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We all carry an invisible weight. Some days it’s manageable—a dull ache hanging in the backdrop of our lives. Other days it feels crushing, like we’re drowning under a mass of our fears, regrets, and responsibilities. Tim O’Brien understood this better than most when he wrote The Things They Carried, a story that’s supposedly about…
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Have you ever lain in bed, staring at the ceiling at 3 AM, wondering if you’ll ever sleep again? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Insomnia has quietly become a major issue in our society, and the numbers are pretty staggering. According to a 2018 study, between 2002 and 2012, insomnia symptoms jumped from 15.6%…
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Have you ever had one of those moments where something completely shifts your perspective? I recently came across Andrew Braaksma’s essay, Some Lessons From The Assembly Line, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Here’s a college student who spent his summers working brutal 12-hour shifts in factories, and the experience completely transformed…
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“The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow…”— Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” When I first read The Yellow Wallpaper, I was struck by how claustrophobic it felt. A woman slowly unraveling in a nursery-turned-prison, haunted by a pattern on the wall…
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Reading Power Through Marxist and Ethnic Studies Lenses Literature has always been a mirror reflecting the power structures that shape our world. When we examine classic and contemporary works through the focused lenses of Marxist and Ethnic Studies theories, we uncover not just stories, but entire systems of oppression and resistance. Two works, separated by…
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A Review of Elaine Showalter’s Feminist Classic, A Literature of Their Own There are books that teach you something new, and then there are books that help you remember what you’ve always felt but didn’t have the words for. Elaine Showalter’s A Literature of Their Own is that book. This groundbreaking feminist novel was first…
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Let me ask you something— What makes a book a classic? Have you ever thought about how a novel becomes a timeless piece living decades or centuries into the future? It’s not just its age or placement on the dusty book shelves of bookstores and libraries— it’s the power it holds in shaping thought, stirring…
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Grief is a wild, unpredictable beast. It doesn’t follow a schedule, it doesn’t care about your plans, and it doesn’t just fade away because enough time has passed. And you know what? That is okay. In a world that often pushes us to be okay, to move on, and to find the silver lining, it’s…
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Every January 1st, for the New Year, I’d sit down with a steaming cup of coffee, a new crisp notebook, and an unrealistic amount of optimism and motivation, and I’d create my list of New Year’s resolutions. The usuals are always there: “Stop procrastinating and become more organized,” “Write at least one article each week,”…
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Many of us are familiar with the “midlife crisis,” a time of turmoil and uncertainty that middle-aged people seem to find themselves in, but did you know that there is a quarter-life crisis that impacts many late-20—to early-30-year-olds? This article explores this phenomenon and offers guidance on finding purpose during this crucial life stage. What’s…
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