Holidays are something everyone is always looking forward to, especially this year. I was joined by many others with the excitement and thrill of the holiday season, mostly consisting of the fact this “special” year is ending soon. The holidays not only signify the culmination of yet another calendar year, but it also means it’s […]
Category: Opinion
MONEY DOES BUY HAPPINESS, BUT NOT IN THE WAY YOU THINK
The phrase “money can buy happiness” has caused a lot of controversies as the years have passed. It is not as easy to gain money as people think. This phrase is passed as something superficial and greedy because most rich people haven’t had to work for their money, and if they did, they’re seen as […]
The Two Sides of Fashion
As global warming only increases, most people’s concerns grow as well. In reality, concerns are valid, more so with the fashion world. Fashion production causes ten percent of carbon emissions. Added up to that, eighty-five percent of textiles end up in landfills at the end of the year. Hence why the fast fashion versus ethical […]
Things That Keep You From Sleeping At Night
I think we can all agree that sleeping is a pleasure, but it is also one of the essential functions of our body. While we sleep, critical regulatory and recovery processes take place. It helps us recover from the physical and mental exhaustion that our daily activities entail. Sleep is so essential that under normal […]
A Day Worth Remembering
Mark your calendars because this November 6th we celebrate the 176th anniversary of the Dominican Constitution. What is a Constitution? A Constitution is a set of fundamental principles that determines the powers and duties of the government and guarantees certain rights to the citizens. The first constitution of the Dominican Republic was promulgated in 1844 […]
Lux Mundi’s New Reality
Eight months ago, no one knew what was coming. This pandemic has affected every single human being on the planet, including the students at Lux Mundi. At the end of last school year, we were learning via online classes and assignments. Nobody expected that we would start the new school year this way. But, like […]
How is the Increased Screen Time Affecting Us?
Since the start of quarantine, we knew that something was gonna change, but we didn’t know that one of the things we’re so familiar with would affect us this way. Because we can’t have face to face classes, we are taking them on zoom and other digital platforms, but you already knew that, what you […]
Mental Health and Back to School in a Pandemic
Confinement and lack of socialization can have severe consequences for the mental health of students, according to a recent report from the Laboratory of Economics of Education of the Javeriana University (LEE). This investigation includes recommendations to guarantee better conditions for the educational community in the midst of the pandemic. The researchers argue that it […]
Is Online Education Better Than Traditional Education?
As everyone knows, we are in the middle of a pandemic, which means that everything has changed; for some people for the better, and others for the worst. The same thing happened with education, that’s why I want to talk about online education Online education is the solution that schools came up with to be […]
How To Avoid Stress While Taking Online Classes?
We’re all experiencing the whole “online class” situation with the current pandemic that has taken the entire world by surprise. The majority is still getting used to the online mechanism of Zoom even the teachers are going out of their comfort zone, adapting their syllabus to the digital era. First, let’s describe the meaning of […]