I was the lead executive on the Bayview Hackathon Team. We just finished hosting our first event, and it was a blast. The preparation for the hackathon was around 3–4 months, including planning, organizing, advertising and procrastination. In comparison, the actual event was a lot shorter, only 3 days, but…

Charlotte, North Carolina, is a beautiful and quaint city. I visited the city during one of my fencing competitions and instantly fell in love with the city. The city is laid with skyscrapers, both new and old. You can’t see many people during the morning; everyone seems to be in…

The presence of technology in the classroom is on the rise but is it for the better or worse? Before the pandemic, the introduction of technology into the school was slow and gradual. Still, when the pandemic hit, the opening was significantly more intense. All of a sudden, students and…

As the common saying goes, “Children are born innocent,” but the Joker contends otherwise. He proposes that everyone is born inherently evil, and so, we will explore the morals and objectives of the Joker in three different movies: Dark Knight (2008), Taxi driver (1976), and the Joker (2019). The Joker…

Have someone’s lessons ever inspired you to start a mission or to overcome a challenge? If the answer is “yes”, you may be a hero on your unique heroic journey and remember those lessons because they may be the key to success. A hero must overcome many difficulties and challenges…

The short film this is what it feels like to be a teenager in 2020, directed and produced by Rya Partible, asked the question, “what it feels like to be a teenager in 2020” to 100 students and compiled the responses into the short film. 2020 is a dark and…