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An Open Letter to This Summer
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“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” This saying has become all too familiar to me this past semester, which also happens to be my last.…
An Open Good-Bye Letter to My Roommates
Dear Roommates, I’ve struggled with ways to say goodbye to you all. In the fall, graduating seemed like a distant dream. But with each day that passed, that dream crept…
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Intro, three body paragraphs, conclusion, repeat; the good old five-paragraph essay we all know and love well. That’s how we were taught how to start a research paper. High school…
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Just do it. Seriously. During my first three years of college, I kind of stagnated. I took classes, but I wasn’t really doing well in them. I wasn’t a part…
