Mike West

Why You Should Have a Travel Fund

It is no secret that families, friends, and even colleagues love to travel together. A travel fund allows you to do this. Besides allowing people to enjoy the beautiful sights and places, traveling together is an opportunity to create wonderful memories with treasured people. It is an adventurous endeavor that almost everyone would like to ...

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Piggy bank wearing sunglasses.

Eczema Warriors and Their Battle Against the Skin Condition

Living with the chronic skin condition eczema can be a tough battle. But if you struggle with this, you should know that you are not alone. There are many other eczema warriors out there. Eczema can flare up in any part of the body. It makes the skin dry, reddish, itchy, cracked, and scaly. When a ...

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A person with eczema on their hands.

A College Trio’s Genius Recycling Program In New Orleans

In 2020, New Orleans was greeted with a game-changing glass recycling initiative led by a team of three college students. The team of three comprised Franziska Trautmann, Max Steitz, and Max Landy, all of whom are founders of Plant the Peace. As part of their advocacy for a healthier world, they devised a genius recycling program ...

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Glass bottles for recycling.

Why Short Videos Are Taking Over the Internet

Millions of people have flocked to social media, so it’s no surprise that apps such as TikTok and Facebook have become mainstream today. People of all ages across different countries are well-familiar with the biggest social media brand names, like YouTube, Tiktok, and Facebook. Images and text posts still work quite well on social media. ...

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Instagram Reels.

A Nepalese Woman Climbs Mount Everest for the 10th Time

Lhakpa Sherpa, a Nepalese woman, broke her record by climbing Mount Everest for the tenth time on May 12, 2022, at 6:03 a.m., becoming the most successful female climber ever. She and several other climbers took advantage of the favorable weather to reach the summit of 8,849 meters (29,032 feet). According to her brother and ...

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Lhakpa Sherpa on Mount Everest.

China Has Been Hoarding Raw Materials

While China had supply problems this year, there are several global factors that seem to explain why the Chinese regime started to hoard raw materials.  For one, the Russian invasion has made things unstable in a political and geographical sense. There are other factors, such as increasing fees for sea transportation, penalties related to the ...

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A farmer runs soybeans through his hands.

What Goes on Inside a Narcissist’s Mind?

Have you ever wondered why a narcissist behaves in such a way or what kind of thoughts these people harbor? When you are able to grasp narcissism, you can then get a better understanding of what actually goes on in a narcissist’s mind.  It is important to know, however, that not all selfish and self-centered people ...

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Inside a narcissist's mind.

Celestial Tales: The First Mexican Woman to Reach Space 

People in their mid-20s are usually still on the road to fulfilling their lifelong dreams. For Mexican-born Katya Echazarreta, however, such dreams have already been realized at the tender age of 26. As of the writing of this article, Katya is the first Mexican woman to reach outer space.  This opportunity was made possible through ...

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Katya Echazarreta holds a Mexican flag.

Nature Artist Rajput Gives Life to Paper Bird Sculptures

With her expert scissors, nature artist Niharika Rajput craftily and carefully cuts small pieces of paper into small parts for her paper sculptures. She thinks about even the smallest details when she makes these pieces. From kingfishers to minivets, Rajput is able to bring her paper birds into life.  Through her artistry, Rajput intends to ...

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Paper bird sculpture of a mother bird feeding hatchlings in a nest.

Why the Tonga Volcanic Eruption Has Revolutionized Volcanology

In January 2022, Tonga experienced a volcanic eruption confirmed to be the most enormous explosion that has even been documented through modern methodologies and instrumentations. The impacts of the record-breaking Tonga eruption were so substantial that a subsequent tsunami occurred. Other than that, about 85,000 individuals were directly affected by the catastrophe. Given Tonga’s small ...

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Eruption of the Tonga volcano.