Writing in Education and Media

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  • The Instruction Manual of Animal Farm

    A little boy, 6 years old, walks into first grade for the first time. He is excited, ready for a new year of learning. The school day goes well for him, and he tells his mother about it after being picked up. The entire drive home, this 6-year-old tells his mom things that he was…

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  • The True Purpose of Entertainment Media

    Whatever happened to escapism? Escapism used to be the main reason that we, as people, consumed media. We would be sick of our boring, monotonous lives, and we would seek something fantastical, entertaining, fictional. Now, many forms of media have veered towards being commentaries, as is seen with modern Disney. It’s also the main reason…

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  • The Terrifying Truth of Harrison Bergeron

    The word “equal” means many things. In the dictionary, it’s defined as being either, “the same in quantity, size, and value” or “as good as.” In terms of objects, such as the price of two books, the term “equal” is very simple and easy to understand. They both cost the same. However, when you start…

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  • The Best Piece of Holiday Writing: Die Hard

    Since it is the time of cheer, presents, and reindeer, I decided, in honor of the Christmas spirit, to address one of the best Christmas movies out there: Die Hard. Written by Roderick Thorpe, starring Bruce Willis as John McClane and Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber, Die Hard is a Christmas staple for many families.…

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  • The Journey of Education

    Imagine being alone. Imagine walking down a shaded, secluded, quiet forest path. The surrounding trees have the orange and yellow shades of fall, both comforting in its familiarity, yet claustrophobic, and eerie in its emptiness. Walking along, tired and hungry, a small glimmer of warm light appears. Not above, but ahead. Gaining hope, you run…

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