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I have a few things to say about how much I dislike capitalism. All “altruists” who have a name in society are capitalists; everyone is just trying to advance their own agenda. Let’s take Jeff Bezos, for example. I just read this article in the LA Times about his ties to the Trump administration…
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“Girl Power” is only powerful if ALL girls stick together. When girls criticize each other, subtly or overtly, behind each other’s backs or to their face, it weakens our cause altogether. When guys have a problem with one another, they hash it out and get over it pretty quickly. In my experience, women are…
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Ah the holiday season. This is usually my favorite time of year. A perfect trinity of holidays all crammed into three months — the Harry Potter movie marathon of holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, then my birthday, let’s not talk about new years) — not to mention the colorful array of caffeinated holiday drinks. This year,…
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In elementary school, I really liked the idea of dolls. I imagined playing with them and giving them all a story, but how would I have told my friends that I like dolls? I loved walking around the toy section in department stores and looking at all the toys, but the guns and adventure…
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As an Honors student…Wow, I already sound like a snob. I am constantly surrounded by endlessly devoted students in my classes, who all have a bright future ahead of them, but it was not until I enrolled in a College Prep class that I saw the dark side of Honors. In the eyes of…
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“Whenever you’re feeling anxious, just take a warm bath.” I cannot tell you how many people have told me this. Even in psychology when we were learning about coping mechanisms, the cursed “take a warm bath” made another appearance on a worksheet with about 150 strategies. I mean, when having legitimate heart palpitations in…
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One year ago I had a dream so gruesome that I remember every detail to this day. I don’t remember many of my dreams, but this one followed the hardest three weeks of my life. I closed my eyes that night, then BANG. Everything I achieved, obtained and could have made of myself– gone.…
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So, before we even start, let me put a disclaimer out there: I do not hate Valentine’s Day just because I am sad and alone. Actually, my state of unattractive solitude has nothing to do with my dislike for Feb. 14. What does, however, continue to attribute to my utter distaste, is all this…
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We all have certain images that come into our head when we think of a concept. For some people, balloons pop into their head when they think of birthdays, for others picture books when they think of libraries. But what picture comes to mind when you think of the word “Indian”? I never really…
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My phone lit up with a Snapchat notification from my best friend. Of course I opened it immediately. “Some people are saying some stuff about you,” it read. Great. Her next text popped up: “this guy asked this other kid ‘should I f— daria or my ex.’” I responded in the only intelligible way…