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  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  By Sam S., Sterling, VA

  Cambridge, MA: Every science geek or math nerd has heard the call of MIT beckoning them from their test tubes and differential equations. Undoubtedly, MIT is one of the premier colleges for studies in the fields of math and science. With such a big name, however, MIT is often classified as an imposs...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Beloved by Toni Morrison

  By Sam S., Sterling, VA

  If you are looking for one of the most raw, blunt portrayals of African-American life in the antebellum period of American history, look no further than Toni Morrison’s Beloved. That being said, Beloved is not for the faint-hearted. The novel confronts some of American literature’s favorite ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  A Winter Night's Carol

  By Sam S., Sterling, VA

  Walking through the cobbled streets Is meandering through inspiration – Lights, like flashes of genius, strung through my senses ‘Til my soul is lit in a Yuletide manner. And just when I could not be more enamored with the streets the lights the life The choir explodes in the wa...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  August 21

  By Sam S., Sterling, VA

  “I’ve failed.” I ran into my mother’s room, wailing, tears streaming down my face. I had finally reached the bottom of the never-ending pit of my neurosis. “What?” she whispered, concerned, yet annoyed that I had woken her up. “I’ve failed, Mom. I’ve wasted this summer,�...
• Nonfiction > Educator of the Year
  Michael Miller, English, Thomas Jefferson H.S.

  By Sam S., Sterling, VA

  “Mr. Miller?” I said as I walked into Room 207, nervously clutching my paper with both hands as I pushed the door open with my foot. Mr. Miller turned around slowly, with the composure of a well-trained fighter. It didn't matter that he was two inches shorter than I was or that he had been m...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Together!

  By Sam S., Sterling, VA

  Let's exist together! because I can't exist alone Solidarity has seeped into the marrow of my bone And I find myself hopeless, living only on my own, For even to the loveless, love is not unknown So for as long as we two still exist Let's be together, I insist We'll check...