Literature for the Modern Teen
Recently, my mom and I have noticed that young people aren’t reading as much. One could blame a variety of causes, such as social media shortening young people’s attention spans […]
Category Archives: Writing
Nap Time at HHS
Neptune Cicero New studies have come out from Yale University saying that teenagers should be having an hour-long nap in between each class because it allows the brain time to […]
Tips for Writing a Short Story and My Process for Writing One
With the deadline for the Thornton Wilder short story competition, I figured it would be a good time to write an article with some advice. I have written many short […]
A Critical Look at PBIS
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) was instituted this year at HHS. It made the lofty promises of reducing chronic absenteeism and class cuts, incentivizing getting better grades, and improving […]
Bhabha and Valentine’s Day
Homi K. Bhabha is a very prominent postcolonial scholar. He is most well known for his theories of The Third Space, Mimicry, and Hybridity. The Third Space is a space […]
Methods of Literary Analysis – Part III – Mrs.Gallo-Yatcko & Mr.McCarty
Mrs. Gallo-Yatcko uses Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to analyze literature. To illustrate this, I will use examples from Brandon Sanderson’s novel Mistborn. Maslow’s hierarchy goes from base physiological needs to […]
Methods of Literary Analysis from the HHS English Department – Part II – Mr. Perotti, Ms. Alexander and Ms.Diniz
Part II Mr. Perotti likes to analyze symbolism in literature. Every object, action, or character can carry deeper meanings that go deeper than surface level. In Crime and Punishment, the […]
Methods of Literary Analysis from the HHS English Department – Part I – Mr.Capone
Preface I asked most of the English department how they analyze literature, in preparation for a project my social studies teacher wanted me to complete. Most of them gave me […]
How and Why You Should Write a Marxist Critique
By Samir Abedin I was originally planning to do an independent study on the relationship between technology and war, focusing on topics such as CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) […]
16th Century Teenagers: Eleanor
By Kenya Harris Eleanor stood at the doorstep of the merchant’s grand stone house, the weight of unfamiliar expectations settling heavily upon her. She couldn’t understand why her parents had […]
The Dial 