Weekly Blog for English

     A problem that many face is being on their periods during school and not having pads or tampons. Many schools don’t provide free pads or tampons but here at Uni, we’re lucky enough to get them for free. So should schools provide free pads and tampons?      What exactly is a menstrual cycle and what are menstrual products? “The monthly cycle of changes in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus (endometrium), starting with the preparation of an egg for fertilization” ( https://www.rxlist.com/menstrual_cycle/definition.htm ). Basically, each month, a person with a vulva experiences something called a menstrual cycle or a period. Each month, a person with a vulva makes ovaries which are eggs for fertilization. Blood lines the uterus to support the egg. If the individual is not pregnant, then their body lets go of the blood which is what period blood is. Menstrual products are used to absorb or collect the blood and tissue. Some examples of menstrual prod...

  Do You Feel Your School and Teachers Welcome Both Conservative and Liberal Points of View? (warning: very opinionated) No. I think that it's either impossible or rather extremely hard to be welcome to both conservatives and liberals. I've seen both spectrums myself; I live in a small town with mostly conservatives, and it is them and not the school that creates the school culture. My grade and middle school were always striving to be as neutral as possible on things, not trying to be either conservative or liberal with school decisions. However, the students and teachers (who were almost all conservative) would interpret all of the school's actions as conservative. If the principal would mention something liberal, the students would say "oh, they're just saying that. Can't blame them" or something along those lines. At Uni, the majority of students and teachers are openly liberal which is much, much different than my old school. Seeing both conservativ...

     Humanity has always used both artificial and natural materials to create tools and products we see today. Many famous examples are plastic, wood, steel, you name it. Ever since we began making tools we’ve seen the need to search for better and better materials to make them. So when two researchers discovered a material that could conduct electricity (extremely well), many times stronger than steel, flexible (sort of), but also insanely thin, the science community couldn’t believe their eyes. Had we just stumbled on something too good to be true? If so, why hasn’t it been widespread across the industry? Not only will this blog describe the power of graphene, it explains why it is so influential and will change our world for the better.            To start, what even is graphene? Graphene is a material that is the building block of graphite (the stuff gray stuff in your pencils) that is quite literally 2 dimensional, its thickness bei...

  All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is a romance novel written by Jenny Han. The main character, Lara Jean, wrote love letters to “all the boys she has loved before”  spanning from her childhood to her (current) junior year. Written as if “he’ll never read it. Because he never will.” (Han 1), the book focuses on Lara Jean as she attempts to recover her life and reputation after her letters get mistakenly sent out to their recipients. When five of Lara Jean's letters were sent out, the story's main plot only focuses on two: Peter Kavinsky and Josh Sanderson. All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is a very well-known book, awarded with a sequel to the book and a movie adaptation of the novel. Despite its high praise, I personally did not like All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. While the main premise of the novel is romance, all of the romantic relationships in the book seem toxic.  Josh Sanderson is the “first” love interest introduced in the book. His character fits the stereotype o...