Christine Schueckler graduated from the University of Virginia in 2025 with a B.A. in English and a minor in French. She has been interviewed on BBC World Service and published by USA Today. She is Intellectual Takeout's editorial intern.
I started studying Latin in first grade. Given that we barely understood the concept of “other languages” at that age, we began by simply memorizing Latin prayers, such as the Pater Noster (Our Father), Ave Maria (Hail Mary), and the classic blessing before meals. Our Latin teacher (Magistra, as we called her) managed to teach
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Not a day goes by without seeing at least one person listening to music as they make their daily commute, eat lunch, or unwind. High schoolers wear their AirPods as they do homework in study hall; I love to bring my headphones when I go for a walk. In any public space, dozens if not
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I remember the first time I heard Apple’s “Siri” voice in elementary school. I was awed and a little scared of this talking robot, but now, asking Siri for answers from the web is commonplace. Yet for most of us in Gen Z and Gen Alpha, this is all we’ve ever known, and there’s no
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While living in France last spring, I went to the park one chilly evening with the lady who was hosting me. We were watching her three-year-old daughter play on the playground with other young children, when my hostess suddenly gasped. “What?” I asked. She indicated another little girl on the playground, perhaps seven or eight
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