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You Are Not in Control
BY JUAN LASSO VELASCO The power to overcome all obstacles through fortitude and determination. The ability to lead your life and forge your destiny by the strength of human willpower. These are qualities that people of our time value and seek with pride, and they are the tenets that my father held onto during his […]
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Ambition
BY SAGE GARCIA Ambition. Control. Power. Prestige. Self-worth. These are the things that I so often grasp onto, or rather, try to grasp onto. It is my deeply held belief that all Duke students can be characterized by the trait of ambition. Ambition is a unique character trait, precisely because of its ability to act […]
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The Crux Interpretum of Human Knowledge
BY BRIAN GRASSO I can’t help but remember my own freshman experience when I see wide-eyed p-frosh take in Duke. I recall the excitement of starting new classes, meeting people from all over the world, and living on my own for the first time. Duke’s architecture has a kind of grandeur that parallels the ambition […]
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God Wants Your Divided Heart
BY ANNA NORTHUP Abram swallowed heavily as tears burned in his eyes. Sarai laid her hand on his arm, and Abram lifted his chin to look full into her beautiful face, tightened with shame but softened with love. Their gazes locked for a moment that seemed an eternity to both, and Sarai nodded briefly before […]