Greta Thunberg: An Inspirational Leader

Written by Natalie Mendoza Greta Thunberg (pronounced as gre-ta tune-berg) is an inspirational Swedish young woman who proved to me that anyone could fight for climate justice and sustainability regardless of age and disabilities. Greta Thunberg has Asperger’s syndrome, which is a type of Autism Spectrum Disorder (Alter, Haynes, & Worland, 2019). People with Asperger’s syndrome tend to be rigid and inflexible, miss social cues and body language, do not recognize “social rules,” and have speech problems. At the same time, people with Asperger’s also tend to be bright, curious,...
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Finals Survival Guide: Mental Health

Written by Hallie Hadi As the semester draws to a close and final exams loom more close, it's too easy to get caught up in the strain and stress of wanting to perform well on our tests that we forget to look after ourselves. I've seen that this is a...
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The Lesser-Known Wonder Women

Written by Brooke Anderson Throughout history, pioneering women such as Rosa Parks, Anne Frank, Marie Curie, Maya Angelou, and so many others have received much well-deserved acclaim for their contributions to society. Today, I would like to recognize three other influential women who might not be as well known. Wangari Maathia (1940-2011)Wangari...
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Global Leadership Exchange Changed My Outlook on the World

Written by Billie Fechter Global Leadership Exchange is a course offered here at ASU Prep Digital that I had the honor of taking during its first cohort. During this course, you interact with students from morocco, creating a project together and overall collaborating across cultures. This course allowed me to...
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Famous Women in Arizona History

Written by Gideon Batai History is full of the contributions of Arizona women, the likes of Gabby Giffords and Sandra Day O'Connor. Many women from America's 47th state have held influential roles. However, here are just a few of them. Sandra Day O'Connor During the 1980 presidential election, then-candidate Ronald...
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Chien-Shiung Wu: A Brilliant Experimental Physicist

Written by Natalie Mendoza  There are two main types of physicists: theoretical physicists and experimental physicists. The job of a theoretical physicist is to postulate theories and write mathematical equations to explain observations of physical phenomena in the world. On the other hand, experimental physicists design and conduct experiments to test...
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Feminist Literature

Written by Gracielle Dedo Origins The 1860s to the 1940s span the years that feminist literature came into actual fruition. The first feminist-based novel written by a woman in 1792 was Vindication of a Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft. It was not until this “first wave” hit that the movement was...
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