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The Disappearing Act of Nostalgia
In an ever changing world, where “old” is out of date, and “memories” have been updated, nostalgia is no longer favored. When I look back...
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Nov 16, 20222 min read


CONSUMERISM ENCOURAGING A NICOTINE ADDICTION: Where the Design Industry merges with the Vape Busines
At the end of the day, people have very simple minds. I, too, am a simple man. If I see something attractive, portable, and aesthetic, I...
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Nov 16, 20222 min read


A source of mystery, distraction, and reasoning; MATH
Let me preface this blog post by saying there is no argument involved, more so my simple appreciation towards a complex matter; math. I...
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Nov 16, 20222 min read


Economic Mismanagement; Collapsing Currency; Incidentally Confined International Student
Elitist private universities have the underlying responsibility to make international students feel equally supported with regards to...
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Nov 12, 20223 min read


Small Artist, Medium Courage, Big World
How am I meant to express myself as a unique individual if I am only able to be seen through a standardized filter? The challenges a...
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Oct 31, 20222 min read


A Dichotomy: The Wilderness of the City and the Civilization of Nature
20 October, 2022 by Talya Akpinar Within this blog post I will refer to every central city you can think of as the city. This past week I...
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Oct 20, 20223 min read


The Price You Pay For Being An International Student in the U.S.
by Talya Akpinar 1,075,496…The approximate number of international students actively studying in the U.S. in 2019-2020, according to a...
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Oct 15, 202211 min read


How Venice is going down, both spiritually and literally A little about the heart of Venice and Sea
Before I begin writing, I would like to give a little disclaimer that this blog post ended up being all over the place. I began with the...
akpinar73
Sep 30, 20226 min read


The Misconception of Therapy, or at least my thoughts on it
Problems…everyone has them, to a certain degree at least. You can't compare, what may be major to you might be minor to the person beside...
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Sep 21, 20224 min read
The Intellectual of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari analyzes what we do not see, what we do not know, what we have become, and even what we will become. He analyzes how...
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Sep 17, 20229 min read


Injustice Being Done To The Word “Culture” Within The Architecture Field
09/03 The education of architecture is known to have a unique sense of community in which the members of a studio bond over the amount of...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read
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