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Mayi H. S. Hughes
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On Multicultural London English and the Power of Code Switching
By Mayi H. S. Hughes •
Code switching in the past had helped me to better connect with people from any and every background; why should this new environment be any different?
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In Defense of Colleen Hoover: Intellectual Snobbery at Harvard
By Mayi H. S. Hughes •
My shame of being found reading Colleen Hoover stemmed from a culture of intellectual snobbery — feeling superior and prideful about the type of culture you consume. It’s the person who prides themselves on their knowledge of “classical” literature, listing off the last names of authors such as John Milton, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austen as if they are family friends.