By Bethany Drake I read the book 1984 by George Orwell last year. In it, he writes about a society that lives in a place called Oceania. There is a terrible political party led by a powerful leader, known as Big Brother. In this society there is absolutely no privacy. In every house and every [...]
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Emily Williams If someone were to find the picture of me with the two other captains; Brie and Kacey; of the Frontier Regional Field Hockey team, holding the Western Mass trophy, in 1,000 years, they would have many things to say about it. If someone were to glance at this picture, they [...]
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Emily Williams Not long ago, I read the book, “The Great Gatsby,” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This book was written following the First World War. Americans enjoyed prosperity during the roaring 1920’s as the economy began to soar. Not only did this book relate to the times when it was written, but it relates [...]
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Everyone has that one fear in life, the fear that they won’t be remembered after they die. Many years have been spent on trying to figure out ways that we can stand out and be remembered. Some people are more successful than others. Some, because they are athletes, others because they have made [...]
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Over my summer vacation I read a book called “Unwind” written by Neal Shusterman. The book describes that in the future, parents are allowed to give their children away. Their children are taken by the government; their body parts are chopped off and are given away to other people. They use other children’s body parts [...]
Nov 23 2011 | Posted in
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By: Alli Green An object that defines me and symbolizes my interests are my racing skis. They are black with 5 pink stars on them. I believe that they define me because they show the success of how far I have come in my skiing. These skis are very good racing skis, the retail price [...]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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By: Katelyn Wood The book “Angela’s Ashes” is the story of the author’s, Frank McCourt’s, childhood and all of the struggles that his family went through financially and emotionally. McCourt tells the reader about his parents’ struggles with jobs, and even his own personal struggles with finances. He talks about how his family moved from [...]
By: Alli Green In a recent New York Times article, Michael Ellsberg states that the college dropouts will be the fuel for American society, and will save our decimated economy. This belief is largely debatable. Growing up with parents that value higher education, their hope for my brothers and I have always been that we [...]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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By: Katelyn Wood An object that has great significance to me, that can represent me fairly well, is definitely the black belt that I earned in karate. In 2001, my mom and I enrolled in karate at the Nel-Son-Ryu karate dojo. I used to be a very quiet little girl. I didn’t like to partake [...]

By: Becca Mervine There are a lot of people who believe that the institution of marriage has declined over the years. Many people think that in the past people used to have closer family ties and less of the issues we see today in family life. But I don’t necessarily think that’s true. Yes, divorce [...]