Dr. Michael Degen (Michaelem Degeletianus) remains a legend amongst the Jesuit Dallas academic ecosystem. Located in the vibrant environment of the English Commons, Dr. Degen has established his role as a veteran educator, claiming numerous awards on his march to literary greatness, as well as remaining a gatekeeper on many an English student's high school career.
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Dr. Degen - owing...
April 10, 2024 marked Eid-Al-Fitr, one of the holiest holidays in Islam, when the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan is reached. During this day, over a billion Muslims spend time with their families, visiting mosques for Eid prayers, and they often feast, making up for the fasting during Ramadan. It is meant to be a time of...
Welcome to the last article in my quest to turn The Roundup into Israeli state media. We've covered around 100 years of history to some extent or another by now. But this article was always meant to be the ultimate one of the series, and all the previous ones were really meant to lay a foundation for this article....
In a few short months, the Class of 2024 will find themselves on a new journey as we embark upon our college careers. I feel that now is a particularly apt time to look to the past to one of the most incredible journeys ever undertaken. Mankind has always been driven by a base impulse to explore, to build...
A Year in a Paragraph
Over my year of owning a Krake Raken (Kraken), I can say that it really lives up to its hype. Buying it at Blade Show Texas, ever since I first flipped it I knew that I'd love it. Having a solid build quality, near perfect tune, and a balance fitting my preferences, it surpassed any...
Humvees roll through the Kuwaiti desert, with American marines manning 50. cal. machine guns and 40mm. grenade launchers on top. A dust storm has been stirred by the Marines' motorized advance, and our camera cuts to the Marines' stern faces as they drive towards their supposed enemies.
The loud hum of the vehicles and scraping of tires against dust and...
In the 247 years and 10 months since independence was first declared, millions of Americans, both alive now and long dead, have declared that America is the greatest nation in the world, the greatest nation to ever exist, and that no nation will ever surpass her.
However, within recent years many people have turned away from patriotism and pride in...
What it's all About
Music is a universal idea. Just about everyone alive today enjoys it in one way or another, whether that be through listening to it, the creation of it, or the playing of music. While everyone may listen to music, a select few put thought into how they listen to it; because what you listen through matters nearly...
