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     One of the end-of-year projects that has so frustratingly kept me away from this blog was a history paper. Having been given the freedom to do so, I sifted through years of civil rights cases and political trivia to find a topic that I was truly interested in: the Muckrakers. During the Second Industrial Revolution, corporations rose to prominence, exploiting an under-equipped legal system through unethical business practices and humans rights while the American government struggled to keep up with their rapidly industrializing country. The Muckrakers were reform journalists who latched on to these injustices and exposed the corporations through the fourth estate: the press.

     If any of what you have just read interests you, I encourage you to read on.

As the title suggests, I'm recovering from the recent dearth of postings, and will be posting actively again. The end of Upper year (11th grade for 99.9% of you) was a hugely strenuous time for me, filled with time-siphoning end of year projects and examinations. Now that summer has come I look forward to exploring the world of Ethics with you again.