Posted inCreative Hall Short Stories
Golden Calf
They knew of nothing but the pain that came.
Posted inEducational Outside Student Opinions
What Happened on 1st February 2021 in Myanmar and its Current Situation
Myanmar in profile
- Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in Southeast Asia. It neighbours Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China and India.
- It has a population of about 54 million, most of whom are Burmese speakers, although other languages are also spoken, such as Shan, Karen languages, Kachin, Mon, and English taught as a secondary language. The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon), but the capital is Nay Pyi Taw.
- The main ethnic groups living in the seven ethnic minority states of Burma are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, Kachin, Rakhine and Karenni. Other main groups include the Nagas, who live in north Burma and are estimated to number more than 100,000, constituting another complex family of Tibetan-Burmese language subgroups.
Posted inEducational Outside Student Opinions
Echo Buzz: Not All Men but Every Single Woman
Trigger warning: Mention of R*pe and Sexual Violence
Posted inCreative Hall Lifestyle Short Stories
Short Story: Muse
The pale skinny boy in the photo looked foreign; dark curls, hard brown eyes, features etched into what seemed to be a permanent frown. Max sneaked a glance at the vanity mirror facing him; same physical traits and yet an entirely different person.
Posted inCreative Hall Educational Real Talk
Real Talk: The Caste System
What Is A Caste System?
The term caste is described as a hereditary and endogamous community restricted to people of the same economic or occupational, spiritual, and social class. The concept stemmed from the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese words casta and casto, which hold the meaning of “race and lineage” and “pure or chaste”, respectively. In Latin, casto also holds the meaning “chaste”, which originated from the term castus, suggesting “clean, pure and separated”.
Posted inCreative Hall Poems
Kintsugi
Kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joinery”), also known as kintsukuroi (金繕い, “golden repair”), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with gold — built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you can create an even stronger, more beautiful piece of art.
Posted inCreative Hall Movies & TV Student Opinions
20 Movies for Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, because we should be staying at home and not spreading the virus further, I have 20 movies (and more) that I believe you should watch. Take the recommendations and stay home! Netflix and chill or eat ramyeon with someone (*wink wink*), just stay home so that next year we can spend Valentine’s Day outside again!
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Real Talk: Life Stories Are Not For Sale!
This article will be a lengthy one, so click on any links below to jump to the section that interests you!
- Intro: Good intentions count, but outcomes are important too
- Inspiration Porn of the Media: Disabled people are not inspirations or unfortunate
- Caricatures, Stigma and Stereotypes: Just because someone does not “look disabled”
- Admirers and Saviours: Disabled people are not heroes or victims
- Tips to Empower: Acknowledging individual autonomy and humanity
- Conclusion: Living, not surviving