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I really enjoy traveling because it lets me experience places that feel different from my everyday life. Traveling helps me understand new cultures, try unfamiliar foods, and notice how people live in ways I wouldn’t see at home. One of my favorite trips was to Florida, where I visited both Disney World and Key West.…
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Why I Wrote About Audiobooks vs. ReadingThis topic caught my attention because people argue about it all the time — in class, online, and especially on BookTok. I’ve listened to audiobooks and read physical books, and the experiences always felt different to me. When the NYT Student Opinion prompt asked whether audiobooks “count” as reading,…
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Why I Wrote About the “Gifted” LabelI chose this NYT Student Opinion prompt because the word “gifted” appears everywhere in schools, but almost no one questions what it actually means or whether it even helps students. I’ve seen classmates feel pressured by the label and others feel discouraged by not having it. I wanted to…
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The New York Times once asked students: “Would you ever want to run for office?”. This question invites young people to think about what real leadership requires as discipline, service, and resilience, and to consider whether political life matches their own values. In the essay below, I reflect on what leadership means to me and why…
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This essay responds to the New York Times Learning Network Current Events Conversation: “How Common Are Curse Words in Your World?” on October 22, 2025. The discussion, inspired by Mark Edmundson’s essay “Why Does Everybody Swear All The Time Now?”, asks how swearing shapes everyday life and whether it still carries meaning. In my response, I explore how curse…
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After reading Animal Farm by George Orwell, I couldn’t stop thinking about how silence allows lies to grow stronger. The animals in the story lose their freedom not just because of cruelty, but because fear stops them from speaking the truth. That idea inspired me to write this essay. To connect Orwell’s story to real life, I…
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New York Times posted a Student Opinion on October 09, 2025: What Business Would You Want to Start? If I could start my own business, I would create something called FlavAir — a product that lets people breathe in flavor and scent like a vape, but without any nicotine, chemicals, or harm. The idea is…
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