Musings

Essays, photography journals, and thoughts on art, science, travel, and culture.

Anthropology · 9 min read

"New" Urban Segregation in São Paulo

Throughout the course of history, urban segregation has existed at almost every time and place, proposing challenges to anthropologists and urban planners. This isolation has caused differentiated urba...

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Biology Voice · 58 min read

Aural Phenomena in the Singing Voice

The human voice is complex. There are many factors that affect the sound, tone, color, and quality of the voice. These terms can be difficult to understand. They aren’t auditory terms that would make...

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Opinion Sustainability · 6 min read

Theorteical and Practical Views on Sustainability

he concept of sustainable development has been around for decades, but issues with its theoretical definition and actual practice in the modern world are more prominent than ever. Defined as “a system...

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Brasov: A Walk in Times Past
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Brasov: A Walk in Times Past

After Vienna, we spent a night in Budapest with our parents. Our plan was to just rest one night and then start our road trip around Romania. We did the unthinkable: we drove through the Hungarian bord...

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Uncategorized · 16 min read

High Fashion Culture: The Tip of the Iceberg

How Our Admiration for Public Figures Creates Environmental Damage Introduction Some scholars have argued that when trying to understand environmental problems, one must draw information from various...

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Consciousness · 5 min read

What is Reality? The Inaudible Tree

At 9:00 AM, a buzzing sound screeches out of a small plastic box on your night stand. Immediately, you open your eyes, but your brain hasn’t fully kicked in yet. As you drift in and out of consciousne...

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Uncategorized · 15 min read

On Being Cool

cool [kuːl] n coolness the cool of the evening Slang calmness; composure (esp in the phrases keep or lose one’s cool) Slang unruffled elegance or sophistication Collins English Dictionary – Complete a...

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