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![A Test as Old as Time: Are standardized tests an accurate measure of a student’s ability?](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-15-at-2.23.42-PM.png)
Centuries ago William Shakspeaer once remarked, “To test or not to test that is the question,” and ever since we as a society have been trying to answer the bard's query. With moral, educational, and social nuance the question...
![Taiwanese Elections](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-2.02.04 PM-1200x623.png)
The 2024 Taiwanese Elections have come to a close with William Lai of the DPP (Democratic Progressive Party) winning a close race against Hou Yu-ih of the KMT (Kuomintang). The Democratic Progressive Party has been ruling over...
![The Silent Crisis in Congo](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-11.14.45 AM-1200x668.png)
It has been revealed that some social media apps and news articles have spread awareness of a political crisis that has been ongoing for decades. Dating back to the First Congo War that occurred in East DRC, there have been an...
![Review of The Diversity Grant Fund 2024](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-15-at-2.19.51-PM.png)
Each year, during Friends Academy’s event filled night that consists of the Original Works presentation and the AP Art Portfolio show, the...
![Closing Statement from the 23-24 Editor-in-Chief](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-15-at-2.14.58-PM.png)
As we wrap up our final edition of Inkwell for 2023-2024, I’d like to thank everyone who has helped make the publication a success. This...
![Clash of Classes: Rundown and Review](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-2.07.14 PM.png)
A world without a healthy dosage of competition is not a world at all. Rather, it is a pitiful excuse of existence, a life without joy or purpose....
![FA Varsity Chess Team](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-2.04.31 PM-1200x618.png)
The story starts last year, May 18th, 2023, with the Nassau County Chess Championship taking place at no place other than our very own Kumar...
![The Animation Results at the Oscars](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-2.06.07 PM-1200x791.png)
While I love movies, it would be insanely hard to write about every section and movie involved in the Oscars, especially ones I am not familiar...
![The New Space Race: A Dash for Water](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-31-at-10.00.53-AM.png)
In 2011, United States lawmakers excluded China from the International Space Station because they collectively believed that China would attempt...
![On Beauty - A Book Review](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-08-at-9.51.46-PM.png)
The story begins with two families: the Belseys and the Kippsies. The Belseys live in Massachusetts around forty minutes from Boston, while the...
![How to Make Teacup Candles](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-9.42.39 PM.png)
I do too many crafts when I should be working on homework. Whether it be candles or origami, crafts are usually simple. Even when crafts don’t...
![The NFL Free Agency Frenzy](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-7.29.03 PM.png)
This year’s NFL free agency has been one of the craziest ones ever. Every March, NFL free agency commences. Essentially, all 32 NFL teams race...
![Who is the “GOAT” of Men’s Tennis?](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-15-at-2.17.44-PM.png)
The “GOAT” or “greatest of all time” in men’s tennis has remained a topic of frequent debate since 2011. However, the argument has...
![The NBA Experiments With A State Of The Art LED Court During 2024’s All-Star Weekend:](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-11.24.30 AM-1200x793.png)
This year, at the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, the NBA experimented with a new LED basketball court that they debuted for the evening...
![2023-2024 LA Dodgers Offseason Acquisitions](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-31-at-9.41.48-AM.png)
Recently, the Los Angeles Dodgers have made headlines by spending around 1.2 billion dollars on Free Agents. Most notably, they signed Shohei...
![Paper Straws Suck](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-01-31-at-9.54.10 AM-1200x994.png)
You order your regular ⅔ caff triple ristretto affogato venti, 2 scoop matcha, add banana, double blended, with whip, caramel drizzle, salted...
![Brain Development, Age, and How it Relates to Voting Decisions](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-15-at-2.10.56-PM.png)
Voting is something that is seen as a marker of coming of age, especially in the US, where the federal legal voting age is 18. While 18 is a common voting age around the world,...
![Renovation to Sacred Historical Sites: Is it Always Right?](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-15-at-2.08.17-PM.png)
To renovate or not to renovate, is the question pestering modern day archaeologists and officials. Living in an era of immense data bases, thousands of years of artifacts,...
![The Dangers of Fentanyl](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-03-at-9.44.21 PM.png)
Though many people have heard of “Fentanyl” before, most are unaware of its power. Fentanyl is a narcotic – not necessarily a scent – and can be injected into many...
![The Bun Dilemma: Exploring the Sandwich Spectrum with Hotdogs](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-05-at-11.20.37 AM.png)
In a modern world with an abundance of information and a lack of nuance, many questions are left unresolved – washed away by an inundation of new stimuli. Like...
![How AI Affects Art...](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-31-at-9.41.34 AM-1200x1014.png)
As Artificial Intelligence continues to learn and grow, many problems have begun to emerge regarding AI’s use in art. Art is creative, beautiful, and most of all naturally...
![Finding Peace Amidst Stress](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-31-at-9.51.40 AM-1200x900.png)
Although January is always a fairly stressful time for highschoolers, with seniors anxiously awaiting college acceptances and juniors preparing to undergo the college process...
![Men’s Health Awareness Month](https://fa-inkwell.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-08-at-9.41.17 PM-1200x371.png)
November was National Men’s Health Awareness Month. This is an important time for men across the world as it increases visibility and awareness around the unique mental...