How Does Social Comparison from Social Media Use Change Adolescent Self-evaluation?

Abstract Social media has become an important environment in which adolescents communicate, seek feedback, and evaluate themselves in relation to others. This literature review examines how social com

Sarah Li

October 09, 2026

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A Search for Meaning: Caring About What Would Happen to Our Bodies After Death

Two years ago, when travelling in the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, I visited the Labrang Monastery, a large monastery for Tibetan Buddhism. There, as I stood looking over the colorful roofs a

Xinyang Yu

October 09, 2026

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Why the Disappearance of Cash Worries Citizens

This academic essay examines how the disappearance of cash can affect citizens’ property rights, resilience, privacy, risk perception, and bargaining power in a cashless society.

Xinning Wang

September 29, 2026

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How Chinese and South Korean Student Vloggers to Shape Their Digital Identities

This essay examines how Chinese international students and South Korean high school dropouts use vlogs to construct and reshape digital identities across cultural and educational contexts.

Leyi Wang

September 29, 2026

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Is It Ever Wrong to Do the Right Thing for the Wrong Reasons?

Introduction The question of whether it is ever wrong to do the right thing for the wrong reasons appears to assume that there is a clear distinction between the objective rightness of an action and t

Junyi Zhou

August 27, 2026

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To what extent should criminal sentencing take into account the effect on the perpetrator’s family?

Introduction In contemporary jurisprudence, judges primarily sentence offenders based on the nature of the crime and its social harm, with conventional mitigating factors including a confession, the o

Runsi Chen

July 23, 2026

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