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How does Music Affect the Brain?
We listen to music every day, whether we’re walking, traveling, or studying. Research shows that music has a healing effect on our brain....
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Feb 25, 20213 min read
Afghan Peace Talks
In recent times, Afghan peace talks seem to be between the Afghan government and the Taliban. However, it started between the United...
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Feb 19, 20213 min read
The Biden Administration So Far
It has been a little over a week since Biden’s inauguration. The Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ticket was one that many people, Democrats...
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Jan 31, 20213 min read
The New Variant of COVID-19
A virus is a small parasite that lacks metabolism and cannot reproduce by itself. Once it infects the host cell, the virus injects its...
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Jan 31, 20213 min read
2020 Netflix Christmas Movie Review
Written by: Leela H. Edited by: Happy J. Although the fairy lights have been faithfully shining in Manila since September, all around the...
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Jan 4, 20214 min read
The Limitation of Abortion Rights in Poland
Written By: Leela Edited By: Happy In the past week the Polish judicial branch has called for an immediate ban of all abortions preformed...
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Dec 5, 20202 min read
Gender Inequality in the Workplace
Written By: Farkhunda Edited By: Happy Gender inequality is something we have been living with for centuries. But with all the progress...
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Dec 5, 20203 min read
Firdaus: A Victim of Gender Inequality
Written By: Farkhunda Edited By: Happy Firdaus is the protagonist of the novel Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian...
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Nov 7, 20203 min read
How to Not Ruin Halloween
Written By: Leela H. Edited By: Happy J. It's Spooky season here on the GrapeVine and one of the things we’ve been talking about is how...
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Oct 24, 20202 min read
The Importance of Self-Respect
Written By: Farkhunda A. Edited By: Happy J. Self-respect is knowing your value and worth which leads you to expect others to treat you...
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Oct 24, 20203 min read
The Origins of Halloween
Written By: Farkhunda A. Edited By: Happy J. Halloween is a holiday celebrated mostly in Christian countries on the 31st of October, the...
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Oct 19, 20203 min read
The Dangers of ‘Soft’ Self-Care
Written by: Leela H. Edited by: Happy J. The prioritization of self-care as a movement and a cultural trend was popularized in the mid...
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Oct 6, 20203 min read
Op-ed: What or Who is Responsible for the California Wildfires
Leela H. Why California wildfires are so common, and how the people behind the one caused by the gender reveal should go to jail. Over...
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Sep 21, 20203 min read
Deforestation: Destroying the Lungs of Planet
Written by: Farkhunda A. Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees on a large scale which results in damaging the ecosystem. Trees...
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Sep 12, 20203 min read
Why We Need Climate Action Now
Written by: Leela H. The reality of climate change is that devastating and sometimes irreversible decades-long damage has already been...
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Sep 7, 20203 min read
Plastic Pollution during COVID-19
Written By: Farkhunda During COVID-19, due to the social distancing and travel restrictions, the air quality has improved significantly....
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Aug 31, 20203 min read
Why Abstinence Only Policies Don’t Work
Written by: Leela H. Why We Need Comprehensive Sex-Ed? The public school education system in the US has many fundamental flaws. One such...
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Aug 22, 20203 min read
Specific Immunity of the Human Defense System
Written By: Farkhunda Immunity is the ability of multicellular organisms to recognize and destroy any foreign microorganism invading the...
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Aug 13, 20204 min read
Asia's Obsession with Fairness
Written By: Leela Last week, Netflix released the groundbreaking show Indian Matchmaking. While many were excited to see the first Indian...
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Aug 1, 20203 min read
My Story: Children of War
Written By: Farkhunda This story that I, Farkhunda, am writing is based on my personal experience in eastern Afghanistan, Jalalabad. It...
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Jul 24, 20203 min read
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