I grew up loving and watching sitcoms like “Growing Pains,” “The Cosby Show” and “Family Ties.” These families all seemed perfect and their life problems were all easily solved, with lessons learned, in a neat 30 minutes of broadcast time – not counting the commercial breaks. Isn’t this how life is supposed to work? Good […]
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The big assignment in my ninth grade English class was to read three books by the same author and to write an essay discussing the similarities and differences across the works. This was overwhelming for my 14 year old self. I loved to read, but to read 3 whole books in the time frame AND […]
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“Pride and Prejudice” is one of my all time favorite novels. The Jane Austen, English classic has been made into multiple miniseries and movies. Yes, it is a love story, but it is so much more than that. Austen’s characters grow, owning how their pride was manifested through various prejudices (hence the title), over the […]
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