Stories tagged “authority”
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Fear and Loathing in the Classroom
The American flag in Ms. Margaret Kellar’s office was much larger than required. It spanned nearly the entire wall behind her overstuffed chair, looming over the monstrous desk like giant red-and-white-striped prison bars. She decorated so that a...
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Master Chief
The Master Chief would be waiting. He would be standing at the bottom of the ladder, the thick vein of his forehead pulsating like it always did. Master Chief did not like when people were late. He did not like it at all. John Cantwell had been late. H...
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The American Dream
I was sick of the propaganda. I was sick of everyone around me putting their intelligence on the shelf in order to be obedient and docile sheep. They did this willingly, or were brainwashed. Sickening. “Go to academy,” they said. “Do ...