Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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‘Promising Young Woman’ promises potential
By Teresa Zhang Promising Young Woman (2020) contains all the elements of a 21st century classic: interesting plot, a talented cast and a memorable soundtrack (the words of “Stars are Crazy” by Paris Hilton was stuck in my mind for the whole month of February). Promising Young Woman centers around the life of former med…
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How Norwood High School Gets Ready for Prom
By Raegan Lewis May 13, 2021 Norwood High School students celebrated Prom on April 30 at the Newport Aquarium. While this year’s prom looked different than years past, one thing remained the same: obsessing about getting ready. This year especially, pre-prom was just as special (or more special) than actual prom. This was certainly the…
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Ten Things to Cherish Before You Graduate
By Grace Mersch May 11, 2021 At Norwood High School, the last normal day of school was March 13, 2020 — but we didn’t know it yet. What we thought would be a three-week spring break turned into three months out of school. Summer wasn’t any better and neither was the two-day-a-week in-person schedule, which…
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Is Competition Necessary?
By Summer Ward May 5, 2021 Our society used to revolve around competition. Whether it was competing to be Valedictorian, first place at a game or even just the “hardest worker” — competition was always something that was valued and appreciated. Over the past few years, I feel like the value of competition has dropped…
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Why Do Some Trends Even Start?
By Dillon Jones May 4, 2021 Fashion trends are always changing across the world, but some just don’t make sense. Even today there are very questionable trends. And before you ask, I have never participated in these trends. The first trend I remember being questionable was when boys from sixth to eighth grade would wear…
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Senior Elias Donovan
April 29, 2021 What are three words that describe you? I think some words that I would describe myself with are hard working,outgoing and smart. You have a million dollars. What would you do? I would invest my money into Bitcoin, Tesla, Amazon and newer companies and donate some of it. Do you have siblings?…
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Student Perspective: Getting Vaccinated
By Teresa Zhang April 29, 2021 Like many people, I had been eagerly awaiting the announcement of a coronavirus vaccine since March of last year. So when Governor DeWine announced that teens 16 and older would be eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine starting March 29, I was ecstatic; I couldn’t wait to receive my…
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Kings and Queens to be Crowned Tomorrow
April 29, 2021 Prom is scheduled for April 30 at the Newport Aquarium. In an attempt to return to normality, the administration decided to plan prom as it had been pre-covid, although there is one major difference: juniors and seniors will be on prom court! In previous years, only juniors were included on prom court,…
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A Reflection on Spending Senior Year in a Pandemic
By Emily Saul April 29, 2021 The Norwood Class of 2021 is graduating in just one month, and it’s an understatement to say that the feelings that come with finishing high school, which consisted of only two normal years, are conflicting. At the end of last school year, I remember watching the seniors go through…
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HOPE Squad Leads HOPE Week
April 28, 2021 The Norwood High School HOPE Squad is leading Spirit and HOPE week to raise awareness for suicide prevention while spreading postive energy. The HOPE squad is in its second year. The purpose of this organization is to encourage peer-to-peer conversations that build support for students struggling with mental health issues. This is…
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