Aug 2, 20207 minShabbat Dinner - An ExperienceCome to my house on a Friday evening. Hear the faint murmur of footsteps as our doorbell echoes. Then a pause: my family gathering behind...
Jul 26, 20205 minSuccess in Death of a SalesmanThere must be a line between professional and personal success: a line between the acquisition of money and the acquisition of happiness....
Jul 26, 20205 minRedefining Good and EvilOn September 11th, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the nation in regards to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Towers:...
Jul 26, 20204 minThe Price of ParentingIn six to eight years I will enter the workforce. In ten to twenty years I will, hopefully, have children. And my long-term salary will...
Jul 26, 20204 minThe Role of Government on DataWhat if I told you that Target could figure out if you were pregnant before you told anyone else? What if I told you that someone would...
Jul 26, 20205 minA Letter Written as Secretary of State on Russian Election InterferenceDear Mr. President, The matter with which I write to you now, is of utmost importance. I beseech you to read the contents carefully, and...
Jul 26, 20206 minThe Effect of Reading on Mental HealthWhen you’ve had a bad day, what do you do? Many of us turn to a myriad of vices: television, alcohol, drugs, food, or sleep. Personally,...
Jul 26, 20207 minA Ruimination on Summer CampTo people who have never been, sleepaway camp is either a horror story or a cult. My dad took pleasure in describing his rural...
Jul 26, 202019 minIs Physician-Assisted Dying Moral?The road to uncover the hidden moral realms behind the often untalked about realities of death and dying was lengthy. The first...
Jul 26, 202013 minThe Philosophy Behind Lord of the FliesIn the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Golding demonstrates how humans are not inherently evil, but guided by their...
Jul 26, 202011 minMental Illness In Catcher in the RyeI hated Holden Caulfield. I thought he was an arrogant, self-absorbed, snotty idiot who did not pursue the opportunities granted to him....
Jul 26, 202010 minAbsolutism and Power in Sophocles’ AntigoneIn the Greek tragedy, Antigone, by Sophocles, the King of Thebes, Creon, fails tragically as a leader due to his absolutism in three...
Jan 2, 20205 minThis is DemocracyShow me what democracy looks like! This: millions of men and women of all ages across the world peacefully protesting for what they...
Jan 2, 20203 minTeen takes breaks from tech and thrives!(2016) I am a typical American eighth grade girl. I probably spend too much time on social media, and my homework is mainly conducted...
Jan 2, 20202 minMemorial Day Essay(May 2016) When I was thinking about what to write to celebrate, and commemorate Memorial Day, I was at an impasse, my drafts lacked...
Jan 2, 20202 minCharacter Day - AmazingKids! Magazine(age 12) “Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” – Johann Wolfgang...