Academic Writing
Examining the Spirit World in Miyazaki Masterpieces
Director Hayao Miyazaki, celebrated across the globe for his works in Japanese animation, explores the themes and inner workings...
Handmaids: Social Satire and Dire Warning
Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel about social conformity and the oppression of women, The Handmaid’s Tale, has been a controversial...
College Confidence, or a Lack Thereof
My experience adapting to Ventura College as a socially-anxious teen.
There is Benefit From the Truth
Teens may read the book, relate, and find humor in the fact that Junior actually admits to such a...
Defining Success
"I would like to pose the argument that success in academia and career is in no way at all...
The Mask, the Shield, and the Compass
Pride is the mask behind which we hide from our true nature and emotional burdens. This basic principle on...
A Child’s Impact on Romanticism
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is teeming with countless elements that bombard the reader with Romantic and Gothic...
The Price of the Dream
Since its publication in 1949, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman has sparked...
The Prey of Pessimism
The expanse of land stops abruptly, as though an omnipotent hand tore the...
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