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Mock Convention failed to uphold Honor System values
We must consider the impact of the 2024 Mock Convention speakers during a time when democracy is at risk
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Can there ever be a global culture?
The argument against a global culture in fiction
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Ubik: Does literature need to make sense?
A review of the novel “Ubik” and discussion about literary ambiguity
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Dante in Kentucky: A journey into depravity
Hunter Thompson, American author and journalist, created
Gonzo journalism
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‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’: A cultural swan song
A Review of Hunter S. Thompson’s 1971 Masterpiece
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Americans in Paris: James Baldwin, culture and expatriation
What is culture, and how does it influence writer James Baldwin’s experience in France?
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The phenomena of the 24-hour news cycle
An examination of the history and the implications of 24-hour news
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American Politics from a Non-American Perspective
American political culture examined and discussed by a non-American