By Muna Agwa after William Blake I used to spend every weekend reclined in the same ivory oasis, cocooned by a plume of steam. Clean and white bathroom tiles tilted in a perfect lattice became the blank canvas upon which scribbled my stray curly hairs. The unstained brass handles, broad and flat, were the mirrors…
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By Muna Agwa Picture this: you’re walking through the woods and all of sudden a brilliant fairy appears before you! She has glittering holographic wings and magnificent hair. Now, this has definitely never happened to you, but why were you able to imagine it? Imagination is a grand mystery for the most part, as most…
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by Muna Agwa When the world came to standstill earlier this year, I decided to escape to new worlds in between the pages of books. I had always loved reading, but as school got busier over the years, it became more of a chore than a hobby. Now that I had more time to read,…
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by Muna Agwa “Ungodly Hour” by Chloe x Halle was tied for my favorite album this summer (Folklore had the other top spot). ‘Do It’ and ‘Forgive Me’ have music videos now, but I’ll include another video idea for them anyways. I’ll be going in order of how the tracks appear on the album. In…
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by Muna Agwa By definition, biomimicry is when products, systems or structures are designed to reflect things found in nature. Biomimicry has been used more recently to enhance the way things are designed, because nature can actually be a great teacher. In this article, I will explore unique products, structures, and systems that utilize biomimicry.…
Read MoreBy Muna Agwa The date was July 31, 2008, on cool summer afternoon in Ireland: I was officially no longer an only child. The unique and rare, but very permanent addition of a younger sister was apart of my life now. The next time this would happen would be on a chilly January night, when…
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By Muna Agwa Scientists predict that humans can make it to Mars by the 2030s, now it’s just a matter of staying there long term. Humans have had this undying curiosity for what lies beyond Earth’s atmosphere for centuries. As the great philosopher, Plato, once said, “Astronomy compels the soul to look upward, and leads…
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HB IN RETROSPECT 