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2016 Is Back, And “Heated Rivalry” Proves It
Let me set the scene: it’s 2016, I am thirteen years old, and I am in my dark bedroom watching “Yuri on Ice.” Outside this room, there are questions about the upcoming presidential election, the rise of cryptocurrency, and America’s future. But here, in my rose gold iPhone 6, I hold the magic of Wattpad…
“Avatar: The Last Airbender”: How Christ Figures Shape Children and War
Everybody craves salvation. We have a universal need for a scapegoat, for a victory, for someone to tell us “everything will be just fine.” We like to shift responsibility for our evils to something — or someone — else, let them take the blame and put out the fires. The root of most religions lives…
“The Truman Show”: A Cautionary Tale Of Life On Screen
As a high school psychology teacher, there is one thing I spend all year communicating to my students: humans are social creatures. At the heart of all human behavior is an innate drive to build community, to love and be loved. This desperate need to be part of something, however, has grown exponentially; our means…
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The Drama Drive-In 