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Emma Schneider

Arriving Home; To Where? To Myself

Arrivals signify more than physical movement; they represent transformation, self-discovery, and entering new life phases. Growing up in China, I felt deeply rooted despite frequent moves, shaping my adaptability and sense of belonging. Moving to Germany at 10 caused cultural dissonance,...

Persuasion; Where Social Media Meets Ancient Greece

Significant throughout time, announcements  have long served as a method of persuasion, an integral part of human society, inherently present in our minds from the moment we began putting together coherent thoughts and desires.  Today’s social media landscape is populated...

Nature, Nurture, Psychopaths; Made or Born that Way?

The dichotomy of the “nature vs. nurture” debate has been a key topic of conversation within the realm of psychology and philosophy for centuries on end. How, you may ask, do genetics and/or our environment contribute to the development...

Finless Porpoise Protection Helps Angel to Keep on Smiling

You may be tired of hearing it on the news, every time you press the remote control. Climate change is a serious issue that has been plaguing our society for decades; its effects adding massive levels of greenhouse gases...

The Honeyguides & the Hunter Gatherers; Human-Beast Teamwork

We typically associate the concept of teamwork as a human act since cooperative behaviour is one of the hardwired characteristics that feeds in to human nature as a whole.  Yet, another way to look at this collaborative notion is through...

Manchu; Is this the Forgotten Ethnic Community?

That it be a modest community not often brought up, the Manchu people were nevertheless powerful rulers that undisputedly conquered China and established the Qing Dynasty, whilst being a national ethnic minority.  The Manchus carried out atypical political management and...

Furry but not Forgotten; Rebuilding Animal Trust in Humans

Negligence and abandonment of animals at the hands of abusive owners is the issue. But there exists in Nanjing a safe haven where they can rest and recuperate before being adopted by a loving family. Dr. Suzanne and Orik Szampanier...

Ordering Food in China 4 Non Chinese Speakers

Saying that food delivery in China has boomed is a colossal understatement. Over the last decade the size of its market has grown nearly 40 fold. While COVID was responsible for a lot of that, we haven’t transitioned away...

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Why is the Shanghai Government Sniffing around Our Back Yard? 

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Nanjing’s International Flights; All Change for Summer Schedule

April is rolling around, and with it comes a new schedule for flights in and out of Nanjing Lukou...

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