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by Kayla Taylor Ebonics, or Black Talk, is incredibly misunderstood and underrated; it seems that some people aren’t really sure what Ebonics is, or they…
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by Jason Kelley McDonald’s is the dominant player in the fast food industry; with thousands of locations all over the world, its business just keeps…
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by Miguel Meyer Everybody has a moment in their life that defines them or changes his life forever. My moment came at a golf tournament…
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by Maria Kalikas I’m lucky. I’m home now. I got out safely. I escaped. Many said I was lucky because I got to leave, but…
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by Sunni Gressock From Merlin to Mary Poppins, there has never been a more magical story told about witches and wizards until J.K. Rowling’s Harry…
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by Kenny Butler Frank Ocean has been drawing some attention as of late, and whether it’s good or bad has yet to be decided. Aside…
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by Ryan Hubbard Whether surfing the web, watching the news, or just conversing with everyday citizens, it is very apparent that pop culture is saturated…
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by Shayna Hughes Wes Moore’s memoir, The Other Wes Moore: One Name Two Fates, tells the story of two men with the same name, growing…
![Structure and Discipline](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2012/12/big-black-stones1.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Zach Green The memoir The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, by Wes Moore, is about two kids who grow up on the same…
![The Idea of a Man](https://blogs.uakron.edu/firstyearvoices/wp-content/uploads/sites/862/2012/12/ocean-beaches-sky1.jpg?w=470&h=140&crop=1)
by Jacob Dodds The memoir The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates illustrates the differences between how masculinity is defined and developed by two African…