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The Students of today are presented with an important and necessary challenge to understand the art of articulation. Northrop Fry’s written piece “don’t you Think its time to start thinking” provides an educational read and expresses the great importance education plays in developing the ability to critically think and articulate. The ability to articulate is devalued by young people, who feel that it hinders one’s ability to be the accepted. Youth’s would rather hide among the masses failing to understand the strength of individuality and having a sense of identity. Lacking the ability to articulate can hampers one’s ability to understand and genuinely think exposing ones self to the dangers of inarticulateness, Through examination of the

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