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In a time of a day, the Earth, this ball of rock will complete another revolution around the flaming ball of hot stuff we call the Sun. Soon enough, we'll enter the year 2019.
So, how was 2018 for any of you?
i doubt anyone reads blog but okay lol just pretend there's someone here
2018, from my personal perspective, has been an eventful year. New class, new topics, new subjects, and a whole new experience. Broke and repaired a few friendships, while letting some bridges rot. To me, 2018, was a great year, despite all the hardships. Pn Monica assigning us to write blogs has been a great experience, which we'll continue for the next year, and perhaps, after graduation, I will continue this blog too.
2018, from humanity's standpoint, has been a rough ride on the roller coaster of life, filled with ups and downs. Let's talk about the bad stuff first :
A myriad of natural and man-made disasters struck the Earth, causing casualties, and bringing up the one thing that nobody likes to talk about, yet still a growing problem within society - Changes in the environment. Climate change, according to a few sources, has grown to a point where it has reached a point of no return.
The last male Northern White Rhino died this year, making the species functionally extinct. A bunch of conflicts between humanity happened too. The murder of multiple reporters around the world, with the most recent being Jamal Khashoggi. Major deaths of famous people, most notably David Bowie, Stephen Hawking, and Stan Lee happened this year. The world, seems to be in a huge mess of political and non-political conflicts. Also, Youtube Rewind came out, and it was expectedly terrible, making it the most disliked video on the site. Ironic.
This is a bit grim, isn't it? Don't worry, if there's one way to lighten up, it would be looking towards the advancement of science and technology.
NASA launched multiple spacecrafts into the void this year, such as the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) to discover new exoplanets as the name suggest; Insight, or its full name (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigation, Geodesy and Heat Transport) was launched on May 5 and successfully landed on Mars on November 26, allowing us to hear winds from another planet; A subglacial lake was found on Mars too. On August 12, the Parker Solar Probe, designed to be the first man-made probe to be in close range of our Sun to study its property.
But most exciting of all, and possibly bringing up debates of sorts from humanitarian organizations and scientists, Gene-modified babies.
That was roughly a recap of 2018. I did leave some out due to not understanding politics. Thrilling year, wasn't it?
The curtain of 2018 closes, and with it, brings the improvisational act of 2019. Let us usher in the new year with hopes that it will be better than the last. See you next year, everyone.
Cheers,
Chua.
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In a time of a day, the Earth, this ball of rock will complete another revolution around the flaming ball of hot stuff we call the Sun. Soon enough, we'll enter the year 2019.
So, how was 2018 for any of you?
i doubt anyone reads blog but okay lol just pretend there's someone here
2018, from my personal perspective, has been an eventful year. New class, new topics, new subjects, and a whole new experience. Broke and repaired a few friendships, while letting some bridges rot. To me, 2018, was a great year, despite all the hardships. Pn Monica assigning us to write blogs has been a great experience, which we'll continue for the next year, and perhaps, after graduation, I will continue this blog too.
2018, from humanity's standpoint, has been a rough ride on the roller coaster of life, filled with ups and downs. Let's talk about the bad stuff first :
A myriad of natural and man-made disasters struck the Earth, causing casualties, and bringing up the one thing that nobody likes to talk about, yet still a growing problem within society - Changes in the environment. Climate change, according to a few sources, has grown to a point where it has reached a point of no return.
The last male Northern White Rhino died this year, making the species functionally extinct. A bunch of conflicts between humanity happened too. The murder of multiple reporters around the world, with the most recent being Jamal Khashoggi. Major deaths of famous people, most notably David Bowie, Stephen Hawking, and Stan Lee happened this year. The world, seems to be in a huge mess of political and non-political conflicts. Also, Youtube Rewind came out, and it was expectedly terrible, making it the most disliked video on the site. Ironic.
This is a bit grim, isn't it? Don't worry, if there's one way to lighten up, it would be looking towards the advancement of science and technology.
NASA launched multiple spacecrafts into the void this year, such as the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) to discover new exoplanets as the name suggest; Insight, or its full name (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigation, Geodesy and Heat Transport) was launched on May 5 and successfully landed on Mars on November 26, allowing us to hear winds from another planet; A subglacial lake was found on Mars too. On August 12, the Parker Solar Probe, designed to be the first man-made probe to be in close range of our Sun to study its property.
But most exciting of all, and possibly bringing up debates of sorts from humanitarian organizations and scientists, Gene-modified babies.
That was roughly a recap of 2018. I did leave some out due to not understanding politics. Thrilling year, wasn't it?
The curtain of 2018 closes, and with it, brings the improvisational act of 2019. Let us usher in the new year with hopes that it will be better than the last. See you next year, everyone.
Cheers,
Chua.
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