Category archives for: Life and Times

The Modern Marriage

Jane Austen

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 [...]

Are Irish Americans Really White?

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By: Katelyn Wood It all started many years ago, in the 1500′s and earlier, when the country of Ireland consisted strictly of Protestant citizens. The whole country was considered part of the United Kingdom, and completely cooperated with Britain, which was also a Protestant country. However, in the mid 1600′s, a multitude of northern Irish [...]

Ruminations on Cornel West’s article,

  This segment of the newspaper will consist of reflections on a New York Times article by Cornell West.  The article details four potential downfalls Dr. King had identified as eventual threats to American society and the freedoms and privileges it harbors constitutionally.  Below, please find a copy of the article itself, along with reactions [...]

12 Lives for the Tragic Death of 1

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In 102 Minutes: Last Words of the Trade Center; Fighting to Live as the Towers Died, The New York Times, five contributors wrote about their personal experiences of September 11, 2001.  The names of those contributors are Jim Dwyer, Eric Lipton, Kevin Flynn, James Glanz and Ford Fesseden.  After reading this article I found that [...]

Forever Indebted

I read the article, “In Honor of Teachers”, written by Charles M. Blow, published on September 2, 2011 in the New York Times. The first half of this article talks about how teachers, whether good or bad, are not appreciated enough. It talks about how over time, the respect for teachers from both students, and [...]

Lindsey Vonn at the Summit

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By Alli Green; Lindsey Vonn at the Summit is an article that was published in The New York Times Magazine on February 3rd, 2010 by Bill Pennington. In this article, Pennington interviews Vonn about her journey and many accomplishments as an Olympic Downhill skier. My mother gave me this article last winter because I love [...]

The Judgments We Make

Most words we read in school go into our brains just long enough for us to get graded on them and then they disappear. Some texts don’t even penetrate our brains. However, when I read the article, “Tea in Kabul” I felt different. When I read it, I was in history class and I was [...]

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