“Metabotropic receptors are usually found in complex particles linking the outside of the cell to enzymes inside the cell”. My finger read over the page of my textbook, not realizing that it was nearing midnight and I had school the following morning. Ever since I…
In Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority, Burrell questions, “So then why, after all this time, when calculating the achievement of the ‘American Dream,’ are we still ranked at the bottom of almost every ‘good’ list, and at the top of the ‘bad’ lists?”…
Cornell University, an Ivy League institution, has always been my dream school. Growing up, I was always fascinated by its rich history and its impressive reputation in academics, especially in the field of computer science. When it came to deciding where I wanted to study…
In my naïve middle schools days, I did not think highly of English class. My love was math, with its logical equations, universal numbers, and challenging problems. English was my second language, something that surrounded and engulfed me the second I left the sanctuary of…
When I was sixteen, my parents handed me an itinerary and said, “Make sure you don’t speak English.” I arrived in Bordeaux by myself, with just four years of classroom French, and waited for my cousin to pick me up from the airport. I have…
We are sitting in an empty classroom, two hours after school has ended. Our hands are scribbling furiously across the page, trying to catch up with our torrent of ideas. It is the week before the debate final, and we are doing a dress rehearsal….
My interest in economics and finance sprouted during my childhood. Back then, I followed my mom while she explored real estate for her business and visited her financial advisor. However, it wasn’t until I started Cosh(ex), my calculator programming business, that I discovered what I…
Ithaca, New York is a long way away from Mississippi with its innate Southern values, sweltering summers, and a culture with an aversion to diversity and change. I’ve learned from my upbringing in a rural Southern town, though, that education and compassion have monumental impacts…
Cornell University has come to mean something much greater to me than its Ivy League status alone conveys. When I first visited Cornell, I was amazed by the feeling of connectedness the campus emitted. It didn’t seem as though everybody was just there, so to…
It began with a book. A simple title: “The Story of Philosophy”. I’m not quite sure how or why I came into possession of it, but one day I decided to take a peek into its well-worn pages. What is philosophy? I wondered. This was…
