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Oh, the joy of high school. Wake up early, see the same people every morning and afternoon, eat less-than-tasty lunch, and memorize all sorts of information teachers deem important. On the day before a major test, most, if not all, students push themselves through the process of memorizing key names, dates, formulas, you name it, to do well. Then, when these students proceed … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Memorizing Education

To say that I "like" Greek mythology is an understatement. In fact, in order to fully demonstrate how hilariously understatement-y that is, let me start by explaining that if you're someone I consider to be a close friend, there's a 99.99999% chance that you know one or all of the following things about me: I woke up every morning in high school to Arcade Fire's … [Read more...] about Chasing the Unicorn: The Demigod Dilemma

On October 1, 2013, Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution which allocated most government agencies funds for the next fiscal year. As government agencies ranging from national parks to the IRS shut down, Republicans in Congress proclaimed that the Democrats had failed to come to the table to negotiate over funding for Obamacare. Obamacare deserved to be defunded—the … [Read more...] about One Nation Under Who?: You Caused the Government Shutdown

When I heard that Miley Cyrus was hosting “Saturday Night Live” last weekend, I was skeptical about how the night would progress in terms of her performance. I was one of the many frustrated by the over-analysis of her performance at the VMAs. I was just as shocked and confused as many other viewers, but felt that Miley’s “twerking” did not need so much publicity. I tried to … [Read more...] about Girls on Film: SNL’s Spotlight on Miley

Perhaps you’re a new student of international relations or just a passerby who’s been hearing stuff about shaky American hegemony and caught the terms “system maintainer” or “transformer” tossed around, wondering what they meant. They’re not about IT guys who maintain your servers or sweet Camaros that transform into awesome robots. They are worldviews of international … [Read more...] about Mickey D’s and WMDs: Three worldviews walk into a bar