Who is BTS? Two years ago, not as many people could have answered that question than they could have today. Today, BTS has a ginormous fan base around the world. BTS is a South Korean band that has exploded in popularity in the last two years; they debuted on June 13th, 2013 with their single album 2 cool 4 Skool,
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Cars are an essential part of our day-to-day life, taking us from place to place. Without cars, our way of life would be different and probably not for the better. In this modern day and age, people enjoy modifying and changing their cars from the factory default. Some of the modified cars look great, others not so. I myself have
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Sixteen-year-olds are less excited to drive than ever before. People have been ecstatic to get their hands on the wheel since the late 1800s when cars were first invented. However, studies show that the excitement to drive has made a steady decline over the past thirty years. So what is causing people, teenagers, in particular, to not be happy to
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The town of Apex is planning a $54 million project to transform Ten Ten Road from four lanes to six. Residents of Apex are in dismay about the idea. The state of North Carolina is wanting to widen a three-mile stretch of Ten Ten Road, from Apex Peakway to Kildaire Farm Road. Around 30,000 cars/day travel on Ten Ten through
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The broadway hit musical Hamilton is coming to the triangle next week! Starting on Tuesday, Nov. 6, the Durham Performing Arts Center will host the US touring company of Hamilton until Sunday, Dec. 2. Broadway fans and history buffs alike have long been waiting for this national tour since Hamilton first debuted on Broadway in 2015. Lin Manuel Miranda’s
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One in eight Americans consume pizza every day. 350 slices of pizzas are eaten every second in the U.S.. 251.7 million pounds of pepperoni is consumed every year in the U.S., just from pizza. The thing I am wondering is, what brand of pizza are people choosing to eat? What brand of pizza do people like the most? Two big
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Based off of the book written by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give was made into a film production released on Oct. 5 of this year. Produced by George Tillman Jr., the story tackles disturbing topics surrounding police brutality, being black in America, code switching, and balancing worlds between cultures. Tillman did a great job developing the plot
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Congratulations to Mr. Gurkin, the Apex High School Teacher of the Year! Mr. Gurkin teaches physics, calculus based mechanics, and physical science here at Apex. He is extremely involved in school life and dedicates his time to supporting the arts, athletics, and academics of Apex. This is his fifth year of teaching, and over the past four years he has
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Mukbangs are when people either live stream or record and upload themselves eating a very large portion of food while talking to their audience. As someone who casually watches ASMR, I have been exposed to many mukbang videos through my recommended feed (pun intended). I have tried to watch them before writing this article only to throw down my phone
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Do you ever stop to wonder how have we come so far as a species? How we have progressed so far in comparison to other creatures. Though there are many reasons and theories, it all seems to boil down to one truth; our capacity to learn. Gaining knowledge and being able to utilize it effectively and in new, innovative ways
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