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Paige Jackson


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An Influencer Epidemic: The New Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique” encapsulates second-wave feminism from the 1960s. Despite being released over 60 years ago, it presents messages that are still extremely relevant. When I finished the book, I realized not much has changed for women.  Following WWII, ...

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Grow, Don't Just Change

Everyone changes, but how does one grow? What is the difference between the two, and why does it matter? No one is entirely the same at 10 years old as they are at 20, or 30, or 70.  Lived experiences, human interactions, and cultural zeitgeists all inform one’s identity. To ...

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Celebrate: You are Not a Robot

Shiny, silver robots and distant futures became hallmarks of the science fiction genre. During the 20th century, science fiction works imagined a world in which robots and artificial intelligence were part of human life. In the 1980s, the show “Small ...

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Dictionary Deep Dive: An Adventure A to Z

When children are young, there are so many ways in which they are introduced to new words. Shows like “Sesame Street,” “Word Girl,” and “Super Why!” all target learning and development, and once kids begin school there is an entirely new realm of untapped knowledge about to be revealed. ...

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Orwell's "Newspeak" Alive and Well in 2026

During English class in my senior year of high school, we read the dystopian novel “1984” by George Orwell. Oceania, the totalitarian state ruled by the ever-watchful Big Brother, has policies in place to limit freedom of thought, speech, and any possible opposition. Big Brother’s regime attacks ...

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