All posts tagged "opinion"
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How to prove to yourself that you are not a failure at seventeen
“Your teenage years are the best of your life,” is a commonly regurgitated cliche that has infiltrated my perception of adolescence, since my earliest cognisant...
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Dystopian literature should be your wake up call
I have spent many mornings drifting away into faraway lands of audiobook narrations in my English classes, occasionally getting lost in my winter fatigue as...
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Facing fear and isolation in today’s political climate
I have an incredibly vivid memory of crying in my room the night that Donald Trump was elected as president last year. As someone who...
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Fear of wokeness scares away compassion
It feels as though I have awoken to a new America. Gone are the days of the word “woke” referring to awareness of racial and...
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STEM is not the only equation for success
Throughout the majority of my life and academic career, one subject has always haunted me. I’ve suffered from nightmares, many tears shed and all nighters...
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Slice of Life: Christmas confuses me: learning not to be the Grinch
From the moment Halloween ends and we turn our calendars to November, my neighborhood is decked out with twinkling red and green string lights and...
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Politics has turned into reality TV
Workplaces and school settings have an expectation of professionalism, respect and decorum. One would think that this would carry into the political sphere, especially with...
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Cutting SNAP benefits harms America’s working class
Imagine your Thanksgiving table. Can you smell the turkey, the mashed potatoes, the stuffing? Can you hear the laughter and buzz of conversation on America’s...
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Let’s not artificially teach intelligence
As with many other people in this world, I have had a difficult time accepting the nature of artificial intelligence . I am constantly told...
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Identity isn’t just black and white
The straightener on my countertop bears a painful reminder of my past. The cord is worn and frayed, the metal clamp overworked from years of...