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What do you think about the practice of online public shaming? Do you think we are too quick to condemn people and organizations on the internet? Or is engaging in criticism an essential part of digital citizenship today? Have you ever participated in a social media pile on or been the subject of one? If…

3. Anthony Borges, 16, received five bullet wounds as he barricaded a classroom door to protect other students. What physical and emotional challenges has he faced since then? How has he tried to overcome them? How are Anthony’s challenges similar or different from the ones faced by others interviewed in the article? 4. Jammal Lemy,…

Do you think you’ll get married someday? And if so, do you anticipate you, your spouse or both of you taking a new last name? What are your thoughts on the tradition of changing one’s name upon marriage — romantic, unnecessary or something else entirely? In the Opinion essay “A Married Name That Looks Nothing…

Jan 31, 2019 By Maria T. Life doesn’t always go smoothly. There are ups and downs, backward steps, and sometimes no movement at all. Every now and then, something happens that really throws you, something that makes it kind of hard to concentrate or start moving on with your life. And even if nothing terribly…

Jan 4, 2019 By Priya P. When’s the last time you felt really inspired? Did it happen this week? This month? Last year? Sometimes, we can go through long periods without feeling any great boost of inspiration. That’s nothing to worry about, life is just like that sometimes. But recently I realised that it had…

Jan 1, 2019 By Rahul R. Happy New Year! Well done, you got through 2018. Was it fun? Was it tough? Were there good times and bad times? I’m sure there were, every year is different and every year can bring lots of good and lots of bad. Some of this is beyond our control,…