Essay

This morning I woke up at six am. The country was bleeding pomegranate red and I, so sure we'd be drinking in a giddy paradise blue, stared blankly for minutes if not hours at the flashing computer screen.

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The media has played a pivotal role in reframing the case of Emmett Till, by turning a personal and local tragedy into a national statement of racial injustices that altered the views of the American people.

As someone who’s been dancing classical ballet for ten years, I can tell you that relying on it is a beautiful thing. But also dangerous. The stereotype of the crazy ballerina exists for a reason, even if it isn’t totally real.

What is time but a precious valuable whose availability is limited for everyone. Some try to capture it with numbers or to help track their accomplishments.

The United States has long protested against child marriage abroad, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. But we need to do better listening to ourselves and realizing what is happening in our own country.

By the 1960s, 65% of all Americans owned a television.  In 1970, tele

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A Most Invaluable Gift

             “I don’t pray for you to be happy, but for you to deserve to be happy.”

I was cold. I shivered up in my sheets and peeked out my window into the night. The moon was stone cold, making me shiver even more. I leaned back and my head hit the pillow, and I pulled the blankets over my head. I began to feel dizzy.

"Hi! Nice morning. How are you?" It was a sunny Monday morning in the middle of July. Mom, needing to grab a few things from the store after a morning activity, had stopped at BJ’s before heading home.