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CHRISTOPHER TIAN

“A company of twenty was approaching” the dwarves and Bilbo, laying their weapons aside, seeming as though coming in peace. “Among them were both Bard and the Elvenking, before whom an old man wrapped in cloak and hood”.  Like the time before, Bard came asking for a share of the heaps of gold and abundance Read more…

LEONA ZHOU

Response to “The Tower of Cirith Ungol”:           I was so relieved when we finally zoomed back to Sam and the situation he was stuck in with Frodo being taken away and being done who knows what to him. As Sam made his way to find Frodo and access the home turf of Sauron, he seemed Read more…

HARRISON WANG

Earliest Memories When I was 2-4 years old, still a little toddler learning to talk and control my body, I remember following my sisters and mom up the stairs, climbing them 1 by 1. I remember seeing a beautiful sight, a blue baby trampoline with cartoonish bees and flowers, any baby’s dream. I remember holding Read more…

SIMON LIM

Don’t read Blythe blithely In the early 2000s, Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, two American editors, found themselves with a hunch and a conviction which led to them publishing a collection of essays under the title: State by State: a Panoramic Portrait of America. The conviction, as described in Matt Weiland’s preface, was the “easy Read more…

LEONA ZHOU

Charlie Kirk Charlie Kirk, a man of clarity and kindness, rose from being a college dropout to becoming a well-known right-wing activist and entrepreneur. He was an important figure for America, as he helped shape a conservative force for a new generation with his program, Turning Point USA. It is pure evil and downright wrong Read more…