By Alicia Grechu

The consideration of the basic human will, responsibility, and sensitivity adds a depth that Kantian philosophy on its own lacks.

A collection of essays

What does it mean to be human?

By Laura Fasulo

Gen Zers are critiqued for adopting aspects of a demonized and oppressed culture and its language. These complaints reinforce linguistic racism and stereotypes and the belief in a linguistic hegemony.

By Eduardo Esteves

… As eras change, the figures we idolize morph into something new that, without knowing, we continue to unreasonably venerate—in this instance, technology and celebrities.

By Charise Williams

What is in the past should not have been forgotten, instead of serving as a reminder of America’s tragic past.

By James Zhang

Dollar stores perpetuate the discrimination of these communities as their effects are more detrimental than beneficial.

By Rosie Vollaro

From economic concerns to the mental consequences of social distancing, the virus’s effects spread to all walks of human life.

By Danielle Kade

By embracing your specific culture and demographic, instead of demanding mutilation to reach the “ideal” corrodes the stable platform a child requires from their guardians.

By Devrani Brahmanand

Equality should be able to thrive throughout NYC to allow people from different backgrounds to feel accepted.

By Farah Javed

For every obstacle a president faced, the first lady handled attacks directed at her husband, as well as at herself. She acts as an advisor, a mother, and a hostess.

By Isabella Lopez

There was no denying it, I felt like a butterfly whose wings were crushed by a large, overpowering boot, and yet I still cling onto life.

By Olha Sum

Understanding where the words we choose to employ came from and what they had originally meant can improve our ability to communicate and, more profoundly, broaden our understanding of our own nature.