Humanities

Mrs. Small's Humanities course combines English and History to explore the question "What does it mean to be human?" Topics include Walden, education, AI, rhetoric, satire, and race and identity. Classes are discussion-based and reflective, developing personal writing styles and strong communication skills.

New York Times Multimedia Contest

We were tasked with reflecting on how AI has affected our lives, using any media format from essays to sculptures. I wrote the poem shown here, which explores how life with AI becomes robotic, rhythmic, and repetitive.

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Original Satire

After learning how authors use satirical devices to persuade readers, Mrs. Small challenged us to write our own. My partner Charlotte and I satirized the blind belief in scientific-sounding jargon.

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