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Behave, Gina Vucci Nov 2021

Behave, Gina Vucci

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Serve the guests. Don’t cry. Take your brother for a walk. Your father was such an incredible man. Your father loved you. You were his favorite. I’ll just let everyone else cry while I learn to live with this feeling in the pit of my stomach. Leave her alone. It’s fine if she wants to wear her red velvet dress from last Christmas. She can wear what she wants to the funeral. Touch his hand; it’s the last time you’ll ever see him. I don’t know you, but I can’t stop sobbing in your arms.


On The Way Of Being A Penguin, Sophie Lee Nov 2021

On The Way Of Being A Penguin, Sophie Lee

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It’s been about three weeks since I came here, to Dominican as an exchange student. My life here is monotonous but interesting, demanding but refreshing, and solitary but too precious. Right now, I am still adjusting to my life. I want to keep this time in my life everlasting by writing it in my laptop. I believe what I am writing will bring me here, and now, whenever I read this. Then, let me start.


Wisdom And Superstition, Maribel Anchordoqui Nov 2021

Wisdom And Superstition, Maribel Anchordoqui

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Don’t laugh too much or something sad will happen.

If you see a bean on the floor, pick it up or you’ll be sterile.

When pulling weeds, always talk kindly to the poison oak and let them know you will remove them so that other plants can grow. Guarantee you will never get poison oak.


How Can I Write When Everything Is Wrong?, Maurisha Nicole Briggs Nov 2021

How Can I Write When Everything Is Wrong?, Maurisha Nicole Briggs

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Mija, Iris Brito-Stevens Nov 2021

Mija, Iris Brito-Stevens

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Melatonin And Other Things My Dog Ate: A True Story, Claire Schwartz Nov 2021

Melatonin And Other Things My Dog Ate: A True Story, Claire Schwartz

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How To Bring Up Your Brother: An Authoritarian Guide For Older Sisters, Mary Morrison Nov 2021

How To Bring Up Your Brother: An Authoritarian Guide For Older Sisters, Mary Morrison

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My troubles first began when he arrived. I was 14 months old and my first look at my new baby brother told me he couldn't be real. I had to find out, so quietly, I moved my index finger to his face and into his eye, to see if he was real!


7 Things You Learn As A First Semester Senior In College, Melanie Carlson Nov 2021

7 Things You Learn As A First Semester Senior In College, Melanie Carlson

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1. Going out is fun! And exhausting.

You probably turned 21 within a year of starting senior year, and you probably took advantage of all of your newfound freedom. This was really exciting and fun at first, but after a while you just want a nap (and also to never see a vodka redbull again. Seriously, who thought those were a good idea?).


An Excerpt From My Senior Thesis, Aimee G. Carrazco Oct 2021

An Excerpt From My Senior Thesis, Aimee G. Carrazco

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America 2016, Veronika C Cuddy Oct 2021

America 2016, Veronika C Cuddy

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Atlantis, Zainab Alsadah Mar 2021

Atlantis, Zainab Alsadah

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Atlantis is a mysterious island that has been mentioned by the famous Greek Philosopher Plato. Around 360 BC, Plato wrote his two famous dialogue books, Timaeus and Critias, which provide detailed descriptions about Atlantis. The existence of this island remains a big question for many researchers as well as many ordinary people. The ongoing interest about Atlantis, has resulted in the filming of a famous Walt Disney animated movie in 2001 under the name of “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.”

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