en d d ay s t r y i n g t o get t h e p er f ect gu i t ar ton e. U n l i ke ot h er gu i t ar i sts, D i m ebag p r ef er r ed sol i d st ate am p s over tu be am p s, w h i ch i s w h y h i s sou n d w as alw ay s so u n i qu e com p ar ed t o ot h er ban d s. H e h ad an obsessi on w i t h ach i ev i n g t h e p er f ect t on e, an d h e w ou l d n ever be h ap p y i f h i s t on e w as w r on g.

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Reinvent ing t he St eel D i m ebag w as th e on ly gu i t ar i st Pan ter a h ad , so m ak i n g r ock i n g r i f f s an d m ov i n g sol os w as a r esp on si bi l i ty i m p osed on h i m al on e. Yet, h e w as abl e t o d o bot h f l aw l essly. Pan ter a h as m an y l egen d ar y son gs, an d i n al l of th em th er e i s an i con i c r i f f an d sol o. H er e ar e som e son gs t h at p er f ect ly r ep r esen t w h at Pan t er a i s. Walk - A si m p l e t w o n ot e r i f f , y et D i m ebag an d th e r est of t h e ban d ar e abl e to m ake i t gr oove l i ke n o on e el se. T h i s gr oove r eal ly m akes y ou f eel l i ke y ou ?r e on t op , an d t h at y ou d eser ve r esp ect. T h e sol o i s i n stan tly r ecogn i zabl e an d p op u l ar i zed t w o- h an d sl i d es on t h e gu i t ar . N ot m u ch t o say abou t t h e son g, ju st l i st en f or y ou r sel f . Cemetery Gates. - Pan t er a?s m ost f am ou s bal l ad . T h e son g i s ver y h ear t f el t an d h as ver y i m p actf u l ly r i cs t h at ex p r ess t h e ban d 's sor r ow. T h e ch or d s an d r i f f s u si n g p i n ch h ar m on i cs sh ow D i m ebag?s ver sat i l i t y i n h i s gu i tar p l ay i n g, an d th e sol o i s a m u st l ear n f or an y Pan ter a f an . L i ke t h e r i f f s, i t h as a gr eat com bi n at i on of em ot i on an d sh r ed d i n g an d i s con si d er ed on e of t h e best sol os of al l ti m e. Cowboys from H ell - t h e d ef i n i t i ve Pan ter a son g. T h i s son g tr u ly sh ow s D i m ebag?s com p l ex i ty i n r h y t h m an d beats bu t al so keep s h i s si m p l i sti c st y l e by u si n g on e n ote r i f f s w i t h com p l ex gr ooves. T h e son g?s sol o i s i n stan t ly r ecogn i zabl e an d h as an ev i l t on e. T h e p ost- sol o r i f f u t i l i zes p i n ch h ar m on i cs an d p u l l - of f s t oget h er , t h e f i r st t i m e th ey w er e ever u sed at on ce. I t t r u ly sou n d s l i ke a cow boy f r om h el l . D omination - D i m ebag?s f avor i te son g. T h i s son g con ti n u es t o sh ow D i m ebag?s si m p l i ci ty, w i th t h e son g st ar t i n g of f w i th a ban g an d a sol o t h at r eal ly k i ck s w i t h th e t h r ash tr en d of th e l at e 80 ?s. T h i s i s on e of t h ose sol os th at ever y Pan t er a f an d oes a cover of . A f ter th e sol o, t h e son g r each es a p eak an d sl ow s d ow n at th e br eakd ow n w i th on e of th e h eav i est on e- n ote r i f f s. I t r eal ly get s on e m ov i n g. I n th i s son g, D i m ebag cr eated t h e br eakd ow n t h at w ou l d m ake t h em a f u n d am en t al p ar t of an y son g f or oth er ban d s. Floods - T h i s son g i s t h e m ost u n i qu e Pan t er a son g. T h e son g st ar t s of f sl ow an d h as u n i qu e vocal ef f ects f r om Ph i l A n sel m o. T h e cl ean r i f f i s si m p l e, st r u m m i n g ch or d s an d p l ay i n g ar p eggi os. T h e son g p i ck s u p bu t keep s i t s sl ow t em p o. D i m ebag p l ay s a on e- n ote r i f f agai n bu t u ses h i s w h am m y bar to ch an ge t h e p i tch i n st ead of act u al ly ch an gi n g f r ets on t h e gu i t ar . T h i s gu i t ar sol o i s h i s best . N o ot h er sol o con vey s m or e em oti on th an th i s on e. H i s u se of p i n ch h ar m on i cs an d ar p eggi os get s t h e m essage acr oss as h e p ou r ed h i s h ear t an d sou l i n to th i s sol o. T h e ou tr o of t h e son g i s a con ti n u ati on of t h e sol o w i t h a beau ti f u l m el od y an d a t on e th at d oes n ot sou n d l i ke i t w as m ad e f r om a gu i t ar . T h e m ai n r eason th i s son g i s so p op u l ar i s i t 's sol o an d ou t r o. T h i s son g i s t r u ly eer i e an d ch i l l i n g.

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Hami FaqihiNezad '21

Go l f , h ow i t 's ch an gi n g Gol f i s a u n i qu e sp or t i n w h er e on e h as n o r equ i r em en t t o be p h y si cal ly f i t to h ave a good sw i n g, i t i s u n i qu e i n th e sen se th at i t i s so p h y si cal ly su bject i ve, d i f f er en t p l ay er s h ave t h ei r ow n n at u r al w ay s of p r od u ci n g f or ce t o h i t an d l au n ch th e bal l i n t o t h e ai r . O u r bod i es ar e cap abl e of u si n g d i f f er en t f actor s to cr eat e f or ce, f r om r aw str en gth , gr ou n d f or ce i n p u t , f l ex i bi l i ty as w el l as sw i n g sequ en ci n g an d t i m i n g. A s gol f h as been gr ow i n g as a sp or t, tech n ol ogy w i th i n i t h as ad v an ced i n i n cr easi n gly l ar ge i n cr em en t s t h r ou gh th e p ast d ecad e. W i t h t h ese ad van cem en t s, on e t op i c h as been i n con ver sati on r ecen t ly, d r i v i n g d i stan ce. M ean i n g h ow f ar a gol f er can h i t t h e bal l of f t h e t ee, t h i s i s p r ed i cated by th r ee f actor s, a cen t er ed st r i ke of f th e f ace, t h e sp eed of t h e m ov i n g cl u b, an d th e sp eed of t h e bal l . A s t h e best i n t h e w or l d get bett er , on e con st an t ly i m p r ov i n g p ar t of th ei r gam e i s th ei r d r i v i n g d i stan ce.

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W or l d r en ow n ed gol f su p er star i s w el l k n ow n f or h i s m ajor accom p l i sh m en ts i n t h e gam e, h ow ever , h e i s on e of t h e f i r st to st ar t t h e m ovem en t of bu l k i n g u p f or gol f . I n h i s p r i m e, T i ger p u t on l ot s of m u scl e m ass an d d evel op ed a ver y bu l k y an d i m p r essi ve p h y si qu e. O n e of t h e f i r st gol f er s t o d o t h i s w as h i m , i n sp i r i n g t h e u p an d com i n g gen er ati on of p l ay er su ch as Br y son D eCh am beau , B r ook s Koep k a, D u sti n Joh n son an d ot h er ex t r em ely at h l et i c an d t al en ted p l ay er s i n t h e h i gh er r an k s of t h e sp or t . T i ger ad d ed m u scu l ar w ei gh t t o h i s f r am e t o com bat i n st abi l i ty an d ai d i n sw i n g con si st en cy as w el l as en d u r an ce t o h el p h i m p r act i ce f or l on ger as m u scl es can f ati gu e f r om a gol f sw i n g as i t i s a com p ou n d an d ex p l osi ve m ovem en t , m ean i n g i t i n volves m u scl e gr ou p s an d can t i r e t h em . T i ger bu l ked f r om a l on gev i ty asp ect w h er eas ot h er p l ay er s ar e n ow t ak i n g a sl i gh tly d i f f er en t r eason t o get bi gger .

H ow i t b en ef i t s t h e sp o r t A s gol f i s p er cei ved t o be a l ess p h y si cal ly d em an d i n g sp or t , i t i s i m p or tan t f or t h ese f i t an d at h l eti c p l ay er s t o be an am bassad or f or t h e gam e. I t h el p s cr eat e an ap p eal i n g i m age t o a y ou n ger au d i en ce w h o can h op ef u l ly becom e f u tu r e su p er star s th em selves. Fr om en cou r agi n g exer ci se an d h eal th y eati n g al l t h e w ay t o p u sh i n g t h e bod y f u r th er t h an t h e sp or t h as ever seen , t h er e i s p l en t y of r oom f or good i n f l u en ce f r om t h ese t op at h l etes.

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Sy nt het ic Cannabinoids A n est i m at ed 9.24 m i l l i on teen ager s i n A m er i ca h ave r ep or ted u si n g m ar i ju an a i n t h e l ast m on t h , an d 6 m i l l i on of t h ose h ave r ep or t ed vap i n g m ar i ju an a (?M on i tor i n g t h e Fu t u r e?). A s t h e m ar ket an d p r i ce f or m ar i ju an a gr ow s, an i n cr easi n g am ou n t of t een ager s ar e v u l n er abl e t o sh or t - t er m over d ose sy m p t om s an d l on g- t er m h eal th com p l i cati on s cau sed by sy n th eti c can n abi n oi d s. Sy n t h et i c can n abi n oi d s, col l oqu i al ly k n ow n as ?K 2?or ?Sp i ce?, i s a d r u g w i t h a ch em i cal m akeu p t h at ver y cl osely r ep l i cates t h e ef f ects of th e acti ve i n gr ed i en t i n M ar i ju an a, d el ta- 9- tetr ah y d r ocan n abi n ol , an d i s d et r i m en tal f or h u m an con su m p t i on (Bu sh an d W ood w el l ). Teen ager s ar e get ti n g h ooked on sy n t h eti c can n abi n oi d s: an u n h eal t h y, easi ly m an u f act u r ed , f ake ch em i cal su bstan ce t h at m i m i cs th e ef f ect s of can n abi s i n a w ay th at i s att r acti ve t o t h e aver age teen age m al e u ser .

Accor d i n g t o t h e N at i on al I n st i tu te on D r u g A bu se, sy n t h et i c can n abi n oi d s ar e ?h u m an - m ad e, m i n d - al ter i n g ch em i cal s th at ar e ei t h er sp r ay ed on d r i ed sh r ed d ed p l an t m at er i al so th ey can be sm oked or sol d as l i qu i d s to be v ap or i zed an d i n h al ed i n e- ci gar ett es an d ot h er d ev i ces (?Sy n t h et i c Can n abi n oi d s?)?. T h e m ai n com p on en t i n m ar i ju an a i s d el ta- 9- t etr ah y d r ocan n abi n ol , al so k n ow n as T H C. T h e m akeu p of T H C i s v i r t u al ly i d en ti cal t o A n an d am i d e, a n atu r al br ai n ch em i cal . T h i s al l ow s T H C to en t er t h e bod y sy stem an d al ter r egu l ar com m u n i cati on s bet w een th e br ai n an d bod y t h at cau ses t h e f eel i n g of a ?h i gh ? (?M ar i ju an a?). A n an d am i d e i s an en d ogen ou s can n abi n oi d - - m ean i n g i t or i gi n ates i n t h e br ai n - - w h i ch f u n ct i on s as a n eu r otr an sm i t ter th at sen d s m essages i n ar eas of t h e br ai n t h at i n f l u en ce p l easu r e, t h i n k i n g, m em or y, coor d i n ati on , an d sen sor y / ti m e p er cep ti on (?M ar i ju an a?). W h en an i n ten si ve sy n t h et i c can n abi n oi d en ter s t h e br ai n , i t st i m u l at es t h e br ai n i n a w ay th at cau ses t h e sh or t t er m ef f ects of h al l u ci n ati on s, p ar an oi a, an x i et y, su i ci d al t h ou gh t s, an d p sy ch osi s. T h e p ack age i t com es i n i s u n ad ap tabl e to th e h u m an bod y an d i t s bl ood , w h i ch p r esen ts l on g- t er m h eal t h i ssu es r egar d l ess of th e w ay i t ?s i n gest ed . M ass- p r od u cer s of sy n t h eti c can n abi n oi d s m an i p u l ate t h e ch em i cal m akeu p an d i n gr ed i en t s u sed to cr eat e t h e can n abi n oi d s an d m ar k t h em ?n ot f or h u m an con su m p ti on ? i n or d er t o m ai n t ai n l egal i ty. T h e con st an t m an i p u l ati on of th e ch em i cal m akeu p , i n d u ced by l aw m aker s con stan t ly ch an gi n g l aw s p er t ai n i n g t o sy n t h et i c can n abi n oi d s, m ake t h e i n gr ed i en t s i n cr easi n gly m or e u n p r ed i ct abl e as t i m e goes on w h en i t com es t o h eal th com p l i cati on s. I n 20 11, 28,531 h osp i t al v i si ts w er e cau sed by sy n t h eti c can n abi n oi d s, an d ?a l i st of 27 sy n t h et i c can n abi n oi d ch em i cal s w er e i d en ti f i ed i n su bstan ces secu r ed i n l aw en f or cem en t op er ati on s p u bl i sh ed i n a 20 14 N at i on al For en si c L abor at or y I n f or m ati on Sy stem ? (Bu sh an d W ood w el l ). W h en a p or t i on of d eath s i n volved w i t h sy n th eti c can n abi n oi d s w er e t ested , sci en t i sts f ou n d br od i f acou m , an i n gr ed i en t u sed f or r at p oi son (Pen al oza).

D esp i te th e d ead l i n ess of t h e su bstan ce, i t r em ai n s l egal becau se of t h e w ay th at i t w as p r od u ced an d m ar ket ed . D r . Sm i t h , t h e d i r ect or of th e D ep ar t m en t of For en si c Sci en ces i n W ash i n gton , D .C., com p ar es th i s r ace bet w een l aw m aker s an d p r od u cer s of sy n t h eti c m ar i ju an a a ?gam e of cat an d m ou se? (Pen al oza). Sh e st at es t h at ?O n ce a su bstan ce becom es i l l egal , th e p r od u cer s of sy n t h et i c can n abi n oi d s sw i t ch th e ban n ed su bstan ce t o a l egal ch em i cal ? th en el abor at es abou t h ow th e u n r egu l ated n at u r e of t h e ch em i cal s cau ses t h e t h r eat t o p eop l e w h o u se t h em .

Sy n th eti c can n abi n oi d s ar e at tr acti ve becau se of t h e by - p r od u ct s of th e f act th at t h ey ar e m ass- p r od u ced , ch em i cal ly st r on g, an d m an i p u l at ed f or l egal i t y. M ass- p r od u cti on f or sy n t h eti c can n abi n oi d s m ean s t h ey ar e ch eap an d r ead i ly av ai l abl e i n states w h er e r eal m ar i ju an a i s n ot av ai l abl e or l egal at al l . For t een ager s w h o d o n ot h ave a st abl e sou r ce of i n com e, bei n g abl e t o af f or d a st r on g, l on g l asti n g d r u g at a ch eap p r i ce i s a n o- br ai n er as su ch t een ager s ar e l ook i n g t o ?r el ax or r el i eve ten si on ?/ ?f eel good or get h i gh ?. Resp ect i vely, 37.4% an d 29% of teen ager s r ep or t ed v ap i n g n i coti n e/ m ar i ju an a f or th ose sp eci f i c r eason s (?M on i tor i n g t h e Fu t u r e?). W h en a su bstan ti al p or t i on of teen ager s ar e tr y i n g d r u gs to r el i eve t en si on or f eel good , th e f act t h at t h e ch em i cal s ar e so st r on g to be r el at ed t o p oi son p l ay s a cr u ci al p ar t i n w h y m al e t een ager s ar e get t i n g h ooked . I n a 20 16 st u d y of a sp eci f i c sy n t h eti c can n abi n oi d , t h e N ew En gl an d Jou r n al of M ed i ci n e f ou n d su ch can n abi n oi d s to be 85 t i m es m or e p ot en t t h an T H C (H ow ar d ). T h e u n i qu e t r ad e- of f s of sy n t h eti c can n abi n oi d s, bei n g i t s p r i ce, p oten cy, an d l egal i t y, al l ap p eal to teen age m al es as a saf e al t er n ati ve to m ar i ju an a an d r esu l ts i n ~79% of sy n t h eti c can n abi n oi d h osp i t al i zati on s bei n g m al e an d ~50 % bei n g 12- 20 y ear s ol d . Sy n th eti c can n abi n oi d s ar e si l en t bu t d ead ly k i l l er s to th e y ou n g gen er ati on , an d l aw m aker s ar e d oi n g n ear ly ever y th i n g p ossi bl e to st op i t . I t s bi ol ogi cal p r op er t i es, ch em i cal p r op er ti es, an d cu l t u r al p r op er t i es al l p l ay a cr u ci al p ar t i n t h e d an ger ou s n atu r e of sy n t h et i c can n abi n oi d s.

?About Synthetic Can n abi n oi d s.? Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 21 Aug. 2017, www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/chemicals/sc/About.html. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020. Bush, Donna, and David Woodwell. ?Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits Involving Synthetic Cannabinoids.? Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations, 16 Aug. 2014, https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/SR-1378/SR-1378.pdf. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020. Gray, Dan. ?Synthetic Marijuana Poisoning Hospitalizations.? Healthline, 4 Apr. 2018, www.healthline.com/health-news/whats-behind-the-synthetic-marijuana-hospitalizations Accessed 23 Feb. 2020. Howard, Jacqueline . ?Fourth Death Tied to ?fake Weed?in Illinois.? CNN, CNN, 25 Apr. 2018, edition.cnn.com/2018/04/25/health/fake-weed-four-deaths-illinois-bn/index.html. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020. "Marijuana." National Institute on Drug Abuse, 24 Dec. 2019, https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana. Accessed 2 Mar. 2020. "Monitoring the Future Survey: High School and Youth Trends." National Institute on Drug Abuse, 18 Dec. 2019, https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/monitoring-future-survey-high-school-youth-trends. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020. Penaloza, Marisa. ?America's Synthetic Marijuana Overdose Crisis, Explained.? National Public Radio, 2019, www.npr.org/2018/07/27/632261920/d-c-has-had-more-than-300-suspected-k2-overdoses-in-2-weeks. Accessed 23 Feb. 2020. "Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2/Spice)." National Institute on Drug Abuse, 18 Dec. 2019,

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Saisha Malhotra '22

Movies t o Look For war d t o t his Year W i th ou t a d ou bt, w e've al l sp en t a l ot of ou r ti m e w at ch i n g m ov i es at h om e an d w ai ti n g f or t h e p an d em i c to en d . H ow ever , m an y n ew m ov i es w er e u n f or tu n ately d el ay ed d u e t o t h e Cor on a V i r u s. H er e ar e som e m ov i es t o keep an ey e ou t f or t h i s 20 21!

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Sp i d er - m an 3 T h e n ew est Sp i d er - M an m ov i e, f ol l ow i n g Spider- M an H omecoming, h as a set r el ease d at e of D ecem ber 17, 20 21. T h e m ov i e w i l l be Tom H ol l an d ?s t h i r d ou t i n g as Pet er Par ker . W h i l e t h e f i l m st i l l r em ai n s u n n am ed , sp ecu l at i on s con cl u d e t h at i t i s set t o br i n g a l i ve- act i on Sp i d er -Ver se i n t o t h e M CU , w h i ch f eat u r es t h e p r esen ce of ot h er l i ve- act i on Sp i d er - M an r et u r n s. O l d f avor i t es l i ke A n d r ew Gar f i el d an d Toby M agu i r e ar e sai d t o r et u r n w i t h t h ei r ow n r esp ect i ve t akes on Pet er Par ker .

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A Q u i et Pl ace Par t I I D i r ect or Joh n K r asi n sk i i s n ow m ak i n g a sequ el t o h i s h i gh ly r ecei ved ?A Q u i et Pl ace? (20 18) t h at gr ossed over 340 m i l l i on d ol l ar s. T h e i n i t i al r el ease d at e of M ar ch 20 20 w as p u sh ed t o A p r i l 20 21. T h e f i l m en t ai l s t h e con t i n u at i on of t h e A bot t f am i ly, ven t u r i n g t h r ou gh t h e u n k n ow n of t h ei r t er r or i zed ou t si d e w or l d on ly t o r eal i ze t h at t h e cr eat u r es t h at w r eak h avoc based on t h e p r esen ce of sou n d ar e n ot t h e on ly t h r eat s t h ey h ave t o f ace. Em i ly B l u n t ?s act i n g p r ov i d es a w h ol e n ew m ean i n g t o t h e t h r i l l er t h at r evol u t i on i zed t h e w or l d of h or r or f i l m s.

T h e Fr en ch D i sp at ch W es A n d er son r et u r n s w i t h m an y l ar ger act or s, su ch as T i m ot h ee Ch al am et an d B i l l M u r r ay, i n or d er t o t el l t h e st or y of Eu r op ean p u bl i cat i on s l ook i n g t o p u bl i sh a m em or i al ed i t i on of t h r ee ever l ast i n g st or i es f r om t h e l ast d ecad e. T h ey i n cl u d e an ar t i st sen t en ced t o l i f e i n p r i son , st u d en t r i ot s, an d a k i d n ap p i n g u n d on e by a ch ef . A n d er son ?s n ew est f i l m i s sai d t o be r el eased M ay of 20 21.

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The f al l of dwy ane haskins Ario Sohrabi '21

Com i n g ou t of col l ege D w ay n e H ask i n s Jr . w as p oi sed t o be a gr eat N FL qu ar t er back : w i t h t h e ar m t o m ake an y t h r ow, an d t h e si ze t o ev ad e p r essu r e D w y an e H ask i n s w as sh ap i n g ou t t o be a su p er st ar qu ar t er back i n t h e N FL . D w y an e H ask i n s at t en d ed O h i o St at e U n i ver si t y, w h i ch h ad on e of t h e best N CA A D i v i si on I f oot bal l t eam s. I t w as t h e bi ggest st age w i t h al l ey es on h i m , bu t w i t h t h at , h e h ad t o com p et e t o be t h e st ar t er . D w y an e H ask i n s w as r ed sh i r t ed h i s f i r st y ear , w h i ch m ean s t h at h e sat beh i n d t h e st ar t er s t o l ear n an d d evel op as a p l ay er . Goi n g i n t o h i s secon d y ear , h e w as u n abl e t o over t ake t h ei r est abl i sh ed st ar t er , JT B ar r et , bu t con t i n u ed t o w or k an d com p et e. Fi n al ly, i n D w y an e?s t h i r d y ear , h e w as abl e t o beat ou t f u t u r e f i r st over al l p i ck , Joe Bu r r ow, i n an i n t en se qu ar t er back com p et i t i on . W i t h D w y an e f i n al ly bei n g a f u l l - t i m e st ar t er , h e br oke ou t , t h r ow i n g f or 4,831 y ar d s, 50 t ou ch d ow n s, an d on ly ei gh t i n t er cep t i on s. Fol l ow i n g h i s br eakou t y ear , D w ay n e d ecl ar ed f or t h e d r af t , set t i n g h i s si gh t s on t h e N FL . D w ay n e w as h i gh ly t ou t ed goi n g i n t o t h e 20 19 N FL d r af t ; h ow ever , h e d i d h ave som e gl ar i n g con cer n s.

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N FL scou t s w or r i ed abou t H ask i n s?abi l i t y t o r u n an of f en se, as w el l as r ead a d ef en se - t w o of t h e m ost cr u ci al asp ect s of bei n g an N FL qu ar t er back . At O h i o St at e, t h e of f en se i s ver y p r i m i t i ve, n ot t o m en t i on t h e l evel of com p et i t i on i n col l ege i s n ow h er e n ear t h e l evel of t h e N FL . At O h i o St at e, D w y an e H ask i n s h ad an ar sen al of w eap on s i n Par i s Cam bel l , Ter r y M cL au r i n , J.K . D obbi n s, K J H i l l , an d m an y m or e. T h e O h i o St at e of f en se w as al m ost alw ay s bet t er t h an t h e d ef en se i n f r on t of t h em , l ead i n g t o w i d e op en r ecei ver s an d a d om i n an t r u n gam e, m ak i n g l i f e ver y easy f or D w y an e. T h at l ed t o D w y an e t ak i n g a st eep f al l i n t h e d r af t , al l t h e w ay t o 15t h sel ect i on , w h i ch w as h el d by t h e W ash i n gt on Red sk i n s. I t seem ed l i ke a m at ch m ad e i n h eaven as D w y an e p l ay ed h i gh sch ool f oot bal l i n M ar y l an d . D w y an e w as bei n g p l u gged i n t o a W ash i n gt on t eam t h at h ad ju st m i ssed t h e p l ay of f s an d w as i n d i r e n eed of a f r an ch i se qu ar t er back af t er l osi n g K i r k Cou si n s. W ash i n gt on w as aw ar e of D w y an e?s l ack of ex p er i en ce i n col l ege, so i t w as d et er m i n ed t h at D w y an e w ou l d back u p Case Keen u m f or h i s f i r st y ear . W ash i n gt on w as r ead y f or a st ar qu ar t er back , an d t h e f an s w er e n ot t oo h ap p y w i t h t h e d eci si on t o h ave h i m as t h e back u p . I n a w eek f ou r gam e agai n st t h e N ew Yor k Gi an t s, coach Jay Gr u d en d eci d ed t o ben ch Case Keen u m af t er h i s p oor p l ay an d d eci d ed t o p u t D w y an e H ask i n s i n . D w y an e?s p er f or m an ce w as m or e t h an u n d er w h el m i n g: h e t h r ew t h r ee i n t er cep t i on s, on e of t h em goi n g back f or a t ou ch d ow n . I t w as on e of t h e w or st r ook i e d ebu t s of al l t i m e, bu t t h er e w as st i l l op t i m i sm con si d er i n g t h e f act t h at h e w as t h r ow n i n t o t h e m i d d l e of a gam e f or t h e f i r st t i m e. H i s p l ay, h ow ever , f u r t h er st am p ed t h e p oi n t t h at h e w as n ot r ead y f or t h e N FL . T h e Gi an t s gam e w as a r oad bu m p i n D w y an e?s car eer , an d h e h ad t o f ace al l of t h e m ed i a back l ash , cou p l ed w i t h qu est i on s abou t h i s com m i t m en t t o t h e gam e.

T h e W ash i n gt on Red sk i n s w er e at r oci ou s i n 20 19, an d f ol l ow i n g a w eek f i ve l oss t o t h e Patr i ots, coach Jay Gr u d en w as f i r ed . Bei n g t h at th e 20 19 season w as p r act i cal ly over f or W ash i n gt on , p eop l e began t o cal l f or D w y an e t o p l ay, so h e cou l d p l ay w i t h n o p r essu r e i n r egar d s t o w i n n i n g t h e d i v i si on . A n i n ju r y t o Case Keen u m i n w eek ei gh t f or ced D w y an e t o becom e t h e st ar t er . D w y an e st ar t ed f or th e r est of t h e season , an d h i s p l ay w as i m p r ov i n g ever y w eek . D w y an e w as sh ow i n g f l ash es of w h at h e cou l d be, w h i l e n ot ch i n g t w o w i n s u n d er h i s bel t. T h e 20 20 of f - season w as cr u ci al f or D w y an e as f or th e f i r st t i m e i n h i s car eer h e w as goi n g i n t o a season as th e st ar t er . T h e exci t em en t ar ou n d D w y an e H ask i n s goi n g i n t o th e 20 20 season w as ver y h i gh , esp eci al ly af ter getti n g a f u l l of f - season t o l ear n t h e p l ay book an d sh ar p en h i s tool s. A l l t h e si gn s w er e p oi n t i n g u p as D w y an e w as su p p osed ly w or k i n g r eal ly h ar d an d w as p oi sed f or a br eakou t.

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T h e st age w as set f or D w y an e, an d al l h e h ad t o d o w as p er f or m , bu t h e w as u n abl e t o p u t t h e p i eces t oget h er . D w y an e began t h e season w i t h a w i n agai n st t h e Ph i l ad el p h i a Eagl es, an d w h i l e h i s p er f or m an ce w as m ed i ocr e, t h e t eam w as h op i n g h e w ou l d i m p r ove an d con t i n u e t o w i n . I t on ly w en t d ow n h i l l f r om w eek on e D w y an e st ar t ed t o p l ay w or se an d com m i t m or e t u r n over s, l ead i n g W ash i n gt on t o a 1- 3 r ecor d . A f t er W ash i n gt on 's l oss t o t h e Raven s i n w eek f ou r , coach Ron Ri ver a d eci d ed t o ben ch D w y an e d u e t o h i s i n abi l i t y t o r u n t h e of f en se, bad d eci si on m ak i n g, an d a p oor at t i t u d e of f t h e f i el d . T h e ben ch i n g cam e as a sh ock t o n ot on ly t h e W ash i n gt on com m u n i t y bu t t h e N FL com m u n i t y. T h at w as w r i t i n g on t h e w al l f or t h e en d of D w y an e H ask i n s i n W ash i n gt on , an d i t h eav i ly d am p er ed t h e w ay ot h er t eam s v i ew ed h i m . L at er i n t h e season , h ow ever , D w y an e w as gi ven t h e op p or t u n i t y t o st ar t agai n af t er an i n ju r y t o A l ex Sm i t h . W ash i n gt on w as i n t h e m i d d l e of a p l ay of f r u n , as op p osed t o l ast y ear w h er e t h ei r season w as f i n i sh ed by w eek f i ve, an d t h ey n eed ed D w y an e t o sh ow u p f or t h em an d p u sh t h em over t h e ed ge. D w y an e st ar t ed agai n st t h e Seat t l e Seah aw k s, bu t d i d n ot p l ay u p t o p ar , t h r ow i n g 2 p i ck s an d l ead i n g W ash i gn t on t o a l oss. D w y an e w as st i l l sl at ed t o be t h e st ar t er t h e f ol l ow i n g w eek agai n st t h e Pan t h er s. T h e p r essu r e w as set on D w y an e: i f h e cou l d w i n agai n st Car ol i n a, h e w ou l d cl i n ch t h e N FC East f or t h e W ash i n gt on Foot bal l Team f or t h e f i r st t i m e si n ce 20 15. D u r i n g gam e w eek , soci al m ed i a i m ages w er e l eaked of D w y an e H ask i n s at a cl u b, f ol l ow i n g t h e l oss t o Seat t l e. I n t h e p h ot os, D w y an e w as al so n ot w ear i n g a m ask . B ei n g t h at t h er e w as a p an d em i c, D w y an e w as p u t t i n g h i s en t i r e t eam at r i sk r i gh t bef or e t h e m ost i m p or t an t gam e of t h e season . D w y an e h ad br oken t h e N FL?s CO V I D - 19 p r ot ocol s, sh ow i n g h i s l ack of t r u e com m i t m en t t o f oot bal l . Coach Ron Ri ver a r el i n qu i sh ed D w y an e?s t eam cap t ai n bad ge bu t st i l l al l ow ed h i m t o st ar t an d p ossi bly br i n g h om e t h e d i v i si on w i t h a sol i d p er f or m an ce. D w y an e, h ow ever , h ad on e of t h e w or st gam es of h i s car eer , t h r ow i n g t w o h or r en d ou s i n t er cep t i on s as w el l as f u m bl i n g t h e bal l . W ash i n gt on w en t on t o l ose t h e gam e agai n st a 4- 7 Pan t h er s t eam an d w as u n abl e t o cl i n ch t h e d i v i si on . T h i s l ed t o D w y an e bei n g cu t by W ash i n gt on , p u t t i n g an en d t o h i s r ol l er coast er r i d e i n W ash i n gt on . D w y an e w as n ot cl ai m ed by an y t eam u n t i l t h e en d of t h e season , w h en t h e Pi t t sbu r gh St eel er s d eci d ed t o si gn h i m i n h op es of bei n g abl e t o d i sci p l i n e h i m an d get t h e m ost ou t of h i s t al en t . T h e book i s st i l l n ot cl osed on D w y an e H ask i n s, bu t h e h as a st eep m ou n t ai n t o cl i m b i f h e w an t s a h om e i n t h e N FL .

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A s on e of t h e m ost cr azy y ear s of ou r l i ves cam e to an en d , w e al l h op ed f or a n or m al on e go th i n g w e cou l d d o w as w ai t f or a m i r acl e. A l t h ou gh i t t ook over a y ear , h ar d - w or k an d d ed i ca v i r u s. Bel ow I w i l l be t al k i n g abou t a cou p l e of v acci n es th at ar e n ow av ai l abl e f or u se t h r ou g Vacci n e

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Pf i zer - B i oN t ech vacci n e

T h e Pf i zer - B i oN t ech v acci n e w as or i gi n al ly d evel op ed i n t h e U n i te as Ger m an com p an y Bi oN t ech p ar t n er ed w i th t h e A m er i can com Pf i zer . I n st ead of t h e n or m al v acci n e bl u ep r i n t of u si n g an i n act i sam p l e of t h e v i r u s, t h e sci en ti st s cr eated a n ew t y p e of t ech n ol ogy i n volves m RN A . m RN A , al so k n ow n as m essen ger RN A , t r an sp or t s D N A w i t h i n t h e cel l s of ou r bod y an d st ar t s p r ocessi n g i t t o m ake p Pr otei n s ar e t h e bu i l d i n g bl ock s of al l of ou r bod i ly f u n ct i on s, on e o i n cl u d i n g t h e p r even t i on of i n f ecti ou s d i seases. T h e m RN A h ol d i n st r u ct i on s t h at cod e f or a cov i d p r ot ei n , al so k n ow n as a sp i ke p r o bod y r ecogn i zes t h i s p r ot ei n as u n u su al an d st ar ts cr eat i n g an ti bod h el p f i gh t of f th e v i r u s. T h e bod y n ow h ol d s an i n st r u ct i on p i ece t h i m m ed i ately f i gh t of f t h e v i r u s i f r ecogn i zed . So, i f on e w er e t o ca v i r u s l at er , ou r bod i es al r ead y h ave t h e an ti bod i es to d o so. T h i s r e p r even t i on agai n st t h e d i sease an d l i t t l e to n o r i sk of ex h i bi t i n g sy m p t om s (CD C, 20 20 ).

O x f or d U n i ver si ty - A st r aZ en eca vacci n e

T h e A st r aZ en eca v acci n e w as or i gi n al ly d evel op ed i n t h e U n i t ed K i at t h e U n i ver si ty of O x f or d . Si m i l ar t o t h e Pf i zer v acci n e, th e A st r a v acci n e u ses D N A i n or d er to i n d u ce a r esp on se w i t h i n t h e bod y t h cr eat e an t i bod i es. Sci en t i sts t ake a v i r u s sam p l e f r om a ch i m p an ze ad en ov i r u s, al ter i t a bi t, t h en i n ject i t w i th i n t h e bod y. T h e v i r u s en cel l w i th t h e D N A i n si d e of i t , t h e D N A i s th en cod ed an d u sed t o m sp i ke p r ot ei n . T h e sp i ke p r ot ei n , w h i ch i s a cov i d p r otei n , p r esen ts t h e su r f ace of a cel l . T h i s i s t h en d et ect ed as u n u su al an d t h e bod y s r esp on se to k i l l t h e sp i ke p r ot ei n . A n t i bod i es ar e t h en cr eated an d u sed w h en cov i d act u al ly en t er s th e bod y (Cor u m , 20 21).

M od er n a v acci n e

T h e M od er n a vacci n e w as or i gi n al ly d evel op ed i n th e U n i t ed St ates t h e sam e tech n ol ogy as t h e Pf i zer vacci n e. T h r ou gh m RN A , i t con i n st r u ct i on s t h at cod e f or a cov i d p r ot ei n , al so k n ow n as a sp i ke p r o bod y r ecogn i zes t h i s p r ot ei n as u n u su al an d st ar ts cr eat i n g an ti bod h el p f i gh t of f th e v i r u s. T h i s t ech n ol ogy i s al l ver y n ew, w h i ch i s w h ar e h esi t an t becau se i t d oes al ter ou r D N A . H ow ever , th ese vacci n e p r oven ver y ef f ecti ve w h en f i gh ti n g of f th e v i r u s. W i t h t h e M od er n a t h er e i s l i t t l e to n o ch an ce of ex h i bi ti n g an y sy m p tom s, t h u s m ak i n u n l i kely t o p ass on to ot h er s.

Si n op h ar m vacci n e

T h e Si n op h ar m vacci n e w as or i gi n al ly cr eat ed i n Ch i n a by th e Bei ji n I n sti tu te of B i ol ogi cal Pr od u cts. T h i s v acci n e i s m ost k n ow n as i t u se i n acti v ated p i ece of t h e Cov i d - 19 v i r u s to h el p cr eat e an ti bod i es w i t h bod y. T h e i n act i v ated v i r u s i s i n jected i n to t h e bod y an d i s d et ected i m m u n e cel l s an d st ar t s r el easi n g an ti bod i es w h i ch h el p k i l l i t . T h e v d oes d i e as th e i m m u n e sy st em f i gh t s i t of f ; h ow ever , t h e an ti bod i es w i t h i n t h e bod y, an d i f on e w er e to con tr act t h e d i sease i t w ou l d be m easi er t o p r even t . I t i s ad m i n i st er ed i n t w o d oses so t h e bod y bu i l d s u an t i bod i es an d w i l l be m or e ef f ecti ve i n i m m u n i ty agai n st t h e v i r u s.

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T h er e i s a r ep or t ed 95% ef f i cacy r at e agai n st t h e v i r u s. H ow ever , t h er e ar e som e m ajor sy m p t om s t h at cou l d occu r w h en on e t akes t h e vacci n e. Som e i n cl u d e: Ch i l l s, ti r ed n ess, h ead ach e, m u scl e ach es, an d f ever s. A l th ou gh on ly af ter t h e d ose, t h ey can be qu i t e d i f f i cu l t to d eal w i th (FD A , 20 20 ).

A s of r i gh t n ow t h e Pf i zer vacci n e h as been u sed i n th e U n i ted K i n gd om ; al l of t h e EU st at es h ave been ap p r oved an d som e h ave r ecei ved t h e v acci n e; an d D u bai i s al so d i str i bu t i n g t h e v acci n e t o a sel ect gr ou p of r esi d en t s.

K i n gd om r aZ en eca th at h el p s zee cal l ed en ter s t h e o m ake a ts i tsel f on y set s- of f a n d can be ).

T h er e i s a r ep or t ed 70 % ef f i cacy r at e agai n st th e v i r u s; h ow ever , d ep en d i n g on t h e d osage am ou n t, i t can f l u ctu ate. Som e r esear ch h as sh ow n t h at af t er on ly on e d ose i t i s m or e ef f ecti ve w h i l e i n ot h er s bot h d oses p r ove to be m or e ef f ecti ve (A str aZ en eca, 20 20 ). T h er e ar e som e f l u - l i ke sy m p t om s t h at h ave been r ep or t ed af t er t h e secon d d ose, an d i n ex tr em ely r ar e cases, a n eu r ol ogi cal d i sor d er h as f or m ed w h i ch l ead t o p ar t i al p ar aly si s (Cao, 20 20 ). T h er e i s st i l l on goi n g i n vest i gati on i n w h et h er t h e p ar ti ci p an t h ad u n d er ly i n g h eal th con d i ti on s or i f th e r eact i on w as d u e t o th e v acci n e.

A s of r i gh t n ow t h e vacci n e i s bei n g d i str i bu t ed th r ou gh ou t t h e U n i ted K i n gd om an d h as been u sed i n I n d i a u n d er th e n am e of Cov i sh i el d . I t i s set to be d i st r i bu t ed t o m an y cou n t r i es i n th e u p com i n g m on th s.

es an d u ses T h er e i s a r ep or t ed 94.1% ef f i cacy r at e agai n st t h e v i r u s. con tai n s H ow ever , si m i l ar t o t h e p r ev i ou sly m en t i on ed vacci n es, r ot ei n ; t h e th er e ar e som e si d e ef f ects t h at com e al on g w i t h i t . Som e od i es th at i n cl u d e ch i l l s, t i r ed n ess, h ead ach e, m u scl e ach es, an d f ever w h y p eop l e (CD C, 20 21). T h ey u su al ly on ly occu r r i gh t af t er bei n g n es h ave i n ject ed , bu t som e f i n d t h em qu i t e h ar d to d eal w i t h . n a v acci n e i n g i t ver y

So f ar th e M od er n a v acci n e i s on ly bei n g ad m i n i st er ed t o a sel ect gr ou p of ci ti zen s i n th e U n i ted Stat es.

i ji n g u ses an i th i n th e ed by th e e vir us es stay e m u ch ds up u s.

So f ar t h e v acci n e i s bei n g ad m i n i st er ed i n t h e UA E, Bah r ai n , an d i n Ch i n a.

I n Ch i n a th er e w as a r ep or t ed 70 % ef f i cacy r at e agai n st th e v i r u s, h ow ever , i n t h e UA E i t h as been r ep or ted to h ave an 86% ef f i cacy r ate. T h er e h ave been som e sy m p t om s ex h i bi ted af ter t h e d oses w h i ch i n cl u d e h ead ach e, f at i gu e, f ever , an d i n r ar e cases, bod y ch i l l s. T h i s v acci n e i s th e cl osest to t h e r egu l ar f l u vacci n e, so t h e tech n ol ogy h as been st u d i ed f or m an y y ear s (BB C, 20 21).

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Pl ant - Based Pl an t - B ased v s. Veget ar i an Bei n g p l an t- based an d bei n g veget ar i an ar e t w o d i f f er en t t h i n gs. I n sh or t, p l an t- based i s f or p eop l e w h o w an t to be veget ar i an bu t h ave com m i t m en t i ssu es. I n a vegetar i an d i et , m eat i s com p l et ely cu t ou t f or v ar i ou s r eason s w h et h er t o d o w i t h h eal th , t h e en v i r on m en t , or m or al s. Gr ey ar eas l i ke en tom op h agy (eat i n g i n sect s) an d p escat ar i an s (eati n g f i sh ) ar e com m on i n m an y cu l tu r es; h ow ever , th ey d o n ot su i t ever y on e. Pl an t - based f ocu ses on f r u i ts, vegetabl es, w h ol e gr ai n s, l egu m es, etc. w i th ou t com p l et ely el i m i n at i n g th e op p or t u n i ty of ever eat i n g m eat agai n .

T h i s f o r T h at O n e m ajor con cer n f or p eop l e th i n k i n g of ch an gi n g t h ei r l i f est y l es i s t h ei r abi l i ty t o con su m e en ou gh p r ot ei n , v i t am i n s, an d m i n er al s. D esp i t e com m on bel i ef , al l of t h e n ecessar y el em en ts w e obt ai n f r om f ood ar e av ai l abl e i n p l an t s.

Pr ot ei n : Ch i cken / B eef

Ch i a seed s, qu i n oa, tof u , oats

I r on : Beef / Seaf ood

L en t i l s, ch i ck p eas, bean s, k al e

M ilk

Cocon u t, oat , al m on d , soy

Bak i n g

M i l k Ch ocol ate

Raw cacao p ow d er

Cr eam

Cocon u t cr eam

Eggs

Ban an as, ap p l esau ce

Danielle Dewbre '23 Reci p es O r zo Sal ad

Cau l i f l ow er Bu tt er Ch i cken

Bu d d h a B ow l s

Ban an a p an cakes

Ter i y ak i Cau l i f l ow er Pow er B ow l s

B an an a Pean u t bu tter Cook i es

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W h y i t ?s i m p o r t an t Accor d i n g t o t h e N ew Yor k T i m es, th e m et h an e r el eased f r om cow s accou n t s f or abou t ten p er cen t of an t h r op ogen i c (m an - m ad e) gr een h ou se gas em i ssi on s, w h i ch con tr i bu t e t o gl obal w ar m i n g. A l l of t h at cat tl e i s occu p y i n g abou t 30 % of i ce f r ee l an d . T h i s l an d cou l d be u sed f or gr ow i n g su st ai n abl e cr op s to go t ow ar d f eed i n g th e p l an et?s ever gr ow i n g p op u l at i on . I f cow s or ot h er l i vest ock ar e p astu r ed on a sp eci f i c p i ece of l an d f or t oo l on g or t oo of t en , i t can cau se soi l er osi on , p r even ti n g t h e abi l i t y t o gr ow cr op s l ater on or r ep l en i sh t h e gr ass eat en . Fu r th er m or e, tr em en d ou s am ou n ts of gr ow n cr op s ar e act u al ly con su m ed by l i vestock , n ot p eop l e. I t i s esti m at ed t h at abou t 36% of cor n an d 85% of t otal gr ai n s ar e f ed to l i vestock . D av i d Pi m en t el , a p r of essor of ecol ogy i n Cor n el l U n i ver si t y 's Col l ege of A gr i cu l tu r e an d L i f e Sci en ces, st at ed t h at "I f al l t h e gr ai n cu r r en t ly f ed t o l i vestock i n th e U n i t ed St at es w er e con su m ed d i r ect ly by p eop l e, t h e n u m ber of p eop l e w h o cou l d be f ed w ou l d be n ear ly 80 0 m i l l i on ." Red u ci n g th e p er cen t of m eat i n d i ets i m m ed i at ely d ecr eases th e am ou n t of an i m al p r od u ce n eed ed , t h er ef or e even tu al ly l ead i n g t o a sm al l er cat tl e p op u l at i on n eed ed . Ad d i t i on al ly, Pl an t- based m eal s can al so assi st i n r ed u ci n g f ood w ast e becau se of a l on ger , n atu r al sh el f l i f e an d t h e abi l i ty to on ly u se w h at y ou n eed as op p osed t o cook i n g, f or ex am p l e, an en ti r e ch i cken . I n ad d i t i on t o h el p i n g th e p l an et, t h ese ty p es of m eal p l an s h ave m an y p r oven ben ef i t s f or t h e h u m an bod y. St u d i es sh ow t h at l i m i ti n g m eat con su m p ti on can l ead to d ecr eased i n f l am m ati on , l ow er ch ol ester ol l evel s, an d ot h er h eal th ben ef i t s both p h y si cal an d m en t al .

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Khaled Salem21'

A Vest ige of Hope

U n em p l oy ed or i n a d ead - en d , m u n d an e job, v u l n er abl e i n d i v i d u al s f r om v ar i ou s eth n i ci ti es acr oss A f r i ca ar e sol d ?th e Eu r op ean d r eam ? by sm u ggl er s. A d r eam , m u ch l i ke th e A m er i can on e, cen tu r i es ago, w h i ch p r om i ses a n ew l i f e, a bet ter f u tu r e, an d i n f i n i te p ossi bi l i t i es. M i gr an ts ar e t ol d t h at t h e best r ou t e t o Eu r op e i s t h r ou gh I taly, w h i ch r equ i r es cr ossi n g th e M ed i t er r an ean sea f r om L i by a. H ow ever , t h e sm u ggl er s w i th h ol d d et ai l s su ch as u p on t h e m i gr an t s? ar r i v al t h ey w ou l d su f f er f or ced l abor , beati n gs, an d r ap e. T h i s occu r s t o t h e p oi n t t h at af t er ar r i v i n g i n L i by a, 98% of th ose i n i ti al d r eam er s w i sh th ey h ad n ever m ad e t h e jou r n ey i n t h e f i r st p l ace. Even af ter th i s i n i ti al cap ti v i ty p h ase, th e p h y si cal cr ossi n g of t h e v ast sea i s n o si m p l e f eat; th e h ar sh w aves an d u n ex p ect ed stor m s t ake t h e l i ves of over h al f of t h ose d ar i n g to t r y. W h i l e th ese m i gr an ts en d u r e ever y p ossi bl e h ar d sh i p , w h et h er cau sed by h u m an s or by n atu r e, th e w or l d w atch es, r ep or t s i t i n t h e n ew s, bu t d em u r s t o t ake act i on to st op it.

The Guardian

Ru i n ed by th e cor r u p t gover n m en t s an d d ead ly r egi m es, gi an t p ar ts of t h e L i by an l an d h as been taken over by t h e m i l i t i a w h er e m i gr an t s ar e t or tu r ed , r ap ed an d p h ot os of th e w om en ar e p ost ed an d sol d . T h e L i by an gover n m en t l ack s con t r ol of th e si tu ati on d u e to m i l i tar y r egi m en t s?t akeover of t h e l an d w h er e t h er e i s n o p r op er or d er . A s a con sequ en ce, r egi m en t s ar e f r ee t o ex p l oi t t h e m i gr an t s as t h ey p l ease. O n e sou r ce m en ti on s, ?T h ey beat m e w i t h a r u bber h ose becau se t h ey w an t[ed ] m on ey to r el ease m e. T h ey cal l ed m y f am i ly w h i l e beat i n g m e so t h ey w ou l d sen d m on ey ? (A m n est y I n ter n ati on al ). A s a sou r ce of i n com e, r egi m en t s f or ce m i gr an ts? f am i l i es to p ay f or th em t o be r el eased . T h e m i gr an t s ar e com p l etely h el p l ess: Ph y si cal ly, th ey ar e con f i n ed t o t h e t er r i bl e con d i t i on s of L i by a. M en t al ly, th ey ar e f or ced to be obed i en t f or f ear of m or e gr ave con sequ en ces. ?I f I t al k m or e an d m or e th ey w i l l beat u s af t er y ou go. I can 't t al k m or e. Ju st h el p , h el p , h el p . I can 't say an y th i n g el se? (V i ce N ew s). M i gr an t s ar e al so bei n g f or ced t o w or k on f ar m s, h ar vest on i on s, an d r ai se catt l e, n eed l ess t o say, w i t h ou t p ay. A l t h ou gh t h e f ar m s ar e a sou r ce of f ood , th e m i gr an ts ar e n ot f ed an d h y d r at e on ly v i a seaw at er . A f t er a h ar d d ay ?s w or k , th e m i gr an ts r et i r e t o even w or se con d i t i on s w h er e accou n t s of d ar k su bju gati on i n L i by a h ave been f l ow i n g as f ar back as 20 15.

O ver cr ow d ed an d u n d er f u n d ed , r egi m en t s con tai n an d con f i n e t h e m i gr an t s i n to d eten t i on cen t er s, w h er e th er e i s l i ttl e t o n o f ood or w at er an d d i sease sp r ead s ex p on en t i al ly. D esp i te som e i m p r ovem en ts i n t h e con d i t i on s of t h e cam p s, t h ey ar e sti l l r u d i m en tar y an d d esp er ate. ? ?I n gen er al , con d i t i on s ar e r eal ly bad i n t h ese d et en ti on cen ter s,? say s U N H CR L i by a ch i ef Rober t o M i gn on e. ?At best , t h ey ar e m or e or l ess f u n cti on al , bu t ser i ou s h u m an r i gh ts v i ol at i on s an d sex u al assau l t s ar e com m i t ted t h er e? ? (T h e Gu ar d i an ). T h e si tu ati on i s so d i r e t h at t h ese m i gr an t s ar e bar ely abl e t o go t o t h e bat h r oom . ?I 've sp en t al m ost 21 d ay s h er e, i f w e ar e h av i n g f ood , w e ar e eat i n g. Bu t t o go t o t h e t oi l et i s ou r p r obl em an d m an y p eop l e ar e si ck h er e? (V i ce N ew s). I n an att em p t t o con tai n d i seases, al l th e si ck i n d i v i d u al s ar e qu ar an ti n ed i n to on e r oom w h er e t h ei r ch an ces of bei n g cu r ed ar e bl eak an d m an y d i e (V i ce N ew s). W h i l e t h er e i s a cl ear ack n ow l ed gm en t of th e h ar d sh i p s f aced by t h ese su f f er i n g i n d i v i d u al s f r om m ajor U N or gan i zati on s, t h er e i s an ai r of n on ch al an ce t o t h e m an n er i n w h i ch t h e m i gr an t s ar e h an d l ed . T h e Eu r op ean U n i on an d Eu r op ean gover n m en t s f ai l t o ad m i t t h e ex ten t to w h i ch th ey ar e af f ect i n g t h ese m i gr an t s by th ei r l ack of acti on an d r ef u se t o ack n ow l ed ge t h ei r p ar t i n th e abu se of m i gr an t s. ?So f ar i n 20 17, 19,452 p eop l e h ave been i n t er cep t ed by t h e Eu r op ean Coast Gu ar d , t aken back to L i by a an d i m m ed i ately tr an sf er r ed t o d eten t i on cen t er s w h er e tor tu r e i s r i f e? (A m n esty I n ter n at i on al ). A l m ost 20 ,0 0 0 p eop l e w h o m ad e t h e t r each er ou s jou r n ey th r ou gh th e d eser t an d t h e sea l eav i n g beh i n d th ei r f am i l i es i n an att em p t t o m ake i t to Eu r op e h ave been stu f f ed i n to d eten t i on cen t er s (A m n est y I n ter n ati on al ). ?At t h e en d of Sep tem ber 20 17, I O M h ad i d en t i f i ed 416,556 m i gr an t s i n L i by a, of w h i ch m or e t h an 60 % ar e f r om su b- Sah ar an A f r i ca, 32% f r om oth er N or th A f r i can cou n tr i es, an d ar ou n d 7% f r om A si a an d t h e M i d d l e East. U N H CR f i gu r es sh ow t h at 44,30 6 p eop l e i n L i by a w er e r egi ster ed as r ef u gees or asy l u m - seeker s as of 1 D ecem ber 20 17. T h e actu al n u m ber i s u n d ou bted ly m u ch h i gh er ? (M cI n t y r e an d Ri ce- O x l ey ). T h ose f i gu r es w er e ci ted at th e en d of 20 17 an d ar e p r esu m ably m u ch h i gh er n ow. T h e bod y cou n t of th ese m i gr an t s i s al m ost at 40 ,0 0 0 an d r ai si n g d ai ly.

The National

A l l i n al l , t h e w or l d , n ow m or e th an ever , n eed s t o com e t oget h er an d act as a u n i ted f r on t , bu t i n st ead , i t h as becom e m or e d i v i d ed t h an bef or e. T h ese m i gr an t s d o n ot h ave a l i f e ah ead of t h em w h i l e th ey 'r e h el d i n cap t i v i t y, y et m an y cou n tr i es d ow n r i gh t r ef u se t o take i n an y m i gr an ts, l eav i n g p r essu r e on t h e bor d er stat es. T h e Eu r op ean U n i on i s t h e w eal t h i est bu n ch of econ om i es on Ear t h , w i t h w el l - or gan i zed stat es, f u n ct i on i n g soci al sy st em s, i n f r astr u ctu r e, d em ocr acy, an d h u ge i n d u st r i es. I n oth er w or d s, i t can h an d l e t h e ch al l en ge of th e m i gr an t cr i si s i f i t w an t ed t o. I f t h e Eu r op ean U n i on i s abl e t o f or m u l at e a p l an to stop th i s i n ju sti ce, t h en t h ey w ou l d save t en s of t h ou san d s of l i ves f r om r ap e, tor tu r e, h ar assm en t, sl ave l abor , an d d eat h . Ad ap t i n g K h al ed H ossei n i ?s qu ot e t o m i gr an t s, M i gr an ts ?ar e m oth er s, f at h er s, si ster s, br oth er s, ch i l d r en , w i t h t h e sam e h op es an d am bi ti on s as u s? excep t th at a t w i st of f at e h as bou n d t h ei r l i ves t o a gl obal cr i si s on an u n p r eced en ted scal e.?

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Farrah Abuasad '21

GAZA: THROUGH THE EYES OF MY FATHER M y f ath er w as t h r ee y ear s ol d w h en th e 1967 Si x D ay W ar began an d t u r n ed f ou r on th e f i f th d ay. H e r em em ber s m u ch of t h i s p er i od d u e t o i t s t r au m ati zi n g n atu r e an d v i v i d ly r ecal l s t h e gen er al st at e of al ar m an d d i str ess t h at p er m eat ed th r ou gh ou t sl eep y D ei r al - B al ah , a ci t y i n t h e Gaza Str i p . Fam i l i es d u g sm al l d i r t- cel l ar s an d t r en ch es on th ei r f ar m s, an d m y f at h er r em em ber s cl u st er i n g cl ose to h i s si bl i n gs an d m ot h er as t h e gr ou n d sh ook an d gu n sh ot s w er e f i r ed ever y w h er e. T h ey r em ai n ed i n th i s t r en ch f or d ay s, u n ti l I sr ael i op er ati ves m ad e i t cl ear t h at i f t h ey d i d n ot p i ck u p an d m ove t o a p ar t of w est er n Gaza, th ey w ou l d be k i l l ed i n t h e bom bi n gs t h at w ou l d t ake p l ace i n t h e p osth u m ou s d ay s. M y f at h er an d h i s si bl i n gs, t er r i f i ed an d tr au m ati zed , w er e l oad ed of f an d aw ay f r om t h ei r h om e w i t h m y gr an d m oth er t o a p ar t of Gaza set asi d e f or i n t er n al ly d i sp l aced Pal esti n i an r ef u gees, l i v i n g u n d er n eat h th e op en sk y f or t en d ay s an d con st an tly f ear i n g t h at t h e v i ol en ce w ou l d f ol l ow th em . M y f at h er r em em ber s v i v i d ly even tu al ly bei n g m oved i n t o a ti n y on e- r oom m u d - h ou se, w h er e h i s m ot h er w ou l d sl eep w i t h h er back agai n st th e w ood en d oor . H e say s sh e w ou l d n ot al l ow th em t o sl eep agai n st t h e f r on t - f aci n g si d e of t h e h ou se l i ke sh e d i d , st at i n g t h at i f an y bu l l ets w er e f i r ed at t h e d oor , sh e w ou l d be th e f i r st to take th em . Even t u al ly, m y f ath er an d h i s m an y si bl i n gs w er e abl e t o r et u r n t o ou r an cest r al f am i ly f ar m i n D ei r al - B al ah - - bu t by t h e en d of t h e si x d ay s, m y f at h er w ou l d f i n d h i m sel f gr ow i n g u p i n a Gaza t h at w as f or ever ch an ged , m ar r ed by a br u t al I sr ael i m i l i t ar y occu p at i on . I sr ael i m i l i tar y op er at i ves con stan t ly p atr ol l ed t h e st r eet s, su bject i n g an y on e t h ey saw to qu esti on i n g an d sever e p u n i sh m en t f or d i sobey i n g an y r u l es t h ey p u t i n t o p l ace (n o m at ter h ow u n ju st). M i l i t ar y ch eck p oi n t s an d ou tp osts w er e com m on an d of ten t ed i ou s t o t r aver se th r ou gh on a d ai ly basi s. M y f at h er r ecal l s th at sol d i er s w ou l d con si sten tly st op r an d om ad u l t s on t h e st r eet an d qu esti on t h em i n f or ei gn , st r an gely - accen ted A r abi c abou t h av i n g t h ei r I D - - an d i f th ey d i d n ?t h ave I D on t h em , t h ey w ou l d be p u sh ed t o t h e gr ou n d an d beat en f or al l t o see. D ei r al - Bal ah w as con si d er ed t o be a r el at i vely saf e, i d y l l i c ci ty bef or e t h e occu p at i on - ever y on e k n ew each ot h er , an d each ot h er ?s cou si n s, an d t h ei r cou si n ?s cou si n ?s? an d cr i m e r ar ely occu r r ed becau se of th i s. H ow ever , i t qu i ck ly becam e an u n sp oken r u l e t h at goi n g ou t af t er 10 PM w as ou t of t h e qu est i on . T h e I sr ael i sol d i er s h ad t h e t en d en cy at n i gh t t o sh oot f i r st an d ask qu esti on s secon d . Peop l e l i ved i n con st an t f ear of bei n g accu sed of bei n g on e of th e u n d er gr ou n d f r eed om f i gh ter s i n Gaza, an d i f som eon e accu sed y ou , (n o m at t er h ow basel ess an accu sat i on i t m ay be) y ou w ou l d si m p ly d i sap p ear i n to t h e n i gh t , p l aced i n t o a m i l i tar y jai l or w or se.

M y f ath er gr ew u p on t h e gr ou n d s of ou r an cest r al h om e, a f ar m th at h ad been p assed th r ou gh t h e gen er ati on s. T h e A bu asad f am i ly h as been i n Gaza f or l on ger t h an an y on e i n t h e f am i ly can t r ace back or r em em ber , an d t h i s f ar m w as t h e ver y l i f e- bl ood of th e f am i ly ?s abi l i ty t o ear n m on ey to keep t h em selves al i ve. L i ke m an y i n Gaza, m y f at h er gr ew u p i n abject p over t y, t r eat ed t o ver y l i t t l e an d ex p osed at a y ou n g age to a l i f e t h at d i d n ot car e f or y ou n g, p oor , Gazan boy s an d gi r l s. H ow ever , t h i s sen se of p over ty an d a l ack of soci al m obi l i ty w as on ly com p ou n d ed by m y f ath er ?s n ex t - d oor n ei gh bor s- - I sr ael i set tl er s. I n t h e i m m ed i at e af t er m ath of th e m i l i tar y occu p ati on , m an y I sr ael i s t ook to m ov i n g i n t o Gaza, est abl i sh i n g h om es an d car v i n g ou t ch u n k s of l an d t h at on ce bel on ged t o Pal est i n i an s w h o h ad been d r i ven ou t of th ei r h om es d u r i n g t h e w ar , u n abl e t o r et u r n . I n D ei r al - B al ah an d m ost of Gaza, p aved r oad s w er e con si d er ed a l u x u r y bey on d bel i ef . Car s an d m ot or veh i cl es w er e n on ex i sten t , w i t h t h e m ai n m ean s of t r an sp or t ati on com i n g f r om d on key - p u l l ed car ts. Sew age f aci l i t i es an d sop h i sti cated i n f r ast r u ctu r e si m p ly d i d n ot ex i st. El ectr i ci t y w as a r ar i t y, an d t el ep h on es w er e on ly avai l abl e on cer t ai n st r eet s to be com m u n al ly u sed . Gaza?s econ om y bar ely su r v i ved of f of i t s f ar m i n g i n d u str y, w h i ch r equ i r es a m assi ve am ou n t of f r esh w ater t o keep r u n n i n g. H ow ever , w at er w as an ex tr em ely p r eci ou s com m od i t y, an d t h er e w er e on ly t w o w el l s i n al l of D ei r al - Bal ah th at h ad f r esh w at er . Peop l e w ou l d m ake m an y t r i p s a d ay t o th ese w el l s, car r y i n g em p ty jar u p on em p ty jar on t h ei r d on key car t s.

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O n t h e ot h er h an d , ju st on th e ot h er si d e of a cr u el sep ar at i on f en ce, I sr ael i set tl er s en joy ed t h ese basi c am en i t i es t en - f ol d . Paved r oad s, car s, con stan t el ect r i ci ty, t el ep h on es, sop h i sti cated sew age sy st em s, an d even clean water.A n I sr ael i w ater com p an y d i scover ed a n at u r al f r esh w ater r eser voi r ben eat h Gaza, i n a m i l i t ar i zed zon e, an d bu i l t m od er n , ex t en si ve p i p i n g t o t r an sp or t al l t h i s w at er to t h e I sr ael i set tl em en t s i n Gaza an d cen tr al I sr ael . M y f at h er ?s r em i n i sci n g tu r n s bi tt er at t h i s - h i s m ou t h tw i sti n g i n t o a f r ow n . H e say s th at ever y d ay, f ar m er s i n D ei r al - B al ah w ou l d w atch as t h e ver y w at er u n d er t h ei r ow n ter r i t or y w as stol en f r om r i gh t ben eat h t h ei r f eet , t h e p i p i n g l abel ed w i th H ebr ew w r i ti n g. W h i l e Gazan s st r u ggl ed t o acqu i r e f r esh w at er , t h e set tl er s h ad con st an t access t o i t . Fi sh er s cou l d n ot go p ast t h r ee m i l es ou t t o sea (th i s r est r i cti on r em ai n s i n p l ace tod ay ), an d t o l eave or en t er Gaza, on e w ou l d n eed t o acqu i r e a m i l i tar y p er m i t . T h ese m i l i t ar y p er m i t s w er e i m p ossi bl e t o com e by, u n l ess y ou d i r ect ly ap p eal ed to on e of t h e f ew Pal esti n i an s i n Gaza w h o op er ated as agen t s f or t h e I sr ael i secr et p ol i ce. Ever y on e k n ew w h o th ey w er e an d d i sd ai n ed th em i n secr et , w h er e th ey cou l d n ot be p u n i sh ed f or th ei r t h ou gh t s. Fr equ en t cu r f ew s occu r r ed d u r i n g bom bi n gs or i n su r r ect i on , w i th t h ese cu r f ew s st r et ch i n g ou t f or w eek s som eti m es. D u r i n g t h ese ti m es, i t w as n ot u n com m on f or t h e I sr ael i m i l i t ar y t o k i ck d ow n y ou r d oor i n t h e m i d d l e of t h e n i gh t t o ar r est som eon e i n th e f am i ly, or t o qu est i on ever y on e r el en t l essly. Ever y on e w as p oor , an d l i f e w as d i f f i cu l t an d u n f ai r - - bu t t h er e w er e m an y m om en t s of br i gh tn ess. M y f at h er r em em ber s p l ay i n g m ar bl es w i t h h i s br ot h er s an d si ster s, t h e sm el l of h i s m ot h er ?s cook i n g i n t h e k i tch en . W h en m y f at h er h ad to st u d y l ate i n t o t h e n i gh ts f or ex am s, sh e w ou l d f ai th f u l ly si t by h i s si d e an d p r ay, alw ay s f ear i n g t h at h e w ou l d f al l asl eep an d acci d en tal ly k n ock t h e oi l - l am p over an d h u r t h i m sel f . Fr i d ay even i n gs f i l l ed w i t h l au gh t er , t h an k s t o th e w eek ly br oad cast of Egy p ti an f i l m s, su r r ou n d ed by f am i ly an d f r i en d s. Pl ay i n g f oot bal l i n th e st r eet s;, si t ti n g ou t si d e i n t h e ear ly even i n g eat i n g su n f l ow er seed s as t h e ad u l ts tal ked p ol i ti cs; l i sten i n g t o h i s u n cl e t el l st or i es f r om t h e O n e T h ou san d an d O n e A r abi an N i gh t s u n d er t h e st ar s. M y f at h er l ef t th e Gaza Str i p i n 1982 to at ten d u n i ver si ty i n t h e U n i t ed St ates, bar ely sp eak i n g a l i ck of En gl i sh an d w i t h l i t t l e t o n o f u n d s. H e f i n i sh ed h i s d egr ee i n r ecor d ti m e, i n or d er t o l essen th e f i n an ci al bl ow t h at h i s ed u cati on cost h i s f am i ly, an d bu i l t a l i f e t h at m an y i n Gaza can scar cely d r eam of . M ost of m y f am i ly r em ai n s i n t h e Gaza Str i p , u n abl e t o l eave t h e w or l d ?s l ar gest op en - ai r p r i son . M y f at h er h as n ever f or gott en h i s r oots an d ever y d ay i n st i l l s t h e i m p or t an ce of keep i n g t h ose r oots al i ve i n m y br oth er s an d m e. To be Pal esti n i an al on e i s a p ol i t i cal st at em en t i n th i s w or l d - - an d m y f at h er , w i t h h i s qu i et st r en gt h , bear s th e ti t l e w i t h gr ace, h u m i l i t y, an d p r i d e. I h ave n ever seen m y h om e i n Gaza, an d h op ef u l ly, on e d ay I w i l l . I t i s m y gr eat est w i sh to on e d ay be l ed t h r ou gh t h e f am i ly f ar m by f at h er , h ear h i m sp eak of al l of h i s ch i l d h ood h au n ts an d st or i es, m eet m y cou si n s an d au n ts an d u n cl es? I can n ot p u t i n t o w or d s t h e am ou n t of al l en com p assi n g l ove I h ave f or m y f at h er , an d ever y th i n g h e h as t au gh t m e, t h u s, I w i sh t o en d t h i s i n st ead w i t h an excer p t of a p oem by M ah m ou d D ar w i sh .

W e h ave on th i s ear th w h at m akes l i f e w or th living th e ar om a of br ead at d aw n a w om an ?s op i n i on of m en th e w or k s of Aesch y l u s th e begi n n i n gs of l ove gr ass on a ston e m oth er s w h o l i ve on a f l u te?s si gh an d th e i n vad er s?f ear of m em or i es w e h ave on th i s ear th w h at m akes l i f e w or th l i v i n g th e w an i n g d ay s of d aw n a w om an l eav i n g f or ty i n f u l l bl ossom th e h ou r of su n l i gh t i n p r i son a cl ou d r esem bl i n g a p ack of cr eatu r es th e ap p l au se of a p eop l e f or th ose w h o f ace th ei r en d w i th a sm i l e an d th e ty r an ts?f ear of son gs w e h ave on th i s ear th w h at m akes l i f e w or th l i v i n g on th i s ear th , th e l ad y of ear th th e m oth er of al l begi n n i n gs th e m oth er of al l en d i n gs sh e w as cal l ed Pal esti n e sh e cam e to be cal l ed Pal esti n e o l ad y, becau se y ou ar e m y l ad y I am w or th y of th i s l i f e.

- M ah m ou d D ar w i sh

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Raya soghaier '21

Raid of t he Capit ol D esp i te t h e d i f f i cu l t t i m es d eal i n g w i th t h e sp r ead of Cov i d - 19, f or t h e f i r st ti m e i n h i stor y, t h e U S Cap i tol bu i l d i n g w as r ai d ed on Jan u ar y 6th , 20 21. To cer t i f y Pr esi d en t- el ect Joe B i d en ?s v i ct or y, th e U S Con gr ess gat h er ed i n t h e bu i l d i n g, cou n ti n g el ector al col l ege votes. I n a f ai l ed at tem p t to over t u r n th e p r esi d en t i al r esu l ts, T r u m p su p p or t er s t r esp assed an d van d al i zed t h e Cap i t ol . Pr i or t o t h i s, t h er e w as a T r u m p r al ly i n t h e El l i p se, a p ar k sou t h of t h e W h i t e H ou se, w h er e p r ot estor s gat h er ed i n h op es of st op p i n g t h e of f i ci al p r esi d en t i al t u r n over . T r u m p i gn or an tly tw eeted , t h an k i n g th e cr ow d f or h i s su p p or t an d en cou r agi n g t h em t o ?st op t h e steal ?. I n ot h er w or d s, h e i s r ef er r i n g to th e ?st ol en The Guardian

el ecti on ? t h at h e cl ai m s h e w on .

T h e p r ot est er s t h en br each ed p ast th e gat es of t h e Cap i t ol an d over p ow er ed t h e secu r i ty gu ar d i n g t h e st ai r s of th e bu i l d i n g. N ot on ly t h i s, p eop l e w er e cl i m bi n g w al l s, br eak i n g w i n d ow s, h ad w eap on s, an d d i d ever y t h i n g i n t h ei r p ow er t o r ai d i n si d e. Cou n tl ess T r u m p su p p or ter s r oam ed t h e bu i l d i n g w h i l e tak i n g p i ct u r es of th em selves w i t h ar ti f acts, st at u es, an d f r am ed p h ot ogr ap h s. T w o m en br oke i n t o N an cy Pel osi ?s of f i ce, st eal i n g h er m ai l , v an d al i zi n g th e r oom , an d l eav i n g h er f u r t h er d eath t h r eat s. O n e of t h e bi ggest scan d al s of t h at d ay w as a p i ct u r e of a m an h ol d i n g th e con f ed er ate f l ag. T h e f l ag i s a sy m bol of t h e A m er i can Ci v i l W ar , t h e v i ol en ce an d ter r or t h at cam e al on gsi d e sl aver y, an d over al l a t h r eat t o d em ocr acy. A f ter h ou r s of r ebel l i n g, d estr oy i n g p r op er ty, an d r ef u si n g t o l eave, p ol i ce w er e f or ced t o u se t ear gas an d st u n gr en ad es i n or d er to cl ear th e p r op er t y. T h e af ter m at h of t h i s r ebel l i on w as t h at on e p er son w as sh ot i n si d e t h e Cap i tol bu i l d i n g an d l ater t h at n i gh t d i ed al on g w i t h f ou r ot h er s, an d d ozen s w er e l ef t i n ju r ed . Si n ce t h en , 52 p eop l e h ave been ar r ested , w i t h t h e p ol i ce seek i n g to i d en t i f y an d ar r est m or e t o com e. T h ose w h o h ave been ar r ested h ave been bl am i n g t h e scan d al on f or m er Pr esi d en t T r u m p as a d ef en se f or i n n ocen ce. A s a r esu l t, t h e secon d i m p each m en t of T r u m p w as m ad e of f i ci al w i th Rep u bl i can s al so back i n g th e d eci si on . CBC News

Daniyaal '21

What Does t he Wor l d Want f r om Joe Biden? Joe Bi d en h as vow ed to p u t an en d t o th e i sol ati on i st, d i sr u p t i ve ap p r oach of D on al d T r u m p to f or ei gn af f ai r s. Bu t an ef f or t by th e Bi d en ad m i n i st r at i on to r estor e A m er i can l ead er sh i p w ou l d take ti m e an d p ol i ti cal cap i t al ju st as th e gl obal p osi t i on of t h e su p er p ow er i s i n qu esti on at h om e an d abr oad . W h i l e th e ter m "A m er i ca Fi r st" i s n ot l i kely to be h ear d by d i p l om ats f or a w h i l e, M r . Bi d en w i l l f ace ch al l en ges. Eu r op e: Bi d en i n t en d s on r ebu i l d i n g Eu r op ean al l i an ces t h at T r u m p r ep eated ly sn u bbed . M r . Bi d en h as al so vow ed to h ar d en t h e U S l i n e on Ru ssi a an d "i m p ose r eal costs" f or br each es of w or l d n or m s on th e n ati on . H i s su p p or t f or a st r on g N AT O i s sp eci f i cal ly ai m ed at com bati n g t h e aggr essi on of M oscow, an d h e h as vow ed to st an d w i th Ru ssi an ci v i l soci ety agai n st w h at h e ter m s t h e "K l ep tocr ati c Au th or i tar i an Sy st em " of Pr esi d en t V l ad i m i r Pu t i n . M i d d l e East: Bi d en h as vow ed to r ejoi n th e I r an n u cl ear d eal t h at Pr esi d en t T r u m p w i t h d r ew f r om ;, h ow ever , th i s w i l l on ly be th e case i f Teh r an com es i n to com p l i an ce w i t h r egu l at i on s d esi gn ed to cu r b th ei r atom i c am bi t i on s. Bu t M r . Bi d en , l i ke M r . T r u m p , w an ts t o p u t an en d to A m er i ca's w ar s an d i s p l an n i n g a ch an ge i n U S l oy al ti es i n th e M i d d l e East. T h e D em ocr at w i l l n ot m ove th e U .S. em bassy f r om Jer u sal em , w h er e i t w as m oved f r om Tel Av i v i n 20 18 by M r . T r u m p . Ch i n a: T h e Ch i n ese h op e th at B i d en p u ts an en d to th e tr ad e w ar by r ed u ci n g r estr i cti on s on Ch i n ese i m p or ts w i th i n h e U n i ted Stat es. H ow ever , som e D em ocr ats ar e say i n g t h at Bi d en u n d er esti m ates th e t h r eat i m p osed by Ch i n a?s m i l i tar y, econ om i c an d d i p l om ati c am bi t i on s. T h e Bi d en ad m i n i str ati on w i l l cr eate a n ew f or ei gn p ol i cy th at v i ew s Bei ji n g w i th a l ot m or e con cer n th an i t d i d i n th e O bam a ad m i n i st r ati on . H ow ever , i t r em ai n s u n cl ear w h at com bi n ati on of co- op er ati on , com p eti ti on , an d con f r on t ati on M r . Bi d en w i l l u se to en gage w i th A m er i ca?s r i si n g p ow er r i val . To con cl u d e th i s p r esi d en t el ect w i l l h ave t o f ace a l ot of d em an d s f r om t h e en t i r e w or l d . O u r qu esti on i s w i l l h e be abl e t o d o so w h i l est sti l l f ol l ow i n g t h r ou gh on w h at h e h as p r om i sed .

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Dana El Helaly '23

What did peopl e do t his Val ent ine?s Day ?

Val en t i n e?s D ay, bei n g t h e m ost r om an t i c an d exci t i n g d ay of t h e y ear , h as sad ly ju st en d ed . T h e exci tem en t of ask i n g or bei n g asked as a Val en t i n e an d t h e gi f t s ar e n ot th e on ly best p ar t s of t h i s m agi cal d ay. A ver y exci t i n g p ar t th at com es w i th i t i s w h at i s p l an n ed f or t h e d ay. T h e ven u e, t h e act i v i t y, ar e al l a ver y f u n p ar t of Val en t i n e?s D ay. N ow w e ar e gr at ef u l th at D u bai i sn ?t on l ockd ow n an d p l aces ar e op en becau se w e d on ?t h ave l i m i t ed th i n gs t o d o, u n l i ke i n ot h er cou n tr i es. H er e's w h at p eop l e h ave d on e t h i s Val en t i n e?s D ay. O n Val en t i n e?s D ay, m an y p eop l e h ave d on e th e n ew t r en d w h i ch w as a p i cn i c d at e. I ?m su r e i f y ou h ave T i kTok , y ou ?ve seen t h i s n ew tr en d al l over . Peop l e ar e n ow goi n g on cu te p i cn i c d at es w i t h t h ei r f r i en d s, w h er e th ey h ave baked good s, ch eese p l at ter s, an d a cake t h ey baked t ogeth er .

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T h ey cal l t h ese cakes ?Pi n t er est cakes? w h er e t h ey ar e h ear t sh ap ed an d f r ost ed w i th a t h em e of t h ei r ch oi ce. T h ey d ecor ate th em an d th en w r i te som et h i n g on th e cake, bu t m ost i m p or tan tly, t h ey u se w i n e gl asses t o eat t h e cake f r om . A n d f or Val en t i n e?s D ay, m an y cou p l es d i d t h i s u si n g l ove as a t h em e. T h e ty p i cal d i n n er d at e. M an y cou p l es w en t t o t h e d el i ci ou s Fl am i n go Room or ot h er n i ce r est au r an t s f or d i n n er . Tasty f ood an d a p r etty ven u e l ead s to d eep , f u n con ver sat i on s an d a su ccessf u l ou t i n g. L astly, m an y p eop l e st ay ed at h om e w at ch i n g m ov i es an d or d er i n g f ood ei th er al on e, w i th t h ei r f r i en d s, or w i th a sp eci al som eon e. I t ?s alw ay s f u n ju st to h an g ou t at h om e w h er e i t?s cozy. The Flamingo Room The Huntr

Val en ti n e?s D ay w i l l alw ay s h ave a sp eci al p l ace i n m y h ear t becau se of al l th e l ove an d h ap p y f aces ar ou n d . W h at d i d y ou d o t h i s Val en t i n e?s D ay ?

Mia saf ar '21

Love in t he t ime of covid- 19 I t can be sai d w i t h ou t a d ou bt t h at Cov i d - 19 h as br ou gh t abou t cou n t l ess ch al l en ges to over com e. Bu t w h at ef f ect d i d i t r eal ly h ave on th e l ove d ep ar t m en t? Su r p r i si n gly, on e of t h e m ost si gn i f i can t i m p act s of t h e CO V I D - 19 p an d em i c i s i ts ef f ects on r el ati on sh i p s. CO V I D - 19 h as cr eat ed an en v i r on m en t t h at h as ch an ged an d of t en st r ai n ed r el at i on sh i p d y n am i cs. Yet, p eop l e n eed r el at i on sh i p s an d t h e su p p or t t h ey br i n g, m or e t h an ever . O n e h al l m ar k of a secu r e an d h eal th y r el at i on sh i p i s bei n g abl e to ad ap ti vely com m u n i cat e an d su p p or t on e an oth er , w h i ch can be ch al l en gi n g d u r i n g th ese ti m es. T h e p an d em i c i tsel f can be v i ew ed as a st r essor w h i ch i s acti vely af f ecti n g each p ar t er . T h ese st r essor s t ax ou r abi l i ty to r el at e to each ot h er i n ad ap t i ve w ay s an d t o com m u n i cate an d su p p or t each ot h er . T h e tol l th at t h i s p an d em i c h as t aken on m an y p eop l e?s m en t al h eal th can l eave a p er son u n abl e to gi ve th ei r p ar t n er t h e f u l l su p p or t an d com m u n i cati on t h at i s n ecessar y f or t h at secu r e r el at i on sh i p , st r ai n i n g i t. A l so becau se of th e st r ess of th e p an d em i c, w e n eed t o m an age ou r ow n f eel i n gs. W e m ay be f eel i n g m or e t en se, sh or t- tem p er ed , an d an x i ou s t h an u su al . I t ?s i m p or t an t t o r em em ber t h at i n or d er t o n av i gate th ese ch al l en ges, w e n eed t o r eal i ze th at r om an t i c r el at i on sh i p s ar e of t en r el at ed to th e p h y si cal an d m en tal w el l - bei n g of bot h p ar t n er s.

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W h i l e Cov i d - 19 h as br ou gh t d i f f i cu l ty on ex i st i n g r el at i on sh i p s, esp eci al ly d u r i n g l ockd ow n , w h at abou t p ot en t i al ly begi n n i n g a n ew r el at i on sh i p ? D u e to t h e p an d em i c, m eeti n g an d getti n g t o k n ow n ew p eop l e h as becom e h eav i ly r el i an t on soci al m ed i a p l atf or m s. T h ey h ave al l ow ed p eop l e t o con n ect w i t h ot h er s an d , m or e i m p or tan tly, st ay i n con tact. M an y ex i st i n g or bu d d i n g r el at i on sh i p s th r i ve an d su cceed over p l atf or m s su ch as Z oom , I n st agr am , an d N etf l i x Par t y. Peop l e h ave becom e m or e i n n ov ati ve i n th ei r f or m s of com m u n i cati on , ad ap ti n g an d over com i n g th e ch al l en ges Cov i d - 19 br i n gs. U si n g t h e p l at f or m s su ch as N etf l i x Par ty, p ar t n er s ar e abl e to sh ar e a scr een an d w at ch m ov i es togeth er on FaceT i m e, d esp i te t h e d i stan ce bet w een t h em . O ver al l , on e l esson t h at w as l ear n ed by ever y on e d u r i n g t h i s p an d em i c i s t o n ever take an y th i n g f or gr an t ed an d t h at w e m u st alw ay s i m p r ove an d over com e th e m an y ch al l en ges t h at ar e sen t ou r w ay. W h i l e Cov i d - 19 h as l ef t beh i n d m an y str ai n ed r el ati on sh i p s, i t?s i m p or t an t t o r em em ber t h at th ese i ssu es ar e t r i v i al , an d th at at a t i m e l i ke t h i s, w e n eed su p p or t an d l ove f or on e an oth er m or e th an ever .

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Val ent ine's Day Is am Not Jus I can al r ead y see m an y of y ou f u r l i n g y ou r br ow s an d sw i p i n g to th e n ex t ar t i cl e bu t f ear n ot! I - u n l i ke m ost p essi m i st i c an ti -Val en t i n e?s D ay w r i t er s- con si d er m y sel f a sol i d 7/ 10 on a good d ay an d d on ?t su f f er f r om cr i p p l i n g i n secu r i t i es. So n ow y ou m ay ask , ?W h y d o y ou bel i eve Val en ti n e?s D ay i s p r obl em at i c D r . of L ove, A l an B er zi n ji ?!?. Becau se I h ate d i si n gen u ou s acts of af f ect i on !

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T h e basi c p r em i se of th e d ay h ol d s n o i ssu e. Fr om a t een ager tel l i n g t h ei r gi r l f r i en d / boy f r i en d t h at t h ey star ted d at i n g a w eek ago t h at th ey l ove th em to an el d er ly cou p l e h ol d i n g h an d s on t h e beach , a d ay t o be esp eci al ly af f ecti on ate seem s l i ke n o bi g d eal . Bu t l i ke m ost n i ce th i n gs, soci al m ed i a i s al l abou t h av i n g sai d n i ce t h i n gs. T h e com m on ly br ou gh t u p ar gu m en t (al t h ou gh t r u e) t h at Val en t i n e?s D ay i s i n h er en tly m i sogy n i st i c d u e to i t s h eav y u p l i f t m en t t o w om en i n r el at i on sh i p s over si n gl e w om en h as been h ear d cou n t l ess t i m es. So l et m e of f er a f r esh t ake th at w i th th e r i se of soci al m ed i a, Val en t i n e?s h as l ost i t s or i gi n al m ean i n g of l ove an d been r ep l aced w i t h a d i si n gen u ou s d ay t o sh ow of f on soci al m ed i a.

Alan Berzinji '22

s Pr obl emat ic: No, I ust Bit t er Pi ctu r e t h i s scen ar i o. San d r a an d Sal ly ar e best f r i en d s. San d r a i s si n gl e an d Sal ly i s d at i n g h er boy f r i en d Ky l e. Ky l e i s a bad boy f r i en d w h o con si st en t ly i s absen t - m i n d ed an d m akes Sal ly f eel u n l oved . I n th i s scen ar i o, San d r a i s sl i gh t ly jeal ou s th at Sal ly i s i n a r el ati on sh i p bu t sh e, i n th e en d , i s f i n e bei n g si n gl e. A l t h ou gh Sal ly w on ?t ad m i t i t, sh e i s ex tr em ely i n secu r e abou t h er h or r i bl e r el at i on sh i p w i th Ky l e. I n ou r scen ar i o, i t i s n ow Val en ti n e?s D ay. Sal ly get s d r essed u p becau se Ky l e i s tak i n g h er to a f an cy I t al i an r est au r an t f or d i n n er (sp oi l er al er t, i t's th e O l i ve Gar d en ). Ky l e d i d n ?t m ake a r eser vati on becau se h e d oes n ot car e abou t Sal ly, so i n a w h i r lw i n d of sad n ess an d i n secu r i t y, Sal ly sn ap s a p i ctu r e w i th Ky l e at O l i ve Gar d en p r et en d i n g th ey ar e actu al ly eat i n g th er e. San d r a sees th e sn ap an d becom es sad , l ead i n g h er t o l i st en t o Ad el e al l n i gh t. Bu t l i ttl e d oes San d r a k n ow th at on th ei r w ay back f r om t h ei r f i ve m i n u tes at th e O l i ve Gar d en , Ky l e sai d Sal ly ?s d r ess m ad e h er l ook f at . See w h at I ?m getti n g at? Sal ly i s n ow goi n g to con si st en t ly p ost on soci al m ed i a abou t h ow aw esom e th ei r r el at i on sh i p i s ju st to f i l l th e voi d sh e i s f eel i n g betw een h er an d Ky l e. Val en ti n e?s D ay n ot on ly m akes si n gl e p eop l e f eel h or r i bl e bu t becau se of th e soci al p r essu r es f or y ou n g w om en to be zikoko.com i n a r el at i on sh i p on th i s d ay, i t l ead s to th em over l ook i n g l ack l u ster beh av i or an d bei n g d i si n gen u ou s. Sal ly i s n ow goi n g to p u t u p w i th w h atever Ky l e d oes becau se sh e?s been w i r ed to th i n k of h er sel f as l ess i f sh e i sn ?t w i th Ky l e. Sh e w ou l d r at h er be i n a h or r i bl e r el at i on sh i p w i th Ky l e th an be l i ke San d r a w h o i s l i st en i n g t o Ad el e as I am ty p i n g th i s ar ti cl e. N ow i f I am bei n g h on est, I am h i gh key a l i tt l e bi tt er th at I am al on e on Val en t i n e?s D ay, A n d i f bei n g h on est th i s m i gh t be l ook i n g too d eep i n to th i s on e d ay a y ear , bu t th i s d ay i s sy m bol i c of th e con sequ en ces of a soci ety th at p r essu r es w om en to be taken . D on ?t be San d r a, an d f or th e l ove of God d on ?t be Sal ly, be som eon e w h o i s n ot d ep en d en t on a r el at i on sh i p to f eel good abou t t h em selves. l ost i t s or i gi n al m ean i n g of l ove an d been r ep l aced w i th a d i si n gen u ou s d ay t o sh ow of f on soci al m ed i a.

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V alentines Day P lans andGifts Val en t i n e's d ay i s a d ay t h at cou p l es an d even l oved on es cel ebr ate. H er e I h ave sh ar ed a cou p l e of gi f ts an d t h i n gs th at p eop l e h ave d on e f or Val en t i n e?s D ay. Som e ar e f u n n y an d som e m i gh t i n sp i r e y ou f or n ex t y ear i f y ou w an t t o d o som eth i n g sp eci al w i t h a l oved on e.

H an n ah Reef ay ?23: W h at ?s t h e f u n n i est Val en t i n e?s gi f t y ou ?ve ever got t en . M y boy f r i en d i n seven t h gr ad e br oke u p w i t h m e on Val en t i n e?s D ay. H e br oke u p w i th m e on a Val en t i n e?s D ay car d .

M s: B r y an t: W h at ?s t h e best Val en t i n e?s gi f t y ou ?ve ever gott en ? O n e y ear w h en w e w er e l i v i n g i n Por tu gal , m y h u sban d t ook m e to an am azi n g seaf ood r est au r an t i n Cascai s w h er e w e l i ved . W e h ad a r eal ly d el i ci ou s m eal an d an over al l w on d er f u l t i m e. For m e, I d on 't n eed f an cy t h i n gs or bi g su r p r i ses. I ju st l i ke to sp en d som e t i m e w i t h m y h u sban d !

A n d r es Per ez ?23: W h at ?s t h e w or st Val en t i n e?s gi f t y ou ?ve ever got t en ? M y ex w r ote t h e w r on g n am e w h en sh e gave m e a car d on Val en t i n e?s D ay.

Key aan K h an ?23 W h at d i d y ou d o f or Val en t i n e?s D ay t h i s y ear ? I w en t I ce Sk at i n g an d t h en w en t f or d i n n er i n D u bai M al l .

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M ost bought gifts on A mazon I f y ou ?r e al r ead y t h i n k i n g abou t Val en t i n e's D ay n ex t y ear , h er e ar e som e of th e m ost bou gh t A m azon gi f ts f or Val en t i n e?s D ay.

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The Hist or y of Val en t in e's Day W h i l e ot h er d at es on ou r 365- d ay cal en d ar m ay h ol d n o p ar ti cu l ar si gn i f i can ce, Febr u ar y 14th car r i es a sp eci al m ean i n g. I n f act , t h i s ed i t i on of t h e A k bar i s u n d er t h e th em e of t h i s d ay... Val en t i n e?s d ay ! O n t h i s d ay, f l ow er s, ch ocol at e, ap p r eci at i on an d l ove ar e exch an ged t h r ou gh ou t t h e w or l d . W h i l e m an y of u s cel ebr ate Val en ti n e?s d ay, I d ou bt th at m an y h ave t h ou gh t abou t t h e or i gi n of th i s h ol i d ay. Su r p r i si n gly, Val en t i n e?s d ay actu al ly h as a l on g an d w i l d h i stor y. L et?s ex p l or e th e r oot s of t h i s bel oved h ol i d ay ! Fi r st, d i d y ou k n ow t h at ?Val en ti n e? i s act u al ly t h e n am e of a Rom an Sai n t? A s a m at ter of f act, Febr u ar y 14t h i s t h e d ay t h at Sai n t Val en t i n e w as execu ted , i n A D 269. H ow ever , to f i n d t h e t r u e or i gi n of Val en t i n e?s d ay, w e h ave t o go to 5th cen t u r y Rom e. O r i gi n al ly, Val en t i n e?s d ay w asn 't cal l ed by t h e sam e n am e, n or w as i t a r om an ti c cel ebr at i on l i ke t od ay. Val en t i n e?s d ay com es f r om t h e p r e- Rom an p astor al f esti v al L u p er cal i a. L u p er cal i a w as a cel ebr at i on of t h e god museodelprado.es L u p er cu s, t h e p r otect or of t h e f ar m er s, h ar vesti n g, an d w i l d an i m al s. H ow ever , i t w as n oth i n g cl ose t o t h e l ove- f u l l h ol i d ay w e k n ow t od ay. I t w as an u n eth i cal cel ebr at i on of v i ol en ce, sex , an d f er ti l i t y. I t i n cl u d ed an i m al sacr i f i ce, r an d om m at ch m ak i n g, an d cou p l i n g i n t h e h op es of w ar d i n g of f i n f er t i l i t y. A f ter sacr i f i ci n g an i m al s l i ke goat s, t h e m en sk i n n ed t h e an i m al s an d st ar t ed h i tti n g w om en w i t h an i m al sk i n s, bel i ev i n g t h at i t w ou l d i n cr ease f er ti l i ty. T h er e h ave al so been accou n t s of sex u al m at ch - m ak i n g gam es w h i ch con si sted of m en d r aw i n g ou t n am es of w om en f r om a l ott er y. H ow ever , af t er Rom e began to gr ow m or e p ow er f u l an d ci v i l i zed , Rom an s d i d n ot w an t ot h er s to v i ew L u p er cu s as t h e er ot i c cer em on y t h at i t w as. I n th e en d of th e 5th cen tu r y, Pop e Gel asi u s r ep l aced L u er p cu s w i t h Sai n t Val en t i n e's D ay. T h er e i s m or e t h an on e sai n t n am ed ?Val en t i n e?; h ow ever , w h en t al k i n g i n t h e con t ex t of Val en t i n e?s D ay, l et?s br i n g back th e Sai n t Val en t i n e t h at w as execu ted . H e l i ved i n th e th i r d cen tu r y u n d er em p er or Cl au d i u s I I . T h i s em p er or w as ver y am bi ti ou s an d r equ i r ed y ou n g m en to joi n h i s ar m y. H ow ever , m ar r i ed m en w er en ?t r equ i r ed to be a p ar t of t h i s ar m y, so m an y ot m ar r i ed t o avoi d t h i s. A s a r esu l t, Cl au d i u s I I i m p osed a The Telegraph m ar r i age ban on t h e cou n t r y. Sai n t Val en t i n e d i d n ot con ced e w i th t h e ban , so h e began t o secr et ly m ar r y of f y ou n g cou p l es. U n f or tu n at ely, Cl au d i u s I I f ou n d ou t an d sen ten ced t h e sai n t to d eat h . W h i l e h e w as i m p r i son ed , m an y of t h e cou p l es th at h e m ar r i ed of f r et u r n ed t o v i si t an d br ou gh t l et t er s an d f l ow er s. Som e say t h at t h ese w er e t h e f i r st ?val en ti n es?. W el l .. Val en t i n e?s D ay d oes seem t o h ave a com p l ex an d d ar k h i st or y. Som e even cr i ti ci ze t h at i t i s ju st an oth er m ar ket i n g d ev i ce f or r et ai l er s. I n f act , A m er i can s sp en d al m ost 20 m i l l i on s d ol l ar s on Val en t i n e?s d ay. W h i l e t h i s al l m ay be t r u e, w h y n ot h ave an oth er d ay w h er e w e can ex p r ess ou r l ove an d ap p r eci at i on f or on e an oth er ? Val en t i n e?s D ay ju st gi ves u s an excu se to exch an ge gi f ts an d sp en d ti m e w i t h ou r l oved on es. D esp i t e i ts com p l i cat ed h i st or y, w h at?s i m p or t an t i s t h at i t br i n gs u s joy. W el l n ow w h at? H ap p y Val en t i n e's d ay !

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W h o n eed s a sp eci al ot h er i f y ou r h ave y ou r f r i en d s, n o y ou ar e n ot a l oser f or sp en d i n g y ou r Val en t i n e's d ay w i t h y ou r f r i en d s. Go bake, go to th e beach h ave a p i cn i c, th er e i s n o r u l e t h at Val en t i n e's d ay i s on ly f or t h ose i n a r el at i on sh i p . Go l i st en to m u si c an d sp en d t h e t i m e y ou h ave w i t h y ou r f r i en d s, t h ey l ove y ou :)

W or k O n You H i t th e gy m , w h y sp en d t h i s t i m e d w el l i n g on a d ay, get t i n g so w i n d ed u p on t h e f act th at y ou d on 't h ave som eon e t o cel ebr ate t h i s w i t h . Go w or k on y ou r sel f , be i t a w al k ar ou n d w h er e y ou l i ve, go ex p l or e a n ew p l ace ar ou n d y ou r ar ea, or even go t o t h e gy m . W or k i n g on y ou i s t h e best gi f t y ou can get . Jou r n al , an d br i n g p osi t i ve en er gy i n y ou r l i f e, w r i t e d ow n y ou r goal s.

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Day Recipes V alentine's Chex M ix: T i m e: 10 - 15 m i n u tes I n gr ed i en ts: 1/ 2 cu p cr eam y p ean u t bu t t er , 1/ 4 cu p bu tt er , 1 cu p of w h i te ch ocol ate ch i p s, 1 t sp van i l l a, 9 cu p s of Ch ex cer eal , 2 cu p s of p ow d er ed su gar , 1 cu p p i n k , w h i te, an d r ed M & M 's, r ed an d p i n k sp r i n k l es. St ep s: - M i x bu tt er , ch ocol ate ch i p s, an d p ean u t bu tt er i n a m i cr ow avabl e bow l an d m i cr ow ave f or 1 m i n u te. - Ad d van i l l a an d st i r u n t i l cr eam y an d f u l ly m el t ed .

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- Pou r th e m i x tu r e i n a bow l over t h e Ch ex cer eal an d cover i t. - Sh ake th e bow l u n t i l t h e cer eal i s en ti r ely coat ed w i th t h e m i x tu r e. Ad d p ow d er ed su gar an d m i x u n t i l i t 's coated w i th t h e p ow d er ed su gar .

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