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Why Salt Lake Is Not What It Seems

People might say that Salt Lake City is a beautiful, incredible, place. I do not exactly agree with them. I went during fencing nationals a week ago. Salt Lake City itself has nothing to do with fencing nationals. The actual trip composed of much going wrong, but we ended up getting plenty of free things, and I had fun.

It all started when we arrived at about 12 AM on a Saturday. When we went to get our rental car, we realized that our car was supposed to be picked up at 8, not midnight, and they were out of our size. After a lot of discussing, they told us they would give us an upgrade for the car. It was much nicer and we had a lot of room to fit our many bags for a five-day trip... MORE...

Globe with Flags

The History of My Love of History

Yes, a lot of subjects in school sound boring. Math, science, language arts: they are all just uninteresting. But there is an interesting subject: social studies. That is one subject I love to learn about. I will freely read books and watch documentaries on the world’s history, geography, culture, and government systems. If you ask anybody in my grade what subject I like, they would respond the same thing: he just will not shut up in social studies. They say I go on rants talking about history, so much so that the teacher has to stop me from talking. It has been that way since I was little... MORE...

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Fencing Nationals-Courage, Persistence and Red Star Wins!

Salt Lake City might sound like any other city. Buildings, beautiful mountains, and hills fill the land. But currently, something else is flooding into Salt Lake City: fencing. I am here to go to fencing nationals, where people from around the country come to the final championship event of the year. MORE...

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Making Shakespeare Accessible

The one thing I hate about the summer is the homework. This year, we had to go to a play for extra credit written by some guy named William Shakespeare (I know, harsh, right?). He is supposed to be a famous guy from the 1600s, but all I knew was that he was British (plus) but wrote love stories (minus). MORE...

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    Salt Lake City might sound like any other city. Buildings, beautiful mountains, and hills fill the land. But currently, something else is flooding into Salt Lake City: fencing. I am here to go to fen...

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