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Christmas Truce of 1914

I vaguely remember learning about the Christmas Truce of 1914 in my tenth grade European History class. My teacher particularly liked soccer, or ‘football,’ as she called it, even though […]

Books, Film & Television

“It’s a Wonderful Life”

These days, “It’s a Wonderful Life” poses quite a few particularly relevant questions. Not only are we in the midst of a bustling Holiday season, but we are also coping […]

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Saying Goodbye to a Wonderful Professor

In high school, I felt like I was always making connections with my teachers. That may have been the nature of the school I attended, but I felt seriously supported, […]

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A Prayer for Owen Meany

When John Irving spoke at my high school, I was in tenth grade. While the Upperclassmen sat in the auditorium, the Underclassmen had the great privilege of watching a live-streamed version of […]

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The Legacy of a Place

Musgrove has been a part of my life since I can remember. More accurately, it’s been a part of the world since the 1930’s. My great-grandmother, a powerhouse of a […]

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Buechner’s Definition for Enemy

The other day, my favorite professor read aloud from Frederick Buechner’s Whistling in the Dark. Buechner, a renowned theologian, explores different definitions for seemingly simple, understandable words. Much like the Dictionary of […]

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To:

To my future children: It’s November 10th, 2016; one day after the devastating election results. Trump won, as you probably know. I hope you’re as politically inclined as I was […]

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