Category: Opinion/Analysis
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Opinion: My Endless Love for Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel by Emilia Sawicka ’25
There are many types of bookends available for purchase: from the head and behind of a cat, to dinosaur heads, and even perfectly split crystals. They serve a simple, practical purpose: to hold chapters of knowledge between them, keeping books in place, untouched by the outside world. Yet, through the brilliant minds of Simon &…
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Opinion: The “Literary” Man is Going Extinct by Sally Mendelsohn ’25
There was a recently published Opinion piece in The New York Times by Professor David J. Morris called “The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone,” in which Morris discusses the steep decline of male writers and readers. Indeed, eighty percent of fiction sales consist of female readers. The same can be said for female…
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How Much Does Eric Adams Get Done? by Ronae Watson ’25
Eric Adams has been serving as New York City’s 110th mayor since 2022 after spending more than 20 years with the New York City Police Department and retiring as captain. Eric Adams served as Brooklyn Borough President from 2014-2021 and was a New York Senator from 2007-2013. Eric Adams claims that since he is a…
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Why these Brands are Being Boycotted by John Dean ’26
Recently, there’s been a noticeable shift in public opinion when it comes to Israel and Palestine. Reuters conducted a survey in early October that found that 41% of respondents thought the U.S. should support Israel. A month later, this number had dropped to only 32%. The numbers vary from source to source; a PBS poll…
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October/November Movie Reviews by the BHSECQ Film Club
At film club, we nominate a weekly movie as a group, and club members watch it over the course of the week to discuss in the following club. When rating movies, we each give our individual rating out of 5, and then the scores are averaged to give us the club rating. Credit: IMDB Donnie…
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“Disney’s Lack of Personalities” by Melanie Gomez ’26
In honor of Disney Studios’ 100th anniversary, they’re coming out with a new movie called “Wish” to celebrate. It is expected to be released on November 22nd, 2023, but a special early release was hosted on November 18th with Fandango. This animated film is set in a magical kingdom in which the lead character is…
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“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Should you see it?” by Angelina Diaz ’24
Adaptations of Suzanne Collins’ young-adult dystopian novels hit the silver screen in 2012. The era of dystopian fiction was at an all-time high during the early 2010s, with The Hunger Games being one of the most well-known and pivotal ones. Now the prequel to the iconic story, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, set 64…
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“Lewiston Maine Shooting” by Molly Castle ’25
It is difficult to determine exactly how many mass shootings there have been in 2023 so far. Different sources have different standards for what exactly qualifies as a mass shooting, but the general consensus is that there have been over 500 in the 300 days since the year began. One of the most deadly so…