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By Andy Luo Throughout my math career, I have struggled with my confidence in myself. In 6th grade I took my first AMC 10 which is a very…
Learning Quadratics
By Kevin Bao One Christmas break in my 12 year life-span I was learning how to expand and factor things like (a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2….
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The Roller Coaster
By Ben Bian The roller coaster loomed menacingly over our heads, the twisted conglomeration of metal and wood leering at us as we walked…
Void: The Struggle of Writing a Personal Narrative
By Derek Chang “You gotta be kidding me! How?” I’m struggling to sit in the chair, scratching the carpet, and eventually slamming my head…