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The Curtains Are Never “Just Blue”

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I feel insane whenever someone in my AP literature class says “I don’t understand why the teacher is focusing on [insert metaphor]” like YES the lake in If We Were Villains is important, not everything has to be directly stated in order for it to have significance. The whole point of a literature class is to search for literary devices and understand the text at a level deeper than face value. Eve... » Continue Reading

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The Rise of Anti-Intellectualism

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Lately, I’ve been noticing a decline in intellectualism in North America. People going to school only for the degree—not to learn or create new experiences. Having multiple study halls in a high school schedule. Ridiculing others for enjoying reading or liking school or thinking deeply. Education is so accessible nowadays, people forget it only recently became a widespread privilege. Historically,... » Continue Reading

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