Opinion
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Solitude provides inner peace for the mind
“She was happy. She lived for herself and enjoyed her own company. They called it loneliness, she knew it was freedom.” My thumb lingered over...
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Dark humor fails to excuse racism
I have often been labeled as “too sensitive” to the jokes my peers make, so I tend to keep my mouth shut when I am...
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High school is the killer of self-expression
As a high schooler, I can confidently say that we are in our most insecure and self-conscious ages, but simultaneously at the age where everyone...
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Some sequels are not created equal
There are plenty of movies that deserve to have a sequel to their story, but there are also many where a continuation is just pointless....
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Reading for enjoyment is dying
Whenever I tell someone I read for pleasure they are genuinely shocked. I read over 12 books a year, which is not a lot, but...
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Project Pan should be the expectation
Since the new year, a trend called “Project Pan” has become popular on “TikTok.” Project Pan is a challenge to use up all of the...
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Slowing down is not a crime
It was a windy January evening, and as I drove home, adhering to the same rules as four-way stops since the traffic lights were shut...
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Sometimes, all you need is laughter
“Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, usually audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system,”...
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History warned us about mass deportations
In 1943, Anne Frank wrote that “terrible things are happening outside… poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart;...
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Facing adversity growing up queer
I have faced adversity throughout my whole life, from the first time I cut my hair into “boy style” to now with my hair still...
