Hello all! Happy Spring!
a painting by Iris Xia, ’22
Essay from an anonymous student:
Call him David–that’s his name. And much like the Biblical King, he was young; nineteen years old, to be exact. Fresh out of high school and acclimating into his first semester of college, he decided to take a weekend off. He’d visit the docks—it would be nice, he thought. Free from the burdens of higher education, would enjoy an afternoon by the seashore, the sea breeze running through his mane, the salt in the air tickling his tongue and leaving the fresh taste of ocean waters.
Continue reading “Life on the Docks”
An Essay by Andrew Ng, ’22
Although it is uneven, long, and at times dry and unconvincing, Piketty’s second major book remains an interesting analysis of the inequality through history and of our present-day politics. The scope of the book is incredibly ambitious, reaching from pre-revolution French inequality to modern-day Brazilian politics. But that ambition comes at a cost: the multitude of historical examples Piketty explains can feel unnecessarily long and sometimes makes the writing feel boring and repetitive.
Continue reading “A Review of Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology”
A drawing by Emma Su, class of 2022
A poem by Chloe Fang, ’23, winner of our transition contest
The leaves were vivid,
burning with a carnelian-amber intensity.
The Red Ink staff would like to once again extend our congratulations—this time to the winner of the Red Ink ‘Transition’ Contest! Throughout the school year Red Ink has planned this transition themed contest; we’ve received some of the best submissions yet. Although there were many deserving submissions, we had to crown only one winner, who was:
Chloe Fang, ’23 with her poem titled “of auburn suns and frozen skies”
Congratulations once again and thank you to all who participated!
Drawing by Chloe Xie, who graduated from WHS in 2019.
