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Remembering Reinforcements
College life is hard. There is no denying that. With all of the classes, extracirculars,shadowing, and job experience that one is tasked with, it is absolutely no shock to anyone thatburn out is inevitable. If you are a pre-med student, like me, then it feels even harder to keep up.The room for unhealthy coping mechanisms…
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Self-definition through Friends
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” While this statement may be a bit inexact, it perfectly expresses the value of friends in helping you define who you are and how you form your identity. To what extent are friends that vital for our self-concept? Click the link…
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Ancient Light: Call Me By Your Name and the Greek Ideal
André Aciman’s novel, and Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 film, is saturated with ancient Greek art. They are not backdrop elements, but arguments. The crumbling statues in the Perlman villa garden, the Greco-Roman bronzes that Oliver and Dr. Pearlman are tasked with cataloguing, are objects symbolizing the film’s secret thesis. The pivotal scene makes this explicit. Elio’s…
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