Author Archives: Mariah Henley

To say quarantine has been easy would be a lie. I have struggled finding motivation, getting work in on time, and struggled to remember what day it was. I realized last minute there were things I misread or forgot to check and I’m cramming in a bunch of work on the final day. Completely myContinue reading “Finding Happiness”

Throughout this quarantine, I haven’t had much to look forward to, like most people. Sure, I can go to Chick-Fil-A like I normally do, but the process is much different than usual and of course I can’t bring a friend with me to pig out on fast food due to social distancing. I’m starting to miss the littleContinue reading “The Little Things”

Trying to adjust to everything happening in the world has been very difficult. My neighbor and her husband used to come over and sit on our patio with my parents and me while we watched their children play. My nephews and niece would come over to play with my neighbor’s children and they would beContinue reading “Scary Issue Next Door”

Now that I am home 24/7 instead of working and going to school, I can’t seem to get my sleep schedule on track. I’m in bed no later than 11:45pm, but I’m not shutting my eyes until 4am, 6am, or at all. On a normal day, I was going to bed by 1am, waking upContinue reading “My Sleep Schedule Sucks!”

“Genetic susceptibility influences the association between cell phone use and thyroid cancer” News-Medical Readers might encounter this text by browsing the internet, especially News-Medical, or by seeing it shared by someone on social media. I found this post by searching for recent studies on Google. “Radiation from cell phones is associated with higher rates ofContinue reading “Fact Check #3”

Thailand Mass Shooting Readers might encounter this text by reading The New York Times, using social media, or looking online and coming across it. To find this article, I searched for mass shootings on Google. The statement of fact I am checking is “The gunman operated in a military whose officers often have outside businessesContinue reading “Fact Check #2”

According to FactCheck, Clinton told the FBI that she was unaware of the emails that were deleted in March 2015. James Comes, the FBI Director, commented by saying Clinton and her staff were careless when it came to dealing with classified information. After taking a look at Wikipedia, I came across a “Deletion of emails”Continue reading “Fact Check #1”