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I sought out to research if Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here has weight in our current political climate? Analysis based on the surveying of 20 college students. What I had discovered was that the youth are concerned about many issues within our country. What I observed within the data was both overwhelming concern and despair. This assessment would not be complete without the acknowledgement of hope that can be seen within the responses collected as well.
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It Can\u27t Happen Here? An Evaluation of the Current U.S. Political Landscape By Gen. Z College Students

Jain, Megha

Door of Rajasthan

Schumacher, BrittanyAnn

I NEED A MUSE!

Howes, Chris

The Prairie Light Review 
Volume 46 
Number 2 Spring 2024 Article 25 
Spring 5-1-2024 
Escape 
Chris Howes 
College of DuPage 
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Hopeful, as you traverse the ever youthful sea
or wander through the darkness of endless caves,
with that quiet sense of wonder amongst the depths
the church bell rings, while monsters crawl beneath.
Waiting for the moment to finally close out while
dancing with foreboding faces of death every night
as a new dawn, a beginning, slowly creeps forward.
Gazing at the skyline as the clouds flow over
the rolling hills of destiny, with the lasting solitude
of a nearby patch of sand, rendered a paradise.
Laying down next to your feline friend as they purr,
a faint bouncy tune signals the next day to come
as you drift asleep to dream among the stars.
Awoken to the morning echoes of adventure,
you grab your belongings, ready to taste a new voyage.
At peace, in awe atop the mountains, a snowy bliss.
Down below the light simmers away, merciless shadows
eat up the remaining tranquility, eat up the fear inside you,
lurking deeper into the maw of an unknown beast.
Yet, you turn around and head back to safety, hands dry,
you find the starlight aligning your face, twinkling,
peering at distant galaxies too far to reach.
The walk back home is tiresome, yet forgiving,
the silent half moon hums as its luminosity flickers
as isolated sounds fill the void in your ears.
Back home, watching the trees sway through the glass,
the ocean sings tonight in a perpetual state of calming grace
while you ponder the secrets lying beneath its blue facade.
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Sitting by the mystical bay as the sun arises in the morning
you hop to your feet and get moving along the sand
until you find a nearby tree to sit under, enjoying the shade.
Your eyes feel tired and heavy from a night’s work
as the breezing wind touches the skin on your face
a lullaby of sensation adds to the feeling of fading away.
Hours to midnight, you observe animals roaming about
as time cannot last forever in a world shaped by your hands,
the feeling of loneliness starts to wither away, replaced
by a bittersweet ending to an incredible journey.
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