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Peer pressure among College Students

Do you guys think that peer pressure is something that is being faced by college students? I feel like being in college is a step up the educational ladder where you have to focus on your academic success even more. It is also a time where you have less parental interference with your schedules etc.

Will it be easy for others to sway your attention away from your academics towards other things or is it easy for you ignore peer pressure and focus on your educational path?

Here is an interesting article:

http://www.empowher.com/mental-health/content/understanding-peer-pressure-college-why-fitting-can-sometimes-hurt

how many pens would you need to get through a semester

My cousin who prepared for his national college entrance examination in China last semester. He asked me an amazing and an interesting question in the weekend. He said he use 117 ball pens, that’s the number of pens likely required to get through a semester. The personal experience illustrate the countless hours of writing a student needs to invest to get through senior year of high school and also prepare for the important exam. Luckily, his hard work paid off and he’s now attending one of the famous universities in China.

“No Paid NO Gain”. He also told me the thick calluses on his hands might even make he cry.
Success does not come easily. Fighting and Cheer up!

The Total Solar Eclipse of 2017

I just read an article about the Total Solar Eclipse we are going to experience later this year on August 21st. It is truly a fascinating read.
Are you guys excited about the solar eclipse as I am? It will be really great to see this rare phenomenon.

Read the article here http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/weather/why-scientists-are-so-excited-about-this-solar-eclipse/ar-BBystoy?li=BBnb7Kz

How do you think feminisam?

Recently I know that US is the only industrialized nation not to mandate paid leave for mothers of newborns. American women are currently entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave. American men are entitled to noting.#he for she# #she for he#

I like this sentence of Emma Watson ” Feminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with. It’s about freedom, it’s about liberation, it’s about equality.”

Vaccinations

Hello everybody! So I just came across this very interesting article on the NY Times regarding vaccinations. Im sure you have heard at some point that vaccinating young kids can cause autism. This article refutes that:

So what do you guys think about vaccinations? Do you think vaccinations should be mandated or the decision of parents?