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Alisa Burris
Alisa Burris

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May 19

Caring is the Key to Everything

Lately, I can’t help but marvel at the horrendous level of negativity surrounding us at all times now. It seems to me that hate, cruelty, and regressive policies designed to remove rights with brutal efficiency monopolize the air space far too often. Sometimes, the speed with which these new laws…

Political Ideas

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Caring is the Key to Everything
Caring is the Key to Everything
Political Ideas

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Apr 13

Proud to be ‘Woke’

Most of the time, I’m a pretty composed, level-headed person, at least on the surface. It takes quite a lot of prompting for me to release the anger that silently churns so often within the deep corners of my mind, far in the background depths to avoid offending anybody. But…

Political Vision

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Proud to be ‘Woke’
Proud to be ‘Woke’
Political Vision

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Mar 11

Hate’s Unfortunate Effects on Society

Lately, my thoughts have been gravitating with persistent alarm to the culture of hate that continues to blossom further and further in America. This terrible mindset steadily creeps along, extending at a rapid pace from the margins of society into the mainstream. …

Intolerance

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Hate’s Unfortunate Effects on Society
Hate’s Unfortunate Effects on Society
Intolerance

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Feb 11

It’s All on us: The Voters

At the beginning of this year, I wrote about my determination to be hopeful for the future despite all of the troubling realities that we face as a nation. Much has transpired throughout the intervening weeks that cause me to feel great concern, though I refuse to lose hope. Yet…

Voting

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It’s All on us: The Voters
It’s All on us: The Voters
Voting

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Jan 12

Hope Shining Through the Darkness

Now that 2022 has concluded, a year of immense political complexities and hateful strife looming from the last presidential administration, I feel the need to look forward with a sense of hope. It’s an eager desire for long-term positvity to blossom in our world, surpassing the corruption and intolerance, after…

Democracy

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Hope Shining Through the Darkness
Hope Shining Through the Darkness
Democracy

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Dec 17, 2022

We Deserve So Much Better

I admit it. On a consistent, quite unwavering basis, I’m a worrier. Even when no immediate threat appears to be hovering nearby, I tend to feel a constant swirl of dread nevertheless. This unfortunate inclination has a great deal to do with my general anxiety. Fearfulness is a dark reality…

Gun Violence

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We Deserve So Much Better
We Deserve So Much Better
Gun Violence

6 min read


Nov 24, 2022

Decency Quietly Rising From the Abyss

Over the last few angst-ridden years, with stories of hate-driven violence, political hostility, and conspiracy-theory madness, my outrage had slowly numbed to a frustrated acceptance. During this chaotic time, it became quite clear to me that no amount of reason could stop this pervading lunacy from its infectious hold. But…

Morality

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Decency Quietly Rising From the Abyss
Decency Quietly Rising From the Abyss
Morality

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Oct 23, 2022

How Teaching Has Given My Life a Meaningful Direction

From a young age, the thought of ever becoming a teacher would’ve stirred up horrendous images of torture in my mind. Nothing could have convinced me that engaging students might actually give my own life more meaning. Back then, I’d rebelled against the hopeful, yet unspoken expectations to work hard…

Teaching

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How Teaching Has Given My Life a Meaningful Direction
How Teaching Has Given My Life a Meaningful Direction
Teaching

7 min read


Sep 22, 2022

Devising My Personal Legacy

The older that I become, the more reflective I am about where I fit into the world and the potential imprint I could feasibly leave behind. While I realize this intricate process involves confronting my own mortality, I also believe it’s more complicated than an acceptance of the inevitable. …

Writing

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Devising My Personal Legacy
Devising My Personal Legacy
Writing

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Sep 8, 2022

Always an Avid Learner

Recently, I earned a PhD in English. This vigorous, quite enriching process involved a commitment well beyond any other effort I’ve ever experienced in my life. From the constant studying and extensive reading to the writing of in-depth, analytical essays and dedicated teaching of composition courses as a graduate assistant…

Learning

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Always an Avid Learner
Always an Avid Learner
Learning

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Alisa Burris

Alisa Burris

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I’m a feminist novelist who always loves to learn.

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