Author: Justine
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An Ugly Disturbance
This is gonna be fun. The only way to survive is by moving. Never stay in one spot, or its game over. I can tell this girl’s gonna be slow, I can just see it. She’s slouched and her eyes are focused on the screen in front of her, she’s not gonna notice me. She’s…
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Star Sailor
She looked out the window, hazy dots of lights splattered the dark and endless galaxy. Years of devotion had finally shown their worthy results. She leaped out of the hatch with all her vigor. Her confidence radiated like the stars, she would make her stamp on the world. She reached for the moon with all…
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The stage, the lie, and the truth
Her hands quickly dashed through the air, not staying in one place for more than a second, her practiced posture, her eyes rapidly scanning the keys. Everything had been practiced, to the way her feet were placed near the pedals to how she would move to the tempo of the composition. Dorothy had always been…
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Better to live a life alone than a life lying
Quality over quantity. The phrase is self-explanatory. To me, it is so much better and worthwhile to have a small group of close friends who actually understand you, then double the number with just distant acquaintances. I can say with certainty that in my 17 years of living, current and past friendships have taught me…
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What happened at In-N-Out?
Where are you? I’m inside the In-N-Out… Just do what I told you to do, like we practiced… WHAT?! Heads turn. I can’t believe you. How could you chicken out right now?!… Well of course I knew you wouldn’t intentionally do it, but I’m still mad! I don’t care anymore about the people staring… Sure……
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Do the Best really Sell?
Intro. Hello! I’m back from the dead! It’s been a second … Exactly 146 days, but who’s counting? Writing a blog is hard. I mean keeping up with personal deadlines, following through, re-reading your work just to make sure you don’t sound foolish, may seem to a passerby like easy stuff. But to the girl…
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Jane Austen the Greatest Of All Time?
Jane Austen is an incredible writer. I don’t want to sound like a washing machine, cycling most people’s praises and saying she’s a very captivating writer and witty author. But I would be doing her novels an injustice if I said she wasn’t all those things. Yes, her writing truly inspires me to tackle my…
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What’s so special about Journalism?
How Journalism changed my life My freshman self thought Journalism would be a cute class to enroll in because I’d be like Rory Gilmore from “Gilmore Girls.” On the first day of class–arriving late, as I am notorious for–I came in with no expectations and a flatline standard. I just didn’t know what to expect!…
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It’s easy, just use women.
The over-sexualization of women in the music industry. I like a lot of music. From pop to musical to country to anything-you-name-i’ll-probably-like-it. Lately, I’ve been listening to more mainstream artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae, and I think their songs are pretty good. Then I watch the music video and I just see them…
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The best book review on “Atomic Habits”
Learn how to build good and break bad habits, without paying $27 for it. Pre-Reading. Feeling like my old 2024 self was washed away in January, I thought there was no better time than now to achieve my dream morning routine. But how would I know how to stick to my routine? How would I…