Brief Thoughts #1

In these "Brief Thought" posts, I will begin with an idea and stem my thoughts out from that starting point, choosing one or more idea-paths on the way for your enjoyment and benefit.

My starting idea for this post shall be school. When I think of school, one particular awkward moment comes to mind. Imagine that you are sitting in a class in which you do not do well. The teacher asks a question, and miraculously, you actually know the answer. You raise your hand, waving your fingertips back and forth, fluttering them like a butterfly flutters its wings, desperate to get called on. However, someone else blurts out that answer before the teacher calls on you, and your glory stays invisible to the world. You sigh.

Has this ever happened? It certainly has for me, and I know that the reason people may feel jealous when this happens is because they desire personal glory. It's like being an absolute monarch. Charles XII of Sweden had the same mentality! However, whoever it was who blurted the answer would have been killed by an absolute monarch like Charles XII. It is sad to hear about such violence, but it is the harsh reality. When people desire personal glory, others end up dying. Isn't this just bad for that person's reputation, though? When people die to make you famous, are you proud of that? You should not be proud of fame-inducing bloodshed, but it used to be a symbol of power. So many other things have changed through time. For instance, wives used to change their surnames to match those of their husbands as a symbol of "giving herself" to the domination of her husband. Nowadays, this has already evolved to be merely a tradition. Female feminists who want in every way to be independent from men sometimes do not change their surnames after marriage, and this is totally acceptable. My mom did just that.

Do you know what else is acceptable? In Colorado, the recreational use of cannabis is allowed legally. Does that mean that everyone should use drugs? No. Of course not! Drug usage is one of the biggest unresolved problems of the world, and the only way to not contribute is to not use drugs. It's like a disease. Once you have the disease (i.e. use the drug for the first time), you will continue to have that disease, sometimes until you die. There is an overwhelming urge for first-time drug-users to use drugs again, and they simply cannot control their consumption! The only way to avoid this insanity is by avoiding drugs. Schools try to teach students this by having a "Red Ribbon Week". While Red Ribbon Week does raise some awareness about drug usage, it actually increases the chance of any random student to use illegal drugs. This is problematic, but there are few alternatives to Red Ribbon Week. After all, the school would like to say that they've at least done something about the issue. Sometimes, intervention simply isn't effective, but at least it's a genuine effort.



Speaking of efforts, I'd like to point out that we judge ourselves by our efforts and intentions and others by their impacts. If you were to kill your neighbor's pets on the streets and said that your intentions were good (i.e. you wanted to stop rabies), you would commend yourself and attack the position of anyone who says otherwise. (This is why people fight or argue.) However, if others were to do the same, you would not care if they had good intentions. Generally, you would only seem as if the results of the persons actions affected you at all. This phenomenon is called selfishness or egocentrism, and is contradictory to principles of fairness and the purpose of this blog.

The final thought is random. The next time you cook the insides of an egg, take your finger and scoop out some of the raw egg white. Put the substance over your nose and the intersections of your nose with your face. Let it dry, and when you pull it off, blackheads should come off with it. I have not tried this yet, but my mother is not skeptical of its effectiveness.

Eat nutritiously and sleep well!

Language Learning

When I delivered the speech about ad hominem in the speech competition I attended, I gained much knowledge from the speeches of others. The event created mutual benefit for all contestants, but there are things the competitors learned that others have not yet even heard of. This is not exactly unfair, but I believe that you would have some intellectual gain from what I shall share with you.

There was one contestant who spoke on the nature of languages and the learning of them. He told us that "languages are open doors", and that one can gain a new perspective of the world when learning languages. Not only can one establish new friendships, but one can also exercise the mind in learning new vocabulary that might be specific to one culture. I agree with his reasoning, as it shows an understanding of the benefits of language learning and its potential applications.

This idea is very much true, but since it only discusses the reasons for learning languages, I would like to add on by sharing my views on how to learn languages.

The first thing one usually learns when beginning to learn a new language is pronunciation. Pronunciation is only the beginning of learning a language, but that does not imply that it is not important. Rather, you can think of it as a foundation on which everything else is built. You could still build a sturdy house on a not-so-great foundation, but the house may seem a bit slanted or askew. Similarly, on can perfect  grammar and vocabulary, yet sound like a foreigner or beginner by simply having bad pronunciation. Therefore, it is almost essential to master pronunciation of letters, then words, and then sentences.

An important thing to note is that the basic unit of speech in many languages is, in fact, not the letter. Letters are the units of alphabet-based languages, such as English, in which vowels and consonants are equally important and are written one after the other in a straight line. There are, however, four other commonly-used systems of writing: abjads, abugidas, syllabaries, and semanto-phonetic scripts. Abjads are scripts that focus on consonants. Vowels are expressed using diacritical marks, but they are not usually written at all. Arabic is the most widely-used abjad. Hebrew also belongs to this category. Abugidas are also scripts that emphasize consonants. Vowels are required to be written, but they exist as large diacritical marks that are found around the main consonant but are pronounced after them. Many Indian scripts are abugidas. Syllabaries are scripts in which most symbols represent individual syllables, usually consisting of a consonant sound followed by a vowel. Consequently, there are many symbols to be memorized, but there is minimal confusion in reading. The Japanese Hiragana and Katakana scripts, as well as the Cherokee script, invented by Sequoyah, are syllabaries. Semanto-phonetic scripts are scripts in which each symbol represents a sound and meaning simultaneously. Chinese is a semanto-phonetic script, and Egyptian hieroglyphics were, too.

Whatever the script type is that you are learning, it is important to learn the pronunciations of a language's phonemes. Therefore, it is a great idea to learn IPA, or the International Phonetic Alphabet. The IPA is a collection of mostly all of the phonemes (i.e. sounds) used in every language. It is an essential reference to use while learning pronunciation. There are two types of phonemes: vowels and consonants. The categorization of vowels takes into consideration three factors: backness, closeness, and lip roundedness. Backness refers to the place of pronunciation. For instance, the backness of the vowel "u" is greater than that of the vowel "i". Closeness refers to how open the mouth is when pronouncing the vowel, and lip roundedness is a binary value, either rounded or unrounded, of the lip shape in pronunciation. The IPA vowel "i", for instance, is unrounded, and its rounded counterpart is the vowel denoted by the symbol "y". (It is like the German "ü" sound.)

Consonants are more difficult to pronounce. The factors of consonant pronunciation include place of articulation, manner of articulation, voicing, aspiration, and tongue shape. Since consonants are more complicated, I have included an IPA consonant chart.

Since I have included a consonant chart, I shall also show a picture of an IPA vowel chart.



It is important to note that each IPA symbol correlates to exactly one phoneme. It is, in a sense, a one-to-one function. This is not the case in English, though. There are only 26 letters in English, but about 44 phonemes. Therefore, letters or combinations of them may map to multiple phonemes. When some of the 44 phonemes are pronounced more often than the others, accents form. When learning languages with different sets of phonemes, though, it is never okay to use mother-tongue phonemes in replacement of that language's similar phonemes and call the incorrect pronunciation of the language an "accent". For example, the word for "woman" in the Eyak language of Alaska is "qe'ł", which is pronounced [qʰɛʔɬ]. However, if one pronounces it [kʰɛʔʃ], which uses English phonemes instead of the correct Eyak ones, and believes that it is merely an acceptable "accent", that person is, sadly, incorrect and must refer to the strict guidelines of IPA to correct the problem before it becomes a bad habit. Unfortunately, this is a problem I witness almost every day. The Spanish learners in my high school do not pay attention to pronunciation and sometimes mock others for "trying too hard to have a Spanish or Mexican accent" without recognizing that they are the ones who do not understand the basic principles of pronunciation. If you are such a person, I hope that this post has helped you realize this problem.

From what I have told you, it seems that pronunciation and scripts are super-complicated aspects of language. This is not true, though; pronunciation and scripts are the most fundamental aspects. The most complicated aspect of language is not the memorization of words or grammar rules, either. It is the expression of ideas in new methods and perspectives. For example, the idea expressed by the English words "there is" is, in German, "es gibt", which literally translates to "it gives". For Germans learning English, it is strange to talk about scissors and pants in the plural. In German, these ideas are expressed by words that can be translated to "scissor" and "pant". Similarly, the English use of the words "have to" instead of "must" is a completely absurd concept to nonnatives. Also, in Chinese, there are words called "measure words" that are used as "counters" or units for every object. For English speakers, this idea is almost inconceivable. For Germans, measure words may be perceived as grammatical genders, but they are, in fact, completely different things. It is almost like the practice of saying "a pair of pants" or "a length of yarn". Now imagine that you are required to use such words for every single noun in Chinese!

Anyway, this post has explored the aspects of language learning instead of its applications and benefits. You can think of the benefits of knowing a new language as a motivation. Without a method to acquire these benefits, though, it is harder to be constantly motivated. Therefore, I have given you some insight on the process of language learning by sharing with you the fundamental components of script and pronunciation, as well as the complicated idea-expression aspect. Overall, there are five parts of language learning that I believe to exist: script, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and idea-expression. These are listed in easiest-to-hardest order. If you found this clarification helpful, then I wish that your language-learning journey has already become easier. Have a nice day!

General Advice Post #1: Ad Hominem, Paper, and Smiling

This series of posts, called "General Advice Posts", is one of my methods of using my personal experience to help you and make your life easier. You should expect to see that all, if not most, of my pieces of advice are based not on logic, but on experience. Being a logical person, I find it hard to give advice to others when the advice is rooted so strongly in empiricism, but since I believe that people learn through both reasoning and experiences, this action is not against my principles in any way. Honestly, there does not need to be a classic "rationalism versus empiricism" debate, for moderation between the two is best for learning, at least in my views.

Anyway, I would like to start with a very simple suggestion to keep in mind. When your views differ from someone else's argument, it is not appropriate to argue with that person via personal attacks. This is a common logical fallacy called an "ad hominem fallacy", and makes your own argument weaker. For instance, Billy may say, "Our group should change our entire project idea and build a model castle instead of a cathedral for Art 101." If you support the idea of sticking to the plan of building a cathedral, you are allowed to defend that point of view, but attacking Billy personally is not okay. The following statements are logically fallacious:

1. "Stop arguing, Billy; you're so dumb! You're just wasting everyone's time!"
2. "But you're only saying to build a castle instead because Jenna dared you to do so!"
3. "You're the one with twelve-thousand model cathedrals at home. You can't just be suddenly against that idea, you hypocrite!"
4. "But Arthur McArthur also wanted to build model castles instead of cathedrals when he was young, and now he's in jail for piracy! You don't want to be like him, right?"

These attacks are illogical and represent (respectively) the four types of ad hominem attacks: the abusive attack, the circumstantial attack, the argumentum ad hominem tu quoque, and the guilt-by-association attack. You can find out more about ad hominem in my YouTube video about them. 

The next tip for you is quite specific in topic. I recommend that you keep a pile of scratch paper on your desk or near it. Being an inquisitive learner, I find it convenient to use scratch paper to write down interesting or important information that one would not usually learn at school. Paper can also be used for the synthesis of new ideas. (Bloom's Taxonomy is something you should at least comprehend at this point. If you don't know what it is, search it!) Knowledge can be gathered on paper, and the lasting graphite or ink marks on the paper allow for a test of comprehension of what has been learnt. Application, analysis and synthesis follow. Personally, I believe that synthesis is the most important aspect of learning. Synthesis is innovation. It does not necessarily mean that you are an absolute pioneer in that field of knowledge, but synthesis allows you to train your mind and improve the world around you. For instance, I may learn about mechanics and how dryer sheets can remove the static electricity from your hair. When I write these things down on paper, I can physically see what I have learnt, combine these ideas, and design a mechanical machine that effectively and quickly attaches a dryer sheet to a hairbrush. (This is something I'm working on right now.) I give thanks to myself for placing scratch paper on my desk. However, I must point out that lined paper, especially notebook paper, does not have the same beneficial effects. Lined paper has boundaries set up for you—literally! In school, you learn to write letters in the space between lines. This causes you to write only what you can fit on these lines. Pictures and diagrams do not "belong", in a way, on lined paper, where everything you write has already been limited by your own habits. It makes you less creative, simply speaking. Although I avoid using notebook paper for writing, I find it useful in another area. Since notebook paper is unsuitable for writing, is thinner than normal paper, and thereby is softer, it is suitable to be used as an oil-blotting sheet. (I will conduct a study later to see if lined paper inhibits creativity.)

An unlined sheet and a lined sheet of scratch paper lay next to each other on my desk.

Finally (for this post), I will discuss a way to determine how much a person is interested in a conversation. Notice if the person smiles. Usually, people find typical conversations boring. It is simply because there is a habituation to regular conversations that prevents them from developing acute interest in a subject of discussion. In these cases, smiling is not common. Smiling is the result of something in a conversation affecting the emotions. If one smiles genuinely, his/her emotions are engaged in the conversation. This test does not always work. In some cases, people who are emotionally engaged do not smile because they simply do not have the habit of smiling. I am one of these people. However, when something is particularly interesting, I could possibly smile. More often than not, I do not smile, but people like me are generally very logical, straightforward beings who will readily admit interest when asked about it in an unambiguous fashion. Some others, though, will seem like they are interested by smiling, but are only doing so out of politeness. These people, however, usually only move the muscles of their mouths and ignore the muscles of the eyes, which are involved during genuine emotional engagement. The point is that people who care about what you're saying generally smile. You can also pay attention to body language, etc., but that is not my point for today.

I hope that these tips about ad hominem, paper, and smiling are applicable in your life. Have a nice day.

Fruit Review 1: Ambarella (Video)

This is my first fruit review video. The ambarella is fruit of the the species Spondias dulcis. The fruit grows in Melanesia and Polynesia, and tastes like a tart mango with a hint of the earthiness of a carambola (i.e. starfruit) and a pineapple texture.

The point of this video is not only to let you know about the ambarella fruit, but also to show you that enjoyment comes from open-mindedness. As a living human being of the world, I believe that the ability to readily accept diverse cultural traditions is essential to happiness.

You only live for a certain amount of time. There are so many things in the world that could delight you, yet if you build a barrier between the exciting reality of the world and your ability to be pleased, you will find it very difficult to die. You would eventually regret your narrow-mindedness.

When I eat fruits that you may view as "strange", this is what I think of. I have promised myself that I shall submerge myself into the cultural melting pot of the world and enjoy a multitude of different fruits. I will have no regrets over what I have done; I shall only possibly regret what I have not done.

I hope that this inspires you to be open-minded and try new things. Over the course of writing this blog, I will try many new things that I will not regret. I will travel to places around the world, document my experiences, and share advice with you; I shall grasp the opportunities I have to become a more learned person. If you wait for too long, opportunities disappear. I shall discuss this later.

The point is rather simple. Do not be afraid to take action. It's more general than being open-minded, but it is worthy for me to mention this. When I started the ninth grade one year ago, I noticed that the Clark High School Cafeteria was extremely cold. Keeping the cafeteria cold was a waste of energy and a harmful factor to students' health. However, I never ran for Student Congress to fix this. I never even informed the Student Congress of this issue. That was me one year ago. I'm not the same person anymore, and I don't want you to be that person, either. Have a nice day and rest of your life.

Here is the video. Enjoy.

Clarification of Names

You may have noticed that the author of this post is "Chaojidage" or "Chaoji Dage", or even just "Chaoji". In the simplest sense, Chaojidage is equivalent to the writer of this blog, who goes by the name "Triston Zhang" currently. Please do not confuse these two names, as they are simply the names of two accounts used by one human being.

If you really want to know the details of this issue, you may continue reading. The reason I wrote "human being" in italics in the previous paragraph is because the two names, in fact, represent different persons, although these two persons share a physical body. Triston Zhang is the legal name of the writer, and was assigned by the writer's parents, who assumed that the name would be used in all circumstances and would label one individual male human being. (This is not true!) However, as I grew up, I naturally developed dissociative identities. One alter ego is Chaojidage, whose name means "super big-brother". Although I am not writing this as Chaojidage, I am using his account. Why would I use someone else's account to publish something, though? It is because of the nature of this blog. When Mrs. Wilkinson assigned this project, she instructed the class to use an account provided by Plano Independent School District (PISD). Since I did not know whether the district would delete student accounts after they graduate, I decided to promote Chaojidage's account to the position of an administrator, which is the type of account that I, as Triston Zhang, use to write these posts. This way, when I graduate and leave PISD, I will not worry about the district deleting my account and possibly this blog, to which I have assigned great value.

To further clarify the identity of Chaojidage, I shall explain in more detail. When I was ten years old, I founded a country, now known as Liubishuhuland. You may think that Liubishuhuland is not a real country, but by definition, it is as real as any other "real country" that you can name. Not only does Liubishuhuland's government administration function without being challenged by other countries, there exists a supranational organization, namely the Unofficial Confederate Nations (UCN), that is composed of seven mutually-recognizing nations. In addition, our states have defined area, stable governments, permanent population, and the ability to engage in foreign affairs. These four standards were set by the 1991 Montevideo Convention, and as long as an entity can continuously pass these requirements, it is considered a true state. The supranational organization of these states is called the Unofficial Confederate Nations, but the unofficiality of it does not make it unreal, for there is a difference between officiality and reality. I have published an article about this, which I will post later on this blog.

The flags of the UCN, its member states, and Liubishuhuland's provinces are displayed on my home's mantel shelf.

Anyway, the head of the Liubishuhulandian government is the position of Chaojidage. This word, "Chaojidage", coincides with the name of my main alter ego. This may be confusing, but it makes perfect sense. Chaojidage, the alter ego with that name, became the leader of Liubishuhuland, and became so famous that Liubishuhulandians named his position (i.e. his job) after his own name. For instance, you call the president of the United States of America "President Obama" just as you would call the current Chaojidage of Liubishuhuland "Chaojidage Chaojidage". However, this is rather redundant, so Liubishuhulandians call him "Chaojidage", which is both his name and his position. It's also like the immature teenage practice of naming "ships". (If you don't know what this is, search it!) For example, a "ship" name of Amanda and Andrew may be "Amandrew". Essentially, it's just combining two words. With "Chaojidage Chaojidage", you can also combine the two words very well, since they are the same. Therefore, "Chaojidage Chaojidage" becomes "Chaojidage". I, Triston Zhang, am running for Chaojidage of Liubishuhuland, and if I take the position eventually, I will logically (i.e. based on your knowledge) be called Chaojidage Triston Zhang. However, we cannot base anything on your knowledge, as you are just now learning that the naming system in Liubishuhuland is different from that of the Outside World. (The Outside World is the social and political network outside the UCN.) When you become a Liubishuhulandian Citizen or Resident, you may choose to adopt a name that is different from what you have been using in the Outside World. My (i.e. Triston's) legal name in Liubishuhuland is "Dingdang", so I would be called Chaojidage Dingdang.

This clarification has been relatively simple, although I have fed you with much information already. Note that amount of information is not equivalent to complexity of information. The information in this blog post hereafter shall be more complex.

The account "Chaoji Dage" is not the same as the position Chaojidage, the name "Chaojidage", the name "Dingdang", or the name "Triston". This account was originally intended for use by the Chaojidage (i.e. the position) of Liubishuhuland, but since Chaojidage (the alter ego) shares the same body as Triston (Dingdang), I have access to this account, and must take advantage of this to escape the possible account deletions of PISD,

In summary, "Chaojidage" is a name and the name of a job position, which is currently occupied by a person of the same name, who is the main alter ego of Dingdang, who was born as Triston Zhang and presently goes by "Triston Zhang" in the Outside World. This account is accessible by Triston Zhang and the Chaojidage of Liubishuhuland.

I have given you much information about specific names, persons, and job positions, and through this clarification, you have learned about the definition of a state, the difference between amount and complexity, and various other ideas, many of which you can apply in your life. I genuinely hope that you have been inspired by the information I provide to you, and that you will use this inspiration to transform into a new person.

The Birth of The Inspiration Fountain

You've surely felt a sense of awkwardness before when a person, presumably a stranger, starts some small talk when you know that he/she is doing so purely out of politeness. "What's up, Sam?" someone may ask. Usually, the reply is "nothing", and after that, when the conversation fades away, even more discomfort is left.

To a similar extent, it is also a bit uneasy when others, usually teachers, inquire about your mundane vacation and pretend that what you say is the most interesting thing in the world. For instance, a teacher may ask, "How were your winter breaks? What did you do, John?" John may reply without much excitement, "I went to Cancun." "That's cool, John! I went to Cancun, too, in the summer of '84." John, however, does not think that his vacation was that great. Under normal conditions, there is much hype about an upcoming vacation. However, after the vacation is over, your experiences seem rather normal. It is much more satisfying talking about an accomplishment than talking about a past vacation. Although this phenomenon is generally true, there are instances when the accomplishment derives from the vacation. This is the case for me, and is the reason I write this blog.

In the summer of 2015, I took a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Since Rocky Mountain National Park was founded in 1915, it was the 100th anniversary of the park. Therefore, the staff showed a twenty-minute-long video about the history of the park. The scenery was quite beautiful, and for the second time ever, I felt the awe-inspiring grandeur of the American wilderness. (I'll save the first time for a future blog!) During the video, the cast mentioned the notion of information, inspiration, and transformation. They explained that the video was an informative one that was intended to inspire the viewers to appreciate the nature of the park and transform into preservers of the wilderness. The idea immediately made sense to me. I thought that I could apply it in real life in some way that I hadn't though of yet. I said to myself, "I need to write this in the black folder."

The black folder is an old, weathered folder with a black cover that has accompanied me to various travel destinations. So far, it has been to Oklahoma, Caddo Lake, Beijing, Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, Houston, San Francisco, San Antonio, and various places in Colorado. In it is a sheet of white paper, on which I write down the things I wish to remember from the trip and search on the internet once I arrive home. The first thing I wrote on the paper was  the equation Γ(1/2)=√π. I did not know why the gamma function of one-half was equal to the square root of pi.

Anyway, I felt the urge to write the words "Inform, Inspire, Transform" on the paper. So I did. And when I arrived back home, I contemplated the meaning of these words. "Inform, Inspire, Transform", I repeated to myself silently for several days. I wondered what it meant.

When I found the answer, the three words were already my personal motto. Watching the Rocky Mountain National Park video was a defining moment in my life because I gave myself a purpose: to help others learn, be inspired, and personally change for the better. I was, in fact, quite shocked that I already had informed, inspired, and transformed others. I had recently made a 34-minute long video for Biology on my YouTube channel (youtube.com/chaojidage). (Subscriptions are always appreciated!) Over 200 people have seen it, and there are nice comments that express gratitude for this video. I had definitely succeeded in informing people, and based on what people have said, I have concluded that the video had succeeded also in inspiring people to find fun in learning. They can use the ability to find learning fun to transform themselves into interesting, dynamic, learned individuals. I posted more frequently on YouTube to meet the standards of my motto, and I was content with myself despite the chaotic world around my personal life. When others became depressed over their school grades and grade point average (GPA), I was happy. I have received not-so-great grades in school as well, but I learned from what I missed and became a more informed person. I use this information constantly to inspire and transform others.

My mother and I walk in Rocky Mountain National Park.

And so I lived life. I had ups and downs like any regular person would have. Then one day, my English teacher at Clark High School, Mrs. Wilkinson, assigned our tenth grade Honors class an assignment. We were required to create a blog. While others were worried about online embarrassment and the time they'd lose from writing a blog every week, I asked the teacher how long the blogs would have to be. (I wanted longer blogs.) She told me that they were supposed to be rather short, yet interesting if they had to be longer. Mrs. Wilkinson also told everyone to stick to one topic as the focus of the blog posts. This was when I got stuck. Apparently, the blog would have to have one "umbrella term" that conveys the consistent subject of discussion. Honestly, I believed that consistency of subject was not as important as consistency of purpose. If I only focus on one subject, I only have a small audience that can benefit from reading. I wanted to benefit a larger audience. I wanted to make this blog universally appealing. However, to not irritate Mrs. Wilkinson, I used the umbrella term of purpose in place of the umbrella term of topic. The word is "Inspiration". Truly, I wish to use the information presented in this blog to inspire others (to find learning fun, for instance). This would, as I have said, lead to a personal transformation.

I have defined the purpose of this blog, but not yet the subject. There are two reasons for this, one from logic and one from experience. Logically, I would like this blog to be universal, so the subjects may vary. From experience, I have learnt that it is difficult to stick to one topic. When I started my YouTube channel, I wrote in the channel description that the channel would be about Liubishuhuland. (I'll discuss this in the future.) My first few videos were, indeed, about Liubishuhuland, but after I ran out of ideas, I started to bombard the upload page with videos of other topics. I had a desire to share everything I knew with the world. Presently, I still have this desire, and I know for what purpose I have it. (Look back at the three-word personal motto.) Therefore, I have decided that I will use this blog not just to earn a grade for English, but to inspire others in various ways.

I now officially name this blog "The Inspiration Fountain". It is very likely that I will be working on this blog throughout my high-school career and college. I will give my best effort to continue to give to others via this medium, and I believe that everyone (who understands English, at least,) will be able to learn and be inspired by The Inspiration Fountain.