Nicole Zeng's AP Psychology Blog

My article discusses different things in everyday life that can influence your taste buds. One of the most surprising finds was that the zinc and copper in silverware can mess with your taste buds by enhancing the flavor of saltiness. Another exciting finding was that color can alter your taste bud's perception of the food or drink you're ingesting. Other factors like age, environment, and temperature also influence how your food tastes.  LINK: https://www.rd.com/list/weird-taste-buds/ 

 My birthday is June 30 so my superhero is the MoodSeer. MoodSeer was just a normal kid throughout most of their life and enjoyed simple things like reading and painting. After entering high school, their ability randomly activated after a traumatic head concussion that had to deal with a misstep on the staircase. MoodSeer's ability has to deal with the occipital lobe and serotonin which means that they can see when people are not feeling their best and as a result they can replenish a person's serotonin levels. Similarly, if need be, they can also take away people's serotonin and they use that ability to take away the happiness of villains while helping the villain's victims feel better. MoodSeer's ability to see everyone's mood and control serotonin levels can allow them to also influence the direct emotions of others. 

Once upon a time, there was a little baby girl named Nicole Zeng who was born on June 30th, 2006 in the middle of the day. As a baby, she was the better kid compared to her younger brother because she never cried, wasn't clingy, and most of all didn't cause her mother as much pain during birth compared to her brother :) Eventually, Nicole grew up to be a confident young lady who loved to read, dance, and play sports.   The first majorly pivotal moment in my life was when I got accepted into the GT Academy at Quail Valley Middle School because it altered what kind of school environment I would be in along with what kind of relationships I would form along the way. The funny thing is I was crying the same day this event happened because I placed 2nd at a dance competition but the news of being able to go to QV some how made me feel accomplished again... academic validation The next pivotal moment of my life was probably when I went back to China in the summer of 2019 because th...