When Nicole Reynolds was in the sixth grade play "Annie," she came to adore singing and acting. She played the character Miss Hannigan, who is the owner of the orphanage where Annie lives. After the sixth grade play, she signed up for small shows around the community....
When I received the book “Hearing Birds Fly” as a gift, I was immediately excited to start reading as soon as I saw the word “Mongolia” under the title. Anything that has to do with Mongolia excites me because I am fascinated by the Mongols’ culture and history. The...
When I purchased the book “The Garden of Small Beginnings” at an estate sale, I had a gut feeling that it was going to be a great book. I knew as soon as I started reading that my gut was right, and it’s easy to see why so many other people like this novel so much....
It’s very, very difficult to get to the finals for the Westminster Dog Show. But La Cañada P.E. teacher Mary Holt, who entered her dogs into the competition, was able to send both of her Shiba Inus to the qualifying rounds. Even though Holt's dogs Mojo and Kaze didn’t...
The L.A. Times hosted its annual Festival of Books at USC on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. I attended the festival on both days, and the experience was one that I will never forget. Being surrounded by people that came together through their mutual passion...
The first time I heard Tibetan throat singing, I was completely blown away. According to Britannica, Tibetan throat singing is a particular style of throat singing that usually involves chanting and takes place during certain rituals. Some, but not all, of its...
The fat acceptance movement is a movement which seeks to eliminate the negative stigma surrounding people who are unhealthily overweight and suffer from health problems as a result by making statements like, “a person can be healthy at every size.” This movement has...
I’m a sucker for Latin music, so when I found out that a new album would be released, I was excited to listen to it. I think Spanish sounds beautiful when sung well. Spanish artists Yung Beef and Goa collaborated to create the Spanish pop and rap album “Traumatismo...
You could argue that Glottochronology, the branch of linguistics that uses statistical data, is unique solely for its ability to determine when languages evolved and formed on their own. Glottochronology helps linguists answer one essential question: how long does it...
Hannah Jenkins lost her ability to speak English after a bicycle crash, according to BBC. After waking up in the hospital, she was unable to understand anyone who spoke English to her. It was as though she had forgotten how to speak English entirely and her English...
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