Top 3 Response Articles of This Week

Happy May to the Odyssey community! Summer is right around the corner, and we're thrilled to welcome it with you. Our response writers have been keeping us supplied with engaging content to get us through these last few weeks of the semester. Here are the top three response articles of last week: Congratulations to all the writers! Odyssey will continue to spotlight top response articles on our homepage every week, and in our brand new newsletter Overheard on Odyssey. Click here to subscribe!Want to join the conversation? As a response writer, you'll get to choose your writing schedule and what topics you want to cover. Your work will be featured on our homepage, newsletter, and social media feed. Plus, you'll be compensated by HQ at $10/response for your first 10 articles. No application required to sign up. 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