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Why Everyone Around You is Learning Chinese

Over the past few months every other person we bump into is either learning Chinese or is advising us to do so. Where there are many of us who have done our research on how beneficial the language is to an individual, there are many who are-if not clueless, pretty unsure of why it's such a big deal now. If you’re confused on whether or not to give in to the peer pressure I'm sure you’ll be able to make a wise decision by the end of this article. 1. Most spoken language in the world-meaning you can communicate with almost half the human population China is the most densely populated country in the world with over 1.4 billion people. Mandarin is spoken by almost one billion people. It is the most widely spoken language in the world. One out of five people in the world is Chinese.  Chinese is spoken in a lot of other countries like Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, The Philippines, and Mongolia.  2. China is America’s Largest Trading Partn...

Phosphophyllite: Character Profile

Phosphophyllite:  Is the protagonist, the weakest and youngest amongst the gems and the most unfit for battle.  Because of their clumsiness its even harder for them to perform their assigned tasks. For instance-book keeping. Appearance: Mint green features that is the favorite color of the Lunarians (Moon People) Their hair is medium, right beneath the ears but are cut shorted to imitate Antarcticite’s hairstyle. Phos went through multiple physical transformations over the anime unlike the other gems. Relationships: Cinnabar: Thinks Phos is pointless and a failure, yet discreetly seeks after Phos' one-sided guarantee. Phos themself is very enamored with Cinnabar since Cinnabar coincidentally uncovers their mystery to them. Phos, who is normally not relied upon, is all the more resolved to help them. Phos is still amidst satisfying their guarantee with Cinnabar, and along these lines isn't seen communicating with them much.  Bort: ...

Houseki no Kuni:Review

Houseki no Kuni is based on an ongoing manga series being written and illustrated by Haruko Ichikawa from 2012. It is a high fantasy anime about a time when humans are extinct and all that are left in the planet are their bone, flesh and soul-You’ll see what I’m talking about soon. In a time and place unknown, a small group of 28 immortal genderless gem people that serve as the protectors and guardians of the region. But what are they protecting the region from? Lunarians. People from the moon come to their region in unspecified time of the day and wreak havoc, destroy gems and take them away for reasons unknown. The story revolves around a green gem Phos ( Phosphophyllite-Click for Character Profile ) that is really fragile and brittle yet insists on having the glamorous and prestigious job of a guard. Because of her low hardness, Master Kongo their senpai, assigns her to compile an encyclopedia (you’ll be amazed how that turns out) with information regarding how thin...

Fighting The Writer’s Block

So it’s been a few days now and the list of things I want to write about grows bigger and bigger and bigger each day but when I actually open my laptop to start something, I just can’t find the words…   Ahh, the writer’s block. We’re all familiar with our uninvited guest. Believe it or not it’s not just a phase or a feeling, it has science behind it (it was even in the Harvard gazette in 2004 by William J. Cromie) , some of which will be discussed here. William J. Cromie stated that creative work involve a push-pull interaction between the frontal and temporal lobes. And what does that mean exactly? Well, in layman terms it means that the mood has to be right. If even one side of your brain is uninterested or unsatisfied, no game. However to fight this, Shelley Carson, a psychologist at Harvard tried to use light as a defensive measure. How, you might ask. Ever notice when you’re stuck at home too much or the days are grey and gloomy you feel an uneasiness, an une...

Crazy Celebrity Conspiracy Theories

Over the years celebrity conspiracy theories have surfaced. Is it to spice things up a little? Because they’re definitely way too bizarre to believe but funny none the less! So sit back and take a crack at the top celebrity conspiracy theories we’ve compiled Taylor swift doesn’t have a bellybutton Have we ever seen it? No! You know why? Because theory suggests SHE DOESN'T HAVE ONE! wordpress.com Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by Melissa  The theory goes that Avril Lavigne took her own life after her parents’ separation. Melissa was hired by Avril to confuse the paparazzi at first but then she took over when Avril died.  http://images.gawker.com Beyonce was never pregnant   Beyonce’s pregnant belly was spotted to have folded in a way that is basically impossible. No picutes or videos of the delivery surfaced leaving people to believe that the baby was born through a surrogate mother. http://4.bp.blogspot.com...