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What objects tell the story of your life?

Between my ears       Many things could tell the story of my life, but nothing speaks louder than the ones I place on my head every day. On its own, it’s just a pair of headphones. To me, it represents my way of energy, emotion, and sense of life. Music has been important to me for as long as I can remember, shaping each season of my life and capturing emotions I never knew how to express.  I always take a pair of headphones, earbuds, or anything that provides melody between my ears. It understands what I’m feeling even when I don’t. You can ask my peers, and they would agree that they always see me with headphones. If I don’t have them, just know that I am having the worst day ever. That’s just how special they are to my character.  My parents gave me my first pair of headphones; they were definitely cheap and flimsy. Although they barely worked half the time,  they were the light of my world. I would put them on, and they would always give me joy as ...

Liking What I Learned to Hide

Have you ever been embarrassed by the things you used to like? Anime was one of my favorite things to watch growing up, and it remains so now. As a young child, I was very fond of cartoons and animation. Loving the different art styles, fight scenes, and dynamic storytelling. It all melded together well, and anime became the bread-and-butter of that masterpiece. Reflecting, I remember always being excited to pull up my favorite illegal websites to watch shows like Naruto and Dragon Ball Z because I didn’t appreciate all the ads back then. Don’t judge me, we've all been there. Anime was really enjoyable to me, but it wasn’t as enjoyable to everyone else.  Back then, anime wasn’t a mainstream thing to watch before the COVID-19 lockdown era. It was seen as “weird” or “childish.” People weren’t allowed to express what they watched, whether it was talking about it, dressing like the characters, or even acting like different characters. A vast majority of people who watched anime wer...

Behind the Shot: The Conspiracy Behind JFK's death

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  Don DeLillo’s Libra doesn’t just retell the assassination of President JFK; it really dives into the murky world of conspiracies surrounding one of the most shocking events in American history. However, we didn’t get to really see all the insane theories and conspiracies that people created and continued to argue about. The assassination of the President remains one of the most heavily debated events in American history. Even though the government's conclusion claims Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, many people have found it unsatisfying or thought that there is probably more behind it. A wide range of conspiracy theories has emerged, fueled by inconsistent evidence, mysterious circumstances, and the public’s growing distrust of authority during the Cold War era.  One of the most popular conspiracy theories suggests that the CIA or other government agencies were also involved in Kennedy’s death, which is spoken about within Libra . Supporters of this theory argue that Kenned...