A Marxist Analysis of The Hunger Games and The Purge Series There’s a particular moment in the 2012 film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ award-winning series The Hunger Games that still stands out years after revisiting it. Very early on in the movie, the protagonist Katniss Everdeen is asked to perform for the Gamemakers, an elite […]
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Fear, trauma, anxiety, and depression. It’s no lie that the rates of mental illness have been rising, especially when looking at current events like growing rates of divorce, political environments, natural disasters, and economic hardships — it seems the list never ends. A report by the American Psychological Association (APA) has indicated an increase in
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Charles Cooley’s theory of the looking-glass self is a key concept of symbolic interactionism — a micro view of how society is the product of interactions between people, which occur via symbols that have distinct meaning. This theory explains how we as humans form concepts of ourselves based on how we think others perceive us.
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Racial discrimination remains a deeply rooted issue in the United States, and its effects extend far beyond social and economic spheres, reaching into the very heart of the healthcare system — a system expected to serve everyone with an equitable level of care. Although this expectation exists, health disparities are far too common among racial
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Every time I drive my brother to school, a pink cross catches my eye. It’s off by the sidewalk, standing upright, weathered by time and sun. No matter how many times I see it, I never get used to it. I’ll see more of these pink crosses as I keep driving, and sometimes I’ll even
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Understanding the current landscape There are lots of good explanations for why anger is so prevalent online. From anonymity and personal disconnect making people less favorable to one another to the nature of social media interaction being more surface level, which encourages us to have knee-jerk reactions to information that can require more context or
Zines, short for “magazines or fanzines,” are small, independently produced booklets that generally feature unique art and aesthetics. They are typically created through a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach, often using photocopying for distribution. Zines started back in the 1930s commonly for science fiction fans, expanding in popularity by the 1970s by covering a wide range of
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Imagine you are walking through two different neighborhoods, both in the same big city. The first neighborhood is clean, with tall buildings in pristine condition and spotless sidewalks. The air smells fresh, the trees are cared for, no one is sleeping on the streets, and the sunlight reflects beautifully in the windows of tall apartment
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Media lives in the moment. That may seem like a wild statement, but think about it. Every day, there is always something happening in the world. With the recent advent of social media, especially with apps such as TikTok, the time in which people absorb and process information can be summarized in as little as
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Exhaustion after sleep can be tied to various factors, from sleep disorders to disruptions in the sleep cycle. However, one often overlooked reason is the dreams themselves. Centuries of psychologists, neurologists, and even religion have sought to figure out the meaning of dreams. Are they simply a mirror of everyday life, or do they hold
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