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Aili Lin 20' (Magazine) This article is written by Katy Kelleher and published by the Paris Review. Its intended audience could be everyone, including the ones appreciate or depreciate “ugly artwork”. In this article, the author tries to defend the ugly artwork. She claims that using the word “ugly” to describe this kind of work is not accurate since ugliness implies a sense of immortality. Also, research has shown that beautiful works and ugly works can light up the same part of the brains of the viewers, which proves that both of them can have the same effect on the view. Beautiful or ugly, all of these works can spark the “A-ha” moment, a sudden feeling that we can feel others’ feelings. Both of these works function equally well: stimulate sympathy and empathy of the views so that they can understand the emotions under the artwork. What’s more, ugly paintings can express the idea that literature cannot present. Ugly artworks can reflect social issues that litera...

Hannah Sobota 20' (magazine) Gail L. Achterman wrote this article specifically plastic packaging and recycling mandates. Gail leads in with talking about mandatory recycling requirements and how even though recycling was a thing, the percentage was extremely low because not many people paid attention to it. At first, only a few states and cities were forced to listen to regulations regarding plastic. For example; Califorina needed to ban plastic grocery bags unless they were made out of recycled plastic, and Florida banned polystyrene foam products that are in food containers. Next Gail talks about Legislative attention and large obstacles they face that involve recycling. One obstacle is that some plastic materials are not allowed to be recycled due to the colors and labels that contaminate it. Another problem is that mixed use of plastic resin causes processing problems. The biggest problem legislatures have is mandating mandatory recycling laws that prohibi...

Jenny Wang '20 (magazine) This article talks about how Asian Women are now breaking and challenging the conformity and social norms that the Asian society expects them for doing. The author of the article Imi Lo first points out the common misconceptions that people often have when they think of Asian Women, whether it is related to their occupation, marriage ages, stereotypes and body shapes. Women who do not fit into those criteria are categorized as the non-conforming Asian Women. She then explains how conformity has played a significant role in Asia, and “these cultures value conformity above individuality” . Many of the cultural norms and social expectations are ingrained into people’s minds, and women who challenge those will face many difficulties throughout their growth and are not recognized or perceived by society. Lo supports her argument by presenting multiple examples, One of the example of “ Tiger Parent”, who give many pressures on their daughters and force t...

ByAmanda Tulolo '19 (magazine article)      This source examines the struggles that the Catholic Church has in attracting young people to participate.   74% of Catholics who leave the church “do so between the ages of 10 and 20”.   One possible reason for this is the fact that many feel unwelcome or uninvited, as one 24 year old stated that “[he] can no longer count the number of churches [he had] walked in and out of without none saying hello and asking what [his] name was, or if [he] was new”.   To combat this issue, programs and events geared specifically towards the youth in the community.   These efforts include creating a World Youth Day, holding teen Masses, youth retreats, or fun outings in a church group.   One youth minister at a parish in Connecticut took a group of young people and several priests and bishops to a Major League Baseball Game in New York City, saying that “[their] goal is to make [them]selves a bit vulne...