Essay: ‘Brood X Cicadas’ (Hamilton College) As an example on Hamilton's admissions website, Nicholas writes about the cicadas swarming his hometown every 17 years and draws a parallel between ...

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Now, in fall 2009, Narrative Matters authors and essays from 2008 have been honored in two national “best-of” publications.