A Senior’s Unfiltered Guide to the IB Extended Essay
IB throws a lot at you to stress about: assessments in your six courses, the TOK exhibition and essay, IAs and IOs. But one major event that sneaks up on you and causes unexpected chaos is the extended essay. It requires university-level research, and takes place right as Year 2 explodes. As a senior who has gone through this hellish experience, here are my quick and honest tips to getting the EE over with. Pick smart before you pick fast. Your teachers will tell you to “choo
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Halloween
One of my biggest fears has always been immortality. The thought of aimlessly wandering the grounds of Earth, eventually running out of things to do and people to love is, for a lack of a better word, daunting. This same fate is what befalls upon the man of the Jack-o-lantern myth. The origins of the Jack-o-Lantern The term Jack-o-Lantern is a simplified version of “Jack-o-the-lantern” as akin to the etymology of “Will-o-the-wisp”. This tradition of carving pumpkins and ligh
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Vietnamese Women’s Day
This day, October 20th, marks the the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam’s Women Union, or now we call Ngày phủ nữ Việt Nam—Vietnamese women’s day. On this day, we often call for the honoring and respect of the important women in our lives. However, a lot of people don’t understand the history behind the creation of this holiday, and the women behind it. A Brief History of October 20th, Vietnamese Women’s Day Under the oppressive feudal society and imperial
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