Thought Essays
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A Dark Day in America
November 6th, 2024 – the sky is still up there. It’s actually a beautiful sky in central North Carolina: mostly sunny with an occasional breeze, mid-70s. The sounds of birds chirping and planes flying in the distance is all I hear. A device that has become common to many millions of people sits at my…
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Jefferson or Burr
Jefferson or Burr We know it’s lose lose. Jefferson or Burr But if you had to choose. Yo. The people are asking to hear my voice, the country is facing a difficult choice… “The Election of 1800” from Hamilton: An American Musical I have been given a voice, it is called a vote. It is…
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I Am Prometheus (And So Can You!)
Prometheus brought us fire, according to the legend. He was also cursed to live forever, high on a mountain with an eagle that pecks his liver out everyday. What a guy! He brought us fire, arguably the essential ingredient to becoming who we are today. We could cook our food, forge new tools, and even…
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We Need to Agree on Something
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well, you know We all wanna change the world But when you talk about destruction Don’t you know that you can count me out The Beatles Revolution is a loaded word. It carries…
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The Hamilton Challenge
The Greats weren’t great because at first they could paint. The Greats were great because they paint a lot. Macklemore Listen up, everybody! We’ve got a challenge in front of us. I call it The Hamilton Challenge. There is a musical about a man named Alexander Hamilton and in this musical, the narrator describes a…
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Dayenu!
It would have been enough. Lying awake at night, trying to get to sleep, and all I can think about is my own life and the things I think I should have accomplished. I think about my past mistakes and how things could be different if I hadn’t made them. I think about my possible…
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This is Good
America is a nation founded on the idea that all people are equal, regardless of their background. This country was built using laborers that were mistreated and unpaid for hundreds of years. These are two facts of history. Looking back at history is meant to teach us to avoid the pitfalls of the people who…
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Crazy Like Pac-Man
I am crazy. Well, not completely crazy. Crazy people don’t usually have the ability or desire to tell people that they’re crazy. My type of crazy is a bit different than your usual run-of-the-mill crazy. I like to say that my type of crazy is like Pac-Man. That probably needs further explaining. Sanity, like all…
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The American Dream (part 2)
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” These words, written by poet Emma Lazarus, are now etched in stone at the base of the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of America. For as long as I’ve been alive, I’ve been taught that America is a nation of immigrants. A…
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Then What?
Among my group of friends, I am certainly the restless one. It came as no surprise that I decided to move across the country after graduating from school. For better or for worse, I did not stay in one place but continued to move around. I travelled so much that it eventually became a defense…