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Social Media Backlash: Is it Always Warranted?

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Every month, or perhaps every week, social media, particularly Twitter, seems to have something to complain about. Is it always warranted? Many people seem to believe that they are sticking up for the right thing when they use a certain hashtag or go on a rant... More »

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Hook, Line, and Sinker: Everything Wrong With Queerbaiting

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Over the past few decades, the LGBT+ community and movement have progressed into mainstream focus and out of obscurity. With this shift in general public awareness and societal views, LGBT+ issues have become increasingly more relevant within popular media and... More »

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What’s the Deal With Blackface?

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During the Spring Festival (also known as the Chinese or Lunar New Year) gala of 2018, a Chinese actress dressed in a “black costume” for a small skit, where she played the role of black mom sending her daughter away to get married. Take a look at the photo ab... More »

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Best Documentary: Period.

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Period. End of Sentence. is an Oscar-winning documentary that tackles one of the biggest controversies in India: menstruation. This 25-minute documentary directed by Rayka Zehtabchi aims to unwrap the fears, insecurities, and ignorance associated with how many... More »

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Chase Your Dreams or Play it Safe?

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As a child, you may have dreamed of becoming a soccer player or an astronaut, but are these professions achievable? Is becoming a national soccer player realistic compared to a desk job working for a large organization. Many eventually come to the conclusion t... More »

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Purl: Pixar’s take on “Toxic Masculinity”

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Pixar recently premiered a short animation: Purl, which has been the newest addition to their SparkShorts collections of short movies. It didn’t take long for the movie to capture the audience’s attention as the movie takes on the matter of toxic masculinity i... More »

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Is Learning a Language Worth Continuing in College?

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Language courses are some of students’ most dreaded courses. Students tend to put minimal effort into their language courses, don’t understand the purpose of language courses as well as sometimes don’t continue their language courses in university. Frequently,... More »

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Beware of the Anti-Vaxxers!

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Taking a stand against vaccinations seems to be all the rage right now. Recently, people who do not believe in vaccination, or “anti-vaxxers” as they are popularly called, have been the focus of mainstream media. Anti-vaxxers are propagators of the idea that v... More »

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Being a Straight Ally

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GSA stands for Gay-Straight Alliance. This means that in this group, not only do we have members of the  LGBT+ community but also an abundance of Straight Allies. In fact, allies stand majority. Straight Allies are people that are heterosexual (straight) and c... More »

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Future of Humans and Artificial Intelligence

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AI, short for artificial intelligence, is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “the theory and development of computer systems being able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, decision-making, and many more tasks.... More »

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2019 Academy Awards

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It’s February, and awards season has started. The Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, are the most prestigious awards for film. This year is yet another year of breaking barriers for the Oscars. It marks a change in the world of film. The nomine... More »