"One of the biggest debates since President Trump’s 2016 candidacy has been US border security, primarily concerning Mexican migrants. Since the 1990s, the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States has more than doubled. Many believe this widespread immigration reduces the amount of jobs available to legal Americans, a view typically steeped in xenophobia …
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Free Speech in the Trump Era – Lexspects
"Donald Trump; a name that makes some nauseous, and others gleeful. One substantial debate that has consistently surfaced in Trump’s campaign and presidency is free speech. Critics vocalize that Trump threatens the liberties of Americans, while the alternative viewpoint trusts that he solely points out faults in the media. Trump often judges the press via …
LHStress – Lexspects
"Stress has a prominent role in everyone’s life, whether it be from work, family, or friends, everyone has experienced a form of stress. However, stress is commonly associated with a student’s academic life due to intense workload and pressure from the modern day school system. Lexington High School students are no exception to this idea. …
A Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I am deeply saddened to have to write this piece, however, the U.S. Supreme Court lost one of it’s most incredible judges of all time. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (also known as RBG) passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at the age of 87. Her long battle with pancreatic cancer caused her death to happen …
A Preview of Mary Trump’s New Book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man”
Mary L. Trump is the niece of Donald J. Trump. She also happens to be a clinical psychologist. She wrote the book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” to speak out about her uncle’s lack of qualifications to run the United States. After hearing the conversation in …
Media’s Influence on Children – Lexspects
*****This is a piece I had published to my school online magazine called Lexspects. There is fantastic work on their site, if you would like to read more work from young people (lexspects.com). For now, enjoy my most recent piece on the influence of media on children. A boy runs around the kiddie pool yelling …
A Special Education Student Speaks: When Misconceptions and Ignorance Raise Barriers -Education Week
A Special Education Student Speaks: When Misconceptions and Ignorance Raise Barriers Misconceptions and ignorance add to students’ hurdles *This article was published on Education Week's national website. Click here to read it on their site.* By Darya Iranmanesh December 5, 2018 The music began to play as the curtains unfolded, exposing a dark and unfamiliar …
What Censorship Means to Me
If you know anything about me as a human being, you would know that well I have a very strange way of carrying out some things. Ever since my parents enrolled me in school, the problem was my words. People say I am quiet, however, when I do open my mouth I like to put …
About Me and My Visual Impairment
Hi everyone! This is my first official blog post. I promise not all my content will be about my visual impairment, but I do want to put out some posts about it in order to create a community and have my words mean something. Whether you know me personally, or are coming across this; I …
Welcome
Hello, I am Darya. Welcome to the wonderful creation that is my website! Here you will be able to find blog posts where I share experiences, opinions, and more. I am visually impaired, so there will be some posts on the subject and disability in general. If you would like to see some of my …
Student, Activist, and Visionary in the Boston Area 