How conspiracy theories leave an intergenerational impact The words “conspiracy theory” are bound to evoke fairly strong images in the minds of those who hear…
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Investigating needlessly complicated writing in society George Orwell was onto something when he condemned the use of complex language in his 1946 essay “Politics and…
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Understanding the debate around the investment of college endowments Given the prominent role of student loan debt in the most recent presidential election, and the…
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When true crime fascination turns into infatuation In an era where media violence is the subject of much debate and conjecture, it’s hard to imagine…
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Examining why certain media permeate our society For as long as there has been modern media, there have been the classics. Films for creative types…
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The ramifications of idolizing politicians Recently, at Ithaca College’s All-Student Gathering, President Shirley Collado remarked that “people miss the humanity behind what it takes to…
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America’s fixation with preoccupation In the 1980s, Barbara Ehrenreich published an article in the New York Times observing the culture of “busyness” around her. The…
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Why we obsess over people we’ll never meet The word “celebrity” almost instinctively lends itself to visions of glamorous models, mansion-dwelling musicians, and questionably talented…
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Examining America’s sordid history of foreign intervention There is an American narrative as long and potent as American history. In fact, it often shapes history…
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How voluntourism perpetuates a dangerous saviorship complex When Pippa Biddle traveled to Tanzania on a service trip with her high school, she was buoyed by…