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The book, Buddhism: Path To Nirvana by K. N. Upadhyaya, is a biographical nonfiction book about Prince Siddhartha Gautama who later came to be known as the Buddha. Siddhartha’s life was filled with many big events which influenced his life. One big event occurred when he went to the marketplace. His father had forbidden him from going there, because Siddhartha’s father had placed all of the sickly, dying, and crippled people there. He had done that so as not to distress the prince. Siddhartha’s horoscope was read when he was born, and it had said to keep him away from distress and sorrow, or else he will become a sanyasi , or ascetic. Despite it being a good thing, Siddhartha’s father did not want his son to become an ascetic. he wanted his son to become a great leader. But when Siddhartha broke his father’s rules and went to the marketplace, he was greatly affected by the sorrow. Never in his life had he seen crippled, sickly, or dying people. Feeling depressed, Siddhartha tried to f...

The New iPhone By: Kashika Bharol     The autumn had kicked in, and summer had ceased. Despite the drastic change in weather, Stacey never got tired of her grandma’s homemade popsicles. Everyday, Stacey would come home from George Washington Public School and lie down in her grandma’s lap as she read a book to her. After her illiterate grandma had finished listening to Stacey’s story, she would get up and make popsicles for Stacey and her to munch on. This was the only luxury the family of 2, in poverty, could have. One day, Stacey got home in a rage. She opened up the old, creaky wooden door and stomped in, slamming the door behind her.     Her grandma looked up from her knitting. “Why you so mad, child?”     Stacey sat down and stared at her grandma. Her grandma saw in Stacy's eyes that she was pleading for something. “Child, I could do the staring contest all day.”     Suddenly, Stac...

The Incan civilization was a mighty empire. Flourishing in the Andes mountains of South America, the Incan empire was the largest empire in the Americas before the Europeans’ arrival. Stretching from Colombia to Santiago, Chile, the Incan empire measured 800,000 square kilometers and consisted of more than 10 million people. The capital city was Cuzco, and there were four other provinces. The language was known as Quechua. The Incans had a government which was organized very similarly to the Roman empire. The tax system was called mita. The empire was connected and held together by roads and bridges. They built remarkable buildings using just stone and no other substance, unlike other civilizations. Some even stand today. They built vast storehouses for grain, and had everyone work on building structures at some point in their lives on the Incan soil. The Incans had a powerful army, and didn’t try to conquer people and lands. Instead, they tried to persuade the opposing people to join...

The Aztec empire was very strong. With more than 15 million people in the land, the Aztecs were bigger and richer than any other city in Spain. The capital, alone, consisted of 250,000 people. The Aztecs spoke a language called Nahuatl. They had trade and commerce, loved art (especially art and songs), and were very religious. Their god of the sun was Huitzilopochtli, and their god of the sky was Quetzalcoatl. They believed that since the gods sacrificed themselves to create the universe, it was important for them to sacrifice themselves. As a result, their sacrifices were made eighteen times a year. The most important emperor the Aztecs had was Montezuma. Montezuma had a dream which depicted new people coming to help the Aztecs prosper. However, the opposite of this happened. Spanish people came and conquered the Aztecs in  A. D. 1519, and renamed their capital Mexico City. There were many things the Spanish had which the Aztecs had never seen before, such as horses, wheeled vehi...

“Where’s the Love?” By Kashika Bharol     “Where’s the Love?” by The Black Eyed Peas, is a song with a strong message. The theme, or universal truth, of this song is: To hate is not the objective of living; we live to love. The title of this song basically sums up the theme. It’s asking a rhetorical question which makes us think of a place where there is no love, affection, or peacefulness, which is our world today. The countries and people are fighting amongst themselves and butchering each other in wars and other situations.     Throughout the song, the words love, killing, dying, and crying are repeated multiple times. This puts emphasis on the subject of the song, which is peace on earth. There was also a lot of symbolism in this song, especially in the music video. The video depicts various races of people who are often discriminated against, singing along to the song. This shows that they want peace and justice in the world. ...