Marbury V. Madison: The First Supreme Court Case

On February 24, 1803, the first and most influential supreme court case of America occurred. This case lives in obscurity to most citizens, but without it, the Supreme Court would not have the power it has today. The issue of the case arose from a seemingly simple dispute. It all began during the Election of 1800. When incumbent president John Adams was voted out of office, he created a scheme to keep his party, the Federalists, in control of one of the branches of the government....

June 17, 2022 · Rohan Arni

Ev3 Projects: Car Following

This article is about a project I did with my Ev3 robot in which I made my Ev3 robot follow a toy car. This is similar to some features that many modern cars have today known as adaptive cruise control.. Let’s break this project down into three aspects: the thought process, the hardware, and the software. The thought process is quite simple. I was inspired by my parents’ car, the Lexus RX 350....

March 16, 2022 · Rohan Arni

Tech Review #1: Blue Snowball

Well, it’s time for my first tech review! Today, I’m gonna be talking about my new microphone, the Blue Snowball! You may have heard of its older brother, the Blue Yeti, which is a professional-grade large microphone, but Blue, a Logitech brand, made another microphone, called the Blue Snowball. The Blue Snowball is half the price of the Yeti at 49.99, and is half the size. It sports a unique design, with a three-legged stand and a ball-shaped microphone....

September 12, 2021 · Rohan Arni

Why China’s History Matters So Much

Hi. It’s been a while. Sorry for not writing at all! I’ve been pretty busy, but I didn’t write because I was very lazy. So anyways, I’m back! Let’s get into today’s topic! China. You can’t read the news without hearing about China. China is predicted to take over the US as the number one global superpower by 2032, and some estimate that to be even earlier. But how did this happen?...

August 29, 2021 · Rohan Arni

The Periodic Table of Elements

It’s on every high school classroom. But only a few people truly understand the secrets that the table holds. Today, let’s dive in to the true nature of the periodic table. At a first glance, the periodic table looks like a childish table with all sorts of colors and silly letters. Most people know that those letters stand for elements. What are elements really? Elements are atoms. Atoms are comprised of three main parts: protons, neutrons, and electrons....

May 2, 2021 · Rohan Arni

My favorite books of all time

I love to read. Like, LOVE to read. As such, there are some books I loved and some books I hated. So here is my rundown of all my favorite books! But before we begin, I’d like to thank our sponsor, my YouTube channel! shameless plug I post Minecraft a few times every week. I’m trying to hit 100 subscribers by 2022, so it would mean a lot if you subscribed!...

April 17, 2021 · Rohan Arni

The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Minecraft

Minecraft: A classic example of popular trends reviving a once popular game. When it was first released, it was the hottest game to ever come out. A simple yet unique game. There was no clear objective in the game. It was an infinite world with the capability to do anything. No fancy graphics, no violent gore. How did such a simple game become so popular across the world? Today, let’s look at the rise, fall, and rise again of Minecraft....

March 21, 2021 · Rohan Arni

The Big Bang

The Big Bang is the cosmic event that started the entire universe. So what exactly happened? Well, it took scientists years to find out what exactly happened, but we finally have a somewhat complete idea of what happened. This whole thing started with a singularity. The singularity is our whole universe, compressed into something smaller than a grain of sand. It’s even smaller than an atom. So for whatever reason, it implodes....

March 14, 2021 · Rohan Arni

Chess Openings, Part 2: Gambits

Last week, I went over openings. Let’s recap the basics: Always attack the center. The center is comprised of these 4 squares: Algebraic notation is like the coordinate system for chess. ABC’s for the x axis, and numbers for the y axis. Each piece has a letter designated for its moves. X is for killing. Let’s see an example: If the knight were to take the pawn on e4, it would be written as Nxe4....

March 7, 2021 · Rohan Arni

First Lego League

The Mindstorms Ev3 Robot is a robot made by Lego. So obviously, there are competitions surrounding the robot. I participated in two of them. How did it go? Let’s find out. Let’s establish some context. My friend invited me to a robotics competition that his dad coached in summer of 2019. It was called First Lego League. It was all about making the Mindstorms Robot move around on this mat and do tasks on the mat, called missions....

February 28, 2021 · Rohan Arni