New York City has been a mix of cultures and people since it was the hub for immigrants throughout the 20th century. Between the late 19th and early to mid-20th-century immigrants began coming into New York through Ellis Island, the main immigration station in New York. Through this spike in immigration, New York City obtained its “melting pot” fame. People from all over the world have different body types mainly due to their genetics and the diets of their country of origin. New York City having people from all over the world come to them created an environment filled with all sorts of body types. This environment led to people straying away from perceiving one body type as the “ideal,” although there are still media outlets and social media; they are still impacted by the world around them. Even with the media, the advertisements that are seen around New York City tend to reinforce this concept of body positivity by presenting models of different...

Madrid, Spain. The location where Santiago Ramon Y Cajal worked and produced most of his scientific contributions. He was working in a small laboratory as the sole investigator, inspired by the work of his father. Due to the small size of his operation, he had limited affiliations and did whatever he could to maximize his contribution to science. However, from this small bench-lab, he rose through the ranks and became a Nobel prize-winning histologist with his artistry. The aesthetic from this experience comes with the extensive contributions this one man was able to single-handedly produce, which can be observed in the image attached below. Here we see photographed our neuroscientist beside an obviously busy benchtop with his chemicals shelved.

The air this photograph gives us is nothing short of the feeling of “tired.” With the position of his head leaning on his hand....