There’s no such thing as proper English: Stigmatised varieties of English
By Peter Miljak In 1945, Yiddish sociolinguist Max Weinreich remarked in his native language; “a shprakh iz a dyalekt mit an armey un...
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Supporting Survivors: Empathy Over Curiosity
By Grace Catan Content Warning: This piece contains discussions pertaining to sexual violence and may be triggering or uncomfortable for...
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It and Me: A Story About Self-Harming
By G. E. It made its way into my bedroom when I was 14. And it sat on my desk, where it should. It had a special place in a tray on a...
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Youth Suicide: more than attention seekers
By Courtney Cavanough It is often said that young people are the future of our country. If you Google teenagers, adolescents, youth or...
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Are You Man Enough?
By E. R. Toxic masculinity. It sounds like such a dramatic and over-the-top term that could no way be a part of anyone's life. But...
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I Am Scared. I Am Fearful. But Yet, I Hope.
By G. E. In August 2017, when I was 15, I chose to complete a school assignment on renewable energy as part of a ‘Future Studies Unit’. I...
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Who Are We?
By Amelia Johnson Who are we? A question a lot of people ask themselves every day. And as teenagers, we are expected to know the answer...
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Many Ways To Be A Man
By Lee Orszaczky There are many ways to be a man. People tend to forget that. Even today, where various tropes of “Tough Jock...
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Anxiety: A 17 Year Old Boy's Personal Story
BY J. S There is no greater challenge in life than learning to be content with oneself. When you face challenge after challenge it is...
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Virtual Viciousness
By R.S. Drain If there is anything that social media has revealed to the everyday person; it is that there is no right way to be human....
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Breaking the Stigma on Therapy
By R. S. Drain If you scrolled through Instagram on the 10th of October 2019, you would have come across an interesting phenomenon....
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The Voice of Hip Hop
By Ashley Racers When we think of politics and world events in music, we are immediately drawn to hip hop. For years, rappers such as...
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The Unusual Beginning to Modern Lesbianism
By Jess Burgess Anne Lister and Ann Walker. A 19th Century English lesbian couple that got married on Easter Sunday, 1834, in the small...
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Is there a perfect body?
By Anonymous A thirteen-year-old girl stares at her image in the mirror in disgust. Why couldn’t she be skinnier? Why couldn’t she be...
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