Category: Essay
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Star Trek Predicted the Future
Think about Star Trek and there will be a couple of close associations. Star ships and that famous actor – who was it? William Shakespeare? No it was… William Shatner. Take a look at the original set of Star Trek and everything seems like it was from the 1960s. That’s…
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Take a Knee
Colin Kaepernick has become one of the most polarizing figures in recent memory since he made the decision to protest racial injustice during the National Anthem one year ago. Since opting out of his contract in March—after multiple reports came out that he was going to be released, anyway—Kaep remains…
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Cripple Punk
Over the past year and a half, a new internet community has formed—“Cripple Punk”. However, the movement has nothing to do with The Ramones or The Sex Pistols—it was created by disabled people for disabled people, but like punk music, it’s anti-establishment and rejects mainstream ideas. It was started by…
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Meninism is Just Another Word for Normal
I need meninism because both Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL give men unrealistic body expectations. I need meninism because there is no Men’s March or Men’s History Month. I need meninism because the word “feminism” favors women over men. Meninism is how I express my rights as a member…
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A Diagnosis is Worse than Death
Death is a shitty thing. You have this light, and it infects everyone you meet—everyone you love, and in a blink of an eye it disappears. It’s easy to assume that everyone reading this has felt the utter emptiness brought on from losing someone they’ve loved. If you haven’t yet—you…
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Trump Plays ‘Odds Are’, Destroys the Country
With the recent decisions that have been coming out of the White House—like the travel ban and the MOAB bombing—America and other countries have begun to wonder why and how these decisions keep coming to completion. The White House finally came clean and stated that every decision made in the…
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The Future Is Uncertain For Many Students Under Trump’s Budget
The Trump administration released its proposed national budget on March 16. President Trump promised to “increase funding for the military […] without increasing national deficit”. To this end, the administration proposed sweeping cuts across federal agencies, such as the Departments of Education, Labor, State, and the EPA. It also proposed…
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On Science and Poetry
The first time I saw a shark was on a whale watching trip in Bar Harbor. The boat was dingy and didn’t fit a lot of people on it, but we were smaller and could squeeze into our parents’ thighs if we wanted to. The captain guided us through the…
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The Selfish Thing
Several months ago, I broke up with my girlfriend of 19 months. I sent them a breakup message on Skype (it was a long distance relationship, they live on the West Coast), deleted their number, and blocked them on every outlet of social media. This came at one of the…
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The American Dream
1 It cannot be crushed. It can be achieved by all, all of those who meet certain requirements. Indestructible, inspirational, personal, yet internationally desired. It comes at a price; there is no standard price. Some are born with it, sparkling in their bright eyes. Some are born with it, already…
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