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The Worries Within Smart Cities

     As a person who has lived in an urban area ever since I was a kid, I have witnessed how technology has changed and its potential for implementing advanced technology in cities in the future.       Imagine living in a city where transportation and traffic move smoothly. And public services meet our needs instantly. This city, equipped with advanced technologies, improves our quality of life. However, alongside this development, there's an increasing concern about privacy rights being violated. People may feel uneasy when someone is continuously monitoring their activities. Like me, our home is equipped with CCTV cameras, which makes me wary about what I'm doing because I feel like someone is watching and judging me. You can see that constant surveillance and data gathering can make people feel uncomfortable and uneasy, which questions the cost of building smart cities.      In conclusion, smart cities have the ability to create more ...

Introducing Tinapay

Maybe you're wondering who's "Tinapay"? Is that right? Tinapay, as in the Filipino word for bread? Yes, that's right! And that's me, Tinapay.           Hello there! I am Christine, a 19-year-old college student. And I know you're wondering why I am called Tinapay. It came from my name, Christine. While picking a username for COD mobile, I got the Tin there because it is my nickname and said, "You know what? I'll just make it Tinapay". Then, suddenly, it became my name on all of my game profiles and some social media accounts. I remember laughing at this one person I was talking to because he was asking for my name in CODm, and I said, "It's Tinapay." He didn't believe me because he was eating "tinapay" at that time, so he asked for my Instagram instead. But I still said, "It's Tinapay." He asked for my Facebook, and again, it's still, "Tinapay.". "You know what? You're just fool...

A Lyrical Analysis of Leaves, a song by Ben & Ben

      The song I have selected for this lyrical analysis is one of the songs of the famous twins Ben & Ben, titled Leaves. The lyrics of this song reflect the themes of love, forgiveness, and the passage of time. The song is about the difficulties of love, the value of forgiveness, and the belief that old scars will eventually heal over time.      I know this song because I have been listening to Ben & Ben ever since I heard one of their songs before. Their songs are about how you truly love someone, and I think they created this song for people having a hard time in their relationships. A lot of people experience love, but not everyone is having a good time, and the purpose of this song is to give them hope that everything will be okay over time, just like how leaves grow from the bareness of trees. This song makes them feel that the pain they're experiencing in their relationship can be gone if they learn how to forgive that person because fo...