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  • A Case for the Lost Art of Memorization

    A Case for the Lost Art of Memorization4

    Memorization and recitation became part of my life through a club I was part of in middle and high school. With the club, I had the opportunity to recite patriotic speeches and poems along with chapters from the Bible in front of an audience of veterans, law enforcement officers, and first responders just about every

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  • A Case for Ancient Books: Recovering True Happiness

    A Case for Ancient Books: Recovering True Happiness1

    Something important is missing from contemporary fiction and non-fiction. Specifically, I think the majority of books today lack a sense of universality—ideas and perspectives that extend beyond the bounds of the society and culture in which they were written. Certainly, it is essential to read works that reflect our own society and culture, but isn’t

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  • A Case Against Frumpiness

    A Case Against Frumpiness2

    In case you missed the memo, yoga pants are now one of the sacred elements of self-expression which must not be condemned. At least, that’s what Alan Sorrentino recently discovered. According to the Providence Journal, Sorrentino wrote a letter to the editor suggesting that yoga pants aren’t always the most flattering choice of dress for

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  • A Case Against Checking In

    A Case Against Checking In2

    “How are we feeling today?” my teacher began. “Let’s do a quick check-in.” Typically, our check-ins involved a scale of one to five. One was the worst: It meant, the teacher explained, that we felt no motivation, had no energy, and couldn’t wait for the school year to end. Five was the best: It signaled

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  • A Candle in the Darkness, a Call to Enlist Against Tyranny

    A Candle in the Darkness, a Call to Enlist Against Tyranny10

    Staying upbeat these days sometimes requires the strength of a Samson, the mind-set of a Millennialist, the heart of a Pollyanna, and a bottle of New Amsterdam Vodka. I lacked all of these weapons one recent evening. I’ve taken a leave of absence from alcohol, and the other attributes were as remote from me as

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  • A Canadian retailer exploits a young artist’s euthanasia to market its fashions

    A Canadian retailer exploits a young artist’s euthanasia to market its fashions2

    Sometime after Canada’s Thanksgiving Day on October 10, a 37-year-old woman named Jennyfer was euthanised. A few days later, on October 24, one of Canada’s best-known fashion retailers, Quebec-based La Maison Simons, launched an advertising campaign based on her wish to die. As part of its “All is Beauty” marketing strategy, the company released a stunning

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