Monthly Archives: January 2022

No One Told the Forest to Grow Flat

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Joy is a shared discovery. Picture this, thirty-six years ago. An art history teacher showed his class a series of photographic slides he took during a trip to Mexico, and afterwards a student went home and thought about what she … Continue reading →

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Rationale For a King

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

I despise hardcopy dictionaries. With today’s technology and language changes, looking up words can be easily done online. Language evolves, paper does not. Ideas shouldn’t be held at a disadvantage as definitions advance. Not when technology can improve life. What … Continue reading →

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Don’t Tread On Us

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

Being free is the pleasure of not being monitored. Remember when you were a kid? You’d head out the door on a Saturday morning, not a care in the world. It didn’t matter whether you had a plan or not. … Continue reading →

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Where We Want To Be

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Ara Hagopian's The LITERATE Show

I’m here because this is where I want to be. Oh, you say, every person would be elsewhere if they could. And so, why wouldn’t I want to be where there’s better food? A nicer home? Safer streets? More liberty? … Continue reading →

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