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The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut

Lessons in Language and Embracing Fate

By Hannah Kaufman August 12, 2014

Every day we are confronted by obstacles or opportunities that we never even knew existed. Some of us still hold memories of near-death experiences, while others have all but forgotten the small difficulties...

Lessons of Tolerance From Another World

By Hannah Kaufman July 28, 2014

If I were asked to describe in words the entirety of Georgetown’s campus life, I doubt that I’d ever be able to stop writing. The university is home to a hodgepodge of cultures that are continually...

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Speaker For the Dead by Orson Scott Card

Speaking Out For True Identities

By Hannah Kaufman July 14, 2014

“Ender was a destroyer, but what he destroyed was illusion, and the illusion had to die. Somehow this ancient man is able to see the truth and it doesn’t blind his eyes or drive him mad. I must...

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Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

Education and the Pressure to Grow Up

By Hannah Kaufman June 30, 2014

Imagine a world where every day you have to worry about the threat of a second alien invasion. Military officials plug a monitor into the back of your neck and watch your every move from a remote distance....

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1984 by George Orwell.

Social Rules As Dictated By Social Media

By Hannah Kaufman June 16, 2014

“War is Peace.” “Freedom is Slavery.” “Ignorance is Strength.” For anybody who’s ever read George Orwell’s “1984,” these three lines are among the most memorable phrases...

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Decades Later, Novel Teaches The Importance of Communication

By Hannah Kaufman June 2, 2014

As I was reading “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” a weird fictional book, "Encyclopedia Galactica," kept popping up in my mind. Intrigued, I decided to do a random Google search to see...

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