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Aletheia Hitz is a student, writer, and invested lover of philosophy. She enjoys exploring significant ideas, and she’s passionate about helping others think well.
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7 Timeless Picture Books for the Christmas Season0
- Literature, Featured
- December 20, 2023
“Aletheia!” A 7-year-old girl grabs my hands and pulls me through the playing kids toward my church’s stash of books. “Will you read us a story?” The kids at my church enjoy picture books year-round, but—during the holiday season—the stories begin to revolve distinctly around Christmas. Several of these stories are ones I enjoyed when
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The Intellectual Purpose of Education: Why ‘Impractical’ Subjects Are Still Worth Learning1
- Education
- October 4, 2023
It’s a complaint I’ve heard often, and (I’ll confess) occasionally spoken myself: “What use is learning math? It’s not like it’s going to help me in life!” In eighth grade geometry, the complaints seemed legitimate. Why was I calculating the angles of triangle XYZ? I didn’t know what career I was going to pursue, but—at
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Thoughts to Words: A Case for Journaling0
- Literature
- June 7, 2023
When I turned 13, my parents gave me a blue-flowered notebook as a birthday present. With that notebook as a catalyst, I began recording my thoughts, wishes, and experiences. My topics were erratic and impulsive: I’d write about everyday experiences, abstract musings, and my impetuous future plans. At the time, I wasn’t sure that anything
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Snapchat AI: ‘Efficiency’ Devoid of a Meaningful End1
- Culture
- May 26, 2023
Earlier this year, Snapchat released a new feature to all users of its popular social media platform. Called “My AI,” this resource allows users to hold text conversations with a specialized chatbot. The technology works similarly to other popular AI bots like ChatGPT and uses typed or spoken input to answer questions, generate ideas, and
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Did LBJ Say, ‘I’ll have those n*ggers voting Democratic for 200 years’?
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- October 10, 2016
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