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Prom Preparations
When I started my freshman year of high school, I met a girl named Charlotte, and we quickly became best friends. We had a lot of things in common, like singing, acting, doing ballet, playing the violin, and talking about the latest boys we had crushes on. However, it turns out that we both liked…
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Poetry- Sunday
Take a moment to appreciate the sky She said from far, far away Not knowing my above is a gray, shapeless chill Restricting my veins with the closed and finite Overcast is one way to describe my sky I find it more like a cloak Not that covers me But that hides all things I…
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Pieces Of Us
Blood raced through Alabama’s veins as she longed to understand where her DNA came from. Of course, Alabama understood intellectually that the origin of her DNA came from her two biological parents, but this knowledge was not helpful when she did not know them yet. Her primary prayer had been the same for sixteen years’…
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Poetry- My People
The night is so grim, So are the paths of my people. Like the overflow of the River Nile, Torrents of tears wash away their smiles. The cedarwood is so indomitable, So are the will of my people. In spite of the roughness of the way, They still manage to survive day by day. The…
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Writers Block – A Writer’s Nightmare
As writers, we all love to sit down at a computer looking at a blank document, ready to start writing our next piece. Our heads are full of creative ideas as we start to type; the words flow flawlessly across the page, and a smile comes across our faces. The excitement builds as the creation…
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Enjoying Cross-Sex Friendships While In Relationships
The data shows that men and women cannot be friends. The data also shows that men and women can be friends. Simply put, when one or both cross-sex friends are attracted to one another, can they truly be “just friends?” Statistically speaking, when cross-sex friends are in relationships with significant others, they are available for…
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Force Fields
Science has always been a fundamental need for humankind. As the advancement of it goes on, the enhancement of technologies arises, making the 21st century as one of the most empowering eras of all times. From forwarding the first theory of rocket science by Dr. Robert. H. Goddard, which equatorially follows Newton’s third law of…
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MAN VS. BEAR: This One Time At Band Camp….
This whole “Man vs. Bear” debate has blown up all over social media, and a lot of people are saying, “Good luck when you actually encounter a bear.” For a while, I thought I’d never encountered a bear, but just recently, my husband and I were talking about how I once lived in a town…
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Poetry- Reflecting
One by one, each star Is bursting through the dark One by one, each porch light In the neighborhood, turns on Reflecting to the stars Our earthbound constellations I wonder what the stars have named us This was written by our contributing writer, Karina Coghlan.
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Then We Became Sisters
Growing up, Winnie was a beautiful, light-skinned, lovely child, but the only problem she always encountered was different people questioning her colored look with long, beautiful hair. At first, Winnie ignored these queries until she was in Grade 12 and her school had parents meeting. As the pupils sat down, waiting for their parents in…
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6 A’s Of Effective Meetings
This is a simple explanation and template anyone can use to create, organize, and standardize effective meeting minutes. The sections are as follows: attendees, agenda, announcements, attachments, action items, and assembly. The order of the sections is interchangeable, and some may be left out depending on how your organization is managed, how detailed you wish…
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We All Need A Break
Everyone gets to the point where they need to take a break. Whether this is some time off work to just chill at home, a couple of days away with your other half, a family holiday, or just some time on your own away from the normal routine of life. I recently was in this…
