Anya Prasanna

By Anya Prasanna Writing can feel like a mountain—intimidating at first, with blank pages towering over you—but every great writer starts somewhere. Whether you dream of novels, poetry, essays, or even journalism, the good news is that you can start today . Here are some tips and strategies to help high schoolers find their voice and fall in love with writing. 1. Write Every Day (Even a Little) The most important habit is consistency. Don’t worry about perfection; even 10–15 minutes of...

(Yoon, John, and Hari Kumar. “What to Know about the Maha Kumbh Mela, the World’s Largest Human Gathering.” The New York Times , The New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/asia/india-hindu-festival-maha-kumbh-mela.html .) The Maha Kumbh Mela is a Hindu festival that is also the biggest human gathering that occurred this year from January 13th to February 26th. This year it occurred in Prayagraj, in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Kumbh Mela is a large Hindu pilgrimage that...

(Clark, Caitlin, et al. “How Will We Remember Jimmy Carter?” Artsci.tamu.edu , 9 Mar. 2023, artsci.tamu.edu/news/2023/03/how-will-we-remember-jimmy-carter.html ) Jimmy Carter, our former 39th president and Nobel Prize laureate, passed away on December 29th, 2024, surrounded by his family in Plains, Georgia. He had made many major accomplishments throughout his lifetime. Although his efforts as president were largely overshadowed by political circumstances, inflation, and foreign tensions, he...