Significant figures: the most elusive concept I have ever encountered. Ironically, this is because I never understood their actual significance. Defined as digits of a measured value known with certainty, the paradox constantly plagued my mind. It made no sense. The uncertain digits are the determinants of accuracy, but they’re never acknowledged in calculations. Why aren’t they deemed significant as well? As I pondered the question, I saw that every certain figure is a statement of what is;...

I am no stranger to medicine, as I have been exposed to sickness since preschool. Heart disease and cancers among other issues plagued my relatives, and I fervently vowed to one day cure them. During ninth grade, when my mother woke up completely paralyzed, I realized how to achieve that goal. That day I felt pathetic, unable to even help her walk. After the doctor attributed the problem to herniated discs pressing nerve cords, I wanted desperately to become someone...

Paradise. My lungs inflate sharply as I stare in awe at the rolling Shenandoah landscape extending into the horizon, golden rays reflecting brilliantly off vermillion and marigold canopies, creating a picturesque scene reminiscent of Monet’s paintings. Gasping from the arduous hike, I collapse onto the unkempt grass, lapsing into a trance. The mellifluous melodies wash over me; alto and tenor tones of an avian chorus, snare drumrolls of rustling leaves, my cardiovascular bass. They fuse in harmony, and I...

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