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Fighting to fight, or arguing to persuade?

In ENGL 202H, we have been learning about persuasion all semester, whether it be persuasion in the context of a personal statement, academic papers (e.g., your honors thesis or journal publications), or even an op-ed. Persuasion is something that we’ve all...

The cute things in life

I remembered seeing a post on Instagram about how time passes so fast when you’re raising children or pets. All the handprints or noseprints, the mess on the floor, or the yelling or barking, disappear way too soon. Last week, as I was heading to school, I sat...

What should I believe?

As parents (pet and human), it’s always our top priority to provide the best possible care for our pets and children so they can live long, healthy lives. When Pax got a Milk-Bone from a bus driver on our walk last week, the first thing I did was research...

21 thank yous

Over the weekend, I turned 21, meaning it’s been a year since you and I met for the first time. I still vividly remember you, just a ball fur at the time, running towards me, wagging your tail, and licking my face. Some things don’t change, do they?...

The most “serious” blog I’ve written in a while

Last semester, I made a rather big decision to graduate from Penn State a year early, in August of 2024, to pursue my dreams of becoming a physician-scientist. As much as I have looked forward to graduating from Penn State and moving onto the next stage of my life, I...

Penn State versus Minnesota

Yesterday, I attended the Penn State Men’s Ice Hockey game for the first time in my life (as a matter of fact, it’s the first ice hockey game I’ve ever been to in general). Before yesterday, I didn’t even consider going to a hockey game, but...

FNAF franchise

I watched the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie this weekend, and while it wasn’t the best movie I’ve seen, it definitely brought back nostalgic memories and emotions from the time I used to be obsessed with the franchise back in middle school. Ever...

Use ChatGPT smartly

Saturday, October 11, 2023, will forever be etched in the annals of college football history as the day when the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes clashed in an electrifying showdown that had fans on the edge of their seats. As the sun dipped below...

My mom stepped on a bee

This weekend, when my mom was gardening outside, she passed by a honeybee nest and got stung on her elbow. Initially, I didn’t think they were honeybees, because the nest was underneath the stone stepping stones in the garden, and also because my mom did not do...

Tips to keep you safe

I knew it was going to happen sooner or later, but I got sick with something that’s spreading throughout campus right now. Probably like most of you, it’s the worst time of the whole semester for me to get sick, with all of my midterms, graduate school...