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FORESAKEN: Chapter 2

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2 There was screaming. Lots of screaming. Most of what I remember about this time, actually, was the incessant, core-rattling screaming that grew louder and louder as Jason and I would creep in to observe and rendered (echoing, echoing) my skull hollower and hollower as the nights passed on in sleepless fits. Uncle Pete was demanding his money back, saying he would fly people - powerful people - down here to strangle Papa until he re-produced his initial investment. Papa retorted, saying that Uncle Pete had known what he was getting himself into and that the loss was shared to an equal extent by the both of them. This fighting continued for days on end, escalating each time until one day, Papa had had enough and knocked Uncle Pete to the floor with a punch to the face. Startled, Uncle Pete got back up and wiped the blood from his lips before striking Papa right back. Momma, watching from the corner of her eyes this whole time, ran over, screaming and screaming as the two men tore each...
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FORSAKEN: Chapter 1

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  FORSAKEN By Aryan Mukherjee To my mother… Because I feel that, in the Heavens above, The angels, whispering to one another, Can find, among their burning terms of love, None so devotional as that of “Mother,” … and because you never failed to protect me from the world when I was young. “This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.”                                                         - T.S. Eliot 1 I still remember the time Jason and I were kidnapped. How can one forget? When a thing like that happens, it finds a way to stay with you, creeping into every dream like a cloud of black smoke, rising all around you until you have tears in your eyes and are coughing so hard you can’t breath...
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Los Chicanos- Un Día en La Vida

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  Los Chicanos- Un Día en La Vida Miguel Àngel Mukherjee El mundo se convierte blanco, El sol se ha elevado, Los gallos cantan, Y el día empieza por la madrugada. Me levanto, mi espalda enrollada como un muelle, Y ahuyento al comején que se durmió conmigo, Vièndome por sus antenas, Lleno con la misma tristeza de mí. <El tiempo ha venido,> el dueño grita, Rascando la cabeza debido al calor, <Ve a trabajar.> Recojo algunos nueces de un árbol, Mi almuerzo por el dia, Saco las canastas, Y empiezo a trabajar. Con mucho esfuerzo, me voy para llenar las canastas, Mi cara, con lodo y cortes como maquillaje, Me duele la espalda, con agonía, El sudor cayendo de la cara. El mundo está girando alrededor de mí, El reloj se burla de mí, moviéndose lentamente, El calor se empeora, Estoy mareado, y tengo ganas de vomitar. Pero no puedo hacerlo, Por el nudo que me hice en la garganta, Que fue acumolado durante el día, De todo el agua chupado de mi cuerpo, Como me quedo esclava de la pob...
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It's been more than a year since the Capitol Riot pardons... how are they affecting American today?

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It's been more than a year since the Capitol Riot pardons... how are they affecting American today? On January 6th, 2021, over ten thousand right-wing extremists rioted at the Capitol Building in Washington DC, attempting to overthrow the Capitol and restore then-former President Donald Trump back to his position of power. Over 1200 capitol police officers, including members of the National Guard sent by the Pentagon, helped to desist the uprising, but not before five Americans died and approximately two hundred sustained major injuries. One month ago, four years after the riots, Trump used his newfound power as president re-elect to pardon over 1,000 people who were charged with criminal felonies for their participation in the riots. By claiming that those prosecuted were “hostages” who posed “zero threat” on January 6th, Trump forgave the offenses and commuted (shortened) the sentences of many who either piloted or were directly involved in the movement, brewing widespread disapp...
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Josh Hammer's Annihilation of Andrew Tate

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A Rhetorical Analysis of " The Andrew Tate Moral Rot and the Future of the American Right " By Aryan Mukherjee Famous internet personality Andrew Tate was recently permitted entry into Miami, Florida and welcomed with open arms by the Republican committee to disseminate right-wing rhetoric. Tate, who is adapting a similar philosophy as that of the U.S. President Donald Trump, is running his own campaign in Great Britain in the hopes of becoming Prime Minister, but many disagree with the choice to let him into our country. Josh Hammer, the host of “The Josh Hammer Show” and an opinion writer at Newsweek, expressed his discontent for the arrival of the Tate Brothers, arguing that the Republican party should not connect their party’s values with them. Through employment of ironic contradictions that weaken the Republican support of Tate, as well as harsh diction to polarize the audience of “true conservatives” against Tate’s philosophies, Hammer effectively conveys his argument ...
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My Voice Matters- First Place 2024 Youth Speech Contest

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  My Voice Matters By Aryan Mukherjee They say that children are the keys to doors that we can’t see- doors above us and around us and beyond us but rarely ever right there within reach. In a society, young people are often more creative, less likely to overthink, and more inclined to express strong opinions on matters without their every breath dampened by a hush of hesitation at being wrong. They can even help take more unconventional or surprising routes to come up with a solution that could actually work, but that the average adult could never even think to think of. Especially here in Orange County, our students come from strong educational backgrounds, are exposed to so many youth-shaping activities from a young age, and form a cultural melting pot of diverse opinions that all come together to form a well-rounded community. So with so many benefits, why isn’t it normalized for K-12 students to be more involved in the decision-making process? One way, specifically, that we co...
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