Category: opinion
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Autobio of Ben Franklin – Thematic Analysis by P Chatelain
Upon reading the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and further discussing it in class there were a few tidbits of information that truly resonated with me. It gave me some deeper insight as to why we write, why it’s important to write, and how printing begins to change the whole playing field for written word. Literacy is in…
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A Call to the Public
At about the midpoint between our very successful first issue and the highly anticipated October issue, we are looking to revamp the In Parentheses brand by opening a call to new contributors for the IP Blog. We see the blog as a very important connection to our public that runs alongside the print quarterly, and…
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First Thoughts on Kurdistan
Upon arrival at Ataturk International Airport, I had nothing but time before my flight to Suleimania, Iraq- my home for the upcoming school year. Pressing through a fifteen hour flight binging on the limited selection of romance comedies and complimentary whiskey, I felt goaded to take a long walk through the airport. I ended up strolling…
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10 Reasons to be a Proud American by M. Pitter
Michael Pitter is a writer and currently a student of the pre-medical sciences living in Harlem. He graduated from Boston University in 2012, where he received the Gregory Hudson Award for Writing Excellence in the Humanities. There he studied English literature, philosophy and history. He is the founder of In Parentheses Magazine. My Fellow Americans: 1.…
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Social Entrepreneurship – Essay by L. Wald
Leah Wald surfs, races horses and plays soccer. She traveled to a former FMLN guerilla base in El Salvador to help build an eco-tourism business. Later, she founded a company that exports cashmere from Mongolia and reinvests its profits into various development projects. She studied International Political Economy and is currently getting a business degree…
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From: “Fault Lines” – Submission by G Beck
Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director. His novel ‘Acts of Defiance’ is being published by Trestle Press and ‘Extreme Change’ is being published by Cogwheel Press. His original plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced Off Broadway. His poetry has appeared in hundreds of…
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I Wonder…by M. Pitter
I WONDER IF: American news media wants to keep Americans afraid of their world and themselves. I will live to be 23. Even Staten Island will be gentrified. Brownsville and East New York. A new genre of music will develop soon. The difference between sanity and insanity really exists. The legalization of mariHuana would only…
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it’s raining on me, from above – Poem by P Chatelain
it’s raining on me, from above the clouds come out whenever doubt’s around to drown hopes.
