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Teen's Today

Shenanigans
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Today in our society, we expect so much less from teens but so much more at the same time. Back then, teens were expected to go home, help around the house, help the younger siblings, do chores, help cook dinner, do their homework and it was very family orientated. Now, some teens rarely see their […]

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Shenanigans
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For as long as I can remember, there has been a camel-bell hanging on the wall of my kitchen. It’s not pretty. It’s cumbersome, the wood is cracked, the rope is crusty. I wish I could at least say that the bell makes a nice sound, reticent of Arabian nights in the desert… it doesn’t. […]

Buy Nothing Day

Assumptions
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Toys, cake, and the latest technologies are just a few products, among the multitudes, produced in a capitalist society that Buy Nothing Day attempts to put on the chopping block.

My Life's Cycle

Assumptions
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Today in the life of a military family, each and every member of the family has to learn how to adjust and cope with “picking up” and moving to a completely new place every two or three years.

The Common Enemy

Short Story
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I should have known to listen to my mother. In times like these when temperatures fall far bellow what is needed to sustain human life it is unmistakably essential to wear our special protective gear. Without our gear, we are left far more vulnerable to the enemy–the unseen and air-born bacilli. For years we have […]

What Happened to America?

Shenanigans
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I never fully understood the concept of “Black Friday” which is the following day of Thanksgiving, the day which we are thankful for the world we live in today and the food at the table. Thanksgiving is the day which we are supposed to express gratitude and celebrate the Pilgrims who created this certain holiday. […]