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Posted on November 9, 2018November 26, 2018 by Talia Franks · 1 Comment

Book Review: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

I have been wanting to read The Hate U Give for over a year now, and I am so glad that I finally got around to doing so. My hesitancy in reading this book was not insignificant. I was assured of its quality, and of that I had no doubt, but I knew that this…

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Talia Franks

We Cannot Be the Land of the Free When Children are in Cages

I try to stay away from politics on the Internet but I refuse to stay silent on this. I am disgusted and dismayed what is happening in our country right now. I've always been skeptical of calling the United States "the land of the free" but it is absolutely not the case that we can…

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