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Democracy’s Animal Farm: An Allegory in George Orwell’s Fairy Tale 0
- Politics, Culture, Literature
- September 16, 2024
Every system, particularly political and social systems, are based off of rules. The rules may be written or unwritten, but nonetheless, the rules exist and conforming to them — at least appearing to conform to them — is often an important aspect of life. Since we are often told of late that our democracy is
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Building for the Future: Wendell Berry’s Poem ‘A Vision’3
- Culture, Featured, Literature
- September 13, 2024
Often, we want quick fixes. We live in the tyranny of the present moment, and it’s hard for us to take a long-term view of history and our own moment within it. Most things take time—especially good things, like restorations and healing and growth. But we become impatient. We want results now. We lose hope.
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When Back-to-School Blues Signal a Deeper Problem 1
- Education, MomThink
- September 13, 2024
September’s crisp air once carried the promise of new beginnings for students. Fresh notebooks, sharpened pencils, and the excitement of reuniting with friends painted an idyllic back-to-school season. But for an increasing number of students and families, this annual rite of passage now brings a complex mix of emotions: anticipation tinged with anxiety, hope shadowed
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Friday Comic: Know Thyself 0
- Entertainment
- September 13, 2024
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What We Lose With Our Attention Spans 5
- Culture, Featured
- September 12, 2024
Shakespeare’s plays were considered popular entertainment when he first wrote and staged them in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Often today, the name Shakespeare carries certain high-brow or elitist connotations, but in his own time, Shakespeare wrote for everyone, from the aristocrats of Elizabeth’s court to the tradesmen who took an afternoon off
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Church ‘Marketing’? Sales Tactics Might Diminish Christianity.0
- Culture, Featured, Religion
- September 12, 2024
The New Conference of the Old German Baptist Brethren, a conservative church denomination with 37 congregations nationwide, is struggling to retain its congregants. Young members, especially, are questioning denominational standards, sometimes moving away from their childhood community. The church’s intensely conservative principles seem to play a strong part in driving younger members away. Though church
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Democracy’s Animal Farm: An Allegory in George Orwell’s Fairy Tale 0