Author Archives: Academic Research
Request For Advice
Last September I was diagnosed with a muscle sprain. Adductor muscles. At the time, if I walked for more than two hours it felt like my legs were going to pop out of their sockets. I rested for a long while. First six weeks, but then I saw that some people take months to recover.Continue reading “Request For Advice”
Milk and Obesity in China
The coronavirus has given me a break from university work, and I have enjoyed having some time to sort out my head in the midst of all this COVID chaos. The only problem is, I now have to get two essays done before the 18th. And one of the essays is proving…strange, to say theContinue reading “Milk and Obesity in China”
Why Today Is Important: 1st May
Today is May Day! And before the term was commonly associated with danger, anyone who heard “May Day” would think of people in bright clothes dancing around a pole with countless ribbons. They’d think of springtime, a new year, and a resounded end to the frost and death of winter. Since Ancient Rome, May DayContinue reading “Why Today Is Important: 1st May”
With the world distracted, China intimidates Taiwan
Book Preview!
Hey everyone, sorry I’ve not been posting much lately – a lot of things have been happening all at once, so it’s been difficult to find time to write about the news as well. On the plus side, I’ve finished writing my book! It’s a small book, but hell, it’s a book! The Garden JournalContinue reading “Book Preview!”
Why Today Is Important: 1st April
April Fools! In the West we take this day for granted as the day we trick each other, and pull pranks on one-another. Some pranks are harmless, and some are cruel. But why the hell do we do this to each other? Some people believe that April Fools was inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s The CanterburyContinue reading “Why Today Is Important: 1st April”
Why He Studied Arabic
While I studied Chinese, my boyfriend went to the same university to study Arabic. We were both in the languages department, with intense interests in history and politics, and we were both crazy enough to choose some of the most difficult languages in the world. People still ask us “which one’s harder?” And honestly, I’veContinue reading “Why He Studied Arabic”
Not Long Now!!
Who Is Senator Lindsey Graham?
This is going to be a nice and simple intro to Senator Lindsey Graham. Why him? Well, I stumbled across his name in a news article and realised that he was just a faceless blur to me. He may as well be a mannequin for all he meant to me. And I figured, as aContinue reading “Who Is Senator Lindsey Graham?”
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