The Star Sign Krithika In Indian Culture

Every time a substitute teacher gets ready for roll call, my friends from across the room snicker at me. I obviously knew they were laughing at how bad the teacher would butcher my name this time. I was quite used to correcting strangers with my name, and spelling it like a sloth every time someone needed to write it down. People always told me that my name sounded unique, but I never felt like I was special. In fact, I always thought my name brought me bad luck. From messed up documents due to my unique name, and the constant faces people would make when they don't appreciate a challenge, made me angry. I always viewed my name negatively, but now I am proud that I was named Krithika. The history of Krithika is quite interesting and it made me realize how significant it is in Indian culture. According to indianastrologyhoroscope.com, the name Krithika derives from the Indian astrology written in 600 BC, and is considered one of the “nakshatras” or star signs. The origins of the star sign Krithika (modern day Pleiades) comes from an ancient Indian myth where Svaha, the star Zeta Tauri, fell in love with Agni, the fire god, and disguised herself as

Science is a subject I have been fascinated with since an early age. I was always curious about the human body and fell in love with the world of science after being overly exposed to it in high school. When I entered freshman year, I joined the STEM Academy in the Biomedical track and took honors biology. I was instantly obsessed with the concept of science and all the knowledge it brought to me. The following years I took an abundance of science classes to continue the flame of my burning passion. I took AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, the rest of my laboratory and anatomy classes in STEM, and decided this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my