Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Patriot Poem: The Ballet
The Ballet by Aine Moriarty She dances, balancing on her fragile feet Plies are easy, as are relevés Working up to the elusive pirouette Her shoes don’t quite fit She’ll have to buy a new pair She dances, balancing on her fragile foot She has piqués and chassés squared away Getting to…
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AP Exam Dates
by Alejandra Colon Exam dates: May 7- AP Chemistry exam May 7- AP Spanish Literature exam May 7-AP Psychology exam May 8- AP Seminar exam May 8- AP Spanish language exam May 8- AP Art History exam May 8- AP Physics 1 exam May 9-AP English literature exam May 9-AP Japanese exam May 9-AP Physics…
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An Overall Look at the iPhone 8
by Thiago Rego The iPhone 8 was released on September 22, 2017. With millions of buyers throughout the entire world. The iPhone 8 has been surprising a lot of people with its functions and overall design. After using this phone for almost two and a half months, I have noticed a lot of improvements that…
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Facebook Scandal
by Thiago Rego On March 16, Facebook announced that Cambridge Analytica has been analysing the data of more than 50 million users. That action caused the company to lose 80 billion dollars in market value. Cambridge Analytica worked on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Other social medias such as Google and Twitter, have been losing users…
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HOW TO: Relax Before Finals
By: Dianna Esguerra and Sashaly Bernard We all know finals aren’t a particularly fun time. You may feel like bawling your eyes out when you’re cramming all the information you chose not to process in the beginning of the year, but have no fear! The journalists are here to give you some quick relaxation tips,…
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Best Disney Songs
by Lucy Armstrong BEWARE OF SPOILERS Disney is known for their theme parks, characters, and most importantly, movies. Most of their movies include fun characters with cute storylines and awesome music. Here are some of Freedom High School’s students and my own personal top picks for Disney music. “I Won’t Say I’m…
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Suspension Days Stay With You
by Arianna Rundberg Some students may say that their goals for their high school years are to graduate or to maintain decent to high grades or even to accomplish a GPA over a 3.0. Well, my goal is quite interesting and may be somewhat confusing. My main goal throughout my high school years is to not…
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Immigration and Emigration
by Adriana Nouel Most people are not aware of the difference between emigrating and being an immigrant; when you go to take a job you take a job as a migrant worker or temporarily as a foreign worker. Regarding all economic effects, the research system suggests that migration benefits both receiving countries and those who…
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A Look Into Sexual Harassment on Campus
by Marissa Scales, Isabella Fishbough, and Zarai Travis-Batalla After hearing all of these people on our televisions, movies, and even in the news talking about sexual assault happening just about everywhere, it made us wonder if this goes on in our school and what happens if and when it does. We interviewed an on-campus officer,…
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Spring’s Most Anticipated Movies
by Meleena Mohammed Greetings and Salutations! Here are the movie releases for the month of April and May, where we highlight the most anticipated movies coming out, like Avengers:Infinity War Part I, A Quiet Place and Deadpool 2, so you know what movie you’re seeing the next time you go to the theatre. This Spring…
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