Thomas Jang
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How Light Pollution Impacts The World
Has anyone wondered how our lights affect the night sky? Just as children and young adults have seen billions of stars beaming across the sky, people are seldom aware of the repercussions that we generate. As shocking as it may sound, the lights we turn on in our houses, in our parks and in our cities consequently affect the annual migrations of birds and the functionality of ecosystems. With help from our friends and neighbors, we should be instead contributing to the end of light pollution.
By Thomas Jang5 years ago in The Swamp
The Dark Side of Fireworks
Ever since the founding of the United States, holidays like Independence Day and New Year’s Eve are commemorated with colorful public fireworks displays that have excited adults and children. But past the bright colors lies a sinister problem. Fireworks bring along immense health and psychological problems for people, animals, and the environment, prompting us to ask: how can we still use fireworks if they cause harm to us?
By Thomas Jang6 years ago in Lifehack
Opinion: The Electoral College Must Be Abolished
Every four years since 1789, the Electoral College has been used in electing a new president and vice president. For those of you who may not know what exactly the Electoral College is, it is not a literal college, but a group of electors. Every ten years, the United States government conducts a census, where it tracks the country’s people and economy. The number of electoral votes a state has reflects its population. When the country changes in population, the number of electoral votes in each state is changed. As you watched the 2016 presidential election live, you may have heard newscasters announce each state and its number of electoral votes. That number represents the number of electors in that state. For example, California has 55 electoral votes while New York has 29. On the other hand, large states such as Montana or Nebraska have fewer than five electoral votes. This indicates that the sizes of certain states do not clearly reflect their number of electoral votes. That overall crystallizes the biased approach of the Electoral College in electing a new leader, which makes it necessary for it to be abolished.
By Thomas Jang6 years ago in The Swamp
