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Awe
Like many who tackle the university scene, the day you receive your cap and gown from your college admissions’ department is a day you...
Grace Poynter
Aug 8, 20234 min read
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"Sky Purple"
“I don’t know why things happen the way they do,” Grandpa Larry says, leaning against the ladder that separates him from me, “And...
Grace Poynter
Aug 8, 20235 min read
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I Used to Call it Freedom
I used to call it freedom. When Charles Bukowski posed the question, “When nobody wakes you up in the morning, and nobody waits for you...
Grace Poynter
Aug 8, 20235 min read
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Mask of Disguise (Essay)
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the word “mask” has experienced a slight semantic shift over the past year. As most of us have not had to...
Grace Poynter
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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Shining a Light on Dreams - Essay
Beginning at a young age, many of us are told phrases such as “be anything you want to be” or “dream big.” Growing up with these...
Grace Poynter
Nov 23, 20205 min read
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Different Perspectives on Suffering - Essay
Although suffering occurs throughout the Bible, different books offer a variety of perspectives as to why we suffer. The Old Testament...
Grace Poynter
Nov 17, 20206 min read
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The Beggars and Bourgeoisie
In 1955, Walt Disney Animation Studios released a film called Lady and the Tramp. Many children have grown up watching Lady and the...
Grace Poynter
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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Winging It - Essay
When I think of challenges, my bizarre mind oddly goes to the TV show “Friends”. The show is about six people who come together and face the
Grace Poynter
Oct 14, 20205 min read
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Off to Grandma's House - Essay
The lucky few that have gotten to grow up with grandparents have probably heard phrases like “don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatch
Grace Poynter
Oct 14, 20204 min read
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Paving a Future - Essay
Sidewalks have become essential in our American lives. We use them to avoid walking on the busy roads; students use them to get from
Grace Poynter
Oct 14, 20204 min read
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Stopping to Smell the Dirt and Dried Codfish - Essay
On my bedroom shelf, I have placed a box of items that would have zero significance to people other than me. Random nonsense is what most pe
Grace Poynter
Oct 14, 20205 min read
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The White Mouse - Essay
On September 15, 1942, Odette Marie Celine Sansom stared out of a Whitley bomber window and watched as another plane came straight for the a
Grace Poynter
Mar 19, 201913 min read
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What Century Is It Anyway? - Essay
A twelve-year-old girl wrote a suicide note last summer. Her dad being non-existent in her life, being bullied at school, and other contribu
Grace Poynter
Feb 28, 20196 min read
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